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Sam F Parker
@samfparker.bsky.social
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He/Him | ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️♿
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Art, Nature, Solarpunk, Crowcore, Paganism, Queerness, Neurodiversity, Disability Rights, Fat liberation, Anarchy (IE Anti-capitalism, Anti-hierachry and Pro-community)
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Sam F Parker @samfparker.bsky.social · Nov 19
Tl;dr version

Alt text:
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Image description:
In the post itself
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"For example, alt text might tell a user there is a puddle on the floor, but an image description might go into further detail and say there is a puddle of orange juice on a white tiled kitchen floor."
veron4ica.com Veronica Lewis, M.Ed. 👩‍🦯 @veron4ica.com · Nov 17
I have low vision and I rely on alt text and image descriptions to provide context about images on platforms like BlueSky. If you don’t know how to write #AltText yet, I have several guides on my website that can show you how— take the #AltTextChallenge! veroniiiica.com/how-to-write... (1/10)
How To Write Alt Text And Image Descriptions
The ultimate guide on how to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired, written by someone with low vision who uses alt text
veroniiiica.com
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givememorelegs.bsky.social
I'm not a naturally hopeful or optimistic person, but it's impossible to build a better world unless we can imagine one. Hope is essential. It is far easier not to have hope, but hopelessness only serves to benefit the oppressors.
nikitagill.bsky.social Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 29d
Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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emilyjoyfulart.bsky.social
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#sun #moon #celestial #digitalart #sunandmoon #fantasy
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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emilyjoyfulart.bsky.social
The poster I made for my sister’s bday. 😘 #art #artgift #digitalart #nature #lungs #tree
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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ageofoddish.bsky.social
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
My hand holding a shortbread cookie in the shape of an airplane. There are red sprinkles in the pattern of the survivorship bias plane. A plate of the same cookies.
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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theflytrapmedia.com
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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matthewdowsmith.bsky.social
I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
There are a lot of very unhappy people in the world who want to Make you as unhappy as they are. Don't let them succeed.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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poodlewool.bsky.social
yes, it's that marvel of the arctic; the wonderful snowshoe hare!
a painting of a rather concerned looking white hare strapped into traditional snowshoes
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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emcheeseman.bsky.social
enamel pins and tote bags are back in the shop! the last of the preorders went out this week and remaining stock is available while supplies last 😎 emilycheeseman.com/shop
a collection of black and gold enamel pins themed after medieval fantasy weapons and gear a black canvas tote bag screen printed with a design reminiscent of RPG inventory menus, decorated with enamel pins
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
I make each of my flower necklaces by casting real flowers in silver incl snowdrop & bluebells.
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
My snowdrop necklace made by casting a real snowdrop in recycled silver My lily of the valley necklace made by casting a real lily of the valley flower in recycled silver My wren necklace, individually handmade like all my jewellery designs, made by sculpting a tiny wren in recycled silver My bluebell necklace made by casting a real English bluebell from a friend's garden in recycled silver
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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verdantsculpts.bsky.social
My first Holiday drop is coming this Monday at 1pm MST. I will have four of these little gingerbread T.Rex figures, priced at $145 each. Check out my shop to get a full preview of everything that will be available on Monday!

🛒 VerdantSculpts.com
Two baby T.Rex figures that look like fluffy chicks. They are colored like gingerbread cookies and sit on a blanket of snow with gingerbread trees in the background.
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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decassette.bsky.social
new frogs
drawing frogs on a tree branch drinking mate. tropical vegetation in the background, plus a moon & stars
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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skullsandsheets.bsky.social
A mari and stars or snowflakes
A mari in a patterned cloak in a circle manifesting a star or snowflake
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social
Eggs sold at H-E-B, Kroger and other grocery stores in the Houston area have been recalled because of possible salmonella contamination.
Eggs recalled from Houston-area grocery stores because of possible salmonella contamination
The impacted products are 12-count packages of “Grade AA Large Pasture Raised” eggs made by Kenz Henz, a company in Santa Fe that sells its eggs at H-E-B, Kroger and other stores in the Houston region.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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girlinblack.bsky.social
I'm in.
October 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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doublecollusion.bsky.social
Guys new scamming method on bluesky. Please share this around. Dont fall for this stuff

Block, move on.
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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artgirlsummer.bsky.social
Please take heart that the virtual police state in this country is struggling to unpaint a street.
kissphoria.bsky.social gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · Oct 20
NEW: Crews showed up at 2:00 a.m. to remove the rainbow pride crosswalk in Houston's Montrose neighborhood, following a directive issued by Gov. Greg Abbott. By dawn, several people had been arrested after a demonstration and stand-off between protestors and HPD. www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Four arrested as Houston's rainbow crosswalk is removed from Montrose
The removal began in the early hours of Monday morning after a standoff ended in arrests.
www.chron.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
The “viral photos and videos of animals acting cute or interesting with people or each other” industry has been destroyed by AI. The last few examples I’ve seen of this have been AI. I have a feeling slop will further derail a pop culture understanding of animal biology and behavior
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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iansociologo.bsky.social
In Mexico, blackouts caused by data centers destroyed people's refrigerators and oxygen equipment in hospitals, and water shortages meant toilets couldn't flush in schools.

AI is another version of colonial extraction.
heatherrandell.bsky.social Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · Oct 20
“By 2035, data centers globally are projected to use about as much electricity as India…according to the International Energy Agency. A single data center can also use more than 500,000 gallons of water a day, nearly as much as an Olympic-size swimming pool.”

🎁:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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zmeess.bsky.social
commission for @adomania.bsky.social, their awesome character Lirim! was an absolute pleasure to work on the details and composition of this one, thank you for commissioning me 🌌

#art
a thighs-up digital portrait of a person against the backdrop of outer space. they appear to be young adult, have pale skin and wavy dark chin-length hair, part of it dissolving into smoke. they are dressed entirely in black clothing with gold accents, including a heavy fur-collared cloak draped over their shoulders and black sunglasses that almost completely hide their eyes. behind them, on their right side, there is a giant black starry wing, held unfolded. they have a large black centipede wrapped around their shoulders, and its body curls down in a figure eight; there are more parts of this centipede visible in the picture, suggesting an infinite length. it has a starry belly and multiple eyes, including stylized images of eyes curving around its body like a hologram. it's partially supported by the hands of the person holding it, as well as another pair of hands, black, shimmery and immaterial but seemingly belonging to the same individual. one of those hands is holding up a small perfectly spherical black hole, the light bending around it and giving it a shining outline. it is mirrored in another, much larger black hole behind the person's head, the luminescent crown of golden rainbow light around it pulled and stretched into opposite directions by its spin.
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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tillybridges.bsky.social
right wing bigots have admitted

- the “trans women in bathrooms” issue

- the “trans women in sports” issue and

- the “trans kids getting surgery” issue

were all MADE UP TO TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY

are you paying attention?
Anti-trans group admits bathroom predator myth is made up Dec 07 2018 • Written by Sofia Lotto Persio Swimmer Riley Gaines Admits She's Just Using Sports to Make Trans Rights "Crumble" Helen Joyce reveals plans to use fears around trans kids as stepping stone to eliminate "trans" in public life by Mallory Moore & transsafety.network
October 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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aimeecozza.com
I've been trying to reach you about this leaf!!!!
A red maple leaf on the ground, the veins of it yellow.
October 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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tishamark.com
Hello, Monday 😉

Tisha Mark ©2025, Knowing Glances, oil on Gessobord, 7"x5"

Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/know...

#art #painting #TraditionalArt #BlueSkyMonday #bsnm
Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Knowing Glances" 7"x5" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2025). This painting has white textured clouds in a moody gray-blue sky over a dark blue sea that is meeting a rocky shore. There are delightful bits of green moss and red algae or seaweed on the rocks.
October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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haclif.bsky.social
A tarot card commission I did for @chaiwithhoney.bsky.social of their character Lethe, a tiefling vampire paladin.

It's been fun painting on this format, so let me know what you think!

Also, you can get yours here!

#DnDArt #artSky #Dnd #ttrpg
A digital painting of a tarot card depicting a horned lady with bat wings, covering her face with on arm, and holding a golden trident with the other. She has goat legs and a lion's tail, and in the bottom of the card it reads "The Champion"
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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dommnics.bsky.social
Since it's #MerMay, I wanted to post my character design interpretations from last year of Hans Christian Andersen’s #TheLittleMermaid fairy tale! This is my take on the mer-heroine (I've named her Iniya), complete with a wreath of lilies and oysters, as well as her veil from the original story!
May 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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dommnics.bsky.social
Here’s the my takes on the rest of the sisters from Hans Christian Andersen's #TheLittleMermaid fairy tale, pre and post-haircut to the Sea Witch. #MerMay #illustration #mermaid #art #fairytale
May 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM