iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Faith @faithschaffer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ok maybe I have a little bit of time for swordtember 🫣

Work in progress - a figure sits in a tree. She is eating an apple and yup, there's a sword hanging from her hip!

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

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Serendipity Literary Agency @serendipitylit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We're excited to share that AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS is nominated for the Nile Book Awards in the White Nile category! Congratulations to #SerendipityLit illustrator/author @miaaraujo.bsky.social! Full list: www.thenilebookawards.org/short-lists #BookSky #NileBookAwards #ChildrensBooks

thenilebookawards.org

The Nile Book Awards - Short Lists

Here you'll find our short lists of nominated books.

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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A.I. just helps people who don't want to write make things people don't want to read

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Mia Araujo @miaaraujo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It’s an unbelievable honor to be nominated alongside such incredible authors! My deepest thanks to the Ignyte jury, and especially to the panel of 12-17-year-old judges who chose to include my book in this category 💗 Please go read my fellow nominees’ books! 🔥

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kambole campbell @kambole.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

feel like I have been yelling about I AM FRANKELDA since roughly this time last year – a hand-made marvel, really shouldn't be missed!! I interviewed the directors last year about how they put it all together (for @animag.bsky.social)

animationmagazine.net

'I Am Frankelda': The Ambriz Bros. Discuss the Making of Their Pioneering Mexican Stop-Mo Feature | Animation Magazine

Roy and Arturo Ambriz discuss the creation of their spooktacular film 'I Am Frankelda,' Mexico’s first stop-motion animated feature.

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"It’s going to be people with substance versus people with shallow knowledge. It’s going to be mastery versus faking it. It’s going to be people with good taste versus tacky. I trust you will put in the work necessary to be on the right side of those battles.”

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"Faster, more efficient" = cutting artists and animators "3rd party video models w/ a proprietary model portfolio" = we won't tell you what data we trained off of (likely stolen) A bill in Cali would force AI transparency, but it needs YOUR help! Please sign this petition tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

Title: "Prime Video Orders Trio of Animated Series from New GenAI Creators' Fund"

Text: "makes every subsequent production faster and more efficient;"

Image description: screenshots of three AI generated animated projects

Text: "third-party video models with a proprietary model portfolio"

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Mike Elgan @mikeelgan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.) isaiprofitable.com

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❄️Beth ❄️ @rollinrabbit.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

if you are someone who makes anything, anything at all, with your own real brain and hands, I respect you so so much and am begging you to keep doing it.

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This really is it, this is the part that keeps me raging against the machine. Every day of my career I’m shoulder to shoulder with incredible people, pouring their skill & point of view into the work they do, making choices that amaze and delight me. Frame by frame, drawing by drawing…that’s THE job

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 25/04/2026

Can’t make it to a bookstore but still want to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day? You know we’ve got you covered with free shipping all weekend long 🥳📚

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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Some suggestions for notebooks in pocket format that are NOT Moleskine. It's a thread 🧵 ⬇️

A bunch of pocket notebooks laying on a desk

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Sam 📷 [Resources for Artists] @sambestock.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Using AI for your art references not only gives you a skewed & inaccurate view of the world, it also puts resource providers like myself & all these awesome people out of work! Using REAL photo references is what levels up your art AND supports the stock/resource community! ❤️💪

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Arte es Ética @arteesetica.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

IMPERDIBLE entrevista. Escuchen a Cecilia Rikap, economista argentina, hablar sobre el HUMO detrás de las promesas de inversiones billonarias para instalar centros de datos para la industria de la IA generativa, que terminan consumiendo cantidades descomunales de AGUA POTABLE y energía eléctrica.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 01/04/2026

I've seen people trying to defend it today by saying "No, no, I just use it to brainstorm, bounce ideas, I do the actual writing" and with all the kindness in the world I need to tell you: if there is a stage of writing you are not good at, you need to get good, not use the plagiarism machine.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 16/03/2026

I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!

From the article:
"I think that until the bubble bursts, AI will be used by quite a few game companies, and perhaps even beyond the bubble," says Brandon Sheffield of Necrosoft Games, which released the RPG Demonschool last year. "Look, I am not a fool – I understand that AI has some uses. Primary among those being the devaluing of work, the cheapening of labour, the laying off of creatives, and the generation of busywork for humans to fix whatever AI generates."

"It's also useful for burning through water, raising the prices of RAM and chipsets globally, and poisoning anyone near the data centres that run them. So there are a lot of use cases for AI. From spurring on the death of the creative endeavour to dissolving our economy, AI is absolutely gangbusters at what it does. We don't use it in our studio though."

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out: www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

404media.co

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back

Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

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Eli Minaya @badking.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The full art for "Blade Through the Heart" by @carrievaughnco.bsky.social , AD @cfoltzer.bsky.social - it is always a treat to illustrate these stories (they're so good!) Thank you Christine for the assignment!

