Alison Robin
@alisonrobin.com
Lover of creepy crawlies and weird/scary storytelling in all kinds of media. Doing a variety of digital, traditional, fiber, and textile art. Dream enthusiast & amateur oneironaut. Open to chat!
Art only: @alisonrobin.bsky.social
Art only: @alisonrobin.bsky.social
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anarchists organizing against the tacoma ICE detention center in 2007. they were called terrorists by the government, while shitlibs claimed they were feds.
youtu.be/bTrR1s7du6s?...
youtu.be/bTrR1s7du6s?...
January 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
anarchists organizing against the tacoma ICE detention center in 2007. they were called terrorists by the government, while shitlibs claimed they were feds.
youtu.be/bTrR1s7du6s?...
youtu.be/bTrR1s7du6s?...
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Such an odd coincidence that the message on the left was pushed out on Insta to ppl thousands of miles from Maryland the very same week that ICE agents started using "blowing whistles is racist" as their go-to talking point 🤔
January 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Such an odd coincidence that the message on the left was pushed out on Insta to ppl thousands of miles from Maryland the very same week that ICE agents started using "blowing whistles is racist" as their go-to talking point 🤔
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Look for the helpers
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Look for the helpers
GOOD FOR HIM
I LOVE YOUR WORK MR MARTIN AND I HOPE YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
I LOVE YOUR WORK MR MARTIN AND I HOPE YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
George R.R. Martin has said that if he never completes Game of Thrones sequel Winds of Winter (or the book after that), there's no plan for anyone else to step in. Instead, his Song of Ice and Fire series simply "won't be finished."
Game of Thrones Writer George R.R. Martin Says There's No Plan if He Dies Before Completing Winds of Winter, and the Series Simply 'Won't Be Finished'
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
GOOD FOR HIM
I LOVE YOUR WORK MR MARTIN AND I HOPE YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
I LOVE YOUR WORK MR MARTIN AND I HOPE YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
This is wonderful! Huge congrats to Rudy!
I was so worried about bsky moderation being able to ban people like Link (bsky should apologize to him) even on other PDSes, and how this went against the whole idea of composable moderation.
I was so worried about bsky moderation being able to ban people like Link (bsky should apologize to him) even on other PDSes, and how this went against the whole idea of composable moderation.
Bluesky runs an appview.
Blacksky runs an appview.
A complete appview is a several terabytes sized database of the >18 billion follows, likes and posts of all bsky users, ever and forever.
To run a different appview is to make a fork in bsky’s timeline.
One has new posts from Łink.
One doesn’t.
Blacksky runs an appview.
A complete appview is a several terabytes sized database of the >18 billion follows, likes and posts of all bsky users, ever and forever.
To run a different appview is to make a fork in bsky’s timeline.
One has new posts from Łink.
One doesn’t.
January 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is wonderful! Huge congrats to Rudy!
I was so worried about bsky moderation being able to ban people like Link (bsky should apologize to him) even on other PDSes, and how this went against the whole idea of composable moderation.
I was so worried about bsky moderation being able to ban people like Link (bsky should apologize to him) even on other PDSes, and how this went against the whole idea of composable moderation.
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Haruspex pulling metal chunks out of a derailed train
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Haruspex pulling metal chunks out of a derailed train
Btw, locking in my Pluribus prediction: the hive mind is not actually a collective human consciousness. It is the virus as a separate entity using human knowledge scavenged from brains. If it was actually a collective human consciousness, it would love animals and create art. Not human at all.
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Btw, locking in my Pluribus prediction: the hive mind is not actually a collective human consciousness. It is the virus as a separate entity using human knowledge scavenged from brains. If it was actually a collective human consciousness, it would love animals and create art. Not human at all.
It is terrible manners to comment on a model's body in figure drawing but one time a model disrobed and he had a ton of large bruises. The only bruises I'd seen like it before were on competitive HEMA athletes or hockey players. I went "oh my god are you okay?" before I could even think about it.
January 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It is terrible manners to comment on a model's body in figure drawing but one time a model disrobed and he had a ton of large bruises. The only bruises I'd seen like it before were on competitive HEMA athletes or hockey players. I went "oh my god are you okay?" before I could even think about it.
In case there are people who genuinely do not know this and want to learn it but are too scared to ask or Google it, there are a handful of reasons why photo-realistic-but-fake CSAM is a huge problem despite not technically depicting real victims. It isn't just a moral thing, it's practical.
January 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
In case there are people who genuinely do not know this and want to learn it but are too scared to ask or Google it, there are a handful of reasons why photo-realistic-but-fake CSAM is a huge problem despite not technically depicting real victims. It isn't just a moral thing, it's practical.
