Marcus Orealias
@morealias.bsky.social
... because I had only one radiation suit.
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The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
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(It’s available in lots of places, some in ebook and some in paperback; just ask your local store to order it in.)
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
War and Other Problems ebook by Thomas Nguyen - Rakuten Kobo
Read "War and Other Problems" by Thomas Nguyen available from Rakuten Kobo. War and Other Problems tells the story of someone who grew up amid the hardships of the Vietnam War — with a father kill...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
(It’s available in lots of places, some in ebook and some in paperback; just ask your local store to order it in.)
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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A few months ago, someone came into the local writers’ club looking for help in editing his life story. That help turned out to be me.
As it turns out, he’s lived through some wild things, and I’m glad I got to help him turn it into something for other people to read.
🧵1/7
As it turns out, he’s lived through some wild things, and I’m glad I got to help him turn it into something for other people to read.
🧵1/7
December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A few months ago, someone came into the local writers’ club looking for help in editing his life story. That help turned out to be me.
As it turns out, he’s lived through some wild things, and I’m glad I got to help him turn it into something for other people to read.
🧵1/7
As it turns out, he’s lived through some wild things, and I’m glad I got to help him turn it into something for other people to read.
🧵1/7
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For example:
If you're an artist, maybe you can design merch.
If you're a web designer, you could redo an org's clunky website.
If you are good at writing, someone might want you to do web content or social media.
There are a MILLION ways to volunteer - please consider it! 🥰
If you're an artist, maybe you can design merch.
If you're a web designer, you could redo an org's clunky website.
If you are good at writing, someone might want you to do web content or social media.
There are a MILLION ways to volunteer - please consider it! 🥰
December 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
For example:
If you're an artist, maybe you can design merch.
If you're a web designer, you could redo an org's clunky website.
If you are good at writing, someone might want you to do web content or social media.
There are a MILLION ways to volunteer - please consider it! 🥰
If you're an artist, maybe you can design merch.
If you're a web designer, you could redo an org's clunky website.
If you are good at writing, someone might want you to do web content or social media.
There are a MILLION ways to volunteer - please consider it! 🥰
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If anyone's open to a New Year's resolution suggestion, please try volunteering for a non-profit! It doesn't necessarily mean showing up in person to do physical labor. Just think about a cause that is important to you and consider what skills you have. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If anyone's open to a New Year's resolution suggestion, please try volunteering for a non-profit! It doesn't necessarily mean showing up in person to do physical labor. Just think about a cause that is important to you and consider what skills you have. 🧵
He's an ethicless complete sociopath. All that matters to Donald J Trump is Donald J Trump.
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
He's an ethicless complete sociopath. All that matters to Donald J Trump is Donald J Trump.
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“Congress should end the many years of overreach by the U.S. Intelligence Community by requiring warrants for the collection or capture of any communication involving an American,” EFF’s India McKinney told @Militarydotcom. www.military.com/daily-news/...
Americans' Privacy and Data: Congress Warned Over Warrantless Surveillance
Congress is weighing whether to renew or overhaul a powerful surveillance law amid concerns it allows warrantless searches of Americans’ communications.
www.military.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Congress should end the many years of overreach by the U.S. Intelligence Community by requiring warrants for the collection or capture of any communication involving an American,” EFF’s India McKinney told @Militarydotcom. www.military.com/daily-news/...
Hey @catovitch.bsky.social this guy has been cruisin my neighborhood, I'm gonns hit 'em up...
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Hey @catovitch.bsky.social this guy has been cruisin my neighborhood, I'm gonns hit 'em up...
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What I would love more than anything for the holidays is for our two most shy mama cats to find their forever homes.
Porsche, mom of the Auto Club kittens, since May this year.
Shoyu, who is the mama of last year’s wonderful little grass Miso & Dashi, has been in our rescue since October *2024.*
Porsche, mom of the Auto Club kittens, since May this year.
Shoyu, who is the mama of last year’s wonderful little grass Miso & Dashi, has been in our rescue since October *2024.*
December 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What I would love more than anything for the holidays is for our two most shy mama cats to find their forever homes.
Porsche, mom of the Auto Club kittens, since May this year.
Shoyu, who is the mama of last year’s wonderful little grass Miso & Dashi, has been in our rescue since October *2024.*
Porsche, mom of the Auto Club kittens, since May this year.
Shoyu, who is the mama of last year’s wonderful little grass Miso & Dashi, has been in our rescue since October *2024.*
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To infinity, and beyond!
