The quote too: “We had committed to wait for our American partners, but the reality is that they’re stuck. And we want to help give them the push that they need. Someone’s got to go first. [...] We’re also going to make decisions right now where British Columbia decides what’s best for us.”

I see folks posting about the need to use the proper language to express their outrage without slighting anyone and like, y’all are not wrong but also holy shit maybe notice that your eyebrows are on fire

as is always important to remember: the reason you feel so bad is the fascism. everyone has a threshold. some people have very high tolerances for being online and knowing everything all the time but I cannot stress enough that when you reach that threshold, you gotta take time offline.

it's all just art. "porn" is just art that makes you horny, in precisely the way that "horror" is art that makes you scared and "metroidvania" is art that makes you write video essays

"But I hate ICE and support trans rights and etc etc" if you aid in the suppression of art, you are a fascist. One of the textbook markers of a fascist state is the suppression of art it deems "degenerate". If you have one empathetic cell left in your brain, you'll start digging into the history

It is, once again, backup day. Backup your stuff! Repost to remind a friend to also back up their stuff.

The Monday Period: Pages 1-4 #garfield #imsorryjon

I've been getting back into comics while I wait for more info from my concept job, and I thought I'd make a post about something very important to me, which is COMIC PANEL VARIATION and HOW TO THINK ABOUT IT.

WAKE UP EVERYONE UNICORN SPINOSAURUS JUST SPAWNED www.sciencefocus.com/news/new-din...

incredible how many buckaroos do not realize the universes constantly spilling off of them, all the time, every day. you are the most glorious, beautiful being across a thousand different worlds because every choice you make is a REALITY YOU JUST BUILT, and you can build them with love

Concept art by Alex Niño and Marcelo Vignali for Mulan (1998), dir. Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft, Walt Disney Feature Animation

A lot of this applies to online communities too, maybe doubly so for an MMO like FFXIV where there's a thriving social scene baked into the thing we're all ostensibly fans of. If you're looking to make connections in whatever spaces you're in (or want to be in), some of these suggestions might help!

i made a guide on how to write, draw, and print a doujinshi/fanzine/whatever you want to call it. this is a crash course on literally everything i know about making doujinshi. it's over 40 pages long. i hope you like it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I can say goodbye to Star Trek because Star Trek raised me: aftermath.site/star-trek-skyd...

I keep seeing folks say they'll just accept a Teen Friendly account on Discord rather than scan or ID and I don't know if I wanna mass normalize leaving NSFW pals out in the cold yet again. Especially with all the censorship stuff goin on I think we gotta stand with the freaks now more than ever.

The Repository currently has 146 species available for reference, with new ones constantly being added! Here's a master list: www.animal-photo-references.com/species-list

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

“If you wanted to create a tool that would enable the destruction of institutions that prop up democratic life, you could not do better than AI. Authoritarian leaders & tech oligarchs are deploying AI systems to hollow out public institutions with an astonishing alacrity.”

A David Lynch quote for every creative person who may need it today. It resonated with me when I came across it reading it in Lynch on Lynch.

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🎉Happy Birthday to the Maestro of Fantasy, Frank Frazetta, who was born on this day back in 1928! Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵

Anime: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken/Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! Style: Opening Track: Easy Breezy! Artist: chelmico Year: 2020 Studio: Science SARU #Anime #Animesky #AnimeThemes #AnimeOpening #AnimeOP #KeepYourHandsOffEizouken! #EizoukenniwaTewoDasuna! #Eizouken

the only thing gatekeeping art is livable wages. which ironically are being gatekept from artists from people who don't want to hire them.

Nikolai Kochergin (1897-1974)

Welcome to today's episode of Shut The Fuck Up Friday! Check out this video for some tips from a local lawyer for those of you headed out to the streets to protest. You're a target of the state when you take action. NEVER talk to police & always STFU! Full video in thread👇

"An armor called fantasy." Personal piece inspired by reflections about escapism. #art

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I hate AI almost as much as I hate ICE. I write about stuff on my reader-supported blog, and this one's been getting shared around again lately, so I figured, hey, I've got a really big $350 doctor's visit cost coming up. paypal.me/stompsite new article soon docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...

Consider making 2026 the Year of the Personal Website. Even a little thing on Neocities works. It’s just nice to have a home base on the internet that you don’t have to deal with bsky mods are random popping into every post and if something goes wrong with your host, you just move it elsewhere

Bird of Paradise, drawn completely bathed in sweat & fighting an unidentified bug that craved my flesh. #sketchbook #traveldrawing #flora

Some things I loved in Mexico: eating my weight in fresh pineapple, the birds, the plants. 🍍🦜🌺 #sketchbook #travelsketchbook

I want to get my greedy little fingers on one of these one day

Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day "I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off. There's silence for a second. "Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."

Some things I loved in Mexico: eating my weight in fresh pineapple, the birds, the plants. 🍍🦜🌺 #sketchbook #travelsketchbook

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Tropical vacation snorkeling hijinks (I saw tons of cool fish) 🐠🌺

Tropical vacation snorkeling hijinks (I saw tons of cool fish) 🐠🌺

Would you like to know how to make a zine? Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to make your own without the use of a computer by @thorazos.bsky.social

"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist

Photo of the Day: sleepy Northern Elephant seal All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

Opened Twitter for the first time in a while just to dig up this tweet of theirs I adore

FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA. MARRY BOOKS. KILL AI.

Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street

🎃 It's my favorite time of the year! 🎃 Download your own vintage-styled Halloween decorations on my site here: diterlizzi.com/activities/

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I challenged myself to paint this at A3 size, which is huge for me! medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache

Everyone tries to tell you apathy is cool, but the sooner you learn earnestness is strength not cringe and that all your quirks are what people will fall in love with, the sooner learn how to define your own happiness and find true friends who love youf for you