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Kukumomo 🔞 @kukumomoart.bsky.social · 18h

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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mego @avarice017.bsky.social · 2d

Day 1: Dancing & Firsts/Lasts
This is suppose to follow the book I drew last year for the JP event, but it also can be independent. I talked a little more about this on twit so I'm not going to copy paste the same thing over, but I'll say a little bit over here
(1/2)
#sylvixweek2025

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d

Twelve Federal Aviation Administration facilities saw staffing shortages Monday night.

Burbank, Phoenix and Denver had the worst staffing problems.

Newark, Jacksonville, Chicago, DC, and Indianapolis and other locations were also short staffed due to the government shutdown.

Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country | CNN

The impact of the government shutdown hit travelers across the United States Monday, as air traffic controllers called out sick, closing a control tower and leading to delays at major airports.

www.cnn.com

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Katha @taxkha.bsky.social · 2d

[ #FireEmblem | #Fe3h | #Sylvix | #SylvixWeek2025 ]

Sylvix Week Day 2: Horror AU

digital illustration showing felix and sylvain from fe3h set in an alternative universe. Felix is portrayed as a large black wolf and the two of them are facing each other in a snowy terrain surrounded by birch trees engulfed in yellow light. The drawing is framed by a red frame with white swirly patterns.

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Altorina @altorina.bsky.social · 2d

"Without me, all existence would
be a curse. I am the necessary end."
#Hades

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Whit☀️Wei @mochiwei.com · 2d

Linktober 2025 Day 5: Love & Friendship 💕

#linktober #artposting

Image depicts Princess Zelda and Link from Ocarina of Time sitting beneath an arch and in front of a wisteria tree. They are gazing into each other’s eyes and holding hands.

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ying2 @yingui.bsky.social · 6d

there was light after dark / there was life in my heart

sylvain and felix sitting facing away from us. felix is leaning his head on sylvain's shoulder while sylvain has a hand on felix's shoulder comfortingly. they are sitting on a brown ground while the background is just a bright (gray/pink) day with a white sun. sylvain is in a white tshirt and black shorts. felix is in a black turtleneck and gray pants.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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ZED @zedsabre.bsky.social · 2d

#whumptober ok i killed him again. but like in a cul chulainn way.

timeskip dimitri in the pose of The Dying Cuchulain statue by Oliver Sheppard, tied to a rock with areadbhar in hand, and an eagle perched on his dead body

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ying2 @yingui.bsky.social · 3d

first and last kiss / eternal winter #SylvixWeek2025

green palette felix lays dying on the upper panel while pressing the pommel of his sword to his lips. in the bottom panel warm/pale orange palette sylvain presses the pommel to his own mouth. behind the panels is a faded drawing of the two as children

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lin 📌PRINTS FOR 🇵🇸🍉 @qiliin.bsky.social · 2d

[ #fe3h | #sylvix ]
#sylvixweek2025 DAY1: dancing

happy first day of sylvix week 2025!!
jane austen movie adaptations are perfect for the kind of emotional repression i put these 2 through 😌

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Katha @littleroot-rsedent.bsky.social · 2d

[ #FireEmblem | #Fe3h | #Sylvix | #SylvixWeek2025 ]

Sylvix Week Day 1: Dancing

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Comic showing Felix and Sylvain from Fe3h drawn in monochrome

Page 1

Panel 1: Felix is showing Sylvain how to dance and says "-you put your hand here- and position your feet like this and-"

Panel 2: Felix looks up at a smiling Sylvain and asks "...what?"

Panel 3: Sylvain says "Nothing, I just..."

Page 2

Panel 1: Sylvains text continues "didn't expect you to enjoy dancing is all". Felix looks caught off guard. The background is a black sky with stars.

Panel 2: A flustered Felix says "shut up, I don't enjoy it, it's just useful in battle is all.

Panel 3: Sylvain laughs and says "haha I wasnt trying to tease you."

Panel 4: Sylvain is holding Felix's hand and says "It's just nice to see you smile for once."

Page 3

Panel 1-3: a sequence of Felix looking up and down and back up all flustered.

Panel 4: Felix turns around and leaves and says "I'm leaving."

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 3d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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elka 🌾 commissions open! @saintsbeware.bsky.social · 7d

❤️‍🔥Book Cover Request Form❤️‍🔥

for my indie authors out there, my new listing for book covers is officially live!!

If you need a cover for your ebook, itch listing, or a print-ready full cover spread, consider working with me! I'd love to help you! 🖤
#indieauthor #sff #artsky

vgen.co/saintsbeware

picture of a vgen listing for a Book Cover Request Form, 5 slots open starting at $200

photo of a book covers mockup featuring an illustration of a ranger sitting on a tree in the woods with the title A CONSORT FOR THE WOODEN GOD, Elka Marsden

an illustration of a book covers mockup featuring mock up featuring a man holding a knife to another man's throat with a decorated illuminated manuscript adjacent border with the title DO KNIGHT NOT YEARN, M.R. Santua

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qiqi @kaizmos.bsky.social · 3d

and i'd marry you but i'm so unwell
#SylvixWeek2025 #sylvix

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val @destroymuse.bsky.social · 3d

syvx first kiss for day 1 of #SylvixWeek2025 :3

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えす @esu-rk.bsky.social · 3d

あごのせレトクロ

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emily @emilyliuwho.bsky.social · 3d

a mermaid learns to dance #sylvixweek2025

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ciil 🦭 @ciil.bsky.social · 4d

1am delirious motivational comic from moi #comic

comic of seal being self conscious abt sucking but evil ominous aggro positive seal screams at her that actually its cooler to try and flop than not try and not flop. seal screams AT LEAST I DID IT BROOOO

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cn @metasighs.bsky.social · 3d

#SylvixWeek2025 first/last dance

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 3d

Reminder that everything you post can be seen by law enforcement.

Be smart, especially now, and don't snitch on yourself. Posting specifics about actions or promoting violence on social media is just a bad idea. There's a reason organizers and activists use Signal. You can't resist from a cage.

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Frames @oxinabox.bsky.social · 4d

as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"

I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.

We know exactly how LLMs work.

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 6d

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

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