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misersdream @misersdream.bsky.social · 1h

#woctober day 10

Illustration of W from the webcomic Magic Words. He wears a black shirt with a white vest and trousers.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 9h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Little Tunny 🐌🤝🧂 @littletunny.bsky.social · 1d

The only kind of climate change I can approve of 😌

Two big red cats circle a terrified hog encased in ice. The cat's tails are flames and melt the ice partially, exposing some pig butt and giving it a singe. "Uh-oh Step-Pig, I'm Stuck...!" ok I made the joke for you so you don't have to. Hot ham smoke emits from the pig and spells "BECOME AN" and melted ice on the bottom spells "ICE-FREE ZONE"

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Spooky Scary SkeleFalco @falco.works · 2d

Day 7 -- Feline

Every well educated apprentice witch knows that treats are vital to a familiar's magic focusing abilities ow ow shoot ow dang it ouch

A little witch girl carrying a jug of milk is swarmed by black kittens, who scream and climb her overalls because she's not dispensing the milk fast enough

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fernybee @fernybee.bsky.social · 3d

unicorn 🩸

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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shuuzaar @shuuzaar.bsky.social · 3d

anyways i really like fairies

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 3d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 4d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Ariel @maskedhero.bsky.social · 4d

I wish that time would stand still whenever I needed to make a decision

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Genel Jumalon ✈️ Twin City Con @geneljumalon.bsky.social · Jun 26

Something Comforting

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zino @zin0.bsky.social · 7d

skink, info below

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Ariel @maskedhero.bsky.social · 5d

Oh this is LOVELY

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Etro 🌸 comms @etroveria.bsky.social · 5d

Aymeric/Sumire YCH commission for @lindoreda.bsky.social 💙💜 thank you so much!!

#ffxivart #commission #VgenComm #aymericwol

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adrienne ✨ Truth Scrapper @insertdisc5.com · 7d

ive heard this game is bad. repetitive, tumblr-ass writing, and get this: it has pronouns

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 7d

In Stars and Time is $12.99 on US PS+ buff.ly/rRaNAcq
$13.99 US eShop buff.ly/yEVXCsd
$13.99 Steam buff.ly/QuQE4ht
$13.99 GOG buff.ly/EOq5DRX

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InkyInGreen 🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 8d

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

Someone's screenshot of a two-post twitter thread, from user blue (@bluewmist):

the fastest way to kill motivation is to make your identity depend on the outcome. it's called ego involvement. when failing becomes failing as a person, your brain starts avoiding the whole thing. not because you don't care, but because you care too much.

you don't need lower standards. you need less self-worth tangled up in your goals. the work gets easier when it's not about proving who you are.

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Ariel @maskedhero.bsky.social · 6d

working at a game store like this has been really rewarding and fun and I feel so very lucky to be a part of it

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Ariel @maskedhero.bsky.social · 6d

Opened our new location today and it's been amazing but I'm sooo tired lol

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Marko (Nerd and Jock Comics) @markoraassina.bsky.social · 6d

Hang in there, struggling artists

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Tran @traannahh.bsky.social · 7d

My #Guinevere ✨🌌
#KnightsOfGuinevere

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ThePoseArchives @theposearchives.bsky.social · 7d

It's the season of the witch! 🪄
October's Draw This Pose in Your Style! If you wish to take part, tag #DTPYSOCT25 and us @theposearchives so we can share your creations! Other art mediums such as 3d etc are of course welcome!