iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Smörhuvud (he/surprise me) @guncelawits.bsky.social · 1h

“A computer cannot be held accountable, and that is its central value proposition.”

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Plume rouillée @plumerouille.bsky.social · 3h

I know I have a few international followers, and I'd like you to know what's currently happening in France High-school children are protestinf fir better studiying conditions : enough teacher, enough table and chair, fonctionning toilets, toilets paper, heating in winter. Really, basics needs.

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 23h

Power Lines Drawing #78 (Detroit, North End) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

Black ink drawing, silhouette of a utility pole and power lines

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 18h

Power Lines Drawing #93 (Hamtramck) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $250 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 10h

40 people on today's ICE flight out of Minneapolis, 38 men, and two women. If a loved one may have been aboard, full footage of the loading can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=UaNQj8rTpJo

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House & Field Negro Quarterly @morethanmud.bsky.social · 11h

original third political party logo for the Lowndes County Freedom.Organization formed in Alabama by Black farmers following the passing of the Voting Rights Act, becoming the precursor for the Black Panther Party.

black paint illustration on tan paper of a black panther advancing forward with claws extended with text that reads "move on over or we'll move over you"

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 21h

Power Lines Drawing #81 (Hamtramck) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 14h

Day 4. about 3.5 hours on the right side of the main nebula bit

WIP painting of a nebula with orange swirls in the upper left and things that kind of looks like an orange chair in the middle on a dark blue background

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 18h

Power Lines Drawing #93 (Hamtramck) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $250 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 21h

Power Lines Drawing #81 (Hamtramck) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 23h

Power Lines Drawing #78 (Detroit, North End) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 23h

People still often default to trying to detect AI media by scrutinizing details of the image/video or based an a gut reaction to what they see, but the way is to pay attention to whether not whoever shared it is telling you where it’s from

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Thierry St-Laurent Dion @tstld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sketch of a Turkey Vulture Bic pen on paper #art #birds #nature #sciart

Sketch of a Turkey Vulture made with a bic pen on paper.

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aaron boothby @ellipticalnight.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

the DA took the report from campus security as the only statement and expected it to stay there because that's what Cornell wanted to happen and how it usually goes

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Miguel Gómez @prplmnkydw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Is “interest over time” something that can be measured in percentages?

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 02/10/2026

Sour Gummy Talking Heads

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Damn. Cronos from Venom just died! They are an extemely influential to modern heavy metal. Founded in 78 their 1982 album Black Metal is where the genre got its name. The singles on their 2026 album kick ass. That’s a legacy to be proud of. Rest in power chords, Conrad "Cronos" Lant 🤘🏻

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

another assortment of letter boxes

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Basing the rest of the tree in changed the contrast balance, so deepening shadows & lightening highlights as the tree leafs out. The contrast between the solidity of the tower & the softer, pointillist tree is evident. In progress: "Tower (block)", oil on canvas, 12x16" #wip #painting #canadianart

A painting of an apartment building, tall warm grey with columns of small windows & balconies against a cool blue sky. The right side of the building is facing the sunset, glowing warm yellow. In front of the building a large, green, leafy tree is beginning to take shape, getting darker as it gets to the bottom. An indication of a red leafed tree is being sketched in in the foreground.

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Bruce Hodges @brucehodges.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Detroiters, you know that old clarinet, unused for years, sitting in the garage? This month, Detroit Harmony is collecting instruments for kids who want to play. Part of a program created by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (@detroitsymphony.bsky.social) to help the city's growth and well-being

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Guilherme Nunes @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

telepathic cat receiving terrifying messages without knowing where they are coming from

painting of several cats in a pizzeria, including the waiter, helping a telepathic cat with lightning in its eyes and third eye open

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Death Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In today’s episode, we walk through what studies show are the health impacts of data centers on the communities they're built in and why the dramatic rise of anti-data center sentiment can't be dismissed as a "moral panic”—now unlocked on.soundcloud.com/J2547t8ONj0C...

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Indifference Engines

This episode was originally released August 31st for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a pat

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We went and found the Lego sukkah. It’s in Oak Park, MI, and it was built by Menachem R., with help from his nieces and nephews. During the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, you build a booth and eat meals outside in it. They’re usually made of wood but he got funky with this one!

Twilight photo of a colorful sukkah built out of giant Lego blocks of every color, with a wooden roof with branches across the top. It has an open weave pattern of blocks, with larger openings at the top.
There is a door on one side. It sits in the driveway of a suburban yard.

Color photo of the back of a sukkah built out of giant Lego blocks, sitting in a suburban driveway. It is intensely colorful, with different colors of blocks mingled all together. In some sections there are patterns and in others it is more random.

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 29/09/2026

Power Lines Drawing #138 (Pearl Beach, MI) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 30/09/2026

I did my 45-years-old recommended colon cancer screening and it says I’m good (it was pretty easy) 🎉

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

GOPHER LIQUOR STORE

Small store with big sign reflecting on wet blacktop

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 30/09/2026

I just don't know what happened with the Lynx there at the end, honestly

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 29/09/2026

Power Lines Drawing #138 (Pearl Beach, MI) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 29/09/2026

Waiting eagerly for my library hold on that one to come through

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 28/09/2026

Also, right now would be interesting time to see the Delray area, where they just finished the new bridge. It‘s been through a lot of disinvestment and then much of it was cleared out for the bridge, and now there’s a lot of new infrastructure around there (w/o really benefiting the neighborhood)

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 28/09/2026

Hard to beat Hamtramck around here for walkable density. If you haven’t ever been there I would recommend walking around a little bit. The Banglatown area at the northern end of town and the transition to area of Detroit just north of Hamtramck is really interesting

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 28/09/2026

a lot of houses and old buildings still standing. Especially interesting to contrast with Brush Park, which is basically across the freeway from that area, where there’s been a huge amount of development and renovation in the past decade

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 28/09/2026

Some suggestions: There’s still a little bit of the Packard Plant still standing, but they’ve been knocking down a lot of it. If you’re interested in that it might be your last chance to see any of it. The old Poletown neighborhood around there is also really interesting—pretty cleared out but also

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 27/09/2026

That Olivia Miles stepback three over Ionescu to close out the half though

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 27/09/2026

Always loved that ”it slows down the process of perception so you actually notice it” bit from him, such a good idea

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Automatization eats things, clothes, furniture, your wife, and the fear of war. This thing we call art exists in order to restore the sensation of life, in order to make us feel things, to make a stone stony. The goal of art is to create the sensation of seeing, not merely recognizing, things.

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 26/09/2026

Occasional reminder that “longevity pioneer” Bryan Johnson is 49 years old

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 27/09/2026

Oh cool! Would be great if it works out to meet up sometime. When are you in town? Are you mostly going to be around downtown?

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 26/09/2026

Power Lines Drawing #144 (Ferndale, MI) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 USD marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 26/09/2026

In his quest to become immortal he has already attained what many would consider middle age. It’s really something

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