Jay’s Art Corner

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Hey there, (adult) kiddos! Welcome to PeeBee and Jay’s art corner. You’ll see all sorts of random stuff from me, so let’s chill and have fun (NSFW, closer to 40 than 30, 18+, Minors DNI)

as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

If you're trans in the UK today, it's super important to understand this: DO NOT COMPLY. The EHRC 'guidance' isn't legally binding, not even a little bit. You do not have to comply and you should not. Make your presence in 'single-sex' spaces louder, show them they have no control over us.

This is what people mean by AI is theft. Someone I know later found out an artist (16k followers) they got a commision from uses AI and now they don't have funds to commish me or another artist they like. Not only does the slop machine steal art, these scammers directly steal work from real artists

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me: the simpsons have four fingers on each hand so you’d think they’d live in a base 8 society but as far as I can tell there’s no evidence of that in the show my wife: *screaming during labor* the obgyn: hold on i want to hear more about this

If you show up to Bluesky without following anyone, you'll be treated to a series of posts about art, music, and dogs. If you show up to X without following anyone, you'll be bombarded with right-wing conspiracies and white supremacist slop. It's weird which one is seen as a "political bubble"

Ahoy! Previously on Black Flag Resynced, Edward’s search for the Observatory isn’t going that well, but the rains down in Africa finally dragged us in contact with Black Bart Roberts whom I’m sure can be trusted, he seems a sage chap. Also we stabbed a bunch of people. Astern! www.twitch.tv/jayrasz

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Hey there! Whether it's whatever game I’ve decided to play today, a lego set, art, or model building, come on by, make yourself comfortable, and get ready for some chill streams with Jay.

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OK, quick schedule thing. Stream tonight, no stream tomorrow because of gig, possibly a stream Thursday when I am housesitting for one night, then definitely stream Friday. Pirates tonight and Friday, possibly a Lego game Thursday if I bring my streaming rig with me. Or I take a night off. Anyway!

Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterday

Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS

in re Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" (which, in the original Martian Chronicles, occurs on today's date), I didn't realize the very first published version of the story, in Collier's magazine, was set in April 1985. (the current edition of Martian Chronicles now sets it in 2057).

the complete text of Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" in Collier's, 6 May 1950