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John Mandel

@tiredjohn.bsky.social

Former scientist (ex NASA and Army civilian), presently crashed out in Colorado. I followed the artists here from twitter and haven't looked back

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Latest posts by tiredjohn.bsky.social on Bluesky

Yissss, my wish was granted

10.02.2026 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

please give us more personal data please please please please cโ€™mon youโ€™re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. weโ€™re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so youโ€™re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro

09.02.2026 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8255    ๐Ÿ” 3523    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Don't promise that ๐Ÿ˜ญ I want more Fennel

07.02.2026 03:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a really smart idea for governments to hand over critical parts of their infrastructure to people who rub their hands with glee at the thought of societal collapse.

03.02.2026 09:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was great, they did such a good job overall but I especially loved what they did with the set

02.02.2026 05:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

30.01.2026 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15200    ๐Ÿ” 8362    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 207    ๐Ÿ“Œ 335
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

23.01.2026 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16208    ๐Ÿ” 20391    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 216    ๐Ÿ“Œ 349

Iโ€™ve posted this a million times, too many people forgot what social media was like before the algorithm spoon fed you

you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff itโ€™s that easy

20.01.2026 02:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7547    ๐Ÿ” 2282    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49

No new pictures. Where you at mentally?

19.01.2026 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh this went right on my wishlist

19.01.2026 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I want there to be an incomplete love triangle category for some of these, like |Dantsu loves Pokke, Pokke loves Tachyon, Tachyon loves... science?| My tierlist would have something like that for Palmer -> Helios -> Daiichi Ruby.

14.01.2026 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

deposing a foreign ruler and spending tens of billions of dollars on oil subsidies so we can put American frackers out of business, just in time for EVs to permanently collapse oil demand. that's the Trump business touch alright

12.01.2026 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1198    ๐Ÿ” 181    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Yo

12.01.2026 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:

* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon

The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

10.01.2026 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9460    ๐Ÿ” 5185    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 177    ๐Ÿ“Œ 250
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

itโ€™s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so Iโ€™m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

09.01.2026 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12100    ๐Ÿ” 5901    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 101    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160
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Make it viral.

08.01.2026 03:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47669    ๐Ÿ” 21423    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 361    ๐Ÿ“Œ 530

Actually same, saw the 1200 speed 1100 wit xOguri and knew what I was in for

07.01.2026 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She's Tokai Teio

06.01.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1 vote for yes

04.01.2026 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Natie's main debuff (mystifying murmur) got a lot worse after the Nov 11th update, it needs her to be blocked to activate. It already barely triggered but the umas all got more maneuverable in general. Also, McQueen's ult is very good for this track.

03.01.2026 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
@evilvillain1231 They saw this tweet and started rolling out the grok child porn. To humiliate me specifically quote tweeting 

@evilvillain1231
There is a subset of people on Bluesky who seem to wholeheartedly believe you are a for-real bad person/accomplice to fascism is you haven't fully left twit...

@evilvillain1231 They saw this tweet and started rolling out the grok child porn. To humiliate me specifically quote tweeting @evilvillain1231 There is a subset of people on Bluesky who seem to wholeheartedly believe you are a for-real bad person/accomplice to fascism is you haven't fully left twit...

lmaoooo this though

02.01.2026 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4549    ๐Ÿ” 534    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

There have been no good reasons for staying on Twitter for years now, but at this point you will have to follow up any of your remaining excuses with โ€œโ€ฆand I donโ€™t care about the child pornography.โ€

02.01.2026 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4813    ๐Ÿ” 1411    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 91    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51
A2 from Nier Automata swinging her sword.

A2 from Nier Automata swinging her sword.

Tokarev from Girls Frontline in her ninja costume.

Tokarev from Girls Frontline in her ninja costume.

Arcueid from Tsukihime cosplaying as as Kiss-Shot from Bakemonogatari.

Arcueid from Tsukihime cosplaying as as Kiss-Shot from Bakemonogatari.

A simple portrait of SIlence Suzuka from Uma Musume.

A simple portrait of SIlence Suzuka from Uma Musume.

Hello, Iโ€™m fukou. I typically do anime-styled art from various IPs such as TYPE-MOON, Uma Musume and others, as well as OC content.

Frankly, Twitter hates artists. I would much rather find success here, if I can.

So if you like my art, please share and follow!

#Art #Illustration #AnimeArt

18.12.2025 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 178    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Post to art shares, people look for new artists to follow there. Also, your art will be easier to find if you put the names of the characters and the series they're from in the image description, then they'll show up if someone searches by those words.

28.12.2025 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That Taishin is terrifying ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

08.12.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no idea

08.12.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16595    ๐Ÿ” 4807    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 107    ๐Ÿ“Œ 60

Happy big thank

27.11.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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D&D Critters!

20.11.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 300    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why am I so against generative AI in games?

Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.

17.11.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10680    ๐Ÿ” 4170    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80
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Absolutely No Adventures (Season 3) Casting Call Absolutely No Adventures Season Three Casting Call Thanks for checking out the Casting Call for the Season 3 of Absolutely No Adventures! Absolutely No Adventures is a fantasy (un)adventure story t...

We're casting for Season 3 of Absolutely No Adventures! 2 Male Roles, both paid! Open until Dec 8.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

17.11.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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