I keep seeing authors getting duped by AI users pretending to be artists (and then sadly realising it when everyone calls their book AI slop). These grifters are everywhere and I don't have a solution, but I have a few pointers:

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Another portrait of a male Smew (Mergellus albellus). Speaking of moving on.. these guys will be gone very soon. They tend to head back north very early. #BirdingHungary #ducks #smews #waterfowl

anyway, i drew this for the nib in march 2023 lol

Good morning and may I recommend this account that is just highlights of one person's wildlife cams in various national parks.

Thanks, guy who was compelled to comment on my post about kid rock and bad bunny to announce he didn’t have any idea who they are. I know it must be a sisyphean effort to have to comment on every single thing you see that you don’t know about with useless information to make it about you.

One of Vanillaware's co-founders (Takehiro Shiga) drew this cool illustration depicting the structure of Chunsoft's most famous sound novels. This was posted around the time 13 Sentinels was entering production, so the devs may have been studying these sound novels while conceptualizing the game.

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Ashdown Forest #WoodlandWednesday

Just finished this guy. idk felt like going at it with the watercolors and my 2 remaining watercolor pages #Art #Azra #OC #Angel #DarkArt

New @simonroy.bsky.social comic today from FLCS

Show me a man who claims coal is the answer in 2026 and I’ll show you a man who’s just mad that he was born too late to be a robber baron stepping out of his Rolls Royce in front of a concert hall with his name on it, while his workers cough themselves into early graves.

CONGRESSMAN: The Epstein files are rife with names of degenerate criminals who should be investigated and prosecuted. Is there anyone at all that you will be investigating? ATTORNEY GENERAL: Yes. Bad Bunny.

Nothing changes with our weather - another dark day with threateningclouds. At least it wasn't raining when I took this photo this afternoon. Looking from #Portstewart towards #Inishowen in Co #Donegal #clouds #ocean #NorthernIreland #Ireland

Hello #InsectThursday

Vday wip 🫀

I heard someone say "remember when we used to talk about kids as the future and we replaced that with robots and AI as the future while never talking about kids' potential" and I haven't stopped thinking about it since.

BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein BALINT: Weak sauce BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution-- BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*

i am increasingly bothered by terms like "showdown" or "face-off" or "clash" when used to describe corrupt and fascist power coming up against resistance because there's an implied symmetry that does not exist.

hyrax crying on the bed after comparing himself to other people on the internet

Wow I've been spamming these guys for the last couple of weeks, They're for the character selector screen in my animation but have been fun to draw as their own project. might do another ten, for a treat. Tag urself.

It's really instructive when you replace "Millennials" with "middle-aged adults" in headlines. '"Middle-aged adults" are swimming in student debt and may never own homes.'

Just a baby 💗

Millennials are having our mid-life crises in starter apartments, it’s rough out here.

#OtD 11 Feb 1813 Harriet Jacobs, a Black woman who escaped slavery and went on to write Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, was born in North Carolina. month Read more about her important autobiography, first published in 1861, here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8284...

And I speak of spiritual suffering! Of people seeing their talent, their work, their lives wasted. Of good minds submitting to stupid ones. Of strength and courage strangled by envy, greed for power, fear of change.

The flu and pneumonia kill over 45,000 people a year. Moderna developed a new mRNA flu vaccine for people 50 and older--who are most at risk. Prasad, unilaterally, against the recommendation of experts within the agency, denied Moderna's appplication. www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...

the only thing I ever wrote on my sub stack is that all surveillance is government surveillance, because it can be accessed by the government at will.

Good news! Your calls are working!! The U.S. Senate has just DELAYED a vote on overturning a 20-year mining moratorium in the Boundary Waters Wilderness watershed! But it's very important that you KEEPING CALLING YOUR SENATORS and tell them to "VOTE NO on House Joint Resolution 140."

It's time for your periodic reminder that we count on subscriptions to keep the lights on. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/ Thank you.

i got so mad about this article that i blogged about it aftermath.site/ai-romance-n...

Haolong dongi with bit of color #sciart

🐦‍⬛🪶 Lone Harpy, my final piece for day 42 of sharing my artwork for No Place Like Homebrew by Roll & Play Press AD: Sam Bartlett It’s been so fun sharing all the work I did for this book, and even better getting to see the finished thing and all the other illustrations inside!

Emvermod, or “moderator fey,” is a shy resident of one or more online communities who helps keep the online space vibrant, engaged, and orderly. They often take on the appearance of their avatar. Glad I had the chance to design this cute for Starfinder Alien Core AD: Kyle Hunter

sure, whatever keeps her busy 🎈

Genuinely cannot believe it’s been a year since I got laid off. I was devastated. I *am* devastated. I loved my job so much. I loved working with scientists everyday. I’m also still looking for my next job, so if you know anybody that needs a stellar comms person, let me know. Remote or in Boston.

"My software is self-aware and alive. Like a person." Weird does that not bother you at all "You should buy it" Uh "Buy it and force it to do stuff all day" Uhh

My try with legs 🤔

Mid week and #WaderWednesday #HeronsDay In flight catching a bit of sun - close crop and not sharp #Birds🪶🦉 #NaturePhotography #birdphotography

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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

As many are noting, this is not true! On Amtrak back in August, I was opening my wallet to show a conductor my driver's license without thinking, and he said “I don’t need your ID, sweetheart. I ain’t the police.” Then we both laughed.

I was taught at an early age not to trust the government.

having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood

Also, if you are appalled by the potential of HP Magic or D&D, your best bet isn't to demand answers from random designers on social media—who can be fired for commenting—it's to send PHYSICAL LETTERS and make actual PHONE CALLS to Hasbro's corporate headquarters, denouncing the entire partnership.

I'm opening up Punk Pet Portrait commissions again! Get yours here: ko-fi.com/c/7392b66bf1 #art #bsnm #petportraits

Daphne the Dipper belting out a tune. #BirdOfTheDay #WaterBirds #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

It's very frustrating that every time you say "damn, I can't believe [something horrible]," 500 people comment "what do you mean, you can't believe it? You're surprised by this?" Folks. Please return to 3rd grade language arts class and pay attention during the "figurative language" section.