Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout. With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...

Only mildly worrying that a light drizzle seems to have taken out half the city's power.

My professional artists peers! We got a survey request! Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇

Some Brioches for you. Please watch him for a sec so I can get some work done, thank you.

Obviously, I'm super glad I left my long term corp job now that they're so ai centric, but it's been sad to leave my long term dr and therapist as a result. Also, idk why I always make big changes every 10 years exactly, bc then I have to deal with that on top of a birthday milestone.

love for found families 🫂💕🏠🌈 #art #oc

fat bear week is good, but don't forget about borb season

A creature commish

🧵 of my favorite picture books I read in 2025: The Day Leap Soared, by @blairbraverman.bsky.social, illustrated by @oliviawhen.com bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

1/3 Massive efforts are being done to ensure states do not regulate GenAI. Regulations like CA’s AB-412. A transparency bill that terrifies Big Tech! On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on this bill. We need as many folks to show up! Come join in support of creatives! Rsvp link in thread!

A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage. Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word. A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).

A little late but happy #kidlitpostcard day! I'm available for projects in 2026! ☃️📚 I love to illustrate and animate, and would love to work on some more book trailers for other people's wonderful books.

Dried Persimmons (2015) Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word! RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇

Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it. So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:

i was in the top 0.02% of his listeners this year

I've made so many swaps for ethical reasons with no issue (email, podcasts, banks, shopping etc) but finding a music player I like has been the biggest struggle. I'm trying qobuz now though, and it seems pretty good so far!

This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this. What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.

It's the same picture @oliviawhen.com

firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now (copy paste-able in the alt text)

Happy cozy season to you all. ☕🍂❄️

A reminder this holiday season and always

yes, it's that marvel of the arctic; the wonderful snowshoe hare!

...I should probably advertise my small business on small business Saturday hi I'm Cen and I make magical set pieces and home decor for your everyday witchlife, mostly out of hardwoods you can find my shops at ✨ www.galdrecraft.com 🔮 ko-fi.com/cmgaldre/shop #shopsmall #holiday #bskynm

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

Happy Thanksgiving!! Wishing you lots of crunchy leaves to step on. 🍁🍂

Greetings from Lawrence's Raven bookstore @blairbraverman.bsky.social and @oliviawhen.com #UglyDogs

堂々とする犬🐶 Good morning! I overslept this morning, so it's a slightly late walk. Off to the park I go!

YALL I'M SO CHUFFED ABOUT THIS SET IT'S SO CUTE the memo pad has a flat magnet backing so you can smack it on your fridge theyetee.com/miski

A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍 An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest. The Met 📷 by me #Archaeology

- You must be available at least some of Jan 3-7 - This call is open to Portland-area artists (we don't have funding to support travel to Portland, & we want to connect with the Portland art community). We're scientists - this is a bit of an experiment! All details are on the application page!

a world without trans people has never existed and never will

My podcast listening has gone way down this year because every single ad has become an ai ad. Thanks for helping me get back into audiobooks I guess!!

【お知らせ】TVアニメ『とんがり帽子のアトリエ』のティザーPV &キャストがついに解禁されました！ ココ：CV #本村玲奈 さん キーフリー：CV #花江夏樹 さん アニメの公開日は2026年4月より放送開始です。 みんな、魔法の世界に旅立つ準備はできたかい？ #witchhatatelier #とんがり帽子のアトリエ youtu.be/dkJNqHgTxwI?...

new doggy charms are here! 🐶

fun fact...... i just shrunk my beginner donut (as in... The Blender Donut) as his lil toy 🍩 #b3d #pokemon #art

I don't want to talk about how long I spent on getting this, but I do need everyone to know I did it.

This is my bi-annual pitch to check out Proton Mail, Firefox, and Duck Duck Go. I made the switch over a year ago, and I haven't had any issues. ✌️

I designed an otter blanket! Up for presale on my kofi this weekend. 🦦

Bernardo 🐕 Pet portrait (headshot) are now on my VGen! Shares are HIGHLY appreciated ❤️ vgen.co/dliok #vgencomms #commissions #vgen #illustration #digitalart

We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced... 👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...

Holiday minded friends, and kitchen witches! I have a pop-up/holiday shop update of handmade hardwood kitchen goods! Spoons and Trivets! Trivets and Spoons! Trivets could also be charcuterie and serving boards! ko-fi.com/cmgaldre/sho... #bskynm #nightmarket #holidaymarket

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

After a brief vacation my store is open again! Now with a few signed copies of this book! 🐶📖 oliviawhen.com/store

Pumpkin Spice Puppies

Story time! @blairbraverman.bsky.social @oliviawhen.com

Some sketchbook paintings from a recent trip to NY! 🍂🍁

not only am I glad that Zohran won, I'm also glad I had the opportunity to watch bunch of billionaires set giant piles of money on fire, live on television