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mightyatom.bsky.social
max schwartz
@mightyatom.bsky.social
4.9K followers 390 following 3.2K posts
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artist / game developer, worst girls games & more

cocreated we know the devil, heaven will be mine

http://max.pictures
http://maxds.bigcartel.com
http://maxds.itch.io
http://patreon.com/max_s
http://ko-fi.com/mightyatom
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
My friend Sama'a has to pay a landlord just for the dubious privilege of living in a bombed-out husk of a building with plywood walls destroyed by every major storm. Please give what you can to help.

chuffed.org/project/157569
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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jongraywb.bsky.social
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
Close up of Pinkie Pie looking at a newspaper comic saying “Hmpf. I thought these were supposed to be funny?” The comic is called Ponybert by Trot Adams. It opens with a building and we see a word balloon that says “Well?” The second panel is of Ponybert, the Dilbert stand-in saying “No one is smart but me.”
March 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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nthcircle.bsky.social
f you haven't already, please take a few seconds to fill out our merch interest form. It'll put your name on our mailing list for any all future merch news, and help us plan our next steps.
forms.gle/Kq8ENeKVuDhs...
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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burgeroise.bsky.social
Hello~ Me and @wolfieworld.bsky.social have been living together for almost a year now (and got married!) and need to raise some money to cover fees required for a partner visa so we can keep living together. Coquette Dragoon is 25% off for the next few months <3 itch.io/s/178665/bb-...
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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katieprout.bsky.social
Like they did in Chicago, feds are abducting unhoused people in Minneapolis: in this instance, four members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Also as in Chicago, “homeless people… told the Minnesota Star Tribune that ICE apparently detained the four men without looking for credentials.”
mahtowin1.bsky.social UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 1d
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is still trying to locate four members kidnapped by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week, and many Native people in the Twin Cities have felt scared to leave the house to go to work or get groceries.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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stopmakingsnes.bsky.social
Back in my day we called them "yaoi girls" and had walk two miles uphill in the snow both ways to tell them Gravitation wasn't very good
January 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
mightyatom.bsky.social
I cannot express how insane it makes me (neutral) that the term Fujoshi has reached gay guy critical mass
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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wendyleftmealone.bsky.social
recent experiments in logo design! some are for others, and some i did for fun!
white vectors over solid green background. collection of personal logo concepts and client work. row 1: juno lev custom logotype hatmn custom logotype wave race 64 logotype concept chu chu rocket logotype concept shadow the hedgehog logotype concept row 2: illexotic custom logotype jaime lamchick custom brandmark nook's cranny (animal crossing) logo concept rhythm heaven fever logo concept the texas chain saw massacre logo concept row 3: waveslayer custom logotype finding amelia custom logotype personal logo the prodigy logotype concept blossom (powerpuff girls) logotype concept row 4: saskrotch custom logo colored colored sessions custom logo addison logotype concept porter robinson logotype concept bubbles (powerpuff girls) logotype concept row 5: illexotic bass custom logo justice logotype concept pinkpantheress logotype concept charli xcx logotype concept buttercup (powerpuff girls) logotype concept
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
mightyatom.bsky.social
Sometimes you gotta train a horse and say “what is your fucking problem” out loud and move on with your day
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
mightyatom.bsky.social
Since Steam takes 30% of my games’ profit I like to think of myself as Gabe Newell’s sugar daddy. You like the yacht I bought for you baby?
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 AM
mightyatom.bsky.social
Still reeling from @mostlynopal.bsky.social calling Emma from Of the Devil ”a sexual panda bear”
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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killjill.itch.io
Postcard from Brentville, made with @ppilotco.faith is now available.

Deirdre cradles her doll, and the doll within her. Kenzie is on her way to meet the girl she knows.

Beloved Marmite is always there for you.

21k words. Only for grown-ups. Come and play toys.

killjill.itch.io/postcardfrom...
cover art for 'Postcard from Brentville' "I can hold my ear up to her, and I can hear her breathing (haa, haa), her heartbeat (ba-thump, ba-thump), all of her other inner workings, and that gentle voice of hers." "I am gone. Eaten. Digested. All that remains is her." "My eyes follow their movements, mesmerized, put under the spell of their gently-tangled tentacles, toxin-injecting stingers tender/less/ly hand-holding, aimlessly together."
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 AM
mightyatom.bsky.social
sweet friend zoë commissioned me to paint doll joints on her hand, yayy fun :) #maxswebsite
pale skinned hand with painted doll joints another angle of hand with painted doll joints resting on her elbow
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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saffronscarf.bsky.social
i think about this thread from @mightyatom.bsky.social basically ten times a day. sketchbook is toilet.
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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saint-vagrant.bsky.social
give yourself permission. community will support you, but nurture your instincts yourself. artistry consists of bravery, hunger, indulgence, curiosity, discipline, translation, honing of vision and purpose through repetition and experimentation. branding is a dead end goal. don't go on the computer.
galileogb.bsky.social 🦎Galileo 🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 3d
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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mightyatom.bsky.social
These stickers are now in my shop, take home this matte mirror effect butch/femme couple or this horrible rat today ;m maxds.bigcartel.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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mightyatom.bsky.social
I’m here to talk to you about prints for your house maxds.bigcartel.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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mightyatom.bsky.social
Making stock #maxswebsite
straight to pen drawing of a curly haired woman in a hoodie brandishing a spatula in front of a stove with a sheet pan and stock pot on the range in front of her
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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queerenigma.com
Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:

Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.

