Zahra Huselid, Freelance Bard
@zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Pop culture writer • burnt out former academic • transfeminine and obnoxious about it • giant robot enthusiast • I HAVE EMERGED FROM THE PLACE OF SPELLS AND FAIRIES
https://zahrathebard.neocities.org
https://zahrathebard.neocities.org
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✨ The first piece you did in 2025
✨ Your favourite piece of the year
✨ Your most popular piece
✨ Your most recent piece
I've definitely leveled up both as a painter *and* a photographer! 😅 I've got two more big projects in the pipe this year, too 😁
✨ The first piece you did in 2025
✨ Your favourite piece of the year
✨ Your most popular piece
✨ Your most recent piece
I've definitely leveled up both as a painter *and* a photographer! 😅 I've got two more big projects in the pipe this year, too 😁
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not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
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Literally all of society hates this abominable scam homunculus and the weird little death cult bubble of vampiric losers who spewed it forth upon the world. Take a break from bragging about how gullible you are and give yourself a swirlie and stuff yourself in a locker and sort yourself out.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Literally all of society hates this abominable scam homunculus and the weird little death cult bubble of vampiric losers who spewed it forth upon the world. Take a break from bragging about how gullible you are and give yourself a swirlie and stuff yourself in a locker and sort yourself out.
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If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
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If you ever thought Redwall's worldbuilding needed a dash or two of Conan the Barbarian, then Bryan's new story is absolutely for you! Also, there is a VERY good cat.
Who wants to read about a warrior mouse who rides a bad ass cat and fights hawks to save his forest?
Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If you ever thought Redwall's worldbuilding needed a dash or two of Conan the Barbarian, then Bryan's new story is absolutely for you! Also, there is a VERY good cat.
The world is a goddamn nightmare but Jer is an absolute gem for this cover, its just the absurd flavor of joy I needed this morning
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The world is a goddamn nightmare but Jer is an absolute gem for this cover, its just the absurd flavor of joy I needed this morning
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Classic trick for beating art block: when you have art block, draw Glory from Shadowrun Dragonfall #Shadowrun #cyborg #cyberpunk
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Classic trick for beating art block: when you have art block, draw Glory from Shadowrun Dragonfall #Shadowrun #cyborg #cyberpunk
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Person who only knows about paintings from The Picture of Dorian Gray, seeing a Jackson Pollock: "Holy fuck what did this guy do?"
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Person who only knows about paintings from The Picture of Dorian Gray, seeing a Jackson Pollock: "Holy fuck what did this guy do?"
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Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
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I heard there was a mighty fish
With solitude its fervent wish
When hungry, their demeanour's even ruder
They're known to bite their prey in two
They'd even have a go at you
The silver and the salty
Barracuda
With solitude its fervent wish
When hungry, their demeanour's even ruder
They're known to bite their prey in two
They'd even have a go at you
The silver and the salty
Barracuda
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I heard there was a mighty fish
With solitude its fervent wish
When hungry, their demeanour's even ruder
They're known to bite their prey in two
They'd even have a go at you
The silver and the salty
Barracuda
With solitude its fervent wish
When hungry, their demeanour's even ruder
They're known to bite their prey in two
They'd even have a go at you
The silver and the salty
Barracuda
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
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it's kinda crazy how many Dem governors released statements for TDOR while simultaneously having their hands caught deep in the "complicit in the systemic torture and rape of trans women" jar
While Maryland Gov. Moore posted about Trans Day of Rememberance, his state was torturing a trans woman by denying her hormones and housing her with men--according to her lawyer--for 2 months.
All of this for "hate crime" charges from alleged vandalism of a trans symbol near a Catholic school.
All of this for "hate crime" charges from alleged vandalism of a trans symbol near a Catholic school.
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
it's kinda crazy how many Dem governors released statements for TDOR while simultaneously having their hands caught deep in the "complicit in the systemic torture and rape of trans women" jar
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Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Cat: It is time to play the game of Why Does the Cat Have Wet Feet. I won last time and I'll win again.
Absolutely nobody:
Cat: It is time to play the game of Why Does the Cat Have Wet Feet. I won last time and I'll win again.
July 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Cat: It is time to play the game of Why Does the Cat Have Wet Feet. I won last time and I'll win again.
Absolutely nobody:
Cat: It is time to play the game of Why Does the Cat Have Wet Feet. I won last time and I'll win again.
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hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
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Ready Player One's credited author was Ernest Cline but it was actually Ghostwritten by a Funko Pop.
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Ready Player One's credited author was Ernest Cline but it was actually Ghostwritten by a Funko Pop.
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If you want to make noises like this, I have commission slots open!
This makes all the hard work so worthwhile. Thank you, @crskain.bsky.social!
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you want to make noises like this, I have commission slots open!
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Good analogy (not that he needs me to confirm that). I'm continuing to classify Ms. Greene as a "rabid squirrel in a bag" until further notice.
And here you GO! I turned it into a whole thing.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Face Turn and the Marks Who are Buying It
How understanding professional wrestling unlocks modern politics
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Good analogy (not that he needs me to confirm that). I'm continuing to classify Ms. Greene as a "rabid squirrel in a bag" until further notice.
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“My Loins are Covered in Bees. Maybe That’s OK.”
As the eternal enemy of mankind, this is dope.
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“My Loins are Covered in Bees. Maybe That’s OK.”
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btw if you see a trans person today expressing extreme amounts of grief or anger or sadness or any kind of negative emotion your response should be to either share in those feelings with her or shut the fuck up. same goes for indifference tbh. we all have different feelings today.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
btw if you see a trans person today expressing extreme amounts of grief or anger or sadness or any kind of negative emotion your response should be to either share in those feelings with her or shut the fuck up. same goes for indifference tbh. we all have different feelings today.
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I spent lots of time chatting with the Nazi bot on Nazi dot com and giving ad revenue to the world’s richest Nazi in order to create these screenshots that you’ll hate. Enjoy
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I spent lots of time chatting with the Nazi bot on Nazi dot com and giving ad revenue to the world’s richest Nazi in order to create these screenshots that you’ll hate. Enjoy
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yes we are building towards economic catastrophe but maybe a wizard will make everything okay
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
yes we are building towards economic catastrophe but maybe a wizard will make everything okay
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i think most heterosexuals and even some queer/trans people have vastly underestimated the ability of queer ppl to keep each other alive. we are not asking or begging, we are saying ”your laws are meaningless, we will survive by any means necessary and there’s literally nothing you can do about it.”
May 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
i think most heterosexuals and even some queer/trans people have vastly underestimated the ability of queer ppl to keep each other alive. we are not asking or begging, we are saying ”your laws are meaningless, we will survive by any means necessary and there’s literally nothing you can do about it.”
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a whole lotta people liked this soooo can I ask you to buy and get into and become megafans of and become totally devoted to my queer magical girl stories? 🥹
magicariot.com/buy
magicariot.com/buy
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
a whole lotta people liked this soooo can I ask you to buy and get into and become megafans of and become totally devoted to my queer magical girl stories? 🥹
magicariot.com/buy
magicariot.com/buy