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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 9h

Hey guys. Standing Rock had some good ideas.

Artist brings mirror shields to Standing Rock

YouTube video by Art21

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 16h

Paintings about Manifest Destiny.

Like, fucking stab out my eyes.

John Gast - American Progress 1872. The personification of Columbia walks across America, displacing bison and Native Americans.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 15h

This is going on the must watch list.

And it's on Kanopy.

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024) ⭐ 6.6 | Documentary

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 17h

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 16h

Reviving the Weapon X program could be a cool allegory for all this shit that's going on in the world.

#nerdchildthoughts

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 17h

Announced: Generation X23! Laura Kinney and sister take on new X-Weapon program.
#NYCC #NYCC2025 #XMeN #marvelComics #comicbooks #Wolverine @jodyhouser.bsky.social

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 16h

Honestly, this essay is becoming unhinged, but I kind of love it.

Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 16h

Paintings about Manifest Destiny.

Like, fucking stab out my eyes.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 18h

This cover is pretty rad.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 18h

Four more books. Which is your favourite?

Four books. Custer Dod for Your Sins. Ficciones. Twice-Told Tales and A Dictionary of Geography.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

I just wrote an essay and then it sucked, so I broke that essay apart and found a beating heart on the inside of it.

And that is what this shit is all about. Breaking down your ego and building up your perseverance.

Failing until your mind has attained what your taste knows is wonderful.

Sam Benc 🐟 @nonvieta.bsky.social · 1d

People who think the idea of "give me ideas" is something genuinely creative people want have literally never experienced the absolute EUPHORIA of a brainstorming breakthrough, either solo or with a human collaborator. They don't understand what is happening when artists create, on a basic level.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

So many tortured souls walk through The City of Angels. Dames. Tough guys. I don't get along with most of 'em, and the ones I do get along with are paying me money for my skills.

My skills: finding the lost, the tortured...the dead.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Reading this fills me with so much sorrow.

Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 1d

Independent Investigations Office report says duty of care not met for 21-year-old who died in Williams Lake, B.C., RCMP cell

Tŝilhqot'in First Nation member Surrance Myers died after collapsing in an RCMP holding cell and not being checked on for about two hours.
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21-year-old died in cell after guard failed to check on him after medical emergency, IIO report says | CBC News

Tŝilhqot'in First Nation member Surrance Myers died after collapsing in an RCMP holding cell in Williams Lake, B.C. and not being checked on for about two hours, an Independent Investigations Office r...

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. I’ve got a book that needs editing.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

That’s the problem. I only have so much time.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

I just wrote an essay and then it sucked, so I broke that essay apart and found a beating heart on the inside of it.

And that is what this shit is all about. Breaking down your ego and building up your perseverance.

Failing until your mind has attained what your taste knows is wonderful.

Sam Benc 🐟 @nonvieta.bsky.social · 1d

People who think the idea of "give me ideas" is something genuinely creative people want have literally never experienced the absolute EUPHORIA of a brainstorming breakthrough, either solo or with a human collaborator. They don't understand what is happening when artists create, on a basic level.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Makes me think I should be writing about comics more.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Moreso everyday, this is the answer. Creativity is a precious commodity.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

lol. That’s a truly interesting observation.

Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Another post apocalyptic dream. This one, stranded on an island. Very clearly remember talking on a radio, trying to find someone.

And getting together with a group of others to find out what had gone wrong elsewhere.