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The Neo Luddite

@theneoluddite.bsky.social

Democrats once again bringing green bean casserole to yet another gunfight.

November 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM

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BixByte

@bixbyte.bsky.social

HI I'M BI

HAPPY BI VISIBILITY DAY

#furry #art #furryart #commsopen #bisexual #bipride #fursona

September 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM

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Dark

@dark.ski

with everything going on right now i just want to say @rude1.blacksky.team is one of the most important people in the atproto community right now

working on tools and a scalable space for marginalized groups is no easy feat and i don't even want to know how many hours of work it took to get here

September 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM

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Molly White

@molly.wiki

If you ever wondered why some Wikipedia articles are titled "murder of ____" and others "killing of ____":

Flowchart showing how Wikipedia article titles are chosen in incidents where subjects die

September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM

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Fight for the Future

@fightforthefuture.org

“Encryption is not optional , it’s fundamental to the defense of truth” - @hrdag.org

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Sep 5

End-to-end encryption is vital to protect journalists, human rights workers, and billions of people across the world. Read this important piece from @hrdag.org for why:

Without Encryption My Work Wouldn’t Be Possible

Our work isn’t always popular. It can infuriate those in power who want to cover up incriminating truths about the past and current trends in state violence. So when I think about HRDAG’s threat model...

hrdag.substack.com

September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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tamm(allegedly)draws

@tammdraws.bsky.social

This isn't like the average online petition btw, this is one of those things where if it gets enough signatures, the HOC absolutely must bring it to the floor for discussion. Incredibly important to get on this if you're Canadian.

Michelle Keep @jmkeep.bsky.social · Sep 3

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

September 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM

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Robin Hearts

@robinhearts.bsky.social

MY SECOND FULL ALBUM IS OUT TOMORROW!!!!! you can still presave with the link in my bio <3

@kadywerewing.cybersoupent.com #furry #furrymusic #furrymusician #indiemusic #poppunk #poprock

August 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM

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🟦 n o s 🟧 ~ comms open

@n2owo.bsky.social

BL stands for Birds' Love #furryart #anthrobird #owl #tanager #gay

A larger sketch surrounded by smaller ones. The largest is a drawing of two shirtless masculine birds, a chubby owl and a skinny tanager, sleeping and cuddling each other. There is a smaller sketch of the owl looking cheekily at the viewer, saying "oh hey." Below are four expression doodles of the tanager. One labeled "guilty as hell," one very surprised, one with a thousand yard stare, and the last saying "Not everyone gets to be redeemed. That's how our world is."

August 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM

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Mercy Love

@raccoonluvmercy.bsky.social

After a longer-than-anticipated wait, @sparkledog.ca may now enjoy his shiny new commission from yours truly!
I hope it was worth the wait my friend; thank you for bearing with me while I got resituated 🦝❤️
#furry #furryart #art #artist #furryartist #commission #furrycommission

March 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM

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Mercy Love

@raccoonluvmercy.bsky.social

Because it took me too long to feel okay about it, I also threw in some custom stickers as well!
Enjoy @sparkledog.ca ✨💖✨
#furry #furryart #art #artist #furryartist #commission #furrycommission