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Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 16h

I cannot express to you how urgent it is that we all loudly and constantly support queer media right now. It is my number one goal for this year, to support and promote as many queer artists as possible.

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Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 1d

Shout this from the fucking rooftops, people!! #fuckAI

A meme that says 'petition to add this button to literally every app right now: Exclude AI
meme by @FLScience

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 7d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

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Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
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France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

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Visa

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Phone (outside US): click here

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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 3d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

local12.com

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The REAL Texas Paul @paulsrockinbluesky.bsky.social · 6d

here's a reminder that discord has adopted a new arbitration policy, which means you have under 30 days to opt out of it

Opt-out. You can decline this Agreement to Arbitrate-and no other provision of these terms-by emailing an opt-out notice to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com within 30 days of September 29, 2025 or when you first register your Discord account, whichever is later; otherwise, you shall be bound to arbitrate Disputes in accordance with the terms of these paragraphs. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, Discord also will not be bound by it and there shall be no arbitration agreement existing between you and Discord, whether under these or prior arbitration provisions. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, you may exercise your right to a trial by jury or judge, as permitted by applicable law, but any prior existing agreement to arbitrate Disputes will not apply to claims not yet filed. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, you will not be opting out of any other provision of these terms and you agree to be bound by all other provisions of these terms, which shall remain in effect as allowable by law

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MintsuneSylph @mintsunesylph.bsky.social · 5d

Friendly reminder that your favorite streamers need your help now more than ever! Twitch has made changes where you dont count as a viewer without interacting at least once after opening a stream, which has cut our viewership numbers down severely! While viewership count doesnt bring revenue [1/4]

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-clasticartistic- @clasticartistic.bsky.social · 5d

Less than a month to go on this! It's only at 8% of the goal, think we could go higher?

-clasticartistic- @clasticartistic.bsky.social · 11d

Scanned Textures is currently 25% off till Midnight 2nd Nov 2025. 200 assets per pack, all 1200 textures sourced from real objects. For personal and commerical use!

Itchio
itch.io/s/158932/sca...

BMAC (ST25SALE at checkout)
buymeacoffee.com/clasticartis...

#art #assets #sale #discount #design

Text - Scanned Textures 25% off sale, Till 2nd Nov 2025 (itchio/BMAC), 200 Assets per pack – 4000×6000 – 300DPI – JPEG, All 1200 textures sourced from real objects.

Image - (Textures top to Bottom) Metals, Papers, Textiles, Foodstuffs, Organics, Plastics)

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 6d

Nocturne has been claimed!

🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · 6d

Nocturne is up for grabs!
The price is, as usual, 90USD!

[ #dog #hound #beast #skeleton #halloween #adoptable #adopt #Art #ArtSky #украрт #УкрАртПідтримка #cardiart]

a drawing of an adoptable character - a hound of dreamland!

The hound has some skeletal elements like the skull, decorated with some Dia de los Muertos inspired patterns, ribs and spines. Pink fluffy clouds form its mane and tummy fur, with a little tuft at the end of the tail too.
The ears are long-ish and thin, ghostly in appearance, having this transparent quality to them.
Its core, surrounded by spinal bones on one side and fluffy clouds on the other, tips of ears and ends of paws glow a dark blue with ghostly flames.

the text reads:
"NOCTURNE
hound of dreamland adoptable

* brings being of all kinds into the land of dreams and sleep
* has an air of serenity despite the more skeletal looks
* protects those who are asleep from nightmares and night terrors"

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c3rmen @c3rmen.bsky.social · 8d

Bringin my hellhound series back. These good (?) boys will be loyal to you for all your life and afterlife to. (1)

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reywolfe.art 🎃👻⚰️ @kr00bs.com · 9d

Boosting this!!! Verified families, not scams, being deleted left and right. We are LIVING and witnessing the attempted end of an entire people.

reywolfe.art 🎃👻⚰️ @kr00bs.com · 10d

Families in need. 🍉🕊️
artist: @mergastua.bsky.social

“Mountain gazelle is a national of Palestine. The Gazelle has olives, plant food that important and native to the area. The Palestinian Crocodile, a variant of Nile crocodile is extinct in Palestine. Their eradication of them begin in the 1930's during the British Mandate era of the region. The Settlement colonization did not begin with formation of Israel but has been since the British Colony. Jaffa Orange is an orange from Palestine. It has been cultivated from the late Ottoman period in Jaffa. A Palestinian woman in her traditional cloth above the animals, weeping. The symbol of cross and crescent above her is a symbol on the flag during the Palestinian revolt in Palestine during 1930's fighting for independence of Palestine from British and end their Zionism. I want to emphasize that this genocide has been a long time.” - Artist Alt Text

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Ash G. (the G is for Ghost) @kilomonster.art · 9d

You want to keep seeing good art that will get you through the horrors?

As people become less able to support artist through monetary means, the more critical it will be to comment and share.

Tell me how my art moves you and I will resolve to keep making art even if it doesn’t pay for food.

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Randy @randyzorra.bsky.social · 10d

Got Hades 2 and been playing a lot. Constantly getting excited when I see a notable mythos figure

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Dracula Enthusiast @kmfao.bsky.social · 11d

The way consumers are SO unforgiving to small artists and companies yet continue to gobble up the most mediocre mid bland corporate slop no matter how many human rights violations they commit is just mind boggling

SpookyBoxFox @scribbleboxfox.bsky.social · 13d

I've already seen folks talking about how they have projects they want to work on but are scared of being treated the way Rebecca Sugar and Dana Terrace have been treated. And that really, REALLY sucks.

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Randy @randyzorra.bsky.social · 11d

A gibbon for your troubles

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 12d

Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar

South Bay Queer Solidarity @sbqsolidarity.bsky.social · 13d

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!

Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills

TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

transfamilysos.org

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Gaith @gaith.bsky.social · 11d

[Ocs]
MEN KISSING
EVERYBODY GIVE IT UP FOR MEN KISSING 👏👏👏👏👏

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Happy Halluino! 🎃 @aluino.blacksky.app · 13d

Added alt text with full quote.

“When I see that, I worry that they might face serious trouble down the line if they don't take it more seriously.”

Hirohiko Araki addresses Al art in his latest book:
"Recently, I came across a drawing that perfectly mimicked my art style. I thought 'I don't remember drawing this' only to find out it was Al, I was shocked, this is truly evil and a tool for scammers"

In this post there is a photo of Hirohiko Araki, creator of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure next to Giorno from the series.

By Hirohiko Araki. It’s titled “Today’s World of Con Artists” and it reads: Speaking about 'societal evils, I think that as Al continues to spread throughout society, we're going to see an increasingly shady world filled with scammers exploiting it. Recently, I came across a drawing and thought, "This is something I drew, right?" I was shocked to find out it was actually created by Al. When I draw manga, I add subtle, personal elements that make the work uniquely mine. But this Al-generated piece even mimicked details like the way I draw eyelashes, so precisely that it was almost impossible to tell it apart from my work. If it were based on recent drawings, I'd know right away, "No, I didn't draw this." On the other hand, I honestly wouldn't be able to tell the difference if it were done with my art from about ten years ago, when my memory of it would be a little hazy. The more Al advances, the more this kind of thing will happen.
Art reflects the times, and manga is one example of that. Seeing this world of con artists appear in manga could very well mean that we're headed for a future world dominated by fraudsters. This type of 'evil' in today's age will undoubtedly end up impacting manga down the line.
Copyright infringement by Al is also a 'villain' that we manga artists must face. The extreme scenario is that Al-generated fakes might start being accepted as the "real thing," and even if we try to protect our work, these counterfeits are becoming so accurate and sophisticated that it's no longer a fight an individual can win. Having some kind of laws would probably be the only way to regulate this. However, because we're dealing with a world of con artists, there's also a very real possibility that laws favoring them will appear before we know it. Personally, I entrust my copyright management to Shueisha, but some manga artists are lax in managing their copyrights, leading to others using their artwork without permission or even leaking original drawings.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 13d

Genndy Tartakovsky shared test footage from his film ‘The Black Knight’. It follows a knight who controls a 20ft suit of armor. Sony isn't sure there's an audience for the film and haven’t greenlit it yet.

After Kpop demon hunters success I don't understand why Sony are dragging their feet on this!

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 13d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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Lady Anastasia White @anastasia.housewhite.art · 18d

Hilarious.

My bank can just do a stop payment at my request though. That's free. That takes 15 minutes on the phone. And it actively harms them because payment processors do NOT like when you get a stop payment order placed against you.

What you do with this information is between you and God.

JAUNTYMOOSE @jauntymoose.bsky.social · 18d

🚨UPDATE: In response to the boycott that erupted over the weekend, Disney decided to update the cancellation process on their website, making it MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEIR SUBSCRIBERS TO STOP GIVING THEM MONEY.

This underhanded strategy hasn’t retained customers as they hoped.

Disney Stock Takes a Devastating Nosedive as Major Stars Call For Boycott

Major Disney+ stars and iconic ABC creators have called for a boycott of Disney, pushing fans to cancel subscriptions, leading to a stock nosedive.

collider.com

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🦇🖤🗿Scare-dinal Gray 😼🖤🦇 • comms in progress 🇺🇦 @cardinalgray.bsky.social · Apr 23

Nisha's all fired up and ready to go!💪😎

she belongs to @rainyfey.bsky.social🌸

[ #Commission #ArtCommission #CommsOpen #ArtistForHire #SupportArtists #frog #sketch #portrait #ArtSky #ArtTag #украрт #УкрАртПідтримка #cardiart ]

a b/w portrait of Nisha

she has a determined and fired up expression on her face, her teeth showing as she scrunches up her nose a bit. her hair is tied into a chunky braid with sides and back of her head shaved pretty short.

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Novice 💀 @novicedraws.bsky.social · 17d

An excuse for me to just draw more railao? Yes plz 🤗

#railao #MK1RailaoWeek #mk1

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Randy @randyzorra.bsky.social · 17d

Yayy happy bday!

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🎃🦇 SkyMagpie 🦇🎃 (left my ❤︎ in Undermine) @skymagpie.bsky.social · 18d

Also no, not liking porn or whatever kink doesn't make you a puritan or whatever (also not everyone is a westerner/protestant etc.) and the fight here is not the stupid antis vs. proshipper discourse, it's to not allow Bsky and other forms of authority to censor art and expression.

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