The "creatives" who use genAI at any part of their process need to understand I'm not desperate for new media. There is such a backlog of arts, movies, books, and games WITHOUT genAI that if nothing new was made again, I'd still need a hundred lifetimes to consume even a fraction of it.

Happy Wrath Month and Continued Artfight Season! I'll be in trouble if I don't come up with $120 by the 15th... I'm out of health-safe food as well at the moment. Might anyone be interested in joining my commission queue? 🐉✨ I would love to do your dragon sona or favorite pokemon for example!

@beifeng.bsky.social requested a fuzzy cat lamia, the glitchy version was an interesting take!

@starsplat7.bsky.social took notice of my manic spriting theme last night and I obliged

New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of them as children. n.pr/4wu1xkr

Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands

New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of them as children.

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steve is joining me for next week's episode to talk about this

NucksMisconduct@nucksmisconduct.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Or RAM Cartel. So many lovely descriptors... youtu.be/jVzeHTlWIDY?...

We’re supporting @ufw.bsky.social in their fight against the Trump Admin’s rule attempting to lower the wages and working conditions of farmworkers. Farmworkers deserve fair pay and dignity, and we urge the court to put a stop to this rule once and for all. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

Attorney General Bonta Continues to Stand for Farmworkers’ Rights

Files amicus brief in United Farm Workers v. United States Department of Labor to prevent lower wages for domestic and H-2A Farmworkers OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a c...

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The @texastribune.org is investigating this ICE shooting, along with that of Ruben Martinez last year in South Padre Island. We are seeking any cell phone footage of either events and you can share anonymously to me at 832-729-3421 or on Signal or WhatsApp.

Lomi Kriel@lomikriel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sons of man killed by ICE in Houston demand investigation: “My father would have complied." “To have been killed by our own federal government, aided by federal policies that are deliberate choices, just makes me so angry,” another said. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...

anyone talking about the "fertility crisis in america" is doing the 14 words

I suppose I’ve got pixelating scythes down pretty well, a bunch of people really like them

Because @phennie.bsky.social was in range and she professed a lover of scythes, a sprite for her.

More sprites for @redatelier.bsky.social of her cat in naga form.

Still on my spriting binge, Nyaga sprite for @yaboicirme.bsky.social

I'm opening commissions! No set number of slots for now, and you can find more info in the link below. 🎨 www.hrpixelart.com/commissions ✉️ hunter@hrpixelart.com

Commissions — Hunter Russell • Pixel Artist • Animator

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this is like the literal opposite of true. the most fruitful eras of the modern democratic party coincided with periods where the walls separating political radicals from the mainstream were way less solid

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2mo ago

Democrats became great by fighting the far left—and today’s party can learn crucial lessons from those battles, David Brooks argues:

Reminder: ❌Veteran Brothers Roofing & Restoration ❌Grand Pine Developments ❌Charvold Homes ❌Blue Collar Tree and Junk Removal

Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas

The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified…

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In the future everyone will be mistaken for a criminal for fifteen minutes

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

“A simple data-entry error, magnified and broadcast nationwide by a growing surveillance network operated through an opaque partnership between a private company and public agencies, led police to identify me as a car thief and set up a sting to take me down.”

to the people emailing indie devs asking for free keys to their very-cheap steam games "to review and promote the game" - if you actually wanted to support small-time devs at all you would buy a copy. you're not being clever, i promise '^^

hold on, about to chat with mcconnell

Guys—guys—I know nobody will want to hear this disturbing idea, but I'm beginning to think our president might not be all there.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"

I am begging my fellow Americans to learn how parties work *literally* every where else. Candidates are not more legitimate just because they were selected via a primary. Parties regularly select candidates and then voters, in an election, tell the party if they liked them or not.

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Democrats have to win back the Senate if we’re going to stop Donald Trump’s daily, nuclear-grade corruption. The assault allegations against Graham Platner are disqualifying and he should be replaced as the nominee. But this can’t happen as a party insider backroom deal.

THEY MADE CARTER SELL HIS FARM

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Sen. Cramer endorses Trump making billions on crypto schemes while in office: "If we punished every POTUS who was successful at something & said they can't legislate, if they were a farmer like Jimmy Carter they can't sign a farm bill? There are lots of potential conflicts, but it's all about Trump"

Here’s the part we all want to know which is behind the paywall. You’re welcome.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

“As part of this update, public Instagram profiles are now automatically opted into being fodder for generative AI remixes. All someone has to do is tag your account’s profile in a prompt—if it’s public—and they can use Meta AI to generate an image using your likeness.”

WIRED@wired.com · 2mo ago

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

@sentypurr.bsky.social has been such a busy little cat with all the art he's made, he deserves little treats.

it's cool and good that the media continues taking a guy who lost roughly SIXTY BILLION DOLLARS pushing 'Second Life Without Legs' seriously lol

Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 2mo ago

amazing

It’s hard to not get emotional when you realize your younger self would probably look up to you as an artist.

Got another impulse to gift a sprite for @redatelier.bsky.social . She wanted to wear a certain stage magician's assistant outfit. I obliged in the FF style.

Meta’s AI data-center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been caught infecting the town’s water supply with deadly bacteria. Officials say wastewater from Meta’s AI data-center flooded the town’s pipes with the bacterium Cupriavidus gilardii, and they found the company violated industrial waste regulations.

Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with bacterium — system offline for months for cleaning, closed-loop cooling system purge spread rar...

The city has revoked the Meta contractor's discharge privileges.

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imagine if they fired every band member every time an album came out