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Rumic World @furinkan.com · 1d

A very happy birthday to Rumiko Takahashi! Born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, she is entering into her 47th year as a mangaka! Happy birthday, sensei!

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 1d

I'm SO impressed with the pattern and guide though. If you need an animal mask for whatever reason, these are an amazing deal. So much work and thought went into the instructions and they're very clear.
www.paleopanthera.com/masks

· ART MASK PATTERNS · — Paleo Panthera Studio & Foundry

www.paleopanthera.com

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 1d

I'd like to be "Sussy" for Halloween so last night I put together this 50% scale mask based on a Paleo Panthera pattern. (The hat needs work lol)
www.paleopanthera.com/masks

A photo of jam's hand holding a paper mask of a raven. Three half-closed eyes have been added to the side of a mask as well as a little hat.

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 1d

The good news is it's very open-ended and as a respondent there's no requirement to answer every question. It's open to individual Canadians.

I've compiled the questions for now, if I have time I'll put together a little guidance doc. I certainly have lots of thoughts on this.

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting survey. Mostly looking for feedback about how Canada should position itself "strategically". Not a lot in here about copyright, jobs and the arts (not that it isn't something they care about, just not the focus of the study)

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 1d

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

lostcoastoutpost.com

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 1d

Good Morning fellow Canadians this one is another official government survey seeking input on Canada's "AI Strategy" open until the end of Oct!! I'll be taking a look later today

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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The Ghost Of Cohost. CoGhost. Gohosohssosost @ceresultra.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 1d

Shout out to the librarian who took the initiative to update an author's name 🏳️‍⚧️✊💜

A photo of jam's hand holding a copy of 'the fire never goes out - a memoir in pictures'. A handmade label has updated the author's name to 'ND Stevenson' :)

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 2d

Manitoba 🤝 BC
"There's more to Western Canada than Alberta"

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 2d

Here's an example of a fandom one in case you've never encountered it before, they're often called 'reanimated' but I have seen other types too www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOXZ...

Shiny Reanimated

YouTube video by Schaffrillas Productions

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 2d

Like obviously they've been going for awhile in fandom but to have them paired with Indie (and bigger) musicians for 'official' music video is SO cool. What a neat way to bring together and celebrate a ton of talent without burning out any single creative

jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 2d

I saw another one of these MAP (mutli animator project) music videos drop yesterday and I really hope it becomes a bigger trend because it's rad as hell youtu.be/dYIqX7ZLMyE

bbno$ - ADD (official music video)

YouTube video by bbno$

youtu.be

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 2d

This is so cool, I was wondering how this music video was planned. The result is so fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxgq...

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jam @jammyness.bsky.social · 3d

This is still open. Canadians, if you're concerned about payment processors interfering with your ability to access legal content (and stand with adult creatives against censorship), make sure to sign!

Michelle Keep @jmkeep.bsky.social · Sep 3

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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ananth @ananthhirsh.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI: We launched the Kickstarter for the ✨ BARBAROUS Chapter 6 book ✨ this morning! And we're rapidly approaching goal!! You guys are the best! So psyched to get this into your hands!

Check it out:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/746...

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Gon @caletvwlch.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to all the Irish artists! Hope many other countries follow suit

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 5d

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent www.rte.ie/news/budget-...

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

www.rte.ie

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 5d

中秋節快樂!
Jung chow jit fai lock!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 6d

here's my take: I think humans are really fucking good. inherently. I think we are amazingly kind and giving. and everything about the world we live in is an attempt to stop us from being that. I think our societies step in to stop us from being good. I think our culture punishes us. but we ARE good

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Chris Schweizer @ NYCC A-28 @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 7d

watercolored drawing of a young Jane Goodall holding a young chimp

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Wuchta @wuchta.bsky.social · 8d

Comic

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sheer spite press @sheerspite.bsky.social · 8d

new in disto! "If You Don't Like The Game, Change The Rules: Alternative Modes of Videogame Production", by Marie Leblanc Flanagan, explores video game labour practices through the story of three friends who decide to start a worker co-op together.
sheerspite.ca/product/if-y...

The cover of the zine "If You Don't Like The Game, Change The Rules: Alternative Modes of Videogame Production", by Marie Leblanc Flanagan. Behind the zine are a bunch of little creatures with speech bubbles saying things like "union?", "co-op", "so tired" and "four-day work week", from the back cover of the zine, along with a speech bubble that says "we're world designers, why can't we design a world we'd want to live in?"

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 8d

Cartoon: Since I'm up late here's Architect (or in my case LARchitect!) of Hallowe'en! Day03 of #fantasmicalloween2025. Also my avatar for the rest of the month :D Enjoy!

cartoon of myself in a Norman Rockwell homage. As I draw a Halloween portrait of myself (as a Frankenstein monster) my reflection is a bearded Halloween skeleton. My cat, Diogee, observes from one side, a grinning jack o'lantern from the other and a raven perches on top of the easel. Caption: Larchitect of Hallowe'en

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 10d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 10d

i’m not on threads but i did come across these posts about the Canada Post strike from someone on there that i felt worth sharing… mostly because i wanted to make a similar thread on this but haven’t had a chance to do the price comparisons. 1/

threads post from user angelolexie

Welcome to my Canada Post crash-out.
Letters are urgent business.
Canada Post offers 2-4 day delivery for letters.
Bank cards, drivers licenses, voting cards, medical appointments, cancer biopsy results, abnormal cervical screenings, blood tests, jury duty, court dates, university transcripts, parking tickets, passports, and legal documents are all mailed through Canada Post.
Letters are not flyers.
They are not Burger King coupons.

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