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@dagspambone.bsky.social

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I’m a wild pig. 34. Most pronouns are fine. Suit by @heckgeck.bsky.social. Icon by @tali-draws.bsky.social. Banner by @peachybat.bsky.social. https://ko-fi.com/dagtheboar

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Dag @dagspambone.bsky.social · Jul 26

Hey folks! My unemployment just ran out and I would really love to afford rent. Please share if you can’t commission me, I would deeply appreciate it!

My DM’s are open so feel free to message if you have any questions. #furrycommissions #furryart #sketchcommissions

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Ollie Smallwood @dokuchamp.bsky.social · 15h

The belligerent Imp ✩‧₊˚ Midna 🌕

#TwilightPrincess #Zelda #Midna #fanart

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Colarix @colarix.bsky.social · 15h

A Lifeboat Dragon Drone 🚤

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Radiant G🌈✨ @ Back CHAMP on Kickstarter! @radiantg.bsky.social · 15h

How loosely available is Discord’s age verification ID information if compromising an outsourced support agent can give them access to it?!

If it wasn’t clear, I have been very against this from the start. NEVER give your ID to a social media company. Call your reps!

Discord did not respond to a request for comment.
In an email, a ZenDesk spokesperson told 404 Media "Our investigation
indicates this incident did not arise from a vulnerability within Zendesk's platform. Zendesk's own systems were not compromised." In messages with the infosec X account VX-Underground, the hackers reportedly said they compromised an outsourced support agent.

Chidi to Eleanor on the good place

Okay. But that's worse.
You do get how that's worse, right?

Meme

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 13h

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 19h

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 21h

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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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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The Ghost Of Cohost. CoGhost. Gohosohssosost @ceresultra.bsky.social · 12h

How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?

Chiitan forever

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 18h

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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Gus! 🌱🔜 LIghtBox Expo 2025 @friedbaens.bsky.social · 9h

#dungeonmeshi

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BillSpooks @billspooks.bsky.social · 9h

MUSSELS 💪💪💪

Part of my Great Lakes fakemon pokedex project!

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 11h

As I've said before, FDA recalls are broad for even the suspicion of contamination. This is what they're supposed to do and it's a thankless task. The goal isn't to terrify people, but you need those things off the shelf.

I'm glad Paris put this round up together for folks. Been waiting for it.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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Kommander Karl @kommanderkarl.bsky.social · 3d

AI still can’t do this

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Dag @dagspambone.bsky.social · 12h

It should be illegal for bathtubs to be too small to lie down in

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opus reticulatum @forestoffaun.bsky.social · Feb 18

furries got it absolutely correct when they spearheaded the culture of referring to people by their screen/fursona names instead of their government ones

desperately seeking suzn @suzn.bsky.social · Feb 14

hey one thing I'd really like to see, in this era of ramped up vile personal attacks on marginalized people, is less pressure from educational institutions, publishers, industries, conventions, peers etc. for artists to use their "real" name online lol

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E.J. Su @ejsu28.bsky.social · 17h

Monster October Day Nine: Re-imagine Guiron, a kaiju from Gamera.

#art #sketch #sketchbook #Monster #October #creature #kaiju #gamera #guiron #Halloween

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Chocodile ➡️ MFF Dealer's Den! @chocodile.net · 18h

Serious shoutout to furries for being the internet's #1 art patrons. At a time when interest in original and niche art is at an all time low and many other art spaces are gone, I appreciate you guys showing up to boost original works, buy art pieces & comms, & get vocally invested in stories & OCs.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2d

you're already seeing & will see more stories about how various attempts at reducing energy use "aren't working," etc -- those are propaganda. this is fantastic

Jonathan @renewableenergy.bsky.social · 2d

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

#greensky #energysky #renewableenergy

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MECCHA @mecchajp.bsky.social · 1d

Plushies from Pokémon Legends: Z-A—too cute to resist! 💖 ✨

Use our "Notify Me When Available" feature to get an email alert!
🛑 meccha-japan.com/en/1600-poke...
#Pokemon #PokemonLegendsZA

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 1d

A shower curtain that is a screenshot of Ocarina of Time where the text “Water Temple” is on the screen, hung up over a shower.

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Blu! @nakufin.bsky.social · 1d

commission for @pinkflyingboar.bsky.social 🐽
I had so much fun with it :3

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Dag @dagspambone.bsky.social · 1d

No one tells you this about digital art but you can copy and paste any element you’ve drawn as many times as you want

Whenever I do a turnaround for a ref sheet it’s always just an edited version of the front view lineart. And there’s nothing wrong with that!!

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Xander Sable @wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · 1d

Spectacularly #GoodGreenNews : Suriname leading the world in protecting 90% of its forests, forging ahead with a prosperous forest- and biodiversity-centred economy, while working towards recognising ancestral lands of Indigenous and Tribal peoples. International coalition provides valuable support.

International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 1d

Suriname steps up and wants to protect 90% of its #forests reports the @rainforetrust.bsky.social 🌍

#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests

www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, far exceeding the 30x30 global goal for climate and biodiversity protection – Rainforest Trust

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, a significant commitment for global climate action and biodiversity.

www.rainforesttrust.org

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Dag @dagspambone.bsky.social · 1d

60 base price or 85 if you need it designed!

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Dag @dagspambone.bsky.social · 1d

Also I am open for comms if anyone wants a slick profile picture for their Fakemon or would like me to design one for them!

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Dag @dagspambone.bsky.social · 1d

#Fakemon clean and non-criticality versions

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Dag @dagspambone.bsky.social · 1d

#Fakemon - Divergent evolution of Magnemite.

I learned a lot designing and executing this guy, I'm hoping I can do some more Fakemon with a fancy graphic like this in the future!

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