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Randy Ringtail

@randyringtail.bsky.social

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Just a cool shades-wearing gay raccoon navigating through life and enjoying the furry fandom! Furry con game show host and voice actor/singer. No minors please. 🔞 Now on Blue Sky! Happiness is an act of resistance. Next planned cons: NYFB, ANE ‘26

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 6h

Continuing my #Racctober #FursuitFriday celebration with @laprau.raccoons.buzz! Remember last year when I was wondering if he made honey in his own trash can? Well I think I got my answer this year

Laprau poking his head out of a trash can

Laprau coming out further holding his honey dipper

Laprau claiming this trash can as his own

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 7h

Out with the old, in with the new. Decided to upgrade my home office area a little bit, now with a faster laptop and printer! 😁

Old laptop (HP Pavilion) and printer (HP Envy), both from 2018.

New laptop (HP OmniBook 5) and printer (HP DeskJet 2855e), both from this week

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16h

A win! A federal judge has granted Chicago and the State of Illinois a restraining order against the Trump administration, blocking the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 20h

GOOD NEWS: For the first time in history, RENEWABLE ENERGY has overtaken COAL in global electricity production.

Solar and wind are finally outpacing fossil fuels. This is a TURNING POINT for the planet and for all of us.

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE

#nokings
#nofascists
#nopedophiles
#noice

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great first step!

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FurPlanet Productions @furplanet.com · 2d

We just passed 3.9K followers. I wonder if we can hit 4K by year's end. ^^

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Birthday Sass!! 🎉🎂

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 16d

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

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Electrek @electrek.co · 4d

In a first, renewables generate more power than coal globally

Solar and wind power aren’t just keeping up with global electricity demand anymore – they’re pulling ahead. According to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember, solar and wind combined outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025. That shift led to a drop in both coal and gas generation compared to the same period last year. For the first time ever, renewables generated more power than coal globally. more…

electrek.co

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 4d

Tis the season for jumpscares, but damn is this funny! 😂😂😂

azban.bsky.social @azban.bsky.social · 4d

Ninja kick!!!

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Iggy @iggydinosaur.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you again for everyone trying to donate a kidney for me.
I don't have any new updates or anything--they're still working through the list and yeah we are really beginning to run out of time. If you're on the fence but would like to try, get started at iggyland.org
Thank you everyone!

Iggy needs a kidney - Iggy's Up All Night

The TL;DR on how you can help (if you scroll down, the full story is below): In short I have a disease that requires a living kidney donor. There are no other viable options for me. I have only a few ...

iggyland.org

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Birthday, Meisarrg!! 🎉🎂

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 4d

*boops back*

Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 5d

RP isn’t really my thing, sorry

Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 5d

I recognize him as the Raccoon from Brother Bear 2, but I personally haven't seen that movie (nor most of the other non-canon Disney sequels)

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 5d

I like them both, but if I absolutely had to choose, I’d say Razor because I’m more like him personality-wise

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🔞 Keilan | COMS OPEN @trashbambi.bsky.social · 6d

2025 Furry Species Census Servy

Once again I bring you a furry species census!

The last time I did this in 2023 y'all submitted over 10,000 characters! I wonder if we'll beat that this time?

Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Formatted Results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Coopertom @coopertom.bsky.social · 6d

100 people surveyed. Top 5 answers on the board. Things that turn furries on.

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Birthday; Moki!! 🎉🎂

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Beeton Nukicoon @beeton5.bsky.social · 7d

Rock on, rockoons!!
#FursuitFriday

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 7d

To kick things off for my #Racctober #FursuitFriday celebration, I have an international group photo for you all! From France, @meisarrg.bsky.social, From the U.S. (sadly), yours truly, and from Australia, @javaraccoon.bsky.social! Look out for more ringtails all month long!
🇫🇷🇺🇸🇦🇺 🦝

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Randy Ringtail @randyringtail.bsky.social · 8d

Sorry to hear you lost your job though :(

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TylerFurlong @tylerfurlong.bsky.social · 9d

Well, in light of events happening in the world right now, I may not be paid for a while. If you know, you know. If you want to help out, go right ahead. Again, this is completely optional. ko-fi.com/tylerfurlong...

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Bad Guys Frames In Order @badguysframes.videah.net · 9d

A frame from the movie 'The Bad Guys', specifically frame 3570 of 5978

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