ACTupper
@actupper.bsky.social
Artist who burns metal for science. Co-creator of @KamikazeComic.bsky.social
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ACTupper
@actupper.bsky.social
· Jan 19
Hi Bsky! I'm Alan, and I do a bunch of different stuff.
I'm a digital artist that co-creates @kamikazecomic.bsky.social , a backyard tinkerer, and seasonal lobster-boat goon.
I also run Comics.Town on the Mastodon Fediverse, a home for indie comic creators!
#introduction
I'm a digital artist that co-creates @kamikazecomic.bsky.social , a backyard tinkerer, and seasonal lobster-boat goon.
I also run Comics.Town on the Mastodon Fediverse, a home for indie comic creators!
#introduction
Looking back at the photos I took in #Denmark last summer, thinking about how we were worried about a situation just like this one. It felt like everyone thought we were being a bit too paranoid.
January 11, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Looking back at the photos I took in #Denmark last summer, thinking about how we were worried about a situation just like this one. It felt like everyone thought we were being a bit too paranoid.
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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Winter hitting hard
against the high wall of lies
time to de-ice
against the high wall of lies
time to de-ice
January 11, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Winter hitting hard
against the high wall of lies
time to de-ice
against the high wall of lies
time to de-ice
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The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
January 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
Diminish a band
Modest Skirmish
Modest Skirmish
Diminish a band
Murder LLC
Murder LLC
Diminish a band
Well-behaved by Nature
Well-behaved by Nature
January 11, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Diminish a band
Modest Skirmish
Modest Skirmish
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The only principles they care about are "fuck you i got mine," & whatever lets them physically & systemically degrade those they deem "other" while letting those they deem "like them" do whatever they want.
"Hypocrisy"— flouting norms they demand others adhere to— enacts/reifies their will to power
"Hypocrisy"— flouting norms they demand others adhere to— enacts/reifies their will to power
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The only principles they care about are "fuck you i got mine," & whatever lets them physically & systemically degrade those they deem "other" while letting those they deem "like them" do whatever they want.
"Hypocrisy"— flouting norms they demand others adhere to— enacts/reifies their will to power
"Hypocrisy"— flouting norms they demand others adhere to— enacts/reifies their will to power
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Say what now
⚠️ “The European Union is drawing up plans for sanctions on US companies should Mr. Trump reject the offer of a NATO deployment” of EU and UK troops to Greenland in order to “guard the Arctic” for Trump.
Reported by The Telegraph; non-paywalled version here:
archive.is/0NYF4
Reported by The Telegraph; non-paywalled version here:
archive.is/0NYF4
January 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Say what now
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Greenlanders express their feelings towards Trump to Sky News. Their message could not be clearer. They want to live peacefully on their land with no foreign interference. They are not for sale nor will they ever be.
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Greenlanders express their feelings towards Trump to Sky News. Their message could not be clearer. They want to live peacefully on their land with no foreign interference. They are not for sale nor will they ever be.
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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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Look, I think having an expertise is good and useful.
But I also think having a generalist understanding of lots of shit outside of your expertise is important.
But I also think having a generalist understanding of lots of shit outside of your expertise is important.
January 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Look, I think having an expertise is good and useful.
But I also think having a generalist understanding of lots of shit outside of your expertise is important.
But I also think having a generalist understanding of lots of shit outside of your expertise is important.
"To continue, flip the audio cassette to side B."
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
"To continue, flip the audio cassette to side B."
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Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's Saturday.
Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
January 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's Saturday.
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“It will mean less affordable energy, food, transport and insurance for American households and businesses, as renewables keep getting cheaper than fossil fuels, as climate-driven disasters hit American crops, businesses and infrastructure harder each year,”
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge
U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy.
apnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“It will mean less affordable energy, food, transport and insurance for American households and businesses, as renewables keep getting cheaper than fossil fuels, as climate-driven disasters hit American crops, businesses and infrastructure harder each year,”
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Please be aware that contrary to their fundraising ads, @forwardblue.bsky.social has no relationship with the No Kings mobilizations, no record of doing anything in support, no inside information, and is ignoring requests to cease advertising that suggests they are involved.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Please be aware that contrary to their fundraising ads, @forwardblue.bsky.social has no relationship with the No Kings mobilizations, no record of doing anything in support, no inside information, and is ignoring requests to cease advertising that suggests they are involved.
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Hi hello, the Toronto Sun's email is torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca in case you'd like to inquire as to how they feel about their Ottawa Bureau Chief making these kinds of statements about innocent women being shot by militarized thugs in the street! Let's make his weekend extra fun :)
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Hi hello, the Toronto Sun's email is torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca in case you'd like to inquire as to how they feel about their Ottawa Bureau Chief making these kinds of statements about innocent women being shot by militarized thugs in the street! Let's make his weekend extra fun :)
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Yeah there's a whole beef industry online course training ~entrepreneurs~ how to sell beef as healthy & sustainable.
It's an MBA! (Master's of Beef Advocacy)
And it's part of an official government program that just exists to sell beef.
Selling tallow is very MAHA, but there's a lot more to it.
It's an MBA! (Master's of Beef Advocacy)
And it's part of an official government program that just exists to sell beef.
Selling tallow is very MAHA, but there's a lot more to it.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Yeah there's a whole beef industry online course training ~entrepreneurs~ how to sell beef as healthy & sustainable.
It's an MBA! (Master's of Beef Advocacy)
And it's part of an official government program that just exists to sell beef.
Selling tallow is very MAHA, but there's a lot more to it.
It's an MBA! (Master's of Beef Advocacy)
And it's part of an official government program that just exists to sell beef.
Selling tallow is very MAHA, but there's a lot more to it.
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Weekend reading: China's EV dominance, fast-tracking heat pumps and plug-in solar in California, research roundup, and more highlights from what I've been reading: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡
What I’m reading: China's EV dominance, fast-tracking heat pumps and plug-in solar in California, research roundup, and more
Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation.
Welcome back to another recap of highlights from...
www.quittingcarbonmedia.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Weekend reading: China's EV dominance, fast-tracking heat pumps and plug-in solar in California, research roundup, and more highlights from what I've been reading: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡
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Unpopular opinion: I wish we'd be as mad at Actual Trump Voters as some of us are about third party and non-voters.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
January 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Unpopular opinion: I wish we'd be as mad at Actual Trump Voters as some of us are about third party and non-voters.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
Actual Trump Voters got us here but I feel they get a pass in the discourse. "You're not going to move them" doesn't mean that they are not the #1 guilty parties responsible.
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It’s beyond insane that our overarching internal security agency has spent months tweeting barely-coded messages of support for neo-Nazi groups and the entire media apparatus looks at it and says “That’s odd but certainly not part a major story that is relevant to current events, I’m sure”
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
It’s beyond insane that our overarching internal security agency has spent months tweeting barely-coded messages of support for neo-Nazi groups and the entire media apparatus looks at it and says “That’s odd but certainly not part a major story that is relevant to current events, I’m sure”
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1/ Yes the globally wealthy have outsized emissions, and yes that’s a massive problem
But it’s actually only a small part of their devastating influence on the conditions that support life
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But it’s actually only a small part of their devastating influence on the conditions that support life
🧵
January 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
1/ Yes the globally wealthy have outsized emissions, and yes that’s a massive problem
But it’s actually only a small part of their devastating influence on the conditions that support life
🧵
But it’s actually only a small part of their devastating influence on the conditions that support life
🧵
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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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Congress must address Kristi Noem's failed leadership, up to and including impeachment. But that alone is insufficient.
The entire chain of command who have enabled a culture of murder must face justice.
The entire chain of command who have enabled a culture of murder must face justice.
January 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Congress must address Kristi Noem's failed leadership, up to and including impeachment. But that alone is insufficient.
The entire chain of command who have enabled a culture of murder must face justice.
The entire chain of command who have enabled a culture of murder must face justice.