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Laura Mabingi (Laz)
@midearthling.bsky.social
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Laz/Laura. Artist sometimes, various fandoms. Nature lover, hobbit appreciator & pirate enthusiast! Watching #DS9.
They/them, 30's 🇮🇪

☕️ https://ko-fi.com/lauramabingi

💌 https://www.lauramcnameeart.com

🎨My art feed tag: #lazart
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Laura Mabingi (Laz) @midearthling.bsky.social · Oct 21
Hi, I do art! Mostly fanart atm but you can check out my art feed if you want to see more ☺️

🎨Art feed link:
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Frodo with flowers: a remake of Italian Girl with Flowers by Joaquin Sorrolla but with Elijah Wood's Frodo instead of the girl. The style is impressionist. Frodo takes up most of the frame and is facing in profile to the right, looking serenely at some white flowers. His skin tone is warm against all the green paint strokes in the background Galadriel holding the light of Ëarendil in her hand and gazing at it peacefully. The light coming from the phial is bright and causing twinkling patterns and a flare to happen Armand from interview with the vampire as played by Assad Zaman. He his shown in four poses wearing italian renaissance style clothing inostly blue shades. In one of them he is in the pose of one of Da Vinci's annunciation angels. In the largest of the drawings on the page, a little bit of blood is trickling from his mouth as he reaches up gracefully with his hand to touch it. In the other poses he is sitting with his legs crossed looking contemplative and standing as if for a portrait. Cartoonised painting of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. The are sitting in the luxury of the captain's cabin on a sofa, the large window is behind them and they are framed slightly by curtains. The coffee table in front of them has a vase of flowers, two china teacups and saucers, and a large orange cake on it. Ed and Stede are on the couch, facing each other. Stede is holding a slice of the orange cake in one hand on a plate and using the other to pop a bite on a fork into Ed's mouth. He looks proud of himself and oblivious to this possibly being flirting. Ed looks shocked with wide eyes looking at Stede, and one of his hands is reaching up towards the fork shoved in his mouth. He is wearing his purple t-shirt, the cravat, leather pants and boots and full beard. Stede is wearing his slutty little high heels with the white bow, white stockings with blue breeches, an open frilly shirt and his mustard banyan aka his battle jacket
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shayan86.bsky.social
THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January

This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.

In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
https://www.instagram.com/reels/C-D5r9RBkY9/
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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gfrancie.bsky.social
I love collective organizing.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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pigeonpost.shop
They’re back!!
pigeonpost.shop Pigeon Post @pigeonpost.shop · Jul 3
Made a bunch more Goth Grackles as they were unexpectedly popular!!
Wooden grackle figurine painted black Multiple figurines
January 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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schweizercomics.bsky.social
Speaking of Arthuriana, here are some Knights of the Round Table figures I drew up for Patreon some time back.
Full-figure watercolored drawings of Guinevere, Arthur, Lancelot, Mordred, Morgan le Fay, Galahad, Palamedes, Merlin, Gawain, Bedivere, and Percival Full-figure watercolored drawings of Morien, Nimue, Gareth, Kay, Elaine, Lynette, The Black Knight, the Red Knight, and the Green Knight.
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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catbus.phd
happy birthday to the GOAT Hayao Miyazaki
Miyazaki in profile holding an unlit cigarette, subtitle reads most of our world is rubbish.
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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majima.club
This headshot, performed with a .50 BMG round

(reposted with alt text because everyone needs to see this carnage)
Screenshot of a Twitter exchange Rick Berman M @berman_rick • 1d Tasha's com-badge. Denise gave it to me after her last day of shooting on SKIN OF EVIL. It's been on my desk for nearly 31 years. [reply to above] Denise Crosby @TheDenise... • 7h v Oh friend, my final scene on @StarTrek was not in SKIN OF EVIL but SYMBIOSIS which was filmed out of order. You came to the set to thank me and brought a cake, then ceremoniously ripped off my Communicator badge saying "you won't be needing this anymore." Don't remember?
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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lwartskisculpture.bsky.social
"Seagrass" is a re-work of a piece I wasn't quite happy with. Hanging #needlefelted #sculpture of a #seahorse in #seagrass with some crystal glass bead bubbles. A view #down under the #sea #JanuArty

