iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jey Pawlik 🏳️‍⚧️ @jpawlik.com · 01/10/2026

Hey are you a comic artist on Tapas? Are you frustrated with the news? Publish your Tapas comic on Itch.io (either partially or in full, even just 1 chapter) and submit it to the Tapas X Itch.io bundle form here by Oct 30th 11:59pmEST forms.gle/QhQaJ4cXvXKT... #Tapas

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A Tapas X Itch.io Bundle

We've heard the news that Tapas is shutting down on March 31st, 2027 and I want to setup an Itch.io bundle to help support the artists affected by this. If you have a comic on Tapas, this bundle is f...

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can’t focus but too awake to just give up for the day

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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(GDHitless) PT @pleasantlytwstd.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026

You-yes you! 🫵🏿 Are you - a speedrunner / challenge runner - interested in charity fundraising - looking for more activities and camaraderie w/ your Black peers year-round - Black? (Obvy) We want to hang with you in BaF! 🫶🏿 We're fundraising for Race Forward in February and would love to have you!

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why can’t I crochet perfectly in 30 minutes of trying? What do you mean I have to work at learning a thing and you can’t instantly do it? I’ve studied X language alone for a while month and still don’t understand what people are saying in movies! Why? Its almost like learning takes time my guy

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

DLC ANNOUNCEMENT! Just when you thought the card-flipping horrors were over... new secrets are unearthed. Introducing a brand new story-driven DLC, Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded! Please wishlist and share: store.steampowered.com/app/5238350/... New levels, enemies, jokers, sigils + more!

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Institute for Palestine Studies @palestinestudies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Palestinian folk songs do more than entertain, they document occupation in real time. Serena Rasoul launches the Palestinian Folk Music Archive: a free digital collection of 800+ songs gathered from Palestinian families everywhere. Yezen Saadah reports: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

my doctor looking at my bruised and scratched up arms: umm... do you feel safe at home? the person making me feel unsafe at home:

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A new Narrative Beats art ref pack is here! 🤍✨ Narrative beats focuses on consecutive shots showing a full range of movement and everyday story telling beats- like cooking. Pairs nicely with our Dinner Time set~ Made with comic artist in mind. TrueRef: Just the reference you were looking for

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anyone else notice an uptick in people posting absolute gibberish like it makes sense? Wrong words and wildly off spelling but you can *maybe* guess at what they were trying to say. It has legitimately made me wonder if my brain isn’t working correctly at times, but no its just a mess of letters

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

if you want to, you should. even with everything. in spite of everything. because no one else gets to tell you who you have to be

a photo of pre-transition me, with a stubbly beard, looking so sad and miserable in my bad cis man costume with dead eyes, next to a photo of the real me, a very happy and confident and ALIVE woman

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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 16/09/2026

0h also - the game is 20% off for the party-based rpg sale... We probably should've mentioned that earlier

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My manufacturer accidentally made the DRAW pins too big- so let’s make some lemonade. All proceeds of the jumbo sized pins will be donated to my kids’ school. The regular sized pins will ship out in two weeks. www.harebraineddesign.com/collections/...

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an evan @elsplice.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm still hearing people say, "Oh I didn't know Laika had a new movie coming out," or "They made a movie of my favorite book, no way!" Don't let this affliction befall your friends and family Become aware of it

Wildwood movie poster.
Main characters, Prue (young teen girl with long red hair, pouty) and Alexandra (The villain, tall pale with long blonde braids, dvious expression) set against a sky full of and eagle and many crows over a vast forest and large mansion. Tickets on sale tomorrow

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Getting real tired of small businesses defending their use of AI images while actively complaining that their use of AI images has hurt their business and gotten tons of complaints. No the AI is not making it easier to run your small business. The AI is making your business look bad. Stop it.

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maya kern @mayakern.com · 07/09/2026

hi all! this is really difficult for me to talk about, but the store is in danger of closing before the end of the year. you can read more about what happened here: www.mayakern.com/blog i'm at a point where i need to ask for help. 👇

maya is wearing the hot air balloons skirt in size 2xl. the skirt has a gradient of light blue to sunset pink with hot air balloons floating in the sky

maya is wearing the wrap top in a dusty green

maya is wearing a spaghetti strap maxi dress with a flattering pleated bust and belt, the pattern is a sepia-toned repeat of snakes and roses

maya is wearing a black midi skirt with pleats on the waistband

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I seem to be developing a tiny eink device addiction

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Game tutorials constantly making sure to explain *walking* but not what the arcane symbols on the map mean is starting to annoying me. At least actively tell me where in the interface I can look this stuff up and what the damn menu button is to find it.

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you post something used for the same price as it is currently being sold brand new, what are you doing? Truly baffling

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

live your life so Joyce Carol Oates never tweets about you and Isaac Chotiner never calls you

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Tech companies are doing a great job getting me to no longer want to use any of their services. I’ve honestly been spending so much more time reading and doing projects because of it. I’d go so far as to call it a good thing if it wasn’t also destroying the world’s economy and environment

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General Guinan @madmaudlin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I will not rest until I get a Charcuterie Sword into the hands of Brennan Lee Mulligan. If you know how this can be achieved, DM me. whitemothlodge.myshopify.com/products/the...

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Lord Of The Rings: Frodo - I Can't Do This Alone

ALT: Lord Of The Rings: Frodo - I Can't Do This Alone

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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 27/08/2026

did bluesky hear about Miss Teen Indiana’s Garfield costume

A young woman in a Garfield inspired outfit with a Garfield headdress

The young woman from the first photo is holding a lasagna that says “lasagna my love language”

missinteenusa Tonight, Indiana is going Garfield!
My state costume celebrates one of Indiana's most iconic creations-Garfield, created by fellow Hoosier Jim Davis.
Born in Marion and raised in Fairmount, Davis turned an orange cat with a big personality into a character recognized and loved around the world.
But this costume represents more than a famous Hoosier.
The hand-painted comic panels on my skirt share messages inspired by my initiative, Captivating Confidence:
"Our differences are what make us beautiful."
"If we don't have love, we have nothing."
"Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates."
To me, true confidence is found in embracing what makes each of us different and recognizing that our greatest beauty comes from within. I am so excited to bring a little Hoosier humor, creativity and confidence to the Miss Teen USA stage tonight!
This one-of-a-kind costume was inspired by my vision and brought to life by Indianapolis-based costume designer, Jess West. @jesswestcostumes

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Tziva @tziva.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I want to expand on this: Kidnappings are at an all-time high. ICE shifted recently from doing big showy raids, stops and checkpoints, to stuff like quietly taking individuals on their way to work at 5am, or while at appointments or running errands. [repost with less typos]

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Every once in a while I think I might try my hand at writing, but despite being an avid reader for most if my life I am absolute trash at creative writing in a way that’s kind if astounding. I’ll still noodle around some with ideas but damn am I bad at this -_-;

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Don't sleep on Relooted, an Africanfuturistic heist game about reclaiming artifacts from Western museums. Here's a chat with two of its creators, who are putting their time and money into building up the games scene in South Africa.

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The Best Heists Are Also History Lessons

In Relooted, before you steal artifacts you must learn why they matter

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Count Trashula @trashmobminis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fresh WILDWOOD trailer just dropped!!! Look at all the cool stuff we built! youtu.be/dtr5JL1zkiM?...

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Wildwood – Official Trailer

YouTube video by LAIKA Studios

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A reminder that we've posted the majority of our free library to Pinterest! It will eventually be much more accessible on our site, but this is the best place to find it until then! www.pinterest.com/trueref/

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It's finally here! "Streetwear" starring Whimsy. 🌀✨ Whimsy is back, and she's cuter than ever. In fact significantly cuter given her first pose pack was legitimately horrifying. 👀 TrueRef: Just the reference you were looking for

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Steve Jackson Games @sjgames.com · 13/08/2026

On behalf of our entire team, thank you to every single backer who helped Seven-Part Pact raise over a million dollars and bring this wizardly project to life! But don't fret if you missed the campaign – late pledging is now open! bit.ly/sevenpartpactks #ttrpg #stevejacksongames #playsjgames

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CarrieOki @carrieoki.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Well, I’ve triggered a level of chronic illness flare I haven’t seen in at least a year. On the one hand, I’m glad I’ve been doing well enough to forget how bad it can get, on the other hand, I’m annoyed that in trying to live as a normal human too many days in a row I now feel like utter trash.

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Sudanese students: you can attend this workshop for free just email us at sudansolidaritycollective@gmail.com

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 08/08/2024

Today, Aug 8, is #SevereMEDay. Today we discuss severe-presenting #MECFS and remember people with severe ME. #MECFS is an infection-associated chronic illness, which means it is often, but not always, kicked off by an infection. ~Half of #LongCOVID cases at 6 mo meet the dx criteria for ME/CFS. 🧵

Two diagrams from the Mayo Clinic Proceedings article I co-authored. On the left, a diagram of a woman's body, including symptoms of fatigue, muscle aches, PEM, cognitive dysfunction, unrefreshing sleep, orthostatic intolerance, temp. dysregulation, urinary frequency, myalgia, sensory sensitivity/reactivity, swollen lymph nodes & other flu-like symptoms, shortness of breath, palpitations/chest pain, appetite changes and diarrhea/constipation. On the right, a wheel diagram of symptoms that may flare in post-exertional malaise, the pathology that occurs w/overexertion in which many symptoms flare and new symptoms may appear. It notes that PEM is not deconditioning, not being more tired than usual after activity, not second-day muscle soreness and symptoms are not necessarily relieved by sleep. It includes all the symptoms mentioned in the first diagram but has some sections on what it's like in the patient's own words.

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Arlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️ @abecenti.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

From me: ''No Trespassing': Tohono O'odham Nation warns border wall' contractorshttps://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2026/08/08/no-trespassing-tohono-oodham-nation-warns-wall-contractors/91226849007/

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'No Trespassing': Tohono O'odham Nation warns border wall contractors

Amid news that federal contractors may enter tribal lands to build border wall, Tohono O'odham Nation have placed no trespassing signs.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

people with chronic pain warned us at the time but the criminalization of women and minority people’s pain after the opioid crisis is a public health disaster. I’ve had friends denied pain management after hysterectomies, dental extractions and broken bones.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I talked to Krystal Two Bulls and Joseph White Eyes about how Native organizers are resisting the sprawl of data centers in Indian Country. We also discussed how chatbots, robots, mineral extraction, and surveillance are affecting Native communities.

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You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle

“These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 03/08/2026

¿Vives en California? Con la herramienta DROP puedes pedirle a los 614 intermediarios de datos registrados en el estado que eliminen tu información y dejen de venderla, en un solo trámite. A partir del 1 de agosto tienen 45 días para responder. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...