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She/her, history major at UNCG online. Twitter refugee
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winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Artists watch out for muse scams, especially in Instagram DMs!! Had a run-in with this earlier today, thankfully all I got was a headache and not my money stolen LOL
#art #artists #artistsofbluesky #artsky #digitalart #traditionalart #artcommissions #commissions #commissionsopen #artbusiness #scams
A fake email from a scammer stating, "You received a payment of $500,00 USD from Domian Castro but we have a problem crediting your account with that amount, because the status of your account is not a business user which makes your account limited as this amount is above your limit. We won't be able to credit your account until your account limit has been expanded To expand your limit: You're to contact the sender of your account (Domian Castro) to send an additional payment of $300,00 USD to your account, to expand your account limit, as soon as this is done, the total sum of $800.00 USD will be credited to your account."
March 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
work in progress ✍️💜✨
#art #artwork #artist #artists #artistsky #artistsofbluesky #digitalart #digitalartwork #digitaldrawing #digitalartist #digitalartists #digitalartistsky #digitalartistsofbluesky #chessie #chesapeakebayretriever #dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky #pets #petsky #petsofbluesky #flowers
A black-and-white piece of digital art. In the center stands a Chesapeake Bay retriever, with wide eyes and a very curly coat. Surrounding him are stargazer lilies, joebells, and leaves.
March 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
based on this random ref
March 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
earlier line art now in color 🎨✨ #elvira #elviramistressofdarkness #mistressofdarkness #goth #gothic #gothgirl #digitalart #digitalartist #digitalartsky #digitalartistsofbluesky #artistsofbluesky #artsky #artist #art #krita #kritaart #kritaartist #queerartist #womanartist #lesbian #wlw #queer
a colorful drawing with mostly purple and pink hues of Elvira posed like a pin-up girl against a white background. a colorful drawing with mostly purple and pink hues of Elvira posed like a pin-up girl against a purple and pink swirly background.
March 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
drawing elvira is total lesbian soul food 🦇🫀💋🖤 #elvira #elviramistressofthedark #mistressofthedark #goth #gothic #digitalart #digitalartist #digitalartsky #digitalartistsofbluesky #artistsofbluesky #artist #artsky #art #linework #ink #lesbian #queerartist #womanartist #krita #kritaart
a black and white linework drawing of Elvira in a tiny bodysuit, posing sitting on her knees with her feet tucked underneath her.
March 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
can you tell I like drawing swirls?? lmaooo 🌀✨ #art #artist #artists #artistsofbluesky #artofbluesky #artsky #artistsky #digitalart #digitalartist #pinup #illustration #ink #linework #krita
a black and white drawing of a young black girl with swirling braids, a sleeveless crop top with a lace bra underneath, short jean shorts and heels. she looks over her shoulder while smoking a joint in a pin-up girl type of pose.
March 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
pin-up nurse w experimental shading 💉💕 #art #digitalart #artist #artists #artistsofbluesky #artsky #artistsky #fineart #illustration #digitalartistsofbluesky #artofbluesky #krita #ink #tattoo
A black and white drawing of a pin-up style nurse. She sits with her legs crossed and tucked, head back, shoulders slanted, holding a syringe.
March 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
hmm yes the parasites are everyday hardworking americans, definitely not the guys who have never even had to wash their own dishes or go to the grocery store for themselves
What stings most, Rackliffe says, is the contention that people like him were lazy and worthless, collecting big paychecks for meaningless work. “It’s really hurtful for the president to insinuate that you don’t exist or that your job consisted of sitting at home doing nothing and cashing the paycheck,” he says. “I’d like to see him sifting through spiny naiad in 120-degree weather looking for parasitic snails. He’s the one that goes golfing on the government dime. I don’t even know how to golf.”
March 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
rest of screenshots, sorry they're not chronological I wanted to put the juiciest stuff first
#fascism #dictator #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #musk #doge #massfirings #layoffs #fedgov #feds #federalgovernment #socialsecurity #ssa #economics #finance #politics #uspolitics #america
2. The new acting commissioner gloated about firing 14 employees as an "accomplishment" in his commissioner broadcast to the agency 3. The entire Office of Transformation, and its 60+ employees were dissolved. Their whole purpose was to promote agency-wide efficiencies and faster processing times through oversight over SSA systems and use of information technology. 5. component heads and executives were told to draft plans to slash administrative SSA staff by 50% and to reduce the total SSA workforce by seven to eight thousand 7. Executive staff responsible for overseeing regional field office operations were terminated, I know that one region had all but 3 out 72 staff members terminated and it is very likely that the other ten regions had similar terminations. These regional executive offices oversee hundreds of field offices. 8. The Acting Commissioner sent out a memo to SSA staff indicating significant restructuring of the agency due a "bloated workforce and organization structure," even though staffing at SSA has been the lowest it's been in 50 years. The reorganization includes taking the 10 regions that SSA's serves and consolidating into 4 regions; and combining multiple independent SSA components togetherin an effort to "downsize" or "streamline." This could potentially lead to massive closures in field offices, a reduction of services, and a significant number of terminations of agency employees.
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
highlights from a whistleblower/fed on the mass firings and dismantling of social security, leading to three alleged suicides of terminated SSA employees. 🧵
#fascism #trump #musk #doge #republicans #altright #uspolitics #politics #dictator #authoritarianism #dictatorship #economics #finance
If you are reaching out to your congressional offices or amplifying in your own circles, here is a list of the various things you can notify them of: 1. probationary attorney-level decision writers who are responsible for assisting Administrative Law Judges were terminated and at a time when the agency has massive backlogs in cases at the hearing level. 4. The entire Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and its 190 employees were dissolved, including the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Civil Rights. OCREO conducts statutorily mandated requirements for employees and members of the public including the reasonable accommodation request process, the public facing discrimination complaint process, and the EEOC employment discrimination complaint process. The National RA Coordinator at OCREO whose position was court ordered was also terminated. 6. SSA staff were sent an email threatening massive reorganization of SSA followed with significant workforce reduction. The email pressured seasoned employees, even front-line employees, with monetary incentives to resign or take early retirement and threatened to fire employees for cause should they not retire or resign. 9. Terminations are happening swiftly and often late in the day to avoid bringing attention to any media or congressional attention to them 10. The trauma they are creating for SSA staff is unreal. I am aware of at least three terminated SSA employees who have committed suicide, one of which I personally knew
March 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
rest of screenshots, sorry they're not chronological I wanted to post highlights first
#uspolitics #trump #musk #massfirings #ssa #socialsecurity #layoffs #federalgov #federalgovernment #doge #departmentofgovernmentefficiency #fdt #fascism
2. The new acting commissioner gloated about firing 14 employees as an "accomplishment" in his commissioner broadcast to the agency 3. The entire Office of Transformation, and its 60+ employees were dissolved. Their whole purpose was to promote agency-wide efficiencies and faster processing times through oversight over SSA systems and use of information technology. 4. The entire Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and its 190 employees were dissolved, including the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Civil Rights. OCREO conducts statutorily mandated requirements for employees and members of the public including the reasonable accommodation request process, the public facing discrimination complaint process, and the EEOC employment discrimination complaint process. The National RA Coordinator at OCREO whose position was court ordered was also terminated. 7. Executive staff responsible for overseeing regional field office operations were terminated, I know that one region had all but 3 out 72 staff members terminated and it is very likely that the other ten regions had similar terminations. These regional executive offices oversee hundreds of field offices. 8. The Acting Commissioner sent out a memo to SSA staff indicating significant restructuring of the agency due a "bloated workforce and organization structure," even though staffing at SSA has been the lowest it's been in 50 years. The reorganization includes taking the 10 regions that SSA's serves and consolidating into 4 regions; and combining multiple independent SSA components togetherin an effort to "downsize" or "streamline." This could potentially lead to massive closures in field offices, a reduction of services, and a significant number of terminations of agency employees.
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Glad he stayed calm about getting his collar on #chessie #chessies #chesapeakebayretriever #cbr #retriever #dogsofbluesky #dogsky #dogs #pets #petsky #petsofbluesky #biteyface #crazydog
A motion-blurred image of a medium-large brown dog in the middle of jumping backwards away from his mom, seen on the side in a pink jacket, beige pants, and light purple crocs, simply trying to put his collar on so we could get in the car and go to the beach. The dog's face is the funniest part - his eyelids, ears, and cheeks are pulled back with motion, revealing his crazy excited eyes and big teeth. He looks like a monster.
February 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Two snOBX storms in one winter - crazy considering we usually get snow every like seven years!! #snobx #snow #dogsofbluesky #dogsky #dogs #pets #petsky #petsofbluesky #outerbanks #outerbanksnc #northcarolina #nc #obxnc #obxlocal #chessie #chesapeakebay #chesapeakebayretriever #cbr #retriever
A motion-blurred picture of a large, curly-haired brown dog running up a snowy hill dappled with dune grasses. The whole scene is covered in a twilight-blue light. The dog has a ball in his mouth and is very excited, his ears and tail flipping back with the wind. In the background are dark green pines and the swirling of wind and snow. A motion-blurred picture of a large, curly-haired brown dog running up a snowy hill dappled with dune grasses. The whole scene is covered in a twilight-blue light. The dog has a ball in his mouth and is very excited, his ears and tail flipping back with the wind. In the background are dark green pines and the swirling of wind and snow. A motion-blurred picture of a large, curly-haired brown dog running up a snowy hill dappled with dune grasses. The whole scene is covered in a twilight-blue light. The dog has a ball in his mouth and is very excited, his ears and tail flipping back with the wind. In the background are dark green pines and the swirling of wind and snow. A motion-blurred picture of a large, curly-haired brown dog posing on the bottom of a snowy hill dappled with dune grasses. The whole scene is covered in a twilight-blue light. The dog is waiting for his ball to be thrown, looking up the hill, crouched with focus and excitement. In the background are dark green pines and the swirling of wind and snow.
February 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
I can't even express how much I love volunteering #marinemammals #seals #sealsky #sealsofbluesky #grayseal #animalconservation #conservation #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #beach #ocean #outerbanks #outerbanksnc #obx #obxnc #obxlocal #northcarolina #atlantic #coastal
A picture of a laminated sign on a paper stake with the sand and ocean in the background. To the far upper left of the sign, there is a picture of a resting seal on the beach. Next to it on the right is a yellow box of text with a thick black border that says, "Seals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It is against the law to touch, feed, or otherwise harass seals. Harassment occurs when your behavior changes their behavior." Underneath the text box is a smaller one with the same style saying "keep 100 ft distance." Black text in the middle of the sign says "Shh... I am trying to sleep!" A blue box of text with a black border underneath says "If the seal has left the area or needs attending, please call OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network - Report violations of the MMPA to NIMFS Enforcement" with phone numbers for each. On the lower right corner of the sign is the logo for the OBX marine mammal stranding network, the letters OBX, with the X forming a whale tail on top. Under that logo are three others for NC wildlife, NC aquariums, and the National Park Service. A blurry photo of a dark, spotted gray seal resting on the beach, waves stirring behind him. The seal looks in the direction of the camera, front flippers resting on his chest, and his tail forming a banana pose. A blurry photo of a dark, spotted gray seal resting on the beach, waves stirring behind him. The seal looks in the direction of the camera, front flippers resting on his chest, and his tail forming a banana pose.
February 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Chased a truck off the beach for this little cutie!! #seal #seals #sealsky #sealsofbluesky #hoodedseal #outerbanks #obx #obxnc #obxlocal #wildlife #wildlifephotography #beach #ocean #atlantic #eastcoast
February 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Paul Atreides type shit #dunes #sanddunes #dune #frankherbert #booksky #dogsofbluesky #dogsky #dogs #petsofbluesky #petsky #pets #chesapeakebayretriever #chessie #cbr #retriever #beach #obxlocal #naturephotography #sunset
A large, curly haired brown dog running in the sand dunes with lots of brown and green foliage and large pine trees, as well as some wispy clouds and a faraway apartment complex in the background. The setting sun casts a warm orangey-yellow glow on everything. The dog has a bright orange ball in his mouth and is very excited, ears, cheeks, and eyelids flying back with the wind as he sprints. A large, curly haired brown dog running in the sand dunes with lots of brown and green foliage and large pine trees, as well as some wispy clouds and a faraway apartment complex in the background. The setting sun casts a warm orangey-yellow glow on everything. The dog has a bright orange ball in his mouth and is very excited, ears, cheeks, and eyelids flying back with the wind as he sprints. A large, curly haired brown dog standing on top of a small sand dune, surrounded by brown dune grasses, with a bright orange-yellow sunset, azure water, and greenish-brown pine trees in the background. The sunset casts a warm orange glow on everything. A picture of rolling sand dunes covered in brown dune grasses, with a bright orange-yellow sunset, blue sky with wispy clouds and airplane streaks, azure water, and greenish-brown pine trees in the background. The sunset casts a warm orange glow on everything.
February 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Study tip: have judgmental cats as tutors #catsofbluesky #catsky #cats #petsofbluesky #petsky #pets #kitties #graycat #graytabby #graytabbycat #college #university #homework #studysky #academicsky #studytips #studyhacks #tutor #tutoring
A chubby gray tabby cat sitting on a stool at a granite countertop. In front of her is a laptop covered in bright stickers, and to the left, a sociology textbook lies open with a pair of black wired over-ear headphones resting on it. The cat has airplane ears, looking off to the left, annoyance in her green eyes. A solid gray cat standing on an open sociology textbook, on top of a light blue plush chair in a little garage area. Her green eyes look off to the right, ears slightly slanted back. A solid gray cat standing on my leg next to my laptop, which displays sociology notes and a ton of other tabs. My cat has airplane ears, looking away from the computer in annoyance.
February 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
@harristeeter.bsky.social there is no reason for coffee to be $30 regularly and $25 on sale. Price-gouging broke locals, many of which are struggling to even pay for dinner tonight, is disgustingly greedy. #corporategreed #capitalism #uspolitics #politics #economy #finance #inequality #classism
A pale pink-white hand giving the middle finger to price tags on Harris Teeter coffee. Regular prices range from $20-30 regularly, and $20-25 on sale. A pale pink-white hand giving the middle finger to price tags on Harris Teeter coffee. Regular prices range from $20-30 regularly, and $20-25 on sale. A pale pink-white hand giving the middle finger to price tags on Harris Teeter coffee. Regular prices range from $20-30 regularly, and $15-25 on sale.
February 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Someone get this pretty boy in the Westminster Dog Show expeditiously‼️‼️
#dogsofbluesky #dogsky #dogs #chessie #chesapeakebayretriever #cbr #retriever #chesapeake #petsofbluesky #petsky #pets
A picture of a large, wet, curly-haired brown dog, sitting on the grass, taken from the right side. His face is angled up, showing off his ivory teeth and bright amber eyes. His collar is black and very subtle. The grass underneath him is patchy, mixed with dirt, sand, and leaves. Pastel houses in hues of turquoise, peach, and yellow fade into the background. A picture of a large, wet, curly-haired brown dog, sitting on the grass, taken from the right side. His face is angled up, showing off his ivory teeth with a little underbite and bright amber eyes. His collar is black and very subtle. The grass underneath him is patchy, mixed with dirt, sand, and leaves. Pastel houses in hues of turquoise, peach, and yellow fade into the background. A picture of a large, wet, curly-haired brown dog, sitting on the grass, taken from the front. His face is angled up, showing off his ivory teeth, rosy tongue, and bright amber eyes. His collar is black and very subtle. The grass underneath him is patchy, mixed with dirt, sand, and leaves. Pastel houses in hues of turquoise, peach, and yellow fade into the background.
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
My fave part of volunteering, besides hanging out with cute cats, of course #catsofbluesky #catsky #cats #petsofbluesky #petsky #pets #animals #animallover #animalrescue #adoptdontshop #petsmart
A whiteboard against wood paneling with a purple dry-erase drawing of a cat and some handwriting with a heart next to it. The cat drawing has its upturned eyes closed, smiling with its paws up. The text next to it says "everyone got adopted!! congrats kitties!"
February 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
new backyard friends #pets #petsky #petsofbluesky #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #opossum #opossums #possum #possums #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #critters
A slightly pixelated photo of two big opossums on a white fence. The opossum on the right is slightly bigger and more grown-up, while the one on the left is smaller and younger. The woods is dark green and sprawling with ivy behind them. Their little rat-like tails, noses, and feet are pink, while the rest of their bodies are dark to light gray. Their faces are white, making their eyes look like dark beads.
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Squid, Empress of the Upstairs Bathroom Windowsill, 2025 A.D.
#catsofbluesky #catsky #cats #graycats #petsofbluesky #pets #petsky #birdwatching
A close-up of a solid gray cat on a white windowsill with a dark blue house in the background. Her face is close to the camera, complimented by airplane ears and whiskers shining in the sun. The sun sits behind her, casting a dramatic shadow on the right side of her face and body. The sun highlights the left side of her face with her jade green eyes, dark nose, and white patch on her chest, her paws resting underneath. She looks straight at the camera with attitude. A chubby, solid gray cat lounging on a white windowsill. The sun shines right on her beautiful face, her eyes look off to the left, bright ambery-green with dark slits for pupils. Her ears are tinged pink with surrounding gray fluff, her nose is dark, and her whiskers shine in the sunlight. In the background you can see some woods and connected white fences. A chubby, solid gray cat lounging on a white windowsill. The sun shines right on her beautiful face, her eyes look off to the right, bright ambery-green with dark slits for pupils. Her ears are tinged pink with surrounding gray fluff, her nose is dark, and her whiskers shine in the sunlight. In the background you can see some woods and a white fence. A chubby, solid gray cat lounging on a white windowsill. The sun shines right on her beautiful face, her eyes look off to the right, bright ambery-green with dark slits for pupils. Her ears are tinged pink with surrounding gray fluff, her nose is dark, and her whiskers shine in the sunlight. In the background you can see some woods, leaves of the trees brown and green glowing with the light, and connecting white fences.
February 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Some graffiti at my favorite beach access ☮️💜 whoever put the stickers up ily #resist #left #uspolitics #politics #resistance #anticapitalism #antinazi #antiracist #liberal #libs #libsofbluesky #beach #beachy #coastal #obx #obxlocal
A vertical, rectangular white sticker on a glass community board with light green and tan beach grasses surrounding. The red marker handwriting says "MAKE NAZIS AFRAID AGAIN" A square white sticker on a glass community board with light green and tan beach grasses surrounding. The graphics on the sticker are a linear gradient of dark blue on the left to hot pink on the right. The white text on a background of gradient 2d ribbon with pirate ship flag-like bones behind it slants at a 45-degree angle and says "CAPITALISM is CANNIBALISM." Underneath the sticker is a handwritten note saying "BE KIND!" with scribbled red heart underneath. Black pen scrawling on an old wooden post that says "PEACE AND LOVE 4EVA" (forever). Black pen scribbled and scratched on an old wooden fence that writes "HARE KRISHNA," with a peace sign and heart drawn next to it. The fence is surrounded by and covered in sprawling beach grasses, thorns, and ivy.
February 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Contact your county and state representatives, senators, everyone you can think of. It's an effective, cost-free way of getting your voice heard in these dark times.
#uspolitics #politics #ICE #immigration #lamigra #migra #government #leftist #resist #resistance #democracy #trump #republicans #maga
As a constituent, l'd like to express my personal and moral disapproval of the new Presidential administration's vicious attacks on immigrants, especially those from Latin America. The specific focus on the southern border is already a racist bias, but the sheer cruelty of these operations is what truly horrifies me and many others across this district, state and country. As one of his first executive orders after inauguration, Trump removed restrictions for I.C.E. Operations in places that are supposed to be save havens - such as schools, hospitals, and places of worship. This EO is all about purposefully targeting places where there are often large groups of people, as well as many vulnerable populations, such as young children, older folks, sick and disabled people, etc. It is very clear that the entire point of these raids is to swiftly act with brutality, abuse, dehumanization, and violence in mass amounts. These "criminals" the right is trying to dehumanize are people who are just like us, but happened to be born in a different country. Not to mention that Latin American immigrants make up a large chunk of our workforce, especially in the jobs that us privileged people would rather not do, like picking strawberries or cilantro for hours upon end, only to get paid $2 per entire *palette*. Not only will mass deportations tank the economy and make groceries significantly more expensive for the American people, but more importantly, these operations are displacing people and destroying families. It's inhumane and barbaric. I want to leave you with this quote from the Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank. This excerpt is from January 13, 1943 - only around a year and a half before she was abducted by the Gestapo with the entire rest of her family. I feel as though it offers a very sobering yet startling insight into history and how it can so easily repeat itself in less than one hundred years. "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They're allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they're robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. "Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone." I do not have an exact page number, but this quote is somewhere within the first one hundred pages. All this to say, I greatly urge you to resist I.C.E. however you can, whenever you can. Many public schools and hospitals, as well as their staff, are doing so. Protect these vulnerable people, as that is why I voted for you, and why you were elected to your position in the first place. If you disagree with my viewpoint - you can chuckle as you skim through this email, but I want you to think of the children who are going to bed without their parents to tuck them in tonight, the parents and grandparents who can't tell their children "goodnight" or "I love you," the people crammed together like sardines in metal cages in detention centers, and all those who are affected by these disgusting, terrifying, heartbreaking acts of immorality and inhumanity. They deserve better. They are human beings, too.
January 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
winedarkwaves.bsky.social
Coming out of torpor to plunder the backyard of the house that feeds you is sooo exhausting
#raccoons #wildlife #critters #petsofbluesky #catsofbluesky #catsky #petsky
A slightly pixelated picture of a raccoon lying on a white fence. The raccoon is both chubby and fluffy, with a cute face, dark-circled eyes, and a big striped tail. One leg and foot is lazily hanging over the side, while the critter tucks its paws under its body and rests its head.
January 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM