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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · 2h

Adding to the tragedy of this horrendous act of road violence, Ghost Padron was about to return to their job as an outreach worker at Somerset West CHC. They should have made it home that day and then later to work, helping people with addictions my community. Every life is a universe.

Recovery unlikely for Ottawa cyclist struck by vehicle in July

Ghost Padron had a serious brain injury after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bike in Stittsville in July.

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Alex Numb Bear AI Slayer @afterdarkalexi.bsky.social · 18h

a reminder that the luddites weren’t anti technology per se but that the new tech ONLY benefited the bourgeoisie class

Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 19h

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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.

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Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.social · 1d

please read this thread to refill your heart meters

Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all, I am VERY excited to introduce you to one of my new favorite Tolkien artists: Kay Woollard (1924-2008).

Woollard first read LotR in '79 when she was 55. From then until her death, she was heavily involved in Tolkien fan culture, contributing illustrations to Tolkien Society publications.

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A recursive cover of Amon Hen, Bulletin of the Tolkien Society, with a hobbit reading a copy of Amon Hen with a hobbit reading a copy of Amon Hen, and so on

A bulletin titled "A Long-Expected Party Progress Report: Preparation" depicting many hobbit chefs baking pies

Christmas card of a Hobbit couple carrying their child on their shoulders through a snowy landscape

A postcard titled "A Slumbering Pedlar" showing a sleeping Hobbit pedlar resting on his pack of goods

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Paolo Davolio | Hall of Horrors now on Kickstarter @echidnadesign.bsky.social · 1d

Hall of Horrors now live on Kickstarter! 🐴🦵
A whole fiction-intensive bestiary with harvestable magic items for #Daggeheart, #5E, and #CandelaObscura.

➡️ bit.ly/45utywj

Everything entirely illustrated with brand new, human-made artworks (no AI) by @followthefool.bsky.social

#TTRPGs #TTRPG #dnd

Hall of Horrors: Bestiary for Daggerheart, D&D 5E, and CO

A collection of creatures, adversaries and items for Daggerheart, Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (D&D 2024) and Candela Obscura TTRPG

www.kickstarter.com

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Supervising Animation Wizard @brendering.bsky.social · 1d

Miyazaki survived the bombing of Utsunomiya as a child. His family escaped in a car, but left a neighbor and her daughter behind to save themselves. Miyazaki regrets this, and said this has stayed with him and shaped his film making. He hopes his audience will learn the courage he lacked in 1945.

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Guillaume Bonnet @zazb.bsky.social · 1d

The Children of Viridia is a guild made up of people who claim to be from the lost city and would love to reclaim it.

Isometric ink drawing of four adventurers with gear covered with vegetation. The ground they are standing on seems to be over with big vines and roots.

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all, I am VERY excited to introduce you to one of my new favorite Tolkien artists: Kay Woollard (1924-2008).

Woollard first read LotR in '79 when she was 55. From then until her death, she was heavily involved in Tolkien fan culture, contributing illustrations to Tolkien Society publications.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

Here’s this week’s Better Offline. I’m joined by @davidjroth.bsky.social and @vicmsong.bsky.social to talk about Sora 2, Meta’s AR glasses, the “friend” pendant, and why none of these products can ever truly deliver meaningful friendship.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline

Radio Better Offline: Victoria Song and David Roth

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 10/08/2025 · 51m

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Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.social · 1d

all the bigger to hide all the knives in them

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Ralph Bakshi @ralphbakshi.bsky.social · 1d

More "Cool World" work by Barry E Jackson (1992)

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christopher linoleum @scribblechris.bsky.social · 2d

I'm quoted in this piece! It's about how and why animation workers have been forming so many unions in Vancouver the last few years ☺️

PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 3d

Vancouver’s film and TV industry is facing one of its ‘toughest slowdowns’ ever. Animators and visual effects workers are unionizing to take back control:

“It’s time to level the playing field for the workers ... so they can have more of a say, more control and a democratization of their workplace”

Vancouver’s Film and TV Industry is Facing One of its ‘Toughest Slowdowns’. Animators and Visual Effects Workers Are Unionizing to Take Back Control.

Canadian animators and visual effects workers aren’t giving up during turbulent times, they’re organizing their workplaces and unionizing

pressprogress.ca

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Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.social · 1d

the little princess (1995) came up the other day as a topic, cuz that movie is SO GOOD. so i also put that on the list. I also really enjoyed the Pippy Longstocking stories as a kid too.

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Scary Corpse-ico🦇 🎃 ✨ @sarahcosico.bsky.social · 1d

#peachtober 5 & 6 a ring of poppies ❤️

On a cream and orange checkered background an acorn dances in the middle of a circle of red poppies

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Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.social · Sep 7

He is not growing into his stompers. They remain large and graspy.

Photo of a fluffy white and cream cat sitting in a woven basket shaped like an acorn. His big fluffy paws hang over the side

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Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.social · Nov 29

Nadja looks very cute with her new lil bandana (its gonna get so dirty)

photo of a hairless cat with a cute lil bandana

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Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 1d

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!

#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 1d

This Saturday, October 11th, I'm going to be participating in the @blacknanimated Charity Stream-a-Thon! Come hang out with me and a fantastic lineup of talented artists as we chat and draw!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 1d

Ohohoho free shipping (free?!!) from @bookshop.org on Oct 7 and 8! Two very fine days to pick up, perhaps, books written by a huge bug?

bookshop.org/shop/premeem...

Premee Mohamed Bookshop

Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She has also been a finalist for the Hug...

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Alison Sampson A-21 MCM London Artist Alley @alisonsampson.bsky.social · 2d

IMPORTANT AND TRUE

Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 2d

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Jake Flores @feraljokes.bsky.social · 2d

We are permanently trapped at these people's mercy while forced to watch them slowly learn shit people generally figure out in 11th grade

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Benson Shum - 🔜 LightBox Expo #423 @bshum79.bsky.social · Nov 19

Hello, I am Benson Shum. I write & illustrate books for kids and also an Animation Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Look forward to connecting here! 💛

#kidlitart #kidlit

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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · 2d

Give him a knife in the movie please! That would be so funny!

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Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.social · 2d

CRYING FROM THE BEAUTY. SLAMMING INTO THE COMPUTER SCREEN. LET ME INNNNNNN

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight

What was it that Granny Weatherwax had said once? "Evil starts when you begin to treat people as things". And right now it would happen if you thought there was a thing called a father, and a thing called a mother, and a thing called a daughter, and a thing called a cottage, and told yourself that if you put them all together you had a thing called a happy family.

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