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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 11h

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 17h

A nice variety of red minis, but of course, gotta include an ork vehicle, because de red wunz go fasta.

Raphael from Baldur's Gate 3 (devil form)

Miniatures of Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 19h

No problem; I’m out of town for the next few days, but we can figure out a time to trade next week

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 19h

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 19h

I believe I’ve got a Shield of the Pariah I can trade if you need one

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Kelly Thompson @kellythompson.bsky.social · 23h

One of my favorite writer quotes of all time.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Sonya Henar || Available for Work and Comms Open @sonybaloneyart.bsky.social · 1d

Currently available for freelance! I really need the work!

Sonya Henar || Available for Work and Comms Open @sonybaloneyart.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Sonya &I'm character designer and award winning illustrator.

I'm available for freelance, studio work & seeking representation!

Past clients: Greenbrier Games, Gran Via Productions, Skybound Entertainment, Darrington Press

sonybaloneyart.com
[email protected]

illustration of two skeleton chefs and chinese opera ghost performer

girl in a dirty dress crying on the stairs

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Dr. Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi @rjelevi.bsky.social · 1d

NO SERIOUSLY I DIDN'T NEED YOU TO SO OBVIOUSLY DEMONSTRATE THE LINK BETWEEN ANTI-JUDAISM AND NEUROABLEISM. AT LEAST LEAVE ME A *LITTLE* WORK TO DO.

nb: there is actually a serious conversation to be had re: circumcision and bodily autonomy (that I DON'T WANT in my relplies). This...ain't it.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 3d

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country.

Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

‘The Toxic Avenger’ & Undue Medical Debt Cleared $15 Million in Real-Life Medical Debt Together!

Before Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger released in theaters back in August, the Cineverse marketing team came up with a wonderful idea. They took the remainder of their marketing budget for the film a...

bloody-disgusting.com

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 3d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 2d

I already didn’t want to watch Tron: Ares because of Jared Leto. This just makes me want to never watch it even further

Comrade Bullski @comradebullski.bsky.social · 3d

TRON: ARES having an official collaboration with Grok and having AI slop on display at he events is making me never want to watch that movie. Ugh

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 3d

this clickbait headline is actually harming trans people by acting like it's too late to pressure Newsom and it pisses me off!

Newsrooms know that false panic goes viral so they intentionally lie to everyone to drive up ad revenue.

Meanwhile, it demotivates activists and distracts from the fight.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 3d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Eri Victoria | "The Fangirl Diaries" Author @scarlet-rhapsody.com · 3d

Hi #BookSky and #AnimeSky !
Bookshop.org is having free shipping today and tomorrow - you can buy a copy of my debut book, "The Fangirl Diaries" here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Friends - please boost on your socials!

Free shipping image which has photos of my book, original concept cover, and photo of myself cosplaying as Ranma from the second movie.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 4d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Gaijin (GimGam Glitzdakka) Goombah @gaijingoombah.bsky.social · 4d

Thero is good people and has nothing but love for his boy who needs life saving surgery.

Theropod Art (COMMS OPEN) @theropodart.bsky.social · 5d

gofund.me/48d85745f

The gofundme is live!

Please donate or share where you can!

Thank you so much!!!

Donate to Help Beanbag the Lizard Get Life-Saving Surgery, organized by Jeffrey Comstock

Hello there, my close friends know me as Theropod-Art online, but my … Jeffrey Comstock needs your support for Help Beanbag the Lizard Get Life-Saving Surgery

gofund.me

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5d

Reminder that @governor.ca.gov is reportedly considering vetoing SB79, the best housing bill to clear the CA legislature in decades.

It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.

Tell him!

Contact the Governor | Governor of California

You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.

www.gov.ca.gov

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · Sep 1

"Live and let live" is a perfectly valid attitude until some folks' idea of living involves the removal of people's rights and opportunities and, well, lives.

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 6d

“I want pictures! Pictures of a big freaking shark! And Spider-Man! And Spider-Man fighting a big freaking shark!”

a cartoon man is sitting at a desk with his fist in the air and says pictures .

Alt: J Jonah Jameson demanding pictures of Spider-Man

media.tenor.com

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t even know which of my decks it’s going in, just that it’s going in one of them.

Maybe Wild Magic, for the fun of Neera wild magic surging a spell into a big freaking shark

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 7d

But really do not let this moment pass you up, call your reps and beat them over the head with evidence that ID verification will lead to uncontrollable sensitive information leaks and identity theft

The Verge @theverge.com · 7d

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.

buff.ly

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 7d

Honestly, same. It doesn't appeal to me personally, plus it can get expensive, and I don't like to think about what kind of drunk I'd be.

No judgment on those who do drink, of course, it's just not for me.

Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve got robots of the giant and regular sized varieties

An ork gorkanaut… painted to look like the Megazord.

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 8d

Still from The Good Place with the captions edited.

Top half: Eleanor with her arms out, arguing, “I mean… When did Silent Hill become about feminism?”

Bottom half: Chidi in front of a chalkboard for Ethics 101. A screenshot from Silent Hill 1 on the board. Screenshot is of the head cult lady proclaiming, “My daughter will be the mother of god.”

Chidi argues back: “Silent Hill 1”

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 8d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 8d

Dang, this is getting a lot more visibility than I expected. Here’s a few more BG3 minis for good measure:

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