#art #FiberArt #AquaticArt #HangingSculpture #EastCoastKin
Seagrass (2026) - reworked sculpture. Hanging sculpture in bamboo hoop, needle felted seahorse and seagrass with crystal galss bead bibles and colored glass bead eyes. Seahorse is shades of aqua and turquoise with lime green on top of head, seagrass is a moss green color.
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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aldunne.bsky.social
what he says here could equally describe Ireland's political relationship with the US, albeit our side of that relationship is significantly more dependent and vulnerable. And there are no plans to address that risk – the 2025 PFG contained a whole section about prioritising US relations
saulstaniforth.bsky.social Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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drjohnodonoghue.bsky.social
I agree, the more AI content I see from someone, the less I want to engage with them… if social media doesn’t adapt to encourage authentic human content, it’s going to lose all relevancy … which will have widespread consequences for digital advertising & promotion
flyingtrilobite.com Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 1d
Deleted a repost of a thread.

Looking closer, the person is comfortable sharing AI images & video. Was the thread also AI? Was it accurate?

I’d rather not take the chance and share it.

Journalists, keep this in mind. “Fun” AI videos & images undercut your credibility.
January 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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scientits.bsky.social
Can highly recommend having a look at the beautiful Supermoon outside, and Jupiter underneath!
Full moon above city skyline Directly underneath there is a small bright dot - Jupiter! Close up on the Moon and Jupiter
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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kanna-banana.bsky.social
"so i asked chatGPT..."

[remove from watch history]
[don't recommend channel]
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
midearthling.bsky.social
Glad it's not just me doing this!
I literally subscribed to someone this morning before their video was finished, but then they dropped the "i must ask chatgpt about this" so I immediately unsubscribed, didn't finish the video.
kanna-banana.bsky.social Kanna Banana 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇷 @kanna-banana.bsky.social · 3d
"so i asked chatGPT..."

[remove from watch history]
[don't recommend channel]
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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seannorthridge.bsky.social
www.contactyourtd.ie

Tell your TD LOUDLY THAT THIS IS SOME HORSE SHIT AND MAKE SURE TO COPY THE STATEMENT IN THE EMAIL, AND DEMAND PROPER CONDEMNATION FOR IMPERIALIST WAR CRIMES.
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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samthielman.com
ME: got a fantastic idea for a movie about a priest who loves capitalism
EXECUTIVE: sounds intriguing. this guy got a name
ME: uh. bishop. robber… baron. bishop robert barron
kevjg.bsky.social Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 3d
better than any parody
Bishop Robert Barron @ @Bishop...•1h There was a line from Zohran Mamdani's inaugural address yesterday that took my breath away. He said he intended to replace "the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism." Collectivism in its various forms is responsible for the deaths of at least one hundred million people in the last century. Socialist and Communist forms of government around the world today— Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, etc.—are disastrous. Catholic social teaching has consistently condemned socialism and has embraced the market economy, which people like Mayor Mamdani caricature as "rugged individualism." In fact, it is the economic system that is based upon the rights, freedom, and dignity of the human person. For God's sake, spare me the "warmth of collectivism."
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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fplogue.bsky.social
Another example is renewable energy. Remarkably we have never had a spatial plan for renewables, which naturally has caused massive amounts of litigation. Despite EU law now requiring such a plan we still don't have it which means we don't know if we have enough land to meet our renewable targets
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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xkcd.com
Anyone Else Here

xkcd.com/3188/
Comic. [Comment section on a video. 564 comments, including posts from three different avatars: “Who else is here in 2023?” “Is anyone else watching this in 2017?” “Anyone else here in 2025?”] [caption] For some reason, confused time travelers always try to find each other using YouTube comments.
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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johnhyphen.bsky.social
wild stuff happening, also in the coverage of this

media describing the venezuelan government as "authoritarian" while giving no qualifiers for the US

repeating the sanitised use of the word "capture"

no mention yet that if the reports are true, it's highly illegal even by the US's own laws
Screenshot of guardian article Venezuela accuses US of trying to 'seize control' of country's resources Tom Phillips Venezuela’s authoritarian government has accused the US of risking plunging Latin America into chaos with “an extremely serious” act of “imperial aggression” after Donald Trump reportedly ordered strikes against the South American country. Screenshot of BBC headline Trump says US has 'captured' Venezuelan president Maduro and his wife in 'large scale strike'
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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chadloder.bsky.social
It's 2026. We have friends in Gaza and Caracas sending us live updates and videos as it happens.
melissakchan.bsky.social Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 3d
It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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conorsmith.ie
You're heating your home sparingly this freezing weekend because all the expensive natural gas is being burned on-site by data centres to produce child sexual abuse materials
January 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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kortizart.bsky.social
Its 1 am, and I just called all my representatives to impeach now. Working hours be damned.

