Amarynceus
@amarynceus.bsky.social
#acab #blm Digital painter and single layer enthusiast. No AI, no shortcuts. Umatilla, autistic, ace, aphantasic, NB/trans, and queer AF; They/she. Boat lover; 20% furry by volume. http://patreon.com/amarynceus
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Amarynceus
@amarynceus.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Time to finally start using this account! Here's one of my favourite (and best) ship paintings, from a few years back.
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Please please please for the love of god don't fall for the "AI is democratizing creativity and making it more accessible" lie that AI companies have been pushing ever since this shit first started.
If you think AI "art" is good for anything besides making tech bros rich you have been fooled
If you think AI "art" is good for anything besides making tech bros rich you have been fooled
no great artists have ever struggled, a famous thing about artists that we all know. everyone prior to three years ago lived lives of luxury.
![the stupid 'talent is a gatekeeping mechanism' thread that's going around, three posts reading:
tired of having these arguments so i'm gonna lay out the STARK reality of AI for some of you privileged fucks:
1. "talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism that has created a culture of professionalism that is no less of an ivory tower than academia, a moralized proxy for access to time, training, money.
2. being poor means having to make hard choices like:
[a] drawing something yourself in a way society would call "bad" (i.e. unprofessional)
[b] sacrificing resources you don't have to pay a real artist what they're worth (or learn yourself)
[c] not doing it at all, or
[d] using AI.
“just don’t use AI” is a luxury position. when people moralize choices made under scarcity, they’re pretending the menu is the same for everyone. it fucking isn’t.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dei7f7zh74xr3hoghei6ke3d/bafkreig5uei5qn5bkwhgniorhoyesfs73ovo76xwfk2yxprmtnbde4cvp4@jpeg)
February 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Please please please for the love of god don't fall for the "AI is democratizing creativity and making it more accessible" lie that AI companies have been pushing ever since this shit first started.
If you think AI "art" is good for anything besides making tech bros rich you have been fooled
If you think AI "art" is good for anything besides making tech bros rich you have been fooled
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
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I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
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the epstein files make it abundantly clear that individuals having this degree of wealth is directly the cause of every horrible thing in the world, and any coherent vision of a better future cannot involve billionaires existing. They have to go, be it taxed out of existence or otherwise removed.
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
the epstein files make it abundantly clear that individuals having this degree of wealth is directly the cause of every horrible thing in the world, and any coherent vision of a better future cannot involve billionaires existing. They have to go, be it taxed out of existence or otherwise removed.
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Reminder of the Norwegian laundresses who ruined Nazi uniforms during occupation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LfJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LfJ...
February 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Reminder of the Norwegian laundresses who ruined Nazi uniforms during occupation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LfJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LfJ...
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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saying this as someone with an art youtube account: please draw what you like without worrying how it will perform, what people will think
treating your creativity as fuel for "content" is killing you. don't fall into a trap of thinking you have to draw xyz or a certain way to have fun.
treating your creativity as fuel for "content" is killing you. don't fall into a trap of thinking you have to draw xyz or a certain way to have fun.
if you're getting into drawing, run away from "influencers" "content" and stuff that elevates tiktok teen drama. "jelly style" "cal arts" "the art community" anything that encourages you to pick a style "category" or label, stuff about stealing style, etc. ok none of that is real or helpful.
January 31, 2026 at 7:33 PM
saying this as someone with an art youtube account: please draw what you like without worrying how it will perform, what people will think
treating your creativity as fuel for "content" is killing you. don't fall into a trap of thinking you have to draw xyz or a certain way to have fun.
treating your creativity as fuel for "content" is killing you. don't fall into a trap of thinking you have to draw xyz or a certain way to have fun.
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Abrahamic faiths are foreign to this land. Their ways are foreign and they have wrought destruction here. They have brought an immense amount of evil with them the last 500 years.
The future here is not Abrahamic.
It is Indigenous.🖕🏽
The future here is not Abrahamic.
It is Indigenous.🖕🏽
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Abrahamic faiths are foreign to this land. Their ways are foreign and they have wrought destruction here. They have brought an immense amount of evil with them the last 500 years.
The future here is not Abrahamic.
It is Indigenous.🖕🏽
The future here is not Abrahamic.
It is Indigenous.🖕🏽
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One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
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The Den staff for TFF/TFS/Nightmare nights and many other Dallas area furcons have been an issue for years. Abuses of power and harassment in groups they make for the con, then claim the group is not affiliated when people speak up about their behavier.
This is what I was sent by Furry Siesta. I need to ask, do you guys feel that my art is low quality as they are saying here?
In any case, this is what they are doing now. It's no longer first come first serve, it's based on being the best and making them look good. Do not support this con.
In any case, this is what they are doing now. It's no longer first come first serve, it's based on being the best and making them look good. Do not support this con.
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The Den staff for TFF/TFS/Nightmare nights and many other Dallas area furcons have been an issue for years. Abuses of power and harassment in groups they make for the con, then claim the group is not affiliated when people speak up about their behavier.
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This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
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fifth that we know of
because it was never
ever
ever
about anything besides white supremacy
because it was never
ever
ever
about anything besides white supremacy
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
fifth that we know of
because it was never
ever
ever
about anything besides white supremacy
because it was never
ever
ever
about anything besides white supremacy
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Block these grifter assholes.
AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Block these grifter assholes.
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I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
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They're no longer making gestures towards accountability, sure, but that is not a substantial difference in the behavior of the officers.
Just the state deciding that white people can be treated like Black people have for centuries.
Just the state deciding that white people can be treated like Black people have for centuries.
Just sitting here remembering how the standard US response to bad numbers coming out about Police Brutality, or abuse in Prisons, or the racial demographics of who gets stopped by the cops, or anything else the carceral state doesn't want to fix, is just to stop allowing it to be studied.
NEW: In agency after agency, the U.S. government is losing its capacity to measure how American society is functioning, making it much harder to gauge the nature and scale of the problems we are facing and the effectiveness of policies.
By @alecmac.bsky.social
By @alecmac.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
They're no longer making gestures towards accountability, sure, but that is not a substantial difference in the behavior of the officers.
Just the state deciding that white people can be treated like Black people have for centuries.
Just the state deciding that white people can be treated like Black people have for centuries.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM