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QuaggyCharr

@quaggycharr.bsky.social

The Fluffgan is here!
After months of work I am happy to announce that they are ready for your eager paws!

#fluffgan #vrchat #furry #quaggycharr

jinxxy.com/QuaggyCharr/...
quaggycharr.gumroad.com/l/Fluffgan

February 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM

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Zai (Slapyouwithfish)

@zairiza.bsky.social

Rawr!

February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM

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🌀Knebula⚡✨

@knebulanight.bsky.social

when you feel bad but the music is poppin

February 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM

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aoi

@lalala-aoi.bsky.social

February 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM

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[aver] Fun and Whimsy-Haver

@xsinjo.bsky.social

One of my best and dearest friends was recently diagnosed with cancer for a third time and could really use the help. Even if you're not able to donate, it would mean the world to me if y'all could share this around.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-teagi...

Donate to Help Teagin Focus on Beating Cancer Again, organized by Suzanne Novak

Our friend Teagin has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung adenocarcinoma. This is… Suzanne Novak needs your support for Help Teagin Focus on Beating Cancer Again

www.gofundme.com

February 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM

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Coco

@cocoboof.bsky.social

Fan art for @marrowhyena.bsky.social

I hope you like it :)

February 13, 2026 at 6:17 AM

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Seb

@sebthedreamsmith.bsky.social

Lapicorn Size Comparison, with Seb in the middle

The rest are all designs made for people I know or just one-off designs for purposes of showing off Lapicorn diversity

Females are like twice as tall as males

#art #originalspecies #furry #OC #characterdesign

A lineup of 6 Lapicorns, 3 female and 3 male. The females are around 5 to 7 feet tall, the males 3 to 4. All are dressed in colorful robes. Lapicorns are hybrid anthro creatures with traits of rabbits, lions, and horned ungulates, including the mythical unicorn. Some have hooves on their legs, some have paws. All have thick tails. Females have ear tufts and no Pom on their tail. Males have no ear tufts and thick tails poms. Colors vary from grey-blue, to black, orange, blonde, and rich brunette. More variety likely exists. Horns can vary from single spiral unicorn horn to pairs of ram horns and many other combinations

February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM

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United Farm Workers

@ufw.bsky.social

SB6045, a bill to allow farm worker collective bargaining in WA state, will soon be voted on in WAs Senate. This bill is critical for WA farm workers like those at Windmill mushroom who have been fighting to get a contract since 2022. Take action today: act.seiu.org/a/waorganizi...

A brick red background with the following words and a ufw eagle on the bottom. Tell your Washington legislator to vote

"Yes" on SB 6045

"If Washington state farm workers were to win organizing rights we would be able to organize and be protected from unfair firings. We can organize and have seniority protections. A labor law in Washington would help farm workers like me who have worked in the fields for over 40 years to feed people around this country have a dignified retirement."

"Carlos", Windmill mushroom worker fired after asking for a sick day.

February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM

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Space Bird with the Space Tits

@bluemagevali.bsky.social

Woah dont mind me just posting these for a certain site :3 (also if you haven't seen em before, look at these bellies ooooooooo)

(comms I got from @/bigblig.bsky.social, @/scottred.bsky.social, @/nsfw.lugiaberry.art mwahah go show em love)
#SpaceBirdNaku

February 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM

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Wapple Worlder 🥧

@thegreatworlder.pmd.social

I need to draw more ship art of these goobers

#pmd

February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM

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redthespian - Charlie Morningstar's Attorney

@redthespian.bsky.social

February 13, 2026 at 4:13 AM

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Animation Obsessive

@ani-obsessive.bsky.social

This style of light doesn't really appear in animation anymore. You know it when you see it -- it's bright, hot and almost dangerous.

Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...

February 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM

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Guil Bandini

@cappuccinoguil.bsky.social

Discord isn't walking back anything yet, but this shows they are feeling the pressure and you should keep bullying and contacting them until they relent.

Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 4d

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults.

Hey folks –

I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news.

I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.

And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.)

Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence.

Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details.

And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!

February 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM

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Erin Reed

@erininthemorning.com

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"

The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

www.erininthemorning.com

February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM

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junathan

@dorumon.bsky.social

watched manifest heart with pals recently ... i love these husbands and their rat son !!!

February 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM

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Gusher 🔞 comms open 🎉

@ectojelly.bsky.social

🦖✨‘Nother fat assed raptor adopt ✨🦖

First come first serve!

February 13, 2026 at 1:52 AM

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That Gaudy Fox

@dusklightdemon.bsky.social

11th hour bump.

Rent/bills are officially due TOMORROW and I'm still about $800 short of making ends meet for the month...

I hate this entire ordeal and I'm really sorry for pushing this onto your timeline again, but with the deadline being this close, ANY exposure is helpful...

That Gaudy Fox @dusklightdemon.bsky.social · 7d

I hate doing this again, but as mentioned, the disability process is extremely slow and awful and my next doctor's appointment isn't until the end of the month, and I really need to be able to make ends meet on rent/utilities in the interim...

Paypal.me/DusklightFox

Pay Corey Haley using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/DusklightFox and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

Paypal.me

February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM

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Tomas Sala

@falconeerdev.bsky.social

So #shipshaper is off too a flying start. Wishlists : thousands (not hundreds) , all organic... Virality is never my thing, but steady growth here we come.

Top 3 requests :

1. Airships
2.Bottles to put the ships in
3.Paddle wheels

Personal favorite : Studding Sails..

Tomorrow we #gamedev