Corey Barnes ☀️(they/them)
@coreymbarnes.com
I direct and animate cartoons for myself and others. Current: Hazbin Hotel. Past: Grimsburg, Futurama, FG, Big Mouth, Archer and more. https://coreymbarnes.com
They/Them; NB 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈, 🔞 18+
Trains and bikes:
@side.coreymbarnes.com
They/Them; NB 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈, 🔞 18+
Trains and bikes:
@side.coreymbarnes.com
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Hey here's my Titmouse 5 Second Day short from this year! With help from @karlrolson.com @ruxankikilin.bsky.social and @mbthomas.bsky.social. Made in Toon Boom Harmony. #animation
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This is why Minnesotans are begging folks outside the state to keep talking about us.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is why Minnesotans are begging folks outside the state to keep talking about us.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
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If you want to hear a compelling story of a resilient animation studio in a small town and some harsh truths about why Canada's animation industry may not be as self-sufficient as it should be and why we may not be supporting it in the best way, do yourself a favour and give this episode a listen!
New podcast is out! I interview Gene Fowler, founder of Fatkat and Loogaroo Studios, in my quest to learn more about how the Canadian animation industry can learn to become less dependent on other countries and BOY did he have things to say! www.zannen.ca/2026/01/epis...
Episode 106 - Mean Gene Fowler
Gene Fowler is something of a mythical figure of the Maritime animation scene, having founded two studios (Fatkat Studios and Loogaroo Studi...
www.zannen.ca
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If you want to hear a compelling story of a resilient animation studio in a small town and some harsh truths about why Canada's animation industry may not be as self-sufficient as it should be and why we may not be supporting it in the best way, do yourself a favour and give this episode a listen!
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what is up with anglo countries and having governments that want to gut the post office? of all the public services they could despise, they choose the post office!
What's happening to the future of NZ Post services in New Zealand?
What's happening to the future of NZ Post services in New Zealand?
Explainer - It's closing service counters and cutting delivery days. What does the future of mail look like?
www.rnz.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
what is up with anglo countries and having governments that want to gut the post office? of all the public services they could despise, they choose the post office!
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
Can anyone point to when people started caring about the Super Bowl halftime show again?
The reason counter-programming like the Puppy Bowl showed up on so many networks is because that’s when people used to tune out, but then people started watching the halftime show again.
The reason counter-programming like the Puppy Bowl showed up on so many networks is because that’s when people used to tune out, but then people started watching the halftime show again.
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Can anyone point to when people started caring about the Super Bowl halftime show again?
The reason counter-programming like the Puppy Bowl showed up on so many networks is because that’s when people used to tune out, but then people started watching the halftime show again.
The reason counter-programming like the Puppy Bowl showed up on so many networks is because that’s when people used to tune out, but then people started watching the halftime show again.
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
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LinkedIn is so cool. The feed is basically:
• AI
• Have you tried AI?
• Here are ways to use AI
• I'm starting out a post with AI skepticism but by the end you'll see the light
• Here's a pie chart. Also, AI for some reason
• Actual human people saying please hire me for the love of god
• AI
• Have you tried AI?
• Here are ways to use AI
• I'm starting out a post with AI skepticism but by the end you'll see the light
• Here's a pie chart. Also, AI for some reason
• Actual human people saying please hire me for the love of god
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
LinkedIn is so cool. The feed is basically:
• AI
• Have you tried AI?
• Here are ways to use AI
• I'm starting out a post with AI skepticism but by the end you'll see the light
• Here's a pie chart. Also, AI for some reason
• Actual human people saying please hire me for the love of god
• AI
• Have you tried AI?
• Here are ways to use AI
• I'm starting out a post with AI skepticism but by the end you'll see the light
• Here's a pie chart. Also, AI for some reason
• Actual human people saying please hire me for the love of god
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Getting real tired of hearing about Thailand being a safe haven for queer people. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai party tops election that marks a conservative comeback
The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results
abcnews.go.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Getting real tired of hearing about Thailand being a safe haven for queer people. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Fuck. RIP Brad Arnold.
February 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Fuck. RIP Brad Arnold.
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Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
we need Adam Sandler to do a new Hanukkah Song but for Epstein's friends
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
we need Adam Sandler to do a new Hanukkah Song but for Epstein's friends
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
The audacity people have to say that learning art, an avenue that has been historically mastered and embraced by the poor, is a privilege.
They are just mad that they can’t buy skill.
They are just mad that they can’t buy skill.
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The audacity people have to say that learning art, an avenue that has been historically mastered and embraced by the poor, is a privilege.
They are just mad that they can’t buy skill.
They are just mad that they can’t buy skill.
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They're a requirement
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
They're a requirement
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Hello!! I am very much in the negatives right now and I NEED funds to like. Put gas in my car and pay for the shit ton of bills about to hit, so I'mma take some of these since I can't take on big jobs right now! No holds etc. for obvious reasons - DM if you're interested!
February 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Hello!! I am very much in the negatives right now and I NEED funds to like. Put gas in my car and pay for the shit ton of bills about to hit, so I'mma take some of these since I can't take on big jobs right now! No holds etc. for obvious reasons - DM if you're interested!
In light of this Adobe Animate disaster if anyone's curious as to what it looks like animating in Blender's grease pencil, here's hours of me animating traditionally in grease pencil!
Traditional 2D only though. No rigged animation/bones here. Sorry. 😔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-eS...
Traditional 2D only though. No rigged animation/bones here. Sorry. 😔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-eS...
Work Stream w/ Blender Grease Pencil
YouTube video by Corey Barnes
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
In light of this Adobe Animate disaster if anyone's curious as to what it looks like animating in Blender's grease pencil, here's hours of me animating traditionally in grease pencil!
Traditional 2D only though. No rigged animation/bones here. Sorry. 😔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-eS...
Traditional 2D only though. No rigged animation/bones here. Sorry. 😔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-eS...
Are we gonna find out that Epstein was somehow behind Adobe buying Macromedia?
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Are we gonna find out that Epstein was somehow behind Adobe buying Macromedia?
at Toon Boom this must feel like the fall of the Soviet Union
February 2, 2026 at 10:34 PM
at Toon Boom this must feel like the fall of the Soviet Union
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So many productions use this fucking software.
You've got a month now to recreate your entire fucking pipeline in another program, and all your previous work is useless, bye
Fucking insane. To do this so fast with no warning has to be criminal
You've got a month now to recreate your entire fucking pipeline in another program, and all your previous work is useless, bye
Fucking insane. To do this so fast with no warning has to be criminal
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
So many productions use this fucking software.
You've got a month now to recreate your entire fucking pipeline in another program, and all your previous work is useless, bye
Fucking insane. To do this so fast with no warning has to be criminal
You've got a month now to recreate your entire fucking pipeline in another program, and all your previous work is useless, bye
Fucking insane. To do this so fast with no warning has to be criminal
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back in the day, companies could get by with legacy programs and one dedicated IT specialist that knew the program in and out.
But if it's on the cloud, it can just... disappear! That's it! Your entire company's infrastructure gone in an instant!
This and the forced win11 update is disastrous.
But if it's on the cloud, it can just... disappear! That's it! Your entire company's infrastructure gone in an instant!
This and the forced win11 update is disastrous.
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
back in the day, companies could get by with legacy programs and one dedicated IT specialist that knew the program in and out.
But if it's on the cloud, it can just... disappear! That's it! Your entire company's infrastructure gone in an instant!
This and the forced win11 update is disastrous.
But if it's on the cloud, it can just... disappear! That's it! Your entire company's infrastructure gone in an instant!
This and the forced win11 update is disastrous.
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I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
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Adobe Customer Support: 800-915-9428
Their phone line is, obviously, pretty backed up. But I think it's worth registering your displeasure as a customer when a company just decides that work you've done over a decade is going to become completely inaccessible at their whim.
Their phone line is, obviously, pretty backed up. But I think it's worth registering your displeasure as a customer when a company just decides that work you've done over a decade is going to become completely inaccessible at their whim.
February 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Adobe Customer Support: 800-915-9428
Their phone line is, obviously, pretty backed up. But I think it's worth registering your displeasure as a customer when a company just decides that work you've done over a decade is going to become completely inaccessible at their whim.
Their phone line is, obviously, pretty backed up. But I think it's worth registering your displeasure as a customer when a company just decides that work you've done over a decade is going to become completely inaccessible at their whim.
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Here ya go!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here ya go!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...