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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
it's now a Thai restaurant, but they kept the sign so they of course have to still serve ice cream too. www.thaitimenow.com/ourstory
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 AM
it's now a Thai restaurant, but they kept the sign so they of course have to still serve ice cream too. www.thaitimenow.com/ourstory
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if im his lawyer and u bring a lumbar support pillow to jury selection i will do anything to keep u
if they seat a single person with back problems on the Luigi jury he's definitely going free.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
if im his lawyer and u bring a lumbar support pillow to jury selection i will do anything to keep u
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Daikon radish sorting and cleaning line.
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Daikon radish sorting and cleaning line.
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I'm buying a kitchen and they sent a sample of the marble counter top with a metal ball showing what the sink will be like. Now my desk looks like a 90s 3D rendering tool demo image.
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I'm buying a kitchen and they sent a sample of the marble counter top with a metal ball showing what the sink will be like. Now my desk looks like a 90s 3D rendering tool demo image.
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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startropics, magazine screenshot, nes (1991) archive.org/details/Nint...
February 3, 2026 at 10:34 AM
startropics, magazine screenshot, nes (1991) archive.org/details/Nint...
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how can we suffer these people to live among us, let alone purport to rule us? they're not just our enemies. they're an affront to the human experiment. they're hostile to all life not their own. they'd burn any number of us alive to avoid even a moment of mild discomfort. hideous
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
how can we suffer these people to live among us, let alone purport to rule us? they're not just our enemies. they're an affront to the human experiment. they're hostile to all life not their own. they'd burn any number of us alive to avoid even a moment of mild discomfort. hideous
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From the Unquiet Things archives, A Vision Ecstatic: The Art of Noriyoshi Ohrai.
"It is said that moviegoers would comment that his illustrations of Godzilla looked even more powerful and violent than the real thing." unquietthings.com/a-vision-ecs...
"It is said that moviegoers would comment that his illustrations of Godzilla looked even more powerful and violent than the real thing." unquietthings.com/a-vision-ecs...
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
From the Unquiet Things archives, A Vision Ecstatic: The Art of Noriyoshi Ohrai.
"It is said that moviegoers would comment that his illustrations of Godzilla looked even more powerful and violent than the real thing." unquietthings.com/a-vision-ecs...
"It is said that moviegoers would comment that his illustrations of Godzilla looked even more powerful and violent than the real thing." unquietthings.com/a-vision-ecs...
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For Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday: This 1969 Davis Meltzer illustration includes a pool and a ping-pong table on the moon.
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 PM
For Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday: This 1969 Davis Meltzer illustration includes a pool and a ping-pong table on the moon.
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#FrogFriday 🐸:
#Frog Stirrup Vessel (with bas relief corn stalks & painted beans!)
Moche culture, North Coast Peru, c.400 CE
Bi-chrome pottery, 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 8.5" H (21 x 14 x 21.6 cm)
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt #PeruvianArt
www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8089696...
#Frog Stirrup Vessel (with bas relief corn stalks & painted beans!)
Moche culture, North Coast Peru, c.400 CE
Bi-chrome pottery, 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 8.5" H (21 x 14 x 21.6 cm)
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt #PeruvianArt
www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8089696...
January 31, 2026 at 1:22 AM
#FrogFriday 🐸:
#Frog Stirrup Vessel (with bas relief corn stalks & painted beans!)
Moche culture, North Coast Peru, c.400 CE
Bi-chrome pottery, 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 8.5" H (21 x 14 x 21.6 cm)
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt #PeruvianArt
www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8089696...
#Frog Stirrup Vessel (with bas relief corn stalks & painted beans!)
Moche culture, North Coast Peru, c.400 CE
Bi-chrome pottery, 8.25" L x 5.5" W x 8.5" H (21 x 14 x 21.6 cm)
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt #PeruvianArt
www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8089696...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
the main thing i miss about having a garage is pretending like it's an airlock on a space station or ship.
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 AM
the main thing i miss about having a garage is pretending like it's an airlock on a space station or ship.
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Everything in the news right now is like the Blow Up the Moon sketch from Mr. Show. "The monkey wants to know why. Why did we collect millions of books just to destroy them? Haha..." (Bob Odenkirk looks worried)
Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Everything in the news right now is like the Blow Up the Moon sketch from Mr. Show. "The monkey wants to know why. Why did we collect millions of books just to destroy them? Haha..." (Bob Odenkirk looks worried)
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Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
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I'm reminded of a quote from Harlan County USA: "I'm ready to die, are you?"
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I'm reminded of a quote from Harlan County USA: "I'm ready to die, are you?"
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 23, 1910.
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 23, 1910.