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Eris O'Reilly

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Artist and part-time possum. Find me at erisoreilly.wordpress.com for more stuff and things. Commission are open! #art #illustration #freelanceartist

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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 21h
... so maybe i slept in a bit. anyway i'm online and i'm EXTREMELY TIRED but if y'all wanna hang out while i do some art, i'm down. #art #livestream twitch.tv/erisoreilly
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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The Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.
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Sharon "Screams in Perimenopause" Z @sharonz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In honor of Anti-Prime Day and Bookshop offering free shipping, I made a short affiliate list of books that help you write more good. It's the "AI sucks, here's how to write it yourself list". bookshop.org/lists/ai-suc...
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AI Sucks. Here's how to write it yourself
Turning to the books that helped me to write more, write better, and to write with more clarity. There are the books that shaped my writing.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We are aware of multiple stops conducted today by federal agents in the Madera and Fresno areas. We remind the public to stay calm, to verify information, and to exercise one’s rights, including the right to not answer questions. If detained, do not sign anything without speaking to a lawyer. 1/
We are aware of multiple stops conducted today by federal agents in the Madera and Fresno areas. We remind the public to stay calm, to verify information, and to exercise one’s rights, including the right to not answer questions. If detained, do not sign anything without speaking to a lawyer. All encounters with federal agents should be recorded and documented if it is safe to do so. Witnesses can reach out to us to share what they see or to seek help.

Chaotic, warrantless immigration raids and roving patrols spread fear and disrupt lives and livelihoods. They do not belong here; hard working immigrants do.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@CethanLeahy

Me: oh wow, this shop has everything my heart desires!

Spooky shopkeeper: yes, I will warn you... every item comes with a price.

Me: yes, I know how shops work

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Spooky Shopkeeper: The price may be more than you expect to pay.

Me: Yes, I know how US taxes work, too.

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Shopkeeper, increasingly exasperated: I'm trying to tell you that I'm evil and offering these wares with no regard for the harm they will do!

Me, also increasingly exasperated: I know what capitalism is too goddammit
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Kayleigh McKee 🟡, Blinded my a billion brilliant lights @ghaspey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Vote in numbers they can't rig
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 07/10/2026
It's not really fair that I blame her more than anyone else for Roe v Wade because 50 other senators helped... But she is the only one who got on the senate floor and gave a defensive angry gaslighting speech chiding us for daring to think Kavanaugh would do what we all knew he would do.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Hello Bone Colleagues”
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briellastella @briellastella.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Customer service has gotten materially worse. Web search is barely usable. Webpages have become less functional and those that still work are buckling under 100x the traffic. Basic computer functionality we've taken for granted has been trashed. Malpractice has proliferated across every industry.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALa
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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.
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✨Sailor Scout Austin✨🔜PAXU @sailorsctaustin.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026
NO FUCKING HATE WATCHING
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Peaky Blinders: Tommy Shelby Says No Fighting
ALT: Peaky Blinders: Tommy Shelby Says No Fighting
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
None of this is healthy or normal. The tech right is in the throes mass disorder, a folie a plus. And they are getting more and more money and power.
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lorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @whiskeynachos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A lot of people who would have been dead husbands in the 50's have misplaced nostalgia for the days before no-fault divorce.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 07/10/2026
Having trouble deciding which books to buy from Amazon during Prime Days? Try this: None, then go support an independent bookstore instead. 😌
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JoCat is on his way home @jocat.net · 07/10/2026
I love D&D, and I would want the people who work on it treated well and fairly For a long time and especially in the last few years, the people in the trenches actually doing the work have not been given the proper respect or protections they deserve Please help change that
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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
we're back at it this morning, working on the comic~! come hang out :3 #livestream #art www.twitch.tv/erisoreilly
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back at the comic this morning, coloring in these pages! :3 | Streaming art.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
Oh hey look: exactly what a bunch of us said was already and would keep happening— data centers being placed in spaces where their harms will fall on those already most marginalized— is, in fact, happening.
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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sorry folks no stream today i have a migraine 😰 i'll try again tomorrow
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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
yup i'm here and i'm streaming! come hang out!! #art #livestream twitch.tv/erisoreilly
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we're gonna be GOOD and WORK on our comic and NOT plan out our enshrouded village... uwu | Streaming art.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
woooo look what time it is! I'm live and I'm coloring in these pages this morning! #art #livestream twitch.tv/erisoreilly
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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
waaaaat?? eris is actually streaming??? anyway yes hello i am back and i'm live! come hang out! #livestream #art twitch.tv./erisoreilly
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🦇 John Sununu is in the Epstein Files 🎃 @karenblackpilled.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fuck these parents
Joseph Kutzko was accused of punching and threatening his then-15-year-old child at the family home on Jan. 28, 2025, records from Westborough District Court show. A Southborough police detective wrote that Kutzko punched the victim in the shoulder and pulled them by their hair. Kutzko later allegedly threatened to kill the victim "for not singing in tune during a birthday celebration," according to court records.
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Meg @meganroseruiz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Let me teach you about color theory!
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Ethan Kocak @ethankocak.com · 18/03/2024
Webcomics are the punk garage bands of art. What they lack in polish and regularity they make up for in originality and heart.
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show @skiffyandfanty.com · 19/09/2026
If you're a creative (author, filmmaker, artist, comic creator, etc.), we want to hear from you. We cover SF/F/H and interesting non-fic! We have a blog for reviews and guest spots and a podcast for occasional interviews and guest slots! Hit us up! skiffyandfanty.com/c...
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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
Again: "Tilly Norwood" is not a person; it is a shoddy, and also pretty gross puppet. Stop referring to it as "she," and start asking whether there might be something a bit off about wanting to promote a sexualized but also childlike "actor" that can never tell its creators or users "no."
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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 19/09/2026
This is why I think it's so important to push back against the personification of LLMs. If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder.
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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Narnia books as Isekai Manga
1. My Sweet Tooth Made Me The Villainess’ Slave
2. In Another World, The Dwarves Picked Me To Lead The Revolution
3. All At Sea With My Level 0 Sailing Skills
4. On A Mission In Another World And I Can’t Remember The Cheat Codes
5. That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Horse
6. Help! My Uncle’s In Love With The Demon Queen!
7. Reincarnated In Another World Just As The Game’s Ending
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Victoria Dahl/Victoria Helen Stone @victoriadahl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
They know they are the worst thieves to ever exist. Does everyone else? A Microsoft executive called GenAI the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal document said, “almost no one intended for content they created to be used in this fashion, nor are they compensated for its use.”
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 18/09/2026
…yeah, okay, that’s pretty much it.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 18/09/2026
I'm proud to announce that we secured $351 million for flood prevention in The Bronx and Queens in the Water Resources Development Act. This funding will go directly toward projects that will protect our community from flash floods. qns.com/2026/09/aoc-...
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AOC helps secure federal authorization for flood mitigation projects in Queens and the Bronx worth up to $351M – QNS
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that she has helped secure up to $351 million in federal authorizations to combat flooding in Queens and the
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R. Blaylock Art @meanderingunicorns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Many fantasy and sci-fi authors have created compelling fictional religions, but @tkingfisher.com has written the only one I actually want to join. Let me be be useful. Let me be practical. Let me find ways my skills can serve others in the Temple of the White Rat.
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Jeanne (she/they) @fangirljeanne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I will maintain that people who advocate for the use of AI by claiming it is sentient are wanna be slave owners. It’s like trying to sell me a toaster by telling me it is self aware. That’s not impressive, that is horrifying.
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The Brave Little Toaster: You're Worthless
Alt: Thr junkyard scene, from the movie The Brave Little Toaster, where the sentient appliances (vacuum, blankie, lamp, toaster, and radio) are surrounded by broken cars that are saying “You're Worthless.”
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Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 12/09/2026
"This whole thing was an organised promotional campaign. It looks like obvious fresh-cut astroturf because it is."
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Jacob Coxon: how to run an AI doomsday media campaign
The AI doomsday is the idea that one day, an artificial intelligence will get so smart it takes over the world! And it’ll kill all the humans, just as a side effect! Pretty scary, huh. You might be…
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Salt Lake Tribune is a 150+ year-old newspaper that went the nonprofit route several years ago. It now brings in $13MM in revenue vs $12MM in expenses. Enough to support a robust news operation. This is the way for metro news orgs. www.cjr.org/first_person...
That move has been a success. Last year, the Tribune brought in about thirteen million dollars in revenue, a million dollars more than it incurred in expenses.
Its revenue came from several streams: contributions from big foundations and individual donors, advertising in its online and twice-weekly print editions, and subscription fees, though the paywall would be removed shortly after Ileft Utah, in May. Similarweb's ranking system regularly puts the Tribune's traffic among the nation's top two or three nonprofit news organizations, alongside such stalwarts as ProPublica and the Texas Tribune. It's also ambitious, acquiring one newspaper in southeast Utah and starting another in the southwest corner of the state. Recently, management signed its first contract with the new newsroom union, guaranteeing a sixty-thousand-dollar salary floor, at least three weeks of vacation, and generous work-from-home provisions.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
GASP
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Djinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Congratulations to California for being the first to reach the Kill Screen
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 10/09/2026
FWIW I don’t think that AI is an existential threat, nor on track to become one. I do however think that the leaders of the biggest AI companies, AI’s strongest boosters, and some of the folks who are most adept at using it to exploit others are actively hastening along OTHER existential threats.
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Jean Caden 🗡️ Art @johncaden64.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Can’t wait to play #metroid Girl Dinner
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WizardoFrank🆖 RAFFLE UP, COMMS OPEN @wizardofrank.newgrounds.com · 10/09/2026
Ravenous #requests #metroid
The takeout minigame from Kirby and the Forgotten Lands, only Samus is there and she’s HUNGRY
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Secretary of Don’t Leave the Jurisdiction
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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 🔜 NFC @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In this period of time filled with AI stupidity, let's celebrate those we are not celebrating enough: Art supporters, Art commissioners THANK YOU! Thanks to YOU, many artists can do what they do the best and keep being productive but most importantly Artists can LIVE!
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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
the heatwave has broken the rain is drenching and i'm coloring my comic book LET'S SCREAM VICTORIOUSLY TOGETHER AND PEAK OUR AUDIO twitch.tv/erisoreilly #art #livestream
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it's thundering outside and I'm working on the comic :3 | Streaming art.
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Eris O'Reilly @erisoreilly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
kweeeeh i'm streaming! We're coloring and finishing page 6 today, so come hang out if you wanna :P #art #livestream twitch.tv/erisoreilly
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still working on page 6. Will we get to page 7? Maybe. | Streaming art.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
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