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B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 2d

Not surprised that the Muslim COO concluded that her position was untenable when her colleagues stood back and let him say that.

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 2d

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B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 4d

Best to read this alongside Jeremy's other posts. #satire #AI

B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 4d

Best to read this in the context of JK's other posts. #satire

B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 4d

True, so true. It's the traditional way to learn to make art.

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B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 4d

It's metaphorically real.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

The Night Epstein Died

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Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 8d

i know it's not caturday but…

i took this with the spiratone portragon 100m f4, a bizarre and totally underrated little (as in very little) lens. it's so compact bc it's a single-element lens. basically a metal tube with 1 piece of glass at the end.

black & white soft focus portrait of a fluffy tabby cat.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

British.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 7d

It was messing about with this one image that spawned the vintage-cinema/Brothers Quay informed, monochrome Pine Pitch Black version of Maskwitches we made. I found it to be a quite startling transformation, and the whole idea was right there.

I get easily bored, but images interest me always.

A full colour image from Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland showing three Maskwitches. Only the central figure is in focus, the other two being further away from the viewer. The main figure has a poppy seed head for a mask, which looks weirdly like some sort of vegetable gas mask. Which is probably what it is.

The same image as the previous Maskwitches illustration but converted to very dramatic looking black and white.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 7d

The Planets and Nebulae Backdrops Book works really well for fantastical night skies as well as spaceships and robots.
A couple of our very own BEOWULF miniatures, and a @fenrisgames.com standing stone. #jhbackdrops

handiwork.games/product-cate...

Two miniatures in front of a sandstone model, some trees and a starry sky backdrop.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 9d

Very sad news about Drew Struzan’s passing. It might seem a silly and simple thing, but it was always massively inspiring to see his work and just know it was clever and well made? And to know a person “just” painted that.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 10d

Amazing stuff!

Louise Sugden @roguehobbies.bsky.social · 20d

im obsessed with these pics i took on my jon hodgson sci fi background book too...this bg was literally perfect for him :')

ANYWAYS hope you like the mini!

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 10d

Very nice!

Olli-Wer-Wolf 🐺 @owolf.bsky.social · 11d

Another day - another Necron is coming to an end.

(Final) Day #34

Posting a daily Murderbot picture in #JHBackdrops mode till I get bored or forget it or (in this case) run out of Necrons.

Today: The Boss! Overlord Sethibor the unyielding - bringer of despair

#Nerdlings
#WarhammerCommunity

“Those insects had the audacity to build little nests in our backyard while we were asleep. But we are going to smoke them out. (Overlord Sethibor during the massacre in the Cathedral of Lorech.)”

Bone colored Necron Overlord with green glowing weapon and gold details in front of an archway and a backdrop by Jon Hodgson.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 11d

Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland is the ENnie-nominated storytelling game of the psychedelic Mesolithic. Honestly, if that sounds bad, we can't sell you on it.

Puppets, sets, smoke, 3d printed pony skulls, Maskwitches has the lot.

Three Maskwitches puppets - figures with ragged clothes and masks made out of seeds and nut shells.

An evil spirit from Forgotten Doggerland. It's made of black shiny stuff with hair.

The book Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland

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Ethics in Bricks @ethicsinbricks.bsky.social · 9d

Narcissus anno 2025.

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magpie @magpieuae.bsky.social · 10d

The Oatmeal on AI art. "When I consume Al art, it also evokes a feeling ... until I find out that it's Al art. Then I feel deflated, grossed out, and maybe a little bit bored. This feeling isn't a choice"

A cartoonist's review of AI art

This is a comic about AI art.

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B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 10d

I couldn't do LoR either, which was weird because I was a big reader as a kid. My brother loved it.

B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 10d

Haaretz, October 10, 2025
"Israel Replaces Fatah Prisoners on Gaza Deal Release List With Convicted Hamas Killers

Though the list was already approved by ministers, a cabinet vote passed to replace the Fatah members, most of whom were not involved with fatal attacks, with convicted terrorists.

B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 10d

There's something else going on with opera, for sure.

B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 10d

The opposite can also happen. I first read Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island my 20's, and I remember struggling with how clichéd RLS's pirates felt, while at the same time trying to consciously keep in mind that the cultural reference originated with RSL

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B-loved Dreamer @birdyblu.bsky.social · 11d

Strong Lavrentiy Beria vibe here.

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Open Society Foundations @open-society.bsky.social · 16d

As the world’s largest private funder of human rights, we protect individual freedoms and fairness, while advancing the dignity and well-being of all people.

Learn more: osf.to/history

#OpenSociety #OpenSocietyHistory #GeorgeSoros #FreedomOfSpeech #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfExpression

2010: Investigative Journalism for South Africa's Public Interest
Open Society partnered with The Mail & Guardian newspaper to set up amaBhungane (Zulu for "the dung beetle") as South Africa's first investigative journalism center for free media.

2015: Bolstering the Internet's Role in Building Just and Open Societies
Open Society joins other philanthropies to support groups that protect the open internet and strengthen access to information for all.

2018: Expanding the Drug Policy Debate through Art
Across London, New York, Montreal, and Mexico City, over 10,000 people visit the Museum of Drug Policy-a pop-up art and cultural hub featuring discussions and public debate about the impact of the "war on drugs."

2024: Creating Space for Free Thought
We launch The Ideas Letter, our online magazine that seeks to reinforce free debate on current issues with contributions from across ideological and intellectual divides.

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Open Society Foundations @open-society.bsky.social · 16d

We believe a free and open society depends on people being able to express their views without fear of violence. Our work protects constitutional rights, including free speech and the freedom to peaceful protest.

Our History Supporting Freedom of Speech and Expression
A free and open society depends on people being able to express their views without fear or violence.

1984: Encouraging Dissent Behind the Iron Curtain
Open Society expanded people's access to information in Eastern Europe and Russia, including by distributing photocopiers to independent groups to break the Communist Party's grip on information.

1995: Supporting Freedom of Expression Worldwide
We begin supporting the organizations Article 19 and the Committee to Protect Journalists-working globally to ensure freedom of speech.

2001: Protecting Civil Rights After 9/11
After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government limited civil liberties for Americans. The Open Society Foundation's stood firmly for freedom of speech and supported efforts to strike a balance between national security and the protection of fundamental rights.

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Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 16d

TBH, the clothes

But the Restoration is a really vibrant and interesting period that IMO is underutilized in fiction. A lot of interesting things are happening re: gender, early Enlightenment, liberalism, more—and modern problems that will be handed down to us are forming and becoming entrenched.

"Charles II receives the Spanish Ambassador, Claude-Lamoral, Prince de Ligne, in 1660", believed painted by François Duchatel. A crowd of courtiers dressed in silver, gold, and scarlet, with wide lacy cannons, hats completely ringed with dyed ostrich feathers, and ribboned shoes, stand on a checkered floor below a throne draped with red cloth. Behind them are figures in full black ensembles and further behind them, even more spectators including women.

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