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Azure @azureorchid.bsky.social · 15h

Hopefully they don't mind an audience to their shower fun. More to come. Check out x.com/hexfomalhaut... for creating this amazing piece! #OC #Furry #Bara

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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 19h

@jpawlik.com didn't get on HRT because they didn't like needles. But when they learned about T-GEL that's absorbed through the skin, they got their T-party started!
www.ohjoysextoy.com/to-a-t-gel-j...

To A T-Gel Comic by Jey Pawlik, done in cool minty green tones with heavy blacks and black linework. Jey is a nonbinary person who uses they/them pronouns, has big rectangular glasses, short cropped hair with a few greys. They wear simple clothes like graphic tees and jeans throughout the comic.

Narration: I hemmed and hawed about going on HRT* for so long in my 20s.

A younger Jey ponders and says “Maybe I could try it? A bit more facial hair and a lower voice sounds real nice.

Note: Hormone replacement therapy

Narration: At the time, the only option that was available to me was injections at a full dose.
A needle is shown front and center.

Narration: I chickened out.

Jey sprint away telling themself “Nope! I don’t think T is for me actually!!”

Narration: Years later, I watched a friend transition using T-GEL.
Jey’s friend, who’s look has been changed for privacy, says “I’m starting T but it’s not injections—and it’s been pretty great!” we see Jey’s friend’s transition from pre-T to years on T with a full beard.

Jey looks excited and says “OH! I didn’t know that was even an option, and you look so happy! Maybe—maybe I could go on T after all!

Narration: I went through a lot of hoops to get there but eventually an endocrinologist prescribed me a dose of T-Gel that I was comfortable with as a nonbinary person.

A timeline of Jey in doctors offices, filling out mountains of paperwork, being put on long waitlists, until finally their endo says “Okay, I’ve sent your prescription off.” And Jey lifts their arms up in success “YAY!”

Narration: T-Gel is a form of topical testosterone. It can come in packets, tubes, or a pump bottle that you apply according to your prescription.

Tubes, packets and the common pump bottle of T-Gel are drawn.

Jey has their hands on their hips looking defensive as speech bubbles fill the entire background behind them, berating T-Gel and saying it’s hard to use or isn’t as good as injections. Jey says “I think it’s really amazing but I’ve also seen it get a bad rap."

A pink ribbon unfurls across the bottom of the page, reading "Read the rest on ohjoysextoy.com"

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ZCIK 🔞 @zcik.art · 1d

When your bro is in need you have to be ready to lend a hand...or a mouth...or some ass.

✨ New prize is now available on Patreon!
patreon.com/zcik

SFX and Bottom VA:
@spicygaydog.bsky.social

Top VA:
@cocchitalk.bsky.social

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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 2d

⚔️🤝🛡

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 12d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372
1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
US: 877-887-7815
France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161
Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050
UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000

Visa

Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911
US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3
Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200
Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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Azure @azureorchid.bsky.social · 8d

I should have asked for some glasses. Then he would have been Nerdy and Cool! Thanks, Takuma-sensei!

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Azure @azureorchid.bsky.social · 9d

My OC by bsky.app/profile/taku.... Such beautiful work! #OC #Furry #Bara

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「 RHEL 」 @gaussbarrels.art · 11d

given our ceo is having a hissy fit and being mean to the userbase, now is a good time to include this in your reviews of the app

「 RHEL 」 @gaussbarrels.art · 16d

hey if you’re against #blueskycensorship #bskycensorship and have access to the ios store, we’re not review bombing NEARLY as much as the google play store. stars is actively engaging in fandom discourse. make them hurt for it

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Inkwell @NYCC I15 @inkwell.bsky.social · 10d

Fun update on the James Mulligan situation, If you don't know he is the alleged AI/ Plagiarism Disney artist
I guess he didn't like my coverage of the topic. He is attempting to remove any trace of his alleged bad behavior from the internet. We of course will fight this as it falls under fair use

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Lifelong Democrats for Zohran #ImWithHim 🌊🌊🌊 @vodkasnowflake.bsky.social · 10d

brutal lol

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 12d

Paypros are still throwing their weight around. Now's a good time to pick up yelling at them again!

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takuma the artist🦁✍🏻 COMMs are closed(12/12) @takuma-arts.bsky.social · 9d

Here's my current situation, I need all the help I can get please!!!🙏🏻✍️🏻🥺💙
bsky.app/profile/taku...

takuma the artist🦁✍🏻 COMMs are closed(12/12) @takuma-arts.bsky.social · 11d

I fking hate doing this, but at this point I don't have any choice but to, I need some serious help, anything helps, cuz im past due on some payments and im at risk of delinquency on my loans. I have next to nothing extra to spend on this (all my money is toward rent) and afraid if I don't pay~(1/3)

This is a call for emergency commissions because I can't afford to be fined or god forbid reported

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Azure @azureorchid.bsky.social · 9d

Now my OC is too cool for me. 😂 Maybe I should make him nerdier next time.

takuma the artist🦁✍🏻 COMMs are closed(12/12) @takuma-arts.bsky.social · 9d

Splash page comm for @azureorchid.bsky.social
Had a great time finishing it today!
Comms are open, and donations appreciated! ko-fi.com/takumatheart...

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 21d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21d

Seems bad for our society when you can’t make racist terrorists the villains

Vulture @vulture.com · 21d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

www.vulture.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 23d

Now this is peak projection. Utterly unhinged.

Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 23d

“What do YOU HAVE? You have NOTHING, you are nothing. You are wickedness, you are jealousy, you are hatred, YOU ARE NOTHING. You can build nothing, produce nothing, create nothing."

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Muepin 🍂👻 @muepin.art · 25d

The bad news keep coming

These go into effect Oct 15th

D. Adult Content: We provide a safe space for consensual adult expression by requiring clear consent and stopping abuse.

i. We allow consensual adult sexual content, including fictional depictions, when appropriately labeled and subject to appropriate age restrictions.

ii. We do not allow sexual content involving non- consensual activity including synthetic, simulated, illustrated, or animated versions.

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · Sep 15

I can't wait to see how this gets spun...

Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · Sep 15

New for The Ten Four:

Neo-Nazis attacked a man Saturday evening during a vigil for slain right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk. Groups that participated included neo-Nazi “active clubs,” from throughout California…

A collaboration with the people over at @lcrw.bsky.social

latenfour.com/2025/09/14/n...

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Sep 14

Let's say it again:

1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.

2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.

It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Sep 13

(CNN) - President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push after advisers warned him that sending in troops .. could create legal headaches they want to avoid, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/p...

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · Sep 14

This would be so fascinating to watch unfold if I weren't American, black, and all these people didn't want me dead.

Conejo Valley Antifascists @cvantifascists.bsky.social · Sep 14

🧵 1/7
Nazis exploited Charlie Kirk’s murder as an opportunity to recruit in Huntington Beach on 9/13/25:

Patrick Mushaney, Michael Halahan, Ryan Sanchez, Robert Wheldon and others marching in Huntington Beach at a vigil for Charlie Kirk.

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Screamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · Sep 13

Same day, back to back

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