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Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
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The U.S.’s largest estuary is showing signs of revival. Once written off as a dead zone, water clarity in Chesapeake Bay has improved, underwater grasses are expanding, and crab populations are steadier thanks to decades of pollution controls. Nature buff.ly/morNFth
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Reviving the Old Bay
To undo centuries of damage in the Chesapeake Bay, six states are fixing forests, farms, city runoff, wetlands, rivers and oyster reefs across this massive watershed.
buff.ly
September 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The U.S.’s largest estuary is showing signs of revival. Once written off as a dead zone, water clarity in Chesapeake Bay has improved, underwater grasses are expanding, and crab populations are steadier thanks to decades of pollution controls. Nature buff.ly/morNFth
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
July 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
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Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’.
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org/cities/atlan...
#ATL #Atlanta #Climate #Georgia #Heat #Heatwave #Cities
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org/cities/atlan...
#ATL #Atlanta #Climate #Georgia #Heat #Heatwave #Cities
Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: 'cool roofs'
White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.
grist.org
July 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Please read/share if you love your national parks!
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
Trump vs. America's National Parks
What a sprained ankle reveals about how badly stretched park workers are
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Please read/share if you love your national parks!
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & me: A DOGEr is now running the National Park Service.
They were already short of employees to manage record crowds. DOGE has cut 13% and wants to cut 30%.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-vs-a...
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Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back!
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back!
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
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“ICE Ambushed Mohsen Mahdawi in a 'Trap' and Had a 'Clear Plan to Ship Him to Louisiana'”
The Palestinian Columbia student’s legal team says Mahdawi signed a pledge to defend the Constitution, reports Prem Thakker for Zeteo, and then ICE showed up.
The Palestinian Columbia student’s legal team says Mahdawi signed a pledge to defend the Constitution, reports Prem Thakker for Zeteo, and then ICE showed up.
ICE Ambushed Mohsen Mahdawi in a 'Trap' and Had a 'Clear Plan to Ship Him to Louisiana'
The Palestinian Columbia student’s legal team says Mahdawi signed a pledge to defend the Constitution, and then ICE showed up.
zeteo.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“ICE Ambushed Mohsen Mahdawi in a 'Trap' and Had a 'Clear Plan to Ship Him to Louisiana'”
The Palestinian Columbia student’s legal team says Mahdawi signed a pledge to defend the Constitution, reports Prem Thakker for Zeteo, and then ICE showed up.
The Palestinian Columbia student’s legal team says Mahdawi signed a pledge to defend the Constitution, reports Prem Thakker for Zeteo, and then ICE showed up.
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This chart showing 80% of Americans think it’d be great if more of us worked in factories, while just 20% would actually work in a factory, applies to much of the fake populist promise
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This chart showing 80% of Americans think it’d be great if more of us worked in factories, while just 20% would actually work in a factory, applies to much of the fake populist promise
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
They celebrate farmers but don’t want to farm, miners but don’t want to mine, soldiers but don’t want to fight etc
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Kristof is also flatly wrong about deportation numbers; or at least, the data he’s citing is completely inapposite.
Yes, TOTAL deportations are down — because most deportations are of recent border crossers, and recent border crossers are down. But deportations of people picked up by ICE are UP.
Yes, TOTAL deportations are down — because most deportations are of recent border crossers, and recent border crossers are down. But deportations of people picked up by ICE are UP.
We have opened overseas concentration camps and imprisoned people seeing asylum in them
March 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Kristof is also flatly wrong about deportation numbers; or at least, the data he’s citing is completely inapposite.
Yes, TOTAL deportations are down — because most deportations are of recent border crossers, and recent border crossers are down. But deportations of people picked up by ICE are UP.
Yes, TOTAL deportations are down — because most deportations are of recent border crossers, and recent border crossers are down. But deportations of people picked up by ICE are UP.
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America's workers are not "falling" into homelessness.
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
America's workers are not "falling" into homelessness.
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
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Supporters Praise Trump For Upholding Traditional American Value Of Supporting Murderous Dictators For Political Gain
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Supporters Praise Trump For Upholding Traditional American Value Of Supporting Murderous Dictators For Political Gain
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A push to rewild farmland in wealthy countries is driving the destruction of forest in poorer ones, a new study finds.
Read more: bit.ly/4i81weZ
Read more: bit.ly/4i81weZ
February 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A push to rewild farmland in wealthy countries is driving the destruction of forest in poorer ones, a new study finds.
Read more: bit.ly/4i81weZ
Read more: bit.ly/4i81weZ
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gonna post this every day until the deadline: Feb. 14
if you want to vote in NYC's June primary ***YOU HAVE TO PICK A PARTY BY FEBRUARY 14***
New York has closed primaries. if you're unaffiliated, you can't vote in June. if you're WFP or Conservative you ***CANNOT VOTE IN DEM OR GOP PRIMARY**
if you want to vote in NYC's June primary ***YOU HAVE TO PICK A PARTY BY FEBRUARY 14***
New York has closed primaries. if you're unaffiliated, you can't vote in June. if you're WFP or Conservative you ***CANNOT VOTE IN DEM OR GOP PRIMARY**
To Vote in This Summer’s Primary, Pick Your Party Now
You can only vote in NYC primaries if you’re registered with a party — and the deadline is coming up fast.
www.thecity.nyc
January 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
gonna post this every day until the deadline: Feb. 14
if you want to vote in NYC's June primary ***YOU HAVE TO PICK A PARTY BY FEBRUARY 14***
New York has closed primaries. if you're unaffiliated, you can't vote in June. if you're WFP or Conservative you ***CANNOT VOTE IN DEM OR GOP PRIMARY**
if you want to vote in NYC's June primary ***YOU HAVE TO PICK A PARTY BY FEBRUARY 14***
New York has closed primaries. if you're unaffiliated, you can't vote in June. if you're WFP or Conservative you ***CANNOT VOTE IN DEM OR GOP PRIMARY**