Searching for a new litterbox and dying laughing at this cat who looks like a toilet astronaut.
December 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM
To infinity, and beyond!
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I upgraded to windows 11 by accidentally pressing spacebar on startup
December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I upgraded to windows 11 by accidentally pressing spacebar on startup
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Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
FUCKING GET HER!
Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
FUCKING GET HER!
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Congratulations you fucking morons
December 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Congratulations you fucking morons
So there are two games I've watched the most of this year (because no gpu, so it's Let's Plays for me):
Minecraft and Dispatch.
Minecraft was great as always... Dispatch was good but ... toxic.
Minecraft and Dispatch.
Minecraft was great as always... Dispatch was good but ... toxic.
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So there are two games I've watched the most of this year (because no gpu, so it's Let's Plays for me):
Minecraft and Dispatch.
Minecraft was great as always... Dispatch was good but ... toxic.
Minecraft and Dispatch.
Minecraft was great as always... Dispatch was good but ... toxic.
YESSSS! Posting and post-quoting is fixed as are Notifications.
Ahhhhh... I don't have to use that clonky deckblue anymore.
Ahhhhh... I don't have to use that clonky deckblue anymore.
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
YESSSS! Posting and post-quoting is fixed as are Notifications.
Ahhhhh... I don't have to use that clonky deckblue anymore.
Ahhhhh... I don't have to use that clonky deckblue anymore.
Posting and quoting are still borked in bsky desktop... and now so are notifications.
Uggh, deckblue is clonky, it's obviously built for mobile and not optimize for desktop, but also a massize resource hog.
Uggh, deckblue is clonky, it's obviously built for mobile and not optimize for desktop, but also a massize resource hog.
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Posting and quoting are still borked in bsky desktop... and now so are notifications.
Uggh, deckblue is clonky, it's obviously built for mobile and not optimize for desktop, but also a massize resource hog.
Uggh, deckblue is clonky, it's obviously built for mobile and not optimize for desktop, but also a massize resource hog.
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Trump says it's an A++++ economy. He's right. His billionaire friends have never had it better.
If you're a working class person:
👉60% live paycheck to paycheck
👉Grocery prices at record highs
👉Premiums to double for 20+ million
The economy must work for all, not just the 1%
If you're a working class person:
👉60% live paycheck to paycheck
👉Grocery prices at record highs
👉Premiums to double for 20+ million
The economy must work for all, not just the 1%
December 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump says it's an A++++ economy. He's right. His billionaire friends have never had it better.
If you're a working class person:
👉60% live paycheck to paycheck
👉Grocery prices at record highs
👉Premiums to double for 20+ million
The economy must work for all, not just the 1%
If you're a working class person:
👉60% live paycheck to paycheck
👉Grocery prices at record highs
👉Premiums to double for 20+ million
The economy must work for all, not just the 1%
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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BREAKING: We’ve uncovered inhumane conditions — including abusive and sexual contact — at the largest immigration detention center in the country.
The new detention camp at Fort Bliss in El Paso must be shut down now.
The new detention camp at Fort Bliss in El Paso must be shut down now.
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING: We’ve uncovered inhumane conditions — including abusive and sexual contact — at the largest immigration detention center in the country.
The new detention camp at Fort Bliss in El Paso must be shut down now.
The new detention camp at Fort Bliss in El Paso must be shut down now.
Fuking bsky is borked today on me... can't post or post quote.
I'm having to use deckblue which is annoying as fuck as that thing is making everything almost as clunky as Xitter when I quit Xitter years ago. Fuck, I hope bsky fixes whatever is broken in posting for me in the next few days...
I'm having to use deckblue which is annoying as fuck as that thing is making everything almost as clunky as Xitter when I quit Xitter years ago. Fuck, I hope bsky fixes whatever is broken in posting for me in the next few days...
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Fuking bsky is borked today on me... can't post or post quote.
I'm having to use deckblue which is annoying as fuck as that thing is making everything almost as clunky as Xitter when I quit Xitter years ago. Fuck, I hope bsky fixes whatever is broken in posting for me in the next few days...
I'm having to use deckblue which is annoying as fuck as that thing is making everything almost as clunky as Xitter when I quit Xitter years ago. Fuck, I hope bsky fixes whatever is broken in posting for me in the next few days...
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Nurses are the backbone of our health care system. They deserve respect.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Nurses are the backbone of our health care system. They deserve respect.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
Unfortunately, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Texas has hired union busters to stop nurses from unionizing. Unacceptable.
I stand with these brave nurses in the struggle for justice & against corporate greed.
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Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.