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Carter! ✨ @megacarter.bsky.social · 1d

GODSLAVE⚡️ is a webcomic about a girl tricked into working for an Egyptian God, and subsequently in the middle of a Pantheon Family Feud.

You can read from the beginning here⚡️⚡️
www.godslavecomic.com/comic/chapte...

Illustration from the comic GODSLAVE. A young woman stands in an ancient Egyptian temple, with hieroglyphs and images painted on the ceiling, prominently featuring the god Set. A shadow in the shape of a giant cobra curls along the ceiling, with glowing white eyes. The woman stares up at the ceiling with her hands curled into fists.

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✺ 𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍 ✺ @mothsprout.bsky.social · 4d

✷ The Star Keeper ✷

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🦄🫧💫 @cowfool.bsky.social · 4d

Caeda 🐉🌿

[ #ocsky | #cowfooloc ]

A man with short facial hair, long off white hair, pale skin, and green eyes. He has a gold hoop earring and two mossy off-white horns that look similar to antlers. He wears a baggy white shirt and cardigan.

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tt🪦RIP💀gifs @ttrpgifs.bsky.social · 5d

help.

Sisyphus carrying a giant stone uphill with text that says "folding the laundry"

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 7d

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs

Israeli forces are also reported by another detainee to have taken photographs where Thunberg was allegedly forced to hold flags flags in a high-security prison "Ansar III"

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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🦄🫧💫 @cowfool.bsky.social · Aug 13

Howdy y’all!

I’m going to be opening commissions to help cover the cost of my medical bills & rent! If you’re interested, please message me here or email me at: [email protected]

You can also DM me if you have any questions 🩷 Thank you!

[ #ocsky | #commissions | #commission ]

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🦄🫧💫 @cowfool.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hey y’all. I had to set up a GFM for medical expenses and rent - basically to keep my head above water until I can go back to work.

The pain has been incredibly debilitating and so far nothing’s worked, and now I’ve been denied health insurance. I really, really need help.

gofund.me/b508c5a3

Donate to Help Emma Overcome Medical Debt Crisis, organized by Emma Malbon

Hello there! My name is Emma, and I’m raising funds to help cover a sudden … Emma Malbon needs your support for Help Emma Overcome Medical Debt Crisis

gofund.me

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🦄🫧💫 @cowfool.bsky.social · 9d

I was able to pay off almost all of my bills with what I received from this! Thank you so much to all who have supported me 🩷

However, things are getting a little tight now. I still haven’t been able to go back to work, and I need to be able to pay for rent, groceries, and more drs appointments :^(

🦄🫧💫 @cowfool.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hey y’all. I had to set up a GFM for medical expenses and rent - basically to keep my head above water until I can go back to work.

The pain has been incredibly debilitating and so far nothing’s worked, and now I’ve been denied health insurance. I really, really need help.

gofund.me/b508c5a3

Donate to Help Emma Overcome Medical Debt Crisis, organized by Emma Malbon

Hello there! My name is Emma, and I’m raising funds to help cover a sudden … Emma Malbon needs your support for Help Emma Overcome Medical Debt Crisis

gofund.me

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NTVtuber Network @ntvtubers.bsky.social · 10d

🧡 Sept. 30th is Orange Shirt Day, or Truth and Reconciliation day.

Join us today in spreading awareness and uplifting Indigenous voices, and providing survivors and families of those affected with support on their healing journeys.

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Women in Games @womeningames.bsky.social · 11d

An open letter has been published addressing Roblox's recently proposed creator guidelines on sensitive issues.

The letter, co-authored by Out Making Games, Women in Games and BiG (BAME in Games), argues that they risk causing harm to it's diverse community.

www.womeningames.org/robloxs-new-...

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 11d

I've just sent the first Script Club mail to send to premium subscribers at 9:25 UK time tonight. So if you want to jump aboard and get the script for The Wicked + the Divine #1, sign up before then.

Details in link. TL:DR: $5 for a script to support mailing list.

buttondown.com/KieronGillen...

The cover of The Wicked + the Divine issue 1 by Jamie, showing Laura.

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Socks☕️ @alonelysock.bsky.social · 11d

Halliday Goldenbrew, Dwarven Smith who lives in the mountains and while he’s grumpy 90% of the time, he cares deeply for the people around him.

[ #socksart | #ocsky | #ocart ]

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Karlos the Frociaggine @karlosthefog.bsky.social · 12d

Better a Faggot than a Fascist

💪🏽😤♥️

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Phantomarine @phantomarine.bsky.social · 13d

some people engage with media, esp indie media, not to better understand it as the creator intends, but with the goal of being THE BEST AND MOST CORRECT FAN

and when you're not correct anymore, this means the creator has hurt you! personally! by making you wrong

...you see how this sounds?

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Grim @grimlin.bsky.social · 13d

Learning How to use blockbench for a project im working on with some friends!! Im super excited

#blockbench #3d #animation

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🦄🫧💫 @cowfool.bsky.social · 13d

scary bailey doodles

[ #ocsky | #cowfooloc | #cowboy ]

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Happy Halluino! 🎃 @aluino.blacksky.app · 15d

Added alt text with full quote.

“When I see that, I worry that they might face serious trouble down the line if they don't take it more seriously.”

Hirohiko Araki addresses Al art in his latest book:
"Recently, I came across a drawing that perfectly mimicked my art style. I thought 'I don't remember drawing this' only to find out it was Al, I was shocked, this is truly evil and a tool for scammers"

In this post there is a photo of Hirohiko Araki, creator of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure next to Giorno from the series.

By Hirohiko Araki. It’s titled “Today’s World of Con Artists” and it reads: Speaking about 'societal evils, I think that as Al continues to spread throughout society, we're going to see an increasingly shady world filled with scammers exploiting it. Recently, I came across a drawing and thought, "This is something I drew, right?" I was shocked to find out it was actually created by Al. When I draw manga, I add subtle, personal elements that make the work uniquely mine. But this Al-generated piece even mimicked details like the way I draw eyelashes, so precisely that it was almost impossible to tell it apart from my work. If it were based on recent drawings, I'd know right away, "No, I didn't draw this." On the other hand, I honestly wouldn't be able to tell the difference if it were done with my art from about ten years ago, when my memory of it would be a little hazy. The more Al advances, the more this kind of thing will happen.
Art reflects the times, and manga is one example of that. Seeing this world of con artists appear in manga could very well mean that we're headed for a future world dominated by fraudsters. This type of 'evil' in today's age will undoubtedly end up impacting manga down the line.
Copyright infringement by Al is also a 'villain' that we manga artists must face. The extreme scenario is that Al-generated fakes might start being accepted as the "real thing," and even if we try to protect our work, these counterfeits are becoming so accurate and sophisticated that it's no longer a fight an individual can win. Having some kind of laws would probably be the only way to regulate this. However, because we're dealing with a world of con artists, there's also a very real possibility that laws favoring them will appear before we know it. Personally, I entrust my copyright management to Shueisha, but some manga artists are lax in managing their copyrights, leading to others using their artwork without permission or even leaking original drawings.

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cumchata @roseadrift.bsky.social · 14d

Aphrodite Areia 💗🗡
My take on Aphrodite from Hades 2!

full quality + spicy alt on patreon~
🏺 patreon.com/therosecleric

#art ⟡ #aphrodite ⟡ #hades2 #hadesII

A drawing of Aphrodite from Hades 2. She is a full-figured, fat woman with tanned skin and long pink hair. She wears armor on her arms and legs, but otherwise is not wearing clothing. She has golden roses, green leaves and white petals surrounding her. She wields a spear and smirks at the viewer.

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 15d

No. Your friends don't secretly hate you. You're just dehydrated.

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Socks☕️ @alonelysock.bsky.social · 14d

Upside; the drugs are working

Downside; I can’t have ibuprofen or cannabis

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Kaylee's Boyfriend @megsyv.bsky.social · 14d

Just a general PSA that Thistle is a grown woman with Fantasy Anxiety, and as a fellow grown woman with Regular Anxiety I block/delete/hide all comments that are infantilizing.
I don't think I have to explain why this is good practice to do in general, thank you! 👍

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Carter! ✨ @megacarter.bsky.social · 15d

NEW GODSLAVE⚡️⚡️NEW PAGE⚡️

Today: I NEED TO BE IN THE ROOM when Sobek has to explain to higher-ups what happened to his office

www.godslavecomic.com

cropped panel from the comic GODSLAVE. A young woman in a blue uniform with armoured iron skin glances to the side.

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kieu @ we must not stop living @leslekieuart.bsky.social · 15d

this is still funny as fuck actually

Panel 1
I am looking at a drawing of a character with someone behind me
me: Wow! These characters are so cool omg why isn't there more stuff about these guys?

Panel 2
the person behind me response: Those are your characters. You're the one that has to draw them.

Panel 3
a moment of silence as I process that statement.

Panel 4
I am on the ground crying and pissing surrounded by crude drawings of my own character.

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Michelle 🎃 @squeatly.bsky.social · 15d

HAPPY HADES II TO EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES 🎉

#hades #hades2

Melinoe (depicted as a child) and Zagreus from the game Hades. on the left, Zagreus is balancing Melinoe on his feet, and there are scorch marks on the ground.

on the right, Melinoe is pretending to sleep while on Zagreus's shoulders. he's saying "Faker!" to her as she says "zzz!"

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Socks☕️ @alonelysock.bsky.social · 15d

maybe they're born with it, maybe it's fibromyalgia

(this diagnosis took 3 years and many tests to get)

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