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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · Dec 12

Think about this the next time you see a black person killed by law enforcement or a white vigilante and how news outlets will bombard you with the most broke down photos of them they can muster while saying “They’re no angel”

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Dec 12

Yesterday the New York Times instructed staff to avoid publishing photos of Luigi Mangione's face, internal company messages leaked to me reveal.

"The news value and public service of showing his face is diminishing," Times management told staff.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ny-times-d...

NY Times Doesn’t Want You to See Mangione’s Face

Management directs staff to “dial back” Luigi Mangione headshots

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Breddy Tidgewater @intelsebastian.bsky.social · Dec 3

The SA forums proved that reserving the right to ban terrible accounts whenever you feel like it is essential to running an online community. Bigoted provacateur dipshits thrive on being shitty little rules lawyers and if you strictly adhere to the letter of the law they will always weaponize it.

CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · Dec 2

Libsoftiktok account nuked by Bluesky moderation when that account had special privileges on Twitter even before Elon.

You love to see it.

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BurgerMare @ombnom.bsky.social · Dec 2

Girls love girls love girls love girls

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Gaz @nyazsche.bsky.social · Nov 28

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · Nov 28

Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · Nov 27

I think a bit of the "AI is democratizing art" argument is trying to avoid the ugly truth that to get good at anything you have to do a lot of it. I grew up "knowing" I was a good writer, but I really wasn't until about 700k words, and it took reading hours of scripts to really have a voice

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Robin @adoredmarigold.bsky.social · Nov 27

Bathing suit wips

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Robin @adoredmarigold.bsky.social · Nov 26

Idk

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𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒂 𝑯𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒛𝒊 🇵🇸🫒𝑰𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒛𝒂 @monahijazi.bsky.social · Nov 23

At least repost 💔

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I'm Kinzy 3 years old from Gaza 🍉🇵🇸
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Donate 5$ Please, Meaning Alot For Us

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KK ✨✨(He/Him) | COMMISSIONS OPEN!! @kirukrono.bsky.social · Nov 23

Anyone else remember There She Is? I was obsessed with itttttt

#fanart #theresheis! #art #illustration

Doki (white rabbit with a long sleeved shirt and skirt and pink collar) and Nabi (white cat with long sleeve shirt and pants and a green scarf) from There She Is!
Doki is hugging Nabi, hearts floating around them. Nabi is happy, but trying to keep his balance.

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Robin @adoredmarigold.bsky.social · Nov 23

Ugh, these two

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Diana @dkdraws.bsky.social · Nov 22

love lies bleeding

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · Nov 20

Linda is currently being sued for complicity in a fairly well-known sex abuse circle

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Robin @adoredmarigold.bsky.social · Nov 20

💖💖💖

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Horror Enthusiast @turnipoddity.bsky.social · Nov 17

can’t go out right now i’m vibing with my clones #TheSubstance

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RJ Palmer 🔜 Lightbox Expo 101 @rj-palmer.com · Nov 19

Scam PSA:

Heads up folks, there are now bots on here who will make clone accounts and dm you asking for donations if you offer support to real people. New platform means you are less likely to have dm history with someone so even if you think you know them, just be extra observant.

Me leaving a comment on a friend's post offering to help support them financially.

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serena @saintlyrena.bsky.social · Nov 19

jill tuck the lady you are #Saw

a digital drawing of jill tuck from saw. she has shoulder length blonde hair and a stern expression. she is wearing a black jacket and she wears a key around her neck.

a digital drawing of jill tuck from saw. she has blonde hair, and she is wearing a pink shirt. she is smiling, holding billy the puppet. billy is white and has a spiral on his cheeks, wearing a red tie and a black suit.

a digital drawing of jill tuck from saw. she has blonde hair and is staring with her eyebrows furrowed at the camera. she is wearing white earphones.

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plazy ☾*✲⋆. @plazynoodles.bsky.social · Nov 19

THE COST OF FLOUR IN GAZA HAS RISEN TO $300

a palestinian man i have been helping is displaced in deir al balah, his name is mahmoud and he's torn between raising money to feed himself and raising money for his father in the west bank. you can donate to them HERE www.paypal.com/paypalme/Bas...

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matt @computergay.bsky.social · Nov 15

[at a circle jerk] one of you will betray me

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Robin @adoredmarigold.bsky.social · Nov 17

My fictional crushes, erm maybe I have a type

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luc @freakphone.net · Nov 17

replies felt weirdly discouraged on twitter (at least to me) but I really recommend getting back into the habit of telling artists directly when you like their stuff. not even in an engagement farming way, it just feels nice. nobody's day is going to be worse hearing that you like their work

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Nathan Daniel Hernandez @natedhernandez.bsky.social · Nov 15

One of my og works #digitalpaintings #art

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JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia @jojowiki.com · Nov 16

Hirohiko Araki on the evil of AI art in today's "world of con artists". He worries about the impact AI-generated fakes will have on manga. He recently saw an AI image and was shocked at its similarity to his art style.
- Hirohiko Araki's New Manga Techniques (November 15, 2024)

Speaking about societal evils, I think that as AI continues to spread throughout society, we'll be seeing an increasingly shady world filled with scammers exploiting it. Recently, I saw a drawing and thought, “This is something I drew, right?” I was shocked to learn it was actually made by AI. When I draw manga, I add subtle elements that make the work uniquely mine. But this AI-generated piece even mimicked details like the way I draw eyelashes, so precisely that it was almost impossible to tell it apart from my work. If it were based on recent drawings, I’d know right away, “No, I didn’t draw this.” On the other hand, I honestly wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if it were done with my art from about ten years ago, when my memory of it would be a little hazy. The more AI advances, the more this kind of thing will happen.

Art reflects the times, and manga is one example of that. Seeing this world of con artists appear in manga could very well mean that we’re headed for a future world dominated by fraudsters. This type of evil in today’s age will undoubtedly end up impacting manga down the line.

Copyright infringement by AI is also a villain that we manga artists must face. The extreme scenario is that AI-generated fakes might start being accepted as the real thing, and even if we try to protect our work, these counterfeits are becoming so accurate and sophisticated that it’s no longer a fight an individual can win. Having some kind of laws would probably be the only way to regulate this. However, because we’re dealing with a world of con artists, there’s also a very real possibility that laws favoring them will appear before we know it. Personally, I entrust my copyright management to Shueisha, but some manga artists are lax in managing their copyrights, leading to others using their artwork without permission or even leaking original drawings. When I see that, I worry that they might face serious trouble down the line if they don’t take it more seriously.

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