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Ross Edwards

@rippentehr.bsky.social

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Weekend warrior maker and creative, occasionally posts what I'm working on. Works can be found here: https://rippen-tehr.newgrounds.com/ https://archiveofourown.org/users/Rippen_Tehr/works

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Ross Edwards @rippentehr.bsky.social · Jan 3

I do creative writing which is found here:
archiveofourown.org/users/Rippen...

As well as indulge in miniatures painting and modelling:
rippen-tehr.newgrounds.com/art

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 1d

Didn't take long for BS to end up exactly like every other platform.

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 1d

Oh. Constructive purpose. Post have to have a constructive purpose on this platform, do they?

And who decides what is and is not "constructive?"

Yeah, I don't think I'll be posting much here anymore.

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Deadra Is Dead🪦 @deadraisdead.bsky.social · 23h

Peridot 💚

#stevenuniverse #stevenuniversefanart #peridot #peridotsu

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Evil Bat Witch @evilbatwitch.cryptoanarchy.network · 2d

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

Rude
Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose.
Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.

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Ross Edwards @rippentehr.bsky.social · 21h

Today in weird shit I learned about, I just saw that this exists...

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ナガノ @ngntrtr.bsky.social · 1d

iPad練習

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Silent Zero @silentzero.bsky.social · 23h

About 20 hours of lunch breaks! The UV panel lining came out better than I thought. Longest build i ever done. At some point need to put a matte coat but for now im just going to stare and pose this guy #gundam #gunpla #mastergrade #vidar

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FOX 🔞 “nov5 🎂” @foxfilth.bsky.social · 23h

Hey! Self touch, self pleasure, self given climaxes— all SUPER healthy for you.

Not only is it extremely important to know what your body feels like so you can notice when something changes (and may need medical attn)— but it’s also really important for relaxing the nervous system.

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🔞The Menagerie || Internet Trash (semi-hiatus) @menagerie.show · 21h

If you haven't seen it already the nanny state attitude of @bsky.app continues by sliding a new category into a submenu of moderation and then setting it to "Hide" by default.

Because you can't handle people using naughty words or anything the nanny thinks is disrespectful and non-constructive.

"Settings > Moderation > Bluesky Moderation Service (under advanced)"

An image of the new "Rude" moderation setting. Description: "Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose."

"This is set to 'Hide' by default and then nested down a layer. Most users likely won't even know it's hiding posts they want.

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atticusvaltris.bsky.social @atticusvaltris.bsky.social · 1d

Look at this little guy. Completed Valerix Quakecaster, Dinovian Kinetomancer by @cobramode.

#dndminiatures #dndminis #monumenthobbies #miniaturepainter #miniaturepainting🖌️ #cobramodepainting #resinprinting

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Teelo @teelo.bsky.social · 1d

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🔞 ☁︎⋆𝕊𝕃𝔹'𝕤 𝕊𝕜𝕪 𝕃𝕒𝕟𝕕⋆☁︎ 🔞 @slbskyland.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in Temu is scamming and ''selling 3D prints'' of stolen 3D models, in this case @crowbard.bsky.social 's take on my OC Officer Junity-02.
This is not a rare, this shithole is plagued by scammers re-selling stolen Fan/OC stuff, so feel free to report anything in sight.

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 2d

Pulling the fire alarm again, help if you can.

@onyxnuva.bsky.social @desdarkdesigns.bsky.social @dieselbrain.bsky.social @tendermiasma.com @acvalens.net

#savespeech #stopchatcontrol #chatcontrol #eu

digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreye...

Patrick Breyer (@[email protected])

🇪🇺⚠️ A perfidious trick? The EU Council Presidency wants to introduce mandatory #ChatControl through the backdoor 🚪: An Art. 4 amendment would MANDATE "all reasonable mitigation measures," including s...

digitalcourage.social

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june gloom @junegloom.bsky.social · 1d

"what radicalized you, June?"

shit like this did.

people use this exact same goddamn logic to tell me, a real human person, that i'm not really deaf because i wear a hearing aid. i've had people tell me my excruciating chronic pain is fake because i don't need my cane every day.

FANDOMSANDFEMINISM
What? Like, a disabled protagonist? How would that even work? How could someone with a disability be the hero in an action show?" local anime trash boy wonders while sitting next to his box sets of Full Metal Alchemist, showing no hint of irony or self awareness.

LAZDRAX
but is Ed really disabled? sure I get he Lost his arm and leg

but he's still able to move and do things perfectly

FANDOMSANDFEMINISM
He has prosthetics. Having prosthetic limbs (that more than once break and need repair) doesnt make him not disabled

LADYLOVEANDJUSTICE
It should also be noted that ed:

-had to undergo very painful surgery to get automail

-had to relearn how to write because of his[cont]

-had to relearn how to write because of his prosthesis (there's a post going around showing he had to switch hands etc.) and his handwriting is likely a lot worse due to that. This means automail isn't super good for delicate work, unsurprising, considering what it's made of.

-experiences phantom limb pain and therefore other associated stuff (this was really only shown in the manga)

[IMAGE: Edward from FMA is shown struggling with phantom pains in bed: ".....It hurts..."]

-cannot go anywhere too cold without changing his automail or he'll get really bad frost bite and it will stop working

-cannot go anywhere too hot, period, because the metal attached and under his skin will overheat and he will be badly burned

-reattachment is painful, but needs to be done[cont]

-Reattachment is painful, but needs to be done frequently if he breaks or outgrows his automail

- it's HEAVY so much so that the strain has the potential to cause stress on his body, enough that it's even theorized as possibly *stunting his growth*.

-it requires regular maintenance or it will break down, as shown when he forgets to do that and it... breaks down

-when it does need to be repaired, it takes time to do that, during which Ed uses regular prosthetics (that usually don't quite fit him).

-costs a lot of money (not a problem for Ed due to high state alchemist salary/having mechanics as surrgate family, but explicitly noted to being the reason why most people in the fmaverse stick to regular prosthetics along with the painful surgery)

So Ed *can't* actually do anything perfectly and experiences a lot of extra hassle, problems and pain people without automail don't have to deal with! And any advantages he does have are more suited to fighting than day to day life (being able to incorporate weapons/fake out people who want to blow up his arm).

Arakawa did her research and thought it through. Automail is by no means a magic cure that solves all problems associated with losing a limb.

CRUISINFORARUBBERMAN[cont]

CRUISINFORARUBBERMAN
[IMAGE: screenshot of two characters from How to Train your Dragon]

I'm kinda sad these two might not count.

FANDOMSANDFEMINISM
Why wouldn't they? Hiccup is missing a leg

CRUISINFORARUBBERMAN
But he doesn't struggle.

FANDOMSANDFEMINISM
Disability isn't defined by "struggle" or suffering.[cont]

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🔞The Menagerie || Internet Trash (semi-hiatus) @menagerie.show · 1d

Kamala implying she was principled, or inspirational or that she ever fought for ideals or progress.

If the next presidential candidate is either Harris or Newsom the Democratic party is just trying to lose.

They might win anyway, but it will be people voting against Trump, not *for* them.

Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 1d

Last year after the election, I reflected: "When we fight, we win—but sometimes the fight takes awhile."

Last night, we saw Democratic victories across our nation. I am so proud of these enthusiastic, principled, inspirational leaders who will continue to fight for our nation, ideals, and progress.

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Zedrin @zedrin.bsky.social · 1d

If you still use Twitter, and use the plugin OldTweetdeck, do not sign into it til further notice.
This seems to be the common thread in the recent wave of bans.

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🌸MurmurLilies🌸 @murmurlilies.bsky.social · 1d

OOOUUUHHHH BIG SHINY LADY 💙✨

screenshot from the video game Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which shows my trainer Crime Bébé looking up a shiny alpha Gardevoir.

screenshot from the video game Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which shows my trainer Crime Bébé looking up a shiny alpha Gardevoir in her Mega Evolved form.

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they made gooseworx @gooseworx.bsky.social · 1d

Zombies are made at least 5% better when served in a mug that has a skull on it. The ghost of Don the beachcomber possessed a dancing skeleton animatronic in my house and told me that. But not after making it vibrate aggressively for 14 minutes and 53 seconds.

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InkyInGreen 🏹 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · Oct 2

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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ketty @keetydraws.com · 1d

Phoebe from Pokemon Ruby

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 2d

CALL YOUR MEPS NOW

fightchatcontrol.eu

#savespeech #fightchatcontrol #chatcontrol #eu #europe

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 2d

The quintessential aesthetic of fascism

4 frame comic. 1st frame shows a frame from the ai video of trump dumping shit from a plane. Text reads : here's why i think ai art is The quintessential aesthetic of fascism.
2nd frame shows a frame from the trump Gaza ai video. Text reads : Its the closest that oligarchs can get to artists' power to create universes out of thin air.
3rd frame shows ai picture of trump as a pope. Text reads : they see art as a threat because it questions and deciphers the myths, dogmas, lies and illusions that fascism is built upon.
4th frame shows a frame from ai video of mysk dancing with trump. Text reads : ai art being soulless, depthless and uncritical is a feature... not a bug.

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Archai @archai.bsky.social · 2d

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

Photo of NBC’s exit poll data (from my work laptop, lol) showing Mamdani splitting the straight vote equally with Cuomo, but taking the LGBTQ+ vote by more than 5:1. Even though the LGBTQ+ slice is only 14% of the population, they were a LANDSLIDE in his favor.

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Spicymancer @spicymancer.bsky.social · 1d

Not Safe For Work (Literally)

Feat. Madison, Beck, and Shoto.

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Ross Edwards @rippentehr.bsky.social · 1d

Yes.