Mamdani: I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. He famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the govt & I'm here to help'" I think nine more terrifying words are actually, "I worked all day and can't feed my family"

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

I made some simple 'how to draw cats' draw alongs for kids #art bday party. Idk if it was successful but I wanted to try to do something that could be hopefully easy for a 6 year old to replicate or apply to other animals. Link below for all + adoption form. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

This is a very good thread about AI.

TFW you're happy to fill out the census... but it's NOT the long-form census. :( Maybe next time!

I had a great time at last night's Animation Show n' Tell at the Mayfair! Wonderful to see all that high quality local animation scene art, and so many familiar faces from the community. Happy to see so many of my graduate students, too- so proud. :) #ottawa #animation

Algonquin College is an integral institution in Ottawa. But the Conservative govt's persistent underfunding has led to repeated program cuts and the loss of the Perth campus. By cutting OSAP and destabilizing our colleges and universities, this govt is failing students when support is needed most.

WE WON. Amnesty named me People’s Human Rights Champion for exposing a scandal in British healthcare. My team and I found abuse, neglect, conversion therapy, and deaths, all ignored by NHS managers. See the story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S5w... Support our work: www.patreon.com/c/Philosophy...

the phrase "do it scared" has done so much for my mental health i cannot stress how lifechanging it is to realize: if you are scared of doing something (especially if it can be beneficial to you), you cannot wait for yourself to not be scared. it will always seem scary. you have to do it scared

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You can sign up for my Directing 101 webinar, for free! I know people want to head up their own projects, so I'm hoping to cover a lot of leadership and production problem-solving things that pop up when you're in the position. Animation mentor is fantastic for this! #animation #indieanimation

Gentle reminder that ol' Uncle Walt was so put off by his animators unionizing and striking that he not only steered Disney away from producing any more animation in the future, but personally tried to sic the House Un-American Activities Committee on participants by testifying before them.

TODAY is MAY DAY! Celebrating the RIGHTS OF WORKERS and the continued struggles to gain them! 🗳️ This is the story of The First Union by @hbomberguy.bsky.social and @skutchdraws.bsky.social 🛠️ Read this and more in FAILURE TO LAUNCH, on sale today for 30% off! store.ironcircus.com/products/fai...

I’d add words of wisdom from my stepmother—“A hobby is something you spend money on. If you make money on it, it’s a job and you’ll eventually need a new hobby.”

Dear Carney, We don't want some means-tested, taxpayer-funded coupon to help people cope with Galen Weston's price gouging on food. Just enforce antitrust laws, break up Loblaws, and prosecute the price fixing! Sincerely, Everyone in Canada who isn't Galen Weston

Why Was I Invited To An Island Off The Coast of Costa Rica By A Genetics Company? (With apologies to Dan Olson)

I love this essay very much!!!!

another reminder that the Animation Mentor team, (shout out @beaupratt.bsky.social ), let me talk about my fav topic, why its so dang hard to find balance in this career. Its so cool that they put these out for free! I'll be doing another on on directing soon as well! GET HYPE

I’ve been on these forums for over 20 years, lots of good reading even if you’re not an avid poster.

The Doug Ford gov't has passed its 2026 budget bill, which officially removes Ontario's right to know. How he governs, why decisions get made—we'll never know. The same bill consolidates conservation authorities. That's your democracy & your drinking water being impacted #onpoli

A dark day for democracy in Ontario. Buried inside the budget bill that passed today? Sweeping changes to the FOI system that shield the Premier’s phone records, his office, and Ministers’ offices from the public, even wiping out requests retroactively. You should be furious. I am. #onpoli

I don’t “network,” I make friends. Other artists are not my competition, they’re my beloved peers and sources of inspiration. We all have the same goal; to share our art. I’m not gonna corporatize my human relationships with them. I am in my sandbox playing and I hope they join me.

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

100% I've said this before, but learning to say a project is "done enough" and moving on and also just stubbornly continuing to make shit even if it isn't good are more important than being the world's best draftsperson.

New drawing screen, who dis? #xp-pen #art #cow

www.xp-pen.com/ca-store/ Due to some glitches on my very old Cintiq (18 years! I'm the 4th owner!), I bit the bullet and purchased the XP-Pen Artist Pro 22 (Gen2). XP-pen Canada is having a flash sale this week, which helped. If you're in the market for a drawing tablet or screen, take a look!

Exciting to see history made in hope, tenacity, ingenuity, and cooperation today, on our way to the moon. #artemis2

Disgusted to be sent an email link by an educational institution of '10 courses everyone's loving' and 8/10 are explicitly about using AI. Really damages academic credibility when the message is the antithesis of learning how or why to do things. I'm here to enrich students, not impoverish them.

Yep! I sure did!

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“Where will it all end?” a question asked exclusively by people who don’t want “it” to even begin. “What if it goes too far?” A question ask exclusively by people who don’t want it to go far enough.

GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references. Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

I started playing in a Wilds Beyond the Witchlight campaign, which is exciting! Normally I am always DMing. Presenting: Queen! The regal star acrobat of the Witchlight Circus, a Harengon Monk. She is accompanied by her tiny knife-throwing boyfriend bun, Jack.

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...

TFW in person classes are cancelled due to poor weather and you could easily pivot to conducting an online class, but are denied that option by the administration. Sigh. 😑

you wanna learn VFX? The VFX school is closing. All their shit is free. Torrent files and everything grab it while you can thevfxschool.com

To my Canadian friends, an acquaintance started a petition to allow US transgender citizens to claim refugee status here. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... If you’re Canadian please sign it. If you’re not, please share ❤️

never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.

The talk I did last night is up! I was super pumped to be able to chat about this topic because its important, but it can also come off as very 'self-help' and 'manage your way into efficiency' Im not about that, instead I dig into why its so hard to find, what is in our agency and what isint.

It really is either you support trans rights or you support Hitler 2.0

I think about this tweet every time I feel something online start to curl its annoying little grip into my head

A panel from dungeon meshi that changed my life

I can't even express how important it is to see someone who was willing to give up the thing she was best at, that some would say she was born to do. To only come back when she could love it again, and do it on her own terms. And then win a gold medal BECAUSE she found the joy and the fun in it.

“But wehhh, I have to use AI to make my storyyy” I just dropped a 60-page Garfield manga featuring all 118 current periodic table elements, which I researched individually for each design. AI’s NEVER going to give you that and I require way less water

www.youtube.com/@silverskye2... My dear pal Trisha is replaying ff7 and uploading it! if you like adorable playthroughs of older final fantasies, i bet she'll do 9 after. Give her a follow!

HOW LOVELY IS THIS. Congrats to the whole team - this is so lush and tactile im OBSESSED. Clearly paced communication, lovely music and sound design, Vivid colors that arnt overwhelming. GORGEOUS. CHILDREN.👏 DESERVE. 👏ART. 👏

Watching my friend SilverSkye's let's play of FF7 and am reminded that the motorcycle scene is still a banger of a scene. Clunky 3D by today's standards, but the cinematography choices show a very clear vision for that sequence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYBE...

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.