Truly tho, these calls matter. I’ve seen them work first hand. So please take some time, and call them as often as you can. It takes just 5 minutes!
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3d
You can find your US reps and senators here: reps.fyi

If you call now, you'll get an answering machine and you can leave a message. A great thing to do if you're nervous about talking to someone. Just give your name, your zip code, and demand they impeach Trump for illegally invading Venezuela.
Find Your Representative
Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.
reps.fyi
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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dropsitenews.com
🚨 Three Freedom Flotilla participants have publicly accused Israeli forces of severe sexual abuse, including rape and torture, after being seized and detained by Israeli authorities in October 2025.

📌 Statements from Anna, Vincenzo, and Surya

▪️Anna: “After I was kidnapped by Israeli forces...
📌 Statements from Anna, Vincenzo, and Surya ▪️Anna: “After I was kidnapped by Israeli forces, I was subjected to repeated physical and sexual abuse. During a forced strip search, I was raped by Israeli female guards. I am coming forward not for myself, but for all the women who have endured sexual violence and sexual torture in Israeli prisons—for those who did not survive these attacks, for those who are experiencing this abuse now, and for those who cannot speak about it.” ▪️Vincenzo: “On three separate occasions, I was ordered to enter a small, specially arranged room where I was completely stripped and subjected to invasive and painful anal searches. I remained silent each time to avoid provoking further violence and to deny the guards the satisfaction of my suffering. During the third search, the pain became unbearable and was compounded by mockery, verbal abuse—including the words, ‘Don’t you like it, Hamas whore?’—and the photographing of my body. I am still unable to find peace because if they were willing to do this to me, I can’t imagine what they’ve done – and continue to do – to the Palestinians under their complete control.” ▪️Surya: “I was stripped naked and sexually assaulted by Israeli officers while being held hostage. One held a gun to my head, angrily threatening that he would kill me, while the other yanked and pulled on my genitals, perversely and almost gleefully. While there is a psychic cost to this experience, I absolutely refuse to feel shamed, lessened, or stained by it, as these all belong solely to the perpetrators. This small taste of the sadism that Zionist colonisers inflict en masse on Palestinians has not weakened my commitment, but rather strengthened my resolve to work toward liberation.“ (Information shared by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Link to full statement in reply)
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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skullingway.bsky.social
I've added some prints to my Inprnt! looks like everything is 15% right now too

www.inprnt.com/gallery/skul...

#art
Illustration of the show twin peaks. The setting is inside the black lodge, next to a lamp post with a strong light source is a statue, two hands in a strange formation & a cup of coffee turned upside down pouring out. Underneath is dale cooper walking next to a mirror image of himself. The doppelgänger is looking at the viewer with one shining eye. At the top left and bottom right corners are a symbol of two triangles, representing the two mountain peaks of twin peaks . On the left side the title of the show is written in big bold letters Illustration of the film Jacob’s ladder from 1990. The top is a panel of Jacob with his back to the fence and string spotlight on him. Second is the serene from the film on the train with the ghostly looking doctor looking out the back. The bottom is a pinkish red panel, dog tags with no name and string. The title of the film is in large bold letters. Illustration of Shauna from yellow jackets done like a comic page. Top left panel features items from the show, the right shows her looking wild in the dark in the snow, the bottom shows her as an adult looking glazed over, sinister and covered in yellow jackets Illustration of the scene from Frankenstein 2025 where Frankenstein carries Elizabeth in her wedding dress, covered in blood, rose petals falling around them
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
Yes, Twitter and Musk themselves aren’t even attempting to apologize for “Grok creating CSAM” - but this too is an example of allowing a machine to take blame!

Who CREATED the machine that’s apologizing for its actions in a fashion that shifts blame to itself and not to its actual human creators?
faineg.bsky.social Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3d
Ooh look, we’re seeing the “let’s attempt to deflect blame to the artificial construct that is The Demon Machine instead of the actual, breathing, fallible humans who made the Demon Machine” maneuver play out in real time!
annaecook.com Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 3d
AI cannot take accountability. AI cannot be “sorry.”

You have no control over the outputs of AI if you did not make it yourself, train it on very specific data sets, and create extremely rigorous control methods. Even then the safeguards are limited.

The creators must be held accountable
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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swilua.bsky.social
This continues to be one of the funniest labels
A screenshot of QT’d post showing the “sensual Alf” label
January 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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pantibliss.bsky.social
Can we have one of these please
evacide.bsky.social evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 4d
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM