RustingDragoon
@exileddragoon.bsky.social
Graphic designer, illustrator, writer, and novice animator. GAI & NFT bros, go chew on rocks.
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Weird how when a Trump supporter, white supremacist, and reportedly, a former member of Turning Point USA shot up Florida State University (FSU) several months ago and killed two people - there wasn't the same national conversation about "political violence." www.mediaite.com/news/mass-sh...
September 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Weird how when a Trump supporter, white supremacist, and reportedly, a former member of Turning Point USA shot up Florida State University (FSU) several months ago and killed two people - there wasn't the same national conversation about "political violence." www.mediaite.com/news/mass-sh...
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An oldie that I've never posted here
September 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
An oldie that I've never posted here
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Wow!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors in class action lawsuit for pirating their works www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
www.wired.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wow!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
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Ahri Immortalized Legend
September 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ahri Immortalized Legend
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The truth is creatives don't actually create for themselves, no matter what we say.
We create because something in the world moved us to pull the threads of creation and weave something beautiful we hope connects us to others.
We create to live. To breathe. To exist. To commune. To share.
We create because something in the world moved us to pull the threads of creation and weave something beautiful we hope connects us to others.
We create to live. To breathe. To exist. To commune. To share.
September 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The truth is creatives don't actually create for themselves, no matter what we say.
We create because something in the world moved us to pull the threads of creation and weave something beautiful we hope connects us to others.
We create to live. To breathe. To exist. To commune. To share.
We create because something in the world moved us to pull the threads of creation and weave something beautiful we hope connects us to others.
We create to live. To breathe. To exist. To commune. To share.
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"This is an encroachment on everything we signed up for, and it feels like a violation.”
“They just see us as little toy soldiers to put on the street to show some muscle.”
Alex, a National Guard recruiter who requested anonymity to speak freely, told Mother Jones that the DC mission has deterred potential recruits and pushed soldiers to their breaking points.
Alex, a National Guard recruiter who requested anonymity to speak freely, told Mother Jones that the DC mission has deterred potential recruits and pushed soldiers to their breaking points.
The National Guard soldier pissed about Trump’s DC takeover
“This is an encroachment on everything we signed up for and it feels like a violation.”
www.motherjones.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"This is an encroachment on everything we signed up for, and it feels like a violation.”
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The Left needs to treat RFK Jr the way the right treated Dr. Fauci
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Left needs to treat RFK Jr the way the right treated Dr. Fauci
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The reason left-wing subcultures so often end up being extraordinarily unpleasant and dysfunctional is because they almost always devolve into people competing to perform the best and most stirring ritual recitation of the Consensus Correct Viewpoint on every single issue.
September 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The reason left-wing subcultures so often end up being extraordinarily unpleasant and dysfunctional is because they almost always devolve into people competing to perform the best and most stirring ritual recitation of the Consensus Correct Viewpoint on every single issue.
I really wish there were more refined filters and tag options folks could put up. Folks should be able to post damn near anything they want, I just want the option to also not be subjected to it just because I like NSFW content...
August 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I really wish there were more refined filters and tag options folks could put up. Folks should be able to post damn near anything they want, I just want the option to also not be subjected to it just because I like NSFW content...
What do we expect from the guy who openly detects those in uniform. 'Suckers & losers', it's remarkable what supposed patriots overlooked to vote for thus guy.
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
August 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
What do we expect from the guy who openly detects those in uniform. 'Suckers & losers', it's remarkable what supposed patriots overlooked to vote for thus guy.
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If you're in the states, the Better Business Bureau is your friend
Oh my gosh, getting in touch with the BBB WORKED. PayPal is restoring my account and I should have access to my money again.
If you are in the US or deal with the US PayPal and your account is randomly, without warning, and without explanation closed down, file a complaint with the BBB!
If you are in the US or deal with the US PayPal and your account is randomly, without warning, and without explanation closed down, file a complaint with the BBB!
August 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
If you're in the states, the Better Business Bureau is your friend
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Why are so many AI people trying to get into hobbies they absolutely despise? "Fuck reading just give me the summary", Fuck art just make it for me", "I got ideas but fuck actually writing" like??? Maybe just find something you enjoy doing and do that?????
