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Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

No Soul to Call page this week. Between recovering from illness, and a lot of life stuff taking up time and energy I couldn't manage to finish a page. Hopefully things will get back on track next week!

November 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

Desperate times call for beheaded measures I guess. soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

October 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

Everyone's got their own ideas on what to do about the flesh skyscraper it seems. soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

October 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

Gaze upon the skin tower. soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

September 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM

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Uberzers 🦜

@uberzers.bsky.social

Drawing how Ludwig holds hands with the party members.
First up, Azariah ( @rommie.bsky.social )

🎨 #art #ocsky #illustration

Flat coloured fullbody illustration of Azariah (left, non-binary) and Ludwig (right, male) holding hands.

September 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

T'is but a flesh wo... well... flesh. soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

September 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

What a beautiful sunrise! ...What do you mean that's not a sunrise? soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

August 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM

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Uberzers 🦜

@uberzers.bsky.social

I love my d&d party. So much.

(Memes made by @rommie.bsky.social )

Koschei frowning with a wine glass to his lips
"You want me to come out of my cage AND be doing just fine?? In this economy???"

Azariah
"It's easy to be happy and nice, but the real power move is being miserable and nice. How am I doing? Real shitty dude. Very bad. Can I help you move or anything tho "

Liselotte
"How can I communicate to wild bunnies that I am their ally"

Ludwig
"Im trying to be less of a bitch, in case you idiots didnt notice"

August 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM

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John Scalzi

@scalzi.com

This feels like a spot of good news

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold

Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr...

www.sciencedaily.com

August 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

You won't need a head where we're going! soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

August 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM

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Uberzers 🦜

@uberzers.bsky.social

I created a new npc and guess I gave myself brain rot cause I love him already and so does the party. His name is Ludwig.

#ocsky

July 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

Nothing a machete can't fix! soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

July 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM

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Lucca (🏳️‍⚧️Aunt Tifa👊)

@spookalucca.games

KOSA is back. This is the internet censorship bill!

And it's not just coming for SWers, it'll be coming for all LGBTQ content, because the people in charge view LGBTQ people as inherently pornagraphic!

We must push back even harder than we did last time we killed this bill 🔥

GRINN‼️ @grinn3r.bsky.social · Jul 27

THEYRE AT IT AGAIN
CALL YOUR REPS, WE HAVE ANOTHER BILL TO KILL

time.com/7288539/kids...

What to Know About the Kids Online Safety Act

What to know about the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which has been reintroduced and has a second chance.

time.com

July 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM

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🌚Sam (SK Kelley)🌝

@skkelleywrites.bsky.social

reposting graphic with alt text

ANTI-CENSORSHIP CHEAT SHEET

WHY?
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe & Paypal have been censoring free speech & legal business online for TOO LONG. Most recent targets are Steam & Itch.io, but they have also pressured websites like Pixiv, Patreon, Fansly, Onlyfans & MORE for years, applying draconian standards for what kind of adult/pornographic content their users can host & sell.
If we as consumers & creators want to regain ground on this issue, we have to make our voice heard.

HOW?
BOMBARD WITH PHONE CALLS
Collective Shout, the org that lobbied to have Steam & Itch.io change their TOS, did so with only around 1000 phone calls. Visa & MC have backed down from pressuring Onlyfans to remove adult content entirely due to public backlash. Clogging phone lines for an extended period, over a month at least, will almost guarantee that these companies will have to pay attention to the backlash.

this list is not exhaustive, but some contact points for the 4 targets are:

VISA:
(US + Can): +1 800-847-2911
US selection for operator: 1-1-2 or 1-1-3

MASTERCARD:
(US): +1 800-307-7309
US selection for operator: 1-1-2-2-2-1
(Outside US): 1-636-722-7111

STRIPE:
(HQ): +1 888 963-8955
(France): +33 805-11-19-67
Email: complaints@stripe.com

PAYPAL:
(US): +1 888 221-1161
(outside US): 1-402-935-2050
Customer Service: +1 877-569-1116

TRY TO HIT ALL 4 TARGETS PER DAY
This is only going to have an effect if as many people possible call EVERY DAY for as long as possible.

THIS IS A MARATHON, NOT A RACE.
If you can, it is also a good idea to try to spread the word to organizations & groups that can either actively combat these huge companies legally, or can spread news, in a manner supportive of this movement, more effectively than your average person

examples of organizations:
ACLU
Canadian Civil Liberties Association local legislators & government representatives

examples of spreading the news:
local newspapers
special interest publications
video game streamers

July 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

The Keeper of my Call of Cthulhu campaign commissioned a series of very trustworthy old men!
Super trustworthy.
You can definitely trust them.
#digitalart

A portrait of an older white gentleman staring directly at the viewer with a stern, domineering expression. He has a cleanly shaved head, sharp blue eyes, round glasses, and strong cheekbones. He's wearing a black pinstripe suit, white button up shirt, and a tie with red, gold, and blue stripes. There's a wedding ring on his finger.

A portrait of an older white gentleman staring at the viewer with soft hazel eyes and a stoic expression. His short blonde hair is neatly slicked back, there's a small scar on his right eyebrow, and he has a thin, well-kept moustache. He's wearing a black suit jacket, white button up shirt, and dark blue tie.

A portrait of an older white gentleman peering sidelong towards the viewer. His left eye is covered by a bejewelled eyepatch featuring a large emerald framed in blue and pink rhinestones. He has long grey hair that falls past his shoulders, a handlebar moustache, and a long, thick beard decorated in golden tube beads.
He wears a large glittering blue bow tie, a white button up, and a dark purple vest with a Damask pattern. Affixed to his lapel is a golden brooch fitted with a large emerald.

July 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM

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Kady 🐚 smolgoatfish

@smolgoatfish.bsky.social

Eyyy, let's yeet Mastercard and other payment processors from policing what content you're willing to pay for. This isn't just about sex work either- but targeting sex work is always a shitty step forward to censorship.

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.

Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.

action.aclu.org

July 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM

Rommie

@rommie.bsky.social

Knock knock! Who's there? Flesh. soultocall.com

#webcomics #webtoons #spiderforest

July 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM

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rob cham!

@robcham.bsky.social

DIY > AI

July 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM

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Preeti Chhibber

@runwithskizzers.bsky.social

Good morning to another day republicans in office are desperate to take healthcare and food away from 17 million people so they can build camps and give tax cuts to the obscenely wealthy. Call your senators and ask them to oppose this big ass murderous bill asap (HR 1). Find your rep: reps.fyi