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cuteosphere

@cuteosphere.bsky.social

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM

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David Revoy

@davidrevoy.com

The Correct Incantation

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

A comic in four panels:

Panel 1. The gothic sorceress, dressed in dark, flowing robes, stands in the middle of a desolated land. She gazes at the colorful mechanical parrot flying near her shoulder: the Avian Intelligent Parrot. The sorceress asks with a hint of curiosity.
> Gothic sorceress: "Hey, Avian Intelligence, what's the incantation for summoning a fireball?"
> AI Parrot: ":sparkle emoji: The correct incantation for a fireball is "IgnisMe"."

Panel 2. The gothic sorceress cracks a wicked smile, her eyes shining with anticipation as she raises her hands in front of her, fingers spread and ready to cast.
> Gothic sorceress: "Alright, let's give it a shot... IgnisMe!"

Panel 2(small insert in previous panel). Only the eyes of the gothic sorceress are visible in a large flame.
> Gothic sorceress: "?!!"

Panel 3. The gothic sorceress is burnt, her face contorted in a mix of shock, anger, and pain. Flames and smoke dance around her, her dark robes burnt and tattered, revealing exposed parts of her anatomy.
> Gothic sorceress: "You #*$%@& bird! You gave me a self-immolation spell instead of a fireball spell!"

Panel 4. As the sorceress facepalms, the Avian Intelligent parrot replies with stoicism.
> AI Parrot: ":sparkle emoji: You're absolutely right! The correct incantation for a fireball is "PyroBolus"."

November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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Delaney King (She/Her/Ho Ho Whomst)

@delaneyking.bsky.social

A little talked about symptom of ADHD is Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD).

This is an intense feeling that everyone hates you.

RSD comes in waves, and does not require events to trigger it. You can be walking along with friends having a great time and suddenly you feel an outsider.

November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM

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Celesse ✿

@celesse.bsky.social

Back to school 📚✨ #art #cats #fallart #witch

A warm drawing of a black cat wearing a witch hat and dressed in a coat and patchwork scarf. They sit atop an old-fashioned suitcase and hold a book and wand, with a stack of books beside them and a broom leaning against the case. Sunflowers and a signpost with a wagon symbol on it frame the background as they watch for their ride back to school.

September 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM

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Iron Circus Comics

@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social

Happy Labor Day!

Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work...

Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?

Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world.

Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed.

Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight.

And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job!

Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime.

If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.

September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM

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Leslie Strock

@nokkinatter.bsky.social

I felt like trying something different, so I drew some of the Yogscast characters! They’re a small studio/gaming channel that makes so many fun videos. Definitely recommend them if you need a good laugh 😊

@boba.yogscast.com is the only one I know of who has a bluesky 😅

Police lineup with a lawyer man holding a bee, a cat with a bat, a muscular bear man, a spy, a giant rat, a man in a leotard holding a sign that says “Yogscast”, a small shark holding a harpoon, a robot man, a monkey, and a frog man holding a watch.

February 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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Akialyne

@akialyne.bsky.social

A delightful company

Comic of a girl staring into the ceiling in her bed at night, expressing that it’s time for an Existential Crisis.

The girl stares at the ceiling, then back to her bed. A Brown and white cat stares down at her on her belly

The cat walks to the girl, lifts up her butts, then sits on the girl’s face, who resolves to stop overthinking

The girl with a disgusted look, asks her cat what she’s been pooping, the cat answers « mischief » with a mischievous face

November 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM

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Akialyne

@akialyne.bsky.social

Draped in colors

Lady with a long ponytail, dressed in red hues, wears a scarf made out of red paint coming out of a big paintbrush she is waving behind her back

December 2, 2024 at 8:01 PM

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Mochipan

@mochipan.com

Giveaway! $250 gift card to my store
I'm gonna try a small giveaway here first to see how it goes. Still not super used to this platform so bear with me!

Rules:
-must be following me!
-must like and repost!
-you can share any fanart of my designs for 10 extra entries

Ends in 1 week!

December 5, 2024 at 7:04 PM