Nicole
@inkonablock.bsky.social
30-something. Bi. Masshole. Artist & Designer & Photographer. Old House renovator.
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If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
December 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!
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A mass shooting has occurred at Brown University.
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
Brown University shooting latest: Multiple people shot as search underway for suspect
Suspect at large as Rhode Island Ivy League school reports ‘multiple shooting victims’ transported to nearby hospital
www.the-independent.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A mass shooting has occurred at Brown University.
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
Students received a text message reminding them to “run, hide or fight”.
This is America.
Remember this when Erika Kirk cried crocodile tears on her CBS Town Hall.
Remember Charlie saying children dying was an “acceptable price to pay”
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Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games Store. Mystery game is the next title buff.ly/HE94Ti2
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
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he's weak and he's flailing and he's never had less juice in his political life
know that, even as he does untold damage on the way down, we are going to win
know that, even as he does untold damage on the way down, we are going to win
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
he's weak and he's flailing and he's never had less juice in his political life
know that, even as he does untold damage on the way down, we are going to win
know that, even as he does untold damage on the way down, we are going to win
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every other publisher needs to pay attention to this
when i hit a link to a paywalled article, paying $2 to read it is exactly what i want
not a subscription, not your mailing list; just let me pay you a reasonable amount of money to read a single article!
when i hit a link to a paywalled article, paying $2 to read it is exactly what i want
not a subscription, not your mailing list; just let me pay you a reasonable amount of money to read a single article!
Yes, it is paywalled! And every time y'all point this out, we will reiterate that writers and artists deserve to be paid for their work. We are an independent publication run and owned by workers. Also A LOT OF OUR CONTENT IS FREE.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Paywalled
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
every other publisher needs to pay attention to this
when i hit a link to a paywalled article, paying $2 to read it is exactly what i want
not a subscription, not your mailing list; just let me pay you a reasonable amount of money to read a single article!
when i hit a link to a paywalled article, paying $2 to read it is exactly what i want
not a subscription, not your mailing list; just let me pay you a reasonable amount of money to read a single article!
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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The Cola Corporation celebrates the accomplishments of women in media 🇻🇳🎤
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The Cola Corporation celebrates the accomplishments of women in media 🇻🇳🎤
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
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Dry swallowing pepcid but like in a really hot way
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dry swallowing pepcid but like in a really hot way
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Hey, hey jalabrainos and otherwise neurospiky folk:
Have you always been told at work/school/elsewhere that you're *so* organized, but your home space is a hellscape?
That *may* be your traumatized people pleasing self focusing on everyone else, but you're a person too!
Have you always been told at work/school/elsewhere that you're *so* organized, but your home space is a hellscape?
That *may* be your traumatized people pleasing self focusing on everyone else, but you're a person too!
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Hey, hey jalabrainos and otherwise neurospiky folk:
Have you always been told at work/school/elsewhere that you're *so* organized, but your home space is a hellscape?
That *may* be your traumatized people pleasing self focusing on everyone else, but you're a person too!
Have you always been told at work/school/elsewhere that you're *so* organized, but your home space is a hellscape?
That *may* be your traumatized people pleasing self focusing on everyone else, but you're a person too!
you should be able to test out of security training at work like you can test out of certain classes in school. give me the test about insider threats at the beginning and if i pass, i can skip the pain and suffering that is this training video.
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
you should be able to test out of security training at work like you can test out of certain classes in school. give me the test about insider threats at the beginning and if i pass, i can skip the pain and suffering that is this training video.
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a dingo pupy christmas - patreon.com/wolfpupy
December 24, 2024 at 3:10 PM
a dingo pupy christmas - patreon.com/wolfpupy
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
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Since this year of all years I think skipping the big stores and shopping small businesses is a great thing, I asked my discord community to give me links to their shops!
view.flodesk.com/emails/69274...
Please link to your own shops in the replies, and show us some pics of your favorite items!
view.flodesk.com/emails/69274...
Please link to your own shops in the replies, and show us some pics of your favorite items!
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Since this year of all years I think skipping the big stores and shopping small businesses is a great thing, I asked my discord community to give me links to their shops!
view.flodesk.com/emails/69274...
Please link to your own shops in the replies, and show us some pics of your favorite items!
view.flodesk.com/emails/69274...
Please link to your own shops in the replies, and show us some pics of your favorite items!
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you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
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If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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yup, it was on. Do not like. I unchecked the box.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
yup, it was on. Do not like. I unchecked the box.
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do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
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Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.