Taylor Ledbetter
@tlrledbetter.bsky.social
Backup social media account of a rather lazy artist | 35 | Bi | ASD
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Taylor here. I'm 34, autistic, and I've yet to have a professional job despite years of trying. I'm both an artist and a writer mostly known for fan works and have co-written several spec scripts with my pal Clark.
I'd be up for any work on IP, but I've got plenty of original ideas too.
I'd be up for any work on IP, but I've got plenty of original ideas too.
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Wait a minute…THE Debra Wilson is in the latest Kirby game?!? 🤯
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Wait a minute…THE Debra Wilson is in the latest Kirby game?!? 🤯
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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yeah i'm a badass
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
yeah i'm a badass
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In case you were wondering where to send your thoughts on the AI "dub" of Banana Fish, you can do so here.
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
That I can do.
Search Prime Video for the title (I went with Banana Fish), then click on Details, and scroll past the Cast page to "Send Us Feedback."
Search Prime Video for the title (I went with Banana Fish), then click on Details, and scroll past the Cast page to "Send Us Feedback."
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In case you were wondering where to send your thoughts on the AI "dub" of Banana Fish, you can do so here.
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
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I deleted and stopped playing Fortnite recently. It was honestly a big comfort game for me but that comfort was very quickly becoming outmatched by how uncomfortable all their decisions were making me.
SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I deleted and stopped playing Fortnite recently. It was honestly a big comfort game for me but that comfort was very quickly becoming outmatched by how uncomfortable all their decisions were making me.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Please Donate to the Internet Archive. $25 helps.... a lot.
Useful to Journalists,
Useful to Students,
Useful to more than 2 million people a day.
Collections growing at 150TBytes/day
@internetarchive
archive.org/donate
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...
Useful to Journalists,
Useful to Students,
Useful to more than 2 million people a day.
Collections growing at 150TBytes/day
@internetarchive
archive.org/donate
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
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Trying this again. Hey. My computer got fried. Work has been dreadful for me and hasn't been kind for me. I've opened up a ko-fi to obtain funds for two remaining PC parts to build a computer from scratch. Consider helping me out in anyway possible.
#kofi
#kofi
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ko-fi.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trying this again. Hey. My computer got fried. Work has been dreadful for me and hasn't been kind for me. I've opened up a ko-fi to obtain funds for two remaining PC parts to build a computer from scratch. Consider helping me out in anyway possible.
#kofi
#kofi
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Only posting this cause it made my friends laugh
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Only posting this cause it made my friends laugh
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I say if we're gonna boycott Skydance & the Ellisons over trying to buy WBD you need to take this seriously and you have to target all their business for boycotts. Also unsubscribing Paramount+ will hurt them too,We gotta show these billionaires to never underestimate what we can accomplish.
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I say if we're gonna boycott Skydance & the Ellisons over trying to buy WBD you need to take this seriously and you have to target all their business for boycotts. Also unsubscribing Paramount+ will hurt them too,We gotta show these billionaires to never underestimate what we can accomplish.
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“Fuck you!”
“Fuck you too.”
“SO MUCH FOR THE TOLERANT LEFT!!!1!”
“Fuck you too.”
“SO MUCH FOR THE TOLERANT LEFT!!!1!”
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“Fuck you!”
“Fuck you too.”
“SO MUCH FOR THE TOLERANT LEFT!!!1!”
“Fuck you too.”
“SO MUCH FOR THE TOLERANT LEFT!!!1!”
Remember the HUGE stink consumers made just this year when Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel?
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
21st Century Fox being bought marked the death of a major movie studio. We can’t let this happen again. Skydance cannot buy WBD. Any chance of a hostile takeover is bound to happen unless we raise our voices and concerns.
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Remember the HUGE stink consumers made just this year when Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel?
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
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Also a reminder that boycotts shouldn't be underestimated,A little while ago Disney got heat over Jimmy Kimmel suspension and it shows how boycotts can be impactful. We need to start boycotting M&As but we need to start meaning business when we do.
Now with these next four years looking turbulent, we should remind ourselves that it is now our influence as consumers to course correct.
