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Indie game developer and hard sci fi enthusiast. None of my work involves AI and none of my work is permitted for use as AI input or training data.

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 14d

Introducing #toughtober - a hard sci fi space art challenge, inspired by the @toughsf.bsky.social community.

The Icarus Interstellar "Firefly" starship design. Original artwork not permitted for use as AI training data or input.

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 19h

Catching up on #toughtober with Day 10 (Round) by messing with my asteroid generator some more, mostly in terms of stability and performance.

Original artwork not permitted for use as AI training data or input. A round, gray object similar to the Moon or Ceres, with various craters and small boulders on its surface.

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Kathryn Duval @kathrynduval.bsky.social · 3d

Good point.

Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 3d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 2d

#toughtober is for everyone btw. I'd love to see what others do with these prompts! You don't have to do all of them either, just what inspires you.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 2d

a young man says " you guys are getting paid " while wearing a striped shirt

ALT: a young man says " you guys are getting paid " while wearing a striped shirt

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 4d

#AlexAlott was charged with allegedly assaulting a federal officer with an umbrella. Yesterday, she was exonerated because VIDEO disproved the accusation. But Daniel, who attended the trial to support her, was detained the same day that the trial finished.

THIS IS FASCISM. FILM EVERYTHING.

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 3d

Blueprint

4 frame comic. an woman with grey hair and a yellow scarf is getting interviewed on the street. the interviewer asks : ma'am! what do you
think of the radical left
fearmongering that
we could someday see
fascism in the u.s.?
she replies :
dear
boy, the u.s. has
been a blueprint
for fascism all
along.
hitler specifically cited
jim crow, u.s. anti-miscege-
nation and white-only immi-
gration laws as inspiration
for his eugenics policies.
germany sent people to study
what was being done in the
u.s. to export it over there.
in the 30s, tens of thousands
of americans attended massive
rallies by fascist groups such as
the friends of new germany or
the german american bund.

then in the 40s, two dozen
congresspeople were charged with
sedition for planning a fascist
overthrow of the government.
and since wwII, the
amount of fascist groups
and militias has been
exponential.
not only can
fascism come to
the u.s., it has
always been an
inherent part
of american
society.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

we need to abolish this shit

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

The mainstream media is a big reason we’re in this mess, amplifying fascists to continue profiting off the attention of viewers.

It is the duty of these same journalists to help get us out of this disaster. We all play a part—do yours by ensuring you’re spreading the truth and upholding democracy.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re wondering why institutions and people keep failing us, it’s because of capitalism.

Every decision is tied to money.

Will the company lose profits? Will the non-profit lose donors? Will you lose your livelihood?

We choose money, because money is survival.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 2d

Best HFY story I've seen in months xD

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d

Back when we had some standards still

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 4d

How the media are gaslighting trans people

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⭐ ᗰᗩᖇᛕ ᗩ. ǤᗩᖇᒪIᑕᛕ ⭐ @markgarlick.com · 5d

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 6d

For #toughtober Day 9 (Debris) I updated my asteroid generator #geometrynodes setup so now it can scatter boulders on the surface for that rubble pile look. #space #art #blender #scifi #asteroid

3D render of an asteroid with various craters and small rocks on its surface. Original artwork not permitted for use as AI input or training data.

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 6d

100 POSTS! 🥳
Thanks to all of my followers and everyone who has shared my work or left me comments, giving me motivation to continue my creative pursuits! 💕

problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 6d

For a fictional starship with a worked example of a Q-drive, be sure to have a look at @triplchii.bsky.social's "Thousand Blossoming Flowers"!

problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 6d

As my Day 7 (Diagram) entry, here is an infographic version describing the components and steps.

Original artwork not permitted for use as AI training data or input. Diagram describing the major components and functionality of a Q-drive.

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 7d

For #toughtober Day 8 (Plasma) I made an animation illustrating how a Q-drive works. Annotated diagram to come later. Once again entirely nondestructive #scifi #space #art thanks to #blender3d #geometrynodes

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problemecium? 🚫AI🚫 @problemecium.bsky.social · 7d

To quote @cwebbonline.com:
📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin

Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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MJ @ambientheat.bsky.social · 7d

My only question about that is why isn’t everyone?
We proved with Jimmy Kimmel that money talks. Why aren’t we shutting the whole damn thing down?

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8d

And no. You do NOT need to RSVP for a No Kings protest.

Hell, we’d prefer if you didn’t register - or at least make a burner account if you want to help give organizers a crowd size estimate (for like, food and water).

If anyone is telling you have to register, they’re wrong. You do NOT have to.

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