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Art Spell @artspell.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Art Problems: Should I Sell My Work to People Whose Politics I Hate?' by @paddyjohnson.bsky.social for @hyperallergic.com. Johnson argues that individual artists can find ways to sell their work without compromising their values.

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Art Problems: Should I Sell My Work to People Whose Politics I Hate?

Paddy Johnson explains how to make it in the art market without selling your soul.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Yeah I mean you can’t even read the headlines without face palming. It’s embarrassing to watch. And hello!

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This is a bullshit story from start to finish yet it’s the top story on the NYTimes? Why?

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

It’s worth noting that the French Resistance contained within its ranks everyone from monarchists to communists, and they HAD to find a way to hang together in the face of the Nazis.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/07/2025

anil isn't kidding. this level of transparency and detail — talking to voters like adults — is remarkable. i would imagine it also helps people feel like they are part of something bigger. and, christ, mamdani is insanely charismatic and good on screen. like, you just want to watch him talk!

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Finally, an election evening that doesn’t end in despair!

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Minimal press presence at yesterday’s No Kings protest. No helicopters. No video cameras. It’s been covered but you see 1000x more coverage for far less consequential events - marathons immediately coming to mind.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Hoping David Hogg starts a new political party.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Billionaires are consolidating around Cuomo because they know he will preserve the broken status quo. New Yorkers are rallying behind our campaign because they're ready for change. In two weeks, we will shock the political establishment and win a city we can all afford.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

This really surprised me. Maybe this has something to do with her union ties? Cuomo has a lot union support (also disappointing)

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I really wish the NYTimes could figure out the are cities outside of New York with an art scene worth exploring beyond Detroit.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

So toxic. A friend was stalked by an ex girlfriend who sent her astrology readings that suggested they should be together. Her feed was then filled with Astrology recommendations.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I use it when I’ve exhausted my other chat options.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Citrus isn’t what this image conjures.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

A crazy Florida man story gets the Times treatment. “Sheriff Judd also said that Mr. Schulz had a lengthy criminal history, which he described as “meth arrest, meth arrest, meth arrest, meth arrest, meth arrest.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

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Bitten by Alligator, Man Is Killed After Charging at Deputies, Sheriff Says

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This article by @fredbenenson on why AI produces over-engineered code is worth a read even for the non-nerds because you get an understanding of where all these needlessly long answers come from. fredbenenson.medium.com/the-perverse...

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The Perverse Incentives of Vibe Coding

I’ve been using AI coding assistants like Claude Code for a while now, and I’m here to say (with all due respect to people who have…

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Spent the day editing artist statements. Two takeaways: 1. A.I. won’t save you time. You just spend it on prompts. 2. A.I. can fix your grammar but it can’t fill in what you don’t tell it. It won’t connect aesthetic decisions with intent unless draw the connections yourself.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

“If it doesn’t matter in five years, it doesn’t matter.” Cher

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

So the problem is that the hype distracts from the things it’s good at?

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

My bad. I guess I don’t know from your responses what you think about the larger issue. Is the tech not overhyped at all? If it is, is that a problem? Why/why not? I ask b/c your responses were smart, but focused on a narrow band of debate so I don’t know what you think. I’m interested in that.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Isn’t the challenge to bring some of that thoughtfulness to the table? If the only contribution we can add is parsing out the ways other people disappoint us we’re not furthering a discussion worth having either.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I guess this is an actual debate point over LLM use? It’s developed new strains of antibiotics for use on drug-resistant infections but sure. Let’s never forget that it’s a terrible editor.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Nobody gives a shit about the goalposts. The point, for me at least, is how can we engage in a conversation about AI that forces more thoughtfulness around its development. Because that is a legitimate problem being glossed over by the tech industry.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I took Scocca’s core point to be that AI has an army of enthusiasts defending imperfect technology and has there been anything of similar scale because maybe we think this is bad. That seems to be getting lost in all the hairsplitting over phrasing.

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Liv Moe @livmoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The turnout tonight for @aoc.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov was insane. We posted up on the street outside cuz the line was 3mi long! A ray of light in discouraging times.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

“Losing real GDP is bad, but it’s much less important than losing our soul. As it happens, however, we seem to be on track to do both.” Paul Krugman, on point as usual.

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Lorna Mills @lornamills.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

For my US friends.💝

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

“The combination of interest rates soaring amid a slump and the currency plunging despite rising interest rates isn’t what we normally see for advanced countries. It is what we often see in emerging-market economies. That is, investors have started treating the US like a third-world economy.” PK

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The house is on fire and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is saying he doesn’t see anything unusual. How about the plummeting bond market? Nothing is going to be left of this country if these guys remain in charge.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Major media should stop treating the rally as victory. The bond markets almost collapsed which would have been a catastrophe and China’s tariffs will mean skyrocketing costs across the board. But sure, if you stop hitting your head with a hammer you’ll feel better.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

ChatGPT generated its first usable image for me. It required editing after the fact but this feels like a milestone, maybe?

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Why is book design so awful? I get that book covers need to look good on an Amazon screen but there’s all kinds of mobile design in other industries that looks great. In the book world it’s all giant hideous fonts and clip art backgrounds.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

What is it going to take to get Thomas Friedman to retire?

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Basically crimes are legal if A) they are the same kind of crimes the Trump family does and B) the judge or prosecutor is a Democrat, or C) you pay a bribe to the president. This is not an exaggeration. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say

Adam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A. on Friday. He was pursuing charges against the former CEO of Fatburger, a Trump supporter, ...

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

This tweet “Is a reminder that AI companies mainly care about image-generation bc it can make new versions of their models go viral, spurring more people to sign up for their services. Art, is first and foremost a tool for customer acquisition to Silicon Valley.” @timschneider.bsky.social

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Once the poison is injected no part of the body is unaffected. #darkness

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

There’s an Art Angle podcast with Anna Kornbluh on the subject of immediacy and how that impacts all cultural production. These changes fit within that theory.

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Paddy Johnson @paddyjohnson.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Agreed. I’ve noticed conventions changing too. That’s a more common problem then it used to be because navigating emotional responses to experience have become prevalent.

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