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Team Fastest Furs @fastestfurs.com · 12h

Shop our Fall Fest 2025 collection NOW at timberwolftrading.ca/pages/fastestfurs until the end of the marathon, with 5 new event shirts and an assortment of stickers and art prints, all created by Fastest Furs community artists! As always, a portion of each sale will be donated to Trans Lifeline!

Graphic featuring Fastest Furs Fall Fest 2025 exclusive merchandise sold by Timber Wolf Trading, including: Prints! Shirts! Stickers! There's also a QR code in the top right corner with text below saying "Order here!"

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 17h

gosh the Alears are so cute, I am so sorry you have to close down ;-;
Your artwork is lovely

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 17h

Ohhh Thank you so much!
I am looking forward to trying the coffee myself too <3

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 17h

I got the opportunity to help @fastestfurs.com make a few promotional art pieces!
The biggest honor is seeing my work on coffee packaging thanks to @dragonroast.coffee!

Please check out both the coffee and the speedruns to help @translifeline.org!
dragonroast.coffee/collections/...

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 2d

#Commission for azzledazzle/azzmodeus

#Pixelart #Pokemon

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 7d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372
1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
US: 877-887-7815
France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161
Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050
UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000

Visa

Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911
US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3
Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200
Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 6d

I'm sorry you keep getting waitlisted, that was pretty much me this year.
Your art is amazing and deserves so much love and attention!

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》 Garnet Stardust《 @garnetstardust.bsky.social · 9d

I have to put my ego down.

I need help. The surgery is more than I thought, and I've already spent $1300.

Both surgeries total $7000.

If not to help me, please help my cat. Please share.

gofund.me/26074824b

#gofundme #cat #helpsky #fundraiser

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Lauren Walsh @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 11d

Inktober sets completely unrealistic expectations regarding output. Making a complete inked drawing in one day EVERY day for a month is insane and a recipe for burnout. Don’t tie your worth to something that even professionals believe is unrealistic.

Ani ✨ @vevianart.bsky.social · 12d

Didn't we agreed to stop romanticing Inktober a couple of years ago bc the guy running It was terrible and the trend glorifies art as content, or what happened

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14d

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.

Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 14d

The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.

This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.

Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News

With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...

www.cbc.ca

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 15d

Taking commissions right now, I will be closing them early October due to being unable to work on them while I visit family.
Commissions will reopen sometime after October 22nd :>

Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · Feb 19

Hey everyone!
My #commissions are now open!
I will be doing them through Ko-fi to make both mine and my commissioners lives a little easier.

Any kind of support is welcomed!
ko-fi.com/lcskeleton/c...

#Pixelartist #Furryartist

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 15d

Guess who spent two hours making cycled paper and is now waiting for them to dry
(Most of them turned out bad but I'm excited to use them!)

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 17d

I got into both Lucky Dog Social Club and Furnal Equinox 2026!!

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Happy Hunting!: A Monster Hunter Zine @monsterhunterzine.bsky.social · 19d

⭐️🐉 PREORDERS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN 🐉⭐️

⭐️ 100+ pgs of artwork, writing, commentary + WIPs!
⭐️ sticker sheets, stickers, a lenticular bookmark, a digital animated sticker, 3 acrylic charms, and a glow in the dark enamel pin!

🐷🛒 monsterhunterzine.bigcartel.com

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you so much!

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 20d

Commission work for a discord friend

#Pixelart #Pixelartist

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 21d

Oh noooo ;-;

Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 22d

do it! It's okay to go back on designs and rework them.

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Palaeo @palaeosinensis.com · 23d

The game has been changed for the worse about every 3-5 years. It changed for the catastrophic very recently.

It's -normal- to take a survival job. Just -don't give up art itself-. Keep drawing/painting/sculpting/animating/sewing/playing/casting/making. Don't let this world take that from you.

Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 23d

Screenshot of text, written by me, which reads:

“A message to any early-career creatives, wondering if things have always been this tough:

No. No they haven’t. I’ve been doing this for 30 yrs, through recessions, financial crashes, pandemics and wars. It has *NEVER* been this tough, not even close.

But please, PLEASE keep going if you can.
Your work has never been more needed or more important.”

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 23d

I'll be vending in Montreal for the first time in a few years so feel free to stop by and say hi 👀

kay @kurenji.com · 23d

LUCKYDOG social club is back baby!

come join us in montréal on november 8th!!! vendors, drinks, and DJs until 2am !!!! 🫶🫶 see you there!

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · 28d

I still haven't played fire emblem engaged yet so I guess I know what I need to play next before the next fire emblem

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🔞Keesh 🍁🏳️‍🌈 @rakeeshsorrel.bsky.social · 28d

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.

This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!

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

e-6695 (Consumer protection)

Keywords
Censorship Credit cards Internet Pornography

E-petition
Initiated by Carmen Tam from Waterloo, Ontario

Original language of petition: English
Petition details
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:

Mastercard, Visa, and other payment platforms have been leveraging their power over consumer ability to purchase legal content;
In 2021, Mastercard changed its policies to regulate adult entertainment by preventing the use of its payment platform on numerous adult entertainment sites;
As of July 2025, video game distribution service Steam now cites rule 15, that “adult only” content is not permitted on the platform if it goes against payment processor’s policies. Steam does not describe what content is defined as “adult only”;
As of July 2025, video game distribution website Itch.io has “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from browse and search pages. Users that previously purchased legitimate video games cannot access games that have been removed; and
This has set an unsettling precedent of corporate censorship, causing concern in video game development teams, including developers, voice actors, and artists in other creative fields as their livelihoods are in limbo.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to
1. Stop financial discrimination by payment platforms against legal goods and services;
2. Ensure transparency to consumers about content restrictions and the rationale behind them; and
3. Protect creators' rights to make legal adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for any penalized media.

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Happy Hunting!: A Monster Hunter Zine @monsterhunterzine.bsky.social · 29d

💗 There are officially only 10 DAYS LEFT until pre-orders open! 💗

For each day, we're revealing something to look forward to! 😼

To kick things off, we're proud to announce that our profits will be going towards the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund! 💛

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Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · Sep 9

One more day to vote on this :>

Robin @lcskeleton.bsky.social · Sep 6

Poll time!
I had someone ask if I made merch of my sonas and now I'm thinking about it.
Should I?
ko-fi.com/polls/Should...

Should I make merch of my ocs/sonas? - Click to view on Ko-fi

LCSkeleton added a poll on Ko-fi

ko-fi.com

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𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · Sep 8

"I need that suspiciously wealthy furry money"

well you gotta actually engage with the fandom first and realize we are community driven especially towards taking care of those that can barely afford rent through commissions and donos

the wealthy furs are just hardworking ppl with good jobs

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