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Abby McGrath
@abbytmcgrath.bsky.social
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She/they. Illustrator, weird kid, lover of musicals and the silliest Star Trek episodes. Commissions: OPEN 🎨
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I’m sure other people will post it but hey
Panel 1 Kermit with a top hat sings, “there’s only one more sleep til…” Panel 2 Kermit stands alone in a wintery Victorian street looking up at the moon as he finishes singing, “…Christmas.” Panel 3 Close up on Kermit as he screams internally
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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danielwcarlson.bsky.social
When they ask me what radicalized me
The family of mice singing “No cheeses for us meeces” in the opening song (“Scrooge”) of THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), a movie that I saw in the theater at age 10 and which immediately became a formative movie and deeply held family favorite, its annual viewing soon becoming a family tradition, and which has always been incredibly dear to me, even though I consider myself only an average enthusiast when it comes to the Muppets (I grew up with them and still love them with that warm childhood purity but I am not at Disney-Adult-levels of obsession or passionate opinion—but I will say that THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL is one of the best adaptations of Dickens’s story in the entire history of cinema, and no one since ’92 has come remotely close), and which I have always found incredibly moving and beautiful and tragic and redemptive, and which always makes me cry quietly during several key scenes; it is one of my strongest links to childhood memory.
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
I didn’t draw as much as I was hoping this year but I’m proud of what I did draw! I’m working on a few projects that I hope come to fruition. Hoping next year is full of more drawing for fun and leaving any reservation behind!
Panel 1 Music playing overhead: I’m looking for a man in finance, trust fund, 6’5”, blue eyes Girl with red hair: ugh I hate this song Panel 2 Character with short hair looks shocked as they exclaim in their head, “SETO KAIBA???” The rich boy himself appears behind them Panel 1 Character sitting on a bed, playing their switch Character 1: ah, time to relax and play one of my childhood favorites. Let’s relax and forget our troubles a little bit~ Panel 2 Cloud Strife from final fantasy 7 stands facing away from the camera Cloud: corporations are destroying the planet, valuing profit over lives and morals. Every day is a struggle to hope and fight back. Panel 3 Character 1 sheds a tear with a blank smile on their face Character 1: oh dear Balor, Hayden, Ryis and March from Fields of Mistria Panel 1 Character is standing in shallow water below branches and leaves Caption: maybe joy isn’t some grand destination I have to arrive at or somehow earn. Panel 2 Character holds a beautiful agate up to the sky with a proud smile Caption: maybe joy is in opportunities all around me. Waiting to be found.
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
Trans kids, trans adults, trans all of you folks

I’m so glad you live. I’m so glad you’re here and I hope you know there are so many rooting for you, fighting for you and hoping you get to live the best life you can
December 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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jessfink.bsky.social
I cannot stress enough that most ppl don't ever even think about calling their reps. I talk to ppl in my fam about it and they go "Huh? What?". But your reps work for YOU. They need to know what you actually care about. When we call in big numbers it ALERTS them, cuz they rarely hear from us.
ingloriousgigi.bsky.social Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 10d
Hey romancelandia and fandom peeps! If you live in the U.S. right now you should know that KOSA (along with a slew of censorship bills) are advancing through congress right now. If you care about spicy books and/or fanfiction you should contact your reps right now and tell them to vote NO on KOSA!
US House Subcommittee Advances 18 Child Online Safety Bills | TechPolicy.Press
Some members expressed "fury" at the tech industry for not doing more to protect children and teens.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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byjessicaelena.bsky.social
New fav drawing alert!!

#art #illustration
A digital drawing of a page completely filled with flowers and leaves, and som insects flying around. There are different shapes of flowers, drawn in a loose way, and the colours are orange, yellow, purple and green.
December 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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startrekcc.bsky.social
Day 52 of inserting a random Muppet into a random Star Trek screenshot

#StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #TheMuppets #SesameStreet
Dr. Bashir and Garak are sharing a table at the station replimat. Bashir sits on the left side while Garak sits on the right. They are both looking away from the camera at a character who has stopped to talk. It is Telly Monster from Sesame Street.
December 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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shop.zandraillustration.com
Switching people's mindsets from corporate spending to small or employee owned businesses is a process, but it's never impossible.

Stuff that has worked for me ⏬⏬
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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colinsmith.bsky.social
“Moominmamma cooks a real magic potion following Grandmother’s infallible recipe”, by Tove Jansson, as used on the cover of 1989’s exhibition catalogue of Jansson’s work as shown at Finland’s Tampere Art Museum.
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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authorizedmusings.bsky.social
*kicks down the door like Big Bird in that one gif*

VISIT YOUR LIBRARY

WE'VE GOT DVDS

WE'VE GOT CDS

WE'VE GOT BOOKS ON CD

WE'VE GOT THAT TONIES THING FOR YOUR KID

YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT WORK
authorsguild.org The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 16d
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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liliuhms.com
rain, rain
#kidlitart #illustration
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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aubryjoi.bsky.social
I’m tried of this grandpa

[ #cuteart #traditionalart #sketchbook ]
A sketch done with a rainbow pencil of a cute fat cat laying down and doodling. Around the cat are stars, squiggles, and other doodles, as well as the words: “why would I use AI when I can just not.”
October 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social
Car character designs
Character designs of three cats. One orange cat stretching, one blue cat sitting, and one yellow cat laying down.
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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loish.bsky.social
Saying goodbye to my favorite season 🍂 There are still a few desperate leaves clinging to the trees here, but less of them every day.
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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stefscribbles.bsky.social
oops it's her again
a drawing of a cute cat making a statement about ai (it sucks)
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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apassingmaniac.bsky.social
#trek
Garak from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine standing in his shop. Text: Don we now our gay apparel
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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heyitsjan.bsky.social
just gonna put this here
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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byjessicaelena.bsky.social
Little landscape!!

#art #illustration #landscapeart
A digital drawing of a hilly landscape with lots of big trees, two little cottages with stars on them, smoke coming out the chimney of one of them, and some flowers. The colour palette uses lots of lush greens, pink and orange.
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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startrekcc.bsky.social
Day 39 of inserting a random Muppet into a random Star Trek screenshot

#StarTrek #StarTrekGenerations #StarTrekTNG #TheMuppets #MuppetTreasureIsland
A screenshot from a scene in Star Trek: Generations depicting Picard and Riker in the holodeck aboard a 19th-Century Earth sailing ship named Enterprise. They are clad in the appropriate sea-faring uniforms and hats. Standing next to them is Kermit the Frog as Captain Abraham Smollett from Muppet Treasure Island, who is wearing a very similar uniform.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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meganroseruiz.bsky.social
My piece for Giant Robot’s 2025 Totoro Show!
A traditional illustration of Totoro in a forest. The Totoro has a ditto-like face. The illustration was created using Gel Ink, Watercolor, and Gouache on Paper
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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lollibeepop.bsky.social
Little friends you can find around my yard in the fall 🍂

I've been playing around with Procreates new brushes, lot's of fun textures to experiment with! Haven't had a ton of time to draw lately so this felt like a special little love letter to the season
An illustration entitled "Friends of Fall" showing a persimmon plant with various bugs on it. Text on bottom left: 1. Isabelirtiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabeila) 2. Yellow-collared scape moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) 3. Kaki persimmon (Disparius kaki) 4. Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) 5. Eastern leaf-footed bug (Leproglossus phyllopus) 6. Spinybacked ortweaver (Gasteriacantha cancriformis)
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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rachelperciphone.bsky.social
I am very excited to share my upcoming variant cover for IDW's Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming #5! Available to pre-order a copy now from your local comic-book shop and set to release in February, 2026! 🙂
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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queermedieval.bsky.social
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
a medieval style digital drawing of an androgynous brown-skinned knight on horseback on a hill, stabbing a long gold spear into a blue dragon on the ground. the knight has a gold halo behind their head and wears a suit of silver armor with a nonbinary flag striped tunic and a trans flag as a cape. their horse is white, with blue tack with trans pride trim. there is black gothic text at the top and bottom of the image reading “A world without trans people has never existed and never will.” there’s an ornate pale blue border around the image, filled with pink and blue scrollwork, gold hearts filled with colorful flowers, a smiley bat, two smiley moles, and two smiling frogs holding up trans flags.
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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michiums.bsky.social
evergreen
michiums.bsky.social michiums 🔜 katsucon, eccc 2026 💫 @michiums.bsky.social · Oct 10
this old piece went viral on tumblr back in 2023 so here it is again since I don’t think I posted it here before !
A dreamy purple, pink, green and blue sky with a bunch of little ghosts and text in white that reads “your trans dreams,love,rage,existence are enough”
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
abbytmcgrath.bsky.social
Just popping in to say commissions are open! I know we’re all just trying to hang in right now, so I appreciate any support! Thanks 💜🎨
Commissions are open! Waist Up: $95. A portrait of a person wearing green overalls holding open a brown cardigan lined with library cards against a green background. Couples $125. A portrait of a white farmer girl in blue overalls holding a flower to a Black girl with long purple hair and cute horns and a floral skirt against a beige background. Pets $75. A portrait of a tortoise shell cat against a yellow background. Want more characters? A detailed background? Let’s chat! DM or email at abby@abbymcgrath.com. A detailed three-charcater portrait in a garden and a simple character portrait both sit against a purple background.
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM