Pete Grant
@batsoup.bsky.social
Father, husband, artist, professional designer. Anti-fascist American.
Sometimes I draw or fumble around on my bass and sometimes I’ll post.
Sometimes I draw or fumble around on my bass and sometimes I’ll post.
Disney sent a survey asking why I’d recently cancelled their service. I had to check “other” for every question and write volumes, but each thing I wrote was essentially like the first answer I gave:
October 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Disney sent a survey asking why I’d recently cancelled their service. I had to check “other” for every question and write volumes, but each thing I wrote was essentially like the first answer I gave:
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
Watching a NASA press conference announcing they may have found evidence of ancient life on Mars. Specifically, and I’m paraphrasing, leftovers from some sort of meal, possibly excretions from a microbial organism. In other words, the first evidence of extraterrestrial life could literally be shit.
September 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Watching a NASA press conference announcing they may have found evidence of ancient life on Mars. Specifically, and I’m paraphrasing, leftovers from some sort of meal, possibly excretions from a microbial organism. In other words, the first evidence of extraterrestrial life could literally be shit.
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Out today: a new 4K release of a classic that's far, far better than the remake. #filmsky 📽️ @criterion.bsky.social www.criterion.com/films/543-hi...
September 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Out today: a new 4K release of a classic that's far, far better than the remake. #filmsky 📽️ @criterion.bsky.social www.criterion.com/films/543-hi...
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if you work in visuals of any kind, if you love movies, if you love smart people talking about what they know... ya welcome :) enjoy! Visions of Light • The Art of Cinematography •1992 HD youtu.be/ivYs25DHGdo?... via @YouTube
Visions of Light • The Art of Cinematography •1992 HD
YouTube video by Michael J. White
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August 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
if you work in visuals of any kind, if you love movies, if you love smart people talking about what they know... ya welcome :) enjoy! Visions of Light • The Art of Cinematography •1992 HD youtu.be/ivYs25DHGdo?... via @YouTube
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January 2023, the site I wrote for decided arthouse wasn't clicky enough, a PACIFICTION review was killed before it ran, and I was out of a job. Here's my first written review since then, for Roberto Minervini's THE DAMNED. Plz click.
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"The Damned" is a very quiet war movie
Roberto Minervini knows it’s bad here, and how we got here, and he’s not even from here.
An Italian writer-director who’s lived in the United States for quite some time, much of it spent working in T...
sluggish.ghost.io
August 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
January 2023, the site I wrote for decided arthouse wasn't clicky enough, a PACIFICTION review was killed before it ran, and I was out of a job. Here's my first written review since then, for Roberto Minervini's THE DAMNED. Plz click.
sluggish.ghost.io/the-damned-i...
sluggish.ghost.io/the-damned-i...
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i'm a million dollar mermaid
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sluggish.ghost.io/the-pool-is-...
The pool is my friend
Arrival 6:10am. Two large pools on the roof of a recently-built facility located right behind a library, glamorously adjacent to an upscale seafood restaurant where someone once tried to start shit wi...
sluggish.ghost.io
August 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
i'm a million dollar mermaid
sluggish.ghost.io/the-pool-is-...
sluggish.ghost.io/the-pool-is-...
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You know that scene in an action movie when the bad guy runs through the kitchen of a restaurant and pulls down all the pots and pans behind him to slow down his pursuers? We're in that part of the Trump presidency.
July 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
You know that scene in an action movie when the bad guy runs through the kitchen of a restaurant and pulls down all the pots and pans behind him to slow down his pursuers? We're in that part of the Trump presidency.
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Roland Reisley is the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright, still living in the Usonian home designed by the famed architect. Even after 73 years, he told NPR, he still marvels at the beauty of the home.
What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101-year-old knows
Roland Reisley is the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright, still living in the Usonian home designed by the famed architect. Even after 73 years, he told NPR, he still marvels at the beauty of the home.
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July 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Roland Reisley is the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright, still living in the Usonian home designed by the famed architect. Even after 73 years, he told NPR, he still marvels at the beauty of the home.
Translation: AI represents an incredible opportunity to further screw artists and artisans so executives can gobble up some extra cash
Also, using AI to reproduce a seminal work of art that was created by and actual human mind and body. Sarandos is proud of this enough to spotlight it as a virtue.
Also, using AI to reproduce a seminal work of art that was created by and actual human mind and body. Sarandos is proud of this enough to spotlight it as a virtue.
Netflix boss Ted Sarandos says they used generative AI for the first time to cut costs on their sci-fi show 'The Eternaut'
"AI represents an incredible opportunity to help creators make films and series better — not just cheaper"
"AI represents an incredible opportunity to help creators make films and series better — not just cheaper"
July 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Translation: AI represents an incredible opportunity to further screw artists and artisans so executives can gobble up some extra cash
Also, using AI to reproduce a seminal work of art that was created by and actual human mind and body. Sarandos is proud of this enough to spotlight it as a virtue.
Also, using AI to reproduce a seminal work of art that was created by and actual human mind and body. Sarandos is proud of this enough to spotlight it as a virtue.
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I saw Flavor Flav in the mirror
July 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I saw Flavor Flav in the mirror
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WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
June 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Got to stay on these fucking deadbeats.
Please contact your 2 senators and 1 representative in Congress. Tell them that we will not "get over" losing Medicaid *or* the ACA.
Ask everyone you know to do so as well.
Call 202-224-3121
Or use 5calls.org
acasignups.net/25/05/23/sta...
Ask everyone you know to do so as well.
Call 202-224-3121
Or use 5calls.org
acasignups.net/25/05/23/sta...
State by state: The ~46 million Americans whose healthcare is threatened by the GOP's budget bill
With all the understandable focus on Congressional Republicans efforts to effectively end Medicaid coverage for nearly 21 million Americans enrolled via ACA expansion, there's been much less attention...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Got to stay on these fucking deadbeats.
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hi, folks from new jersey!
if you tap into the quoted thread, there’s a call script that you can use to help andy kim do his job! it explains both the language of the budget bill that would strip healthcare from trans people & how to challenge it.
give him a call and let him know what’s up.
if you tap into the quoted thread, there’s a call script that you can use to help andy kim do his job! it explains both the language of the budget bill that would strip healthcare from trans people & how to challenge it.
give him a call and let him know what’s up.
June 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
hi, folks from new jersey!
if you tap into the quoted thread, there’s a call script that you can use to help andy kim do his job! it explains both the language of the budget bill that would strip healthcare from trans people & how to challenge it.
give him a call and let him know what’s up.
if you tap into the quoted thread, there’s a call script that you can use to help andy kim do his job! it explains both the language of the budget bill that would strip healthcare from trans people & how to challenge it.
give him a call and let him know what’s up.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul inside 26 Federal Plaza now, seeking answers from DHS/ICE about the arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, who is still being detained. @thecity.nyc "How long is this going to take, I don't think he has a long rap sheet," Hochul says to agents.
June 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
NY Governor Kathy Hochul inside 26 Federal Plaza now, seeking answers from DHS/ICE about the arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, who is still being detained. @thecity.nyc "How long is this going to take, I don't think he has a long rap sheet," Hochul says to agents.
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Assassins dress like cops & the secret police wear masks and no ID
June 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Assassins dress like cops & the secret police wear masks and no ID
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ICE and The National Guard would like to ask for your patience and cooperation as they attempt to terrorize and intimidate the civilian population. Thank you.
June 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ICE and The National Guard would like to ask for your patience and cooperation as they attempt to terrorize and intimidate the civilian population. Thank you.
“Tchaikovsky and His Beard Enjoy a Yellow Check Ensemble”
Quick digital paint, this time in an Adobe Fresco. I think I may prefer Procreate.
#adobeFresco #digitalArt #notAI
Quick digital paint, this time in an Adobe Fresco. I think I may prefer Procreate.
#adobeFresco #digitalArt #notAI
June 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Tchaikovsky and His Beard Enjoy a Yellow Check Ensemble”
Quick digital paint, this time in an Adobe Fresco. I think I may prefer Procreate.
#adobeFresco #digitalArt #notAI
Quick digital paint, this time in an Adobe Fresco. I think I may prefer Procreate.
#adobeFresco #digitalArt #notAI
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ok i made a starter pack my first one tbh
May 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
ok i made a starter pack my first one tbh
Continuing my attempt to compel the Apple Pencil and iPad into feeling just like any other tactile media. Still feels odd. Uncanny valley of touch and stroke.
Whatever. My latest attempt. (Source is a photo from Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City) #Procreate #digitalArt
Whatever. My latest attempt. (Source is a photo from Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City) #Procreate #digitalArt
May 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Continuing my attempt to compel the Apple Pencil and iPad into feeling just like any other tactile media. Still feels odd. Uncanny valley of touch and stroke.
Whatever. My latest attempt. (Source is a photo from Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City) #Procreate #digitalArt
Whatever. My latest attempt. (Source is a photo from Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City) #Procreate #digitalArt
I’m with the radicals.
“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
May 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I’m with the radicals.