When I said that genAI is inherently fascist, this is what I meant -- not just that only fascists are making use of genAI, but that genAI has a specific aesthetic that is now inseparable from modern fascism. Both genAI and fascists are anti-art, and as such they are ideologically aligned.

Trans people, no matter who disputes your identity, no matter who seeks to dismantle your treatments, disbar you from society, brand you as a scapegoat in the death throes of crumbling empires, remember that you know who you are, and that you are loved for it. They cannot kill us.

Don’t ever stop surprising yourself! You are MORE than capable to take on any challenge, to tackle any goal! 💜 That being said, don’t forget to take care of yourself all the while as well!

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

Seeing the new wave of A I Ghibli slop and remembering this time last week I was so in love with a new art process that I ran my pens dry. Some people have devalued art so much they cannot and will not ever experience that kind of joy or see it as valuable and that is really sad idk

It should be very clear to every Senate Democrat that any vote for Cloture will also be considered a vote for the bill. People aren’t going to be tricked with procedural games. They know exactly what is going on. Defend Medicaid. Vote NO on Cloture. NO on bill.

comm for @mephistaris.bsky.social

we are getting stories crazier than watergate every single day and no one bats an eye at them anymore. society has hypernormalized intense corruption that it feels like NOT being openly corrupt hinders you

It might hurt my bottom line, but I’m probably going to stop posting art to Twitter entirely and I suggest you do too. Not only is the site actively putting a “Okay, now remix this” button below art (and elevating them above the OP with a QRT) and it’s false flagging original art as made by AI.

Trump has directed the DOJ to pause enforcing a nearly 50-year-old law barring bribery of foreign officials

SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

Zero & Mikhail comms are open btww :3 #nier #drakengard

There is still beauty in this world

Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …

I'm glad that America is doing real classic end of empire stuff. A king who is visibly losing his mind declaring a war based on a dream he had. Greedy courtiers feuding over access to the treasury. Some looks are timeless.

Alright I've been informed that Disco Elysium is on the internet archive. It says by Robert Kurvitz but was uploaded by someone named Kim Duboise. Downloaded it myself and seems legit. Likely the most ethical way to acquire the game. archive.org/details/disc...

same methods, different era

remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards

The Dutch have dozens of unique words for different types of water. Desert cultures have hundreds of words for sand. Arctic cultures have countless words for different types of snow and ice. And US English has hundreds of words to describe rich people taking money from poor people.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

THE WINTER SOLDIER #MarvelRivals

Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.

THIS IS HUGE! MIT researchers have developed dual-therapy microparticles that can deliver chemotherapy AND phototherapy WITHOUT harsh side effects. Preclinical studies show this approach completely eradicated tumors AND extended survival more than single treatments alone. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image. All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.

-shows up wearing ceasefire pin -talks about how the art and magic of games comes from the creatives and devs -denounces the games made for quotas and in boardrooms -takes a shot at TGA about giving proper airtime to creatives -doesnt name drop any celebs forget the awards, this guy wins hearts man

Adobe users: it’s the most beautiful time of the year, where you can threaten to cancel your plan and get the price cut down from $59.99 to $29.99 for the next 12 months ✨ Manage plan-> cancel my plan -> continue and then you get this offer: (more)

I am obsessed with Tina Rina from the 1999 Austin, TX public access television broadcast 'rAw TiMe' and her ability to simply be unbothered

I JUST FINISHED THE FIRST DRAFT OF MY BOOK I AM FLIPPING OUT