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Kit Silver 🔞 @bigbyrat.com · 2h

I grabbed my ticket!

Furry Studies @furrystudies.org · 1d

It's not long now until #furrystudies2025 in Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma! From now until the conference, we're going to regularly share info for the speakers at the conference, starting with the first artist session!

Graphic for the Furry Studies 2025 Artist Lecture Series, happening on Friday October 31st at 1-2pm PST. It has three images of the artists with added text: "Reserve tickets for virtual or in person conference attendance at https://furrystudies.org/. Furry Studies 2025, Friday October 31st at Pacific Lutheran University".

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Kit Silver 🔞 @bigbyrat.com · 2h

K-Pop Furry bait dropping in 3 days...

"The name 'BASTTIE' is from 'BASTard Teens In Everywhere', which means naughty but cute boys around your neighbor."

www.basttie-official.com/home

HOME

www.basttie-official.com

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Joaquín Baldwin @joabaldwin.com · 3h

Today marks 2 years since my first book came out!

Now is the perfect time to get started with the series (Book 4 announcement happening SOON).

2 year anniversary sale! 60% off Wolf of Withervale Ebook and/or Audiobook.
Use the coupon code 2YEARS at checkout.
The poster shows a tablet reader and an audiobook mockup atop a colorful background with a snow leopard over something hard to see because I haven’t revealed this illustration for Book 4 yet, coming soon.
Coupon will be valid only through the weekend.

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Kit Silver 🔞 @bigbyrat.com · 16h

Why is the cat washing a bra?!

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NoxyMeArt @noxyme.bsky.social · Feb 17

Couldn’t say it better myself.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 16h

My takeaways from Thiel's Secret Antichrist Lectures (embargo lifted):

1. Tech is building the "machinery" of the Antichrist. D'oh!

2. The Antichrist is defined by "velocity" ("acceleration," eh?)

3. The Antichrist will be Gen Z (weird numerology stuff about the number 33)

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 17h

News: I have obtained full transcripts of Peter Thiel's Secret Antichrist Lectures (as have multiple other journalists).

They were supposed to be embargoed until 9 a.m. tomorrow, but Reuters has a story up. (They may have gotten them from a different source)

www.reuters.com/world/us/pet...

www.reuters.com

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Kit Silver 🔞 @bigbyrat.com · 17h

I had to replace the water pump on my 15+ year old top loading clothes washer which resulted in me removing the drum. I had NO idea how gross the drums/tub get with dirt and caked soap. It was easy enough to clean, but dang. Apparently I need to wash my washer, making me ask, "Am I adulting right?"

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Sweet Leaves Dad @tanukidad.bsky.social · 1d

The teaser trailer for the Sweet Leaves VN.

#FVN #FurryVN

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NordicFuzzCon @nordicfuzzcon.org · 23h

AUDITIONS ARE OPEN for the Nordic Opera!

Pawgliacci blends the spontaneity of circus with the tragically stunning music of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, and we need you to make it happen!

Musicians, singers, dancers, and crew, come share your talents with us!

Apply now! nfuzz.co/nordic-opera

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Jess Owen @authorjessowen.bsky.social · 1d

This #FurryBookMonth I’m so pleased to offer signed copies of “A Furry Faux Paw”! My first contemporary novel is a love letter to the fandom, about a teen furry artist desperate to escape her hoarder mother.
Get your own or gift to a furry in your life 💞🐾😸
www.etsy.com/listing/4383...

www.etsy.com

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Forester Universe 🔜 Midwest FurFest @foresteruniverse.com · 2d

Big update to @kyellgold.com’s Patreon! Details are in his latest newsletter, linked at the end of this thread. Updated membership levels and info on the first merchandise drop go live Nov. 1st, so now is a great time to join. 🧵 (1/5)

www.patreon.com/kyellgold/ab...

Get more from Kyell Gold on Patreon

creating Stories

www.patreon.com

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Joe Rosales @joeartguy.bsky.social · 13d

Friend, has a giant media conglomerate or streaming service recently let you down? Do you long to see art and artists who really deserve your consideration?

This thread will link you to HOURS of ongoing animated series from independent creators who’d love your attention & support! Watch them! 🧵

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Kit Silver 🔞 @bigbyrat.com · 2d

California folks - light up this line!

emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 2d

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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Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 3d

Bookshop is having an Anti-Amazon sale, with cheap e-books and free shipping for print today and tomorrow:

bookshop.org/lists/ebook-...

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 3d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Bread @apieceofbread.art · 3d

Now live on the shop :9
uglyfox.clothing/products/str...

Posting here before I post on insta

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 3d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Kit Silver 🔞 @bigbyrat.com · 4d

I wonder what fox that was….

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

wrote this line yesterday:

"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 4d

this will only continue to escalate, they want a civil war

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Kit Silver 🔞 @bigbyrat.com · 4d

I have many, many issues with Newsom. For this, he is not wrong. Trump is a Fascist. This is happening now. Be loud. Resist.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 4d

Donald Trump is trying to criminalize opposition to fascism. What are the real threats—and how can people prepare for them?

We've prepared a zine version of "Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression."

Please print these out and distribute them widely!

crimethinc.com/MakeReadyZine

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❤️GOJII❤️ @gojiimusic.bsky.social · 5d

WUNH 91.3FM tonight!

🔗 listen online : www.unh.edu/wunh/

#furrymusic #furrymusicians

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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