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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · 13h

D'vana Tendi wearing Rutherford’s boxers and nothing else. I need more practice with anatomy.

Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · 2d

I wondered what @karenkimvt.bsky.social would be like in The Amazing Digital Circus. Maybe a tiger plushie with prehensile pigtails.

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · 4d

I do agree with @morganaignis.bsky.social that Panty & Stocking should have a transwoman in the cast played by her. So I came up with Thigh High, a goth punk angel whose thigh highs transform into an urumi (whip sword) named Slicey and a bullwhip named Dicey.
Made with Krita, and no GenAI

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · 16d

Well, I feel seen

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 18d

DO NOT participate in #blueskyblackout2025

I'm nsfw artist and other nsfw artists are asking you to SHOUT! Bsky wants to censor us so the worst thing we can do is censor ourselves!

Publicly shame them, use the feedback button, and post about it using the tag #bskycensorship

Silence is compliance!

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · Aug 19

Warning to anyone who has their art on Spreadshirt.com: They now have a feature where anyone can remix your art and it's impossible to opt out unless you just leave the site altogether.

Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your designs for AI pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/19/s...

Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your designs for AI

Spreadshirt is an online print-on-demand store. You can sell T-shirts and mugs and so on. My wife Arkady Rose is an artist as well as a musician, and had a pile of designs on Spreadshirt and Redbub…

pivot-to-ai.com

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Sep 7

Judy Hopps dressed up for a night out at the club.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 31

and remember, DO NOT STOP CALLING.

ive updated the phone call cheat sheet one more time!

imgur: imgur.com/a/sC2YqPA

more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

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Homie O'Stasis @atarijenkins.bsky.social · Jul 31

Twitter is now 75% bot activity. The dead internet theory aint a theory anymore.

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Jul 29

I honestly hope Gunn goes for the Golden Age WW who came to the world of man to show the ideals of the Amazons: alternatives to toxic masculinity and greed. More her being a diplomat than a bloodthirsty warrior.

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Jul 29

With the Quak puppet, does the mouth move via a clasping hand or by a simple stick with a lever?

Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you, I needed this.

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Beo Risfang @beomech.mow.haus · Jul 3

With the awful news from the last couple hours, this post from the political optimism subreddit helped to break through a bit of the despair fog. Repubs know this is political suicide, ICE's support is crumbling despite the budget increase, and there's a myriad of ways to fight back. Keep strong.

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Mx Morgan @mxmorgan.com · Jul 3

danny devito in always sunny in philadelphia saying "you would have to be a real lowlife piece of shit to be proud to be an american"

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Travis Bickerstaff @bickpixx.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Jun 20

Already ahead of you. I've blocked his account.

Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Jun 20

For the sake of my sanity, I'm blocking JD Vance.

Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Jun 10

This maybe your most sensual GIF yet

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Dan Xinemesis 💀 @danximenes.bsky.social · May 6

This and

A series of tumblrs post by user 'skaldish':
"Still bothered by the US cultural idea that men can only be non-romantically intimate with one another in war-like or competitive circumstances.
skaldish Follow
I'm pretty quiet about the fact I'm a transman usually, but holy shitl need to tell you about the culture shock I'm going through because it's blindsiding me.
There's a huge sense of social isolation that comes with being perceived as male, because now people are subconsciously treating me as a potential predator. All strangers, no matter their gender, keep their guard up around me.
It made me realize that there is no inherent camaraderie in male socialization as there is in female socialization-unless, of course, it's in very specific environments. And the fact I don't amnbiently experience this mutual kinship in basic exchanges anymore is an insanely lonely feeling.
You know how badly this would have fucked my mind up if I had grown up with this?

It is 4:30am and I'm mourning the loss of a privilege I didn't even know I had.
skaldish

Anyway, I'm going to figure out how to navigate this. Don't know how yet, but I'm gonna."

Quote Repost of user 'azaloset' by 'Skaldish':
"If you figure it out, can you share your insights? This is a fundamental as to why im in the closet"
Answer:
"Absolutely, because it's an extremely sticky issue.

