ACTupper
@actupper.bsky.social
Artist who burns metal for science. Co-creator of @KamikazeComic.bsky.social
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ACTupper
@actupper.bsky.social
· Jan 19
Hi Bsky! I'm Alan, and I do a bunch of different stuff.
I'm a digital artist that co-creates @kamikazecomic.bsky.social , a backyard tinkerer, and seasonal lobster-boat goon.
I also run Comics.Town on the Mastodon Fediverse, a home for indie comic creators!
#introduction
I'm a digital artist that co-creates @kamikazecomic.bsky.social , a backyard tinkerer, and seasonal lobster-boat goon.
I also run Comics.Town on the Mastodon Fediverse, a home for indie comic creators!
#introduction
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Mike Johnson’s press clips today are next level
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Mike Johnson’s press clips today are next level
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lol hey so everyone jumping on the AI bandwagon is kind of weird
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
lol hey so everyone jumping on the AI bandwagon is kind of weird
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Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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Oh damn, Pantone can paint a room but can’t read one
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Oh damn, Pantone can paint a room but can’t read one
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one
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This was never about targeting violent criminals. This was always a wind up to the full attack on Black, Brown and Muslim immigrants we’ve seen burst wide open this week. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This was never about targeting violent criminals. This was always a wind up to the full attack on Black, Brown and Muslim immigrants we’ve seen burst wide open this week. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"Dems must pivot to energy affordability and also embrace nuclear power" is a take I've read several times just today, and not a single time did the author pause to contemplate the dissonance.
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Dems must pivot to energy affordability and also embrace nuclear power" is a take I've read several times just today, and not a single time did the author pause to contemplate the dissonance.
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HUGE: In a letter to Congress, more than 140 solar companies detail how the Trump permitting freeze on renewables is worse than imagined and hitting copious projects on private lands
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
Solar Industry Group Describes Trump’s ‘Complete Moratorium on Permitting’
A letter from the Solar Energy Industries Association asks for Congress’ help to reverse the administration’s effective permitting ban.
heatmap.news
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
HUGE: In a letter to Congress, more than 140 solar companies detail how the Trump permitting freeze on renewables is worse than imagined and hitting copious projects on private lands
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
Radio Garden is a fantastic service more people should try. It makes the universe of internet radio streams accessible and navigable.
I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite.
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...
Explore live radio by rotating the globe
Explore live radio by rotating the globe.
radio.garden
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Radio Garden is a fantastic service more people should try. It makes the universe of internet radio streams accessible and navigable.
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The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
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God, I’m really upset how much hate I know Starfleet Academy is going to get. It’s Star Trek made for the CW-style crowd, which is PERFECTLY FINE. But because it’s not intended as mass audience aimed mainly at boomer dudes, it’s gonna face so much vitriol. Especially those kid actors. Angers me.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
God, I’m really upset how much hate I know Starfleet Academy is going to get. It’s Star Trek made for the CW-style crowd, which is PERFECTLY FINE. But because it’s not intended as mass audience aimed mainly at boomer dudes, it’s gonna face so much vitriol. Especially those kid actors. Angers me.
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I don’t know, I still randomly trip out over the fact that the President told states to specifically gerrymander for him. And they did.
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I don’t know, I still randomly trip out over the fact that the President told states to specifically gerrymander for him. And they did.
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Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
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remember Adriana Smith, the woman who was denied care and then had her body used as an incubator due to Georgia’s heartbeat bill? The baby they removed from her is still NICU and her family (who is forced to pay for all of this) hasn’t hit the goal on her gofundme. www.gofundme.com/f/help-adria...
Donate to Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey, organized by April Newkirk
This journey has been deeply saddening and heartbreaking since F… April Newkirk needs your support for Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey
www.gofundme.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
remember Adriana Smith, the woman who was denied care and then had her body used as an incubator due to Georgia’s heartbeat bill? The baby they removed from her is still NICU and her family (who is forced to pay for all of this) hasn’t hit the goal on her gofundme. www.gofundme.com/f/help-adria...
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this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
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I guess what I'm saying is, for all the theatrical cruelty & dumbassery you see on your screens every day, there is 10X that amount of damage being done behind the scenes. Simply getting these fucks out of office won't fix all this -- repair will take many decades.
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I guess what I'm saying is, for all the theatrical cruelty & dumbassery you see on your screens every day, there is 10X that amount of damage being done behind the scenes. Simply getting these fucks out of office won't fix all this -- repair will take many decades.
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Parts of the federal gov't that most people never think about -- research orgs, safety regs, low-income programs, etc. -- are being degraded & destroyed, with no one to notice or mourn them. But every bit of it erodes the foundations of US power & prosperity, carefully laid over decades.
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Parts of the federal gov't that most people never think about -- research orgs, safety regs, low-income programs, etc. -- are being degraded & destroyed, with no one to notice or mourn them. But every bit of it erodes the foundations of US power & prosperity, carefully laid over decades.
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One thing about the Biden admin. is that, two or three levels down, there were tons of smart, focused, pro-social people doing great things that never rose to the level of a headline.
Conversely, an enormous amount of the damage Trumpies are doing never makes the news.
Conversely, an enormous amount of the damage Trumpies are doing never makes the news.
December 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
One thing about the Biden admin. is that, two or three levels down, there were tons of smart, focused, pro-social people doing great things that never rose to the level of a headline.
Conversely, an enormous amount of the damage Trumpies are doing never makes the news.
Conversely, an enormous amount of the damage Trumpies are doing never makes the news.
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Correct
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Correct
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
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Trump’s new fuel economy standards offer relief for Detroit, not consumers
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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@opinion.bloomberg.com
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If Cars Are Too Expensive, Just Pump More Gas. What?
The Trump administration has hit upon an unorthodox solution to the cost-of-living crisis: Pumping more gasoline. Executives from Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV attended a White ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Trump’s new fuel economy standards offer relief for Detroit, not consumers
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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@opinion.bloomberg.com
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