Shannon Hay
@shannonsketches.bsky.social
Storyboard Artist • Giggle Fiend • Full of Fanart • Open to Work!
Story Artist on redclovercasefiles.bsky.social
WB, Moonbug, Oddbot, ACCD
shannonsketches.com
[email protected]
Story Artist on redclovercasefiles.bsky.social
WB, Moonbug, Oddbot, ACCD
shannonsketches.com
[email protected]
In my email this morning a newsletter was like “jobs aren’t disappearing it’s just that your portfolio is just weak, take my course-“
Man I just took a class in which a story artist said they lost their job to the studio outsourcing the position out from under them. What the fuck is that marketing.
Man I just took a class in which a story artist said they lost their job to the studio outsourcing the position out from under them. What the fuck is that marketing.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In my email this morning a newsletter was like “jobs aren’t disappearing it’s just that your portfolio is just weak, take my course-“
Man I just took a class in which a story artist said they lost their job to the studio outsourcing the position out from under them. What the fuck is that marketing.
Man I just took a class in which a story artist said they lost their job to the studio outsourcing the position out from under them. What the fuck is that marketing.
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Don’t steal from people who are also under the boot. It is that simple. Otherwise you are revealing you don’t give a shit about poverty or unemployment
But i guess bc authors don’t have the ability to fix capitalism fuck them right
We’re not licking boot we are trying to survive.
But i guess bc authors don’t have the ability to fix capitalism fuck them right
We’re not licking boot we are trying to survive.
Buncha hand wringing "omg theft is wrong" types here in the middle of the most poverty and unemployment we've seen in decades.
Fix need and distress, theft goes away.
Until then, you're just choosing your favorites to survive capitalism.
But hey, least the boot tastes good, right?
Fix need and distress, theft goes away.
Until then, you're just choosing your favorites to survive capitalism.
But hey, least the boot tastes good, right?
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Don’t steal from people who are also under the boot. It is that simple. Otherwise you are revealing you don’t give a shit about poverty or unemployment
But i guess bc authors don’t have the ability to fix capitalism fuck them right
We’re not licking boot we are trying to survive.
But i guess bc authors don’t have the ability to fix capitalism fuck them right
We’re not licking boot we are trying to survive.
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y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
I think Fortnite should introduce the Hades Chain/Scorpion grabber thing but it’s just Piccolo’s arm
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I think Fortnite should introduce the Hades Chain/Scorpion grabber thing but it’s just Piccolo’s arm
> did theater growing up
> was so certain I wanted to do comics
> got super interested in film cinematography and editing
> found out storyboarding is all of that
> fell in love with storyboarding
> still not giving up hope that storyboarding can keep being my career despite the US Animation scene
> was so certain I wanted to do comics
> got super interested in film cinematography and editing
> found out storyboarding is all of that
> fell in love with storyboarding
> still not giving up hope that storyboarding can keep being my career despite the US Animation scene
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
> did theater growing up
> was so certain I wanted to do comics
> got super interested in film cinematography and editing
> found out storyboarding is all of that
> fell in love with storyboarding
> still not giving up hope that storyboarding can keep being my career despite the US Animation scene
> was so certain I wanted to do comics
> got super interested in film cinematography and editing
> found out storyboarding is all of that
> fell in love with storyboarding
> still not giving up hope that storyboarding can keep being my career despite the US Animation scene
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"PFAS have been linked to several kinds of cancer, birth defects, and damage to the liver and immune system, among other health problems."
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"PFAS have been linked to several kinds of cancer, birth defects, and damage to the liver and immune system, among other health problems."
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The "Frieren angle" thing, apart from just being delightful, also completely demolishes the pathetic "AI is democratising art" argument. Someone struggling with a difficult drawing received advice from hundreds of strangers who just wanted to help them improve their art.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The "Frieren angle" thing, apart from just being delightful, also completely demolishes the pathetic "AI is democratising art" argument. Someone struggling with a difficult drawing received advice from hundreds of strangers who just wanted to help them improve their art.
