solitary agent
@solitaryagent.bsky.social
Artist, writer, activist. Not well versed in anything straight or neurotypical. Library Science & English Lit. Creator of an alarming number of OCs. Unofficial IT guy. No genAI here. Antifascist forever. https://linktr.ee/solitaryagent
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I'm an indecisive creative person who likes to do a little bit of everything - I draw, I write, I do a little freelance photojournalism, and sometimes I do tech support for events. I'm using the rest of this year to apply to PhD programs and to be weird.
I'm an indecisive creative person who likes to do a little bit of everything - I draw, I write, I do a little freelance photojournalism, and sometimes I do tech support for events. I'm using the rest of this year to apply to PhD programs and to be weird.
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The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid
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November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid
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My friend is nonbinary and had to get a breast reduction because their GP was worried about their spine, and now they have to get a hysterectomy because they've got endometriosis, and I can't believe a person can be so biologically transgender that the NHS accidentally insists on transitioning them.
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My friend is nonbinary and had to get a breast reduction because their GP was worried about their spine, and now they have to get a hysterectomy because they've got endometriosis, and I can't believe a person can be so biologically transgender that the NHS accidentally insists on transitioning them.
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I’m pretty sure winning a slam dunk lawsuit against this criminal extortion would have been cheaper than dropping $60m during a bad budget crunch. They didn’t cave to pressure. They collaborated with the regime and sold out their students and staff.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I’m pretty sure winning a slam dunk lawsuit against this criminal extortion would have been cheaper than dropping $60m during a bad budget crunch. They didn’t cave to pressure. They collaborated with the regime and sold out their students and staff.
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Artist be like if I shift this line 0.05 cm to the left, increase overlay by 2%, and move this character’s head slightly by 3° will make a life changing difference that everyone notices
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Artist be like if I shift this line 0.05 cm to the left, increase overlay by 2%, and move this character’s head slightly by 3° will make a life changing difference that everyone notices
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the most expensive part of transition is actually all the books
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
the most expensive part of transition is actually all the books
I'm a trans guy in 2025, I've got worries, I've got concerns.
Today someone ran over my trash bin's lid and split it open (almost certainly by accident, it's windy) and this was so refreshingly mundane it actually made me smile. I'm wishing everyone on my feed a refreshingly minor problem today.
Today someone ran over my trash bin's lid and split it open (almost certainly by accident, it's windy) and this was so refreshingly mundane it actually made me smile. I'm wishing everyone on my feed a refreshingly minor problem today.
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'm a trans guy in 2025, I've got worries, I've got concerns.
Today someone ran over my trash bin's lid and split it open (almost certainly by accident, it's windy) and this was so refreshingly mundane it actually made me smile. I'm wishing everyone on my feed a refreshingly minor problem today.
Today someone ran over my trash bin's lid and split it open (almost certainly by accident, it's windy) and this was so refreshingly mundane it actually made me smile. I'm wishing everyone on my feed a refreshingly minor problem today.
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lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight
A pinned post, that's a thing I should do!
I'm an indecisive creative person who likes to do a little bit of everything - I draw, I write, I do a little freelance photojournalism, and sometimes I do tech support for events. I'm using the rest of this year to apply to PhD programs and to be weird.
I'm an indecisive creative person who likes to do a little bit of everything - I draw, I write, I do a little freelance photojournalism, and sometimes I do tech support for events. I'm using the rest of this year to apply to PhD programs and to be weird.
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A pinned post, that's a thing I should do!
I'm an indecisive creative person who likes to do a little bit of everything - I draw, I write, I do a little freelance photojournalism, and sometimes I do tech support for events. I'm using the rest of this year to apply to PhD programs and to be weird.
I'm an indecisive creative person who likes to do a little bit of everything - I draw, I write, I do a little freelance photojournalism, and sometimes I do tech support for events. I'm using the rest of this year to apply to PhD programs and to be weird.
I haven't been posting much because I'm busy all the time. I finally finished this piece, though! #ttrpg
I have a solo exhibition planned for March (my first!!) and I'm going to use it to launch an illustrated... short story that's really long? Novella that's kinda short?
I have a solo exhibition planned for March (my first!!) and I'm going to use it to launch an illustrated... short story that's really long? Novella that's kinda short?
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I haven't been posting much because I'm busy all the time. I finally finished this piece, though! #ttrpg
I have a solo exhibition planned for March (my first!!) and I'm going to use it to launch an illustrated... short story that's really long? Novella that's kinda short?
I have a solo exhibition planned for March (my first!!) and I'm going to use it to launch an illustrated... short story that's really long? Novella that's kinda short?
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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I write middle-grade whodunnits, so you might want to dismiss my opinion out of hand. But I think cosy games/crime sometimes miss the fact that blankets are only cosy when it's cold outside. A world without conflict / a story without stakes isn't cosy, it's just safe.
We need to talk about the cozyfication of games because it’s a serious disease, possibly as bad as the edgyfication of the 90s and the grittyfication of the 00s.
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I write middle-grade whodunnits, so you might want to dismiss my opinion out of hand. But I think cosy games/crime sometimes miss the fact that blankets are only cosy when it's cold outside. A world without conflict / a story without stakes isn't cosy, it's just safe.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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Nothin else for it
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Nothin else for it
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Idc, "4 people disguised as construction workers heisted the Napoleon family jewels from the Louvre in 7 minutes by rolling up to the second-storey window on a basket lift" is an objectively hilarious event
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Idc, "4 people disguised as construction workers heisted the Napoleon family jewels from the Louvre in 7 minutes by rolling up to the second-storey window on a basket lift" is an objectively hilarious event
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all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
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There WILL be liberation. It's inevitable. And it might not be tomorrow, or next year, or the next decade. But that better world is coming, and every tiny act of kindness and solidarity you show another human being brings it that much closer.
October 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There WILL be liberation. It's inevitable. And it might not be tomorrow, or next year, or the next decade. But that better world is coming, and every tiny act of kindness and solidarity you show another human being brings it that much closer.
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I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
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"The fights for trans rights and Palestinians are over and we lost" is something I'm seeing over and over from cis white progressives. And I'm seeing variations of this popping up about racial justice, marriage equality, and disability rights too.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Sorry, but fuck that.
October 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"The fights for trans rights and Palestinians are over and we lost" is something I'm seeing over and over from cis white progressives. And I'm seeing variations of this popping up about racial justice, marriage equality, and disability rights too.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Sorry, but fuck that.
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THIS
You can *feel* despairing; it's perfectly natural now. The moment you *give in* to it, it becomes apathy, and apathy becomes nihilism, and then everything worth existence dies.
Do the next right thing, however small. Maybe it's giving that last buck in your dash to an unhoused person.
You can *feel* despairing; it's perfectly natural now. The moment you *give in* to it, it becomes apathy, and apathy becomes nihilism, and then everything worth existence dies.
Do the next right thing, however small. Maybe it's giving that last buck in your dash to an unhoused person.
Fuck despair. Fascists should have to fight for every inch they get, on principle alone.
The fight is over when the fascists are defeated, and not one minute earlier.
The fight is over when the fascists are defeated, and not one minute earlier.
October 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
THIS
You can *feel* despairing; it's perfectly natural now. The moment you *give in* to it, it becomes apathy, and apathy becomes nihilism, and then everything worth existence dies.
Do the next right thing, however small. Maybe it's giving that last buck in your dash to an unhoused person.
You can *feel* despairing; it's perfectly natural now. The moment you *give in* to it, it becomes apathy, and apathy becomes nihilism, and then everything worth existence dies.
Do the next right thing, however small. Maybe it's giving that last buck in your dash to an unhoused person.
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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imagine flying halfway around the world for a meeting that could’ve been an email and some guy with a hangover is just shouting at you that it’s against the rules to be fat or gay
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
imagine flying halfway around the world for a meeting that could’ve been an email and some guy with a hangover is just shouting at you that it’s against the rules to be fat or gay