Frankly, this is something I would've never understood without living the experience.
It's now blatantly clear to me that most cis men probably experience chronic emotional malnutrition. They're deprived of social connection just enough for it to seriously fuck with their psyches, but not enough for them to realize that it's happening and what's causing it.
It's like they're starving, but don't know this because they've always been served 3 meals...except those meals have never been big enough.
This deprivation comes from all sides of aisle, by the way.
In the case of women: When I'm out in public and interact with women, all of them come off as incredibly aloof, cold, and mirthless. I have never experienced this before even though I know exactly what this composure is—the armor that keeps away creepy-ass men.
As someone who used to wear it myself, I know this armor is 100% impersonal. Nobody likes wearing it, and I can say with absolute certainty that women would dump the armor in favor of unconditional companionship with men if doing this didn't run the risk of actual assault. (Trust me when I say women aren't just being needlessly guarded.)

(cont.)

Continuation of the post on the previous image:
"But I only have a complete understanding of this context because I've experienced female socialization. If I hadn't, I would've thought this coldness was a conspiracy against me devised by roughly half of the human population. Even now, with all that I know about navigating the world as a woman, I'm failing to convince my monkey-brain that this armor isn't social rejection.

And as for male socialization? Again, it seems taboo for a man to be platonically intimate with men for reasons I have yet to fully understand, but I think it boils down to a) the fact society teaches boys that it's not okay to be soft with each other, and b) garden-variety homophobia. Our media only shows men being intimate with one another when they're teamed up against a dire situation, and I'd bet real money it's a huge reason why men gravitate toward activities that simulate being teamed up against an opposing force.
But men are not machines of war. Yes, testosterone absolutely
gives you Dumb Bastard Brain, but that just makes you want to skateboard a wagon down a hill or duct-tape your friend to the wall, not kill someone.
The human species looks so much colder standing from this side.
I can see how men might convince themselves that their feelings of emotional desperation is personal weakness as opposed to a symptom they're all experiencing from White Imperialism. Because this human connection, this frith, is as essential for our wellbeing as water is.
So sick. How sick. I want to destroy this garbage.
#this is a certain perspective you gain from having crossed the gender barrier"

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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · Mar 29

We employ over 80 artists to carefully work on every single part of the animation and creative process.
You will never get the nuance, complexity and beauty of a Ghibli film without the human hand and their love.

We will never use AI to replace art in our works.

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cuteosphere @cuteosphere.bsky.social · Mar 19

Artists feel pressured to make new art too quickly at the moment. Normalise artists fucking disappearing for months. Just walk off into the woods for a year and come back with a single sketch. It’s good for you

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · Mar 8

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The first transgender suicide hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Mar 2

Of the 340 mil American citizens, 200 mil can vote. 77 mil voted for Trump. 23% of my fellow Americans voted for this. I am so sorry.

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Jack - Grumpy Old Man CR: The Way of Kings @jackbwuzhere.bsky.social · Feb 27

Reminder of the Economic blackout schedule.

2025 ECONOMIC BLACKOUT SCHEDULE
BLACKOUT
TOTAL BLACKOUT FEB. 28: No purchases period. Purchase essentials in advance. If you must, shop local.
amazon BLACKOUT MAR 7-14: No AMAZON purchases period. SHOP LOCAL.
Nestle BLACKOUT MAR 21-28: No NESTLE purchases period including: Gerber, Perrier, Chefmate, Purina, Friskies, etc.
Walmart BLACKOUT April 7-14: No WALMART or WALMART.com purchases period. SHOP LOCAL.
TOTAL BLACKOUT 2 April 18: No purchases period. Purchase essentials in advance. If you must, shop local.

SPREAD THE WORD
Repost. Share. Tell your coworkers, family, and friends.

PREPARE
Buy necessities before or after 2-28. Shop local.

SPEND $0
No purchases for 24 hours FEB. 28, 2025. IF YOU MUST shop local.

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Seth Richards @sethrichards.bsky.social · Feb 22

You could do a YouTube video essay about this.

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