Rhys McKee Writes
@rhysmckeewrites.bsky.social
he/they | 22 | filmmaker, writer, human art enthusiast
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Hello! I’m Venom/Rhys, a filmmaker and beginning artist hoping to meet community and post my art journey! I’ll also be blogging, and hopefully work on my screenplays. maybe fanfic. we’ll see.
happy to meet you all!
Hello! I’m Venom/Rhys, a filmmaker and beginning artist hoping to meet community and post my art journey! I’ll also be blogging, and hopefully work on my screenplays. maybe fanfic. we’ll see.
happy to meet you all!
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Generative AI is profoundly indefensible from environmental AND ethical standpoints. You can’t claim you want a more just world and to stop killing our climate and then casually use AI to compose an email that would take you maybe 5 minutes. I will die on this hill.
Don't use AI. Just stop. NO, not even for "good" reasons. If you don't give af about the fact it's built on stolen work (hey, mine are among the millions of works ripped off, btw), care about the devastating environmental impacts, the financial impacts. It's all bad.
February 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Generative AI is profoundly indefensible from environmental AND ethical standpoints. You can’t claim you want a more just world and to stop killing our climate and then casually use AI to compose an email that would take you maybe 5 minutes. I will die on this hill.
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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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the elite oligarchy in america, through elon musk, are attempting to create a parallel establishment to usher in the destruction of the US government and the ascendency of a new technocracy
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
the elite oligarchy in america, through elon musk, are attempting to create a parallel establishment to usher in the destruction of the US government and the ascendency of a new technocracy
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A Trump-Musk memo telling US government employees to hide what’s happening from the public is a sign that:
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports.
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo
Can Trump and his top advisers really just act with total impunity? Or is there, just maybe, a price to be paid for starving poor people and un-indicting a corrupt mayor?
newrepublic.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A Trump-Musk memo telling US government employees to hide what’s happening from the public is a sign that:
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly
2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
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You know what they call a person who reluctantly does something a Nazi tells them to do even though in their heart they know it’s wrong? A Nazi.
I hate that we are losing Nuremberg and the utter rejection of “just following orders” as a defense from living memory. I really thought that would be something you didn’t have to be there to appreciate.
February 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
You know what they call a person who reluctantly does something a Nazi tells them to do even though in their heart they know it’s wrong? A Nazi.
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what if the democrats just got to capitol hill early and locked the republicans out of the building so they couldn't vote on stuff?
It's beyond frustrating to watch Democrats in power complain they can't do anything because they're in the minority like we all didn't just watch Mitch McConnell continue to find ways to derail Dem efforts on key bills when Republicans were in the minority.
February 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
what if the democrats just got to capitol hill early and locked the republicans out of the building so they couldn't vote on stuff?
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Make no mistake about this. Despite the bemused deference with which the media will cover this story, the idea of the US depopulating Gaza and then redeveloping it is an enormous crime against humanity.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
Watch Live: Trump says U.S. will "take over Gaza Strip" during news conference with Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit President Trump in his second term.
www.cbsnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Make no mistake about this. Despite the bemused deference with which the media will cover this story, the idea of the US depopulating Gaza and then redeveloping it is an enormous crime against humanity.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
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These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
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I don't know why Wired is doing the best reporting on Musk's bullshit (or why the big papers appear to be doing almost none), but we should reward good work where it happens. Subscribe to Wired!
February 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I don't know why Wired is doing the best reporting on Musk's bullshit (or why the big papers appear to be doing almost none), but we should reward good work where it happens. Subscribe to Wired!
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Quick reminder that if you see a headline from a source you’ve never heard of that isn’t being reported by anyone else, you really should do some due diligence before spreading it around as fact. There’s enough misinformation floating around already; no need to add more.
February 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Quick reminder that if you see a headline from a source you’ve never heard of that isn’t being reported by anyone else, you really should do some due diligence before spreading it around as fact. There’s enough misinformation floating around already; no need to add more.
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No one is USING AI. They are TRAINING AI. No LLM is ready to be fully deployed. It's all early beta testing they are trying to convince you is actually a product. It is nowhere near its target goals for its intended uses. People aren't paying to use it; they're subsidizing its training. It's a scam.
January 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
No one is USING AI. They are TRAINING AI. No LLM is ready to be fully deployed. It's all early beta testing they are trying to convince you is actually a product. It is nowhere near its target goals for its intended uses. People aren't paying to use it; they're subsidizing its training. It's a scam.
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THE SUBSTANCE nomination is a game changer. I’m long on record as someone saying the Academy doesn’t need to recognize horror, but every company who makes horror is asking for their THE SUBSTANCE, their short hand for “meaningful but unflinching horror film” and things are gonna get real interesting
January 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
THE SUBSTANCE nomination is a game changer. I’m long on record as someone saying the Academy doesn’t need to recognize horror, but every company who makes horror is asking for their THE SUBSTANCE, their short hand for “meaningful but unflinching horror film” and things are gonna get real interesting
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Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
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I’m so upset at the news. David Lynch’s work is what got me into film studies. His work taught me to love film deeply and totally. What a loss.
January 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I’m so upset at the news. David Lynch’s work is what got me into film studies. His work taught me to love film deeply and totally. What a loss.
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RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
January 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
Started outlining my 20-episode season. I wanna bring original TV seasons back
January 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Started outlining my 20-episode season. I wanna bring original TV seasons back
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🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
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Free link to the online version of Morpho.
Gives artist tutorials and directions on drawing fat and skin folds for fat bodies.
Now you don't have an excuse to not draw fat bodies.
#fatisfine #fatart #plussizeart
archive.org/details/morp...
Gives artist tutorials and directions on drawing fat and skin folds for fat bodies.
Now you don't have an excuse to not draw fat bodies.
#fatisfine #fatart #plussizeart
archive.org/details/morp...
Morpho Fat And Skin Folds : Michel Lauricella : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Morpho: Fat and Skin folds is a book all about drawing plus-size people. It's a part of the Morpho series by Michel Lauricella.
archive.org
January 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Free link to the online version of Morpho.
Gives artist tutorials and directions on drawing fat and skin folds for fat bodies.
Now you don't have an excuse to not draw fat bodies.
#fatisfine #fatart #plussizeart
archive.org/details/morp...
Gives artist tutorials and directions on drawing fat and skin folds for fat bodies.
Now you don't have an excuse to not draw fat bodies.
#fatisfine #fatart #plussizeart
archive.org/details/morp...
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THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
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Watched Nosferatu. Definitely a really intense Gothic horror. Very fun, and my first Eggers film! I liked it quite a lot. Lily Rose-Depp and Willem Dafoe had my favorite performances in the film
December 28, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Watched Nosferatu. Definitely a really intense Gothic horror. Very fun, and my first Eggers film! I liked it quite a lot. Lily Rose-Depp and Willem Dafoe had my favorite performances in the film
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“The impermanence, both on streaming and in theaters, shows how much power consumers have ceded to corporations and their shareholders.”
TL;DR — buy discs, they are your last, and only, hope at continued access to the films you love *and* proper presentation
www.avclub.com/death-of-dvd...
TL;DR — buy discs, they are your last, and only, hope at continued access to the films you love *and* proper presentation
www.avclub.com/death-of-dvd...
DVD is dead. Long live DVD.
Tech’s takeover of show business has turned everything into streaming. The only recourse is to focus on the physical.
www.avclub.com
December 26, 2024 at 8:30 PM
“The impermanence, both on streaming and in theaters, shows how much power consumers have ceded to corporations and their shareholders.”
TL;DR — buy discs, they are your last, and only, hope at continued access to the films you love *and* proper presentation
www.avclub.com/death-of-dvd...
TL;DR — buy discs, they are your last, and only, hope at continued access to the films you love *and* proper presentation
www.avclub.com/death-of-dvd...