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My mom, still half-dazed as we leave the theater for Avatar 3: "The thing about all those ships... The guns... Is they don't belong there."
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
My mom, still half-dazed as we leave the theater for Avatar 3: "The thing about all those ships... The guns... Is they don't belong there."
My mom, still half-dazed as we leave the theater for Avatar 3: "The thing about all those ships... The guns... Is they don't belong there."
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
My mom, still half-dazed as we leave the theater for Avatar 3: "The thing about all those ships... The guns... Is they don't belong there."
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Decided to take a mental break tonight and watch some movie I’ve never seen before and didn’t know much about.
I chose: THE MIST (2007).
Hahahaha. Ha. Oh god.
I chose: THE MIST (2007).
Hahahaha. Ha. Oh god.
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Decided to take a mental break tonight and watch some movie I’ve never seen before and didn’t know much about.
I chose: THE MIST (2007).
Hahahaha. Ha. Oh god.
I chose: THE MIST (2007).
Hahahaha. Ha. Oh god.
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I do not believe that a website that allows ICE to join gives one singular damn about community safety or about the quality of discourse on the site.
I also don't believe that website should be stewarding a decentralized protocol. I have zero faith in ATProto if these are the people stewarding it.
I also don't believe that website should be stewarding a decentralized protocol. I have zero faith in ATProto if these are the people stewarding it.
January 17, 2026 at 6:13 AM
I do not believe that a website that allows ICE to join gives one singular damn about community safety or about the quality of discourse on the site.
I also don't believe that website should be stewarding a decentralized protocol. I have zero faith in ATProto if these are the people stewarding it.
I also don't believe that website should be stewarding a decentralized protocol. I have zero faith in ATProto if these are the people stewarding it.
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At its core, ICE, and really this entire government, are simply Losers Who Are Bothering You
January 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
At its core, ICE, and really this entire government, are simply Losers Who Are Bothering You
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Uh, the Pierce County (Tacoma), Washington sheriff just threatened to secede and overthrow the county government by force if they try to fire him.
Like no shit. No exaggeration. Watch it.
Like no shit. No exaggeration. Watch it.
Pierce County, are you guys okay? This is absolutely insane. Video from @hannahkrieg.bsky.social.
Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Uh, the Pierce County (Tacoma), Washington sheriff just threatened to secede and overthrow the county government by force if they try to fire him.
Like no shit. No exaggeration. Watch it.
Like no shit. No exaggeration. Watch it.
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Californians are NOT going to vote for Gavin Newsom. They're telling you now, with YEARS to go before the election. Fair warning. Please support better candidates, there will be many to choose from.
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Californians are NOT going to vote for Gavin Newsom. They're telling you now, with YEARS to go before the election. Fair warning. Please support better candidates, there will be many to choose from.
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elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
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as far as i am concerned "The Birthrate!!!!" is a right wing culture war concern and you can make it easier and more humane to raise children without addressing this beef tallow-ass framing
January 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
as far as i am concerned "The Birthrate!!!!" is a right wing culture war concern and you can make it easier and more humane to raise children without addressing this beef tallow-ass framing
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watched Nausicaä for the first time last night
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
watched Nausicaä for the first time last night
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i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
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there is a long history of white womanhood being invoked to justify racist violence such as lynchings and the right's universal delight in renee good's murder should throw into stark relief what a vulturous pretext that has always been, a projection of white men's own rapistic, femicidal ideation
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
there is a long history of white womanhood being invoked to justify racist violence such as lynchings and the right's universal delight in renee good's murder should throw into stark relief what a vulturous pretext that has always been, a projection of white men's own rapistic, femicidal ideation
Price of the 'poke is going up
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Price of the 'poke is going up
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Using the internet, esp in the last 5-10 years in particular but in the last 25 years in general is like watching the library of Alexandria burn down every day
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Using the internet, esp in the last 5-10 years in particular but in the last 25 years in general is like watching the library of Alexandria burn down every day
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Hey remember how all of Mississippi was blocked on BlueSky due to an age verification law?! They're going to try to do that in Washington State! COMMENT and CALL on this one!
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
January 11, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Hey remember how all of Mississippi was blocked on BlueSky due to an age verification law?! They're going to try to do that in Washington State! COMMENT and CALL on this one!
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
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Guy who makes the biggest children’s game in the world defends guy who makes the largest CSAM generator in the world 🙃
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just 'gatekeepers' attempting to 'censor all of their political opponents'
Not the hill I'd die on, but I'm not a billionaire.
www.pcgamer.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Guy who makes the biggest children’s game in the world defends guy who makes the largest CSAM generator in the world 🙃
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...