Sean McKnight
@ynot1989.bsky.social
(He/Him)
Cartographer, Writer, Futurist, multiverse traveler. BLM / ACAB 🇺🇦
Patreon: http://patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
dA: ynot1989.deviantart.com
Beehiiv: https://sean-mcknight.beehiiv.com/
Cartographer, Writer, Futurist, multiverse traveler. BLM / ACAB 🇺🇦
Patreon: http://patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
dA: ynot1989.deviantart.com
Beehiiv: https://sean-mcknight.beehiiv.com/
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Sean McKnight
@ynot1989.bsky.social
· Jan 15
I'm Sean McKnight, I make #maps, #flags, and stories of worlds that never were or are yet to be.
And I'm taking #commissions
#cartography #worldbuilding #alternatehistory #scifi
Gallery: deviantart.com/ynot1989
Patreon: patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
And I'm taking #commissions
#cartography #worldbuilding #alternatehistory #scifi
Gallery: deviantart.com/ynot1989
Patreon: patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
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time to pass out a bunch of “fell for it again” awards bsky.app/profile/sbag...
It's also related to this good Ben Smith piece, which persuasively showed that Trump never cared about breaking up concentrated corporate power, in the media or otherwise. He just wanted to take it over and deploy it to his ends. More American Gleichschaltung. www.semafor.com/article/02/1...
View: How the Trump administration learned to stop worrying and love big business
Many analysts still don’t understand how foundational Republican complaints about censorship are to contemporary politics.
www.semafor.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
time to pass out a bunch of “fell for it again” awards bsky.app/profile/sbag...
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A lovely book-o-dragons is currently running on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/saw...
By @sawyerleeart.bsky.social who is a good egg.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/saw...
By @sawyerleeart.bsky.social who is a good egg.
Dragonslayer Codex: Unslain Dragons
A fully illustrated manual documenting the elusive and unslain dragons of the Dragonslayer Codex.
www.kickstarter.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A lovely book-o-dragons is currently running on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/saw...
By @sawyerleeart.bsky.social who is a good egg.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/saw...
By @sawyerleeart.bsky.social who is a good egg.
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Knights tend to come paired with horses.
Happy Lunar New Year to all those who observe, enjoy some Horse Art.
ladiesoftheknightcomic.com for more knight and horse shenanigans.
Happy Lunar New Year to all those who observe, enjoy some Horse Art.
ladiesoftheknightcomic.com for more knight and horse shenanigans.
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Knights tend to come paired with horses.
Happy Lunar New Year to all those who observe, enjoy some Horse Art.
ladiesoftheknightcomic.com for more knight and horse shenanigans.
Happy Lunar New Year to all those who observe, enjoy some Horse Art.
ladiesoftheknightcomic.com for more knight and horse shenanigans.
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A few rearrangements of existing parts. I'm honestly a bit sad that these will have to be made into PBR-ed models eventually. But this is also a stylistic breakthrough--we were really struggling to get something that really fit the vibe And I think we've finally found it.
February 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
A few rearrangements of existing parts. I'm honestly a bit sad that these will have to be made into PBR-ed models eventually. But this is also a stylistic breakthrough--we were really struggling to get something that really fit the vibe And I think we've finally found it.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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TORONTO!
Gird your loins and gather your party members - infinite adventure awaits at the bottom of the ENDLESS DUNGEON, coming to your fair city May 21st!
Presale begins 2/18 at 10 AM ET.
I’ll see you there.
Gird your loins and gather your party members - infinite adventure awaits at the bottom of the ENDLESS DUNGEON, coming to your fair city May 21st!
Presale begins 2/18 at 10 AM ET.
I’ll see you there.
February 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
TORONTO!
Gird your loins and gather your party members - infinite adventure awaits at the bottom of the ENDLESS DUNGEON, coming to your fair city May 21st!
Presale begins 2/18 at 10 AM ET.
I’ll see you there.
Gird your loins and gather your party members - infinite adventure awaits at the bottom of the ENDLESS DUNGEON, coming to your fair city May 21st!
Presale begins 2/18 at 10 AM ET.
I’ll see you there.
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Now the first real version: The F.O.R.G.E. station marks the beginning of a new chapter for me in the field of space exploration. The First Orbital Research & Gateway for Exploration - Station is used to explore space without the disruptive influences of light, air, and atmosphere on Earth.
February 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Now the first real version: The F.O.R.G.E. station marks the beginning of a new chapter for me in the field of space exploration. The First Orbital Research & Gateway for Exploration - Station is used to explore space without the disruptive influences of light, air, and atmosphere on Earth.
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Civil rights figures like Jesse Jackson are why black feminists are theorized intersectionality: he might have forged a multi-racial coalition but black woman weren’t always in that coalition. Complicated man, complicated politics.
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Civil rights figures like Jesse Jackson are why black feminists are theorized intersectionality: he might have forged a multi-racial coalition but black woman weren’t always in that coalition. Complicated man, complicated politics.
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
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Heard an interview today where a guy said (and I'm paraphrasing) "LLMs have had years to train on every aspect of chess, read every book and article about it, review every match, but when they play, they STILL makes illegal moves. That tells you everything."
And.
Yup.
And.
Yup.
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Heard an interview today where a guy said (and I'm paraphrasing) "LLMs have had years to train on every aspect of chess, read every book and article about it, review every match, but when they play, they STILL makes illegal moves. That tells you everything."
And.
Yup.
And.
Yup.
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In the year WC010, the A7V Stormwalker became the first tankhead to be deployed into combat. The armored giants striding onto the battlefield caused shock and awe on both sides as the Kyzerians managed to hide their prototypes and experiments from the Alliance up to that point.
February 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
In the year WC010, the A7V Stormwalker became the first tankhead to be deployed into combat. The armored giants striding onto the battlefield caused shock and awe on both sides as the Kyzerians managed to hide their prototypes and experiments from the Alliance up to that point.
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she didn’t throw trans people under the bus and she thinks republicans are the scum of the earth and that’s good enough for me
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
she didn’t throw trans people under the bus and she thinks republicans are the scum of the earth and that’s good enough for me
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AOC being personable and friendly to other Dems isn't discussed as an asset the way for example Biden's senate relationships was but being pleasant and charming tends to get you places!
February 17, 2026 at 3:48 AM
AOC being personable and friendly to other Dems isn't discussed as an asset the way for example Biden's senate relationships was but being pleasant and charming tends to get you places!
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Full timeline here:
The Spite of LBJ and the Carter Coalition by YNot1989 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Full timeline here:
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I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
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Well said.
Opinion | What We Lost When We Lost U.S.A.I.D.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Well said.
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I've made this same case years ago when debunking the Apollo Hoax clowns. They're dipped up to their ears, but other people are listening.
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I've made this same case years ago when debunking the Apollo Hoax clowns. They're dipped up to their ears, but other people are listening.
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Happy #MapMonday with this commission made by @matthewstien.bsky.social of an alternate Europe ca 1870.
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Happy #MapMonday with this commission made by @matthewstien.bsky.social of an alternate Europe ca 1870.
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
#cartography #commissions #alternatehistory
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Oh its Presidents' Day? Well how about a bit of #alternatehistory where LBJ didn't drop out of the 1968 Election, ended First Past the Post out of spite, and laid the foundation for a very different American political system.
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Oh its Presidents' Day? Well how about a bit of #alternatehistory where LBJ didn't drop out of the 1968 Election, ended First Past the Post out of spite, and laid the foundation for a very different American political system.
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Mongol Empire -> Tzarkhanate -> Tzardom of Muscovy -> Empire of Great Ruthenia
February 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Mongol Empire -> Tzarkhanate -> Tzardom of Muscovy -> Empire of Great Ruthenia