If we can stop any merger from happening, we’ll have a voice in what gets made or approved in film and TV.
If we can stop any merger from happening, we’ll have a voice in what gets made or approved in film and TV.
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Also a reminder that boycotts shouldn't be underestimated,A little while ago Disney got heat over Jimmy Kimmel suspension and it shows how boycotts can be impactful. We need to start boycotting M&As but we need to start meaning business when we do.
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I expect people who have used their industry status to hurt other people to go the fuck away
Yet it seems to be a constant cycle of "hasn't the person who hurt people suffered enough? what more do you want?"
I want them to show actual fucking remorse, not fulfil a checklist of duties they made up.
Yet it seems to be a constant cycle of "hasn't the person who hurt people suffered enough? what more do you want?"
I want them to show actual fucking remorse, not fulfil a checklist of duties they made up.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I expect people who have used their industry status to hurt other people to go the fuck away
Yet it seems to be a constant cycle of "hasn't the person who hurt people suffered enough? what more do you want?"
I want them to show actual fucking remorse, not fulfil a checklist of duties they made up.
Yet it seems to be a constant cycle of "hasn't the person who hurt people suffered enough? what more do you want?"
I want them to show actual fucking remorse, not fulfil a checklist of duties they made up.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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This was gonna be inevitable from me at some point
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This was gonna be inevitable from me at some point
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The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Unfortunately, just when I thought things were looking up, THIS happened.
Home has taken funds from my account to pay the phone bill (and trust me, separating from that is another thing I'm working on) despite me not being paid yet.
I REALLY hope this is the last time I'll ask for help this year.
Home has taken funds from my account to pay the phone bill (and trust me, separating from that is another thing I'm working on) despite me not being paid yet.
I REALLY hope this is the last time I'll ask for help this year.
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Unfortunately, just when I thought things were looking up, THIS happened.
Home has taken funds from my account to pay the phone bill (and trust me, separating from that is another thing I'm working on) despite me not being paid yet.
I REALLY hope this is the last time I'll ask for help this year.
Home has taken funds from my account to pay the phone bill (and trust me, separating from that is another thing I'm working on) despite me not being paid yet.
I REALLY hope this is the last time I'll ask for help this year.
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Hey everyone, things are a lot more desperate now
We have no money to get to work
We have no money to pay for the storage unit
and we have no money to pay for repairs of the old place so that we can terminate the lease
#transcrowdfund
paypal.me/socialjusticewonder
cash.app/$pittypotpat
We have no money to get to work
We have no money to pay for the storage unit
and we have no money to pay for repairs of the old place so that we can terminate the lease
#transcrowdfund
paypal.me/socialjusticewonder
cash.app/$pittypotpat
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Hey everyone, things are a lot more desperate now
We have no money to get to work
We have no money to pay for the storage unit
and we have no money to pay for repairs of the old place so that we can terminate the lease
#transcrowdfund
paypal.me/socialjusticewonder
cash.app/$pittypotpat
We have no money to get to work
We have no money to pay for the storage unit
and we have no money to pay for repairs of the old place so that we can terminate the lease
#transcrowdfund
paypal.me/socialjusticewonder
cash.app/$pittypotpat
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'Sleeping Beauty' flopped in 1959, leading to cutbacks of the animation department in favor of theme parks, to make animation production faster/cheaper. Much of the women were the Ink & Department, yes, but getting rid of women were not why the cuts were made.
Please stop spreading misinfo, thanks.
Please stop spreading misinfo, thanks.
the reason 101 dalmations looks like that is because disney incorporated xerography (ie early photocopying technology) into the animation process. rough pencils (by mostly male animators) were copied onto the cels so that disney could fire the (mostly female) inkers. remember that art can lie to you
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
'Sleeping Beauty' flopped in 1959, leading to cutbacks of the animation department in favor of theme parks, to make animation production faster/cheaper. Much of the women were the Ink & Department, yes, but getting rid of women were not why the cuts were made.
Please stop spreading misinfo, thanks.
Please stop spreading misinfo, thanks.
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.