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VIRRO • Disabled Artist 🔞 21+ • BLM • ACAB • Artist & Writer for Thrapt - Now on Tapas, Webtoons and Patreon - COMMS: OPEN! https://virr0.carrd.co/

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VIRRO @virro.bsky.social · 28d

Not great news; my furbaby needs medical help, the ER visit took everything I had saved up the last few months to get her tentative diagnosis.

I've made a GoFundMe to help raise funds to get her Heart Echocardiogram done sooner: gofund.me/19d801e72

Sharing is appreciated! Thank you so much 💗✨

Donate to Help Ari Get an Urgent Heart Echocardiogram, organized by VIRRO G

Hi my name is Virro. I'm raising funds to help my cat, Ari, get imaging done f… VIRRO G needs your support for Help Ari Get an Urgent Heart Echocardiogram

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 3h

This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.

Literally the least you can do!!

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 7h

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 7h

I am bound by the ancient contract of the internet to repost this.

👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 8h

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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VIRRO @virro.bsky.social · 3h

I miss drawing as much as I used to. Definitely getting back into it slowly but surely but, with everything going on makes it difficult.

VIRRO @virro.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Enjoy the Patreon exclusive pinup;
a treat for being gifted an invite! Thank you!

There's monthly pinups and comic pages are still being updated here : https://www.patreon.com/VIRRO

My comic is also on Tapas!
Updates will resume publicly in September: https://tapas.io/series/Thrapt

Our main character, Owen, has shoulder length dark hair and red tinted glasses on. He’s looking up at the camera from a bathtub filled with murky grey water, a grey arm with long black nails emerges between his legs and is pressed to Owen’s chest. Owen smirks with a lit blunt in his mouth, a rosary draping down his shoulder as he holds onto it with his left hand resting behind his head, there’s a candle lit next him and his right hand is wrapped.

Webcomic title reads: THRAPT By Virro in reds and golds.

Our MC Owen. Full body illustration, no background (it's white/transparent) he's in grayscale. Wearing an oversized off white button down that's tied off at the end and plaid patterned grey pants that are rolled up a bit, and black boots that tie up the ankle with white laces. He's wearing his round glasses, has a blunt in his mouth, hair messily tied back, some wisps of hair framing his face, and Owen is leaning on his cane, looking off to the side with an annoyed expression

'Not a dream' text surrounded by the jellyfish as the red inside them grows brighter and more vibrant.

A sliver of a panel stretches across the page, our MC looks up and his face is outlined in red.

Reveals he is looking at a full red ominous moon that is reflected into the water where our MC is floating, surrounded by more and more of the jellyfish. You can see the creatures glowing in the water at different depths.

'This feeling'

Sound effects: beepbeep, beepbeep

Full color pinup. Owen and our demon character are peaking at each other with flushed faces from windows that are facing each other. Owen is in the foreground white flowers covering his front, his has nothing on except an open white button down. His russet brown skin is illuminated by a soft warm light. You can see his nipples peaking out a bit and the shirt seems to be slightly sheer. Owen has his arms above his head, playing with his dark brown hair in a flirty way as he glances over his shoulder out the window, his back is facing the window with a dark blue curtain slightly pushed open.

Our demon character is in the background surrounded by a yellow golden light making his skin glow a lovely beige, wearing only a black pair of panties. His pale pink horns our out and curl back over his long white hair, just as long as his tail and reaches his ass. He's looking to the side at Owen with a big flirtatious grin, a hand on his chin and flowerily tatted right arm on his hip.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 17h

Independent comics as an industry would barely exist these days without the tireless efforts of Kickstarter's staff behind the scenes. As they advise, keep supporting all the amazing projects you already are, but have their back in the process.

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 8d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Sam Still Masks 🪉 @theailingwitch.bsky.social · 5d

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Please help my friend @helpcatsmsallam.bsky.social!

He & his family need our help to afford supplies to survive the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

Mo supports his family, & recently was forced to leave their home & the cat shelter he has guarded with his life for two years now.

Please help!

LadyFluffyOrca 📎 🇵🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 5d

Good morning dear friends, here is today’s #Motification. I’ve spoken to Mo @helpcatsmsallam and he’s fine. Sadly the hope of yesterday has disappeared. If you saw Mo’s post you’ll see they are still bombarding the area. Plse send a bit if you can paypal.me/animalrescue703 x.com/helpcatsmsal...

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Joanne Starer @joannestarer.bsky.social · 5d

I just got a fake docusign email from someone at @oni-press.bsky.social It looks mostly real but it goes to a weird site that asks you to sign in, and it's missing stuff that a real docusign email would have. Also, the comma after "review" where a period should be.

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Lizzi Rust @lizzirust.bsky.social · 5d

it's time for Scoutober yet again. here is 1-4

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AnneMarie Rogers🌱🍄🌈 @almmyrart.bsky.social · 5d

When I worked on Lumberjanes, I was expected to make a 22 page issue every month for what amounted to being about $1400 after taxes

Kelsi Jo @kelsijosilva.bsky.social · 5d

-Floppies are a dumb system that creates a ton of waste.

-Month by Month comics are unfair to the creators and often end with artists rushing.

-The page rate for most publishers is abysmal.

-Comics are one of the most difficult kinds of art to create, and every single one of them is a miracle.

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 5d

Zukiswa Wanner is among them. A writer, an editor, a translator, a small press publisher.

Where are the writers speaking her name?

We see you, Zukiswa. We are with you. We will stay with you.

Where is this from our industry?

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5d

Activists describe mistreatment after Israel intercepted Gaza aid flotilla and detained about 450 people.

Greta Thunberg mistreated by Israeli forces in detention, activists say

Activists describe mistreatment after Israel intercepted Gaza aid flotilla and detained about 450 people.

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The Morrigan @faefromthefield.bsky.social · 6d

Not just detaining, they are kidnapping and separating black children from their parents. Much like slave traders and Nazis did.

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 6d

It is not a drill! It is terrifying being in this area right now - Broadview is a war zone & what ICE did on the south side is insane. Blackhawk helicopters on a civilian apartment building?! 😳🤬

Stay vigilant. Be careful. POC are targets - citizens or not.
I can’t believe what we’ve become.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago

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Doc Crog @doccrog.bsky.social · 10d

ko-fi.com/s/3d62da6532 IT IS COMPLETE!! my first ever little game and of course its a play by post (or solo-journaling) RPG. Tell a friend, get a copy (a printable version is available), share with folks, send some damn post cards!!

The Village Witch Play By Post game! - Doc Crog's Ko-fi Shop

A Play By Post RPG I threw together in a day. You are a Village Magician, either do a solo-journaling expedition or send post cards to friends and wri...

ko-fi.com

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Tony McMillen @tonymcmillen.bsky.social · 5d

Fellow creators who use Kickstarter, consider supporting the Kickstarter Workers Union in their strike. They're not asking you to boycott Kickstarter but there are other ways to show your support for meeting the workers demands.

check out kickstarterunited.org

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 5d

Comics/graphic novels aren’t recognized or taken seriously as literature in the publishing industry, despite taking twice as much work to create as prose novels, and it just breaks my heart.

That’s it, that’s the take.

Please read more comics.

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 5d

Someone asked "why dont artists post tutorials as much anymore? It's always behind a paywall"

I think it is because every single time I have seen a tutorial go viral people end up SCREAMING at the artist "how DARE you tell me how to draw?!"

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Darunia Sage @daruniasage.com · 5d

All of this. ALL OF THIS. Been having chronic pain for years now and it's just now getting addressed. Why? I have a Black woman for a doctor. It took me years to have anyone else listen to me and nothing. Now the pain is directly affecting my day-to-day. So please don't come at us with your advice.

🌸Bibi🌸♿ (formerly bibicosplays) @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 6d

I've been getting a lot of unsolicited advice especially from white people. I'm Black. I don't get treated the same as you. I can't just switch doctors. I'll be labelled negatively & get no care at all. Yes it's wrong. But at the end of the day, you won't do anything about it.

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿 @ commissions open! @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 5d

hot take to comics publishers: artists should be paid a living wage and more

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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VIRRO @virro.bsky.social · 6d

Also internet is acting super weird.

VIRRO @virro.bsky.social · 6d

Moving Stream to tomorrow night. I'm so exhausted and Ari wants to snuggle.

See you tomorrow evening!

VIRRO @virro.bsky.social · 6d

Streaming Tonight around 8PM cst to continue to try and raise funds for my fur baby: gofund.me/fef863130

Donate to Help Ari Get an Urgent Heart Echocardiogram, organized by VIRRO G

Hi my name is Virro. I'm raising funds to help my cat, Ari, get imaging done f… VIRRO G needs your support for Help Ari Get an Urgent Heart Echocardiogram

gofund.me

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 6d

"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"

The Verge @theverge.com · 6d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 6d

We're nearly 10% of the way there! Thank you to everyone who has chipped in. Every little bit helps! www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-br...

Donate to Help us break our lease to move to a better place, organized by Brian Clevinger

Good news — we're moving to a better place! Bad news — we have t… Brian Clevinger needs your support for Help us break our lease to move to a better place

www.gofundme.com

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Paulina Ganucheau @paulinaganucheau.bsky.social · 6d

Drawings comics is hard goodnight and goodluck.

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VIRRO @virro.bsky.social · 6d

Streaming Tonight around 8PM cst to continue to try and raise funds for my fur baby: gofund.me/fef863130

Donate to Help Ari Get an Urgent Heart Echocardiogram, organized by VIRRO G

Hi my name is Virro. I'm raising funds to help my cat, Ari, get imaging done f… VIRRO G needs your support for Help Ari Get an Urgent Heart Echocardiogram

gofund.me

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Valise @valise25.bsky.social · 7d

AMAZING NEWS

Global Sumud Flotilla
👍Mission accomplished👍

The ISR Navi was so distracted that PALis in Gaza were able to fish in the waters of Gaza for the first time since in god knows how long. The PALis in the strip were able to eat.

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