I wish I could one day write something as great as that speech, it's amazing
11.03.2026 04:03
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I wish I could one day write something as great as that speech, it's amazing
One of his many faults, I suspect
You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
Let us use that power - let us all unite."
Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!
The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.
The clip in the song isn't the exact speech, as it chops and changes a little, but it definitely works.
Thread:
"To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.
![Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky [Abbey Road Live Session]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bpye6g7ago7ujdrvogs7cmjz/bafkreia4nonu2vwoo6or3bgxzeez4tifarzzfds5yycbiwst6cp5xr6gee)
Including the Charlie Chaplin quote* in the song really works so well:
(*well, it's audio from 'The Great Dictator' - I've quoted it below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELKb...
Ah, so Ben Affleck is also one of those rich losers (who is out there selling AI slop services).
Missed another bandcamp friday - I gotta lift my game when it comes to promo of that spoken word release XD
Melissa Gay, “Harvest” (2018), oil on illustration board, 50.8 x 76.2 cm.
Have to add this to my list, yes!
Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918)
"Isis" 1891
Oil on canvas
Mounted on wall of Kunst Historisches Museum, Vienna
Keep seeing posters around for Helmet - they're doing a 30th anniversary "Betty" show and I am definitely unhappy that I'll be missing out XD
:D
I wonder if one partial explanation of the term is that it drifted across from game dev?
*Sometimes* I can estimate the vague generation of a visual artist or (someone writing about vis arts) when they use "rendering" vs "shading" or just "details".
Obviously, I can get this wrong - but it's always interesting to me to see language changing while I'm actually aware of it.
If I mute the empty phrase "Let me be clear" then I won't have to see most of the drivel politicians come up with
Preliminary concept for the Cataclysm expansion of World of Warcraft featuring the dragon Deathwing emerging explosively from the ocean as waves rock the surface. Fire erupts white hot at its mouth, tapering to red and blue at its tip. Burning contrails arc like flares from the water. A massive billowing cloud of smoky orange builds in the background. Water drips from its wings as they spread wide colored like magma between structural ribs. A reptilian fin of the same orange runs underneath its stocky neck.
DEATHWING: THE DESTROYER
Preliminary concept for World of Warcraft
Acrylic - 8” x 11”
Michael Whelan has painted a variety of dragons in his career, but none match the fury and destructive power of Deathwing. Commissioned by Blizzard Entertainment for the massively popular online RPG. 1/2
Some people talk about our leaders being 'pressured' or 'wedged' or 'blackmailed' and for me I don't think so.
I think it's way simpler - bad people are in charge and they *want* to do bad things.
(In light of this reminder, I have to try to focus on helping those around me as best I can).
Final hours!
Covers of books by Patrick Samphire. The Mennik Thorn series (Epic fantasy mystery). The Secrets of the Dragon Tomb series (Middle Grade adventures). The Casebook of Harriet George series (Murder mysteries on Mars). And my short story collection, At the Gates and Other Stories.
It's World Book Day, and I do have books in the world, so, you know, I think you're legally required to buy them. I think that's how it works.
patricksamphire.com/books
Hello #poetry peeps!
I'm putting together an #itch.io bundle for #NationalPoetryMonth (which is next month).
Sooooo, I'm looking for fellow #poets who have their poetry works on itch.io to join in a really cool bundle.
#indieauthors #poetsofbluesky #writersky #booksky
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Microslop - that's pretty perfect
Fiery evening sunlight on rainclouds near Asheville.
Appalachian Sunset 8”x8” oil
The Necessity of Art by Ernst Fischer
Going back for a re-read:
Even if you feel the world is ending, beauty will remain. I can find it comforting, in a way 🤔#pixelart
Fairly certain I had a nightmare last night - but I can't remember it at all. Thank you, aphantasia! :D
Yes! Although, I guess you could say for fiction it also makes perfect sense - that classic style of polite, well-mannered villain XD
