Meredith McClaren
@iniquitousfish.bsky.social
I am very normal.
Repped by Jessica Mileo and Inkwell Management
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Repped by Jessica Mileo and Inkwell Management
patreon.com/meredithmcclaren
It was too hard to get the the animation building.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It was too hard to get the the animation building.
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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So wholesome! Pros give an aspiring artist tips on how to draw Frieren:
Frieren Looks Up: Anime/Manga Pros Giving Drawing Tips to Beginners
Professionals from the anime & manga worlds offer sample art to aspiring fan artist
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
So wholesome! Pros give an aspiring artist tips on how to draw Frieren:
So apparently you CAN get people to save money.
You just have to make the money cute.
Mexico made the mistake (debatable) of putting an axolotl on their 50 peso bill. Now its estimated something like 12.5 million in pesos are out of circulation, because people are refusing to part with the bill.
You just have to make the money cute.
Mexico made the mistake (debatable) of putting an axolotl on their 50 peso bill. Now its estimated something like 12.5 million in pesos are out of circulation, because people are refusing to part with the bill.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
So apparently you CAN get people to save money.
You just have to make the money cute.
Mexico made the mistake (debatable) of putting an axolotl on their 50 peso bill. Now its estimated something like 12.5 million in pesos are out of circulation, because people are refusing to part with the bill.
You just have to make the money cute.
Mexico made the mistake (debatable) of putting an axolotl on their 50 peso bill. Now its estimated something like 12.5 million in pesos are out of circulation, because people are refusing to part with the bill.
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Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
I need to nap or I need to die.
I'm not sure which will happen first, but I will welcome either with open arms.
I'm not sure which will happen first, but I will welcome either with open arms.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I need to nap or I need to die.
I'm not sure which will happen first, but I will welcome either with open arms.
I'm not sure which will happen first, but I will welcome either with open arms.
Every single underpaid retail employee works harder for their paycheck then our elected officials.
The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every single underpaid retail employee works harder for their paycheck then our elected officials.
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1. I love that someone came up with and then followed through with this.
2. I wonder if the specific superhero matters? Batman feels like a loaded choice.
3. I wonder if you'd get similar results from any non-superhero uniforms.
2. I wonder if the specific superhero matters? Batman feels like a loaded choice.
3. I wonder if you'd get similar results from any non-superhero uniforms.
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
1. I love that someone came up with and then followed through with this.
2. I wonder if the specific superhero matters? Batman feels like a loaded choice.
3. I wonder if you'd get similar results from any non-superhero uniforms.
2. I wonder if the specific superhero matters? Batman feels like a loaded choice.
3. I wonder if you'd get similar results from any non-superhero uniforms.
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Next week! ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #14! closing the 2-part mini story.
Also Absolute Zatanna makes her appearance 😎
W - Kelly Thompson, C - Jordie Bellaire, L - Becca Carey.
Also Absolute Zatanna makes her appearance 😎
W - Kelly Thompson, C - Jordie Bellaire, L - Becca Carey.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Next week! ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #14! closing the 2-part mini story.
Also Absolute Zatanna makes her appearance 😎
W - Kelly Thompson, C - Jordie Bellaire, L - Becca Carey.
Also Absolute Zatanna makes her appearance 😎
W - Kelly Thompson, C - Jordie Bellaire, L - Becca Carey.
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I'm so honored to say I got to illustrate the cover for Villainess! It's live right now! kck.st/3JE4En9
[ #illustration #fantasyart #digitalart ]
[ #illustration #fantasyart #digitalart ]
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm so honored to say I got to illustrate the cover for Villainess! It's live right now! kck.st/3JE4En9
[ #illustration #fantasyart #digitalart ]
[ #illustration #fantasyart #digitalart ]
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It's Trans Day of Remembrance, lab rats.
I wish society did more to celebrate us while we were alive, instead of just remembering our deaths.
I wish society did more to celebrate us while we were alive, instead of just remembering our deaths.
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's Trans Day of Remembrance, lab rats.
I wish society did more to celebrate us while we were alive, instead of just remembering our deaths.
I wish society did more to celebrate us while we were alive, instead of just remembering our deaths.
Listen.
Hippos are designed for violence.
Hippos are designed for violence.
Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Listen.
Hippos are designed for violence.
Hippos are designed for violence.
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An awesome 🧵, especially w/ current fuckery.
Also recommending 4 cookbooks:
* YOU GOTTA EAT by Margaret Eby
* THE SAD BASTARD COOKBOOK by Zilla Novikov and Rachel A Rosen
* THE POORCRAFT COOKBOOK by Iron Circus Comics
* GOOD AND CHEAP by Leanne Brown
Nab from library or get online PDFs if you can.
Also recommending 4 cookbooks:
* YOU GOTTA EAT by Margaret Eby
* THE SAD BASTARD COOKBOOK by Zilla Novikov and Rachel A Rosen
* THE POORCRAFT COOKBOOK by Iron Circus Comics
* GOOD AND CHEAP by Leanne Brown
Nab from library or get online PDFs if you can.
Dear people who may soon suffer food insecurity
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips
November 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
An awesome 🧵, especially w/ current fuckery.
Also recommending 4 cookbooks:
* YOU GOTTA EAT by Margaret Eby
* THE SAD BASTARD COOKBOOK by Zilla Novikov and Rachel A Rosen
* THE POORCRAFT COOKBOOK by Iron Circus Comics
* GOOD AND CHEAP by Leanne Brown
Nab from library or get online PDFs if you can.
Also recommending 4 cookbooks:
* YOU GOTTA EAT by Margaret Eby
* THE SAD BASTARD COOKBOOK by Zilla Novikov and Rachel A Rosen
* THE POORCRAFT COOKBOOK by Iron Circus Comics
* GOOD AND CHEAP by Leanne Brown
Nab from library or get online PDFs if you can.
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Do you remember the first time something you heard was proven false? Why the hell did they shill that lie anyway? When's the last time you can remember having to correct somebody ELSE on that?🤔💭
When was the last time you realized you were being manipulated?
Tell us! 🗣🎙 ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
When was the last time you realized you were being manipulated?
Tell us! 🗣🎙 ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Do you remember the first time something you heard was proven false? Why the hell did they shill that lie anyway? When's the last time you can remember having to correct somebody ELSE on that?🤔💭
When was the last time you realized you were being manipulated?
Tell us! 🗣🎙 ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
When was the last time you realized you were being manipulated?
Tell us! 🗣🎙 ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
Y'all have any good soft sugar cookie recipes?
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Y'all have any good soft sugar cookie recipes?
Please don't fall for the lie that AI is 'going to lead to a three day work week.'
Sadly, MOST 'innovation' applied to labor results in WORSE CONDITIONS.
Cellphones made us available when we were not in the office.
Emails destroyed the boundary of business hours.
It always asks us for more.
Sadly, MOST 'innovation' applied to labor results in WORSE CONDITIONS.
Cellphones made us available when we were not in the office.
Emails destroyed the boundary of business hours.
It always asks us for more.
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Please don't fall for the lie that AI is 'going to lead to a three day work week.'
Sadly, MOST 'innovation' applied to labor results in WORSE CONDITIONS.
Cellphones made us available when we were not in the office.
Emails destroyed the boundary of business hours.
It always asks us for more.
Sadly, MOST 'innovation' applied to labor results in WORSE CONDITIONS.
Cellphones made us available when we were not in the office.
Emails destroyed the boundary of business hours.
It always asks us for more.
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
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hey! if I send you an invoice, shut the fuck up. do not mention NSFW stuff or even the word "furry" or anything, Paypal is company of dickbags searching for any excuse to harass creators. using invoices is the smartest/best/safest way of working as a comm artist, and this is explicit targeting
Apparently P*ypal now asks for customer opinions on accounts sending invoices.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
hey! if I send you an invoice, shut the fuck up. do not mention NSFW stuff or even the word "furry" or anything, Paypal is company of dickbags searching for any excuse to harass creators. using invoices is the smartest/best/safest way of working as a comm artist, and this is explicit targeting
My favorite line regarding crime comes from THE RED GREEN SHOW:
'--there's no such thing as a criminal mastermind, okay? The prison population is not a brain trust. If you ever skimmed through the mugshots down at the police station, you know you're not looking at the MIT graduating class.'
'--there's no such thing as a criminal mastermind, okay? The prison population is not a brain trust. If you ever skimmed through the mugshots down at the police station, you know you're not looking at the MIT graduating class.'
i love writing about crypto crime because these dudes do this constantly
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
My favorite line regarding crime comes from THE RED GREEN SHOW:
'--there's no such thing as a criminal mastermind, okay? The prison population is not a brain trust. If you ever skimmed through the mugshots down at the police station, you know you're not looking at the MIT graduating class.'
'--there's no such thing as a criminal mastermind, okay? The prison population is not a brain trust. If you ever skimmed through the mugshots down at the police station, you know you're not looking at the MIT graduating class.'
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This is...sort of brilliant.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is...sort of brilliant.
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For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office