Mare Against The Machine
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🌈 Mare Pan — Artist, 3D artist, designer and activist; lo-fi socialist junk, treehugger, tech-loving luddite. Experimental art lover.
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Mare Against The Machine
@paarsec.com
· Nov 13
Hello, folks! A small intro:
I'm Maren, a graphic designer + 3d artist + illustrator.
I post about art, activism + climate, technology, politics, disability, psychology, neurodiversity, astro/insect photography, filmmaking, and about my experiences in the form of daily ramblings. Some of my work:
I'm Maren, a graphic designer + 3d artist + illustrator.
I post about art, activism + climate, technology, politics, disability, psychology, neurodiversity, astro/insect photography, filmmaking, and about my experiences in the form of daily ramblings. Some of my work:
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I’m usually so bad at taking my own advice, but I’m gonna hang onto this one because I still feel this way. Art by itself won’t save us by itself, but community can. And I think it will.
Not to be unkind, but I am so impatient about the “what’s the point of making my little zines/comics/crafts/art when the world is on fire” sentiments. I get it, but saving the world is not a responsibility shouldered by your art! That’s what being a neighbor, a friend, and hell, a citizen is for!!!
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I’m usually so bad at taking my own advice, but I’m gonna hang onto this one because I still feel this way. Art by itself won’t save us by itself, but community can. And I think it will.
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The EU-US trade deal's pledge to buy €700+ billion of oil and gas from the US was a disaster to begin with
Swapping dependency on Russian fossil fuels for dependency on other suppliers is never going to work
The EU must move to 100% renewables and cut energy waste (and people's bills with it!)
Swapping dependency on Russian fossil fuels for dependency on other suppliers is never going to work
The EU must move to 100% renewables and cut energy waste (and people's bills with it!)
As long as the U.S. administration threatens Europe’s sovereignty and integrity, the trade deal stays in the freezer.
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The EU-US trade deal's pledge to buy €700+ billion of oil and gas from the US was a disaster to begin with
Swapping dependency on Russian fossil fuels for dependency on other suppliers is never going to work
The EU must move to 100% renewables and cut energy waste (and people's bills with it!)
Swapping dependency on Russian fossil fuels for dependency on other suppliers is never going to work
The EU must move to 100% renewables and cut energy waste (and people's bills with it!)
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Erica was 25 years old when she was sentenced to 20 to 45 years in prison. It was always a dream of hers to grow her family and give her daughter a sibling. But, she writes, she may never be able to fulfill that dream:
Should Incarceration Deprive Me of Having Another Child?
It was always a dream of mine to have a larger family, and to give my daughter a sibling. But I may never be able to fulfill that dream.
prisonjournalismproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Erica was 25 years old when she was sentenced to 20 to 45 years in prison. It was always a dream of hers to grow her family and give her daughter a sibling. But, she writes, she may never be able to fulfill that dream:
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I guess I just don't take what people living in other countries say about the U.S. personally. I live in the heart of empire. There's a lot to be pissed off at the U.S. about. I understand their anger.
January 21, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I guess I just don't take what people living in other countries say about the U.S. personally. I live in the heart of empire. There's a lot to be pissed off at the U.S. about. I understand their anger.
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Can already see the headlines: “Youth destroyed promising AI industry by eating too much avocado and ordering too many lattes”
When the bubble bursts expect a lot of “you refused to adopt it” talk
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Can already see the headlines: “Youth destroyed promising AI industry by eating too much avocado and ordering too many lattes”
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Trump full Mafia warning to Europe on Greenland: “So you have a choice. You can say yes and we will be very grateful. Or you can so no…and we will remember.”
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Trump full Mafia warning to Europe on Greenland: “So you have a choice. You can say yes and we will be very grateful. Or you can so no…and we will remember.”
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
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Europe and Canada are going to have to recognize that their future lies either in great power bloc subsumption, or solidarity with middle powers they've traditionally thought of as beneath them. It's vanity to think otherwise.
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Europe and Canada are going to have to recognize that their future lies either in great power bloc subsumption, or solidarity with middle powers they've traditionally thought of as beneath them. It's vanity to think otherwise.
