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✨ Head Griot in Charge ✨ @onwinedarkseas.blacksky.app · 9h

And there's really no excuse for it since there's so much literature and academic scholarship on AAVE that easily points this out. But this was never about being knowledgeable and informed and always about devaluing Black culture via new age assimilation and cultural genocide.

🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 9h

Also I’m tired of the fact that folks are talking about “Gen Zslang “ as a way of devaluing AAVE

but not talking about the easy racism and classism of the new standard of social aggression in women’s language

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 9h

(but hey, at least not EVERY photo/art piece we've done struggles to meet the correct number of pixels)

Art Prints by Winter Rose Art

Shop gallery quality Art Prints by Winter Rose Art.

www.inprnt.com

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 9h

I'm sure inprnt's minimum file size is what helps with its level of quality.

...I'm still ready to fist fight it.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 15h

Over time the costs of the tables and displays even out, but there's still travel costs, material costs, promotional costs, and costs to even be at the event. Because yeah, artists have to *pay* to be at events that wouldn't exist without them.

It's uh...Frustrating at times.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 15h

Zuko the cat does not understand what is happening, just that I'm not chilling like normal and even (le gasp) left the apartment. (to do part 1 of set up for art crawl) Is very much mewing his displeasure.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 15h

Like...When you see artists at events and fairs? It costs money to get the nice display. It usually costs over a hundred to even table somewhere, let alone travel, gas, etc. Then there's the cost of materials, promotional supplies, etc.

Breaking even with all that is HARD.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 15h

The huge numonopolistic corporations destroying lives to bring bad products at seemingly low prices has really fucked our perception of what it costs to run a business. Remember if you think something is affordable it's highly likely multiple people in the chain are being heavily exploited & harmed

🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 15h

Gonna say it again, it costs me tens of thousands a dollars a month to run my business and pay myself an adequate salary, so yeah, it costs well over $1k for 90% of my client projects.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 15h

The huge numonopolistic corporations destroying lives to bring bad products at seemingly low prices has really fucked our perception of what it costs to run a business. Remember if you think something is affordable it's highly likely multiple people in the chain are being heavily exploited & harmed

🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 15h

Gonna say it again, it costs me tens of thousands a dollars a month to run my business and pay myself an adequate salary, so yeah, it costs well over $1k for 90% of my client projects.

Chaparral Coyote @acute.dog · 19h

every time fursuit pricing talk happens it's clear that the average person has no idea what hourly rate they would have to charge as a freelancer not just to break even for *all* their basic living expenses + taxes + insurance, but also to make a profit for savings, retirement, fun (gasp), whatever

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 15h

People get mad my ebooks are $2.99!

“It’s not *real*,” they say, like it didn’t take me at least a year to write.

People get mad my paperback books are $15, like it didn’t take me that time to write, someone to make the paper, print the books, pack and ship.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 15h

The huge numonopolistic corporations destroying lives to bring bad products at seemingly low prices has really fucked our perception of what it costs to run a business. Remember if you think something is affordable it's highly likely multiple people in the chain are being heavily exploited & harmed

🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 15h

Gonna say it again, it costs me tens of thousands a dollars a month to run my business and pay myself an adequate salary, so yeah, it costs well over $1k for 90% of my client projects.

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Sonya Henar || Available for Work and Comms Open @sonybaloneyart.bsky.social · 16h

Still open for commission and ignore the screenshot, character sheets are $175

Sonya Henar || Available for Work and Comms Open @sonybaloneyart.bsky.social · Mar 31

Don't forget, I'm open for character design commissions over on vgen!

Get yourself a token to use for your digital games or a character sheet to show off to your party members!

vgen.co/sonybaloneyart

#dnd #dnd5e #VGen #VGencomm #VGencommission #Commissionart

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Despoina She/They [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.bsky.social · 4d

Here's the other
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

Anti Censorship Campaign

Collective action against payment processors unjustly restricting our purchases.

anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

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Despoina She/They [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.bsky.social · 4d

If you want an easy way to find ways to combat the current wave of puritan censorship here are two important websites that will help you find more specific actions that will help you not feel overwhelmed.

stop-paypros.neocities.org

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 19h

Courtesy of Link himself

Fund Friday post :

Happy Friday Yall. Post fundraising links, cashapp links, whichever campaign needing help on . ♥️

Screenshot of a text message conversation on a purple background. The first message from AJ Link at 7:48 AM reads: “Howdy pals. Can I ask for a favor. If anyone has capacity or time today can they do a fund Friday post. I know lots of people need help.” This message has a heart reaction. The second message, also at 7:48 AM, replies: “Obviously what everyone does with their CPU is sacred. So no pressure.“

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✨ Zandra Illustration ➜ Shop Open @shop.zandraillustration.com · 17h

This is not a call for pity but more to put into perspective how 2025 has been impacting a lot of artists:

Between losses of sales, wholesale, tariffs, and fewer corporate clients, I have lost 50% of my gross income this year as a full-time graphic designer and artist.

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Lio 🌿 Gravehearts out now! @kroovv.bsky.social · 18h

Gravehearts chapter 1 is now live on itch! 🪦💛

kroovv.itch.io/gravehearts

and an illustration of 3 characters surrounded by an orange autumnal tree and graves. One character is a cat clown doll floating above the right shoulder of a large buff man with a beard and overalls, then floating over the man's other shoulder is a slightly transparent cowboy with green hair and heavy scars.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 17h

Saint Paul Art Crawl, where you can see various artworks and support various artists by buying their pieces starts this evening!

@lokiofcontrol.bsky.social and I will be boothing at Schmidt Artist Lofts as Winter Rose Art!

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 2d

Oh right! Sorry, there's so much info to share, it's easy for things to slip from the mind. Times and dates for the Schmidt's part of the Saint Paul Art Crawl are Friday from 6pm to 9pm, Saturday from noon to 7pm, and Sunday from noon to 5pm!

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 2d

@lokiofcontrol.bsky.social and I will be there tabling as Winter Rose Art, should be on the lower level again! Pictured is our eclectic set up from last Spring, though there'll be some improvements with display this time around!

A photo of an art booth set up. Two tables are more diagonal. There's a person working on a drawing while wearing a mask, taped to one table is a hand done sign that says, "Winter Rose Art". All sorts of paintings are shown, as is Jewelry.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 2d

There's a facebook event page with some info if you still use that site for things!

Schmidt Fall Art Crawl 2025

Event in Saint Paul, MN by Schmidt Artists on Friday, October 10 2025 with 5.3K people interested and 196 people going. 21 posts in the discussion.

www.facebook.com

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 2d

For those in the twin city area of Minnesota! THe Saint Paul art crawl is this weekend!

And if you come to the Schmidt Artist lofts, we have dozens of artists selling art from pottery to prints to comic to jewelry! On top of that we'll have food trucks outside so you can get your energy back up!

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 17h

Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

...Aaaannnd we've gone from mixed feelings back to okay nope.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

Yes? Of course? However, I also know there's a history of companies and governments (including US based ones) sliding disasters with radioactivity under the rug even when there's millions showing effects, thus why I am hoping that experts have been able to alert people and they've gotten support.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

Because it's the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, where you make a temporary enclosed space for meditation, praying for rain, and study, while it's not the "proper" sukkah (name for said space), I have turned a large box into an apartment one, and it does fill me with joy to have a silly little space.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

Ooo, well that's a book to add to the booklist!

And yeah. I may have...issues with my mom, but one of the notable good things she did was warn me I might potentially be sensitive to weed because she was, then explained how edibles were taken safely. Better than the scare propaganda!

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

(And for those doing that eyes emoji at my alternative method...Keep an eye on your stomach acid and heart rate, but either trader joe's powdered chai mix mixed with coffee, or throw some loose leaf black tea in the drip pot with the coffee and brew it that way.)

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

(stares at how I have to combine coffee with tea while my adhd meds are in limbo and it's still only kinda hitting the right level of medicated)

Y'know...I'm really thinking that it might be better if we educated people on how to do risk benefit analysis with drugs instead of taking them away.

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