Ashanimus
@ashanimus.bsky.social
Hobby artist/vocalist. I draw furries, animals, Transformers and fantasy stuff, and read a lot of books. 18+
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We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
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I'm reading Going Postal right now and he explains why, in a world that includes magic, people do not use magic to do everything (or anything, for the most part)
basically, it's inherently unpredictable and you know it will cost you but you don't know how or when
basically, it's inherently unpredictable and you know it will cost you but you don't know how or when
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm reading Going Postal right now and he explains why, in a world that includes magic, people do not use magic to do everything (or anything, for the most part)
basically, it's inherently unpredictable and you know it will cost you but you don't know how or when
basically, it's inherently unpredictable and you know it will cost you but you don't know how or when
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I was like “why is this trailer so much more amazing than it has any right to be” and then I got to the end and the credits said “screenplay by @clmazin.bsky.social” so, mystery solved youtu.be/ZfNLApPCa8E
The Sheep Detectives - Official Trailer (2026) Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Patrick Stewart
YouTube video by IGN Movie Trailers
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I was like “why is this trailer so much more amazing than it has any right to be” and then I got to the end and the credits said “screenplay by @clmazin.bsky.social” so, mystery solved youtu.be/ZfNLApPCa8E
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"I refuse." This is it. There's no reason we should accept a narrative of an already settled future which marginalizes humans and individual agency. No one wants this. No one asked for it.
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"I refuse." This is it. There's no reason we should accept a narrative of an already settled future which marginalizes humans and individual agency. No one wants this. No one asked for it.
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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“Choosing your friends is an echo chamber,” the troll screamed miserably from outside the restaurant window at your birthday party-
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Choosing your friends is an echo chamber,” the troll screamed miserably from outside the restaurant window at your birthday party-
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AI imagery is the equivalent of Plato’s prisoner being bored of sunlight, clambering down into a cave, shackling himself to a rock to watch shadows cast by firelight and forgetting that the world above exists.
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
AI imagery is the equivalent of Plato’s prisoner being bored of sunlight, clambering down into a cave, shackling himself to a rock to watch shadows cast by firelight and forgetting that the world above exists.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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It’s not every post that I can convince 16 to stop what they are doing and come look … but this one was easy.
Would you like to watch Hattie Mae eat some snacks?
December 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It’s not every post that I can convince 16 to stop what they are doing and come look … but this one was easy.
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Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
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Bring some animal magic to your RPG with 'The Delver's Guide to Beast World'.
A full 5th edition D&D setting, available in Standard and Special Editions.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
@heartleafgames.bsky.social
A full 5th edition D&D setting, available in Standard and Special Editions.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
@heartleafgames.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Bring some animal magic to your RPG with 'The Delver's Guide to Beast World'.
A full 5th edition D&D setting, available in Standard and Special Editions.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
@heartleafgames.bsky.social
A full 5th edition D&D setting, available in Standard and Special Editions.
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
www.thebookbadgers.uk/product/the-...
@heartleafgames.bsky.social
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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『 ETHEREAL ECLIPSE 🌘 』 ─ ✧˖°
commission for Risshou on toyhouse
commission for Risshou on toyhouse
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
『 ETHEREAL ECLIPSE 🌘 』 ─ ✧˖°
commission for Risshou on toyhouse
commission for Risshou on toyhouse
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haven't read yet but this looks really illuminating plus it is written by the great @gautambhatia88.bsky.social
Indian speculative fiction evolved through Bengali "kalpavigyan" and post-Independence "scientifiction." Today, as this piece shows, Indian SF is finding its voice anew—bridging caste, gender, and global imagination with universal storytelling.
By @gautambhatia88.bsky.social
By @gautambhatia88.bsky.social
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
haven't read yet but this looks really illuminating plus it is written by the great @gautambhatia88.bsky.social
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The first from my mom's archives.
This was taken in 1958 on a WV chicken farm. Minnie's fave treat was scrambled eggs directly from the farm.
Despite the b&w, i'm told she was an orange fluff
@catsofyore.bsky.social
This was taken in 1958 on a WV chicken farm. Minnie's fave treat was scrambled eggs directly from the farm.
Despite the b&w, i'm told she was an orange fluff
@catsofyore.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The first from my mom's archives.
This was taken in 1958 on a WV chicken farm. Minnie's fave treat was scrambled eggs directly from the farm.
Despite the b&w, i'm told she was an orange fluff
@catsofyore.bsky.social
This was taken in 1958 on a WV chicken farm. Minnie's fave treat was scrambled eggs directly from the farm.
Despite the b&w, i'm told she was an orange fluff
@catsofyore.bsky.social
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Hey, critters.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Hey, critters.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
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Please continue making calls to Visa and Mastercard, because they are working alongside conservative legislators to crack down on free speech and expression!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Please continue making calls to Visa and Mastercard, because they are working alongside conservative legislators to crack down on free speech and expression!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
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An amateur wildlife photographer off the coast of Seattle captured the dramatic moment when a seal narrowly escaped a pod of killer whales by hitching a ride on her boat.
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
An amateur wildlife photographer off the coast of Seattle captured the dramatic moment when a seal narrowly escaped a pod of killer whales by hitching a ride on her boat.
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New Review -today I am on the blog tour for #ProjectHanuman an excellent space opera by @stewarthotston.com with wonder, spectacle and an emotional punch that really worked for me - out now very strongly recommended! Thanks to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
Project Hanuman by Stewart Hotston — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Angry Robot for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Angry Robot Published – Out Now Price – £9.99 paperback £6.85 ebook ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
New Review -today I am on the blog tour for #ProjectHanuman an excellent space opera by @stewarthotston.com with wonder, spectacle and an emotional punch that really worked for me - out now very strongly recommended! Thanks to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
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All Voice Actors on Blue! We’re officially casting the voice of Agent THUNDER (yes, this gentledog below)!
Show us your stealth voice, your heroic bark or “I just stole a toy and feel fabulous” charm 😉
Audition lines + details👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VoiceActing #VoiceActor #Casting
Show us your stealth voice, your heroic bark or “I just stole a toy and feel fabulous” charm 😉
Audition lines + details👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VoiceActing #VoiceActor #Casting
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
All Voice Actors on Blue! We’re officially casting the voice of Agent THUNDER (yes, this gentledog below)!
Show us your stealth voice, your heroic bark or “I just stole a toy and feel fabulous” charm 😉
Audition lines + details👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VoiceActing #VoiceActor #Casting
Show us your stealth voice, your heroic bark or “I just stole a toy and feel fabulous” charm 😉
Audition lines + details👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#VoiceActing #VoiceActor #Casting
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"Ich askid ChatGPT." Well *Ich* askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Ich askid ChatGPT." Well *Ich* askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.
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Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decor, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of North American bats that are capable of the unusual trick.
Certain species of bats can glow under UV light. Scientists don’t know why | CNN
Six species of North American bats glow under ultraviolet lighting, according to a new study. Researchers don’t know why certain mammals exhibit this odd trait.
www.cnn.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decor, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of North American bats that are capable of the unusual trick.
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