EarnestSternest
@earneststernest.bsky.social
Any/all. Destroyer of ships and all-around sort of person. Any opinion expressed herein is the fault of too much free time.
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One of a group of new small paintings created for my solo show. They're 4" square. On view at LeMieux Galleries in NOLA through Feb 21st and online: lemieuxgalleries.com
"Eternal"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #birds #nature #contemporaryart
"Eternal"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #birds #nature #contemporaryart
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
One of a group of new small paintings created for my solo show. They're 4" square. On view at LeMieux Galleries in NOLA through Feb 21st and online: lemieuxgalleries.com
"Eternal"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #birds #nature #contemporaryart
"Eternal"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #birds #nature #contemporaryart
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You may hate him, but he is the first person ever to ethically produce art using AI
This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:43 PM
You may hate him, but he is the first person ever to ethically produce art using AI
Ubisoft execs share one collective, moribund brain cell that they've been trying to sell to other companies for years and no one wants it. A company whose entire history of successes is the result of sheer happenstance and luck (and workers fighting against the monkey-typewriter execs).
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Ubisoft execs share one collective, moribund brain cell that they've been trying to sell to other companies for years and no one wants it. A company whose entire history of successes is the result of sheer happenstance and luck (and workers fighting against the monkey-typewriter execs).
This thread and every single reply in it feels like a personal attack that I can't even be mad about because they are just right.
The problem with being a fan of classic literature is that you end up knowing so many fantastic words that basically never come up in everyday conversation. Do you have any idea how rare it is to get the chance to drop an "illimitable"?
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
This thread and every single reply in it feels like a personal attack that I can't even be mad about because they are just right.
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As a writer...
I'd say I'm really good at showing precisely what I need, not a drop more, then letting the reader understand the rest. I'd say I've become quite good at subtlety.
I'd say I'm really good at showing precisely what I need, not a drop more, then letting the reader understand the rest. I'd say I've become quite good at subtlety.
Artists, I think we're all too comfortable sharing our imposter syndrome.
I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.
No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at
Is anyone brave eniough? 👀
I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.
No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at
Is anyone brave eniough? 👀
January 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
As a writer...
I'd say I'm really good at showing precisely what I need, not a drop more, then letting the reader understand the rest. I'd say I've become quite good at subtlety.
I'd say I'm really good at showing precisely what I need, not a drop more, then letting the reader understand the rest. I'd say I've become quite good at subtlety.
This looks like what would happen if you melted that Gritty abomination with acid.
Any excuse to post her great queso
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This looks like what would happen if you melted that Gritty abomination with acid.
One time a dude joined a hypnokink server with the display name "Scott Adams," tried to hit on me, then swore he wasn't THAT Scott Adams when I asked. Was a shit hypnotist, too.
A few days later the account got deleted.
A few days later the account got deleted.
Trans people: "Fix your hearts or die!"
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
One time a dude joined a hypnokink server with the display name "Scott Adams," tried to hit on me, then swore he wasn't THAT Scott Adams when I asked. Was a shit hypnotist, too.
A few days later the account got deleted.
A few days later the account got deleted.
Thing is, she's a billionaire and also plainly and clearly addicted to the Nazi bar. She might move elsewhere in real life *just* to stay at the Nazi bar. Never underestimate how pathetic that loser is.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Thing is, she's a billionaire and also plainly and clearly addicted to the Nazi bar. She might move elsewhere in real life *just* to stay at the Nazi bar. Never underestimate how pathetic that loser is.
Is this sincere? No idea. I hope it is. A lot of people were referencing Lucy and the football with regards to such “redemption arcs,” but… I think I would rather always go for that kick than stop believing in the ability of people to improve. Though I'd never demand the same of anyone else.
Losing my shit at Ashley St Clair doing a reverse Naomi Wolf.
January 11, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Is this sincere? No idea. I hope it is. A lot of people were referencing Lucy and the football with regards to such “redemption arcs,” but… I think I would rather always go for that kick than stop believing in the ability of people to improve. Though I'd never demand the same of anyone else.
There is, undeniably, a split between decent and indecent, where one side revels in the cruelty of their actions, under the guise of civility or otherwise, and the other seeks justice. You claim both sides seek blood because you fear consequences for your own guilt in the shedding of it.
It’s not even so much about “sane” vs. “insane” anymore, as it so often was circa 2020. The fundamental split today is between the *decent* and the *indecent.* It is monstrous to desire, excuse, sanitize, whitewash avoidable killing even of one’s perceived foes.
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
There is, undeniably, a split between decent and indecent, where one side revels in the cruelty of their actions, under the guise of civility or otherwise, and the other seeks justice. You claim both sides seek blood because you fear consequences for your own guilt in the shedding of it.
I love the (I'm HOPING it's accidental) implication the sentence construction makes here, it's very funny to me.
Some un-partnered people read romance novels to retrieve and re-experience their memories of romance and hope for love in the future.
I watch murder-mysteries.
I watch murder-mysteries.
January 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I love the (I'm HOPING it's accidental) implication the sentence construction makes here, it's very funny to me.
I think I wrote a small essay over a decade ago that the reason so much sex work is treated like this is that men in power hate that they cannot control their own sexual desires, and feel manipulated when charged money. They hate feeling like anyone could hold horny over their heads.
3D adult animator Vega has been banned from Patreon. Vega wrote that Patreon took aim at the adult Blender artist’s content by claiming certain works were “non consenting art”
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January 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I think I wrote a small essay over a decade ago that the reason so much sex work is treated like this is that men in power hate that they cannot control their own sexual desires, and feel manipulated when charged money. They hate feeling like anyone could hold horny over their heads.
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Ms. Rachel and Mayor Mamdani: did someone get addicted to crack?
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Ms. Rachel and Mayor Mamdani: did someone get addicted to crack?
People like this aren't pro-democracy. Not really. They're neo-calvinists. They believe that goodness is confirmed by one action, voting for Democrats, and that all divergence from this action is a confirmation of your destiny to be evil and end up in hell. To them, morality is defined by the Party.
Leftists try to use Palestine as a wedge issue on Democrats during an existential crisis for America democracy. Instead of rallying against fascism in America, you all would rather dilute and split the opposition to American fascism. Why? For Palestine.
January 10, 2026 at 10:39 AM
People like this aren't pro-democracy. Not really. They're neo-calvinists. They believe that goodness is confirmed by one action, voting for Democrats, and that all divergence from this action is a confirmation of your destiny to be evil and end up in hell. To them, morality is defined by the Party.
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I’m still not sure which Knives Out film I like the most, but I think I feel pretty confident in saying the Louise phone call from Wake Up Dead Man is my favorite scene in the whole trilogy
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I’m still not sure which Knives Out film I like the most, but I think I feel pretty confident in saying the Louise phone call from Wake Up Dead Man is my favorite scene in the whole trilogy
Between this and the Etsy witches, I'm learning to hold my fucking tongue when someone starts talking about astrology.
Why yes, absolutely I'll let you make a map of my sign, please allow me continue to live an uncursed life, ye who fucks with powers that should not be.
Why yes, absolutely I'll let you make a map of my sign, please allow me continue to live an uncursed life, ye who fucks with powers that should not be.
A group of Peruvian shamans gathered on a beach in southern Lima to perform their annual New Year ritual, delivering predictions for 2026 that included the fall of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and a serious illness for US President Donald Trump
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Between this and the Etsy witches, I'm learning to hold my fucking tongue when someone starts talking about astrology.
Why yes, absolutely I'll let you make a map of my sign, please allow me continue to live an uncursed life, ye who fucks with powers that should not be.
Why yes, absolutely I'll let you make a map of my sign, please allow me continue to live an uncursed life, ye who fucks with powers that should not be.
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I don't owe it to anybody to use particular pronouns or identify a certain way.
I'm allowed to just be me.
I'm allowed to just be me.
January 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I don't owe it to anybody to use particular pronouns or identify a certain way.
I'm allowed to just be me.
I'm allowed to just be me.
Hell yeah, we're inventing arm-swinging phrenology now. Gonna get called some bizarre new slur because I swing my arm five degrees too far to the left. I would call these people clowns, but a clown intends to be funny.
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Hell yeah, we're inventing arm-swinging phrenology now. Gonna get called some bizarre new slur because I swing my arm five degrees too far to the left. I would call these people clowns, but a clown intends to be funny.
Finally, after all these years, the truth comes out: the "anaconda" in Sir Mix-a-Lot's song was an euphemism for trains.
I *know* I shouldn’t share the NYPost but I got served this BUTT PHRENOLOGY article
!!!!
And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
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And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
!!!!
How a bigger-looking butt could be a sneaky sign of autism and ADHD
Your backside might reveal a thing or two about your brain.
nypost.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Finally, after all these years, the truth comes out: the "anaconda" in Sir Mix-a-Lot's song was an euphemism for trains.
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Please help General Juno
December 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Please help General Juno
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, severed the thread of fate and had to persist in a doomed world.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, sought to unify the land and calm the chaos, thus it has ever been
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, forged in secret, a master ring, to control all others
December 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, severed the thread of fate and had to persist in a doomed world.
Americans are so propagandized they think a goddamn military coup would go well for them, just because it's THEIR military.
This is what I don’t understand. I don’t know where the fuck everyone is either. I honestly thought Trump and his evil stooges would have been taken out by the military by now. I’m kind of shocked actually. We’ve always claimed to be the most powerful country, but nobody has any balls. NOBODY!!
December 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Americans are so propagandized they think a goddamn military coup would go well for them, just because it's THEIR military.