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@yuzukiyochii.bsky.social

Will open 2 more comm slots— just need a bit of extra to pay something for my personal cover projects (since I don't want to touch the budget for the upcoming months) ;;

DM me if interested! 🥹🫶

(Also here's my dog, she says hi! 💕)

January 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM

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Joey Esposito

@joeyesposito.bsky.social

re: SDCC allowing GenAI into their art show. SDCC costs creators *thousands* of dollars to attend and they think this is ok?

Readers, attendees, and creators alike need to let them know there’s no place for GenAI in the arts, period.

here’s their contact page www.comic-con.org/contact/

January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM

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Matt McMuscles

@mattmcmuscles.bsky.social

Easy choice

January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM

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Miyew 🇵🇭 | VGen comms open

@miyo02.bsky.social

🧡 Art Raffle for 1.1K followers! 2 Winners; Free Thigh-up art for the winner 🧡

I'm very thankful of the people who show so much love to my arts (or my yapping) regardless of fandom ^^ Please read everything if you're gonna join~

Winners will be drawn on February 5!

#artraffle

Overall pink graphic of my art raffle with an Estelle art on the top left. Text says:

Miyo02
1.1K followers
Art Raffle
Ends February 5
(Philippine Standard time)

How to Join
-Like this post
-Repost this post
-Follow me (New followers welcome)
-Comment with a character/OC you want to be drawn (with pictures)

Two (2) winners will receive a free thigh-up illustration of their chosen character
1st place - fully rendered
2nd place - watercolor

Overall pink graphic showing three of my past artworks which were raffle prizes. These characters are Crow Armbrust, Klea (Trails OC), and Itsuki Nakano.

Text says:
Miyo02
Past Raffle Prize Samples
(art style keeps evolving somehow)

January 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM

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Ichigo 🎨

@kaishainichigo.bsky.social

Illustration #11 Estelle Bright (September 2025)

#EstelleBright #TrailsintheSky #TrailsintheSky1st #Falcom #Kiseki #空の軌跡

December 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM

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Maggie Jones Lutey

@avengermags.bsky.social

🏆 My Top 5 Games of 2025!! 🏆

1. Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
2. Pokémon Legends Z-A
3. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
5. Trails through Daybreak II

Let me know your favorite games from this year! 👀

December 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM

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kay ⟡₊ ⊹

@pawmi.bsky.social

is this even legal wtf 😭😭

ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 27d

Users are noticing Twitter/X has added a Grok-powered AI image editor that lets anyone edit any image on the platform, including other people’s artwork using text prompts.

Artists warn there’s no opt-out or consent, raising concerns over unauthorized edits and misuse.

December 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM

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CyricZ - The Dragon of GameFAQs

@cyricz42.bsky.social

Announcement:

I will not be writing a GameFAQs guide for Yakuza Kiwami 3/Dark Ties.

Full statement below:

Hi everyone. CyricZ here. After giving myself time to reflect on my options, I’ve decided that I will not be writing a GameFAQs guide for Yakuza Kiwami 3 / Dark Ties. I will not be purchasing the game, nor playing it in any capacity.
I write guides because I love writing, and I write for the games that I write for because they inspire me. The joy I find in them drives me to give my best work. If I were to write a guide entirely out of obligation or expectation, I do not believe my best work would find its way to the page.
With the hiring of known sexual harasser Teruyuki Kagawa to the face and voice cast of Yakuza Kiwami 3, I do not find myself inspired by the game. The Like a Dragon series has a long-standing history of opposing sexual misconduct in all its forms and I feel this casting goes against that message.

Key members of RGG Studio have refused to speak on the hiring of Kagawa after his misconduct was made more widely known. While they are by no means required to speak about this, by their silence they have sent a message that they do not view Kagawa’s misconduct as a dealbreaker for inclusion in the series cast, nor do they deem it worth addressing. This stands in contrast to steps taken in the past to replace other cast members that did not align with their values.
I won’t go into further detail on the issue itself as the information is widely available via the #REMOVEKAGAWA movement. The rest of this will be about me, my guides, and my relationship with RGG Studio and the Like a Dragon series.

I remain a fan of the Like a Dragon series. It’s not something I can just excise from myself. I intend to continue playing past Like a Dragon games on stream as they are some of my favorite video games. That may be subject to change in the future, but the plans are to continue playing the games on stream in my intended order, with the exception of Yakuza Kiwami 3 or Dark Ties. The only minor thing that will change with regards to my streams is that I intend to take special note during stream of the many, many instances during the series that remind us of the societal ill of sexual misconduct.
As to future games put out by RGG Studio, I reserve the right to not make a decision on those at this time. That will be a “wait and see” situation, dependent on future actions or inactions by RGG Studio.
Further, if things change with regards to the release of Yakuza Kiwami 3, I reserve the right to reassess all the preceding. RGG Studio still has the opportunity to do right in this situation, and I hold onto hope that they will see the best way forward.

Finally, I promise to all my readers that my GameFAQs guides for the Like a Dragon series and other RGG Studio games will be going nowhere no matter what happens. Not only are they some of my best work, but if I preserve the guides with myself as the author, I remain in creative control of them. This prevents others from taking the text and redistributing it without my consent, which is something I fear would happen if I were to remove them from GameFAQs entirely.
For those of you who read my guides, thank you so much for your support, and I’m sorry I will not be helping with this upcoming game. For anyone who wants to write a guide on GameFAQs for Yakuza Kiwami 3, be my guest, not that you need my permission anyway. For those of you joining me in solidarity against Kagawa and this release, I thank you all for sticking with it. Your commitment has inspired this.
Be good to each other,
Scott “CyricZ” Zdankiewicz

December 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM

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Asu | comms open

@aegisasu.bsky.social

[Retweets appreciated!]

Hi hi! Ko-Fi doodle cms for single character and pairs are Open again! 5 slots for each! :D
Link: ko-fi.com/aegisasu/com...

December 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM

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IGN

@ign.com

On the 2025 finale of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, the Bob Ross estate auctioned off the “Cabin at Sunset” painting for over $1 million to support PBS and public media, which has been stripped of nearly all its funding by the Trump administration. https://bit.ly/3XOr8Fp

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’s Most Recent Episode Raised More Than $1.5M For Public Broadcasting

November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM

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ユズ [ Yuzu ] || COMMS CLOSED 📣📣📣

@yuzukiyochii.bsky.social

⚠️ Hi guys, as planned, I'm opening 10 slots for flat colors head shot comms to help out the victims of Typhoon Uwan here in the PH! ⚠️

Note that NO money shall go or be given to me but instead, DM me proof that you've donated in any of these! 💓

November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM

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Bill Corbett

@billcorbett.bsky.social

Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).

1) pic of Melissa and Mark Hortman 2) pic of Melissa Hortman and dog Gilbert

September 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM

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GungHo

@gungho-america.bsky.social

🚨 Giveaway Time! 🚨

We’re celebrating the upcoming release of #TrailsintheSky1st with an exclusive giveaway! 🎉

25 winners will score a Shining Gift Set; a limited-edition merch bundle!
📅 Sept 8–15!

Enter here: https://loom.ly/FxBibzw

September 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM

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ユズ [ Yuzu ] || COMMS CLOSED 📣📣📣

@yuzukiyochii.bsky.social

For Sept-Oct funds! ><
RTs appreciated... 🥺

ユズ [ Yuzu ] || COMMS CLOSED 📣📣📣 @yuzukiyochii.bsky.social · Dec 20

Yuzukiyochii's new updated rates and services! ✨
For more questions & inquiries, don't hesitate to DM me! It'll be my pleasure to draw for you!💕

Instant links! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
❣️Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/yuzukiyochii
❣️Paypal: paypal.me/yuzukiyo

August 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM

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Nyah 🐰💕✨

@lichtsstar.bsky.social

Did you know that commissioning me will grant you a custom hand drawn sparkly shoujo (or ecchi depending on who you ask) aesthetic piece by yours truly UwU

(I'll also accept paypal now but you'll just have to hit me with a DM so i can swap it on since artistree only allows one at a time)

August 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM

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sai ✦ uchi-con ➡️ frosty faustings

@radiostarkiller.bsky.social

another one

www.twitch.tv/radiostarkil...

radiostarkiller - Twitch

✦ women grindset ✦ mic off ✦ energy level [help]

www.twitch.tv

June 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM

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bjorntobewildlife.bsky.social

@bjorntobewildlife.bsky.social

HOORAY! No AI generated portraits/content in Jurassic World Evolution 3! Dinosaurs are back on the menu! 🦖

June 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM

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⭐️ Alina ⭐️

@alinalal.bsky.social

rain drops

an illustration of the characters from persona 4. the protagonist yu narukami is looking through a rain puddle and the reflection shows himself, yosuke, chie, and yukiko in the TV world

June 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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$frackdeals.bsky.social$

Frack's Sonic Deals

@frackdeals.bsky.social

✨RAFFLE TIME ✨

Giving away THREE copies of the Japanese Shadow the Hedgehog manga series! 196 pages, single volume that includes all 6 issues. Winners selected from Twitter, Bluesky, and Twitch

TO ENTER (Bluesky):
- Follow @frackdeals.bsky.social and repost this post!

Ends May 29 at 11:59 PT

May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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Asu | comms open

@aegisasu.bsky.social

[Retweets appreciated!!]
Hi hi I’m opening doodle Ko-Fi comms again for Single character and pairs! ^-^ Im going on a Trip soon so the Support would be really appreciated!
5 slots for each!

Link: ko-fi.com/aegisasu/com...