Ray Pesina
@raypesina.bsky.social
Artist, Teacher, Layabout, General Purpose Learner for Hire.
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Oklahoma City! We are going to be at the inaugural OK Comic Arts Fest @okcomicarts.bsky.social tomorrow! 10-6 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center!
September 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Oklahoma City! We are going to be at the inaugural OK Comic Arts Fest @okcomicarts.bsky.social tomorrow! 10-6 at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center!
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To celebrate Father’s Day, we’ve programmed all the slot machines to say “I love you, daddy” every time you hit a jackpot.
June 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
To celebrate Father’s Day, we’ve programmed all the slot machines to say “I love you, daddy” every time you hit a jackpot.
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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YOU BETTER TUNE IN!
📅✨This weekend! It's the return of Drawfee Variety Hour! We'll be raising money for Trans Lifeline, June 7th 2pm ET-8 on Twitch!
June 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
YOU BETTER TUNE IN!
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If you scream at the puppets wandering the halls at night, don't blame us if they scream back.
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you scream at the puppets wandering the halls at night, don't blame us if they scream back.
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one day it's going to come out that the total revenue for the entire generative AI industry is like $20-$25bn in 2025, and the cost to make that revenue was $50bn-$100bn+
June 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
one day it's going to come out that the total revenue for the entire generative AI industry is like $20-$25bn in 2025, and the cost to make that revenue was $50bn-$100bn+
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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
This is how we should treat AIvangelicals
May 31, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This is how we should treat AIvangelicals
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Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
I hate crypto, I hate online gambling, I hate AI, I hate pay-later, I hate subscription models, I hate the gig economy, I hate ring cameras, I hate drones, I hate self checkout.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
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Been wanting to expand on the MCM pokemon idea and this year we landed on Kanto National Forest as an overarching theme for them. So I wanted to do a WPA/National Park-style poster for it. I’ve had this idea for a Butterfree print in my head for a while. This will be with me at PhoenixFF #art 🐒🎨
May 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Been wanting to expand on the MCM pokemon idea and this year we landed on Kanto National Forest as an overarching theme for them. So I wanted to do a WPA/National Park-style poster for it. I’ve had this idea for a Butterfree print in my head for a while. This will be with me at PhoenixFF #art 🐒🎨
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The Skyline needs more Borbs, so here are some Borb mid-century patterns I designed.
May 28, 2023 at 8:36 PM
The Skyline needs more Borbs, so here are some Borb mid-century patterns I designed.
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The good old days
April 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The good old days
How’s your mental health?
May 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
How’s your mental health?
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It’s funny how wrong the Truman Show was
April 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s funny how wrong the Truman Show was
@iwriteok.bsky.social I'm pretty sure the whole Timeless Decision thing came from "Ender's Game" I know it's not exactly the same, but it really smells of hit hard enough that you win this fight and every future fight.
March 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
@iwriteok.bsky.social I'm pretty sure the whole Timeless Decision thing came from "Ender's Game" I know it's not exactly the same, but it really smells of hit hard enough that you win this fight and every future fight.
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Zenith Chromacolor
Keota, IA
Keota, IA
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Zenith Chromacolor
Keota, IA
Keota, IA
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
February 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
@techconnectify.bsky.social gives a really insightful take on how the job of networking tech is to be social, to help us be more human, not the opposite. We are people, not products, humans, not resources.
youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
February 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
@techconnectify.bsky.social gives a really insightful take on how the job of networking tech is to be social, to help us be more human, not the opposite. We are people, not products, humans, not resources.
youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
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‘Venture capital is killing more value than it creates,' author and tech activist Catherine Bracy argues in a new book, World Eaters.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
Venture Capital Kills ‘More Value Than It Creates,’ Author Says
In a new book, World Eaters, tech activist Catherine Bracy says Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit.
www.bloomberg.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
‘Venture capital is killing more value than it creates,' author and tech activist Catherine Bracy argues in a new book, World Eaters.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
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Alright, according to my reading of the SB tea leaves, we all like... seals? Seals! Well, do I have the thing for you! This seal approves of you and everything you do! #seal
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Seal of Approval 3 Inch Vinyl Sticker
We all need a gold star sometimes. This friendly guy is here to give you or someone else that needs it the official Seal of Approval! 3 inch Sticker printed on high-quality vinyl. Water and weather re...
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February 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Alright, according to my reading of the SB tea leaves, we all like... seals? Seals! Well, do I have the thing for you! This seal approves of you and everything you do! #seal
www.monkeyminionpress.com/products/sea...
www.monkeyminionpress.com/products/sea...
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February 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Things I've learned in the past 6 hours: I suffer from acute dehydration, that makes you faint and dizzy, water isn't enough, the cramps are horrible, my digestive tract isn't working, and I can't sleep anymore. God has abandoned me.
January 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Things I've learned in the past 6 hours: I suffer from acute dehydration, that makes you faint and dizzy, water isn't enough, the cramps are horrible, my digestive tract isn't working, and I can't sleep anymore. God has abandoned me.