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Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉

@watermelonmaiden.bsky.social

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She/her Your local neighborhood lesbian! Gay Art Curator and photographer on the digital web 🇵🇸 Free Palestine! 🏳️‍🌈Protect Trans Youth! No minors 🔞 Queer and full of fear 28 Qoslaw on twitch!

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Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉 @watermelonmaiden.bsky.social · 2d

The birds tell me you're going through it, hope you're safe and warm and make it through your trials

Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉 @watermelonmaiden.bsky.social · 4h

Idk who needs to hear this but it's never too late to care about anything or anyone

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Kelsi Jo @kelsijosilva.bsky.social · 1d

Hades and Persephone ♥️🩷♥️

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ren 🗡️ PZS @renstrapp.com · 1d

ME-OW!! Hi kittens~ Meet Kismet. This print is October's mail club reward for Love Letter and Lucky tiers <3
www.patreon.com/renstrapp

Illustration of a wavy haired woman in a latex cat costume. Text reads "shiver shake scream, meow!"

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Fawnduu 🔜 A Big Gay Market 10/19 @fawnduu.com · 1d

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Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉 @watermelonmaiden.bsky.social · 4h

And to think my parents sold their house there when we moved to Asia 😭😭😭😭

Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉 @watermelonmaiden.bsky.social · 4h

Ntmr is your team? 🥳

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Petite 🐙 OCTILLERINK 2025 @petiteechorizon.bsky.social · 4d

#octillerink2025
Day 14 - Electric
#pokemon #fanart🎐

Illustration depicting the mythical Pokémon Zeraora, balancing on top of a utility pole, while playing with the high-voltage cables.

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Sirius @supersirius.net · 4d

Octillerink '25 - 15 - Day ☀️

I maaaay or may not have "accidentally" completed day 15 and 19 together 👀 I just couldn't separate a day and a night prompt! But I'll keep night a not-so-secret secret for now ;3

[ @petiteechorizon.bsky.social • #octillerink2025 • #Pokémon • #Espeon ]

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Petite 🐙 OCTILLERINK 2025 @petiteechorizon.bsky.social · 2d

#octillerink2025
Day 16 - Team MZ

#pokemon #fanart🎐

Illustration depicting Naveen and Lida from Pokémon Legends Z-A. They’re in their Team headquarters at night, Naveen’s studying the Lumiose City architecture on some textbooks and journals while Lida’s tidying up the desk. Scraggy’s also peeking at Naveen’s textbook.

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Jo draws ✨ @fizzledlines.bsky.social · 1d

sunny spot ☀️

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Jo draws ✨ @fizzledlines.bsky.social · 6h

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Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉 @watermelonmaiden.bsky.social · 5h

The pH balance.... she is gone....

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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 3d

MICROSOFT: We'll keep providing Windows 10 security & service updates but you gotta fork over 70USD for the first year, 140USD for the second year, and 210USD for the third year. You bitch. You fucking piece of shit

MUSCLEFUR VTUBER: Open Powershell and hit three keys to do it completely free

Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 15d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉 @watermelonmaiden.bsky.social · 6h

Where did you get this suit!!! Looks spectacular!!!

Watermelon Mermaiden 🍉 @watermelonmaiden.bsky.social · 6h

Anyone who goes up that far from somewhere like Texas might as well go visit some Canadians too along the way 😅

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Petite 🐙 OCTILLERINK 2025 @petiteechorizon.bsky.social · 9h

#octillerink2025
Day 18 - Paintress

#pokemon #fanart🎐

Illustration depicting a young Mina from Pokémon Let’s Go, sitting on the floor of her room, painting on a canvas that’s propped/up against a stool. The sun’s lit up by the sunset coming in from the window above her. Her Snubbull’s gnawing at a paint tube and two Cutifly are flying above her head.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 13h

Canadian friends, your government is seeking commentary on GenAi strategies and policies.

Please let them know exactly how you feel about GenAi, it’s impacts, and what next steps should be! Perhaps it’s respecting artists works, environmental considerations and so on! Share your thoughts here 👇

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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mint @mintaii.bsky.social · 1d

diana of hell

#art

an illustration of diana prince, as depicted in absolute wonder woman, standing at the center of the flesh and blood of slain, indistinguishable monsters, her great sword plunged into the flesh below. framing her is blue, ancient greek-inspired artwork, depicting circe and an unarmoured diana, both drawing magic from their cauldron and self respectively. below them, is a depiction of the slain tetricide. diana's red, glowing lasso held in her left hand, the end of it strung up towards the top of the blue frame, between two guiding hands.

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Inoa 🩸 @inoaart.bsky.social · 1d

tarot cm 💚

#wow #ocsky #art #worldofwarcraft

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kej ✨✨✨ @kejart.bsky.social · 1d

a wip, mayhaps?

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SpiffySmallSound @doublecollusion.bsky.social · 23h

Guys new scamming method on bluesky. Please share this around. Dont fall for this stuff

Block, move on.

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Athanaca @athanaca.bsky.social · 23h

Family time! 💞

#grebe #bird #illustration #digitalart #originalart #animal #animalart #birdwatching #birder #cute #artist

Illustration of Great-crested grebe and it’s chicks

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🪱 gabriel sachau 🪱 @gabrielandworms.bsky.social · 2d

I'm revisiting the cat gnome 🐈 🌳

Progress shot of a painting that's deliberately hazy. The painting shows a cat wearing a red gnome hat.

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Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social · 16h

Saw some of our TOP Antifa agents out today 🫡🫡

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 1d

Canada should join in too. Fuck the monarchy, we have better people to put on our coins

Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 2d

NO KINGS!
The Australian perspective... "The British themselves would not accept an Australian as a head of state, and it is time we declared at that level who we are, at last."

Thank you,Thomas Keneally!
www.smh.com.au/national/cal...

Call this a geriatric rant if you wish, but at 90, I’ve decided enough is enough

I’m fond of King Charles but, on my significant birthday, I must declare: I am not his subject. I owe him no allegiance.

www.smh.com.au

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