🇮🇪 Sinéad 🏴
@carucath.bsky.social
she/her.
Love the 3 Cs - Cats, Chocolate and Communism
My art blog: https://caru-celf-menyw.neocities.org/
Love the 3 Cs - Cats, Chocolate and Communism
My art blog: https://caru-celf-menyw.neocities.org/
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So, I had this idea back in September that I would embark on a 12 month project in 2025.
Basically, I am going to be taking inspiration from 12 different female artists and making a final piece inspired by them
And I’ve made a blog to document my process!
caru-celf-menyw.neocities.org
Basically, I am going to be taking inspiration from 12 different female artists and making a final piece inspired by them
And I’ve made a blog to document my process!
caru-celf-menyw.neocities.org
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This is such a wild instance of leaving money on the table, and yes absolutely screwing over the author. It's also baffling because as much as Harlequin's marketing strategies often fail their authors (next tweet), printing new tie-in editions for locked-in film/TV adaptations is Publishing 101.
NEW: It’s not just readers that suffer due to Harlequin’s mismanagement of the' Heated Rivalry' books. Reid misses out on royalties, & booksellers miss out on commissions—which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money.
was ‘heated rivalry’ failed by its publisher?
everyone's devouring the new TV series, so why can't people buy a copy of the book the show is based on?
www.thefrankiedlc.news
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is such a wild instance of leaving money on the table, and yes absolutely screwing over the author. It's also baffling because as much as Harlequin's marketing strategies often fail their authors (next tweet), printing new tie-in editions for locked-in film/TV adaptations is Publishing 101.
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I see a lot of people bemoaning western games for being increasingly homogeneous, ugly and unstable, but I think that does a disservice for the many horrible gacha games on display that are basically indistinguishable from each other too.
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I see a lot of people bemoaning western games for being increasingly homogeneous, ugly and unstable, but I think that does a disservice for the many horrible gacha games on display that are basically indistinguishable from each other too.
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For the love of God
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For the love of God
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.
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Germany doing German things again
German bank closes Communist Party (DKP) accounts over solidarity with Cuba! www.idcommunism.com/2025/12/germ...
German bank closes Communist Party (DKP) accounts over solidarity with Cuba!
Germany is witnessing a sharpening campaign of institutional anti-communism. Only days after several German states advanced plans to rename streets ho
www.idcommunism.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Germany doing German things again
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ok so the reason money makes you stupid is that once you have so much of it, you don't have to solve problems anymore. you can pay others to take care of everything and you still get more money but you never have to think. much like a muscle, the brain gets weak when you don't use it.
R U ok with paying 8 to 12 pct more in taxes and possibly losing your standard deduction ?
R U ok with losing access to different curative medications and care because the government can't afford to pay for them, even after taxing all the billionaires 90 pct?
R U ok with losing access to different curative medications and care because the government can't afford to pay for them, even after taxing all the billionaires 90 pct?
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
ok so the reason money makes you stupid is that once you have so much of it, you don't have to solve problems anymore. you can pay others to take care of everything and you still get more money but you never have to think. much like a muscle, the brain gets weak when you don't use it.
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Annual reminder that I support abortion at ANY stage during pregnancy because you have no idea what will happen at any stage and you should be able to get care should something occur.
Thankfully, the Polish doctor who was arrested for providing a medically necessary later abortion has had her criminal investigation dropped. Prosecutors deemed that she did not violate Poland’s strict abortion laws. An anti-choice fanatic who attacked her is facing criminal charges for assault.
Prosecutors drop case against Polish doctor who performed abortion in ninth month of pregnancy
notesfrompoland.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Annual reminder that I support abortion at ANY stage during pregnancy because you have no idea what will happen at any stage and you should be able to get care should something occur.
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So many past artists who created the iconic Disney characters had NO idea the work they created would be regurgitated through Open AI for free
These people were not paid for the extraction of their labor. We need California law to catch up and @governor.ca.gov to stop this AI deal NOW 🛑
These people were not paid for the extraction of their labor. We need California law to catch up and @governor.ca.gov to stop this AI deal NOW 🛑
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So many past artists who created the iconic Disney characters had NO idea the work they created would be regurgitated through Open AI for free
These people were not paid for the extraction of their labor. We need California law to catch up and @governor.ca.gov to stop this AI deal NOW 🛑
These people were not paid for the extraction of their labor. We need California law to catch up and @governor.ca.gov to stop this AI deal NOW 🛑
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It’s a non-solution to a problem. Where will we draw a line? Will those same people still be doing the same filters in 5 or 10 years?
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s a non-solution to a problem. Where will we draw a line? Will those same people still be doing the same filters in 5 or 10 years?
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It sucks to see so many peers defaulting to exclude anything after 2019 or 2022 on search results. When looking for reference material. There is so much that has come out in that time and that removes so much new work by new skilled artists and photographers.
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It sucks to see so many peers defaulting to exclude anything after 2019 or 2022 on search results. When looking for reference material. There is so much that has come out in that time and that removes so much new work by new skilled artists and photographers.
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this is why I never believed the Hollywood journo excuse that lawsuits weren't popping up because it takes a long time to piece them together. They were saying that stuff when Disney was already using GenAI for things like that awful Secret Invasion intro credits. It was obvious why they were quiet.
Disney is investing one billion into OpenAI-- this is exactly why that lobbying effort against AI with these companies (including Adobe, et al) using the copyright angle was never going to work. The technology itself is completely unethical, and these conglomerates are going to use it regardless.
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
this is why I never believed the Hollywood journo excuse that lawsuits weren't popping up because it takes a long time to piece them together. They were saying that stuff when Disney was already using GenAI for things like that awful Secret Invasion intro credits. It was obvious why they were quiet.
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I will say, it's interesting to hear museums like this who claim they simply cannot return stolen artifacts to their countries of origin because the material might not be preserved or accessible there, and yet here they have so little security that people can just walk off with shit.
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I will say, it's interesting to hear museums like this who claim they simply cannot return stolen artifacts to their countries of origin because the material might not be preserved or accessible there, and yet here they have so little security that people can just walk off with shit.
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When the economy hits people with salaries it sends ripples out like pebbles dropped in a pond to those who live client to client, job to job.
This economy has been like dumping a fucking mountain into that pond.
This economy has been like dumping a fucking mountain into that pond.
I don’t think people with salaried jobs have any fucking clue what people who offer ~luxury~ services are experiencing
hairdressers, therapists, tattoo artists, piercers, nail technicians, masseuses, bartenders, waitstaff, house cleaners, & yes sex workers are being absolutely ratfucked rn
hairdressers, therapists, tattoo artists, piercers, nail technicians, masseuses, bartenders, waitstaff, house cleaners, & yes sex workers are being absolutely ratfucked rn
December 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
When the economy hits people with salaries it sends ripples out like pebbles dropped in a pond to those who live client to client, job to job.
This economy has been like dumping a fucking mountain into that pond.
This economy has been like dumping a fucking mountain into that pond.
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[Guy whose dick fell off because there's a girl in star wars] I would probably do well in a civil war
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
[Guy whose dick fell off because there's a girl in star wars] I would probably do well in a civil war
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Holy fuck imagine what kind of mutants the X teens must be, Good lord
NEW DATA: Where the teens are
YouTube 92%
TikTok 68%
Instagram 63%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 31% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 24%
Reddit 17%
X 16% (down from 33%)
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/
YouTube 92%
TikTok 68%
Instagram 63%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 31% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 24%
Reddit 17%
X 16% (down from 33%)
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Holy fuck imagine what kind of mutants the X teens must be, Good lord
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All this to say we should Ghost of Christmas future the capitalists and when they refuse our reasonable demands we should drop the compromise, take their bedsheets while they're still warm and show them whose name is upon the gravestone.
When adjusted for inflation, Bob Cratchet (the over worked and severely underpaid employee of Ebenezer Scrooge who is the archetypal working poor Victorian) made about $53,000 per year.
If you make less than $53k per year, your employer is fucking you over worse than Ebenezer Scrooge.
If you make less than $53k per year, your employer is fucking you over worse than Ebenezer Scrooge.
December 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
All this to say we should Ghost of Christmas future the capitalists and when they refuse our reasonable demands we should drop the compromise, take their bedsheets while they're still warm and show them whose name is upon the gravestone.
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The "War on Christmas" will not end until Christmas ends its illegal occupation of the month of November.
No quarter. Or decorations on shelves next to Halloween candy. We will not negotiate.
No quarter. Or decorations on shelves next to Halloween candy. We will not negotiate.
November 14, 2024 at 11:32 PM
The "War on Christmas" will not end until Christmas ends its illegal occupation of the month of November.
No quarter. Or decorations on shelves next to Halloween candy. We will not negotiate.
No quarter. Or decorations on shelves next to Halloween candy. We will not negotiate.
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nobody in real actual life who isn't terminally online knows who the fuck olivia nuzzi is. i'm terminally online and i barely do.
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
nobody in real actual life who isn't terminally online knows who the fuck olivia nuzzi is. i'm terminally online and i barely do.
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If the agency actually had to plan this all out traditionally instead of moving straight to production, there would have been more time to ask, “Is our message really that the holidays are awful and that you should hole up in a McDonalds instead of being with your loved ones?” 2/
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If the agency actually had to plan this all out traditionally instead of moving straight to production, there would have been more time to ask, “Is our message really that the holidays are awful and that you should hole up in a McDonalds instead of being with your loved ones?” 2/
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A discussion I’ve been having with coworkers centres around how the actual ad concept is also bad, and one of the problems with AI is the perceived speed and ease of use removes some important friction. 1/
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A discussion I’ve been having with coworkers centres around how the actual ad concept is also bad, and one of the problems with AI is the perceived speed and ease of use removes some important friction. 1/
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You have to understand that the film industry has always seen creative personnel as a hindrance and a necessary evil to make money. AI is a dream come true for them but they don’t realize how easily it can bite them like in the butt, leaving them with yesterday’s trend
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
You have to understand that the film industry has always seen creative personnel as a hindrance and a necessary evil to make money. AI is a dream come true for them but they don’t realize how easily it can bite them like in the butt, leaving them with yesterday’s trend
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Brand recognition fades, especially if the brand isn’t producing anything new. And stifling human creativity to make extra money may work in the short run but studios that follow that path collapse in the long run. Look at pre-Hollywood
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Brand recognition fades, especially if the brand isn’t producing anything new. And stifling human creativity to make extra money may work in the short run but studios that follow that path collapse in the long run. Look at pre-Hollywood
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The issue, of course, is that it can only spit out inbred, incestuous remixes and there’s nothing stopping somebody else from being juuust different enough and kicking off the next big thing. Star Wars exists because Flash Gordon’s rights holders said no, after all
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The issue, of course, is that it can only spit out inbred, incestuous remixes and there’s nothing stopping somebody else from being juuust different enough and kicking off the next big thing. Star Wars exists because Flash Gordon’s rights holders said no, after all
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The Disney AI deal pretty much confirms the direction that I thought big studios would go: make themselves purveyors of IP for the machines. In their minds, it’s a way to generate money without pesky actors or directors or critics.
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Disney AI deal pretty much confirms the direction that I thought big studios would go: make themselves purveyors of IP for the machines. In their minds, it’s a way to generate money without pesky actors or directors or critics.
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A great article. I have intentionally kept my book blog fun (or at least fun for me). No ads, no SEO, headers more for organization and visual layout than the google algo. I'm way down at the bottom of the google search results page and rarely get referenced by genAI search tools, but I'm happier.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business.
Another banger from Megan Greenwell on the ways private equity has killed fun blogs and media.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/priva...
Another banger from Megan Greenwell on the ways private equity has killed fun blogs and media.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/priva...
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A great article. I have intentionally kept my book blog fun (or at least fun for me). No ads, no SEO, headers more for organization and visual layout than the google algo. I'm way down at the bottom of the google search results page and rarely get referenced by genAI search tools, but I'm happier.
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the Daisy Ridley interview where she implied that she and John Boyega had the same opportunities in life was Certainly Something
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
the Daisy Ridley interview where she implied that she and John Boyega had the same opportunities in life was Certainly Something