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Landeg @landeg.bsky.social · 19h

Being an artist trying to talk with other artists is just embarrassing. "I like your shapes and colours!" Mortifying playground shit

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💀Jubi 💀 @jubilations.bsky.social · 4d

punches my screen THERE'S NO CLIPS OF MY DRESS-UP DARLING here on bluesky??????
I love how they do style changes for the anime that they show and later cosplay. They put so much work into it, it's crazy
#MyDressUpDarling

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Kiki @kikitr0n.bsky.social · 6d

Honestly!! I've been thinking about it XD

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 13d

I have said for decades that frustration is a good thing.

it's not even really something I see as something to 'tolerate' though I recognize that's a matter of perspective, but rather frustration is the symptom of you having standards and recognizing you want to close that gap between you and it

EG ☕ @lzr-mki.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Nicole 🐸🌿 shop update live! 🎃 @munespice.bsky.social · 12d

im hosting an october prompt list called #smalltalestober 🐸 feel free to join in weekly or daily or whatever works for you :3

This October, I will be hosting Small Tales-tober - #smalltalestober - an art prompt meant to encourage storytelling, creating characters, and celebrating both tall AND small tales :) 📚

Information: There are 6 overarching themes to break up the month with 31 total prompts for folks to have fun and interpret!

🐸October 1-5 is Hocus Croakus🐸
-Magic frog, spells, broom, bog, cauldron-

🌙October 6-10 is Dance in the Woods 🌙
-moonlight, bug band, dark forest, ghosts, waltz-

🫖October 11-15 is Critter Tea Party🫖
-teapot, candles, little chairs, top hat, caterpillar-

🪴October 16-20 is Fantastic Garden🪴
-roses, snails, seedlings, bloom, greenhouse-

🍄October 21-25 is Fairy Circle🍄
-mushrooms, goblins, decay, mossy log, fossil-

🎃October 26-31 is Harvest Festival🎃
-bat, costumes, spirits, underworld, feast, jack o’ lantern-

🍂How to Join In🍂
• Create something inspired by the weekly theme and/or the daily prompts. Feel free to join in weekly, daily, whenever is most fun ☺️
• Since this prompt list used to be called #froggyfall , frogs are still highly encouraged!! 🐸
• Any medium welcome (except generative AI). Writing, music, paint, digital art, collaging, textile arts, sculpture, photography you name it :D
• Be sure to tag both #smalltalestober and #smalltalestober2025 so we can find the art!
• Browse the tags and try to encourage each other’s creations when you can!

An additional info pic that says to have fun! Work will be featured with permission on IG @smalltalestober and it’s important to tag work with #smalltalestober and #smalltalestober2025

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 12d

Tell your favorite artists you love their work

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 12d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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Zwei 🍄 @zwei2x.bsky.social · Jun 19

Always and forever grateful to my friends and supporters and people for leaving comments. 💜💜💜

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Kiki @kikitr0n.bsky.social · 19d

I love tigers 🐅✏️

Beautiful ref photos from @animalphotorefs.bsky.social

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divine beastmode @gunstreet.bsky.social · 16d

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 16d

This has fixed me.

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 17d

Here are my top 10 dog sneezes!

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puff 🐇😈 @incupuff.bsky.social · Apr 27

please support ur friends making creative shit in this cruel world. u have no idea how much a kind comment can mean to an artist when every website just tries to make you focus on the numbers

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🪱🃏 𝕱𝖆𝖌𝖌ø𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖁𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖓🦷🪳 @babettecirque.bsky.social · 18d

Apparently a lot of ppl needs to hear this

#bskycensorship

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 18d

An overwhelmingly common reason people give for enjoying this type of work IS ITS SEPARATION FROM REALITY. People are ENJOYING A FANTASY, not planning their weekend. This deserves protection.

FanAstraea @fanastraea.bsky.social · 19d

as a fan of noncon, dubcon and under/non-negotiated cnc this is honestly one of the most straightforward explanations of this i've ever read?

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Kiki @kikitr0n.bsky.social · 19d

I love tigers 🐅✏️

Beautiful ref photos from @animalphotorefs.bsky.social

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 20d

Gonna go even further: don't refer to it as "consuming media" when doing this. You aren't a consumer - it's not a product. You read books. You look at art. You watch movies and/or videos. Be careful about word choice.

Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT."
IT IS ART.
YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.

kieu @ we must not stop living @leslekieuart.bsky.social · 20d

I'm being so real right now, learn how to engage in media as art and not a reflection of your own real life morals. consume things that make you uncomfortable and understand why it makes you uncomfortable. Don't just base yours and others morals standings on the media you consume.

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est. 1997 @molenaide.bsky.social · 20d

DO YOU REMEMBER

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 20d

i want to stress: i firmly believe that we, just us normal people, can push back against this global wave of censorship.

we CAN do this.

there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.

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Kiki @kikitr0n.bsky.social · 20d

gonna draw erotic adult porn for my wonderful & consenting adult audience today because @bsky.app needs to be reminded how many of us 'explicit' artists are here holding their app together. #bskycensorship

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 21d

DO NOT participate in #blueskyblackout2025

I'm nsfw artist and other nsfw artists are asking you to SHOUT! Bsky wants to censor us so the worst thing we can do is censor ourselves!

Publicly shame them, use the feedback button, and post about it using the tag #bskycensorship

Silence is compliance!

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lacri 🔞 | commissions closed @lacrimale.bsky.social · 20d

I drew porn for fun now I'm drawing it for fun and spite

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 21d

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around

There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates

Most notably:

1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"

So what can we DO about it?

#SaveSpeech

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Multiple cropped screenshots showing portions of the bsky TOS before and now. Before: "iv. Encouraging self-harm or suicide
v. Depictions of excessive violence, gore, torture, dismemberment, or non-consensual sexual activity". Now: "ii. We do not allow sexual content involving non-consensual activity including synthetic, simulated, illustrated, or animated versions. iv. Do not create, share, or promote sexual content involving realistic risk of death or serious injury. i. Do not share content, methods, instructions, or promotion of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, and extreme dieting practices.
ii. Do not share methods, instructions, depictions, or promotion of dangerous stunts or abuse of dangerous or controlled substances. 5. Protected Expression
B. Support, Recovery, and Mental Health:
i. Personal recovery experiences or survivor stories shared to promote healing and community support rather than encouraging harmful behavior.
ii. Sharing verified mental health resources, crisis prevention".

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K. M. Claude @kmclaude.bsky.social · 22d

I asked all my very fake super fictional and overall not real characters and they said they super duper consent to all the weird shit that happens to them.

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Kiki @kikitr0n.bsky.social · 22d

So exciting! Hope you have a great time :3

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wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 23d

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

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