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Demon Gremlin | he/him 🏳️‍⚧️ | INFJ | Sleepy Boi | SciComm Grad Student | Sticker Enthusiast | NO GENAI
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floatingworld.bsky.social
We are participating in the Friday, Jan. 30 National Shutdown Day. Every small or big action you take matters. Let's build this movement and continue to grow towards a General Strike.

generalstrikeus.com/demands
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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ocarinia.bsky.social
It's my birthday month & I hit 5k! So I wanted to say thank you with a raffle! 🎉🧚

Rules:
- Must be following me!
- Repost

2 random winners will be chosen on 2/14/2026!
1st Winner: Chest-Up Bust
2nd Winner: Chibi
Ocarinia's 5k Follower Giveaway. First winner will receive a chest-up bust. Second winner will receive a chibi.
January 4, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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quailtea.bsky.social
Endangered Species of the Philippines 🇵🇭
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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bluedelliquanti.bsky.social
A friend of mine is raising funds for their neighbor Nielson, who had his rib broken by ICE agents.
www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-ne...
Donate to Aid for Nielson and His Pups After ICE Attack, organized by Jesse Belinsky
We are raising funds for our friend and neighbor Nielson. He and his thre… Jesse Belinsky needs your support for Aid for Nielson and His Pups After ICE Attack
www.gofundme.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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slimedrops.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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nooskadraws.bsky.social
throwing my ko-fi here as i can't take on work rn bc top surgery recovery, thank you all so much for your support so far! 🏳️‍⚧️

☕ ko-fi.com/nooska
nooskadraws.bsky.social 🌿viktor aleksander🌿🏳️‍⚧️top surgery recovery!🏳️‍⚧️ @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 19d
good morning #PortfolioDay !

i'm viktor, a trans gay illustrator, looking for work for march 2026 onwards in books, fantasy book boxes, ttrpgs, and comics. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 historical fiction, fashion, and fantasy is my cup of tea ✨🌿🌸🍵

🖼️ www.nooska-art.com
✉️ alex_dingley@hotmail.co.uk

[ #art #DnD #TTRPG ]
A digital illustration of a scene from AV Wilkes' 'All the White Spaces'. Jonathan, a trans man and the protagonist, stands in the centre, facing the viewer. He stares ahead in horror, his right hand clutching his throat. From his left eye, strands of bleeding red aurora stretch outwards. These auroras show visions of Jonathan's brothers on the Western Front of the First World War: - A moustached officer smokes a cigarette in a trench, looking away. - A soldier is twisted in the remains of barbed wire. - Three soldiers wear gas masks, emerging from clouds of mustard gas. - No Man's Land exploded to all hell. A tank is submerged in a shell hole in the distance. - A skull pressed into the earth. - A soldier holds a rifle and makes his way across the strait of No Man's Land. Two portrait aligned digital illustrations of book covers. Left: An illustration of Afaeran and King Galdor from the webcomic Wundor. They stand in the centre, facing each other. They are bordered by Ancient Greek inspired white columns and an arch above them. The columns are covered with grapevines, vine leaves, and hanging purple grapes. Afaerun is an oche skinned elf with flowing light pink-white hair, and wears a curved silver and ruby tiara, he smiles as he looks at King Galdor. King Galdor is a purple skinned monarch with a single white horn growing from his head. He has flowing dark purple hair, and wears a red leaf laurel. He holds Afaerun's cheek in a romantic embrace. Right: The cover for the book The Need for Dandelions by Alex Larkspur. Two men stand back to back surrounded by depictions of dandelions. The man angled to the front is Galen. He has tan skin, red hair, and hazel eyes. A large portion of his face is covered by a burn scar. He wears a yellow tunic and brown pants, along with a pink flower pendant. He lifts up one hand, and looks concerned. The other man, facing towards the back but looks over his shoulder, is Sasha. He has light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and stubble. He is wearing leather armor and green shirt and pants. He is holding a sword. 2 different portrait illustrations side by side. Left: Alder is a green skinned eladrin elf paladin. He stands nude in a forest. He wears a gold crown of laurels on his head. He looks down at the ground. He holds a sword in one hand, and a sprig of alder branch in the other, he has a shield attached to one arm. He is surrounded by green trees and yellow flowers. Right: A digital illustration inspired by the pairing Hansry (Hans Capon and Henry of Skalitz from the game series Kingdom Come Deliverance). The illustration is influenced by a scene in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. It is separated into 3 panels. Panel 1: Hans Capon looks behind him in quiet shock at his bodyguard Henry. Panel 2: Henry has touched Hans' ungloved hand with his gauntleted one in a gentle hold. The panel is surrounded by blooming flowers: herbs and plants that Henry can forage on his journey. Marigold, St John's Wort, Valerian, Sage, Chamomile, and Dandelion. Panel 3: Henry meets Hans' eyes with an unreadable expression. He quietly yearns beneath it. A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles." The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."
January 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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chiitan.love
There are people in the world who say that there are only two genders: male and female.
But the heart and soul have much more personality.
It's very sad that people who can't accept this sometimes utter very harsh words.
You were born to live freely.
Chiitan is an ally of transgender people🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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ela-bambust.bsky.social
Reminder that the argument against GenAI has MULTIPLE points and all matter:

1. It is theft
2. It puts people out of work
3. It uses disproportionate resources
4. It removes artistic agency

Do not let someone go "but they don't do 1 and 2!" Distract you from the others
January 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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pavlovforgoths.com
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence lies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't. By magicmosshka, yesterday's
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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nooskadraws.bsky.social
as i'm unable to take on work for 6 weeks and if you're able to ofc pls consider supporting me and my art! Thank you! 💖
ko-fi.com/nooska
Support nooskadraws ❤️
Become a supporter of nooskadraws today!
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January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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platinumeggs.bsky.social
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone

- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware

but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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corycatte.crowcouncil.art
being anti-war isn't naïve, stupid, nor deserving of ridicule.
it is being an empathetic and kind human being who cares for the well being of the people that get caught in the crossfire of a few political psychopaths.
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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nikonashapka.bsky.social
living in the 2020’s
January 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
akumapigeon.bsky.social
Decided to try and be more out there in 2026 ✨My goals for this year:
1. Graduate
2. Take opportunities by the horns and go with it
3. Experience something new every month
4. Create more things than 2025
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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w0lfertinger666.bsky.social
first art for 2026: self portrait
(he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️💪🏾
a drawing depicting a chubby black transmasc with dyed purple loc tips in a black tank top and bikini with cuff spikes. he also has a lip piercing. the drawing besides him is a side portrait of his face and above the side profile is a stylized chibi/cartoonish drawing of him giving a large thumbs up.
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on. 🏳️‍⚧️🫂
#SciArt poster with 6 white boxes on a purple/grey background. the test above in white says IN THIS LAB WE BELIEVE boxes upper left to bottom right: - text SCIENCE is real, a scientist in a blue labcoar holds a flask with teal liquid with an orange microbe above their head, while a round earth circles around them - text LOVE is love, two stickfigures are happily write in a pride flag with hearts above them - text BLACK LIVES matter, three stickfigures hold their fists proudly in the air - text FEMINISM is for everyone, a stickfigure holds a purple female symbol sign and is wrapped in a purple schal with a trans colors pin text EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY is cool, a mosquito stands by a series going from single atoms, to blue RNA, to red DNA, to a blue virus, to a red malaria parasite and orange bacteria, to a yellow worm, to a green amoeba, i drew this in a way where the amoeba looks like the mosquito's fart, I'm so sorry amoeba - text IMMIGRANTS are welcome, a little stickfigure statue of liberty stands tall and proud in between clouds and birds
August 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social
ACTUAL GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: The Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth have made it through the crisis!

Thanks to everyone who shared or donated-every donation mattered! Please share the good news just as widely!⚒️🧪🦑 Together we did #savePRI

www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...
‘Every Single Dollar Mattered’: Donations Save Museum of the Earth From Foreclosure
Just days before a year-end foreclosure deadline, the Museum of the Earth has paid off its mortgage following a wide fundraising campaign that rescued the Ithaca area landmark.
www.ithaca.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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mossworm.bsky.social
fantastical drawing of Tyrannosaurus, a bipedal carnivorous dinosaur with tiny arms. It is covered in colorful squares like a quilt, in shades of army green, orange, and pink. its arms are legs are simplified like toys. It is saying in a cartoon speech bubble "Even in a hypothetical world where genAI is environmentally neutral, I would still think it was really uncool."
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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mossworm.bsky.social
If I understand the situation correctly, why would you use genAI for placeholder or development art anyway? Just have the programmer draw it, literally everyone loves that stuff
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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annabookwriter.bsky.social
I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”

And

I hate to say it

But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas

Quit.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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mossworm.bsky.social
wow, it's Shonisaurus, the giant Triassic ichthyosaur!
fantastical drawing of Shonisaurus, an ichthyosaur (ancient marine reptile visually similar to a dolphin, but with four flippers). The Shonisaurus is covered in colored squares like a quilt, in varying tones of purple, blue, and orange. there is a speech bubble with the following in black handwritten text: "It doesn't matter to the companies whether any of their new AI tools help you. AI tools are not meant to help you. AI tools are meant to attract investors. Remember who fights and who capitulates."
December 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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meats.bsky.social
My current commission goal right now is 15 and I currently have 6/15 slots filled ☺️
meats.bsky.social MeatSpice!! @meats.bsky.social · Dec 17
✨Full body commissions are now open!✨
▫️Can be finished for Christmas upon request!
(not available after 12/20)
▫️65$ usd per character
▫️Comment or Dm to claim a slot
Sharing is appreciated❤️🙇
More info below⬇️
December 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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ianusjwolf.bsky.social
Creative solidarity means:

If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.

Never help AI steal another medium

No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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thoughtrise.bsky.social
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about
screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized text says: Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to ‘What’s this Bird?’ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved. Scroll on… A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that it’s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. Scroll on… WOW! That’s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!… but the head looks oddly small…. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI ‘post processing’ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been ‘created’ by AI from scratch. This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We can’t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM