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mars 🔞

@marsoid.bsky.social

everyone clapped #art #comic

November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM

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Kat Abughazaleh

@katmabu.bsky.social

SNAP benefits are under attack during this government shutdown and food banks are picking up the slack.

But they need your help. Here are the best ways to do that:

November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM

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Crispy-Ghee✨️

@crispy-ghee.bsky.social

I consistently have had flow issues with my Ackerman g nib fountain pen and, after just not being able to deal with the frustration anymore, I made the jankiest overfeed out of an aluminum can. Tight fit, but i got it in and now it's a *ton* better. Almost no stuttering or railroading.

An Ackerman gnib fountain pen with a homemade overfeed made of aluminum on top of the nib

Scribbles with line variation done with an Ackerman pen and sumi ink

November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM

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Patrick Ness

@patricknessbooks.bsky.social

Every time she comes up, I remind you all that Pamela Paul killed a pro trans paragraph in a review I wrote for the New York Times, lied about it in the press, then when I confronted her with receipts, said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16d

In which a straight woman highlights a bunch of known anti trans activists and claims there's a divide in the queer community.

It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.

Alt text: Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal article headline titled “The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition.” The subheadline reads, “More gay people are speaking out against the gender ideology of trans and queer activists.” The article is categorized under “U.S.” and written by Pamela Paul, published on October 31, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. ET.

November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM

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Rick Desilets | The D-Pad

@ricdesi.dpad.fm

Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:

• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"

October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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AlexDeHell_NSFW(COMMS OPEN)

@alexdehellnsfw.bsky.social

lil goofy comm #nsfwart #chainsawman #commissionsopen

October 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM

A7CHITECT

@a7chitect.bsky.social

This is what people mean when they say that actions speak louder than words. Thus is why we boycott and protest because it CAN work, BUT only if a large section of people do it. If it bleeds them dry of money even for a short amount of time, they have to acknowledge what is going on and listen.

Owen Dennis @oweeeeendennis.bsky.social · 28d

8%

That's it. That's the number. That's the *maximum* amount of people needed who normally buy a product to stop buying the product for the company completely flip the direction of a choice they made within 3 days.

8%

That's a very doable number.

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension

Cancellation rates for both Disney’s streaming services doubled in September from a month earlier.

www.wsj.com

October 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM

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Owen Dennis

@oweeeeendennis.bsky.social

8%

That's it. That's the number. That's the *maximum* amount of people needed who normally buy a product to stop buying the product for the company completely flip the direction of a choice they made within 3 days.

8%

That's a very doable number.

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension

Cancellation rates for both Disney’s streaming services doubled in September from a month earlier.

www.wsj.com

October 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM

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Forbes

@forbes.com

The case is one of at least two major gun disputes the Supreme Court is set to decide this term.

Supreme Court Will Consider Overturning Federal Ban On Drug Users Owning Guns

The case is one of at least two major gun disputes the Supreme Court is set to decide this term.

www.forbes.com

October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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Ian Fay

@ianfay.bsky.social

Old dusty cunts be pulling up the ladder behind them whenever possible

Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · Oct 15

Oscar-winning VFX legend Phil Tippett ('Star Wars,' 'Jurassic Park') mastered the blending of practical and digital effects when the latter technology was still new. At View Conference this week, he shared how his studio is now bringing AI into the mix.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/phil-tip...

VFX Icon Phil Tippett On His Studio's Generative AI Use

At Italy’s VIEW Conference, Tippett Studio veterans explore how artificial intelligence could accelerate stop motion and VFX without losing the human touch.

www.cartoonbrew.com

October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM

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tirtyturtle

@tirtyturtle.bsky.social

Been thinking about Chris 🥴
#residentevil

October 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM

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elia ayoub

@ayoub.bsky.social

Absolutely horrible news - Saleh was killed today

www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-a...

October 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM

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Jayce

@jayceb.bsky.social

Eslam has, once again, had her account deleted. This is untenable, unjust, and aiding in genocide. PLEASE share her fundraiser so she can continue getting help to her family. Repost if you cannot donate chuffed.org/project/1282...

October 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM

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Jayce

@jayceb.bsky.social

Please continue to help me boost Jaafar! Repost if you cannot donate chuffed.org/project/jaafar

October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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Jayce

@jayceb.bsky.social

Please continue to help me boost this family’s need. Repost if you cannot donate www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

October 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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Jayce

@jayceb.bsky.social

Please repost if you cannot donate chuffed.org/project/1212...

October 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM

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Jayce

@jayceb.bsky.social

Please repost if you cannot donate, this family’s fundraiser has slowed www.gofundme.com/f/help-sahar...

October 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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Jayce

@jayceb.bsky.social

Please repost if you cannot donate for this family, they need daily help I cannot always provide and their fundraiser has slowed chuffed.org/project/1370...

October 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM

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M.Lee🎨

@cluelessartist.bsky.social

Punti’s passion project
🪨💎🎨

#MonkeyWrench
@zeurel.bsky.social original series
Punti VA: @chichiai.bsky.social

October 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM

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Dr Kat Day (she/her)

@chronicleflask.katday.com

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
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From Create Mode
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM

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SpryOldLorax

@spryoldlorax.bsky.social

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

September 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM

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Bill Wolkoff

@billwearsties.bsky.social

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

September 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin

@voicesbyzane.bsky.social

Super excited to announce that I voice Dolion Methuselah Kroe in Monkey Wrench episode 5! Working with Zeurel, Tito, and company is always a joy. Check out the series if you haven't yet, it's peak animated fun scifi adventure with a lot of heart!

Dolion Kroe from monkey wrench episode 5: Interloper

September 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM

A7CHITECT

@a7chitect.bsky.social

If you haven’t watched Episode 5 of Monkey Wrench, you need to WATCH IT NOW! @zeurel.bsky.social and his team has knocked it out of the park! I was surprised to learn @voicesbyzane.bsky.social voices the new villain, Dolion! If you see this, you crushed it dude! youtu.be/m2nZKiK9Xlw?...