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I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
If the boycott reasons hadn’t been good enough, making coco taste and smell like toothpaste was the next best way to make sure I do not go there
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If the boycott reasons hadn’t been good enough, making coco taste and smell like toothpaste was the next best way to make sure I do not go there
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
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AI videos being so realistic now might actually kill my scrolling habit for good. having to carefully inspect each and every video and image just for inevitable disappointment is really interfering with the mindless dopamine choo choo train
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
AI videos being so realistic now might actually kill my scrolling habit for good. having to carefully inspect each and every video and image just for inevitable disappointment is really interfering with the mindless dopamine choo choo train
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I saw a post this morning somewhere about trying to draw an upturned chin from below and yeah - that's a tough one!
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I saw a post this morning somewhere about trying to draw an upturned chin from below and yeah - that's a tough one!
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
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Part 61 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
The skull of a jaguar that, complete with a green jade bead in its mouth, was laid to rest in a ritual offering inside the Templo Mayor of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan
The skull of a jaguar that, complete with a green jade bead in its mouth, was laid to rest in a ritual offering inside the Templo Mayor of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Part 61 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
The skull of a jaguar that, complete with a green jade bead in its mouth, was laid to rest in a ritual offering inside the Templo Mayor of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan
The skull of a jaguar that, complete with a green jade bead in its mouth, was laid to rest in a ritual offering inside the Templo Mayor of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan
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taxing the rich WORKS
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
taxing the rich WORKS
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Everyone should explore their gender identity at some point in their life. Idc how much you think “oh I’m 100% cis” it’s still worth experimenting and trying out! Try out new pronouns! A different name! Different clothing types! Express yourself without caring about gender roles!
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Everyone should explore their gender identity at some point in their life. Idc how much you think “oh I’m 100% cis” it’s still worth experimenting and trying out! Try out new pronouns! A different name! Different clothing types! Express yourself without caring about gender roles!
What shits me is: This is a committee loudly deciding that cis women who worked as hard as anyone else to be there and to be professional athletes are inherently and automatically inferior to everyone the committee deems even vaguely masculine, and then having the audacity to pretend it’s feminism.
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
What shits me is: This is a committee loudly deciding that cis women who worked as hard as anyone else to be there and to be professional athletes are inherently and automatically inferior to everyone the committee deems even vaguely masculine, and then having the audacity to pretend it’s feminism.
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My boycott of the Olympics continues unabated.
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
My boycott of the Olympics continues unabated.
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If Wall Street threatens Mamdani-style reforms with a capital strike, organized labor can fight back—history shows how banks killed NYC’s progressive plans in 1975, so unions must prepare to counter similar opposition now.
If Capital Strikes Against Mamdani, Organized Worker Power Can Strike Back
Let’s study how Wall Street sank Mamdani-style municipal plans back in 1975 — and get prepared for a similar fight.
truthout.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If Wall Street threatens Mamdani-style reforms with a capital strike, organized labor can fight back—history shows how banks killed NYC’s progressive plans in 1975, so unions must prepare to counter similar opposition now.
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This is part of what Judge Ellis means when that Border Patrol's use of force "shocks the conscience" and shows no signs of stopping. Absolutely inhumane.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is part of what Judge Ellis means when that Border Patrol's use of force "shocks the conscience" and shows no signs of stopping. Absolutely inhumane.
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"Under the guise of technological inevitability, companies are using the AI boom to rewrite the social contract — laying off employees, rehiring them at lower wages, intensifying workloads, and normalizing precarity. [...] AI is not the cause of the layoffs but their justification."
"Countering Big Tech will require a political project to reclaim democratic control over the use to which the products of human intelligence are being put." jacobin.com/2025/10/arti...
The AI Gold Rush Is Cover for a Class War
The tech giants behind the AI boom have become too big to fail and are using their position to mount an assault on labor.
jacobin.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Under the guise of technological inevitability, companies are using the AI boom to rewrite the social contract — laying off employees, rehiring them at lower wages, intensifying workloads, and normalizing precarity. [...] AI is not the cause of the layoffs but their justification."
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.