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Carney's speech was eloquent but there are big holes in it. It feels entirely aimed at Europe ("middle powers"). That's not enough. If you want a non-aligned movement you need to talk to the Brazils, South Africas, Kenyas, and Vietnams of the world. And you better have something to offer.
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Carney's speech was eloquent but there are big holes in it. It feels entirely aimed at Europe ("middle powers"). That's not enough. If you want a non-aligned movement you need to talk to the Brazils, South Africas, Kenyas, and Vietnams of the world. And you better have something to offer.
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I know everybody wants to feel optimistic about Carney, Macron, Merz et al talking about a new post-RBIO system, but remember that they’re only panicking now because the structural barbarism is banging on their own doors. They don’t want to remedy it; just sustain its redirection.
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I know everybody wants to feel optimistic about Carney, Macron, Merz et al talking about a new post-RBIO system, but remember that they’re only panicking now because the structural barbarism is banging on their own doors. They don’t want to remedy it; just sustain its redirection.
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One of the few moments of pride as an Italian: coming across clips of the Pingu voice actor
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
One of the few moments of pride as an Italian: coming across clips of the Pingu voice actor
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Dependence on fossil gas now means Europe has around its neck one leash held by Russia, and another held by America.
Did we not bloody warn you?
Did we not bloody warn you?
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Dependence on fossil gas now means Europe has around its neck one leash held by Russia, and another held by America.
Did we not bloody warn you?
Did we not bloody warn you?
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hey I like that we're all posting thru it but I also wanted to say, in case anybody else is feeling it, that I'm pretty scared and genuinely think that we've passed a real rubicon in the past week or so and that being at the mercy of a handful of dumbfuck lunatics really does a number on your soul.
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
hey I like that we're all posting thru it but I also wanted to say, in case anybody else is feeling it, that I'm pretty scared and genuinely think that we've passed a real rubicon in the past week or so and that being at the mercy of a handful of dumbfuck lunatics really does a number on your soul.
One of the few moments of pride as an Italian: coming across clips of the Pingu voice actor
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
One of the few moments of pride as an Italian: coming across clips of the Pingu voice actor
It was always horror if you had one (1) single brain cell
AI Fever Gripping Davos Veers From Hope to Horror
This year’s World Economic Forum features more cheerleading on the technology, but also introspection and worries.
www.bloomberg.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It was always horror if you had one (1) single brain cell
These are the times when I really really miss the Intel Crab
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
These are the times when I really really miss the Intel Crab
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Reminder: Trump’s fascist tech-oligarch backers really want him to grab Greenland
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Reminder: Trump’s fascist tech-oligarch backers really want him to grab Greenland
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i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
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Hi I’m Patrick
I’m a 2D/3D artist in Montreal. I have a background in illustration and self taught 3D artist who does modelling, animation, texturing and rigging. Looking for work :)
#portfolioday
I’m a 2D/3D artist in Montreal. I have a background in illustration and self taught 3D artist who does modelling, animation, texturing and rigging. Looking for work :)
#portfolioday
July 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hi I’m Patrick
I’m a 2D/3D artist in Montreal. I have a background in illustration and self taught 3D artist who does modelling, animation, texturing and rigging. Looking for work :)
#portfolioday
I’m a 2D/3D artist in Montreal. I have a background in illustration and self taught 3D artist who does modelling, animation, texturing and rigging. Looking for work :)
#portfolioday
Can already see the headlines: “Youth destroyed promising AI industry by eating too much avocado and ordering too many lattes”
When the bubble bursts expect a lot of “you refused to adopt it” talk
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Can already see the headlines: “Youth destroyed promising AI industry by eating too much avocado and ordering too many lattes”
Have you noticed that now whenever you take a screenshot apps tell you “wait! Did you mean to link to this? Links are WAY better!”? Bro, if I wanted a link I would have clicked share, dontcha think?
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Have you noticed that now whenever you take a screenshot apps tell you “wait! Did you mean to link to this? Links are WAY better!”? Bro, if I wanted a link I would have clicked share, dontcha think?
Does anybody know of a good CO2 monitor that doesn’t cost too much but works decently?
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Does anybody know of a good CO2 monitor that doesn’t cost too much but works decently?
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Toad sat and did nothing. Frog sat with him.
January 20, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Toad sat and did nothing. Frog sat with him.
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