John W. Tomac
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We're going to ride bikes and swim with the polar bears.
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're going to ride bikes and swim with the polar bears.
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...
It’s tempting to compare these ghouls to 20th Century European fascists movements, but there’s no shortage of parallels to their actions and rhetoric in America’s past.
December 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It’s tempting to compare these ghouls to 20th Century European fascists movements, but there’s no shortage of parallels to their actions and rhetoric in America’s past.
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A fitting scene for this morning's weather in NYC: Jacob Lawrence, "Rain," 1938
December 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A fitting scene for this morning's weather in NYC: Jacob Lawrence, "Rain," 1938
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I have creative projects that I've been struggling to finish for *years* that I would rather fling into a fire than let a computer complete them for me.
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I have creative projects that I've been struggling to finish for *years* that I would rather fling into a fire than let a computer complete them for me.
AI slop can’t be copyrighted, which is a fantastic development for billionaires who would rather not pay artists and writers for their work.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
AI slop can’t be copyrighted, which is a fantastic development for billionaires who would rather not pay artists and writers for their work.
Zohran, shovel my bus stop!
December 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Zohran, shovel my bus stop!
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I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
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December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
I made art for a story in the Chronicle of Higher Education about how Trump administration policies are wreaking havoc on grad school enrollment.
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I made art for a story in the Chronicle of Higher Education about how Trump administration policies are wreaking havoc on grad school enrollment.
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Charles Dickens was widely plagiarized in America due to lack of US copyright laws and he railed against it, arguing that a nation which sees merit and value in new ideas and inventions passes laws which seek to preserve them. We did OK with that for a while at least. Now we don't care.
Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Charles Dickens was widely plagiarized in America due to lack of US copyright laws and he railed against it, arguing that a nation which sees merit and value in new ideas and inventions passes laws which seek to preserve them. We did OK with that for a while at least. Now we don't care.
Norman Rockwell worked as a military artist after enlisting during WWI.
Joseph Binder was the art director for the Navy after WWII.
Now the neo-fascists are using using slop
Joseph Binder was the art director for the Navy after WWII.
Now the neo-fascists are using using slop
jesus christ
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Norman Rockwell worked as a military artist after enlisting during WWI.
Joseph Binder was the art director for the Navy after WWII.
Now the neo-fascists are using using slop
Joseph Binder was the art director for the Navy after WWII.
Now the neo-fascists are using using slop
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Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
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I made art for the Rivers School about the impact of teachers.
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I made art for the Rivers School about the impact of teachers.
I made art for the Rivers School about the impact of teachers.
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I made art for the Rivers School about the impact of teachers.
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
hellgatenyc.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
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Remember, the big argument for AI in the arts is that these “artists” have ideas, hundreds of ideas, thousands, all that was stopping them was the hoards of gatekeeping musicians, writers, illustrators… and not that they were lazy and didn’t want to put in the work.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Remember, the big argument for AI in the arts is that these “artists” have ideas, hundreds of ideas, thousands, all that was stopping them was the hoards of gatekeeping musicians, writers, illustrators… and not that they were lazy and didn’t want to put in the work.
New York is the Harrison, N.J. of America
On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams presented Gotham FC with keys to the city after their NWSL championship win over the Washington Spirit.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
New York is the Harrison, N.J. of America
Don’t make me come down there
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Don’t make me come down there
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70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish!
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish!
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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People should buy @meganpiont.bsky.social a drink or 100 for all of the work that she has put in over the past few months. She has created and as a result disseminated 10s of thousands of zines helping folks to know how to report ICE in their cities. This is a Megan appreciation post. Thank you.
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
People should buy @meganpiont.bsky.social a drink or 100 for all of the work that she has put in over the past few months. She has created and as a result disseminated 10s of thousands of zines helping folks to know how to report ICE in their cities. This is a Megan appreciation post. Thank you.
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Normalize telling people when they’ve made a big difference in your life because they don’t always know it
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Normalize telling people when they’ve made a big difference in your life because they don’t always know it
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike, like a rat.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike, like a rat.
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111125. drawing the east river generating station out the studio window.
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
111125. drawing the east river generating station out the studio window.