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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Mar 24

Come to my art show/store grand opening on March 28-30th smack dab in the middle of California.

March 28-30th at POOR EXAMPLE in Escalon, CA.

1455 1st St.

Fri-Sat 6-9
Sunday 11-4

Exclusives, foods, drinks, fun, etc!

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Mar 17

Nah just talking specifically about the art, I don’t really care.

Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Mar 17

It’s kind of funny because this wheat paste (which is many years old) was not done by me, and permission was not even requested.

AI is not the first, it’s just the latest, and these companies never cared about artists protections. Studios have been stealing art/concepts/IP long before AI.

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Mar 17

There's a lot going on, but we should not let this slip under the radar—Google and OpenAI are cynically seizing on the Trump admin's hawkish, US-first AI policy instincts to make a play at gutting artists' copyright protections once and for all.

www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/openai-and...

OpenAI and Google's dark new campaign to dismantle artists' protections

OpenAI and Google have cozied up to Trump's imperialist approach to AI for a shot at tearing down artists' copyright protections.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Mar 16

I’m super excited about the “mini gallery” that’s a part of POOR EXAMPLE, a brick and mortar were opening in two weeks!

The minis look so good too, here’s the first peek.

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Becky & Frank @beckyandfrank.com · Mar 13

The Downy Woodpecker is my favorite woodpecker that shows up at my Mom's bird feeder. Quick sketch from our last drawing stream! Very influenced by our pal @mikemitchell.bsky.social 🐦

Digital sketch by artist Becky Dreistadt

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Mar 14

This rules!

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Mar 12

The only platform where I can use words like new, prints, sale, shop and link and you’ll still see it.

Sirmitchell.com

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Feb 19

If you’ve been wondering why the internet feels worse, it’s because it is.

Subscribe to Will’s newsletter and let’s all start working our way forward to a better time.

Will “Available for Contracts” Smith @willsmith.fun · Feb 17

There’s a lot to talk about here, from tips and tricks that will help you reclaim your time to shining spotlights on the software and services that are still doing it right. So I’ve started a newsletter/blog. You can sign up here if you’re interested.

What's Next?

Will Smith thinks today's computers are broken. They're designed to capture our attention instead of make our lives easier, and users are at a breaking point. Let's figure out what's next!

next.content.town

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Feb 11

Elon is out here acting like Luigi doesn’t have a far more famous brother.

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Feb 6

I’m not sure Bluesky is the answer…

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Feb 4

You hang this in a prominent location in your home, the bigger the better. If you’ve got the money you have it painted on a rustic but still classy piece of wood. Your neighbor also has it but slightly different. Somehow wine is involved.

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Jan 30

@lorienstern.bsky.social found ya!

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Jan 24

Last day to grab this print for LA Fire Relief. 100% of sales are being donated.

staticmedium.com/pages/fire-f...

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Jan 22

Saw @mikemitchell.bsky.social share these beautiful art prints. 100% of the sales will be split between the organizations listed below.

• Pasadena Humane Society - give.pasadenahumane.org/fire
• World Central Kitchen - wck.org
• Watch Duty App - www.watchduty.org

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Jan 22

After all of you move to the Free Republic of California

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Jan 22

I’m not sure what the solution is but we need to take advantage of what little connectivity we still have and find a new way forward.

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Mike Mitchell @mikemitchell.bsky.social · Jan 22

We’re trying to find our way back to a time on the internet when things were better, and marketing yourself was easier.

It’s well past time to accept that not only will it not get better, but it’s going to continue to get worse.