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Beaver Bones Darick

@darickr.bsky.social

Hey!! Everyone reading this: If you care about Comic Book Creators, especially the aging older ones who've brought you all the great characters and stuff you love, PLEASE follow the @heroinitiative.bsky.social

(That they only have 272 followers is shameful! Please help me get that number up!)

May 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM

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Tea Berry-Blue

@teaberryblue.net

Still have three hours to get your comments in! It only takes a few minutes!

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · May 20

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

www.statnews.com

May 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM

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Karla Ortiz

@kortizart.bsky.social

Folks call your Senators now!! A ban on any state laws on GenAi for 10 YEARS is gonna do unthinkable harm!

For those of you wondering what to say here are two posts you can use to build your own script (use alt script to cut and paste)

Need to find your representatives? Here you go:
5calls.org

User Zachary Berger recommends the following script: "I'm a constituent in the congressperson's district.
Al regulation is life or death for a lot of the Congressperson's constituents in creative industries, please make sure the section in the budget reconciliation bill banning Al regulation doesn't pass."

User Karla Ortiz gives information on the bill so you can point your senators where to look:

Call your representatives! Tell them just yesterday (R) Congressman Guthrie added a new text to the Budget Reconciliation bill to BAN GenAi regulation in the states for 10 years!
Hell, point
them to the specific section:
TITLE IV-ENERGY AND
COMMERCE (Part II: Al section, (c) moratorium)

May 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM

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Kait Tremblay (they/them)

@kaittremblay.bsky.social

Canadians, please vote today! Polls mean nothing if you don't vote.

If you haven't registered/didn't receive your VIC? You can still vote today! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Didn't register to vote? You can still do so on election day | CBC News

It's not too late for Canadians looking to cast their ballot who haven't yet registered to vote — Elections Canada allows voters to register on election day at their polling station.

www.cbc.ca

April 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM

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EGAIR - European Guild for AI Regulation

@egair.eu

1. Opt out of facebook
www.facebook.com/help/contact...
and instagram.
help.instagram.com/contact/7672...

2. Find your country's agency on this list. Send an email to your EU data protection agency using the template below (copy the ALT-text and modify it).
www.edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/a...

<MAKE SURE TO MODIFY>
Hello,
I post photos and share content and text, both personal (pictures of my self, family and friends) and share work that I own the Copyrights to, on Instagram and Facebook.

A few days ago I heard the news that EDPB will granted Meta the right to train their AI on public posts on Instagram and Facebook. My only option for dealing with this is to "opt-out".

There are a series of problems with this:
1. I only heard of this AFTER Meta has already started trawling through public posts. News reports differ, but I have the impression that they started already on the 14th of April, which means that its too late to opt-out due to the nature of these AI models and how they are trained.
2. Even if I do Opt-out, others on social media are uploading images and content related to me, that can be tied to me through these AI in ways that would violate GDPR.
3. There are others who upload my copyright protected material, both with and without permissions from me, that I now have to reach out to and plead to opt-out of AI training in time to avoid my work from being used.
4. If Meta trains a model like LLAMA and uploads the weights as part of an "Open Source" project, my data will be included in perpetuity.

This seems like a bad decision from EDPB that defies the interests of European citizens and my rights under GDPR, data protection and international copyright agreements like the Berne Convention Article 9(2) (because companies train AI models on photographers and artists works to compete with them).

I would like to know if you intend to flag this or escalate a case to be taken up in the EDPB.

Looking forward to you response.
Regards,
<YOUR NAME HERE>

April 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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StoogeArts

@stoogearts.bsky.social

Resilience.
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"It's Not Over Yet." - Anastasia (OC)
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#DAZ3D #3D #OC

April 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM

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StoogeArts

@stoogearts.bsky.social

Blending In.
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"Interesting People Here. Suspicious Ones At That." - Anastasia (OC)
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#DAZ3D #3D #OC

April 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM

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JackMancactus3D

@jackmancactus.bsky.social

Just practicing some cinematic type of stuff.

April 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM

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DebauCharade

@debaucharade.bsky.social

This might be a good time to point out that you can submit petitions to the EU committee

We could make a heck of lot of noise about repealing this decision

April 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM

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Roma Gewska

@gewska.bsky.social

DA:V rookanis commission for WenaLena⭐️

January 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM

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Johanna Taylor 👻 ✍️ 📚

@johannamation.bsky.social

I went to a local LGBTQ performance art show recently, and one of the performers gave a speech:

Nothing we own in this life is really ours. Our homes, our jobs, clothes, stuff, even our freedom can all be taken away.

But our voices cannot.

Our voices truly belong to us. Our voices are our power.

TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · Feb 8

Part 3, in which AOC explains that the calls we have been making to members of Congress this week are having an impact on Republicans and Democrats alike.

Don’t let up.

Keep making noise.

February 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM

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omnifact2025.bsky.social

@omnifact2025.bsky.social

February 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM

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Sherrilyn Ifill

@sifill.bsky.social

This is a good action.

M @blackthornobsidian.bsky.social · Feb 4

If you have ever received treasury payments - tax returns, student loans, financial aid, social security, etc. Call your bank, mortgage company, credit card company, university. Express concerns about the federal personal data breach. Ask how they will protect your information. Put on the pressure!

February 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM

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Ashley Mackenzie

@ashmackenzie.bsky.social

Just boosting this again since I noticed INPRNT has $5 worldwide shipping today only and my discount codes should still work!
inprnt.com/gallery/ashmackenzie/

A selection of prints available on INPRNT with $5 worldwide shipping today only

January 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM

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Helena Hansen

@helenahansen.bsky.social

Happy #PortfolioDay!

I'm Helena, and i am located in Sweden✨ I am looking for work within the EU after my layoff! Im also great at shaders and Houdini and I do both stylized and realistic work! 3 years of prof. exp.✨
Reach out to me at:
💌hehh16@hotmail.com
🎨https://artstation.com/helenaehhansen

January 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM

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mart • commissions open

@martapreliy.bsky.social

Oh, today's Inprnt has $5 worldwide shipping! If anyone was thinking about buying any of my prints, here's your chance!

www.inprnt.com/gallery/mart...

January 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM

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Veronica Bane

@veronicabane.bsky.social

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM

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Claire SUN 🌻

@lilblueorchid.bsky.social

30-min spring paintings.
I really cant wait 🥹🍃

January 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM

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Suzanne ✨🌑

@tendermiasma.com

What sucks so much on top of this is these fires are an industry tragedy. So many animation workers were already dealing with unemployment and all the bullshit of the past few years and this is really kicking them when they're down. Please help if you can!

January 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM