Someone with the handle @velocity69.bsky.social is sharing a video with the caption: "The highest quality video of the moon was just released… so beautiful * Artemis II" It's gone viral, but it's not from Artemis II. If you've shared it, you might want to un-share.

Imagine you're slipping the surly bonds of Earth and touching the face of God but then you have to get on the phone to listen to a child molester ramble about how Bette Midler is nasty

What a beautiful moment.

If you would like to help fund my 17 hour bus ride to Seattle so that I have housing for the summer, please contribute via one of the following apps: Cashapp/Venmo/Ko-fi: OrionDBlack

Here's today's lunar flyby schedule (all times Eastern). The easiest way to watch is on NASA's YouTube channel. Enjoy this historic day as humans all over the planet get to see our Moon up close.

“Copy Moon joy” #Artemis

For the people who missed it

FYI, this gallery has all the photos NASA is sharing from Artemis II in one place, with descriptions.

Here’s the deal: very few ppl are scrolling thru their social media for like, 2 hours, 3 hours straight. There are peaks and valleys in Bluesky readership; some people read at lunch, some at dinner, some at 3 AM. You have to try and catch them all. Most people will not see that repetitiveness.

You've seen "Holy shit! Two cakes!" so now take this energy with you into the new year and be whatever you wanna do #art

I’ve never written anything using AI, I never will, and I have zero respect for any professional who does.

Just a small town bird Living in a lonely world They took the midnight train going anywhere

Anyway, Modulus slaps and I'm having a lot of fun tinkering with my factory!

I'm in the incredibly frustrating position of being owed $ for my last gig & having lost all full + part time work due to studio closures. No new work has panned out yet. I need at least $80 to get through today. Any help is appreciated 🙏🏿 ko-fi.com/thatjayjusti... , www.venmo.com/ThatJayJustice

Okay. This is a much better quality from NASA's site of Earth. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

This is so, so well-articulated.

Tapping the sign

"All authors are using AI now" Not true! Many of us connect our minds and bodies to the very pulse of this world, taking in all that it can fill us with, and vomit forth a ceaseless tide of alphanumeric characters until our bodies give out, then sort through for the best parts on shakily waking.

designated Easter bunny once more! gonna have some letter clues hidden alongside the eggs that can be pieced together to reveal the location of the Big Prize: the chocolate bunny

Stepping OOC to say that April has been hellish and any help would be very much appreciated, be it a repost, a few kind words, thoughts, prayers, or pictures of your pets/WoLs. ko-fi.com/justjasonpls...

Still taking pitches for COME ON IN Stretch goals until the end of April. If you're a game designer who specializes in horror, southern storytelling, vampires, or the carved from Brindlewood system, send me a pitch. All the info is inside.

Being able to just listen live to conversations happening IN SPACE is so fuckin' cool www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rwf...

I went back to capture what the astronauts said in full when the clock was stopped at T-10 minutes and they were asked if they were go for launch: This is Victor. We are going for our families. This is Christina. We are going for our teammates. This is Jeremy. We are going for all humanity.

Unashamedly crying about the Artemis II launch 🥲

I also have this thing I sometimes use to to brainstorm with and bounce ideas off. It's called "writer friends" and "an editor" and I really recommend getting some of those rather than using a polluting plagiarism machine made by a technofascist ruling class that probably hates you.

the nicest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a small but dedicated cult following of kind hearted and politically shrewd weirdos & sickos that keep the fire going. the meanest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a large online fandom

Today is a difficult day for the joke.

happy tdov! give trans people money.

now some days you like writing and some days you like having written but on no days do you like not writing most of all

thank you. is a game of gratitude. to celebrate #tdov, and give you the opportunity support this trans mom, it's here a day early. you pay for the game, you win the game. you have my thanks. jnbutlerart.itch.io/thank-you

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all my lovely trans siblings. Hoping for safety and joy for all of us.🏳️‍⚧️💜 And just a reminder, visibility without protections can be dangerous. Throw some dollars at a trans person today for a little joy, or throw some words at your politicians to do better for us!

For #TDOV, if you have $5 (or more) to spare, pick up this year's #TransRightsBundle and support two queer charities in Idaho!

Happy TDOV. I'm low on work and lower on health. A lot of us are. Help if you can. V/CA/Ko-fi: OrionDBlack

I spent 45 minutes trying to figure out why a bit of my code wasn't working (despite NOTHING being wrong), gave up and backed out of the project to do something else, went back in and it fixed itself was so upset that I had to go take a walk

huge shoutout to the folks and companies I've worked with who don't do this shit, but the fact that this is the norm is Bad!!

Working in TTRPGs: “We have a (contract) job for you that begins at some point in the next two years, with a net45 payment after delivery six months later. We can’t tell you when it will start, but we 100% need you available and to hit deadlines. You definitely have no bills before then, right?”

Yesterday, Brotherwise Games announced our Plotweaver Artist Search. We'll be hiring dozens of artists for our new RPG, including a Lead Artist whose role will kick off with a $10,000 commission package. If you're an artist or TTRPG fan, learn more about this awesome project at PlotweaverRPG.com!

Ontario!! There are "Fuck Ford" protests today and I encourage you to see if there's one in your area. Expected to be around an hour. We can't afford not to go.

Being the more online sibling means I get to introduce my sister (who's a big LotR person) to Gandalf Big Naturals

How I feel reading 99% of art and media critique these days

Really sucks the only way out is through

What's your favorite Pathfinder 2e book? I'll go first. Mine is the Tian Xia World Guide. One of the most vibrant and original works we've ever published. And it's currently 50% off on our web store.

I know I've got a bunch of cool artists who follow me 👀👀👀

Calling all artists! 🖌️ We are looking for the Lead Artist for Plotweaver. Starting with a $10,000 commission, this artist would help define the look of Plotweaver through concept art and final illustrations. Learn more by applying today: https://forms.gle/CNdzv7iFMnv2W2re9

really really love Maya's stuff! I wear the matcha lounge set at home all the time, and the skirts always get compliments (and has POCKETS)

There's a lot of wild stuff in here, but what makes me really 🫨 is the amount of people using LLMs for placeholder text (Lorum ipsem exists!), math (You want a *calculator* 😭 LLMs can't even DO math!! ) & proofreading (you want *spell check*, not something that will change the author's voice 😭😭)

‘You couldn’t make that today’ and it’s just a living wage.