Buckingham Palace has revealed King Charles III's first official post-coronation portrait, and the work by artist Jonathan Yeo has proven to be...divisive in its design.

The portrait, awash in a red that melds with the subject's uniform, has raised a good deal of commentary/snark about the design, as well as the sort of media that it fits into or was taken from.

After departing the BlueSky board of directors, Block Head and social media mogul Jack Dorsey gave an interview with venture capitalist Mike Solana in which he explained that Twitter rejecting advertisers is a blow for free speech and BlueSky is repeating the mistakes of Twitter, like moderation.

Needless to say, this has had tech pundits wondering if Dorsey actually understands what social media users want, while BlueSky staff pointed out the moves were to effectively accomplish BlueSky's goals (especially after Twitter's acquisition precluded the idea that it would adopt BlueSky as a protocol.) (Thread title courtesy of Mefi's Own jwz and his observations on the matter.)

As part of Secret Base's Patreon based restructuring, Internet video troubadour and oddity explainer Jon Bois has ressurected his long defunct Pretty Good series with a three part video on the rise and fall of Henry Ross Perot's political party/personal vehicle - the Reform Party.

While Part 1 is being released generally on YouTube, parts 2 and 3 will be Patreon exclusive for some time (though there are plans to eventually release the full series on YouTube.) Bois also explains that why Pretty Good wound up failing was difficulty in monetization - the purpose of the Patreon is to make it so that they have a revenue stream to support such projects in the future - projects like resurrecting Pretty Good , with videos on the history of slipping on banana peels and a dissection of Independence Day on the schedule.