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Zach (He/him) Freelance #artist #graphicdesign #illustrator. Drawing stuff I enjoy. // Artist for @sonicgalactic.bsky.social and various #SonicTheHedgehog fan projects 🎨 Portfolio: https://thecongressman.github.io/ ✉️ Email: [email protected]

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TheCongressman @thecongressman.bsky.social · Apr 9

#PortfolioDay

✨I'm Zach, a graphic designer looking to get into more illustration, game art, or comics work.✨ I'm currently working on a Sonic fan comic, and several fan games.

I want to work with you on your next project! ☺️

linktr.ee/thecongressman
ZJArtandDesign@gmail

Mecha Sonic mk. 1, Mecha mk. 2, and Metal Sonic fighting for dominance.

Pov: you're looking at Lammy and Katy through the door waiting in the heat for you to let them in.

Samus surrounded by numerous space pirates lurking just inside the shadow.

Tails having fun riding the teacup lift in Launch Base Zone.

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lokigun @lokigun.bsky.social · 7h

JetSet Radio - Gum 🛼🐸💚

Character Redisign✍️

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frayed @frayed-symphony.bsky.social · 7h

The genuine disappointment I feel at people still using Twitter 🤮

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Kris Dobbins @krisdobbinsart.bsky.social · 14h

hog

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

It should be very very clear to everyone right now that the Attorney General was asked under oath if she possesses pics of the President with undressed teens and she refused to say “no.”

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22h

Trump and his goons are clearly hungry to murder American citizens. Showing up in inflatable costumes makes it VERY hard for them to get the kind of bloody show they want.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22h

Honestly and seriously think this is an EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE tactic to use against these weak fascist losers.

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 23h

lmao, kristi noem wanted a black bloc fight and got an inflatable rave instead. fuck you DHS, rip city forever.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 1d

Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine is back in limited stock! All funds go to the Palestine Red Crescent Society! Currently there are 20 regular physical editions, 20 phys/digital combo editions, and 4 of the bundle packs available. A fantastic anthology and one I'm glad to have orderable again!

SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

www.samidoonanthology.com

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TheCongressman @thecongressman.bsky.social · 1d

If this is what they think people will find most captivating, then I guess this confirms there's no substantial alien encounter files lol

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 1d

Literally they've shot two people in Chicago alone, we're all unbelievably fortunate the woman they shot last fucking weekend survived

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 1d

I know there's a lot to keep up with but someone has ALREADY been killed by ICE in Chicago, its not a theoretical question, and folks are dying in ICE detention and being disappeared constantly, when you say "someone's gonna get killed" youre actually washing the blood from their hands 😘✌️

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Marsh ★ @menacingmarsh.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to contribute, had to get my main man Jet in this

a large scale image of jet the hawk from the sonic franchise, he is riding the type-J extreme gear from sonic riders zero gravity. The background is a blue sky with soft clouds.

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iasmin omar ata | delta 🌟 vtuber comms open! @deltahead.bsky.social · 1d

my hands are shaking with rage and grief. i shouldn't have to do this. the edited text on this image should not exist. this should not still be happening in 2025

a panel from my entry in Samidoon. it is sepia tone of a palestinan family walking. the caption reads "in 2024, the images from inside Gaza echo my family's storie from Palestine. the walk away from our tattered homes looks the same as 50 years ago." the 2024 is crossed out witht 2025 written next to it. my hands are shaking with rage and grief as i type

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iasmin omar ata | delta 🌟 vtuber comms open! @deltahead.bsky.social · 1d

please do something. anything. please at least today educate yourself about the Balfour Declaration (signed in 1917) and the Mandate for Palestine (drafted in 1919). it's been 100+ years. that's how far back this injustice goes. the world has watched for a century. it should not still be happening

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget that Dolly Parton gave a million bucks for covid research at the *very start* of the pandemic—including money that helped fund the development of the Moderna vaccine.

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Xy, First Minister of Furries and Autism @xylaria.vg · 1d

...i'll be god damned.

This is messaging that's actually fucking decent. It actually sounds like Chuck almost gives a shit.

Now, hammer it into the Republican skulls and don't give an inch until they cave to pressure.

This shutdown should only end when *they* surrender.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 1d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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TheCongressman @thecongressman.bsky.social · 1d

Actually great message, now you have to stick with it. DO NOT CAVE. Also, since you're such a fan of Mamdani's presentation style, you should cut the bullshit and endorse him

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

I don't exaggerate when I say that @rude1.blacksky.team and Blacksky team may be saving the entire Bluesky endeavor right now.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

Rudy is the real deal. Been waiting for an update, and he sure has it! Makes me really glad I migrated @gregpak.com to Blacksky's myatproto.social PDS for non-Black users - gonna migrate @gregpak.net over asap as well.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

This is a very big deal and speaks to the importance of Blacksky and its associated PDSes.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

Suspension of accts from Bluesky has called into question the mission and very existence of Blacksky. "If bsky can still suspend you, what's the point?"

For one usually Bluesky doesn't just suspend you. They delete all of your data AND suspend you. Moving to Blacksky prevents that. 4/11

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

As always, I share these photos to say YOU ARE NOT ALONE. There are awesome people and groups in your community that are fighting back, and you can join them!

If you're in Brooklyn, I HIGHLY recommend joining @bkindivisible.bsky.social. They DO stuff!

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

Went to @bkindivisible.bsky.social's awesome art build for the 10/18 #NoKings march yesterday in Park Slope. No lie: Brooklyn Indivisible is ORGANIZED and ACTIVE. Check 'em out and get involved, y'all!

Person wearing a denim smock lifts a stencil off of a painted round NO KINGS sign. They just completed painting the red line across the yellow crown on the shield. Very satisfying seeing the stencil come off.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

tap into this article to see the details of the bills that would protect trans & queer people that are still on the table.

when you call, tell him he needs to sign all of them. name them!

gavin: (916) 445-2841

AB 82 / SB 497
AB 1084 / SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 727
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

California Could Pass Ten Bills Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights Into Law—If Gov. Newsom Doesn’t Veto Them

Responding to an unprecedented wave of hate against trans communities, California legislators have sent bills supporting queer healthcare and privacy rights to the Governor’s desk. Californians must p...

transnews.network

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sink @sinksadventure.bsky.social · Nov 9

my self published game Shooting Saucer released last year to little reception
it's a small, tough platformer about an alien being chased by a UFO, with plenty of replay value and secrets to find
check it out on steam if it looks fun

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sink @sinksadventure.bsky.social · 1d

My new open world precision "batformer" Vampire's Best Friend is out now on Steam and itch with a 10% launch discount!

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day!

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 1d

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

Do note that LGBTQ+ nation issued a correction that he has until the end of the week to sign the others. If he doesn't sign them, they go into law anyway 12 days later.

My hope is that the criticisms he's received will at least let him quietly acquiesce instead of outright oppose.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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