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Octo
@octoturts.bsky.social
I LIKE TURTLES. Also I draw
30 || nonbinary, trans, bi || he/they || Dutch ||
do not interact if you like tcest please || artfight: ~Octopus
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Hey guys so uhhhhh

Groceries have become steadily more expensive and I've been feeding 3 people on half of a normal wage because I'm physically and mentally disabled

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You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.

You made a difference—so much of a difference.

Rest always in peace, and always in power.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Finished commission for rosenrosary, thank you so much!💜 #furryart #furry
November 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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C'est moi
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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If you stop drawing, who will draw your ocs??
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Little more progress today. Hopefully finish it tomorrow.
November 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Hosting a big OTA because my adopts keep failing and I'm really struggling to cover my cat's food and one more bill 😭 Please offer equal or above the listed amount and ONLY what you can truly pay. Offers here or on TH. Reposts would mean the world 🧡

#adopt #adoptable #OTA #furryart #commsopen #art
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I think something is trying to kill me. Just btw
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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*sigh* I'll say it again: your A.I. generated ResistLib slopaganda doesn't have the effect on your target audience that you hope for. It doesn't make me dislike the President any more than I already do. It does make me think you are an unreliable source of credible opinion or information.
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Welcome home, Scarlet.

#scarlethollow #scarlet_hollow #Fanart
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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there is something devastating at how gAI attacks areas that demand cultural critique and advancement the most. nor is it a coincidence.
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?

Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:

-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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I mean it from the bottom of my heart, just create for yourself first and then for the five people you keep captive in your basement.
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Please, please, PLEASE never do this. I don't think I even have to explain… I feel so fucked. When you bid on an adopt, it's a commitment. Backing out means I lose time and income and now have to restart the auction. And lately I'm extremely unlucky with adopt sales. This is so exhausting 😭 Whyyy
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Always thinking of you, ya freaks
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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i feel so bad for artists who now have to deal with accusations that their work is ai

Its so demeaning to the life of work they put into their art, and it must suck to have to argue that your work is in fact your own.

If you can draw, that's really cool, I think you are great.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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My fellow Europeans, I'm once again asking you to write or call your EU representatives and tell them this is unacceptable. They're essentially selling our sensitive data to companies, effectively destroying our privacy and risking our digital well-being.

Check the site!

fightchatcontrol.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Opinions
August 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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hare hare hawk
August 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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small cinematic mockup of my oc Glint now that i have the time,,, 🚬
September 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Jellyfish floating in the seas.
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM