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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 5d

I haven't been able to see movies on the big screen very often this year, so forgive me being late to this party.

Holy crap, #Thunderbolts is really good!

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 8d

This is honestly one of the most useful minis painting guides I've seen. I'll be keeping it on hand the next time I have a batch painting project.

Alchemist Models @alchemistmodels.bsky.social · 27d

I created this handy skintone guide for my Patreon. This shows the various results of layering different speedpaints and contrasts over each other. Hope you like it!
www.patreon.com/alchemistmod...
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#minipainting #warhammer #speedpaint #paintingtips #paintingtutorial

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 8d

(Darn it, for the #Nerdlings tag...)

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 8d

I'm calling this mini good enough for now. (Same with the photo. Can't be bothered to retake it!)

Glimmer from Masters of the Universe Battleground, serving as a wood elf NPC for a #DnD game I'm in. More details in the alt text.

#GoodEnoughPainting
#GoodEnoughGaming

Mini: Glimmer
Game: Masters of the Universe Battleground, by Archon Studios

Painting steps:
- Zenithal base coat of black to light grey to white.
- Army Painter SpeedPaints, with a lot of layering of different colors with various ratios of SpeedPaint medium.
- Army Painter Soft Tone Quickshade.
- Satin varnish.

I'll do highlights later. Maybe. She's good enough for now.

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Randy Bryce @ironstache.bsky.social · 12d

Speaking of Tylenol…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14d

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 14d

The UN doesn't strike me as the most appropriate venue for an open mic night.

**looks off camera** I'm sorry, what? It wasn't... so he just... he just did that... Oh no.

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 18d

During yesterday's #DnD game, our party encountered a young copper dragon. As soon as the DM mentioned it, I perked up and dashed to my board game shelf. At long last, I was able to use the model that @goblintwig.bsky.social commission painted for me two years ago.

Models from left to right:

A dragon from the "From the Ashes" expansion to the Skyrim board game, by Modidius.

An elf spellcaster by Archon Studio.

A high elf kitbash from Warhammer Fantasy parts.

A re-based neutral character from the Song of Ice and Fire game, by CMON.

Orko from Masters of the Universe Battleground, by Archon.

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 18d

And image of Dale Earnhardt (probably, I can't be bothered to check) that has been captioned:

"Am I on a government watch list?
Maybe. Yeah, probably.
But I'm not on the
Epstein list..."

Watermarked "Comrade Dale Earnhardt" in lower right corner.

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 19d

So the Pentagon wants to limit what reporters can report on, even if it's unclassified. Do Trumpelstiltskins not actually know what freedom of speech and expression are?

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Cav(R), Gentleman Rogue @combatcavscout.bsky.social · 19d

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20d

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 22d

Image reads in all cap text: "CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF; OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS;
OR THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE PEACEABLY TO ASSEMBLE, AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES."

Parts highlighted: "OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS;"

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 24d

¡Viva Mexico!

Texto: "Día De La Independencia De MÉXICO"

September 16th is Mexico's Independence Day. Let's celebrate it without ice.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24d

We don’t celebrate his death, but we won’t hide the truth about his life.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 24d

The amount of shit I got for this segment at the time was astronomical, and it was all from people who now stalk CVS employees to get them fired for insufficient online sadness.

Cheering on political violence is both evil and not new, an outgrowth of an internet intentionally dismantled years ago.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 24d

These are right-wing terror events I covered just from 2017 to 2023. It's not even close to comprehensive. The government's trying to erase this history.

Instagram account connected to Gilroy shooter pushed staple of white supremacist internet forums

Anti-Semitic open letter posted online under name of Chabad synagogue shooting suspect

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect threatened Jewish groups, pushed migrant caravan conspiracies

New Zealand mosque shooting: Attacker's apparent manifesto probed

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 25d

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25d

1. Trump threatened every hospital that provides gender affirming care to transgender youth.

Many complied and shut down their programs.

Boston Children's Hospital didn't. They fought back and kept providing care.

And now, they just beat Trump in court.

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Boston Children’s Fights Back For Trans Kids: Judge Quashes Trump Subpoena

Around 2,000 BCH employees and untold numbers of patients were targeted by the DOJ. A judge just told them, “No.”

www.erininthemorning.com

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 25d

I and several members of my family can now be legally racially profiled (and possibly detained due to that profiling) by ICE thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling. I'm not exaggerating.
I can't even be snarky about this.

I hope everyone who's reading this is outraged & not just for my behalf.

Supreme Court Just Legalized Racial Profiling

YouTube video by LegalEagle

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25d

RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism

WASHINGTON—Claiming that 100% of users experienced dangerous side effects as a result of wearing the contraceptive device, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly paused an amorous moment Thursday to issue a...

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 25d

Fucking horrific to watch the governor, who is not an investigator, emerging every six hours to give live updates on whether or not the shooter was trans enough to murder your neighbors in revenge

Reuters @reuters.com · 25d

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect not cooperating with authorities, Utah governor says reut.rs/4gmRFCh

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect not cooperating with authorities, Utah governor says

Investigators have yet to piece together why Robinson allegedly scaled a rooftop at Utah Valley University during an outdoor event and shot Kirk in the neck at long range.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25d

Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.

It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.

This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

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James Nettum @jamesnettum.bsky.social · 26d

Is it just me, or does this look like Highlander-era Christopher Lambert is playing Geralt of Rivia?

Screen cap of the YouTube thumbnail imagine for season 4 of the Witcher.

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