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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 1d

Independent comics as an industry would barely exist these days without the tireless efforts of Kickstarter's staff behind the scenes. As they advise, keep supporting all the amazing projects you already are, but have their back in the process.

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 8d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 21h

You are one of the animals who deserves everything good!

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 1d

1) every year we all get to vote on which classic story gets made into a muppet movie

2) every year you guys make that muppet movie

3) we will ALL go see every one of these

4) you will never not profit from this

5) why are we not doing things this way

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triruntu @triruntu.bsky.social · Aug 22

#606, a tufted titmouse! triangle time #tribirds 🪶

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triruntu @triruntu.bsky.social · 7d

#611, a red tailed hawk! a favorite of mine #tribirds 🪶

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triruntu @triruntu.bsky.social · 23h

#612, a pileated woodpecker! #tribirds 🪶

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Okay this is a good headline

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

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Petitecreme @petitecreme.bsky.social · 1d

𝕴𝖓𝖈𝖑𝖚𝖉𝖔 (4/-)

#art #comic #illustration #screamtober #screamtober2025 #horror #cremeart #ocart

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 21h

I'm really enjoying the very different styles of resistance we see between Portland and Chicago.

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 22h

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

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Carmine 🖤✨❤️ @carminedeville.bsky.social · 1d

It's still International Lesbian Day for one hour here, it counts and colloquially so do these two.

Prompt #21, "Love of my life"

#OC-tober #scribbles #inamorata

Two women, one in black and one in white, lying on their backs in opposite directions, their heads turned to face each other, fingers loosely playing with one another's hair, noses just barely not touching. They gaze at one another, infatuated.

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 21h

One of my favorite books! I should do a reread too.

prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 21h

I need animals to have everything good.

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 23h

#Promptober Day 9: Gleaming Teeth
My OC Agatha gets her first story! From @tyrastafr-ttrpgs.bsky.social's version of #ChicagoSpirit

Mostly she's a spy. Occasionally she's a slime-girl (non-binary non-gendered)

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6736244

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Promptober 2025 Day 9: Gleaming Teeth · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. My Chicago Spirit OC Agatha gets her first story! She's one of the residents of @krakaheimr…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 23h

#Promptober day 8: Dripping Blood
We're back with my OC, Ira Carpenter, who's enjoying some consensual flogging. CWs for BDSM, consensual kink, painplay, flogging. Female domme, eyyyy.

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6736210

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💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 0 · Promptober 2025 Day 8: Dripping Blood · Did I forget to put day 8 up here? Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. We're back with my OC Ira Carpenter. CWs for BDSM, kinky…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 2d

It's hatman time!

prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 2d

If anybody wants to read the original fanfic. Song of Hearts, by #Overwatch #reaper76 siren AU
archiveofourown.org/works/108813...

Song of Hearts - Chapter 1 - PrettyArbitrary - Overwatch (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 2d

#Promptober Day 7: The Full Moon
Anybody here remember my #reaper76 Octosiren AU?
Well I'm repurposing that idea for original fic. This is how Tempes met his siren lover.
CWs for a siren, y'know, eating people.

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Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/6726978

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💬 0 🔁 3 ❤️ 1 · Promptober 2025 Day 7: Full Moon · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. Anybody here remember my reaper76 Octosiren AU, Song of Hearts? Well I'm repurposing that idea f…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 3d

#Promptober Day 6: Dark Premonitions
@tyrastafr-ttrpgs.bsky.social #ChicagoSpirit setting. Good old spooky eldritch horror short fiction.

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💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 0 · Promptober 2025 Day 6: Dark Premonitions · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. @krakaheimr's Chicago Spirit setting, all original characters. Ghost phones are our colla…

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HolBat (Waitlist on Dec) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 5d

Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error
Fatal error fatal error

#scifi #cyberpunk #artsky #ocsky #cyborg #hacker

The image depicts a person with an expression of fatigue or emptiness on their face. Their skin has bright red and pink tones, and their figure is partially cut by sharp black lines, creating an effect of rupture or distortion. In the background, the words “FATAL ERROR” are visible, repeated in multiple layers, creating the impression of a digital glitch or malfunction.

The color palette consists of rich blues, purples, and neon shades. The image is a cyberpunk-style digital illustration. The lines running through the body are wires or digital data streams.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

Netflix Now Requiring All Subscribers To Recruit 5 New Customers https://theonion.com/netflix-now-requiring-all-subscribers-to-recruit-5-new-customers/

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 4d

#Promptober Day 5: Shades of the Past
Fatherhood, adopting abused children and contemplating the wounds of your own past. Featuring Ira along with borrowed OCs from diristine (rosie) and skrim (Aloysha).

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💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 1 · Promptober 2025 Day 5: Shades of the Past · Under a cut because this one got long. Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list. Ira, Nat, Helen, Stephen and Zion are mine. Also…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 4d

#Promptober Day 4: Potent Venom
Forgot to share this here yesterday. Borrowing @tyrastafr-ttrpgs.bsky.social version of Richard Chappell for some love potion and humiliation. (SFW)

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💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 1 · Promptober 2025 Day 4: Potent Venom · Whoops, I forgot to post day 4 here. Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list and Chicago Spirit OCs borrowed from @krakaheimr (Richard…

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prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 6d

I love you too! And I love shaking Warren in my teeth!

prettyarbitrary @prettyarbitrary.bsky.social · 6d

#Promptober Day 3: Shattered Glass
Borrowing @asininestars.bsky.social #ChicagoSpirit OC Warren to inflict identity horror on him. Unraveling this guy's mind under the pressures of two different lives lived.

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💬 0 🔁 2 ❤️ 3 · Promptober 2025 Day 3: Shattered Glass · Using @thepromptfoundry's Ominous October list and Chicago Spirit OC borrowed from @asininestars (Ira is mine) Ira's shout of warning come…

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The Verge @theverge.com · 6d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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