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He/Him. Illustrator at www.aaronradney.com No AI or NFT. Patreon: http://patreon.com/aaronradney. Open for Commissions: https://forms.gle/hLYEyfpqsN5EbkPe6. #Ha-Nahn
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It's time and long overdue. But I'm officially opening up for commissions once again!
I have 7 slots available! You can claim one with the form here: forms.gle/VeiiiQkBiYNq...
I have 7 slots available! You can claim one with the form here: forms.gle/VeiiiQkBiYNq...
Very much agreed. It's always fascinating to see when people do this who'll espouse left wing ideas all day but can't be bothered with actual solidarity when it gets inconvenient for them.
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Very much agreed. It's always fascinating to see when people do this who'll espouse left wing ideas all day but can't be bothered with actual solidarity when it gets inconvenient for them.
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And it doesn't help matters that popular media doesn't really bother to talk about artists unless they're Hollywood royalty, just broke another record in a Christie's auction, or just demolished the bestseller list 50 weeks running.
Which 99% of artists have never done and will never do.
Which 99% of artists have never done and will never do.
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
And it doesn't help matters that popular media doesn't really bother to talk about artists unless they're Hollywood royalty, just broke another record in a Christie's auction, or just demolished the bestseller list 50 weeks running.
Which 99% of artists have never done and will never do.
Which 99% of artists have never done and will never do.
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Never mind that MOST artists are either underpaid or poor; they'll happily echo the sentiment of the executive/managerial overlords that we should be grateful to have a "fun" job at all.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Never mind that MOST artists are either underpaid or poor; they'll happily echo the sentiment of the executive/managerial overlords that we should be grateful to have a "fun" job at all.
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IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
IMO the weird exception some supposed leftists seem to make for condemning-the-theft-of-labor-except-art-lol-steal-that-shit is just a weird intersection with puritan "if you enjoy yourself, it's not a real job" brainworms.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
"fun" job = member of the leisure class (ROFL) = fair game. Somehow.
I liked this so much I want to use this as a springboard for showing off some art and talking about this concept
A fascinating thought for writers: How your cultures ornament and augment their environment says a lot about where their culture places their idea of value. Societies that cover things in complex, intricate motifs are telling you that *labor* is the greatest form of wealth, rather than materials.
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I liked this so much I want to use this as a springboard for showing off some art and talking about this concept
As a library worker I can't stress enough how big of a deal this is.
Do you know how many copies of items a library system buys? It's ridiculous! And those numbers can really help authors.
Do you know how many copies of items a library system buys? It's ridiculous! And those numbers can really help authors.
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
As a library worker I can't stress enough how big of a deal this is.
Do you know how many copies of items a library system buys? It's ridiculous! And those numbers can really help authors.
Do you know how many copies of items a library system buys? It's ridiculous! And those numbers can really help authors.
The full context is worth looking at but I've got one of my own I think about a lot. Years ago I had back surgery and was in massive amounts of pain. I had a morphine drip and it didn't seem to help.
I'm still, to this day 18 years later, not sure I actually got my morphine.
I'm still, to this day 18 years later, not sure I actually got my morphine.
Whenever younger (adult) White folks tell me that they don't think racism is all that serious anymore, I suggest a little exercise for them: Walk into an adult video store and look for Black porn stars. Are they in an ethnic section? Who's not? So when it serves your purposes, race is very real.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The full context is worth looking at but I've got one of my own I think about a lot. Years ago I had back surgery and was in massive amounts of pain. I had a morphine drip and it didn't seem to help.
I'm still, to this day 18 years later, not sure I actually got my morphine.
I'm still, to this day 18 years later, not sure I actually got my morphine.
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A fascinating thought for writers: How your cultures ornament and augment their environment says a lot about where their culture places their idea of value. Societies that cover things in complex, intricate motifs are telling you that *labor* is the greatest form of wealth, rather than materials.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
A fascinating thought for writers: How your cultures ornament and augment their environment says a lot about where their culture places their idea of value. Societies that cover things in complex, intricate motifs are telling you that *labor* is the greatest form of wealth, rather than materials.
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Congrats on the 14k!!!!
And thank you for the space to share art!
Hi everyone! I'm Allie! I make dragons and occasionally draw my favorite devil girl and all her problems. #art
And thank you for the space to share art!
Hi everyone! I'm Allie! I make dragons and occasionally draw my favorite devil girl and all her problems. #art
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Congrats on the 14k!!!!
And thank you for the space to share art!
Hi everyone! I'm Allie! I make dragons and occasionally draw my favorite devil girl and all her problems. #art
And thank you for the space to share art!
Hi everyone! I'm Allie! I make dragons and occasionally draw my favorite devil girl and all her problems. #art
I don't have a movie for this. This is just unequivocally correct.
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don't have a movie for this. This is just unequivocally correct.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. We cannot let these people rehabilitate themselves. The country needs a massive rejection of the republicans and it needs to be for a long duration.
Folks need to commit themselves to that reality.
Too many folks don't hate these people enough.
Folks need to commit themselves to that reality.
Too many folks don't hate these people enough.
At a fundraiser in the Bay Area with v educated and informed people and a few said, "Hey Fuentes and Owens have changed! They're really good on some issues!"
Sigh. Don't sleep on this, folks.
Sigh. Don't sleep on this, folks.
I believe Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens have the pulse of the modern MAGA movement going forward.
You can laugh at them and dismiss them as cranks, but you have to pay attention to what they're selling.
This is what comes after Trump.
You can laugh at them and dismiss them as cranks, but you have to pay attention to what they're selling.
This is what comes after Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I've said it before and I'll say it again. We cannot let these people rehabilitate themselves. The country needs a massive rejection of the republicans and it needs to be for a long duration.
Folks need to commit themselves to that reality.
Too many folks don't hate these people enough.
Folks need to commit themselves to that reality.
Too many folks don't hate these people enough.
Random post.
Based on D&D stats and vibes what do you think my best stat is and what do you think my dump stat is?
Based on D&D stats and vibes what do you think my best stat is and what do you think my dump stat is?
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Random post.
Based on D&D stats and vibes what do you think my best stat is and what do you think my dump stat is?
Based on D&D stats and vibes what do you think my best stat is and what do you think my dump stat is?
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one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
Considered law and found I liked the power too much. Didn't have the bandwidth to listen to people's problems professionally. Read a book called Galatea in 2D and realized that book covers were often paintings and never looked back.
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Considered law and found I liked the power too much. Didn't have the bandwidth to listen to people's problems professionally. Read a book called Galatea in 2D and realized that book covers were often paintings and never looked back.
So... I have a guess as to why this is. The median voter studiously avoids the news true but I also think we have the issue here of the Epstein emails not moving much because it doesn't actually do what a lot of these people *really wanted.*
Let me explain.
Let me explain.
Unfortunately, it appears the Epstein emails have had a marginal impact at best.
Remember, the median voter actively avoids the news and Trump's base of ~35% of the population are White Christian Nationalists who only care about being in power.
Remember, the median voter actively avoids the news and Trump's base of ~35% of the population are White Christian Nationalists who only care about being in power.
House Model Update:
🔵 DEM: 235 (+20)
🔴 GOP: 200 (-20)
- November 22, 2025 -
(Seat change with 2024 Election)
Full article available for Substack subscribers here -> open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...
🔵 DEM: 235 (+20)
🔴 GOP: 200 (-20)
- November 22, 2025 -
(Seat change with 2024 Election)
Full article available for Substack subscribers here -> open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
So... I have a guess as to why this is. The median voter studiously avoids the news true but I also think we have the issue here of the Epstein emails not moving much because it doesn't actually do what a lot of these people *really wanted.*
Let me explain.
Let me explain.
Yesterday I had someone tell me they didn't understand what to do when I showed them a resume template and told them they could put their own information into it instead of the indicated red template stuff.
And I have... *so* many thoughts about this.
And I have... *so* many thoughts about this.
