Rivaan
@rivaanash.bsky.social
A dude who scribbles with pens and occasionally makes words with them. 18+ only.
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🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
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The best time to stop working with Disney was before today. But the second best time is today.
Stop subscribing to them. Stop doing for-hire art for them. Stop consuming them. Stop talking about them. Stop letting their media farms define our culture.
There are better options. Period.
Stop subscribing to them. Stop doing for-hire art for them. Stop consuming them. Stop talking about them. Stop letting their media farms define our culture.
There are better options. Period.
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The best time to stop working with Disney was before today. But the second best time is today.
Stop subscribing to them. Stop doing for-hire art for them. Stop consuming them. Stop talking about them. Stop letting their media farms define our culture.
There are better options. Period.
Stop subscribing to them. Stop doing for-hire art for them. Stop consuming them. Stop talking about them. Stop letting their media farms define our culture.
There are better options. Period.
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Bob Iger says that Disney's OpenAI deal is designed to respect and protect the artists and art that made the studio legendary. Wrote about how that's complete and utter bullshit
Disney wants to drag you into the slop
The House of Mouse enters its slop era.
www.theverge.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Bob Iger says that Disney's OpenAI deal is designed to respect and protect the artists and art that made the studio legendary. Wrote about how that's complete and utter bullshit
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I hope the ocean of rancid pornography/pointless brainrot that comes from this deal was worth spitting directly in the face of artists, animators, and craftsmen. You know, the people who actually built the mouses empire with human creativity and devotion to their craft.
deadline.com/2025/12/disn...
deadline.com/2025/12/disn...
Disney Inks Blockbuster $1B Deal With OpenAI, Handing Characters Over To Sora
Disney will make characters from 'Frozen' and 'Star Wars' available to Sora under $1B deal with OpenAI.
deadline.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I hope the ocean of rancid pornography/pointless brainrot that comes from this deal was worth spitting directly in the face of artists, animators, and craftsmen. You know, the people who actually built the mouses empire with human creativity and devotion to their craft.
deadline.com/2025/12/disn...
deadline.com/2025/12/disn...
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Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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So, ah... you don't have to watch The Game Awards. Just watch the trailers when they drop after the show; save your sanity while harming on Keighley's bottom line.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So, ah... you don't have to watch The Game Awards. Just watch the trailers when they drop after the show; save your sanity while harming on Keighley's bottom line.
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KOSA will obliterate trans people's ability to have spaces and even communicate online. It MUST be stopped.
Tell your lawmakers to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act- there are better ways to protect kids online without throwing other vulnerable people under the bus.
www.stopkosa.com
www.stopkosa.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
KOSA will obliterate trans people's ability to have spaces and even communicate online. It MUST be stopped.
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You used to have to do a layer or two of analysis to arrive at "Generative AI is fascist, don't use it."
jesus christ
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You used to have to do a layer or two of analysis to arrive at "Generative AI is fascist, don't use it."
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
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This has reminded me that Barabbas exist.
Don't worry. He's here to help.
Don't worry. He's here to help.
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This has reminded me that Barabbas exist.
Don't worry. He's here to help.
Don't worry. He's here to help.
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HOLIDAY/WINTER SLOTS TIME!!!! 🎁
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
HOLIDAY/WINTER SLOTS TIME!!!! 🎁
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
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Opening 3 limited slots for commissions to help with Groceries and holiday biz!
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Opening 3 limited slots for commissions to help with Groceries and holiday biz!
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
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Cheap, minimally online if at all, doesn't spy on you, doesn't have subscriptions or micro transactions, won't be enshittified, you own it, reminds them of simpler times or childhood, modern pop culture is adversarial and alienating
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cheap, minimally online if at all, doesn't spy on you, doesn't have subscriptions or micro transactions, won't be enshittified, you own it, reminds them of simpler times or childhood, modern pop culture is adversarial and alienating
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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"The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?", AI closed captions on Crunchyroll. Also looks mildly unintelligible.
Closed captions for English dub of The 8th son? Are you kidding me? seem to be AI.
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?", AI closed captions on Crunchyroll. Also looks mildly unintelligible.
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ko-fi.com/i/ID1D71PT9IN Today's speedpainting! Also testing out this whole ko-fi embed thing!
Dec 6 Speedpainting - Click to view on Ko-fi
Follow Jack Kaiser on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
ko-fi.com/i/ID1D71PT9IN Today's speedpainting! Also testing out this whole ko-fi embed thing!
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Hey, instead of throwing 96 bucks at midj0urney & getting only slop, ugly ass D&D portraits out of it…
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
July 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hey, instead of throwing 96 bucks at midj0urney & getting only slop, ugly ass D&D portraits out of it…
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
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that's the thing about changing history for a better story, you need to make sure that the history itself isn't MORE INTERESTING, which it OFTEN IS
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
that's the thing about changing history for a better story, you need to make sure that the history itself isn't MORE INTERESTING, which it OFTEN IS
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shit like this is like,
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
Fallout and Elder Scrolls boss Todd Howard defends AI in game development, but aims to "protect artistry" and "human intention" in his games www.eurogamer.net/fallout-and-...
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
shit like this is like,
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
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everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks (Netflix offering $30 a share and a $5 billion break-up fee) www.thewrap.com/netflix-wins...
December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
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kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
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December appears to be the month of Urban Fantasy. The new Self Published Fantasy Release list has just gone live and it is a BIG month both in quantity and some of the names putting out books.
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
Self Published Fantasy Releases – December 2025
Visit the post for more.
robjhayes.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
December appears to be the month of Urban Fantasy. The new Self Published Fantasy Release list has just gone live and it is a BIG month both in quantity and some of the names putting out books.
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...