August 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Why are so many AI people trying to get into hobbies they absolutely despise? "Fuck reading just give me the summary", Fuck art just make it for me", "I got ideas but fuck actually writing" like??? Maybe just find something you enjoy doing and do that?????
I hate that folks' rebuttal to, "I don't recognize this country anymore" w/ snarky, "It's always been this way." Nobody ever suggested America was a paradise, but it was for a long time a place that was getting better for everyone.
August 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I hate that folks' rebuttal to, "I don't recognize this country anymore" w/ snarky, "It's always been this way." Nobody ever suggested America was a paradise, but it was for a long time a place that was getting better for everyone.
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Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
August 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
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I think one of the things people misunderstand about being anti-ChatGPT and related products is that they are being forced into institutions and other products and services in ways that affect all of our lives whether they work or *not* and we will all have to deal with the consequences
August 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think one of the things people misunderstand about being anti-ChatGPT and related products is that they are being forced into institutions and other products and services in ways that affect all of our lives whether they work or *not* and we will all have to deal with the consequences
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8/24/25💡Independence Day, Kharkiv, ignoring constant danger for one evening of singing🙏🇺🇦🙏
August 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
8/24/25💡Independence Day, Kharkiv, ignoring constant danger for one evening of singing🙏🇺🇦🙏
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Remember how in 2015 the conspiratards thought Obama was going to use FEMA to set up concentration camps?
Then Trump actually created them in Florida and El Salvador.
Then Trump actually created them in Florida and El Salvador.
August 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Remember how in 2015 the conspiratards thought Obama was going to use FEMA to set up concentration camps?
Then Trump actually created them in Florida and El Salvador.
Then Trump actually created them in Florida and El Salvador.
What if, maybe, someone actually just made a company that catered specifically to NSFW content and products? What's stopping this from happening?
August 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What if, maybe, someone actually just made a company that catered specifically to NSFW content and products? What's stopping this from happening?
So I have been playing the indie game 'Slay the Princess' by @blacktabbygames.com it is an absolute work of art. Between its charming visual direction, great voice acting and brilliant writing I went in expecting this spooky choose your own adventure and walked away deeply moved by it all.
August 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So I have been playing the indie game 'Slay the Princess' by @blacktabbygames.com it is an absolute work of art. Between its charming visual direction, great voice acting and brilliant writing I went in expecting this spooky choose your own adventure and walked away deeply moved by it all.
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Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an 'intimidation' tactic
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
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There has never been a better and easier time in history to learn how to draw or paint. There are thousands, millions of tutorials for every art style. Free apps. Cheap tablets. Pencil and paper. Videos, text, audio, if you wanna learn how to do art the only barrier is your fear of failure.
August 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
There has never been a better and easier time in history to learn how to draw or paint. There are thousands, millions of tutorials for every art style. Free apps. Cheap tablets. Pencil and paper. Videos, text, audio, if you wanna learn how to do art the only barrier is your fear of failure.
Ya know, I'll be pretty pissed if the Democrat who runs for office isn't running on a literal revenge platform. It 2as a mistake for Obama not to hold members of the Bush Admin responsible for lying us into Iraq, and it was a mistake for Biden to not hold Trump accountable when he could.
August 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Ya know, I'll be pretty pissed if the Democrat who runs for office isn't running on a literal revenge platform. It 2as a mistake for Obama not to hold members of the Bush Admin responsible for lying us into Iraq, and it was a mistake for Biden to not hold Trump accountable when he could.
As someone who enjoys NSFW content, I follow a lot of artists who also draw stuff that's just not my jam. Do I leave negative comments? No, I'm not the center of the world, I'm not their rich patron, I just scroll on.
I do wish there were better tagging systems, though.
I do wish there were better tagging systems, though.
August 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
As someone who enjoys NSFW content, I follow a lot of artists who also draw stuff that's just not my jam. Do I leave negative comments? No, I'm not the center of the world, I'm not their rich patron, I just scroll on.
I do wish there were better tagging systems, though.
I do wish there were better tagging systems, though.
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