Sean McKnight
@ynot1989.bsky.social
(He/Him)
Cartographer, Writer, Futurist, multiverse traveler. BLM / ACAB 🇺🇦
Patreon: http://patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
dA: ynot1989.deviantart.com
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Cartographer, Writer, Futurist, multiverse traveler. BLM / ACAB 🇺🇦
Patreon: http://patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
dA: ynot1989.deviantart.com
Beehiiv: https://sean-mcknight.beehiiv.com/
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Sean McKnight
@ynot1989.bsky.social
· Jan 15
I'm Sean McKnight, I make #maps, #flags, and stories of worlds that never were or are yet to be.
And I'm taking #commissions
#cartography #worldbuilding #alternatehistory #scifi
Gallery: deviantart.com/ynot1989
Patreon: patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
And I'm taking #commissions
#cartography #worldbuilding #alternatehistory #scifi
Gallery: deviantart.com/ynot1989
Patreon: patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
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For Day 9 #ArtAdventCalendar evening. Some anamorphic chalk art of the Mars Curiosity rover (the 3d doesn't translate as well in an image)
It's about 30 feet long
#sciart
It's about 30 feet long
#sciart
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
For Day 9 #ArtAdventCalendar evening. Some anamorphic chalk art of the Mars Curiosity rover (the 3d doesn't translate as well in an image)
It's about 30 feet long
#sciart
It's about 30 feet long
#sciart
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Hey, artist! Quote with your red art 🦊
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Hey, artist! Quote with your red art 🦊
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Feds defended Trump’s January wind order as “temporary,” pending a review of wind farm permitting.
The “review” likely did not exist.
The judge slammed fed lawyers for saying the review is “underway” but failing to provide proof. A former fed employee told me that no review had started as of May.
The “review” likely did not exist.
The judge slammed fed lawyers for saying the review is “underway” but failing to provide proof. A former fed employee told me that no review had started as of May.
Judge strikes down Trump’s order blocking wind farm approvals
A coalition of 18 attorneys general prevail in their lawsuit, saying Trump's freeze will raise their states' energy costs and jeopardize climate goals.
www.canarymedia.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Feds defended Trump’s January wind order as “temporary,” pending a review of wind farm permitting.
The “review” likely did not exist.
The judge slammed fed lawyers for saying the review is “underway” but failing to provide proof. A former fed employee told me that no review had started as of May.
The “review” likely did not exist.
The judge slammed fed lawyers for saying the review is “underway” but failing to provide proof. A former fed employee told me that no review had started as of May.
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We've got DVDs books on CD in some places we have playaways which are little devices you plug headphones into and they just play a book for you.
We've got streaming services, e books, friggin' videogames!
We've got classic TV you watched as a kid you can now share with yours!
We've got streaming services, e books, friggin' videogames!
We've got classic TV you watched as a kid you can now share with yours!
*kicks down the door like Big Bird in that one gif*
VISIT YOUR LIBRARY
WE'VE GOT DVDS
WE'VE GOT CDS
WE'VE GOT BOOKS ON CD
WE'VE GOT THAT TONIES THING FOR YOUR KID
YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT WORK
VISIT YOUR LIBRARY
WE'VE GOT DVDS
WE'VE GOT CDS
WE'VE GOT BOOKS ON CD
WE'VE GOT THAT TONIES THING FOR YOUR KID
YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT WORK
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
We've got DVDs books on CD in some places we have playaways which are little devices you plug headphones into and they just play a book for you.
We've got streaming services, e books, friggin' videogames!
We've got classic TV you watched as a kid you can now share with yours!
We've got streaming services, e books, friggin' videogames!
We've got classic TV you watched as a kid you can now share with yours!
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A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
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Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
Tatas for Toys benefit has made it rain $183,000 over the past 14 years.
Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
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i think all the time about how trump is one of the most singular, atypical people in america, whose entire life experience, going back at least him as a teenager, is so profoundly different from and unrelatable to almost anyone, including his own social class peers
something you have to understand about Trump & his weird comments about the economy is that the dude hasn't paid for anything like a normal person in decades - never pumps gas, never buys groceries - so he's completely & utterly out of touch with what life is like for most of us
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
i think all the time about how trump is one of the most singular, atypical people in america, whose entire life experience, going back at least him as a teenager, is so profoundly different from and unrelatable to almost anyone, including his own social class peers
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Just a pretty consistent D+13 over performance especially in the “higher” profile races
DEMOCRATS HAVE FLIPPED GEORGIA'S #HD121 (Trump+12):
Eric Gisler (D)- 50.9%
Mack "Dutch" Guest (R)- 49.1%
Eric Gisler (D)- 50.9%
Mack "Dutch" Guest (R)- 49.1%
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Just a pretty consistent D+13 over performance especially in the “higher” profile races
Given just the risks to the economy, D+12 would probably be pretty charitable for Republicans by November 2026.
D+13.3 shift from 2024, meaning about a D+12 implied national environment. Even half of that is gigantic for Dems
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Given just the risks to the economy, D+12 would probably be pretty charitable for Republicans by November 2026.
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and F-35 is cheaper or at least cost competitive with basically every existing 4th and 4.5 gen fighter on the market!
Nothing says "bespoke weapon" like a fighter jet that we've built 1200 of and plan to build +3000 total. Also "more time in maintenance than in the air" describes literally every military aircraft.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
and F-35 is cheaper or at least cost competitive with basically every existing 4th and 4.5 gen fighter on the market!
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Nothing says "bespoke weapon" like a fighter jet that we've built 1200 of and plan to build +3000 total. Also "more time in maintenance than in the air" describes literally every military aircraft.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Nothing says "bespoke weapon" like a fighter jet that we've built 1200 of and plan to build +3000 total. Also "more time in maintenance than in the air" describes literally every military aircraft.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
WHICH MESSAGE WILL RESONATE WITH DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS?
"Better angels of our nature"
OR
"Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger... I will punish the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pomp of the ruthless."
"Better angels of our nature"
OR
"Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger... I will punish the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pomp of the ruthless."
Once again, for 2028 I'm a single issue voter and that issue is post-Trump lustration. GTFO with "better angels of our nature" for once.
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
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Some Loop Hero portraits
December 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Some Loop Hero portraits
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on one hand Latinos reacting to Trump II as national prop 187 is good for building a new progressive coalition
the bad part is that it likely means that the administration doubles down on backsliding and racism
the bad part is that it likely means that the administration doubles down on backsliding and racism
We had some early signs that Latino voters may be shifting toward Dems in far greater numbers than white voters in districts like TN-07 and this may be the dam breaking
Hey it’s not even close
Easy R—>D flip in Miami
Easy R—>D flip in Miami
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
on one hand Latinos reacting to Trump II as national prop 187 is good for building a new progressive coalition
the bad part is that it likely means that the administration doubles down on backsliding and racism
the bad part is that it likely means that the administration doubles down on backsliding and racism
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“Our alliance with xenophobes and racists will allow us to create a more liberal immigration system” was a real thing people convinced themselves
The post-Brexit immigration system is also indicative of the liberal Brexiteer tendency, which I was a part of, which saw increased non-EU migration as a good thing and basically saw nativist leavers as useful idiots
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“Our alliance with xenophobes and racists will allow us to create a more liberal immigration system” was a real thing people convinced themselves
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Great read on the cumulative trillions of dollars of iterative engineering effort that has gone into developing the efficient, reliable modern gas turbine. It is an insanely complex technology featuring an unforgiving multidimensional tradeoff space
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Great read on the cumulative trillions of dollars of iterative engineering effort that has gone into developing the efficient, reliable modern gas turbine. It is an insanely complex technology featuring an unforgiving multidimensional tradeoff space
This bubble cannot pop fast enough.
Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This bubble cannot pop fast enough.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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anyways just more evidence for my own bugbear that we're entering a new era of global ideological struggle, with the conflict lines running within nations as much as between them
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
anyways just more evidence for my own bugbear that we're entering a new era of global ideological struggle, with the conflict lines running within nations as much as between them