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@paranoart.bsky.social
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UK-based illustrator, freelancer, and rhythm game enthusiast. She/They. Bi/Ace. One sick individual.
BLM. Trans rights. No Gen AI/NFTs.
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Para > hibernation @paranoart.bsky.social · Nov 18
It's good to see #MeetTheWebcomic here on Bluesky!

Currently sitting at around 130 pages, Monster Boy is a comic about the crappier sides of being a teenager, the importance of seeking solace in each other, and a bunch of neurotic weirdos.

tapas.io/series/Monst...
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paranoart.bsky.social
Trying to de-rust after barely drawing for the past month. Allowing myself to have fun sketching again, rather than focusing on making a finished product, feels great.

And Jax is a great warm-up doodle subject lol
Several sketchy doodles of a few of my comic characters, as well as Jax from the Amazing Digital Circus. Also, a tiny doodle of me, upset that my hand cramped while drawing these lol
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
paranoart.bsky.social
Uhh sudden influx of followers - hello!! Happy holidays! oAo/

wheredidyouallcomefrom-
December 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
paranoart.bsky.social
I'll be there! Hope to see you when it starts in two hours~
caphurricane.bsky.social Santa Hurricane 🎅🎄☃️| Racing and Pilot VTuber @caphurricane.bsky.social · 7d
🎅 STRIM ANNOUNCEMENT 🎅

Playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with friends amd chat tomorrow, Monday 22 Dec, at 7:30pm UK/2:30pm ET!

Come along for some fun chill racin' over at twitch.tv/captnhurricane
me, a cartoon bipedal hedgehog in a santa hat driving santa's red sleigh over a snowy town with presents in the back while looking at the viewer. the text reads Christmas with Captain Hurricane and friends! Community Kartin' Monday 22 Dec 7:30pm UK/2:30pm ET
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
paranoart.bsky.social
Heads up: I'm shutting my online shops for the holidays tomorrow~

I should have done it yesterday like I said I would, but now I'm worried about disappointing customers, and What-If-ism is a powerful thing my dudes
A screenshot of the top of my Etsy page, which I will be shutting for the holidays starting from tomorrow. It will stay shut until the new year.
December 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
paranoart.bsky.social
Trying to de-rust after barely drawing for the past month. Allowing myself to have fun sketching again, rather than focusing on making a finished product, feels great.

And Jax is a great warm-up doodle subject lol
Several sketchy doodles of a few of my comic characters, as well as Jax from the Amazing Digital Circus. Also, a tiny doodle of me, upset that my hand cramped while drawing these lol
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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frankcifaldi.bsky.social
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
paranoart.bsky.social
Thank you so much!! 💕
peterallison.net Peter Ray Allison @peterallison.net · 9d
Picked up the perfect badges (by @paranoart.bsky.social) in Derby today.
Five punk rock pronoun badges.
December 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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deswalsh.bsky.social
Every single person who says its a waste of energy to push back to ai are playing into the hands of the powerful who do not have best of intentions. You can be loud and say AI is BS
shaneanderson.bsky.social Shane Anderson 🏳️‍🌈 @shaneanderson.bsky.social · 10d
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."

- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.

Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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haradoshin.bsky.social
Bring this energy with you int 2026 (yes this is a threat)
Tumblr post that says “the world isn’t kind” OK???much more importantly are you? “the world isn’t kind” skill issue. I am “the world isn’t kind” not yet it isn’t. This is a threat.
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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madeleinefjall.bsky.social
scrolling social media lately has been very depressing 🫠

i just wanna make art in peace and stop having rich people destroy the world we live in
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
An old journal comic repost to remind myself that the time is now and I’m not stuck
Panel 1 A character looks at their phone, bombarded with scary, sad and bad news. “I can’t tell if I’m in denial or just stubborn.” Panel 2 Character pours themself a steaming cup of coffee. “…but I don’t want to just give up.” Panel 3 Character talks to someone on their laptop using their headphones. “I want to keep doing what I can.” Panel 4 Character sits at their desk drawing on a digital tablet connected to their laptop “So that in the end I can be proud that I did the best I could with whatever time I had left.”
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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ironspike.bsky.social
This is your occasional reminder that attention is literally their business model, and when you don’t give it to them, they fail.
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14d
Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.

They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
December 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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jadedsketch.bsky.social
Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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lithiumproject.bsky.social
Tell your friends you love them because it's a cool thing to do.
December 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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adwills.bsky.social
manifesting:
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🕯 ai bubble 🕯

🕯 to pop disastrously 🕯

🕯 for all involved 🕯
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December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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haysey-draws.art
I hate this TL
geneljumalon.bsky.social Genel Jumalon @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 19d
Heads up for all my art friends that have an online store.
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
paranoart.bsky.social
Christ, putting out shop update notices right now feels fucking inhuman.

In my notice, I cited professional reasons for shutting my shop early this year - but let's be real. Emotionally, I'm all over the place. Receiving frequent Shit-O-Grams from impatient customers is only making things worse.
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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paranoart.bsky.social
I'll be shutting my shops for the holidays earlier than usual this year. Please see the slides below for further details.

