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Velvet
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(she/her) reader and gamer but mostly just reposting pretty art 💜
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akilwilson.blacksky.app
Hey, new and returning folks!

Please take a second to do this. It makes the site so much better for everyone and also you will get a lot more engagement and reposts if you do this ♥️
akilwilson.blacksky.app Akil Wilson @akilwilson.blacksky.app · Nov 9
If you haven’t already, be sure to click the button to require alt text before posting.

Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting

It makes things so much easier, because now alt text isn’t that one more thing you have to remember to do every time. Truly a lifesaver!

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A screenshot of my phone that shows the accessibility settings page where you can click the Require alt text before posting button so that Bluesky will remind you to write your alt text
January 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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kristinagehrmann.bsky.social
Post a mage!
A young woman in hijab sitting on a tree branch. She is holding a wand, conjuring up glowy, magic forms of moon phases. Behind her is the sky with a large, full moon. Next to her a cat is sitting and also attempting to do magic.
January 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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devenmack.com
Seeing a lot of false postings out there.

Despite the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's recent closure, PBS and NPR are still VERY MUCH ALIVE and active. They're just more dependent than ever upon the generosity of Viewers Like You!

Please support your local station!
pbs.org/donate
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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brukajones.com
Dandelion
A drawing of my OC Eunicio, originally created in collaboration with my friend Hugo Damas. He is standing around a few dead trees with some sparse foliage growing up from their bases. we see him from his upper thigh on up, one hand held is holding a dandelion as be blows it's seeds and makes a silent wish to him self - the sun at his back.
August 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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arthur.baron-clement.com
The Bird Keeper (2025)
Rough digital painting of a little guy up a green and orange hill freeing some birds toward a huge cloud.
January 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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wired.com
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · 1d
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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roberthack.bsky.social
A loose pen sketch of a woman sitting at a desk. Her word balloon reads "I just want to scream all of the time, but I open my mouth and nothing comes out. Otherwise, I'm ok.".
June 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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plottwiststudios.bsky.social
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...

#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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emberwickart.bsky.social
I painted this piece of my best friend for christmas of him and his two cats!

Oils on 18x13 cm board
painting of an elven man with a hood adorned with antlers and web holding dew, with wooden pauldrons and a decorated leafy cloak. He is flanked by two lynx/sabertoothed cats, one of which he rests his hand on
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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danielsuitor.com
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
www.gofundme.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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zookie-art.bsky.social
"His heart burst, and he began to cry. It was the first time that he had wept in nineteen years" ~ Victor Hugo

A scene from Les Misérables, painted under the wonderful mentorship of Cynthia Sheppard
Illustration of Valjean from Les Misérables. He is depicted kneeling along a path, bent over in anguish as a coin falls from his fingertips. Behind him is an open field and a church silhouetted by the sun.
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 AM
velvetyaverage.bsky.social
Oh god instantly hit by flashbacks to the BookTok Krakens debacle 😶
January 7, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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riibrego.bsky.social
first light #art (wallpapers below!)
A drawing of two rabbits playing in the snow
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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erininthemorning.com
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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ravennowithtea.bsky.social
goodest bois adventuring duo 💕

🌿 #art #criticalrole #criticalrolefanart
fanart illustration of critical role campaign 4 characters wulferic the wolf and pin the fox exploring a sun dappled forest together
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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decomposedmaw.bsky.social
by the pond #pixel #pixelart
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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arthur.baron-clement.com
The End. (2025)
Digital landscape painting of a castle (inspired by Menthon-Saint-Bernard Castle) in the mountains. In the foreground a girl is facing the castle from a clearing in the woods.
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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voicesbyzane.bsky.social
boss the fascism
August 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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karekareo.bsky.social
eye contact 👁
(OCs)

music: Cradles - Sub Urban
#original #animation #art
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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celestepewter.bsky.social
Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.

Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
nerowolfenstein.bsky.social Nero Wolfenstein @nerowolfenstein.bsky.social · 7d
Is there actually a benefit to leaving a VM now vs getting a staffer on Monday? Can do both but just curious
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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mishiiarts.bsky.social
Casual reminder that Itch stole my money & I can no longer sell there, meaning I can't promote with my friends or participate in bundles & other opportunities.

I'd really appreciate if y'all could help me get more discovery for my books on here instead! 100% human made, 100% queer creative team!
mishiiarts.bsky.social Emery 🏳️‍⚧️ @mishiiarts.bsky.social · 24d
I released 2 trans books this year.

The 1st is a romcom where a guy falls in love with sexy Totoro at a drag show

The 2nd is a soulmate romantasy where a guy cursed with immortality has to make amends for his past by healing other people's soulmate bonds

ko-fi.com/emerylee/shop
The cover art for Don't Drag This Out by Emery Lee, a drag queen romcom featuring two characters walking across a city crosswalk at night. One is dressed in yellow and orange with a red umbrella and the other is in Totoro drag, mimicking the movie poster for My Neighbor Totoro Cover art for Forget Me Knot by Emery Lee a cozy romantasy inspired by the Japanese Red String of Fate myth. It shows two guys wrapped up in the Red String, one smirking and the other looking disgusted. They stand in front of a building inspired by the Heian palace in Japan, ginko leaves falling around them.
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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duckprintspress.com
Want a low-stakes challenge to motivate you to read queer? Welcome to our 2026 Queer Book Challenge on @thestorygraph.com ! We’ve got a mix of prompts that we hope will motivate you to read a diverse range of books featuring queer characters. Join us! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

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A screen capture from the Storygraph in dark mode. Text reads The Duck Prints Press 2026 Queer Book Challenge! unforth_duckprintspress host. 10 participants (0 books). Starts 01 Jan 2026. Ends 31 Dec 2026. Overview: Love reading queer books? Love low-stakes challenges that help you decide what to read next? Then you've found the perfect 2026 reading challenge! If you read even one queer book - books with queer characters, or with queer relationships, or books by queer authors with subtextual queerness, or books that serve powerful queer vibes, or books that have allusions to queer experience, or, or, or - then you can win this challenge! Then, use the bonus challenges to help steer you toward more fun books. We hope you'll join us!
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
OF THE EMPIRE We will be known as a culture that feared death and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity for the few and cared little for the penury of the many. We will be known as a culture that taught and rewarded the amassing of things, that spoke little if at all about the quality of life for people (other people), for dogs, for rivers. All the world, in our eyes, they will say, was a commodity. And they will say that this structure was held together politically, which it was, and they will say also that our politics was no more than an apparatus to accommodate the feelings of the heart, and that the heart, in those days, was small, and hard, and full of meanness.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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azalben.bsky.social
Calling is better if you can swing it, but if you're phone shy here's a slightly augmented script I made for faxing/emailing/etc (feel free to steal in alt text).

Find Your Senators: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

Find Your Representatives: www.house.gov/representati...
As one of your constituents, I’m calling on you to demand you condemn the U.S.’s actions in Venezuela tonight. The Trump administration has carried out an illegal attack and capture of Maduro that is a clear violation of international sovereignty and will impact relationships will alienate international allies, and you must speak out about this. I am also calling on you to:

1. Speak plainly about this to your constituents. You can acknowledge the Maduro regime’s abuses AND recognize this as an unlawful extraterritorial detention, 2. Demand a legal written justification from the Administration, 

3. Hold IMMEDIATE House/Senate Foreign Affairs hearings on the the decision-making, legality, and diplomatic risks of the Maduro operation, 4. Demand an immediate classified briefing for the Gang of Eight. 

What happened tonight will have ramifications across the world in the days, weeks and months to come, and we need answers and action taken.
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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passionpeachy.bsky.social
1st drawing of 2026
Digital art of a white sheet ghost watering a lily of the valley plant growing on the ground with a watering can. A thought bubble appears next to the ghost that says “grow, my children”. A smiling frog sits under the flowers as a snail climbs the stem.
January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM