Clei Barnhart

The Markiplier situation with Iron Lung shows just how efficiently movies can turn a buck into two, but the entire industry is on fire because no one wants to just get rich, they want to turn fifty cents into a billion.

A mug with a galaxy-like glaze with blacks, reds, and blues. There are negative spaces that form dog faces and wiener dogs, revealing the brown clay body

A mug with a galaxy-like glaze with blacks, reds, and blues. There are negative spaces that form dog faces and wiener dogs, revealing the brown clay body

A mug with a galaxy-like glaze with blacks, reds, and blues. There are negative spaces that form dog faces and wiener dogs, revealing the brown clay body

A mug with a galaxy-like glaze with blacks, reds, and blues. There are negative spaces that form dog faces and wiener dogs, revealing the brown clay body

Galaxy dog mug!! 🐶🌌

(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men

in the forest(2022.4)

The US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act | Moira Donegan Court has repeatedly expanded states’ leeway to make voting laws that would have previously been deemed discriminatory

The US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act | Moira Donegan

In shot across Big Pharma's bow, California will sell its own insulin Delivery of the state-branded drug makes good on a longstanding promise by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California will start producing and selling its own supply of low-cost insulin in January.

The suggested price for consumers will be no more than $55 for a pack of five pens.

Currently even generic insulin typically costs about $260 for a pack of five.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Scan of a typed letter from 1970, from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, addressed to "Joel Lipton, 622 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210" It reads: "Dear Joel: I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen than it has ever been before. Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy. Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call "American Virtues" who lack this faith in our country. I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities. Sincerely yours, Charles M. Schulz" At bottom is an illustration of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, a kite wrapped around the dog house.

Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.

h/t @tisserand.bsky.social

If you happen to be canceling streaming services for whatever reason, maybe throw a few bucks to a creative's Patreon or Ko-fi. Many have monthly tiers starting as low as $1, which may not sound like much, but if they get enough sign-ups, it could be life-changing money for those living on the edge.

talked to death

Love this sm

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

It's fascinating how, because the left is coded as feminine, criticism is "scolding," while all the shaming and blaming on the right is masculine and therefore not "scolding."

botanical illustrations of 6 odd fungi; 1. Devil’s Rain, peach fungus dripping off a branch 2. Ember Shale, a mass of dark teal scales with bright pink highlights 3. Grave Bonnet, slim blue mushrooms blooming out of a dead bird 4. Queencap, a bulbous peach mushroom with a purple bumpy top 5. Dazey’s Peacock, bracket fungus with colourful circular markings fanning outwards 6. Worrywort, a thin spiky tangle of black tendrils with bright pink heads at its ends

strange fungi

HAPPY #ULTRAKILL DAY!!!!!!!

Hans (single) by Henry Riverstar, Erinpooh, R3d, paulmharrisonmusic, IainMc, mayoeverydayo The first part of A Man, a Beast, and an Empire

Just released a new visual novel. The first part of the project "A Man, a Beast, and an Empire".
The story is inspired by the game of the same name by @cluehere.bsky.social

filthysilver.itch.io/amabaae-hans

Colored pencil drawing of a white and red lighthouse, with trees and a sky full of white clouds in the background.

Lighthouse in Rozewie, Poland 🛟

#art #sketchbook #traditionalart

There's no anomaly here. People, globally, volunteer their time to powerful public goods the moment they're not actively terrified that they'll lose their home, their food, and their freedom. Which means that capitalism requires us all to live in fear, always - because it can't compete with free.

THIS IS SO COOL WTF

Feline Feces (lib catturd) @kitttenn.bsky.social M dashes (the long dash) are a dead giveaway. LLMs love using them for some reason, while actual human beings have no idea how to type that into the computer. They also love sets of three, overtly parallel structure, and impersonal writing. July 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM 1 quote 12 likes

Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD.

Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?

The most votes for Trump in any state came from California.

The second most votes for Harris in any state came from Texas.

The notion that US states are politically uniform, and everyone there deserves the consequences of state elections is absurd.

Sweet!!! Thank you!

What is the license for using this in a creative project? I’d love to use it in a game demo I’m making with friends :D (not sure if we will ever sell copies)

Overfishing Social Fish Social learning is common among vertebrates, including fish. Learning from others reduces the risk and costs of adaptation. In some longer-lived species, social learning can lead to the formation of ...

Fascinating paper on something I never thought of: When we remove big old animals from wild populations (like fish) we might be losing important cultural transmission in species that learn from elders - Essentially culling transmission of collective knowledge onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#pixelart #artpost

Sam Alden

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.

Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