Sean McKnight
@ynot1989.bsky.social
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Cartographer, Writer, Futurist, multiverse traveler. BLM / ACAB 🇺🇦
Patreon: http://patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
dA: ynot1989.deviantart.com
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Contact: [email protected]
Cartographer, Writer, Futurist, multiverse traveler. BLM / ACAB 🇺🇦
Patreon: http://patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
dA: ynot1989.deviantart.com
Beehiiv: https://sean-mcknight.beehiiv.com/
Contact: [email protected]
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Sean McKnight
@ynot1989.bsky.social
· Jan 15
I'm Sean McKnight, I make #maps, #flags, and stories of worlds that never were or are yet to be.
And I'm taking #commissions
#cartography #worldbuilding #alternatehistory #scifi
Gallery: deviantart.com/ynot1989
Patreon: patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
And I'm taking #commissions
#cartography #worldbuilding #alternatehistory #scifi
Gallery: deviantart.com/ynot1989
Patreon: patreon.com/SeanMcKnight
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Hey so fun story about shipping a pallet of goods cross-country (Oregon to Georgia) and yeah this is based on my company's invoices
October 2025: $292.50
March 2026: $428
Today: $750
Let's give 'em another chance. not like I have to make up this cash by increasing prices or anything.
October 2025: $292.50
March 2026: $428
Today: $750
Let's give 'em another chance. not like I have to make up this cash by increasing prices or anything.
Vance's midterms pitch: "Give us another chance. Give us another couple of years"
September 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
31% of all waterborne containerized international trade (imports and exports) moves through LA. Those goods go on trucks that run on Diesel.
September 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
31% of all waterborne containerized international trade (imports and exports) moves through LA. Those goods go on trucks that run on Diesel.
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“you think your cyberpunk dystopia has high gas prices? you are like little baby, watch this”
i often think of the gas station in deus ex and the terrifying 2050s cyberpunk nightmare era prices on the sign
September 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
“you think your cyberpunk dystopia has high gas prices? you are like little baby, watch this”
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if we're gonna do stupid utilitarian math then USAID saved more lives than every war-related death since WWII combined
September 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
if we're gonna do stupid utilitarian math then USAID saved more lives than every war-related death since WWII combined
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I know a lot are freaking out about this, but honestly: good? You can't just let another country carry out attacks on your territory and do nothing. Russia started this, they have agency, they can stop at any time.
A French military source told Le Monde that France is already carrying out undisclosed conventional military responses to Russian hybrid attacks. Asked whether Paris could retaliate militarily without making it public, the source replied: “That is already happening.”
September 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I know a lot are freaking out about this, but honestly: good? You can't just let another country carry out attacks on your territory and do nothing. Russia started this, they have agency, they can stop at any time.
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Emergency Commissions
Pay what you want for colored sketches.
Put bluntly I need to gather any amount I can to take this kitten to the vet and put her on treatment asap, ETA for the sketches will likely be random but I will try to deliver within the week if possible, DM me if interested.
Pay what you want for colored sketches.
Put bluntly I need to gather any amount I can to take this kitten to the vet and put her on treatment asap, ETA for the sketches will likely be random but I will try to deliver within the week if possible, DM me if interested.
September 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Emergency Commissions
Pay what you want for colored sketches.
Put bluntly I need to gather any amount I can to take this kitten to the vet and put her on treatment asap, ETA for the sketches will likely be random but I will try to deliver within the week if possible, DM me if interested.
Pay what you want for colored sketches.
Put bluntly I need to gather any amount I can to take this kitten to the vet and put her on treatment asap, ETA for the sketches will likely be random but I will try to deliver within the week if possible, DM me if interested.
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Yes, Mao led China out of civil war, and then caused millions of death *without* the excuse of civil war.
Like my god if he'd just won the civil war and stablished China that'd be one thing, but he didn't.
Like my god if he'd just won the civil war and stablished China that'd be one thing, but he didn't.
presented with evidence Mao led China out of a civil war and downright medieval standard of living, the response is apparently 'well anyone could have done that' wild.
September 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Yes, Mao led China out of civil war, and then caused millions of death *without* the excuse of civil war.
Like my god if he'd just won the civil war and stablished China that'd be one thing, but he didn't.
Like my god if he'd just won the civil war and stablished China that'd be one thing, but he didn't.
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Some nice pictures in this German book from 1985. Shame they’re mostly black and white, but still nice to see this old concept art.
September 19, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Some nice pictures in this German book from 1985. Shame they’re mostly black and white, but still nice to see this old concept art.
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Of course that hate becomes too much, which is lucky if you happen to be at war with Russia at the time (see the Empire of Japan and Imperial Germany).
Historically with countries fighting Russia, the mistake people have repeatedly made is failing to understand that however much you hate the Russian populace, whoever is in charge of the Russian populace hates them more than you do
September 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Of course that hate becomes too much, which is lucky if you happen to be at war with Russia at the time (see the Empire of Japan and Imperial Germany).
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Symbols matter. White House isn't a palace. Kennedy Center is for the general public to enjoy. We don't have a triumphal arch in DC because that's imperial. We don't put the president's face on money because it's monarchical. It's about tearing down everything that says we're a democratic republic.
I know there’s a savvy take that being attached to the east wing or the kennedy center is a sort of west wing lame-o attachment to the symbols of power and on the other hand
he fucking bulldozed our collective property
he fucking bulldozed our collective property
September 19, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Symbols matter. White House isn't a palace. Kennedy Center is for the general public to enjoy. We don't have a triumphal arch in DC because that's imperial. We don't put the president's face on money because it's monarchical. It's about tearing down everything that says we're a democratic republic.
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architecture blurbs. paper line drawings as a base. lower left squares were sketched on postit notes. some sketches are from 2025.
September 19, 2026 at 3:55 AM
architecture blurbs. paper line drawings as a base. lower left squares were sketched on postit notes. some sketches are from 2025.
About a month after the market tanks and you can't pay someone to use an AI token.
When are we gonna stop covering this farce?
Tilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned.
September 19, 2026 at 3:35 AM
About a month after the market tanks and you can't pay someone to use an AI token.
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Voyager, walking on those tiny legs.
September 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Voyager, walking on those tiny legs.
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Electron is vertical on Pad B at Launch Complex 1 ahead of today's 'Owl By The Dozen' mission for Synspective - our 96th Electron launch.
❄️LOX loading is about to begin
🌤️ Weather: 85% go
🚀 Range: Clear
⏱️ Liftoff: scheduled for 3:22pm NZ local time
❄️LOX loading is about to begin
🌤️ Weather: 85% go
🚀 Range: Clear
⏱️ Liftoff: scheduled for 3:22pm NZ local time
September 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Electron is vertical on Pad B at Launch Complex 1 ahead of today's 'Owl By The Dozen' mission for Synspective - our 96th Electron launch.
❄️LOX loading is about to begin
🌤️ Weather: 85% go
🚀 Range: Clear
⏱️ Liftoff: scheduled for 3:22pm NZ local time
❄️LOX loading is about to begin
🌤️ Weather: 85% go
🚀 Range: Clear
⏱️ Liftoff: scheduled for 3:22pm NZ local time
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DHS insists the stabbing of a truck driver named Singh has nothing to do with them posting this meme.
Of course it could be unrelated but it sure looks bad
Of course it could be unrelated but it sure looks bad
September 19, 2026 at 2:59 AM
DHS insists the stabbing of a truck driver named Singh has nothing to do with them posting this meme.
Of course it could be unrelated but it sure looks bad
Of course it could be unrelated but it sure looks bad
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Hate crimes against Asian workers in Sweetwater county? Where have I heard that before?
Sikh truck driver survives harrowing stabbing attack at Wyoming rest stop
Suspect charged with attempted murder as driver, identified by surname Singh, reportedly stabbed 17 times
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Hate crimes against Asian workers in Sweetwater county? Where have I heard that before?
Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you'll accept as a bribe.
September 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you'll accept as a bribe.
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this is federally mandated sexual harassment.
it's forcing men to disclose personal info for the purposes of identifying supposed sexual failings. it's humiliating and is meant to be humiliating.
it's forcing men to disclose personal info for the purposes of identifying supposed sexual failings. it's humiliating and is meant to be humiliating.
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
September 19, 2026 at 1:35 AM
this is federally mandated sexual harassment.
it's forcing men to disclose personal info for the purposes of identifying supposed sexual failings. it's humiliating and is meant to be humiliating.
it's forcing men to disclose personal info for the purposes of identifying supposed sexual failings. it's humiliating and is meant to be humiliating.
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Pete Hegseth to introduce mandatory genital inspection to verify that The Troops aren't Soy and Gay
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
September 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Pete Hegseth to introduce mandatory genital inspection to verify that The Troops aren't Soy and Gay
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pumpkin
September 18, 2026 at 11:20 PM
pumpkin
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> “AI allows you to get to a bad idea faster,” one of the sources said.
That about sums it up.
That about sums it up.
September 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
> “AI allows you to get to a bad idea faster,” one of the sources said.
That about sums it up.
That about sums it up.
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this is "someone rephrased the existing 1951 agreement to grandpa and the danes agreed to put an extra dude with a M1917 up there"
Trump: "We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many"
September 18, 2026 at 10:22 PM
this is "someone rephrased the existing 1951 agreement to grandpa and the danes agreed to put an extra dude with a M1917 up there"
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Oh yeah, in case you missed this:
Honestly, you couldn't make this shit up:
Cami Clark, spouse of Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, "wanted Jeffrey Epstein to invest in porn business"
Cami Clark, spouse of Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, "wanted Jeffrey Epstein to invest in porn business"
Cami Clark—Dario Amodei’s Wife—Wanted Jeffrey Epstein To Invest In Porn Business
Clark approached Epstein after he had already been convicted for soliciting prostitution.
www.forbes.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Oh yeah, in case you missed this:
