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|🔞| NSFW artist | friend of all weird and wonderful fetishes | Artist | He/him | 24 | 🇦🇺 | 🏳️‍⚧️ | Poly | Top/Dom | no RP | <3 |

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · May 23

VvV💚MY LINKS💚VvV
Furaffinity - furaffinity.net/user/serpent...
Aryion - aryion.com/g4/user/serp...
Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/sirp...
Discord Server - discord.gg/65VKF25ptN
Kofi - ko-fi.com/serpentess
Subscribestar - subscribestar.adult/serpentes
Support Me - www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

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boobs are progressive and feminist @bapaf.bsky.social · 13d

cannot emphasize enough that thinking that the pro-censorship side has already won is how the pro-censorship side wins

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 17d

i want to stress: i firmly believe that we, just us normal people, can push back against this global wave of censorship.

we CAN do this.

there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 2d

Doodle of Vri

Vrimerious examining herself and saying 'my body is a graveyard, many have met their end here, and i think many more will.'

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 6d

#furry

Old Jerry sketch page, stumbled across this, IDK if it ever got posted?

Page spread of doodled Jerry's in different poses, two naked full bodies, an ass shot, and two head-busts. In the leftmost headbust he's being held by Vri's hands.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 6d

#furry #dragon #Serpentesona

While sorting myself out just thought I'd share this old little journal doodle :) will try and post sketchbook art until I can get to the 'better' stuff again

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 16d

Would love to see what other ideas you guys have about 'empowerment' that involves burying and silencing people trying to communicate dark topics. How endlessly intelligent of you trying to bleach the world, one spot at a time.What other bright spark ideas do you have for your social media platform.

Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 16d

Despicable weak-boned censorship for fictional stories about the dynamic, and at times dark, world around us. Congratulations on hurtling towards your website shuttering before it even really got off the ground. I hate having a front row seat. Adults should be allowed to be adults. Disappointed.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 16d

Sent a complaint and I'm going to send complaints every single day because I've got time to be a problem. Fuck them. My blood is boiling. Everyone wants art to be comfy little safe hug boxes where nothing bad ever happens and everything is rainbows and sunshine. Fuck right off. Fuck RIGHT off.

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 18d

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around

There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates

Most notably:

1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"

So what can we DO about it?

#SaveSpeech

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Multiple cropped screenshots showing portions of the bsky TOS before and now. Before: "iv. Encouraging self-harm or suicide
v. Depictions of excessive violence, gore, torture, dismemberment, or non-consensual sexual activity". Now: "ii. We do not allow sexual content involving non-consensual activity including synthetic, simulated, illustrated, or animated versions. iv. Do not create, share, or promote sexual content involving realistic risk of death or serious injury. i. Do not share content, methods, instructions, or promotion of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, and extreme dieting practices.
ii. Do not share methods, instructions, depictions, or promotion of dangerous stunts or abuse of dangerous or controlled substances. 5. Protected Expression
B. Support, Recovery, and Mental Health:
i. Personal recovery experiences or survivor stories shared to promote healing and community support rather than encouraging harmful behavior.
ii. Sharing verified mental health resources, crisis prevention".

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 20d

#vore #vrimerious

Comic from 4 years ago i just stumbled onto, I'm sharing because I think it's good and funny LOL

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 20d

#vore #vrimerious #belly

FINALLY. MADE ART. I was about to lose my MIND.

Three Panel comic of Vrimerious the white lipped pit viper. Panel one is her maw, wide open with a yawn, and a little burp. Panel two is her shirt riding up over her huge, noisy belly. Panel three is a full body of Vri, she's sporting a hefty gut and is as thick as she is tall. Her boobs strain and destroy her shirt. Her head is resting comfy between her tits. She's thinking to herself 'sigh. I liked this shirt. should've slept naked after gorging myself. Dunno how i haven't learnt my weight-gain lesson yet ...'

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 23d

Well, shit. Seeing that substar is already starting to soft ban NSFW creators is incredibly disheartening. I was sort of banking on a patreon/substar audience being how I kept my neck above the poverty line going forward. Sort of just grimly just staring at my computer screen. :(

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 23d

i dont know how else to drill it into people's heads but you are going to see this happen to more and more creators until there's no one left, or at least until the infrastructure that allowed us all to share our work as a community and create careers out of it is completely gone

you have to act

Lilirulu: Currently Warframe Brain'd @lilirulu.bsky.social · 23d

Vrelnir (Creator of Degrees of Lewdity) just mentioned that Subscribestar soft banned their page. So, those rumours that Substar was banning certain kinds of content (DoL has a plethora of upsetting kinks) were in fact true.

Full post here: vrelnir.blogspot.com/2025/09/degr...

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son 😈🔞 catching up @sinreiv.bsky.social · Sep 3

btw telling an artist you like their OC/want to see more has a lot more impact than numbers of likes and shares... obv those are appreciated too, but you don't really know what ppl sharing your art think of it unless they tell you. and it feels really nice to know! a kind comment goes a long way :)

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · 26d

#furry#vrimeriousviper

Vri takin' selfies for Jerry

Vrimerious the white lipped pit viper, sitting naked except for nylon tights, taking a selfie and making a peace sign.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 6

Aussies yall have a petition too!

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Announcements Only @acvalens.net · Sep 6

Australians, spread this petition far and wide. Demands Parliament “open anti-trust investigations and penalize the unregulated monopoly of a key part of everyday infrastructure,” as “payment processors are not there to regulate what legal content people consume.”

www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

Petition EN7799 - Stop VISA and
MASTERCARD from dictating access to Legal Content.
Petition Status
The petition is currently open for signatures
OPEN
CLOSED
一雪一〇
PRESENTED RESPONDED
Petition Reason
VISA and MASTERCARD control the payment processor market, in a monopoly, that is not regulated in the least. These companies openly dictate access to services, sales, or operations, of legal items, or legal businesses, based on their own political views. Credit Card Processors should only be there to process legal transactions, and not dictate what someone spends their money on. VISA and MASTERCARD are so big and control a market that can be equated to a utility. There are no alternatives widely available in the market, despite these companies acting as a key part of all payment infrastructure. just like water companies or electricity providers are regulated to prevent them from stopping service based on arbitrary views,
VISA and MASTERCARD should be held to the same standard.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · Sep 4

I. FINALLY. HAVE. INTERNET.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · Aug 29

First Cintiq doodle in my new house!!! My internet isn’t being fixed for a while so no high-quality PNGs for us till then lol.

Vrimerious the white lipped pit viper sitting, looking uninterested to her left, something small and cylindrical and smoking rests between two fingers, in a hand that rests on one of her knees. She’s naked.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · Aug 28

Trying to keep up positives: I made it! I fucking made it. I’m here, in Melbourne. I’m already finding a sense of routine and it’s only day 4. Had my first night in a real bed last night. My first nightmare-free night in a long, long time. Things are getting better. I am getting better.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’ll be fine, I’m not about to die, I’m sure this will resolve just fine. I am just deeply unfathomably frustrated that even despite my best efforts I’m still left picking up the pieces. Thank GOD that with your support I have savings so I’m not truly fucked raw.

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’ve landed in Melbourne. Things are mostly fine but pretty fucking pear shaped. A bunch of my stuff was missed by the moving truck bc my designated person failed at the task. And my internet is PROPER fucked. Like the wall socket got the landlord special turbo, disintegrated into my hands.

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Announcements Only @acvalens.net · Aug 24

If you’re new to the fight, please don’t be afraid to get involved! A lot of the ppl fighting since Day 1 need reinforcements or backup

#SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech
C.P.B.C.
4 PHONE CALLS A DAY
[If you're able to do more, you are encouraged to do so]
WHO?
WHY?
HOW TO CONTACT
WHAT TO DO
Card
MASTERCARD
+
VISA
Visa and Mastercard have long histories with pressuring platforms that host and sell adult content. Most recently, they have pressured Steam and Itch.io, leading to dozens if not hundreds of games being delisted, and their TOS now updated with draconian content standards.
MASTERCARD
(US) +1 (800)-307-7309
phone tree nav: 1-1-2-2-2-1
(INTL) +1 (636)-722-7111
VISA
(US + CAN) +1 (800)-847-2911
phone tree nav: 1-1-5. mash account #.
Your goal is mostly to waste their time and therefore their money.
Pose as a confused customer "just asking for clarification" about things relating to the Itch/Steam censorship controversy.
Paypro
PAYPAL
+
STRIPE
Paypal and Stripe have their own histories with action against adult content. Like the credit card companies, they have both pressured Steam and Itch.io, with Itch calling out Stripe as a priority target, and Steam no longer being able to process certain currencies using Paypal.
PAYPAL
(US + CAN) 1-(402)-935-2050
(AUS) 1800 931 678
(GER) +49 69 945189975
STRIPE
(Ireland HQ) 353 1 903 8449
(Cust. Support) (877) 887-7815
+1 (888) 926 2289 (say you are in california)
Same as the CARDS. Waste time, waste money, eventually try to segue into censorship of adult content as a topic.
CITIBANK
Bank
+
BARCLAYS
+
WELLS FARGO
Both Paypal and Stripe have indicated that their banking partners have also been a source of ant- Adult Content pressure.
While there are MANY banks associated with paypros, these 3 are prime initial targets.
CITIBANK (ENG) 1-(888)-248-4226
(ESP) 1-(800)-360-2484
BARCLAYS
44 (0)1624 684444
+800 800 88885 (replace (+) with country's exit code
WELLS FARGO
1-800-869-3557
For now, begin by treating banks the same as how the CARDS and PAYPROS were early on. Call in, make explicit complaints re: Adult Content.
If you have an ac…

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Cartoonist Cooperative @cartoonist.coop · Jul 30

The Cartoonist Co-op stands against the censorship and pay discrimination of 18+, erotic, and NSFW artists.

Check the link below for our official statement, ways to take action, and resources.
cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...

Art by @greedygulo.bsky.social

Anthropomorphic dip-pen and inkwell stand infront of a table stacked with books. Pen holds a sign with '18+' drawn on the center, with a heart around it. Inkwell is holding a paper colored rainbow with 'LGBTQA' upon it. Inkwell is holding a hand up in a 'stop' motion. Behind the table is the vague sense of a crowd also holding signs. Above image it reads: "CARTOONISTS Against Adult Content CENSORSHIP"

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Serpentes @sirpentes.bsky.social · Aug 19

❗❗❗ UPDATE ❗❗❗

Bond has been paid, the moving truck is booked, move-in day has been decided, EVERYTHING I own is in boxes. It's all really happening! Wish me luck everyone! This is the biggest leap I've ever made in my life. Your support is the only reason why I'm here at all 🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚🥹💚

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Dastardly_Devil🔞 @dastardlydevil.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'm so tired of this puritanical bullshit.
Sex is healthy, sex fantasies are healthy, fiction is healthy.

I wish people would stop conflating BDSM and fiction with assault.
People have fantasies about power. That's normal!

Exploring feeling via stories is what humans do!

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