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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2026

#IVoted 🇺🇸 I turned my "absentee" ballot in to my township office on Thursday. I received a #voting confirmation email from the Michigan Secretary of State on Friday. Michigan in-person early voting started on Saturday. Today, I took my wife for in-person […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Round sticker showing a sleepy white cat with a USA flag above it. The speech bubble above the cat reads "I voted. Now let me sleep."

Round sticker with the caption "No, yeah. I VOTED." Around the caption are various things found in the state of Michigan. Mackinac Bridge, Ford Model T, cherries, petoskey stone, etc.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2026

@pachli I've been getting odd errors from #Pachli whenever I try to post photos. I ended up making the post with the official #Mastodon app instead, but I'd rather do everything with Pachli. Any idea what's happening?

Screenshot of an error when posting an image with Pachli.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

Boulevard du Temple, Louis Daguerre, 1838 taken at 8:00 AM. Paris, 3rd arrondissement, Daguerreotype. This is believed to be the earliest photograph showing a living person. It is a view of a busy street, but because the exposure lasted for 4 to 5 minutes the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Boulevard du Temple, Louis Daguerre, 1838 taken at 8:00 AM.

Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 3rd arrondissement, Daguerreotype. Made in 1838 by inventor Louis Daguerre, this is believed to be the earliest photograph showing a living person. It is a view of a busy street, but because the exposure lasted for 4 to 5 minutes the moving traffic left no trace. Only the two men near the bottom left corner, one apparently having his boots polished by the other, stayed in one place long enough to be visible. As with most daguerreotypes, the image is a mirror image.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

I can't say I'm surprised about the #eMudhra certificate #SNAFU. Their staff has been shouting their private key all over golf courses for the longest time.

A golf ball, flying through the air. Behind it is the word "four", as though it were shouted by someone.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

@pachli I often notice video playback problems in #Pachli. For example, today I wanted to see the video in this post… mastodon.social/@Viditb/11734223155… However, I got the error shown in the attached screenshot. If I try to see the video in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of Pachli video playback error.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

An image that needs #altText. Let's see if the bot following me notices this and supplies the text.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

An aerial view of #AnnArbor, #Michigan, showing several buildings of the #UniversityOfMichigan campus. The camera is facing roughly northward. The tall, light-colored tower in the foreground (lower left quarter) with clock faces on the sides is Burton Tower […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

A two-panel comic of a corgi lying on its back. Each panel has a caption and a picture… Top panel: "Finding out you're a good boy" and the corgi has a happy expression with its front paws close to its chest. Bottom panel: "Finding out you're the best boy" […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

📺 Scooby-Doo: The Mystery of the Reflecting Pool — #MidnightOilProductions on #YouTube ❝What happens when Donald Trump calls Mystery, Inc. to investigate the mystery of the Reflecting Pool? … There are suspicious clues, a mysterious Potomac Muck Man, a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The Scooby-Doo team, a USA Capitol police officer, and Jeanine Pirro unmask the Potomac Muck Man that's been haunting the Washington, D.C. Reflecting Pool. They reveal… Donald Trump‽ He caused the Reflecting Pool damage?

Art imitates real life again!

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

📰 Auchter's Art: Weird names — #JohnAuchter for #MichiganPublic #NPR ❝This week, voters here in Michigan chose a man named Abdul El-Sayed to be Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate. Like him, don't like him. Like his policies, don't like his policies. Vote […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

In the top panel, three people stand around talking. The first says, "CAN YOU BELIEVE THE DEMOCRATS NOMINATED THAT EL-SAYED GUY AS THEIR SENATE CANDIDATE?" The second agrees, "I KNOW! 'EL-SAYED'—THAT NAME IS SO DIFFERENT, SO WEIRD!" The third adds, "I JUST CAN'T SEE VOTERS EVER ACCEPTING 'EL-SAYED' AS AMERICAN." In the bottom panel, a counter worker at Zingerman's (a popular deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan) holding takeout bags announces, "ORDER PICKUPS FOR PRZESTRZELSKI, MELLENDORFER, AND LIPSCHITZ." The three people cheerfully respond together, "THAT'S US!"