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

AI Isn’t Lightening Workloads. It’s Making Them More Intense.: "It’s not that AI doesn’t create efficiency. It’s that the capacity it frees up immediately gets repurposed into doing other work, and that’s where the creep is likely to happen." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-i...

wsj.com

AI Isn’t Lightening Workloads. It’s Making Them More Intense.

The technology is increasing the speed, density and complexity of work rather than reducing it, a new analysis of 164,000 people’s work activity shows.

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aves 🌱 @aves.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

ppl who still commission their favourite artists even in this era where everyone is broke and genAI is being pushed on us at every opportunity—you are appreciated more than words can express!!!

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism. I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm. This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.

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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

These are concentration camps and its our duty as citizens to ensure these things don't get built.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.” hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 07/02/2026

I don't know what to tell you. You can't sit at a piano for the first time ever and play a sonata. You can't pick up a tennis racket for the first time and serve a 110MPH Ace. You have to fuck up. You have to be able to handle failing. You have to love it enough to not get it right and keep on.

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Take 2 minutes of your time and watch "The Hyrule Fantasy", a lovely Zelda fan film by french animator Ousmane Cissé. www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...

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Mia Araujo @miaaraujo.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

My latest original drawings, a “Nature Valentines” triptych, created with pencil on moleskine paper. I had a lot of fun with these and might end up painting them in acrylics. Available in my shop: art-by-mia.com/shop

Pencil drawing on toned pale yellow paper of two cemetery sculpture lovers come to life, eyes closed, framed by their wings.

Pencil drawing on toned pale yellow paper of two lovers wearing floral crowns, embracing, and surrounded by laurel leaves.

Pencil drawing on toned pale yellow paper of a faun with closed eyes beside their fae lover, who gazes into the distance.

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Serendipity Literary Agency @serendipitylit.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

@imaginationsoup.bsky.social named AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS by #SerendipityLit author-illustrator @miaaraujo.bsky.social as one of the Best Middle Grade Books of 2025! Full list: imaginationsoup.net/best-middle-... Available now from Scholastic. #BookSky #MiddleGradeBooks #BestBooks

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...

doomsdayscenario.co

Accountability for ICE and CBP

However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.

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Sarah Medeiros, MD, MPH 🩺🎙️ @drsarahem.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

From my son (12) 🩵 #Comics4Liam Check out more from amazing artists at comics4liam.com!

A child’s cartoon drawing of young Liam with his foot on a rock, smiling and holding a sword high. He wears his famous blue conejito hat.

The text reads:
“Dear Liam, I can’t imagen what your going through just know I speak for a lot of people when I say *YOU ARE OUR HERO* - from a kid to a kid”

“Queried Liam, No puedo imaginar como sientes pero quiero decirte que hablo para mucha gente cuando digo *ERES NUESTRO HEROE* - de niño a niño”

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AFNarratives @afnarratives.blacksky.app · 01/02/2026

Don't forget to check out some amazing Black Femme Devs this Black History Month!!! 👩🏿‍💻🖤🎮 go.bsky.app/88aYGTF

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/02/2026

The people who are saying shit like "well it's either this or the borders are totally open" are doing their best to convince America that we should have completely open borders.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I think about this post at least once a week

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Ricci @riccisergienko.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have

TACO
ICE TRACKER
01/28/2026 11:30 am
NATIONAL CITY:
ICE / WALMART / 1200 HIGHLAND AVE /
UNSURE OF TIME / ATTEMPTED
KIDNAPPING /
ENCINITAS:
ICE/ MANCHESTER, UNDER HWY 5 W
BRIDGE /
9:30AM / 1 KIDNAPPING/
COSTA MESA:
ICE / HARBOR & WILSON /
6:20AM / 1 KIDNAPPING /
SANTA BARBARA:
ICE / HUTASH & VOLUNTARIO /
6:45AM / SIGHTING /
PISMO BEACH:
ICE / CAFE / 1053 PRICE ST / 8:00AM / UNSURE IF ANYONE WAS TAKEN /
JURUPA VALLEY:
ICE/ MARLATT & 60TH /
8:00AM / UNSURE IF ANYONE WAS TAKEN /
JURUPA VALLEY:
ICE/DODD &54™*/
8:20AM / SIGHTING /
LOS ANGELES:
ICE / COURT & WELCOME /
7:25AM / ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING/ SAN BERNARDINO:
ICE / COURT / ARROW & 3RD /
9:10AM / SCOUTING /
LOS ANGELES:
СВР / OLYMPIC & VANCOUVER /
9:08AM / SIGHTING /
LOS ANGELES:
CBP / CHINATOWN / MAIN & LEROY /
9:30AM / 1 KIDNAPPING/ LOS ANGELES:
CBP / BOYLE HEIGHTS/ MOTT & 2ND /
9:45AM / 1 KIDNAPPING/
LOS ANGELES:
CBP / OLYMPIC & AMALIA / 9:48AM / 1 KIDNAPPING/
LOS ANGELES:
CBP / 1001 N MISSION DR / 10:05AM / 1 KIDNAPPING /
LOS ANGELES:
CBP / RAMONA GARDENS /
2830 LANCASTER AVE /
10:20AM / AT LEAST 1 KIDNAPPING /
LOS ANGELES:
CBP / 8T & ALVARADO /
10:40AM / 1 KIDNAPPING/ EL MONTE:
ICE / COURTHOUSE / 11234 E VALLEY
BLVD /
10:50AM / AT LEAST 1 KIDNAPPING /
LOS ANGELES:
CBP / FIGUEROA & PASADENA /
11:18AM / SIGHTING /
By Izzy Ramirez