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yesterday I had someone tell me they didn't understand what to do when I showed them a resume template and told them they could put their own information into it instead of the indicated red template stuff.
And I have... *so* many thoughts about this.
And I have... *so* many thoughts about this.
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I’ve got a room till the 26th (three days) but almost out of money. I can’t afford to extend, and I have to switch to another hotel for a day regardless before I can come back
I’m a disabled homeless trans woman living in a motel in the short term. If anyone can help me out with funds to extend my stay and cover necessities, I would be immensely grateful. My links are in my bio. 💕💸💸💕
#crowdfunding #disability #homeless #transcrowdfund #mutualaid
#crowdfunding #disability #homeless #transcrowdfund #mutualaid
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’ve got a room till the 26th (three days) but almost out of money. I can’t afford to extend, and I have to switch to another hotel for a day regardless before I can come back
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you can now find BLACK DRAGONS prints in my inprint. As dragons go those are quite chill and friendly, the sunny-smiley type you know?
www.inprnt.com/gallery/mart...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/mart...
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
you can now find BLACK DRAGONS prints in my inprint. As dragons go those are quite chill and friendly, the sunny-smiley type you know?
www.inprnt.com/gallery/mart...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/mart...
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The spam continues, I hope it's not too anoying, turns out I had a lot to add as available prints ;)
Would you maybe be interested in some more dragon?
Would you maybe be interested in some more dragon?
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The spam continues, I hope it's not too anoying, turns out I had a lot to add as available prints ;)
Would you maybe be interested in some more dragon?
Would you maybe be interested in some more dragon?
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Random things: shoutouts to @ndpdesign.com for designing a Community Radio cover that stops people in their tracks and literally draws them across the aisle.
Shout out to @aaronradney.bsky.social for cover art on the Griot Anthology that did the same exact thing.
Shout out to @aaronradney.bsky.social for cover art on the Griot Anthology that did the same exact thing.
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Random things: shoutouts to @ndpdesign.com for designing a Community Radio cover that stops people in their tracks and literally draws them across the aisle.
Shout out to @aaronradney.bsky.social for cover art on the Griot Anthology that did the same exact thing.
Shout out to @aaronradney.bsky.social for cover art on the Griot Anthology that did the same exact thing.
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
I've got a pot of chicken stock simmering on my stove and have for the last 12ish hours and my house smells amazing!
Gonna turn that stock into soup and an ingredient for some dressing I'm making as well.
Gonna turn that stock into soup and an ingredient for some dressing I'm making as well.
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I've got a pot of chicken stock simmering on my stove and have for the last 12ish hours and my house smells amazing!
Gonna turn that stock into soup and an ingredient for some dressing I'm making as well.
Gonna turn that stock into soup and an ingredient for some dressing I'm making as well.
I've got the sketch for this basically ready to go. I'm very excited to work on this one more in between other things. Again, probably the most pulpy/closest to nsfw I'll ever really do but it blows me away that I feel like this is just a new baseline of good.
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I've got the sketch for this basically ready to go. I'm very excited to work on this one more in between other things. Again, probably the most pulpy/closest to nsfw I'll ever really do but it blows me away that I feel like this is just a new baseline of good.
I think the first bit of CR fan art I ever did was the Caduceus or the Caleb piece. I don't remember which. I do remember Liam picking up both and them showing up the slideshows back when they still did that. I started getting eyes on my work and jobs after that.
So, bit of Aaron lore here. I don't usually do fan art. The bug just doesn't usually bite. But if I never did these I probably don't even have the little bit of a career I do.
I never finished these because I never finished campaign 2. But I should.
#CriticalRole
I never finished these because I never finished campaign 2. But I should.
#CriticalRole
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I think the first bit of CR fan art I ever did was the Caduceus or the Caleb piece. I don't remember which. I do remember Liam picking up both and them showing up the slideshows back when they still did that. I started getting eyes on my work and jobs after that.
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Thanks for hosting Nex and hope your werk is going well 😎🍷
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November 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Thanks for hosting Nex and hope your werk is going well 😎🍷
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