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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · May 11

New pinned post time! Hi! I'm a multi-discipliniarian artist who does things from writing to jewelry, to tech art (game dev thing). You'll find a variety of art, politics, and rambling threads here!

Site that I'll continue to update with new pieces: winterroseart.com

winterroseart.com – A glistening winter rose in the cold night

winterroseart.com

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Despoina She/They [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.bsky.social · 3d

Here's the other
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

Anti Censorship Campaign

Collective action against payment processors unjustly restricting our purchases.

anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

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Despoina She/They [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.bsky.social · 3d

If you want an easy way to find ways to combat the current wave of puritan censorship here are two important websites that will help you find more specific actions that will help you not feel overwhelmed.

stop-paypros.neocities.org

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 3h

Courtesy of Link himself

Fund Friday post :

Happy Friday Yall. Post fundraising links, cashapp links, whichever campaign needing help on . ♥️

Screenshot of a text message conversation on a purple background. The first message from AJ Link at 7:48 AM reads: “Howdy pals. Can I ask for a favor. If anyone has capacity or time today can they do a fund Friday post. I know lots of people need help.” This message has a heart reaction. The second message, also at 7:48 AM, replies: “Obviously what everyone does with their CPU is sacred. So no pressure.“

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✨ Zandra Illustration ➜ Shop Open @shop.zandraillustration.com · 1h

This is not a call for pity but more to put into perspective how 2025 has been impacting a lot of artists:

Between losses of sales, wholesale, tariffs, and fewer corporate clients, I have lost 50% of my gross income this year as a full-time graphic designer and artist.

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Lio 🌿 Gravehears October 10th @kroovv.bsky.social · 2h

Gravehearts chapter 1 is now live on itch! 🪦💛

kroovv.itch.io/gravehearts

and an illustration of 3 characters surrounded by an orange autumnal tree and graves. One character is a cat clown doll floating above the right shoulder of a large buff man with a beard and overalls, then floating over the man's other shoulder is a slightly transparent cowboy with green hair and heavy scars.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 32m

Saint Paul Art Crawl, where you can see various artworks and support various artists by buying their pieces starts this evening!

@lokiofcontrol.bsky.social and I will be boothing at Schmidt Artist Lofts as Winter Rose Art!

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

Oh right! Sorry, there's so much info to share, it's easy for things to slip from the mind. Times and dates for the Schmidt's part of the Saint Paul Art Crawl are Friday from 6pm to 9pm, Saturday from noon to 7pm, and Sunday from noon to 5pm!

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

@lokiofcontrol.bsky.social and I will be there tabling as Winter Rose Art, should be on the lower level again! Pictured is our eclectic set up from last Spring, though there'll be some improvements with display this time around!

A photo of an art booth set up. Two tables are more diagonal. There's a person working on a drawing while wearing a mask, taped to one table is a hand done sign that says, "Winter Rose Art". All sorts of paintings are shown, as is Jewelry.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

There's a facebook event page with some info if you still use that site for things!

Schmidt Fall Art Crawl 2025

Event in Saint Paul, MN by Schmidt Artists on Friday, October 10 2025 with 5.3K people interested and 196 people going. 21 posts in the discussion.

www.facebook.com

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

For those in the twin city area of Minnesota! THe Saint Paul art crawl is this weekend!

And if you come to the Schmidt Artist lofts, we have dozens of artists selling art from pottery to prints to comic to jewelry! On top of that we'll have food trucks outside so you can get your energy back up!

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 1h

Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 13h

...Aaaannnd we've gone from mixed feelings back to okay nope.

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

Yes? Of course? However, I also know there's a history of companies and governments (including US based ones) sliding disasters with radioactivity under the rug even when there's millions showing effects, thus why I am hoping that experts have been able to alert people and they've gotten support.

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

Because it's the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, where you make a temporary enclosed space for meditation, praying for rain, and study, while it's not the "proper" sukkah (name for said space), I have turned a large box into an apartment one, and it does fill me with joy to have a silly little space.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

Ooo, well that's a book to add to the booklist!

And yeah. I may have...issues with my mom, but one of the notable good things she did was warn me I might potentially be sensitive to weed because she was, then explained how edibles were taken safely. Better than the scare propaganda!

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

(And for those doing that eyes emoji at my alternative method...Keep an eye on your stomach acid and heart rate, but either trader joe's powdered chai mix mixed with coffee, or throw some loose leaf black tea in the drip pot with the coffee and brew it that way.)

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

(stares at how I have to combine coffee with tea while my adhd meds are in limbo and it's still only kinda hitting the right level of medicated)

Y'know...I'm really thinking that it might be better if we educated people on how to do risk benefit analysis with drugs instead of taking them away.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

Alas, true.

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

This is the original meaning of death of the author and a part of criticism in general! Essentially, "I see the intent of the author, but this piece of work is what I have to work with and their intent is separate from my interpretations of their piece."

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

Human Rights Watch said, "Some of us have *standards*."

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

Well...Intentional or not, judging by good reads, they seemed to have hit way too accurate of a mark on the whole "how do people response to recs" thing.

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

CASK OF AMONTILLADO GOES PERFECTLY WITH TELLTALE HEART; YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG ERA OF HORROR IF YOU WANT SAW 2 LEVELS OF GORE.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 14h

"Now remember, we want to focus on infowars. Not that Tucker Carlson was a bad accidental target, but let's really focus this time."

(Context: Been listening to Knowledge Fight and apparently Tucker Carlson has claimed to have been attacked by demons? Things have gotten weird over there.)

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 15h

Best of luck! Oh! And uh, don't worry about getting ink or graphite on your hand as you move across the page, pinky side of your hand dragging across. It's pretty common for lefties.

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 15h

Alright! So, for whatever reason, pen holding works a bit differently for different hands. For left hand, at least how I learned it, you hold with thumb and forefinger, while resting it on your middle finger. This allows for more stability while writing!

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 15h

Would pen holding technique advice from a lifelong leftie be wanted?

(And woo! Workinng with opposite hand!)