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MarcoMaps Bernardini

@marcomaps.bsky.social

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Fantasy Cartographer - Wizards of the Coast, Critical Role, Darrington Press, Cosmere RPG... Portfolio - https://cara.app/marcoma4ps Inquiries - marcomapscartography#gmail.com Poly&Pan 🏳‍🌈 He/They - 🏳‍⚧ Trans Safe Space Fuck GenAI&NFT🚫

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · Sep 18

I finally decided to start cultivating more and more this platform since Twitter has become a major contributor to the worsening of my mental health sooo... can I ask you to help me building back here some visibility? I make colorful maps with lots of detail, thanks if you want to share them! 🙏

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 2d

We're cautiously optimistic but the big scare is pretty much behind us! ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for all the support folks

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 2d

TW:SURGERY
So, the quadruple bypass + aortic valve transplant was successful - they are still keeping him sedated and monitored for any bleeding, blood infection or neurological damages (which they don't think he'll develop) due to external blood circulation...

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 2d

Currently ongoing, wish luck ❤️

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 5d

My father is going through an high risk heart surgery on Tuesday. I really hope he gets through but... I'm a fucking mess right now - wasn't expected. At all.

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 2d

Currently ongoing, wish luck ❤️

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 5d

My father is going through an high risk heart surgery on Tuesday. I really hope he gets through but... I'm a fucking mess right now - wasn't expected. At all.

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 4d

Holy dang this is incredible

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 5d

My father is going through an high risk heart surgery on Tuesday. I really hope he gets through but... I'm a fucking mess right now - wasn't expected. At all.

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 8d

FATHER?

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 8d

Back from the vet! She's in perfect health - no FIV/FELV, parasites and so on - and I think she found her forever home... Lets hope our two kitties will receive her well!

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 9d

So this month has seen me:
Turning 40.
Almost losing my father for a blood infection (still hospitalized).
Starting our external house renovation works.
My wife dealing with endometriosis via out of region clinics.
...and this is what we found abandoned in a parking lot just yesterday 🫠
WELLL.

A small white and black kitty relaxing on a leg

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 12d

Especially for neurodivergent people (like me) this is incredibly valid!

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 13d

a sign that says missiles on it with a green button below it

Alt: a sign that says missiles on it with a green button below it

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 14d

@justiceraminarman.bsky.social buddy.

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 15d

Ahaha same!

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 15d

Well, I ended up in the regional news 🤣

A bald man in a black tank top with a Palestine flag shaped like a watermelon in a peace march with his bike

A detail of the black bike, with a "antifascist ciclist" sticker

A bald man in a black tank top with a Palestine flag shaped like a watermelon in a peace march with his bike. Focus on its backpack with two patches saying "push watts hate fascism" and "ciclista antifascista"

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 16d

You can always unfollow me and refollow 🤣❤️

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 16d

Love this.

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 16d

I Lost 200 followers after posting this so I want to reiterate:

If you don't stand against the genocide, I don't want you on my profile. Fuck off and fly away, you won't be missed. 🇵🇸👍🏽

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 17d

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free ❤️. National strike in Italy!

A person selfie in a Palestine strike march

A crowd in a national strike for Palestine

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 17d

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free ❤️. National strike in Italy!

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 18d

Damocles and Testicles

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 18d

Yeah probably you're right, going to delete this one after reading better the TOS.

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GigerPunk @gigerpunk.bsky.social · 21d

Fuck me this is bleak.
But please, do continue to use GenAI slop thumbnails for your YouTube videos, or your album art, or your book covers or whatever else. I'll continue to refuse to watch/listen/read any of them, knowing already they're not worth the time & that you're a disappointing lazy hack.

‘Children's book illustrator isn't a job anymore.’
I've been out of work for a while now. I made children's book illustrations, stock art, and took various art commissions.

Now I have several maxed out credit cards and use a donation bin for food. I haven't had a steady contract in over a year. two weeks ago, when a client who has switched to AI found out about this he gave me $50 out of "a sense of guilt." Basically pity for the fact that Illustrator, as a job, does not exist anymore.

It was my birthday recently and I sincerely considered not living anymore.
The worst part of all is that the parents who once supported me fully in being an artist sent me an AI generated picture of a caricature of themselves holding a birthday cake with my name spelled incorrectly.

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 21d

I connected people 👀

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 21d

Oh hi there! Well, I'm going to search for the original then :)

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 21d

*kindly 👀

MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 21d

Kinda share where did you get them?❤️

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Amy Youngs @amyyou.bsky.social · 21d

This cartoon by artist Frank Ape grounded me today #artmatters

Cartoon character with text bubbles that talk about why making art matters in these challenging times

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