One of the first things this fascist regime did when they took over was work to replace as many high-ranking military personnel as they could with bootlicking sycophants loyal to Trump. The regime knows the military could be the only people able to remove them from power when they refuse to leave.

That the official mock-up dares to use the fucking MUG SHOT of the man FOUND GUILTY OF 34 FELONIES is surely the chef's kiss of "we don't ACTUALLY give a fuck about this country, and this is all about Trump's ego."

Look, I completely understand arguments on priorities, specifics, etc., but people saying blanket statements like "Spending money on space is a waste when we could be spending it to make things better here on Earth instead" is about the most IGNORANT argument one could make about space technology.

Tools are only as good as the effort you put into using them. Using AI is problematic even in the best of circumstances, but when it's just used as a lazy crutch? There's no excuse.

I'm really hoping @tbskyen.com ends up watching/discussing the GameOverse pilot from Glitch. Watching it (and others' reactions to it) makes me recognize a lot of the animation elements he talks about in his other essays (like #KoG) and see them utilized here. #animation #gameoverse #glitch

I mean, I suppose that if Iran DOES wind up with a nuclear weapon by the end of another eight years, at least we can be pretty sure that it WON'T have Obama's name on it at this point...

ZAP

Huey Lewis and the Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Analysis.

"Let me say this plainly: this is not a golden calf. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone." —Pastor Mark Burns, leading the dedication event at the unveiling of the golden statue of Donald Trump.

Congratulations! I've been a long-time follower of their music for years, and I can't wait to see what they and the team come up with next!

So, while I don't play #D&D anymore thanks to WotC's disastrous mismanaging of the entire brand, I still have to hand it to the Legends of Avantris folks for a SPECTACULAR success in their Neon Odyssey Kickstarter. Barely a day in, and they're ALREADY at 4.7 MILLION dollars raised. #ttrpg #dnd #rpg

It sucks, sure, but I can't really garner much sympathy for the company. If you live by the AI, you die by the AI.

Reposting for visibility, as this is a relatively short window of opportunity for any animators out there, and should be a wonderful project to work on! #TheElvesofAmaranth #TEA #indie #animation #animator #application #fantasy #art #elves

A film you’ve seen more than six times. Hard mode, no marvel, DC, Star Wars, LoTR, Star Treck etc.

Again, marketing done right. Throwing shade as needed at Warner in both a meta and an in-universe way. #coyotevsacme

Heh. "The movie ACME doesn't want you to see." Marketing done right. #acme #coyotevsacme

Mmm, mmm! That's some good face-eatin' for leopards today! Talk about getting exactly what you voted for.

While this is, of course, quite accurate, let it also be remembered that the ones who fought the hardest against almost EVERY positive community in this world were that same bunch of warmongering, sex-trafficking, racist pedophiles.

Well, THIS deletion surely seems appropriate for this fascist regime. Honestly, at this point, I'm more surprised that there is a "U.S. Commission on Civil Rights" still around and it hasn't been simply disbanded by EO fiat yet.

"Who will get them first, the FDA or the lawsuits?" Neither! Because that's how fascist regimes operate: nothing will substantially change until the regime is removed. That HAS to be a top-down event, because otherwise, that top just invalidates and/or ignores any attempts from below to fix things.

I am in such a conflicted way with today's launch. On the one hand, I have always loved NASA and all things related. On the other, I despise that this happens on Trump's watch, who will inevitably claim full credit. But most alarmingly, I'm worried how this regime's ineptitude might affect this.

I don't know Bryon Noem AT ALL. I don't know if he's equally as crazy as Kristy or if he was someone who tried to distance himself from her when he discovered his 'bimbofication' kink. So I'll just say this: given who he's married to, it's a good thing Bryon's fetish of choice wasn't Puppy Play.

