iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Purple Finch for a kind anon! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt Waymakers raises funds to benefit @theyoungcenter.bsky.social 's critical work to help unaccompanied immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

Illustration of a male Purple Finch on a branch, perched and alert but comfortable with his belly toward us and his head pointed to our left. He has a very thick gray bill and a rich raspberry-red color all over the rest of his body except for a white lower belly. The background is mostly dark but with bright warmly-lit berries, blurred in the distance.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Secretarybird for friendsofabracadaver on tumblr! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt Waymakers raises funds to benefit @theyoungcenter.bsky.social 's critical work to help unaccompanied immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

Illustrated portrait of a Secretarybird, with its long neck with elegant gray soft plumes, bright red-orange facial skin, and long black feathers jutting like spikes from the back of its head which cast shadows on its shoulders. The background is a soft dusty brown-purple, suggesting a broad expansive grassland.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Green-cheeked Conure and Pink-necked Green-Pigeon for bookwyrmbran on tumblr! Thank you for your generous #Waymakers donation! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt Waymakers benefits @theyoungcenter.bsky.social 's critical work to help unaccompanied immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

Illustration of a cheery little Green-cheeked Conure, a type of small parrot, perched on a branch in warm sunny green forest. The bird has its green cheeks poofed out contentedly as it faces the viewer directly so that we can see its green and red belly and the start of its long tail.

A Pink-necked Green-Pigeon swoops into view with wings spread diagonally across the image. It is a chunky bird with a subtle blue-gray crown, pink neck, green back and wings with yellow wingbars, an orange rump and steel blue tail. Its iris is a crazy vivid magenta and neon blue. Cast shadows of leaves from trees above lie across its back.

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

You best be signing this, folks. Union strong! Love seeing my communities organize for their workers rights. Let’s go, nerds! Roll a Nat20 on this! 💪🏽🎲

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Redpoll for lazyscience on tumblr! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt The Waymakers challenge is a race and fundraiser hosted every September by @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

Illustration of a Redpoll perched delicately on the dead head of a pink flower, part of a cluster growing from below the viewer's perspective. The bird is a small pale finch with a yellow beak and little red crown patch, and brown flank streaking. It looks to be a bright sunny day, which illuminates the spiderwebs strung between the drying twigs.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Blue-footed Booby for magpiesmiscellany - thank you for the #Waymakers donation! I had to get more sulids in here🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt The Waymakers challenge is a race and fundraiser hosted every September by @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

Illustration of a Blue-footed Booby perched on a lumpy dark rock overlooking a broad sea. The booby is looking over its right shoulder, showing us its goofy yellow buggy-looking eye. It has a shaggy cream-streaked head, white breast, dark wings, and bright turquoise blue feet, the color of which reflects off the lower belly.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For Leucrotta on tumblr, this absolute muppet - I mean, Great Horned Owl. Thank you for the #Waymakers donation! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt The Waymakers challenge is a race and fundraiser hosted every September by @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

Illustration of a fluffy juvenile Great Horned Owl trying to look extra-threatening with its huge yellow eyes, angry eyebrows, and fuzzy stubs of its ear tufts. The rest is a lump of downy owl body. Complete muppet. It is tucked away behind spruce branches, huddled next to a tree with rough gray bark.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is also why we need to stay angry. There is no “meeting the other side in the middle” when the other side is trying to create a white ethnostate. The only acceptable message we can send them is that their agenda is unacceptable. They need to be rejected, full stop.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

American Tree Sparrow for a J.W. Thank you so much for your #Waymakers donation! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt Together we raised $1594 this year to help immigrant kids in the US. They need it more than ever - it helps find family, ensure their safety, & provide legal support & basic supplies. Thank you all!

Illustration of a very round cute fluffy American Tree Sparrow perched on a thin twig in pale winter sunlight. Falling snow blankets a twiggy shrub in the background. The little sparrow has a rufous crown, eyestripe, and back, a black and yellow bill, and a soft gray belly with a black central spot.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A very cozy Willow Ptarmigan for tisorridalamor on tumblr! Thank you so much for the #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt The Waymakers challenge is a race and fundraiser hosted every September by @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

A cozy-looking Willow Ptarmigan cuddled up in a loaf with eyes closed, amid grass and leaves and purple flowers. The bird has a short, stout black bill, a red eyebrow, and beautiful mottled gold and black and white feathers for camouflage among the summer browns and dappled sunlight.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Standard-winged Nightjar for A.E.! Thank you for your #Waymakers donation! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt We're down to the last day for donations, don't miss out! Every dollar goes to helping immigrant kids in the US! Donate here: youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi... @theyoungcenter.bsky.social

Illustration of a Standard-winged Nightjar doing a display flight in front of a big beautiful glowing full moon. The nightjar, a mottled gray/brown/white bird, has long pointed wingtips, a short stubby beak, and a big black eye. It is flying with wings bent low in an upside-down U shape while wiggling its strange "standards" - elongated huge shiny black primaries that bend upward from the wings and look like black pointed flags.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For a C.S., a juvenile European Herring Gull! I can hear this pic. Thank you for your #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt We're down to the last day for donations, don't miss out! Every dollar goes to helping immigrant kids in the US! Donate here: youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a set of European Herring Gulls lined up in front of a gray sea. All of the adults are blurred, either close to or far from the "camera", leaving a juvenile in focus with its beak open to the sky as it calls out. The adults are snowy white and pale gray with bright yellow bills, but the juvenile has a black bill, mottled pale gray head and breast, and extensive brown-gray mottling all over the wings and back.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Burrowing Owl for meraxes-of-new-albion on tumblr! Thank you for the donation! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt The #Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by end of day Sept. 30 - not much time left! youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a Burrowing Owl standing on a patch of chunky dry dirt in front of distant blurry powerlines. The owl is long-legged and standing tall, with its head tilted to the side as it peers toward the viewer with its huge yellow eyes.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Luzon Bleeding-heart for a kind anonymous donor! Thank you for your contribution! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt The #Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by Sept. 30 - only a few days left! youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a Luzon Bleeding-heart, a dove with a patch of deep red feathers in the center of the breast that look as though the bird has a bleeding wound. Otherwise its cap is gray, throat is white, lower belly is orange, and the wings are barred blue-gray and black. It is perched on a mossy log amidst lush green, implying a tropical jungle.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The charismatic Coppersmith Barbet for datubooty on tumblr! Thank you for the donation! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt The #Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by Sept. 30 - only a few days left! youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a Coppersmith Barbet, a large-headed, large-billed bird with a clown-like face pattern of red, black, and yellow. The bird otherwise is mostly green with spots of turquoise on the nape and wings. It is perched with its back to us on the branch of a fig tree, and has a piece of fig fruit in its beak - likely torn from the broken fruit on the top of a cluster to the bird's right.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Naretha Bluebonnet for @moonsprig.bsky.social ! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt The #Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by Sept. 30 - only a few days left! youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a Naretha Bluebonnet, a slim olive-gray parakeet with a bright blue face, wings, and tail. Vivid yellow and orange dot its rump, belly, and shoulder. The bird is perched amid clusters of small silver-gray leaves.

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artemisaroart.bsky.social @artemisaroart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’m back with another bird, this time the blue jay! I’ve had a lot of fun drawing birds that are more local to me, and this one was extra special - it’s a gift for one of my very good friends. #sciart #birds #digitalart #wildlifeart #birdart

a digitally painted blue jay on a navy blue background. the bird is seen from the back with its wings folded and head looking to the right.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This. I was 15 as a freshman because of the birthday cutoff.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

King Rail, for a generous anonymous donor to #Waymakers! Thank you, and awesome bird choice, this was a fun one! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt The Waymakers Challenge every September raises funds to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate before Sept. 30: youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a King Rail in a thick bed of tall yellow-brown reeds and marshy water. The bird is wading foot-deep through the tall grass, here peering out beneath a bent leaf. It has a long pinkish beak, white chin, rufous-orange breast, and barred black and white belly and sides.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

For @cassalalia.bsky.social for their Waymakers donation, a Turkey Vulture! Such a fun request, I don't get to illustrate these intelligent, sweet birds nearly often enough, so thank you, truly! To donate to help immigrant kids and pick a bird, see: runsignup.com/tinylongwing Ends Sept. 30! 🐡🪶🎨

Digital illustration of a Turkey Vulture in warm late afternoon sunlight. This vulture's head feathers are tugged up against the evening chill, making it look like it's wearing a cute, snuggly, feathery hoodie. It has an unfeathered pink face, white beak, and purple-copper body feathers.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Finally saw #Spiderman today. Lots of cool stuff in that movie. I loved how they handled Peter being out of balance, expressed through his powers. I was spoiled about who Sadie Sink was playing before going in, but her actual role in the movie was not what I expected. Very enjoyable overall.

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The way you’re all feeling about Trump destroying National Parks is how Native people have felt — everyday, for centuries — since your arrival here and destruction of our home for YOU. Your presence here was not created in a vaccum.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I have slightly revised my opinion. While I still want @mapquest.com to recognize lat/long coordinates, "dealbreaker" was a bit harsh. I've been using MapQuest when I just need to get to an address, and I'm only opening fascist #Apple Maps (very begrudgingly) when I need to navigate to coordinates.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

These motherfuckers keep doing illegal shit, and either suffer no consequences, or occasionally get a slap on the wrist. There better be a fucking RECKONING after the midterms. And if the dems prove spineless as ever, it’s gonna need to come from the bottom up.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Still mad about how #Disney treated #Willow We need the 2nd and 3rd seasons we were promised, but a good first step would be making season 1 available again. #SaveWillow

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Fuck you #Apple, you fucking cowards. @mapquest.com I would really love to switch to your app, but the fact that lat/long coordinates don’t work in search is a dealbreaker. This is absolutely mandatory functionality for me (for work in particular).

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026

The value of Graham Platner is that right up until all his red flags came toppling down upon him is that he is the most naked example of the amount of grace & credibility Simply Being White grants you. Compared to Abdul El-Sayed, who has to re-earn every ounce of credibility he has on a daily basis.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Atlantic Puffin for @2manycurls.bsky.social ! Thank you for the Waymakers donation! Did you know this species has a fluorescent beak? See replies for more info. #SciArt #BirdArt 🎨🪶 All donations help immigrant kids in the US! Ends Sept. 30 youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Atlantic Puffin illustration imagined with a visibly fluorescent beak. It is a round dumpling of a bird, black with a white face and white belly, posed at night in front of rocky mountains and a starry sky. The beak's normal striped orange-yellow-gray pattern glows vividly turquoise with the pale stripes forming blue-tinted triangles.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/08/2026

Broken swing sets? Missing basketball nets? Have no fear, Renew Crew is here. Neighborhood parks are meant for recreation — not frustration. If it’s broken, this crew will fix it. If it’s run-down, they’ll renew it. Renew Crew: Coming soon to a park near you.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I just spent so long staring at Sokka’s ex-girlfriend.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yay she’s your friend now!

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I will never get people’s ability to listen to their devices without headphones in public. I’m mortified just reflecting enough light to be seen.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/08/2026

Sometimes society at large rejects certain ideas because they’ve been thoroughly shown to be wrong and also because they suck and the people who espouse them suck and when someone comes around arguing those ideas should be part of some edgy modern debate we can and should shun them and move on.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

OMG I hadn’t even considered that motivation! And it’s very obvious in hindsight, lol. So cool!

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

So we know AI helped a negligible number of students. But how many did it harm? I've crunched the raw data provided by the lead researcher, and what I've found is that ~9,500 students using AI studied less than even the *least* studious, non-AI using student. This should shock the conscience.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For #BirdOfTheDay, this lovely #SunnyDayBirds illustration is of a singing female American Redstart done for @songbirding.com . Many female birds do sing, and yet we still know very little about it! #BirdArt #SciArt 🪶

Illustration of a singing female American Redstart on a bright sunny spring day. Her head is tipped back, beak open, while she is perched on a mottled brown branch. She is overall grayish on the body but has a patch of bright yellow at the side of the breast, and a black and yellow tail. Behind her are pale pastel well-lit dogwood flowers and soft green leaves.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I can't imagine following an author and not expecting them to talk about books. But maybe I'm just weird.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

So, the guillotine worked. Good to know.

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 02/08/2026

‘BEYOND THE SPIDER-VERSE’ is officially the next Spider-Man film. In theaters on June 18, 2027.

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 03/08/2026

The polarization isn't coming from social media. The polarization is coming from the fact that half of the politicians and 36% of the voters openly support ethnic cleansing policies, and 64% of the voters do not support ethnic cleansing. Normal people don't want to be civil with ethnic cleansers.

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

*sigh* I probably won’t have time to see it until late August, so I might just have to be OK with spoilers for this one.

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Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Spider-Man feeding the spiders in the park.

A cartoon of Spider-Man on a park bench with a pouch of Spider Snacks feeding spiders.

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ohhhbrannn🦋🍂🐀 @ohhhbrannn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

yeah it’s called #willow and we need more of it!

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 31/07/2026

Vivek Ramaswamy tells a crowd of young Libertarians in Ohio "The truth of the matter is, people in my generation have already made it. We're gonna be fine." He is then booed off of the stage

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Brian Slaby @bslaby.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Hard pass, I’ll just keep playing FFG Star Wars. I’m not going from the narrative dice system to lame d20. And 5e D&D is mediocre even by d20 standards. I said it.

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