Calling AI "slop" has been one of the most effective instances of the public rebranding a product and it pisses them off.

Sure it's sucking the economy dry and a hollow justification for massive layoffs and prolonging our fossil fuel usage and offers a new way to dodge accountability and being forced on us from every angle and *doesn't actually work*, but at least it's massively enriching a handful of AWFUL people.

Hey if you're a bird photographer and you're using AI to "improve" your photos (like the image on the left, that changes the color of the bird, moves the eye, erases the tail, adds extra feathers that aren't there) know it makes me lose all respect for you, for just photo quality purposes alone.

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

hey, uh, y'all *do* know that chatgpt *is* generative ai, too, right? it's not just art. gen-ai is not just stealing & scraping the internet for art, it is *also* stealing & scraping the internet for all types of written word. you cannot be anti gen-ai and still use chatgpt. all gen-ai is harmful.

the worlds not over keep taking your meds keep taking your HRT keep scheduling surgeries keep talking to friends keep eating keep sleeping the worlds not over you're still needed

and this is why it is so beyond important that we do not take that fucking bait. do not, ever, ever ever go in on this. This business model cannot be rewarded. Do not ever do remote computing. I'm so serious. Do not do it! use a fucking potato computer if you have to! DON'T REMOTE COMPUTE EVER

Happy one year anniversary of me commissioning @shadefish.bsky.social for my ridiculous meme mech. #lancerrpg #mechart #crab #ingoldenflame

If you're a cross stitcher and not already a member of Amanda's Patreon... why not?? Look at this cutie!!

Hey yall this is your chance to show the trans community you really are an ally and you're not just saying it for brownie points!! -Do not support ANY of this -JK Rowling has said on numerous occasions that her income goes DIRECTLY into anti-trans legislation in the UK -Seriously. NONE. Of it.

Favourite games, poorly explained: - You compete in a talent show to overthrow the local government - You provide mediation to the most dramatically angsty identical (?) twins. One of them may or may not commit genocide - You help your puppyboy best friend build a bar

IT'S PI TIME This year I'm doing a nonogram stitch-a-long to celebrate-- Every day from March 1st to 14th, a new nonogram will be released on my site (with two on the first day). Each nonogram is one part of a larger design; if you stitch them all together, the full piece will be revealed!

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org

"why can't we be friends 🥺👉👈" Because some of y'all are literal neonazis, babes.

I've got a new pattern for y'all ✨ #art #crossstitch

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

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are you also as sick of seeing AI generated posters/flyers/etc in public as I am? I made some Big stickers about it and will be selling packs of them at future shows 🫶

Man, I can't believe Lancer is so woke that it was prepared for this moment. #LancerRPG

Second night of this combat. Pre-start dice cleansing (ie. a round of /roll 20d20 for everyone except nightfool, who does it in chunks) and @vitaemachina.bsky.social is the only one who managed to roll a nat 20 in their set.

Good fucking god, how did I manage - after 37 years - to forget that my birthday is also groundhog day? I see a bunch of people talking shit about groundhogs and whatnot and I'm so confused, bitch guess what you're just losing your mind.

That was unnecessarily rude.

Yeah no this was a Fine and Cool and Completely Normal first combat of #InGoldenFlame act 1, chapter 5.

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

relevant to many of yalls interests.

Hi! I'm Syd, a disabled trans mecha artist! My Patreon is the best way to support me! It gets you access to an exclusive Patron discord where I post WIPS, project updates, and finished art early! Starts as low as 1$! please consider joining or sharing! patreon.com/shadefish other links below!

Even Meta doesn't want fascist ICE-worshiping garbage on their platform, I guess.

Practicing being cool and calm. Look how much I’m not screaming

The latest Dimension 20 season has been entertaining to watch with @vitaemachina.bsky.social, both for the show itself but also for all the times he gets excited to save another "Calliope-ass name" for later use.

Mustard had a sunbeam today.

This is Minneapolis. Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors. This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.

On Friday and Saturday, the Twin Cities were the center of global news. A day of solidarity. A horrific murder of a good man by masked federal agents. A city that rallied with peaceful fury. And then, as of Monday, a scapegoat sent packing. A neat story all wrapped up. Reporters all fly home.

Ravelry banned all pro-Trump and related content ages ago, but will gladly host your anti-fascist art and patterns :)

I post this link merely as a cultural curiosity and not so that anyone could print one if, say, whistles were banned. Obviously that would be wrong.

Anyone using and sharing those resistance bird icons need to know that some (or a lot) of them were created with genai. 😬 To people who want to make imagery that says something; stop using genai. Please! It's their tool. It represents theft, false and unauthentic images, lies, harm, and wrongness.

The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good). www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...

A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.

The correct answer to this is "Yes, and everyone else too."

This hit so fucking hard today.

If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

Hey @vexwerewolf.bsky.social - we're back and I'm already having issues coping.

I'm not often lucky enough to get good, cute, shareable pictures of Beaky, but this morning I did 💜

It's a fascinating thing to watch the youth reinvent lolcats from base principles.

‘Protect trans lives’ cute floral cross stitch pattern 🏳️‍⚧️✨ (link in bio) This small cross stitch pattern is super cute and beginner friendly, but also quick and easy to make for a transgender friend, partner, family member etc. #crossstitch #stitchsky #needlework #fiberarts #craftsky #transart

Do not confuse power for strength. The so-called powerless may have more strength, more courage, and more honor than any autocrat. A true warrior sees to it that the despot will come to fear that strength, and their power will falter before it.

Shout out to everyone currently experiencing everything