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Kizu Carter

@kizucarter.vtubers.social

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I'm an Oni and a Vtuber. How wonderful. MtF, hooray. 🏳️‍⚧️ https://www.twitch.tv/kizucarter Art by the amazing @aiyuuno.bsky.social Rigging by the talented @bunnyusagiivt.bsky.social Minors DNI Please consider supporting me: https://ko-fi.com/kizucarter

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Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · Sep 4

Okay, because of my pain issues, I'm going to go on break for a bit. It sucks, but...it is what it is.

Until then, this pin goes up to both explain that and to serve as the closest thing to an actual reference sheet.

Until I'm back...I hope you all have a good time! Stay safe, all.

Image of Kizu Carter from the waist up. She's a blue-ish oni with long red hair, a broken horn, numerous scars that includes one that has ruined her left eye, well-defined musculature, an old Dragunov rifle slung onto her back, a sleeveless crop top, goggles on her head, camouflaged military pants, combat boots, fingerless shooting gloves, and a long scarf. She's posed with her rifle balanced on the back of her shoulder, and she's looking into the camera in a sort of "annoyed glare" way.

Full body image of Kizu Carter. She's a blue-ish oni with long red hair, a broken horn, numerous scars that includes one that has ruined her left eye, well-defined musculature, an old Dragunov rifle slung onto her back, a sleeveless crop top, goggles on her head, camouflaged military pants, combat boots, fingerless shooting gloves, and a long scarf. She's just kind of standing there, looking awkwardly into the camera.

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Lauren Ibañez @libanezink.bsky.social · 1d

Hello there #PortfolioDay !
My name is Lauren, and I’m a freelance illustrator, printmaker & crafter! I love making zines as much as I do editorial illos and earrings, so I hope you find something fun if you follow along!

🌷email: [email protected]

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 7h

thanks for keeping me entertained tonight. i was bedridden most of the day and am not doing very well and this was entertaining after i got too tired to keep playing ratchet & clank 3

i am still extremely stressed about the bill i have to pay, so if you like my latest article, please tip

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Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 11h

I mean, I really enjoyed it myself. :D

Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 11h

I'd buy off a bunch of speedrunners to go get world records on the worst, most ridiculous and broken games I could find.

Whether or not it's useful, at least it'd be funny to watch, lol.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 17h

Thank you, it needed it.

Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 17h

Thank you for this; good to know.

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Lucca (🏳️‍⚧️Aunt Tifa👊) @spookalucca.games · 17h

If a developer discloses use of AI, it will appear above the system requirements, like so:

AI GENERATED CONTENT DISCLOSURE
The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: A small portion of the UI was created with AI tools.

Above the SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS section

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Lucca (🏳️‍⚧️Aunt Tifa👊) @spookalucca.games · 19h

I won't be playing any Steam Next Fest games that have used AI.

You can check the AI section on the steam store page of each game.

Our industry is suffering because workers are being replaced with AI "trained" on stolen work.

Don't support the erosion of our artform.

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Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 17h

...holy shit, I'm so sorry you have to go through this nightmare. That's...horrendous of them.

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Lars • Iskotaa @lars.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Lars and I am an artist and game dev. I have an ongoing webcomic Beast Fables, am working on a graphic novel, and make games with @twigbit.games!

Everything I work on goes on my website if you’re interested @ iskotaa.com/about! 💕

An illustration of my dad sitting at his desk on the computer. He is in a wheelchair and using a universal cuff to type.

Rey, a fox wearing a tunic, is sitting in front of a box on a small stool. She looks expectant. On the box is painted “Knigt errant” and a little sign says “cheep!”.

A painting of Herbert Swellsparrow for a short story about a bird who overcomes his confidence troubles and seeks adventure in unlikely places.

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Dieting Hippo @dhippo.net · 1d

Newgrounds has a very helpful guide for detecting AI audio over at www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-in... for anyone interested in catching AI-generated music. Don't rely on any service that uses AI for detection, that's just using slop to find slop and you'll get false positives/missed catches.

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[🎃] 𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚝 @owllog.bsky.social · 1d

owllog.itch.io/echoes-above...

Scare yourself playing my solo journaling game about UFOs! 👽🛸

#ttrpg #solottrpg #ufos #ufo #alien #aliens

Echoes Above The Treeline by owllog

A journaling game about isolation and UFOs

owllog.itch.io

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Mavis 👑🌊🌙 [FINAL BOSS] @mavisdeluna.art · 1d

A gentle reminder: If this goal is not met, we will be homeless.

I am an Indigenous person that's been through utter hell in the last two years. I am disabled and queer. Despite being marginalized, I'm the one having to carry the burden of finances. It has been extremely difficult.

Anything helps.

Mavis 👑🌊🌙 [FINAL BOSS] @mavisdeluna.art · 2d

Happy Indigenous People’s Day, I’m a Borikén Taíno creative who is the only income and trying to keep a roof over mine and my partner’s heads.

The last almost two years have been extremely difficult, and many Indigenous people like me live below the poverty line.

ko-fi.com/mavisdeluna/...

Support Mavis DeLuna ❤️

Support Mavis DeLuna on Ko-Fi!

ko-fi.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Unnamed Cursed Doll - A Jeb @namelesswrench.bsky.social · 2d

I need help to get through the rest of the month

Unnamed Cursed Doll - A Jeb @namelesswrench.bsky.social · 16d

My rent is paid, so October starts now for my finances.

Of course, disability pretty much runs out immediately once rent is paid, so I'm going into the month on the ropes.

Plus, it's my birthday month. (The 8th!)

So here's the fundraising.

ko-fi.com/jebwrench

Buy Jebwrench a Coffee

Become a supporter of Jebwrench today!

ko-fi.com

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Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 1d

Rhianna, iirc

Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 1d

I MADE MY GLOVES FROM A HOBO'S FACE
I MADE MY GLOVES
FROM A
HO
BO'S
FACE

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Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 2d

They eyeballed all dimensions.

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Ree @reeclian.bsky.social · 2d

You can email complaints about the premise and set-up of the questionnaire to ISED: [email protected].

You can even tell them they're not acting in accordance with the Directive on the Management of Communications and Federal Identity, as all the jargon makes it inaccessible to the public.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 6d

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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lieumare @lieumare.bsky.social · 3d

Moka and Maru are still available

lieumare @lieumare.bsky.social · 5d

some characters for sale

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Jill Spook! (Sill, NSFW) @jillybean418.bsky.social · 2d

me: *scrolling*
someone I follow because they're an Indie game dev: *Sora 2 AI Generated stuff that they seem rather happy about being part of*
me: *navigates to their page, unfollows and blocks*

ya know what tho, with how low the quality bar is I should try animating again

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 2d

Ooooh, very nice looking. I love an overcast day like this.

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More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 2d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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Kizu Carter @kizucarter.vtubers.social · 2d

Oooo, nice! Sounds like a good idea for dinner for tonight.

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