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Chris Santa Maria
@chrissantamaria.bsky.social
visual artist (paper collages + watercolor monotypes) nature/culture/science/politics, director of Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Weyl, cactuses

inquiries: [email protected]

www.chrissantamaria.com
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artist residencies are some of the most nourishing + productive environments to experiment + take risks in, to work through ideas both old + new, to simply have the time + space to feel it all out

my eternal thanks to Jason Andrew of Norte Maar for opening up his Adirondack home and barn for me 🧵1/
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this is pretty solid spiritual advice tbh

“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Wow it really is just like God.
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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there's that now-famous internet line about how climate change means watching clips of climate disasters on people's phones until you're the one filming it, and it feels like there's some parallel about watching fascist deportation goon squad videos until it's filmed on the streets you recognize
Shit St Paul ICE agent aims gun
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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did i get anything done today? no. but did i relax? also no.
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Geologic Core Sample

xkcd.com/3171/
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!1!!
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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"Truly Grateful" by Beverly McIver (American) - Oil on canvas / 2011 - North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh) #WomenInArt #BeverlyMcIver #McIver #WomensArt #WomanArtist #WomenArtists #NorthCarolinaMuseumofArt #art #ArtText #BlueskyArt #SelfPortrait #gratitude #BlackArt #ContemporaryArt #BlackArtists
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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This oil on canvas painted at the end of the garden went through various phases. It looks interesting at this stage but went on to get stodgy and overworked. I have it in mind to attack this one again when the weather gets warmer. It's taking up space so it's that or maybe chuck it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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oughta rename the fucking band Nick Cave & the Bad Takes at this point, jesus christ
just two cool guys looking normal and alive, like humans
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
is it me or have the robo scam calls gotten completely out of control recently?

this some trump shit
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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One of my favorite covers ever: Harry Nilsson drunkenly screaming his lungs out to Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross"
Harry Nilsson - Many Rivers to Cross (Audio)
YouTube video by HarryNilssonVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Elon: so at a party and you want to be very popular, go uhhhh, so that is to say, your web browser, and so you type into Bing “naughty jokes for happy men”, and then ahaha you can, really quite epic, read results of what that is displayed

Rogan: that’s what’s so amazing about jokes is, you say them
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
new profile pic
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
omg this was the exact tv i got in high school with my employee discount at best buy and it kicked ass
Excited to hook my NES up to this. awesome curb find and still works!
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
come down to duff's in south williamsburg for a proper death metal ass kicking
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
legend
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜

🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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"America bombards you with dreams and deprives you of your own."

— Terry Gilliam
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Welcome sign
Felch, MI
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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House votes on dumbass resolution condemning socialism, meanwhile the DSA's Lisan al-Gaib rolls the truculent child brain president like a pair of socks
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM