Mervi Eskelinen
@mervi.art
Artist, illustrator, sorcerer, poet from Finland. Raised by cats. Very leftist. Art, meditation, journaling, comics, poems, movies, tv, politics, life stuffs. No ai/nft. 🏳️⚧️ they/them
Web: mervi.art
Patreon: patreon.com/merviart
YT: youtube.com/@merviart
Web: mervi.art
Patreon: patreon.com/merviart
YT: youtube.com/@merviart
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Why and how I make art daily without burning out & little sketchbook tours
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New video! Why and how I make art daily without burning out. Also showing some sketchbook stuff. #art #artist #artists #creativity #sketchbook #sketchbooktour #sketchbookart #artvideo #video #vlog #vlogger #artvlog #youtube
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Almost half the US economy is now based on Nvidia selling GPUs to itself using other companies as proxies
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Almost half the US economy is now based on Nvidia selling GPUs to itself using other companies as proxies
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Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
Winchester '73 (1950) is very western.
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Winchester '73 (1950) is very western.
Some strange lady came to tell me her whole life story at the nearby mall. Apparently I seem approachable even when I’m wearing a mask and scrolling my phone.
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some strange lady came to tell me her whole life story at the nearby mall. Apparently I seem approachable even when I’m wearing a mask and scrolling my phone.
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You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
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Luonnonsuojeluliiton mukaan riistakeskus on myöntänyt kymmenen poikkeuslupaa ilman todellisia tai hakemuksessa kuvattuja vahinkoja. Liiton mukaan ilmoitetut vahingot eivät pitäneet paikkaansa eikä niitä ollut merkitty asianmukaisesti riistavahinkorekisteriin.
Luonnonsuojeluliitto: Poikkeuslupia suden metsästykseen on myönnetty väärin perustein – Riistakeskus kiistää syytökset
Suomen luonnonsuojeluliiton mukaan 27 poikkeuslupapäätöstä oli lupaehtojen mukaisia. Liiton mielestä 10 lupaa susien tappamiseen oli myönnetty ilman lainmukaisia perusteita.
yle.fi
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Luonnonsuojeluliiton mukaan riistakeskus on myöntänyt kymmenen poikkeuslupaa ilman todellisia tai hakemuksessa kuvattuja vahinkoja. Liiton mukaan ilmoitetut vahingot eivät pitäneet paikkaansa eikä niitä ollut merkitty asianmukaisesti riistavahinkorekisteriin.
This seems like a problem.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This seems like a problem.
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Friends, I hate to ask but I need some help please 🙏 I urgently need a new temp quarantine space.
If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
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If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
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Quarantine Cages for Cat Care Network | CAT CARE NETWORK (Powered by Donorbox)
donorbox.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Friends, I hate to ask but I need some help please 🙏 I urgently need a new temp quarantine space.
If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
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If you have a little extra would you consider donating toward heavy-duty cages? Thank you for considering!
donorbox.org/ccn-quaranti...
(Also check out my new logo! 🤩🥳)
1/🧵
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Happy Weekend from adoptable kitty, Thumper! Look at this snuggly sweetie pie! Thumper loves her lap cuddles and she is going to be a super forever family member. This teddy bear is 4 years old and she is looking to be the one and only animal in her child free forever home. Thumper’s adoption
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Happy Weekend from adoptable kitty, Thumper! Look at this snuggly sweetie pie! Thumper loves her lap cuddles and she is going to be a super forever family member. This teddy bear is 4 years old and she is looking to be the one and only animal in her child free forever home. Thumper’s adoption
But then again, don’t we all have a little crush on Mamdani?
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
But then again, don’t we all have a little crush on Mamdani?
Very predictable.
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Very predictable.
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Old animal art! I’m almost always down to do pet portraits like these.
#Art #ArtSky #PetPortraits #AnimalArt
#Art #ArtSky #PetPortraits #AnimalArt
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Old animal art! I’m almost always down to do pet portraits like these.
#Art #ArtSky #PetPortraits #AnimalArt
#Art #ArtSky #PetPortraits #AnimalArt
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This guy checked out our balcony. Couldn’t catch a photo so I painted him in my daily sketchbook instead. #art #artist #artists #animalart #natureart #sketchbook #sketchbookart #drawing #watercolour #artjournal #birdart #dailyart
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This guy checked out our balcony. Couldn’t catch a photo so I painted him in my daily sketchbook instead. #art #artist #artists #animalart #natureart #sketchbook #sketchbookart #drawing #watercolour #artjournal #birdart #dailyart
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It’s hard to believe but the Auto Club family— mama Porsche & her now 7-month old kittens Ferrari, Mercedes, and Bentley— have had no applications. Not one for any of them. They’ve been growing up together in foster care, shy at first & needing a quiet home. Elkton, MD Apply crits4cats.petfinder.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It’s hard to believe but the Auto Club family— mama Porsche & her now 7-month old kittens Ferrari, Mercedes, and Bentley— have had no applications. Not one for any of them. They’ve been growing up together in foster care, shy at first & needing a quiet home. Elkton, MD Apply crits4cats.petfinder.com
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Hallituspuolueen edustajat haukkuvat #SKaupat SS-kaupoiksi ja heille haistatan jokaiselle pitkät paskat. 💩
Suosittelen lahjoittamaan S-kauppojen verkkokaupan kautta hyväntekeväisyyttä vähävaraisille lapsille ja nuorille.
Ostettiin mukava setti lämpimiä vaatteita.
www.prisma.fi/artikkelit/h...
Suosittelen lahjoittamaan S-kauppojen verkkokaupan kautta hyväntekeväisyyttä vähävaraisille lapsille ja nuorille.
Ostettiin mukava setti lämpimiä vaatteita.
www.prisma.fi/artikkelit/h...
Anna joululahja lapsiperheelle Hope-keräyksen kautta | Artikkelit | Prisma.fi-verkkokauppa
Prisma.fi:ssä lahjoitetut tuotteet toimitetaan Hopen kautta vähävaraisille lapsiperheille valitsemallasi paikkakunnalla. Kampanja alkaa 18.11. ja on käynnissä 3.12. asti.
www.prisma.fi
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hallituspuolueen edustajat haukkuvat #SKaupat SS-kaupoiksi ja heille haistatan jokaiselle pitkät paskat. 💩
Suosittelen lahjoittamaan S-kauppojen verkkokaupan kautta hyväntekeväisyyttä vähävaraisille lapsille ja nuorille.
Ostettiin mukava setti lämpimiä vaatteita.
www.prisma.fi/artikkelit/h...
Suosittelen lahjoittamaan S-kauppojen verkkokaupan kautta hyväntekeväisyyttä vähävaraisille lapsille ja nuorille.
Ostettiin mukava setti lämpimiä vaatteita.
www.prisma.fi/artikkelit/h...
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When "I won't vote for somebody who doesn't support trans people" is considered a hostage taking purity test
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
When "I won't vote for somebody who doesn't support trans people" is considered a hostage taking purity test
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
but "I won't vote for somebody who DOES support trans people" is NOT considered a hostage-taking purity test
then we aren't against hostage taking, we're just choosing our preferred hostage
”AI has been done to us these last three years, and when it collapses, its architects can’t be allowed to cheerfully walk away from the rubble. There must be a reckoning.”
i’ve read a lot of smart predictions about what happens when the AI bubble bursts, but they all left me dissatisfied.
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
i wanted something that captured what *could* happen, if we use this crisis as an opportunity.
www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
What could happen when the AI bubble bursts - The Dart
Crisis creates opportunity, and when the AI bubble bursts, there will be a chance for a reckoning for tech-driven capitalism.
www.thedart.co
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
”AI has been done to us these last three years, and when it collapses, its architects can’t be allowed to cheerfully walk away from the rubble. There must be a reckoning.”
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
Have you noticed how people keep saying AI or LLM’s clearly have benefits, but never can give any exact and realistic examples of those benefits?
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Have you noticed how people keep saying AI or LLM’s clearly have benefits, but never can give any exact and realistic examples of those benefits?
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"When people rely on large language models to summarize information on a topic for them, they tend to develop shallower knowledge about it compared to learning through a standard Google search."
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"When people rely on large language models to summarize information on a topic for them, they tend to develop shallower knowledge about it compared to learning through a standard Google search."
This guy checked out our balcony. Couldn’t catch a photo so I painted him in my daily sketchbook instead. #art #artist #artists #animalart #natureart #sketchbook #sketchbookart #drawing #watercolour #artjournal #birdart #dailyart
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This guy checked out our balcony. Couldn’t catch a photo so I painted him in my daily sketchbook instead. #art #artist #artists #animalart #natureart #sketchbook #sketchbookart #drawing #watercolour #artjournal #birdart #dailyart
People in power seem to get more and more violent. Are they afraid or just drunk of power?
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
People in power seem to get more and more violent. Are they afraid or just drunk of power?
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Mikään ei ole hallitukselle yhtä tärkeää kuin eläinten rääkkääminen ja tappaminen huvin vuoksi.
Ei ihmisten hyvinvointi, koulutus tai terveys, ei turvallisuus tai vakaa yhteiskunta, ei talous eikä toimeentulo, eivätkä edes ihmisoikeudet ja edes oikeus elämään.
yle.fi/a/74-20195174
Ei ihmisten hyvinvointi, koulutus tai terveys, ei turvallisuus tai vakaa yhteiskunta, ei talous eikä toimeentulo, eivätkä edes ihmisoikeudet ja edes oikeus elämään.
yle.fi/a/74-20195174
Hallitus sallii suden metsästyksen vuoden 2026 alusta
Hallitus perustelee muutosta kansalaisten kasvaneilla huolilla susista ja suurpedoista.
yle.fi
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Mikään ei ole hallitukselle yhtä tärkeää kuin eläinten rääkkääminen ja tappaminen huvin vuoksi.
Ei ihmisten hyvinvointi, koulutus tai terveys, ei turvallisuus tai vakaa yhteiskunta, ei talous eikä toimeentulo, eivätkä edes ihmisoikeudet ja edes oikeus elämään.
yle.fi/a/74-20195174
Ei ihmisten hyvinvointi, koulutus tai terveys, ei turvallisuus tai vakaa yhteiskunta, ei talous eikä toimeentulo, eivätkä edes ihmisoikeudet ja edes oikeus elämään.
yle.fi/a/74-20195174
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Muistissa on vielä kuinka Keskisarjan annettiin YLEllä kiihottaa kansanryhmää vastaan puoli tuntia ja siitä tehdyillä rikosilmoituksilla poliisi pyyhki persettään. Yhä uudelleen poliisi todistaa tätä fasismiaan eri muodoissa.
"Esiselvityksensä perusteella poliisi on päättänyt aloittaa esitutkinnan".
"Esiselvityksensä perusteella poliisi on päättänyt aloittaa esitutkinnan".
Poliisi epäilee vasemmistonuorten puheenjohtajaa kiihottamisesta kansanryhmää vastaan
Vasemmistonuorten puheenjohtaja Pinja Vuorinen julkaisi 8.11. Instagram-tilillään tekstin, josta on tehty useita rikosilmoituksia.
yle.fi
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Muistissa on vielä kuinka Keskisarjan annettiin YLEllä kiihottaa kansanryhmää vastaan puoli tuntia ja siitä tehdyillä rikosilmoituksilla poliisi pyyhki persettään. Yhä uudelleen poliisi todistaa tätä fasismiaan eri muodoissa.
"Esiselvityksensä perusteella poliisi on päättänyt aloittaa esitutkinnan".
"Esiselvityksensä perusteella poliisi on päättänyt aloittaa esitutkinnan".