Skeptical Bear
@skepticalbear.bsky.social
Queer anarchist.
Sometimes I make things, mostly for my wife.
No gender, only screaming.
Sometimes I make things, mostly for my wife.
No gender, only screaming.
Pinned
Skeptical Bear
@skepticalbear.bsky.social
· Jan 22
When Mister Rogers said “look for the helpers” he was talking to children.
We’re not children anymore.
Stop looking and start being.
We’re not children anymore.
Stop looking and start being.
I’m sewing again, this time for a four year old.
Sketched out the concept and then drafted some basic pattern pieces.
Sketched out the concept and then drafted some basic pattern pieces.
August 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I’m sewing again, this time for a four year old.
Sketched out the concept and then drafted some basic pattern pieces.
Sketched out the concept and then drafted some basic pattern pieces.
April 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
But her emails…
February 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
But her emails…
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"No store is going to ask the fundamental question: why? Not in the way that culture does" The last sentence of an evocative paragraph, in a thought-provoking essay. I read with a sense of nostalgia for something that may not have ever actually existed.
Ok, here is my latest. I have even more to say about nationalism and Canadian pride but I limited it to 7 short essays lol
You outta read it.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/what-canad...
You outta read it.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/what-canad...
What Canadian nationalism?
We long ago sold off Canadian cultural production, leaving nationalism nothing from which to draw on.
noraloreto.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"No store is going to ask the fundamental question: why? Not in the way that culture does" The last sentence of an evocative paragraph, in a thought-provoking essay. I read with a sense of nostalgia for something that may not have ever actually existed.
Something something, leopards eating faces, something something…
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Something something, leopards eating faces, something something…
February 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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They burn our books, destroy the records of our science, medicine, engineering, etc; then turn around and teach our children, "obviously you were savages we have no record of you doing anything," all while they use the knowledge they stole from us
www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They burn our books, destroy the records of our science, medicine, engineering, etc; then turn around and teach our children, "obviously you were savages we have no record of you doing anything," all while they use the knowledge they stole from us
www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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if not hell, why hell-shaped
January 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
if not hell, why hell-shaped
January 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Alright #JanuARTy peeps. I made a typo yesterday so here is the corrected graphic; now with color coding for odd day challenges.
On even numbered days it’s #FebruARTy
On odd numbered days spread your wings and fly across the great blue sky to the listed challenge 💙
On even numbered days it’s #FebruARTy
On odd numbered days spread your wings and fly across the great blue sky to the listed challenge 💙
January 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Alright #JanuARTy peeps. I made a typo yesterday so here is the corrected graphic; now with color coding for odd day challenges.
On even numbered days it’s #FebruARTy
On odd numbered days spread your wings and fly across the great blue sky to the listed challenge 💙
On even numbered days it’s #FebruARTy
On odd numbered days spread your wings and fly across the great blue sky to the listed challenge 💙
Near Redwater, Alberta in the early 2000s
January 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Near Redwater, Alberta in the early 2000s
I know I’m not a great artist. I’m mediocre and derivative *at best*, and honestly? That’s the point.
I started painting at 50. I didn’t go to art school. Hell, I didn’t even go to high school. But I’m sharing my shit with you because art matters. Even bad art.
Make bad art with confidence.
I started painting at 50. I didn’t go to art school. Hell, I didn’t even go to high school. But I’m sharing my shit with you because art matters. Even bad art.
Make bad art with confidence.
January 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I know I’m not a great artist. I’m mediocre and derivative *at best*, and honestly? That’s the point.
I started painting at 50. I didn’t go to art school. Hell, I didn’t even go to high school. But I’m sharing my shit with you because art matters. Even bad art.
Make bad art with confidence.
I started painting at 50. I didn’t go to art school. Hell, I didn’t even go to high school. But I’m sharing my shit with you because art matters. Even bad art.
Make bad art with confidence.
Third painting of 2025. This is the finished piece of the post I made a few days ago, talking about imposter syndrome.
Forest Raven
Acrylic on paper
Forest Raven
Acrylic on paper
January 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Third painting of 2025. This is the finished piece of the post I made a few days ago, talking about imposter syndrome.
Forest Raven
Acrylic on paper
Forest Raven
Acrylic on paper
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USA has ~600K undocumented Canadian & European immigrants
How many CAN/EURO students is ICE raiding at schools?
•0
How many CAN/EURO babies ripped from parents?
•0
How many CAN/EURO people thrown in Camps?
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It was never about “protecting our borders”—it was about protecting white supremacy.
How many CAN/EURO students is ICE raiding at schools?
•0
How many CAN/EURO babies ripped from parents?
•0
How many CAN/EURO people thrown in Camps?
•0
It was never about “protecting our borders”—it was about protecting white supremacy.
January 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
USA has ~600K undocumented Canadian & European immigrants
How many CAN/EURO students is ICE raiding at schools?
•0
How many CAN/EURO babies ripped from parents?
•0
How many CAN/EURO people thrown in Camps?
•0
It was never about “protecting our borders”—it was about protecting white supremacy.
How many CAN/EURO students is ICE raiding at schools?
•0
How many CAN/EURO babies ripped from parents?
•0
How many CAN/EURO people thrown in Camps?
•0
It was never about “protecting our borders”—it was about protecting white supremacy.
Starting another little painting today.
At this stage imposter syndrome is loudly insisting that there’s no way I can make anything of these blobs and I’m wasting my time.
Let’s see how this goes.
#ArtInProgress
#NoAI
#QueerArt
#BirdArt
At this stage imposter syndrome is loudly insisting that there’s no way I can make anything of these blobs and I’m wasting my time.
Let’s see how this goes.
#ArtInProgress
#NoAI
#QueerArt
#BirdArt
January 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Starting another little painting today.
At this stage imposter syndrome is loudly insisting that there’s no way I can make anything of these blobs and I’m wasting my time.
Let’s see how this goes.
#ArtInProgress
#NoAI
#QueerArt
#BirdArt
At this stage imposter syndrome is loudly insisting that there’s no way I can make anything of these blobs and I’m wasting my time.
Let’s see how this goes.
#ArtInProgress
#NoAI
#QueerArt
#BirdArt
January 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
When Mister Rogers said “look for the helpers” he was talking to children.
We’re not children anymore.
Stop looking and start being.
We’re not children anymore.
Stop looking and start being.
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
When Mister Rogers said “look for the helpers” he was talking to children.
We’re not children anymore.
Stop looking and start being.
We’re not children anymore.
Stop looking and start being.
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For most of my life, I’ve thought there were WAY too many books and movies whose sole message was “WW2 was a really big deal & Nazis are unredeemable monsters.”
But now I’m thinking there REALLY weren’t enough.
But now I’m thinking there REALLY weren’t enough.
January 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For most of my life, I’ve thought there were WAY too many books and movies whose sole message was “WW2 was a really big deal & Nazis are unredeemable monsters.”
But now I’m thinking there REALLY weren’t enough.
But now I’m thinking there REALLY weren’t enough.
Work in progress
Bedtime
Acrylic on paper
2025
Bedtime
Acrylic on paper
2025
January 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Work in progress
Bedtime
Acrylic on paper
2025
Bedtime
Acrylic on paper
2025