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 26/01/2026

The Publishing for Minnesota auction launches this week to support groups providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

32auctions.com

Publishing for Minnesota

Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 28/01/2026

please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

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Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I just tried to phone in a book order to DreamHaven & spoke to Greg, he's swamped with orders (book people are THE BEST) but the website's still down. If you're local and web-savvy and available to work with them to address the shop's web woes, give them a call—they could use some help!

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”

theatlantic.com

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong

The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

HELL YEAH!! Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show! And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time! So congrats friends! We did this together!!! 🙌🙌💖💖💖

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~Tanisha Cherislin~ @tani269.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

✨Hello! I’m Tanisha & I’m looking for work as a character designer & illustration work! Recently worked on Disney Junior Ariel!Please consider me for your projects!✨ 💼:tanishacherislin.com ✉️:tanichan2691@gmail.com #PortfolioDay #characterdesign #drawingwhileblack #visdev #art #kidlitart

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Mia Araujo @miaaraujo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay I’m Mia, a traditional artist working primarily in acrylics and author-illustrator of Afia in the Land of Wonders (2025). I’m currently available for illustration projects and collabs. ✉️ mia@art-by-mia.com 🎨 art-by-mia.com/painting Support my stories: patreon.com/miaaraujo

Wraparound cover art for Afia in the Land of Wonders by Mia Araujo. Afia stands in front of a tree, sunrise colors the sky. A boy wearing a cat mask watches her from the tree on the left and a white gazelle stands behind her to the right. A bluish forest extends to the left with mist, ferns, and mushrooms. A smoking caterpillar sits on one of the mushrooms.

A white gazelle with a brown throat watches the viewer from a lush dark forest. A slice of golden light illuminates it from the left.

A chaotic colorful tea party scene--Afia sits in the one chair, surrounded by various characters, including Amadi, who wears a moon-shaped turban and offers her tea. A shaft of golden lights falls over Amadi and Afia as the other characters look on. Food and tea cups clutter the table and lanterns hang overhead.

Stepback illustration for “Mexican Gothic” “directed by Silvia Moreno-Garcia”. A frightened woman lit by an eerie green light holds up a lantern. She is surrounded by bioluminescent mushrooms and stands in front of a haunted house, headstones, a dead tree, a spiky fence, and a blood red sky. The image is textured to look like an old movie poster and reads “A Del Rey Production” at the bottom.

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 13/01/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator living in France & I'm looking for new projects! ✉️ hi@victoriamaderna.com 💻 victoriamaderna.com Open for animal painting commissions too: victoriamaderna.com/animal-paint... Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/vmad... #illustration #kidlitart

Painting of a boar in a sweater with a mushroom basket, holding and smelling a mushroom.

Painting in gouache and watercolor by Victoria Maderna of Studio Ghibli's Kiki, flying on her broom with Jiji.

Painting in gouache. A little witch holding an armadillo and a staff made of cardón wood. Her look and attire are inspired by the Colla people and their culture, and she stands in a landscape with features of the Puna region of South America.

Digital painting by Victoria Maderna. Frog in a tutu with wings and a sparkling wand in a pond with waterlilies in the moonlight.

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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 13/01/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Nilah and I'm available for children's book #kidlitart illustration. Picture books, chapter books, middle-grade and YA! Animation studios, I'm also happy to chat about storyboard revisionist and writing opportunities. 👀 contact: nilah@nilahmagruder.com nilahmagruder.com

An interior illustration from the picture book HOW TO FIND A FOX by Nilah Magruder. A small Black girl sits with her back to a boulder, a camera in her hands. She looks ahead at the viewer with a determined expression. On top of the boulder, a red fox peeks out and looks down at the girl. The girl doesn't notice. In the background, a chicken leg has been set out as bait.

Interior illustration from WUTARYOO by Nilah Magruder. A small squirrel-like creature with long, fluffy ears and two horns on its head looks up at a mother wren, who talks to the creature from her perch on her nest of babies, nestled in a green hedge.

Cover illustration for DACTYL HILL SQUAD, written by Daniel José Older, illustrated by Nilah Magruder. A girl and a boy holding a sword ride a pterodactyl through the streets of Civil War-era New York. Two more children are on pterodactyls, following closely behind. The group is being chased by an older man riding a tyrannosaurus rex.

An interior map illustration for DACTYL HILL SQUAD, written by Daniel José Older, illustrated by Nilah Magruder. The map is drawn in black and white and depicts an alternate history Civil War-era New York.

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