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

📰 The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man — #Slate The international war over exit signs. ❝Green is the color of safety, a color that means *go* the world over. Red, on the other hand, most often means *danger, alert, halt, please don't touch*. Why […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

"The Slate office is peppered with red exit signs, but the green man is apparent on the fire door, as recently required by New York City code"

A two-frame photo.

The left frame shows a common, white office building hallway stretching into the distance, lined with glass doors. Exit signs hang from the ceiling along the distance. The signs appear to be made of shiny, brushed aluminum and translucent plastic. They are internally illuminated with a red light, making the word "EXIT" and a small arrow appear to be red.

The right frame shows a white fire escape door with a push-bar handle across the middle. In the lowest quarter of the door is an exit sign. It is positioned low according to safety standards which state the sign will remain visible as smoke ascends. The sign is the international "running man" figure on the right and the word "EXIT" on the left. The sign is printed in green on a white background. A red fire extinguisher is also mounted on the wall to the left of the door.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

introverted__hiker 07/14/26 “Well why were they running?” They. Don’t. Want. To. Be. Sent. To. A. Concentration. Camp. Wake the fuck up. www.threads.com/@introverted__hiker…

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

Images from an elevated webcam focused on a construction site in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, demonstrating the effects of smoke from Canadian wildfires. As the timestamps on the images show, smoke was not present on the morning of 15 July. Smoke moved into the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Image from an elevated webcam focused on a construction site in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Smoke from Canadian wildfires was not yet present on the morning of 15 July. Smoke moved into the area later that day. Air quality was rated "safe".

Timestamp: 2026/07/15 08:59:49.9 GMT-04:00

Images from an elevated webcam focused on a construction site in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The morning of 16 July had heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires, limiting visibility. Air quality was rated "hazardous".

Timestamp: 2026/07/16 10:14:49.3 GMT-04:00

Image from an elevated webcam focused on a construction site in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

This morning, 17 July, shows smoke from Canadian wildfires is still heavy, but is slightly lighter compared to the day before. Visibility is still very limited. Air quality is still rated "hazardous".

Timestamp: 2026/07/17 10:14:45.9 GMT-04:00

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

📰 Colombian Immigrant Killed by ICE in Maine Had Legal Status, Father Says — #TheNewYorkTimes The father of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, the man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent on Monday, said his son had been working two jobs to support his wife and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Joan Sebastian Guerrero
Credit...via Facebook

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

Just as I depend on good #altText for online images, I use #closedCaptions when I watch videos. Even videos from large, professional producers (e.g., #HBO) suffer the same flaws of poor quality or just plain weirdness in this supplemental text. Especially in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of a macOS window showing "House of the Dragon", S03E04 "Tumbleton" from HBO Max. The closed caption reads "chickens bocking". Why "bocking"? Why not "clucking"? The captioned scene shows armored knights marching through the narrow streets of a city with closely-packed buildings.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Today, I lost another friend. I found my dog Harrison had died in his sleep overnight. A little over twelve years old, he was a very active bigger, younger brother to my other dog, Harvey. A year and half ago, he became lame and incontinent because of a nerve […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Harrison, a Labrador and German Shepard mix dog, wearing a blue jacket, lying in the grass of his own neck yard. He looks around him alertly while resting.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026

Since Trump is now referring to us as “Dumb-ocrats,” I propose that we start calling his party "Rape-ublicans." youtube.com/post/UgkxhEf6tXs0pWOhYY…

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@sloanlance/1167138… @FediTips, I have questions for you! The post I made this morning shows that it has received one response when I view it on my account. However, when I open the post, I don't find a response. This […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A screenshot of my post in my account, showing that 1 response had been made. Where is it? Why can't I read it?

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

Logo from #Flint, #Michigan based fast food chain, Halo Burger. The logo is printed red and white, showing the face of a cow, looking up at a halo over its head and licking its lips. At the top of the logo is the name #HaloBurger and at the bottom of the logo […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026

📺'One of our greatest accomplishments': U of I students create 'couch car' — #WCIANews on #YouTube ❝A loose cow on the #UniversityOfIllinois campus isn't the only thing turning heads. So is a "couch car." Two #engineering students created it for an […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Four University of Illinois Engineering students riding a motorized sofa have been apprehended by campus security/police. The students are panicking with hands on their heads. Behind their stopped sofa-car are two police cars, one white and one gray, have blue and red emergency lights flashing. An officer is walking in front of the gray car.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

@sakhavi This is the best! I have a funny image in my head that's a cross of #TWD and Kel Knight from #KathAndKim.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

Another photo for… ❝Scientists discover link between not understanding percentages and running a casino into bankruptcy❞ This time #convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump gets help counting his fingers. #RFKJr counts and #EmettOz ponders which numbers come next.

Scientists discover link between not understanding percentages and running a casino into bankruptcy

This time #convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump gets help counting his fingers. #RFKJr counts and #EmettOz ponders which numbers come next.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

📰 Scientists discover link between not understanding percentages and running a casino into bankruptcy — #NewsThump ❝Researchers… confirm… a… link between the inability to perform basic math & steering a business designed to literally print money, into […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Scientists discover link between not understanding percentages and running a casino into bankruptcy

by Rich Smith

A photo of Donald Trump counting on his fingers.

Researchers have confirmed a strong link between the inability to perform basic maths and steering a business designed to literally print money, into bankruptcy.

The breakthrough study was sparked by recent comments from Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who confidently demonstrated that percentages are more of a “feeling” than a numerical concept.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

RE: toot.community/@openculture/1164156… In its article warning about the rise of AI slop, @openculture unironically uses an illustration made with… [checks notes]… AI slop.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

📺 Trump for Pope — #TheLincolnProject ❝Under Pope Leo criminals are welcomed. He visits prisoners, he forgives sinners. He preaches mercy. Mercy! … Pope Leo refuses to persecute sinners. If he won't punish sinners, what's next? Turn the other cheek? Only […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Machine-generated image of Donald Trump as pope. It was first posted to the social media service he owns. Later, it was reposted by the official White House account on Twitter/X at 23:07 on 02 May 2025.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2026

[AI image of Trump sucking the life-energy out of a dying man.] In this AI-generated image, Trump is shown sucking the life-energy out of a dying man with one hand. With his other hand, he is carrying a flame that he will use to burn the man alive when he hs no more life-energy.

In this AI-generated image, Trump is shown sucking the life-energy out of a dying man with one hand. With his other hand, he is carrying a flame that he will use to burn the man alive when he hs no more life-energy.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026

FUN FACT: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden never had to hold a press conference to deny being part of a sex trafficking ring.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

I'm posting this GIF without #altText. will @fread remind me to add some?

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

I also see in Google Maps that the White House in Washington DC has been labeled "Epstein Island". mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/1163036…

A map of Washington DC in Google Maps with the White House labeled "Epstein Island".

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

📰 Price of gas spikes in Michigan as Iran conflict intensifies — #MichiganPublic #convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump's personal war of arrogance against #Iran is taking a toll on #Michigan, the whole of #USA, and a major party of the world. People will […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A gas station near Montrose, Michigan displays a price of $4.199 cents per gallon for regular fuel on 23 March 2026.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

"When Trump does another stupid thing… Don't blame me, I voted for #KamalaHarris" I had to replace my older post, because it's no longer "when it *starts* to go wrong". Trump has been doing stupid things since his first day back in office, January 2025. #USPolitics @uspolitics

"When Trump does another stupid thing… don't blame me, I voted for Kamala Harris."

This is a two-panel meme.

The left panel shows a photo of Donald Trump in orange-face (his usual), with his abnormally tiny hands, and green swooping hair. wearing an orange safety vest. He looks much like an Oompa Loompa. He appears to be standing on an airfield and his lackeys with cameras stand behind him. He is staring straight at the camera with his mouth stretched in his typical gasping fish out of water expression.

The right panel shows a photo of Kamala Harris, smiling, looking upward and to the right of the image. She is wearing a navy blue suit and is standing before a group of microphones.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

I recently upgraded my #Apple MacBook Pro from #macOS 15.7 to 26.3. It (helpfully?) offered to show me how to organize my desktop. (See first image.) For the past ten years or more, I've prevented desktop clutter by using a simple technique: I don't use the desktop. (See second image.)

A screenshot of the macOS app, Tips.app, showing advice for keeping the desktop organized. The middle of the display shows an animation of a desktop that uses the "Stacks" feature to keep items organized.

A screenshot of my macOS desktop. A grey screen with nothing on it. Only the macOS menubar appears at the top. I keep the desktop organized by not using the desktop.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026

Undocumented people get nothing from purposely registering to vote but an unwanted interaction with the government. That's why there are so few instances of non-citizen voting. Think about it, MAGA. Take all the time you need. 🎩 universeodon.com/@georgetakei/11627…

Alexander Hamilton's Tea… X

5 states have looked for non-citizens that managed to get registered. Utah found 1 out of 2.1 million voters; Georgia found 20 out of 8.2 million, Michigan found 3 in one county out of 724K voters, Louisiana found 390 out of 2.9 million (shame on you Mister Speaker), and Idaho found 36 out of 1 million. Illegals don't vote. Why should they. Trying to register to vote is a good way to get caught and be deported.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026

I wish I knew the source of this cartoon. Even with a name above it, I'm unable to find it.

#convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump stands in his typical dementia-induced stance. His face is orange, his hands tiny, and his red necktie almost reaches the floor. He is facing many soldiers, dressed in battle uniforms. One of the soldiers holds a sign reading, "Where's Barron?". Trump says "I meant any OTHER questions."

The cartoon doesn't have a signature, but it is from a social media post, sent by a user with the name "tommybeland".

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026

“It took Trump 10 days to create an energy crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, replace Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei, and weaken our alliances worldwide. He put American servicemembers in harm's way, resulting in seven deaths. None of this made you safer or better off.” —Mark Kelly

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026

Them: It’s been obliterated. Them: It has been rebuilt. Them: It can never be rebuilt. Them: It’s weeks away from completion. Them: It’s impossible. Them: It’s happening. Them: No more wars. Them: Which is why we need a Department of War. Them: We can still stop it without a war. Also them:

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026

Today, there was a brief network outage in my house. I was troubleshooting the problem with the ISP's router. My 3⅚ year old child was helping me. He spotted a box nearby from #GEOS for #Commodore64 and asked, "is this the Internet?" No. But it's close.

GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System) version 2.0 from Berkeley Softworks for Commodore 64 and Commodore 128.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026

Creative Software Alternatives Raster Graphics: Adobe Photoshop → GIMP (image editing) or Krita (digital painting) Vector Graphics: Adobe Illustrator → Inkscape Photography Processor: Adobe Lightroom → Darktable Desktop Publisher: Adobe InDesign → Scribus […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Creative Software Alternatives (a table)

Columns: Category, Big Tech, Open-source Alternatives, Notes

Raster Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Focus on image editing

,,Krita, Focus on digital painting

Vector Graphics, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape

Photography Processor, Adobe Lightroom, Darktable

Desktop Publisher, Adobe InDesign, Scribus

Video Editor, Adobe Premiere, Kdenlive

3D Modeling/Animation: AutoDesk Maya, Blender

Computer-aided Design, AutoCAD, FreeCAD
,,OpenSCAD, Solely code-based

2D Animation, Adobe Animate, OpenToonz

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

Ashley Olivier (ashleyaerials) wrote on Threads… “My MAGA family keeps adding me to this group chat where they share MAGA propaganda. I’ve left three different times and asked them to stop re-adding me. But here we are again. So I’ve started responding with […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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