The only "aliens" that this fascist regime considers to be demons are the innocent people they're having the ICEstapo illegally round up and throw into camps. We've already got pretty much definitive proof from his own boss that the US government isn't doing some elaborate cover-up about UFOs:

So very impressed with the voice cast already. It certainly feels like we're in a renaissance of indie animation, and I'm so very, very happy to see The Elves Of Amaranth become part of it. #TheElvesofAmaranth #TEA #cast #indieanimation

No, Trump is NOT a "Russian agent." He's FAR TOO STUPID to be any kind of agent, and his ego is FAR TOO BIG to allow himself to ever take orders from other people. However, that doesn't mean he's not a Russian ASSET. Those two factors also make him SUPER EASY to be manipulated by smarter people.

heh

Ah yes, because illegal aliens are notoriously famous for sneaking into the country by *checks notes* purchasing a ticket on a major airline and arriving at an international airport, one of the most closely monitored locations in any modern metropolis.

Collections like these are amazing, but at the same time, I get nervous seeing such things because it makes me wonder how long it will be until this fascist regime decides to start selling off ("donating") things like this to wealthy assholes as part of their ongoing perpetual grift.

As America continues its baseless warmongering, I can unfortunately see this quote from Ambassador Londo Mollari becoming more and more appropriate as time goes on.

How I arrived on Bluesky (as I suspect many other who left Twitter for an alternative did)

"In the aftermath of the U.S. attack, Iran launched attacks at U.S. allies where American troops are stationed across the region—including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates." You were warned, guys. We're no longer your "ally." You're just ablative shielding.

As yet another illegal military strike continues, I feel this may need to be repeated to keep things in perspective.

This should be a global wake-up call. We have now, TWICE, kidnapped and/or assassinated the leader of another country that we were not at war with. NO leader on this globe is safe. Not if this fascist regime feels their goals can be met by such means. NO leader. Of ANY country. Yes, EVEN YOURS.

This suggests that, having done it twice, the fascist regime running America is PERFECTLY OKAY with the idea of a country's military assassinating and/or unlawfully kidnapping the leader and/or high-level political individuals of ANOTHER nation, yes? Just asking for every non-US country out there.

Okay, Dems. NOW will you finally accept the fact that we are living under a fascist regime, and your "politics as usual" will NOT—CANNOT—stop people who happily ignore ANY AND ALL LAWS in order to remain in power? Or are you going to once again lie to yourself and say, "They wouldn't do that"?

Okay, so @avantris.bsky.social are having a Kickstarter later this year, and their trailer video for it is simply a masterpiece. I don't even play D&D anymore as my TTRPG, but I'm going to have to back this one just for the sheer audacity of them doing something this cool for it. #ttrpg #5e #noai

If you see this, post a monster!!

"No, no, Ms. Leavitt. I asked when the President thinks he's been FALSELY called racist. We all know he's been ACCURATELY called racist on innumerable occasions."

This fascist regime will replace her with someone else just as terrible, but in the meantime, I'll accept what little schadenfreude I can get when offered.

Just a reminder that this fascist regime doesn't want a multicolored quilt. They just want a nice, clean white sheet.

For those who were unaware, the "reason" why Colbert couldn't show Talarico's interview, as per Colbert himself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7D... and the interview on YouTube itself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ... Make sure the algorithm picks it up everywhere and let the Streisand Effect commence.

Just a gentle reminder to folks that what "modern AI" like Grok or ChatGPT generates is NOT ART. It is a graphical rendering based on parameters that you throw into a giant plagiarization machine. If you are calling the result of THAT "art," then you fundamentally misunderstand what art IS.

"A disease almost eradicated? Not on MY watch." —RFK Jr., rolling up his sleeves

You can tell this AI slop is targeted specifically to right-wing MAGA types, and it's wildly appropriate that their particular demographic is the one deemed most likely to consume literal fake history made from stolen work and only created to make a quick buck at the expense of actual artists.

𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘻𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. “𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘟𝘠𝘡. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘟𝘠𝘡,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴. “𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.” 𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘻𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥, “𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦."

Continuing the embarrassment of how obvious the universe is making things so some idiots out there can understand EXACTLY how bad these people are, they've now moved on to murder things that are not only Good, but also Pretti. If your last name is something like Honest or True, I'd be VERY careful.

This whole thread is just perfect.