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Ronin Otter

@roninotter.bsky.social

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Aviotter. Loves fish, friends, flying, and fun. Likes may be NSFW. Largely a placeholder account for now, as I'm usually on Mastodon. https://linktr.ee/roninotter 18+ only follows please.

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Ronin Otter @roninotter.bsky.social · 7h

I NEED IT!!

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 13d

Day 27 of #septempera - the connoisseur.

Painting of a boar in a sweater with a mushroom basket, holding and smelling a mushroom.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 16d

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

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Mace (ΘΔ) @wovenroots.bsky.social · 1d

Comm for @ottersparx.bsky.social

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Piti Yindee @pitiyindee.bsky.social · 1d

To be able to spend every day crafting the medium I love, a frame by frame 2D anim is truly a luxury and a privilege. There’s nothing like creating something special by hand alongside people I trust and cherish ❤️

To the team and everyone for cheering me and joining on this journey 🔥

Thank you!

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Maxi Molina @maximjdev.bsky.social · 1d

This was the article, btw! A whole week of people telling me "omg I saw your game on my google discovery thing!" And a great way to legitimate the full release some more by showing "hey, someone IS talking about it!"

After seven years in the making, this adorable hand-drawn indie game is now available in full

Labor of love

www.techradar.com

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xXacidnekoXx @xxacidnekoxx.bsky.social · 1d

🦇BAT GLOWSTICKS🦇
🦇BAT GLOWSTICKS🦇

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Ronin Otter @roninotter.bsky.social · 1d

What a terrific opportunity!! Love the style and would be really excited to see Ronin in it!

Ronin Otter @roninotter.bsky.social · 1d

Reminds me of the room on Myst where you find the linking book to Channelwood ❤️📕

Ronin Otter @roninotter.bsky.social · 1d

Big same….

Ronin Otter @roninotter.bsky.social · 1d

*falls for this scam immediately*

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell @kurzgesagt.org · 3d

AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and we're entering a new era of information overload. Watch our latest video to find out how AI slop affects the internet and why kurzgesagt videos will always remain human-made: https://kgs.link/AISlop

In the middle, there is an AI-generated picture of a duck. Below it, there is a human-illustrated Duck, looking at the other duck in shock, and saying "Wtf is this?"

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Rinzy 🔞 ➡️ ??? @rinzy.art · 2d

[otter noises until coffee is provided]

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 2d

SHE LIVES

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Jonathan @renewableenergy.bsky.social · 3d

Huge historic turning point — Renewables surpassed coal as the world’s leading electricity source for the first half of 2025!

#greensky #energysky #renewableenergy