Please donate what you can.

www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
mightyatom.bsky.social
My body is developing a dependence on Mineragua the way some people get addicted to Afrin
January 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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higoons.bsky.social
some old hel chen drawings
June 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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13191v.bsky.social
my nth attempt to uma-lized 🔴
January 11, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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papapishu.bsky.social
Person at GDC: “it’s heartwarming to see a community coming together, a space without toxicity, a vision for what games can be”

Person at MAG: [basically the same sentiment but on 2-CB and at a “late night cheese party”]
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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sopy.itch.io
i never talk about it, but: have you read A MACHINE THAT KILLS YOU? i made it in a month for the menhera vn jam. i'd like to complete the story sometime, but until then, think of it as a prologue to something i'll put out someday. it's about dying and killing sopy.itch.io/a-machine-th...
A screenshot from A MACHINE THAT KILLS YOU. A faceless machine stands straight. The text reads: Your lips purse, you look away. Still hesitating. It takes its hand away from you. You've thought about this moment for so long. But you didn't ever want to pull the trigger yourself. Walking across the street without looking, a car would hit you at fullspeed. Waiting in line at the grocery store, a shooter would choose you as their first subject. Construction workers slip on a banana peel, drop a girder on you from ten stories high. Looney Tunes, Final Destination, Saw, it didn't matter. So long as it was loud, violet. Irreversible. Upsetting to everyone around you. Difficult to talk about. Confusing or comedic or convoluted, whatever you could get. But it's never happened. A screenshot from A MACHINE THAT KILLS YOU. Aphema looks annoyed while Osthola rubs her neck and smiles. The text reads: OSTHOLA: Yeah, and nothing bad's happened to me yet. APHEMA: Remember that piece of sheet metal? Nearly cut your foot in half? OSTHOLA: Yeah, but it didn't. So it's all good, man. APHEMA: You have any open wounds? OSTHOLA: Do I? She looks up and down her arms. OSTHOLA: Meh. APHEMA: Parasites are going to swim up your urethra. OSTHOLA: What can I say, the ladies love me. A screenshot from A MACHINE THAT KILLS YOU. Aphema stands in the dark, their brow furrowed but smiling wryly. The text reads: APHEMA: I'll figure this out. With everything sorted into their bag, they rise from the log they've been sitting on. APHEMA: Would you like a ride? I can only bring you straight to the campus, though. I shake my head. They nod. APHEMA: Alright. APHEMA: ...... Despite being in a hurry, they spare an extra moment to scowl at Osthola on the ground. Limbs splayed in all directions like a cartoon character. APHEMA: You can practically see the snot bubble. A screenshot from A MACHINE THAT KILLS YOU. Osthola grins merrily while Mysna crosses his arms and looks away. The text reads: OSTHOLA: How old was this place, again? Are we talking pre-penicillin, or...? MYSNA: It was built before. But was operational until several decades after. OSTHOLA: Really seen a lot, huh. OSTHOLA: There one of those old-fashioned psych wards here? Like, what level of horrors against humanity are we dealing with? MYSNA: ...The west wing has a psych ward, yes. OSTHOLA: Whoa, really? Why haven't I checked that place out already? MYSNA: Dunno. Go check it out. OSTHOLA: Don't need to convince me!
January 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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pepperbloom.bsky.social
bits from Orangepeel, Onionskin godaughtr.itch.io/orangepeel-o...
(art by @godaughtr.bsky.social of course)
screencap of "Orangepeel, Onionskin," my visual novel. background art depicts a fat young man smiling pleasantly at his companion, a taller woman. both of them wear robes and the woman's face is partially veiled. text reads as follows: It took me a moment to release him. Mona: Forgive me, Lave. Lave: No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have tried to scare you. Lave: You're a little more delicate than the other girls, aren't you? Mona: Delicate? He grinned. Lave: It's nothing to be ashamed of. another screencap. background art depicts Lave, the same man from before, nude and glancing bashfully at the viewer. The room was decorated, but simple. Colored tiles patterned the floor, circling the bases of stone columns, which rose to a domed ceiling. A series of round windows allowed the twilight to bleed in. In the center was a bath, a square of glowing white foam, set into the floor. Lave stood by the water. It cast a steaming halo around his bone-straight hair, his soft chest, his round belly. I caught the gleam of his eye in the light. He was looking at me. another screencap. background art depicts Lave speaking to Mona, who is also nude, her face disfigured. text reads as follows: Lave: I won't look, i-if you don't want me to, I just... Lave: I don't want to go ahead without you. Lave: When I'm with you, I can see things logically, like you do. But, if I were here alone, I... Lave: I think I'd lose my mind. Mona: Nothing will happen to you without me. Lave: That doesn't matter. It's this place itself that scares me. He spoke quietly. Lave: I'm sorry. I know the priestess would be disappointed. final screencap. background art depicts the interior of a temple with ornate columns at night. the moon is shining in through an open archway. text reads as follows: His ears always blushed when he drank, little pink petals against white hair.
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM