Orion Leigh (Bri)
@orionleigh.bsky.social
Nonbinary artist trying to navigate the internet and life. Married to an amazing woman. (They/Them)
It’s my birthday! @mustachebabs.com gifted me some thoughtful gifts and has our day structured for celebration. 🥰
December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It’s my birthday! @mustachebabs.com gifted me some thoughtful gifts and has our day structured for celebration. 🥰
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absolutely stunning powwow stamps from USPS
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
absolutely stunning powwow stamps from USPS
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I posted my 2025 recap over on Instagram, give it a look! Busy bee in 2025 and 2026 will be even busier!✨
www.instagram.com/p/DSU8rlCjlY5
www.instagram.com/p/DSU8rlCjlY5
December 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I posted my 2025 recap over on Instagram, give it a look! Busy bee in 2025 and 2026 will be even busier!✨
www.instagram.com/p/DSU8rlCjlY5
www.instagram.com/p/DSU8rlCjlY5
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Some Kermit the frogs
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Some Kermit the frogs
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December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
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Game Awards last year took place during a videogame strike against AI
The strike wasn’t mentioned or acknowledged despite many VO performers working on the games that are heralded every year and even appearing on stage
This year a game that features AI voiceover gets a podium to accept an award.
The strike wasn’t mentioned or acknowledged despite many VO performers working on the games that are heralded every year and even appearing on stage
This year a game that features AI voiceover gets a podium to accept an award.
studios using AI for voice acting sucks
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Game Awards last year took place during a videogame strike against AI
The strike wasn’t mentioned or acknowledged despite many VO performers working on the games that are heralded every year and even appearing on stage
This year a game that features AI voiceover gets a podium to accept an award.
The strike wasn’t mentioned or acknowledged despite many VO performers working on the games that are heralded every year and even appearing on stage
This year a game that features AI voiceover gets a podium to accept an award.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The alarm went off & I immediately asked a groggy @mustachebabs.com how she thought a particular warlock invocation would work in modern times… much to her confusion.
I had just had a dream about one of my characters (kinda? the dream def changed things about them) trying to navigate life nowadays
I had just had a dream about one of my characters (kinda? the dream def changed things about them) trying to navigate life nowadays
December 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The alarm went off & I immediately asked a groggy @mustachebabs.com how she thought a particular warlock invocation would work in modern times… much to her confusion.
I had just had a dream about one of my characters (kinda? the dream def changed things about them) trying to navigate life nowadays
I had just had a dream about one of my characters (kinda? the dream def changed things about them) trying to navigate life nowadays
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[xwp] that one scene from the debt ...
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
[xwp] that one scene from the debt ...
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Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
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We put some things back on sale (as a treat) through the 16th, which is the day the store will close! Thanks so much for your support, friends. It means more than I can say.
I am having a sale on some items in my shop this week through Cyber Monday! Some things on sale include washi tape, enamel pins and this bear bag!
Novembear sale? 🐻🧸🐻
www.etsy.com/shop/LauraIl...
Thanks for everything, friends!
Novembear sale? 🐻🧸🐻
www.etsy.com/shop/LauraIl...
Thanks for everything, friends!
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We put some things back on sale (as a treat) through the 16th, which is the day the store will close! Thanks so much for your support, friends. It means more than I can say.
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A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
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"Keeper of the Shallows"
29"x9"
Acrylic and wax pastel on reclaimed wood (a center board/dagger board for small sailing craft)
A great blue heron stalks his territory, seeking meals of tender frog and fish. Silent as a ripple, sharp as a knife.
29"x9"
Acrylic and wax pastel on reclaimed wood (a center board/dagger board for small sailing craft)
A great blue heron stalks his territory, seeking meals of tender frog and fish. Silent as a ripple, sharp as a knife.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"Keeper of the Shallows"
29"x9"
Acrylic and wax pastel on reclaimed wood (a center board/dagger board for small sailing craft)
A great blue heron stalks his territory, seeking meals of tender frog and fish. Silent as a ripple, sharp as a knife.
29"x9"
Acrylic and wax pastel on reclaimed wood (a center board/dagger board for small sailing craft)
A great blue heron stalks his territory, seeking meals of tender frog and fish. Silent as a ripple, sharp as a knife.
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To bring a smile to your face, here’s an ancient Egyptian sketch of a tabby cat serving a mouse! 😁
The artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad to draw this comic scene some 3,200 years ago.
📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object...
#Archaeology
The artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad to draw this comic scene some 3,200 years ago.
📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object...
#Archaeology
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
To bring a smile to your face, here’s an ancient Egyptian sketch of a tabby cat serving a mouse! 😁
The artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad to draw this comic scene some 3,200 years ago.
📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object...
#Archaeology
The artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad to draw this comic scene some 3,200 years ago.
📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object...
#Archaeology
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By telling people to wear a mask when symptomatic, they're increasing the stigma of wearing a mask. The assumption will be that you're ill. We would like people to understand that you can wear #ffp3 to reduce the chance of spreading OR catching airborne diseases. Transmission can preceed symptoms.
UK: "Brits told to 'wear a mask' as flu spreads across country"
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
Flu positive rate rose to 11.6% weekending Nov 25 (from 10.7%). Health chiefs said the highest positivity was in children aged 5–14.
“We haven’t seen a virus like this for a while… these dynamics are unusual,” said Prof Nicola Lewis.
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
By telling people to wear a mask when symptomatic, they're increasing the stigma of wearing a mask. The assumption will be that you're ill. We would like people to understand that you can wear #ffp3 to reduce the chance of spreading OR catching airborne diseases. Transmission can preceed symptoms.
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Hello??? This is such a cool honor!!!🏆
They're gonna send us a pin and everything!!!💯
They're gonna send us a pin and everything!!!💯
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hello??? This is such a cool honor!!!🏆
They're gonna send us a pin and everything!!!💯
They're gonna send us a pin and everything!!!💯
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When I was like 20, I did a CS presentation on self-driving cars "It's safer! 5G vehicle-to-vehicle! Smart city integration!". I bought the hype
Growing up is realizing we can improve safety and mobility without sacrificing privacy, doubling down on car culture, & screwing over working-class people
Growing up is realizing we can improve safety and mobility without sacrificing privacy, doubling down on car culture, & screwing over working-class people
Four valid reasons to not want self driving cars in Baltimore
1) They don't necessarily reduce the number of cars on the road. We should pushing for fewer cars to increase safety for all: physically disabled neighbors, kids, elderly, bicyclists, regular ol' pedestrians.
1) They don't necessarily reduce the number of cars on the road. We should pushing for fewer cars to increase safety for all: physically disabled neighbors, kids, elderly, bicyclists, regular ol' pedestrians.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When I was like 20, I did a CS presentation on self-driving cars "It's safer! 5G vehicle-to-vehicle! Smart city integration!". I bought the hype
Growing up is realizing we can improve safety and mobility without sacrificing privacy, doubling down on car culture, & screwing over working-class people
Growing up is realizing we can improve safety and mobility without sacrificing privacy, doubling down on car culture, & screwing over working-class people
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1/2 I find myself having to make this point more often.
The muddying of distinction between the bullshit engine and genuinely life-saving applications of ML / AI is intentional. It allows the people trying to sell you genAI to claim noble intent and dismiss legitimate concerns.
The muddying of distinction between the bullshit engine and genuinely life-saving applications of ML / AI is intentional. It allows the people trying to sell you genAI to claim noble intent and dismiss legitimate concerns.
Having AI crammed down our throats is bullshit, but machine learning has some real uses in science. This awesome page shows experimental cyclone track forecasts from Google DeepMind and Google Research's AI weather models, along with forecasts from ECMWF. 😍
deepmind.google.com/science/weat...
deepmind.google.com/science/weat...
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
1/2 I find myself having to make this point more often.
The muddying of distinction between the bullshit engine and genuinely life-saving applications of ML / AI is intentional. It allows the people trying to sell you genAI to claim noble intent and dismiss legitimate concerns.
The muddying of distinction between the bullshit engine and genuinely life-saving applications of ML / AI is intentional. It allows the people trying to sell you genAI to claim noble intent and dismiss legitimate concerns.
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Did I mention @bookshop.org also has free shipping going on right now? Does not get any better to be getting some books right now!
Made a little Book Gift List for your consideration if you're looking to gift a book (to yourself or someone else) this season!✨
2025 Book Gift List
Perfect reads to gift this holiday season, both old favs and new releases!
bookshop.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Did I mention @bookshop.org also has free shipping going on right now? Does not get any better to be getting some books right now!
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I made a machine steal the work of a real human being. It's almost as if the stolen work it regurgitated seems like it was written by a real human being. Instead of giving that credit to the breathing person it was stolen from... perhaps the theft machine is actually alive??
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I made a machine steal the work of a real human being. It's almost as if the stolen work it regurgitated seems like it was written by a real human being. Instead of giving that credit to the breathing person it was stolen from... perhaps the theft machine is actually alive??
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Gallivanting Gargoyles
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Gallivanting Gargoyles
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.