Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett

@mechabarrett.bsky.social

Terrifying 50 foot tall Illustrator, equipped with Missiles, Laser Eyes and Rocket Fists (He/They)

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'THE MUSHROOM GROTTO' is a module for the award-winning tabletop RPG #mausritter with art by Me! I adore this game, so much so that my friend and I have made our own lil' adventure for it, and I am EXCEEDINGLY pleased with the result 🐁AVAILABLE NOW AT ITCH.IO🐁 tinyurl.com/3ae9pyxe #ttrpg #indierpg

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Design legend Margaret Calvert is 90 today. Look at that cake! If you've ever admired a road, rail or metro sign in Britain it's likely she had something to do with it. One of Britain's design heroes - happy birthday to her. Photo by: @oshgallerylondon (IG) Cake by: mybaker.co

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The fact that "being taxed on a wealth that would take most people dozens of generations to gather" is "the scariest thing she's ever seen" means the world isn't scaring millionaires and billionaires nearly enough yet.

Jared Holt@jaredlholt.bsky.social

Zohran Mamdani said he's going to start taxing rich people who buy luxury housing in NYC but don't actually live in there, and the former CEO of Twitter/X called it "actually one of the scariest things I have ever seen."

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Regulate corporations, not people. Start by regulating the use of algorithms to deliver content, don’t allow ads/paid targeting anyone under 16, platform culpability for the spread of misinformation on, require limits on engagement-based user experience design, etc.

Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca

Another issue: Would a law banning teenagers from using social media even be constitutional? Do 15-year-olds not have a right to express themselves on social media? Yes, 15-year-olds can’t buy liquor either. But engaging in democratic debate online is not the same thing as downing a Smirnoff Ice

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I hear so much "dont buy harry potter" and so much "support trans creators" but I don't hear much "play supernaturalerotic flights-of-fancy the sexy supernatural series of adventures for queer and twisted sex freaks coming to PC in 2026", which allows you to do both

thewaether.itch.ioA Supernaturalerotic Sneak-Preview by TheWaetherDemo preview of Supernaturalerotic Flights-of-Fancy, a game of gorgeous ghouls, sexy spirits and fearsome frights

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You would get so many more amazing books if you had Universal Basic Income. Not even the most dream-scenario AI could compete with the creativity of a world of authors no longer afraid of affording rent.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social

What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?

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Next week there will be another existential boogeyman designed to discourage you from pursuing art. There will always be a mosquito in your ear trying to convince you your creativity has no value. Let this Sora situation be a lesson. Stop getting pushed around by scammers. Make art

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An illegal war waged by two countries the UK arms & supports B52s launched from British soil. Israeli jets built with British parts A UK economy still hooked on fossil fuels. We must end support for the war, cut fossil fuel addiction & support families facing this price shock.

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can think of at least 50 artists who, if you gave them each even like 100 thousand dollars, it would absolutely change the culture we live in for the better. 5 million is pocket change in the scheme of things. but we have to live in a world where all of that capital is wasted on bullshit like this.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Meta is shutting down its VR metaverse on June 15th.

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Its funny how every time genAI is actually implemented in a consumer product, like DLSS5 or that auto dubbed Banana Fish anime Amazon put out, it's a laughable failure that embarrasses everyone involved and yet the market still pretends this tech is gonna change the game

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worth remembering, David Lynch directed “fix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic “no mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.

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All Hail Ddhranglosz, the Green Terror, Devourer of Kings, Boiler of Oceans, the fearsome Dragon-Duke of the Ruined Citadel and your new boss #illustration #sculpture #dragon

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"you need to learn how to use gAI or you'll get left behind!" counterpoint! the absolute fastest way to render yourself unemployable is to build your skillset around a tool that does your thinking for you, that everyone has access to, and that one company can change or take away at any time

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I'm having one of those days where I am frustrated because for most of the major political questions the issue is not that we don't have answers, the issue is that people with money and power simply ignore the answers because they don't like them

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Reminder: a “trans activist” is any trans person who does not silently and politely acquiesce to their own removal from public life

Madison Gant@madgant.bsky.social

Being a trans journalist is going to work and having to cover how your life is now illegal in your state but also at the same time make sure someone else writes the story so no one can accuse you of being biased and a "trans activist" and then they do the story and you still get accused of it.