Thank you for your understanding. <3
A 4-slide notice to let my online customers know that I'm putting my online shops into Holiday Mode (making them unavailable for service) earlier than I usually would at this time of year. The text reads: "Hey, all. I'm sorry to say that I've decided to close my shops for the holidays early this year. TL;DR: parcels mailed from my area of the UK will be delayed, and I can't get any new stock printed in time. CLOSING DATES: United States, Canada, Mexico: December 10th Europe: December 15th United Kingdom: December 19th" "To elaborate: my local post sorting facility is experiencing backlogs and delays. I usually keep my shops open until Royal Mail's recommended last postage dates, to ensure all orders arrive in time for Christmas. Over the past week, my online customers have reported that their orders are arriving 2~ days late domestically, and 3~5 days late internationally. Because of this delay, I have decided it will be better (for myself and my customers) that I shut my shop early, and dispatch all orders as early as possible." "As for the stock issue: one of my main manufacturers is closing early this December for relocation. I'm already running low on some popular items, and with my most trusted supplier (understandably!) shutting down soon, I won't be able to get new stock prepared until the new year. I want to avoid disappointing my customers, so this has become another factor that influenced my decision." "Thank you for reading this far, and for your patience and understanding during these busy and difficult times. All the best to you and yours. -Para"
December 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
paranoart.bsky.social
I'll be shutting my shops for the holidays earlier than usual this year. Please see the slides below for further details.

Thank you for your understanding. <3
A 4-slide notice to let my online customers know that I'm putting my online shops into Holiday Mode (making them unavailable for service) earlier than I usually would at this time of year. The text reads: "Hey, all. I'm sorry to say that I've decided to close my shops for the holidays early this year. TL;DR: parcels mailed from my area of the UK will be delayed, and I can't get any new stock printed in time. CLOSING DATES: United States, Canada, Mexico: December 10th Europe: December 15th United Kingdom: December 19th" "To elaborate: my local post sorting facility is experiencing backlogs and delays. I usually keep my shops open until Royal Mail's recommended last postage dates, to ensure all orders arrive in time for Christmas. Over the past week, my online customers have reported that their orders are arriving 2~ days late domestically, and 3~5 days late internationally. Because of this delay, I have decided it will be better (for myself and my customers) that I shut my shop early, and dispatch all orders as early as possible." "As for the stock issue: one of my main manufacturers is closing early this December for relocation. I'm already running low on some popular items, and with my most trusted supplier (understandably!) shutting down soon, I won't be able to get new stock prepared until the new year. I want to avoid disappointing my customers, so this has become another factor that influenced my decision." "Thank you for reading this far, and for your patience and understanding during these busy and difficult times. All the best to you and yours. -Para"
December 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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mythjae.bsky.social
Definitely this Caitlin Seida poem: Hope Is Not A Bird, Emily, It's a Sewer Rat
Hope Is Not a Bird, Emily, It’s a Sewer Rat by Caitlin Seida Hope is not the thing with feathers That comes home to roost When you need it most. Hope is an ugly thing With teeth and claws and Patchy fur that’s seen some shit. It’s what thrives in the discards And survives in the ugliest parts of our world, Able to find a way to go on When nothing else can even find a way in. It’s the gritty, nasty little carrier of such diseases as optimism, persistence, Perseverance and joy, Transmissible as it drags its tail across your path and bites you in the ass. Hope is not some delicate, beautiful bird, Emily. It’s a lowly little sewer rat That snorts pesticides like they were Lines of coke and still Shows up on time to work the next day Looking no worse for wear.
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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bextraordinary.bsky.social
♥️
To my friends from LiveJournal I still think about you Wonder if you finally quit, Do you still speak to your mom? I remember when you went to Japan How you swore you'd never forgive him. I can't remember to take my meds but I remember you wanted to live on a houseboat. It's a strange intimacy, all of us unspooling across decades of internet space Like balls of yarn leaving a trail behind us of everywhere and everyone we've ever been I hope you got your houseboat. I hope you got everything. -Hayley DeRoche
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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caphurricane.bsky.social
Still on sale! Four left!
caphurricane.bsky.social Santa Hurricane 🎅🎄☃️| Racing and Pilot VTuber @caphurricane.bsky.social · Nov 22
THERE ARE SIX CAP KEYCHAINS LEFT!

Get yours today! Makes a great Christmas gift! Probably a good Hannukah gift too! I will watch over your driving!

Get it here: ko-fi.com/s/9fb13b99b0
Promo graphic for my fourth anniversary merrch, double-sided wooden charms with a golden star clasp and a mirror hanger, priced at £7 + p£p. It's an illustration of me piloting a bi-plane
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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pixie.maidsofengland.co.uk
Dear Pixie Nation, it's okay to feel overwhelmed with the festive season.

Christmas can be joyful but it can be difficult, bring up hard to navigate feelings, it can be exhausting and full of pressure.

Remember - you aren't broken or miserable for finding this time of year hard. (1/4)
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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paranoart.bsky.social
I'm going to be hard to contact for a while. I need some time offline. Friends and mutuals, I'll get back to you when I can.
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM