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A. L. Raden
@radenstudios.bsky.social
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Multidisciplinary Storyteller (Writer, Illustrator, Designer) | Cosplayer | Newbie Gardener | Runner | Cat Mom | Lifelong Geek | She/Her

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radenstudios.bsky.social
My oldest cat, Figaro, had a rough day today that resulted in a severe arthritis diagnosis, trying a new arthritis shot, and a day of wobbley wobbles from meds. But now my little old man is fast asleep in his favorite spot (my lap) and that still makes the day about perfect for me 💙💙
Figaro, a tuxedo cat, curled up on his side, sleeping.
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
radenstudios.bsky.social
We’re down to the last *three days* before this campaign has run its course! Celebrate community and conventions with me 💙💙
radenstudios.bsky.social A. L. Raden @radenstudios.bsky.social · 12d
Yes, my BackerKit campaign is still running for the next two-ish weeks as part of #Pintopia! We've unlocked stickers, freebies, mini pins, half the regular campaign pins, and are *so* close to unlocking our next pin ("Relax").

Take a look now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...

#Pintopia2026
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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douglasmack.bsky.social
Whole thread but especially this.

My view from Minneapolis is that I'm surrounded by acts and messages of solidarity, support, and defiance, and some of them make me cringe but THAT'S OKAY, it's not all FOR me.

It all adds up. There is power in the accumulation of signs, gestures and assistance.
mskellymhayes.bsky.social Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 17h
You don't know what else someone who's wearing a red knitted cap is doing, and they prob shouldn't announce all the things they are doing — nor do we want the fash to be able to identify who is and isn't doing heavy resistance work by virtue of a hat. Let symbols be popular.
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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nick-pettigrew.bsky.social
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
dancow.bsky.social Dan Nguyen @dancow.bsky.social · 1d
VC, founder, dumbass
@Nick_Davidov Asked Claude Cowork organize my wife's desktop, it stated doing it, asked for a permission to delete temp office files, I granted it, and then it goes "ooops" Turns out it tried renaming and accidentally deleted a folder with all of the photos my wife made on her camera for the last 15 years. All photos of kids, their illustrations, friends' weddings, travel, everything. It's not in trash, it was done via terminal It's not in iCloud, it already synced the new file structure. She didn't have Time Machine. Disc recovery tools can't see anything. I called Apple and they pointed me to a feature in iCloud allowing to retrieve files that were saved before but are no longer on iCloud Drive (they keep them for 30 days). I'm now watching it load tens of thousands of files. I nearly had a heart attack. Nick Davidov • @Nick_Davidov VC, founder, DVC.ai - backing repeat founders with a community of 200 engineers. e/acc/OSS. Perplexity, Higgsfield, Animation, Etched. Husband to @msdavidova
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
A cute little furry gremlin to brighten your timeline today! She’s currently being a supportive “mews” while I vector some aliens 🥰
A muted calico cat named Tristana curled in a tight ball on top of a pillow.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 AM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Paul is a wonderful comic creator, instructor, and all around person. Please send some support his way if you are able!
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
We have a new wishlist set-up, thanks to @unburntwitch.com putting me in a headlock and wrenching a task I totally did not have the time to properly do out of my grasp!!!

Not only are they better organized, but the highest need is at the top, so you can save a printer from running out!
dansinker.com dan sinker @dansinker.com · 7d
Hey want to help the whistle goblins I print with make more whistles? There are approximately eleventy-billion wishlists here with filament begging to be bought and turned into whistles to deploy to across the country. Buy some filament and help the cause: linktr.ee/WhistleWishl...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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shop.zandraillustration.com
Ivy & Monstera Albo 🍃

The poll on my previous Backerkit update overwhelmingly showed folks wanted another pin set, and this one is leaf themed!

This set is already unlocked and you can add it to your pledge right now 💚

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/z...

[ #cuteart #artshop ]
A graphic that reads "Ivy & Monstera mini series". The graphic shows two mockups of enamel pin designs as part of a set of 2. One design is a black dyed metal pin featuring a stylized black cat with green eyes sitting on top of a branch of ivy leaves with a curious expression. The other design is a black dyed metal pin featuring a monstera albo leaf, with half of the leaf showing a creamy white color. Two black cats are peeking out from behind the leaf, and each cat has heterochromia eyes featuring the green and cream colors of the leaf to match.
February 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Second day EVER of tap dancing! My only regret is not trying this sooner. I love it, I love it, I love it!!! 💙💙
January 31, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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theninagalaxy.bsky.social
Morning. Publishing for Minnesota supporters now raised $140K

Auction ends tonight 11:45pm EST.

Link to bid on Event Horizon (wonderful to see all those bids!):
www.32auctions.com/organization...

Link to general auction: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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amandamakepeace.bsky.social
Thinks back to 2023 when myself and other artists/illustrators began warning folks and pleading we stop Gen AI.

We were told we were overreacting.
We were told we were entitled.
We were told this is the future.
We were told get over it.

👇🏼
restingdinoface.bsky.social Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 10d
I’m advising an illustrated paleo book and a significant part of the work has been saying “do not use that reference, it’s ai.”
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
I am SO excited for these Frankencorgis! I have the Murphy plush already and it's the cutest 🥰

(Also there's extra freebies if you back both of our campaigns!)
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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radenstudios.bsky.social
Hiya! I'm Amber, running a continuation of my Con Adventurers series! Conventions are my happy place, I love the community spirit and celebration of stories. I have 7 pins in the original set and another 3 + fillers/freebies currently unlocked now, with more to go!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
Core pins from Con Adventurers 2, including: - Charge, because electronics are so helpful (when the battery isn't dead!) - Delight, celebrating the little goodies, trinkets, and surprises that add an extra dash of fun to the day - Play, for all the gamers of all kinds - Relax, which, let's be honest, we don't usually have time for during a con, but it's so nice and helpful when we do! - Snack, because we all need to keep our energy up - Transform, for all the cosplayers and costuming creativity! Freebies/extra add-ons available during the campaign. "Caffeinate" was an early bird freebie (for people who back in the first 48 hours) but is also available as an add-on, because we know those con days are looong (and early!) "Make New Friends" is only available right now if you also back my cross-collab partner's campaign, Piles of Plush by Robot Dragon Studios. They are making a Frankencorgi plush/pins/etc.! The mini pins (a backpack, camera, and convention badge) are available as a backing level all on their own or as an add-on. They're about half the height of the regular campaign pins. Series 1 of the Con Adventurers series, all of which are available as add-ons! - Experience, which celebrates the convention experience as a whole - Discuss, dedicated to the panels and conversations we have at cons - Anticipate, because lines are very much a thing at so many cons (but what's at the end is usually so fun!) - HYDRATE! It's the first thing I forget at a con but also one of the most important. Drink water! - Explore, because there are so many great things to find at cons if you do a little wandering! - Collect, dedicated to all the goodies - collectibles or otherwise - that you can bring home from your adventures From series 1 and now available as an add-on in Con Adventurers 2, "Support Human Artists" celebrates the skill and creativity of the human artists (NOT AI!) at conventions. We are anti-AI here. Human art only!
January 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
I love the title of the episode, "The thruline is I love comics". Perfect. 💙💙

You can listen to the whole thing on Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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itsyaboijordaan.bsky.social
I'm Jordaan! And I'm funding a series of animal Indigenous art pins. This year's theme is "in the waves," which is a personal challenge because MARINE LIFE TERRIFIES ME 😂

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
Pin mock up that's a gold trimmed manta ray. Pin mock up of a giant octopus. There's a half raised design under transparent enamel that's shaped like a bridge. pin mock up of a sting ray enamel pin. pin mock up of an orca jumping over the waves with a half halo of seaweed along the bottom
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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milkbun.bsky.social
Hello! I'm running my Make a Scene campaign. You get to choose from different pin kits that come with an XL Scene pin with several holes and 2 Mini Pins you can stack on top to make different scenes. Use any mini pin you own already! All goals have been unlocked.

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Illustration of all Scene Pin kits including the Forest, Hot Pot and Magic Forest. XL pins and mini pits shown within the theme. Photo of my Forest Pin Kit with an XL background scene pin of a forest with mushrooms, wooden logs and flowers. Stacked on top is a squirrel and frog mini pin
January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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czgoldedition.bsky.social
Thanks for the tag Aimee <3

I'm Anya, and my Pintopia campaign is SOFT CIRCUIT: a third expansion to my PCB style "bot board" pin 'verse, which this time also includes a plush wolf pup robot and circuit board bandanas to "plug in" said bot boards!!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... 💚🐺
Image of a hand holding up a plush robot wolf plush prototype! The plush is various soft short gray faux furs with green minky "joints" and golden embroidered details. Text on the image reads, "Byte Funded!!" and "Now this CAN be you" with an arrow pointing to the hand holding the plush. Three geometric hearts have been drawn by Byte's face. Image showcasing five enamel pin samples of a brown bear, horse, polar bear, anatomical heart, and honey bee! All five are designed to look like printed circuit boards (PCB) with yellow "solder masks", are plated with rose gold metal, and feature recessed, sandblasted metal "components". Text on the image reads, "Soft Circuit", "Unit Line: Light". Mockup of an enamel pin design featuring a snarling werewolf styled to look like a printed circuit board (PCB). Text on the image reads, "Soft Circuit", "Unit Line: Earth", and "SOFTWERE". Promo image showcasing all the circuit board bandanas unlocked in the Soft Circuit campaign so far - in green, blue, purple, and red-orange! The bandanas are pictured in two sizes: small triangular cut ones, and large square versions. The triangular bandanas are shown here mocked up with how the PCB enamel pins can "plug in" to them - the green is demonstrated with a snarling wolf, the blue with a swan, the purple with a noodle dragon, and the red with a goat. Text in the bottom right reads, "Bandana Colorways Unlocked So Far!"
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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aimeecozza.com
Hey Pintopians! There's 200+ of us this year, so I thought it'd be a great idea to see who's here on Bsky. Let's do an art share! Here's what you'll do:
📌Show some ART (not just the link) of your pins in the project!
📌Tell us a little!
📌Give us the link for where to back it!
📌Add alt text to images!
Pintopia Pins Plushies Ita Bags Art Share. • Find great projects • Share your favorites • Meet new artists! Open to Pintopia pin/plush/ita bag projects and other pin projects currently running Participate • Engage • Do Not Drop & Go • NO AI
January 29, 2026 at 5:44 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Yes, my BackerKit campaign is still running for the next two-ish weeks as part of #Pintopia! We've unlocked stickers, freebies, mini pins, half the regular campaign pins, and are *so* close to unlocking our next pin ("Relax").

Take a look now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...

#Pintopia2026
January 28, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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lookitup.baby
I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:

Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
January 27, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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charliestickney.bsky.social
All New White Ash is LIVE on Kickstarter. Join us as we wrap up the second arc of the series with a double-sized, 70 page plus issue from @conorhughes.bsky.social @fincramb.bsky.social @jordiperez.bsky.social and more.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/whi...
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Anyone else just… completely unable to do anything today? 😞

That post-CONsole Room con drop mixed with *everything else* is hitting HARD.
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
A black piece of art that will be the cover of the printed program book of Convergence 2026 later this year. It has line art of robots and says, "Coming to the HYATT REGENCY MINNEAPOLIS, JULY 2-5 2026: THE GEEK IN THE MACHINE. A CELEBRATION OF ROBOTS, CYBORGS, AND ANDROIDS." At the bottom is a QR code and a link: www.CONvergence-con.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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andytobo.bsky.social
I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
swin24.bsky.social Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 15d
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him

Hero
swin24.bsky.social Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 16d
By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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derzquist.net
One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM