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Merrill Before and Sometimes After Dark
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34. She/he/they (🍳). SF Bay Area. North American river otter. Find me in a river. Or in bed. A riverbed. Could be 🔞

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Merrill Before and Sometimes After Dark @merrillotter.com · Jul 1
Just river otter things~
Merrill, lounging nude in a creek, looking off to the side. Merrill, lounging nude in the river, smiling at the camera.
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jasminestarshine.bsky.social
Don’t say SHIT

Loose lips sink artists
lifelinelemons.bsky.social Lifeline Lemons @lifelinelemons.bsky.social · 12h
i figured i should make a post about this since its kind of important and i wanted to get the word out
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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deathbybadger.bsky.social
ANUBIS: (presses button with paw) [guilty]
OSIRIS: im sorry he does this when he's hungry
ANUBIS: (button) [guilty] [bad] [food]
OSIRIS: you already ate
ANUBIS: (button) [bad] [bad] [bad]
OSIRIS: he's right though we weighed your heart against the feather and its not looking good
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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werwolfram.bsky.social
Reminder:
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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thesandlord.bsky.social
are you also as sick of seeing AI generated posters/flyers/etc in public as I am? I made some Big stickers about it and will be selling packs of them at future shows 🫶
a large black and white sticker beside a Leatherman for scale
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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mikebarthelauthor.com
Fish have committed credit card fraud
Credit card fraud Black neon tetras committed credit card fraud during a 2023 livestream by "Mutekimaru Channel" on YouTube. The owner was using motion-tracking software to turn the fish's movements into Nintendo Switch inputs, letting them "play" video games. 8 In 2020, the fish beat Pokemon Sapphire after 3,195 hours, a feat that takes about 30 hours for a typical human. 9/ 181 On January 14, 2023, Pokémon Violet crashed at 1,144 hours, giving the fish free access to the main menu. They entered inputs that opened Nintendo eShop, added 500 yen ($3.85 USD) to their owner's account, and exposed his credit card details on the livestream. 10) 11) Mutekimaru later requested a refund of the 500 yen from Nintendo. l12) "Fish eagerly read the terms and conditions. Many of us humans don't read the terms of service, but fish are smarter than we are" - caption from Mutekimaru in a video about the incident 12) The fish also downloaded an N64 emulator, set up PayPal, used reward points to buy an avatar, and changed Mutekimaru's Nintendo account name to "ROWAWAWA*". 13, After about seven hours, their movements shut down the Switch. 14)
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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goatuna.bsky.social
If you got NSFW artwork, no you didn’t
anothermeekone.bsky.social AnotherMeekOne🔜MFF @anothermeekone.bsky.social · 14h
hey! if I send you an invoice, shut the fuck up. do not mention NSFW stuff or even the word "furry" or anything, Paypal is company of dickbags searching for any excuse to harass creators. using invoices is the smartest/best/safest way of working as a comm artist, and this is explicit targeting
witchofavalon.bsky.social WitchOfAvalon🔞 @witchofavalon.bsky.social · 16h
Apparently P*ypal now asks for customer opinions on accounts sending invoices.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
merrillotter.com
These instructions are to be followed precisely and you'll be fine. If you follow them imprecisely, you could fuck things up, so approach carefully.
susankayequinn.bsky.social Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 23h
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode Every Windows 11 PC is now an Al PC with Copilot at the center of it all. Here's how to get rid of Copilot completely from your computer (1/3) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 1/ Settings App > Personalization > Taskbar > Other System Tray Icons > Switch "Microsoft 365 Copilot App" Off This hides Copilot from your taskbar (9) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 2/ Press Win + R > Type in ‘regedit’ > Navigate to "HKEY _CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policie s\Microsoft\ Windows" > Right-click on the "Windows" Key > New > Key > Name the new key "WindowsCopilot’ > Right-click on the new key EY > DWORD (32-bit) Value @forgoodcode 3/ > Name the value "TurnOffWindowsCopilot’ > Double-click the name of the value > Set the "Value Data" to 1 > Restart your computer Congrats! Copilot is now completely gone from your computer. Hope this helps
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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flawedhowl.bsky.social
Living in your head rent-free, but in the sense of crashing on the sofa in their head for one night because you're going through hard times. Promising you'll be out of their mind soon enough, sorry to be a burden.
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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amutepiggy.bsky.social
give every transgender person a mech suit
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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brigidalverson.bsky.social
Eternal comics truths, from a 2006 article in the Hackensack, NJ, Record:
Comic book rules, from the mouths of fans No 1. "no one ever stays dead." - Sean Walsh, 19, New Preston, Conn. No. 2. "If you run out of ideas, you make a whole new universe." - Will Barrett, 18, Danbury, Conn. No. 3. "No matter how many things are going on, Wolverine can be in your comic at any time." - Walsh No. 4. "All heroes need a good pair of boots. They have to be shiny and they have to be bright." - Dave Lowe, 18, Harriman, N.Y.
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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tasteslikeraccoon.bsky.social
YCH Follower Art Raffle!
Hi there, I'm just shy of 60 followers and I want to get to 100!

Follow, Like and Repost to Enter for a chance to get your character drawn in the image below!
Winner will be chosen Dec. 1st

#furry #furryart #artraffle #artgiveaway #ych #ychraffle #anthro #fantasyart
(expand to see details) Bluesky YCH Follower Raffle To Enter: Must be a Follower on Bluesky (tasteslikeraccoon.bsky.social) + Like and Repost this post Winner Gets: YCH drawn in the image depicted, Any Species / Any Gender. Outfit as is. Drawing will be done in flat color, but if I reach 100 followers it will be upgraded with shading. Winner will be chosen December 1st, 2025. ((The drawing depicts a sketch of a 'generic' anthro/furry character dressed as a fantasy archer/hunter/ranger, with their bow drawn and aiming/aligning their shot.))
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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adamtots.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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ironspike.bsky.social
I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!

This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!

refuseuline.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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mrlovenstein.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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faithfalkner.com
The bastards will have to pry my beloved em dash from my cold, autistic hands when I'm dead.
Has never even opened ChatGPT
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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neolithicsheep.bsky.social
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
arstechnica.com Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
merrillotter.com
Oh, no. I'm not an otter. I'm an ottee. Common mistake.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
merrillotter.com
Bodies are absurd, actually. Ergo, sex is absurd, actually. In fact, I have this theory that there isn't much sexy about it at all except in exploring and bonding over the absurdity.
bearjunior.bsky.social Bear Junior @bearjunior.bsky.social · Aug 28
THIS 👏🏽🙌🏽
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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dixonij.bsky.social
This includes blended drinks.

Don't cross the Union striking picket line.
No red cups
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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emiliusdraws.bsky.social
#3157 A helpful tutorial
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
merrillotter.com
Buysexuals are happy with any purchase, whereas pansexuals only want cookware. Both are valid, and people may change which they identify with over the course of their lives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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kvetch.gay
some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:

Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
msemilyedwards.bsky.social Emily J. Edwards @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 3d
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
a screen grab of a tweet about ocean spray cranberry jelly: **Buy my BOO-k** Emily J. Edwards…. 1d i should take a moment to remind you that Ocean Spray is actually a cranberry growers collective and by supporting the superlative "goo in a can" name-brand cranberry sauce, you're supporting workers and small farmers oatmeal influencer **Buy my BOO-k** Emily J. Edwards .. 1d: so many reasons to love Superlative Canned Goo this holiday season Lindsey Becker @lcatebecker • 1d Replying to @MsEmilyEdwards Plus, their manufacturing plants are
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
merrillotter.com
Echoing a bunch of qrts, but I exist in this expensive-ass area entirely thanks to the support of my community. Y'know, like humans have been doing since literally always. You certainly *can* make bank to live wherever, but that is not a game I know how to play, or want to. I owe my life to support.
tabernak.bsky.social Tabernak 🐾 @tabernak.bsky.social · 3d
I do lots of bitching lately and for that I feel bad, but I wanna say this at least ONE time:

Furries: quit fucking saying “oh you can’t even SURVIVE without six figures in (city)”

Explain how I’ve lived here? Explain my whole life? Explain that to your friends making a third of half your wage
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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alisoncybe.bsky.social
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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whatevermaranda.com
Love this so much. 💜
Meme: a quirky hand-drawn cat beneath the script "AHEM - please don't give billionaires more of your money this holiday season - buy something cool and handmade from some fun weirdo instead & help them eat. Shop small, y'all." Image credit: "Small businesses need your support more than ever 💗 By Sugarhouse Ceramic Co."
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM