iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Art makes the internet worth looking at. Photography, music, graphic design-all things people love. Yet artists always carry the burden of making sure these things exsist in digital spaces because it's how we make a living. It gets exhausting being the world wide webs coal miner canary.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Artists have to get ahead of shifting online spaces CONSTANTLY Youtube changes its algorithm to favor longer content? Animators suffer. Social media pushes video content? Artists have to make videos now. Tumblr goes on a censorship purge? Artists self-censor. Now Ai is forcing us to prove we're REAL

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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Costco pulling Callaway golf clubs from stores and refusing to sell Trump’s ground mystery meat shows us that it’s possible to put people over profit and still come out on top..,👇 Shop Clean. Shop Costco. 😎✨

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Stop fucking using genAI. Not even for a joke, not even for that oh so cutting political satire. Every time you use it, you are actively taking food out of our mouths. You are using the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it.

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Laika L. Gagarin @laikalgagarin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

but you cant sell werewolf smut fics on Itch or patreon or take NSFW commissions on paypal because Payment Processors get angy

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 28/08/2026

‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ director Dave Green has released a thank you letter on the film's opening day. “This is a celebration, it's proof that movies don't just go away. We make work so it can be seen and shared - that's the whole reason we do what we do.”

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Hiro! @a-dragon-from.space · 29/08/2026

Hey, critters. The media's interested in furries again. As someone who's been in the fandom for well over two decades and has worked as a journalist, here's a quick guide to Dealing With The Press: If a journalist approaches you, SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUC

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Dead Man's Online @spadetheskeleton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default. Be sure to disable it :]

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I think what I find really depressing about AI in higher education is how so many people didn't even wait for the evidence/research before we decided on telling students "how to use AI responsibly" which often includes things like checking grammar, and obviously, we shouldn't have been

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Dimitra Rizou @ahoyuniverse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Solutions to all the world's problems #cartoon

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Ghostheaven @toastheaven.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I need every person defending the hoyo AI NPC to sit down with Cryptmaster and understand that what they are imagining is possible with hard word, ingenuity and creativity. They're just lazy and want the world for free at the expense of artists.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 25/08/2026

NYC, if you, like me, are grieving Dolly and want to commit an act of service in her honor, might I suggest volunteering with Reading Partners? 💗 readingpartners.org/get-involved...

Our Programs
Our direct tutoring model includes high-impact, one-on-one tutoring for students in both in-person and online formats.

Our volunteer-driven model engages community volunteers to support students in developing mastery of key reading skills. Volunteers are trained to implement our evidence-based curriculum rooted in the Science of Reading.

Our Powered by Reading Partners programs meet students where they are in the community.

We provide community partners with engaging, high-quality educational materials and extensive training to implement effective literacy tutoring with students.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen. Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton on trans rights. God I loved her.

When looking at the issue of anti-trans legislation, Parton said that “I try to get into the human element of it.” Pointing out that she has people in her life who identify as queer and trans, the 77-year-old star said it was important to hear what they’re saying.

“I know and love them all, and I do not judge. And I just see how broken-hearted they get over certain things and I know how real they are,” she said. “I know how important this is to them. That’s who they are. They cannot help that any more than I can help being Dolly Parton, you know, the way people know me. If there’s something to be judged, that is God’s business. But we are all God’s children and how we are is who we are.”

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Ross Johnson @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The bigger issue is that this gives people the ability to launder real csam. Real csam ran through AI almost instantly becomes legal.

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Disco Desire Zine @discodesirezine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

While the zine is free, for a limited time (until 9/28), we will be collecting donations for NCAC (National Coalition Against Censorship) on our itchio page. To experience Disco Desire in its full HD glory, download the complete zine HERE: discodesirezine.itch.io/disco-desire...

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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It is actually really difficult to see people gloating in joy over how Donald Trump is aging, like treating symptoms of a lifetime of addiction and disability like it's apt punishment for him, when all that says is that hes aged, probably dying, recycled divine punishment logic.

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Hamlet Machine @hamletmachine.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Whenever I delete a boilerplate ai collab request promising payment from venture capital funds, I just think of this scene

Paul Sorvino (rip) in The Rocketeer, "It matters to me. I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American, and I don't work for no two-bit Nazi."

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Google should’ve been supporting public schools by paying proper taxes. Not by avoiding taxes, but then so graciously sprinkling billions of Chromebook everywhere.

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is old, maybe PBS has backed away from it, but regardless the reality is your kid’s education is constantly being sold and baught. The same way Google successfully bought your kids.

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Hypno-Scream (Comms Open)💛🤍💜🖤 @hypnoscream.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Saw a post saying "I don't want NSFW accounts to talk about voting, just let me jack off" Buddy, NSFW artists and sex workers are being constantly attacked by a government of nonces trying to distract from their own crimes by pinning the blame on porn. They have the right to speak up about this.

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KlayrG @klayrg.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The EU will be destroying micro businesses and soon you will only be able to buy slop from mega corporations who can easily handle the fees. Please sign and share and help EU artists to fight for their future c.org/fnKCQqNSGD #epr #euwhathell

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

i think we’re going in a healthy direction

2 panel comic

Panel 1: Heading: “Discussing Movies with Friends”
Three people sit around a table discussing a movie they just saw. The conversation goes:
Blue Person: I think it’s his best work
Yellow Person: Really?
Purple Person: It was pretty good

Panel 2: Heading: “Online Movie Discourse”
Yellow Guy is being dragged to hell by terrifying ghouls. They scream “WE SAW A BOOB AND IT SCARED US”

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Tiril Schjerven @jerv.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This is my attempt to find more artists who do cool border illustrations! If you see this, post your art with marginalia!

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Anjin Anhut / available for freelance @anjinanhut.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's really really really important to remember that literally NONE of the creative platforms or tools we use have AI shoved in there for us. They are there to generate numbers for shareholders. You are not crazy for not adopting them. The creative world has not moved to AI. Hold the fucking line.

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黒橋メイサ @ciphermeisa.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I wish I had (good) lively updates. I just miss controlling my body and creating. I have been suffering continued malnutrition that has been heavily affecting my physical and cognitive state for half a decade now. I am seeking treatment for Delirium, but like all else, it's a long process...

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · 12/08/2026

im always excited when webcomic creators make their own site, but not everyone knows what a site needs! i'd recommend adding: - about page (the comic AND you) - archive page - cast page - extras page (art, fanart etc) - links page/sidebar (where to find you elsewhere AND other comics you read)

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Bonnicula | Vampire Vtuber ⚧ @bonnicula.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Twitch's "Allow your channel content to train generative AI models" setting is here and on by default. Go turn that shit off, streamer!! The toggle is under your Settings, then 'Security and Privacy'

screenshot of a Twitch account's Settings page, showing Security and Privacy and a toggle that reads "Training for Generative AI"

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Chanel 💋 @chanelathena.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If people fought actual racism the same way they fight accusations of racism, the world would be a better place

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · 12/08/2026

it's an extreme shame that linking to other webcomics has completely vanished as a tradition... it is such an important part of the webcomic ecosystem. it's a great way to passively recommend other comics to readers and help spread the word about stuff you like. mandatory imo

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Solaire 🔜 GATEway FATE 🐏 @solairelunaire.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

thinking about the popularity of so many "redraw trends" and plagiarism of compositions by all sorts of artists (it comes up often for gposing but 2D artists do it too). i have to sum up my discomfort with it as follows: it's artists treating other artists the same way A/I treats art as data

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Arielle Jovellanos ✨ NYCC K29 @joviellety.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Yes! I especially love the way Lynda Barry expresses this idea in MAKING COMICS. ✏️

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Sen, but Spooky @dresdencodak.com · 15/08/2026

Art tip: don't share everything you draw. Draw things you never intend to show anyone. Your brain needs time to just exist in a state that's not about performing for strangers. This used to be the normal way to exist before social media poisoned us.

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berserk du soleil @aetataureate.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

i HATE when any kind of creator does "making real version of AI slop" content. you're just indirectly using AI to make your idea and creatively fund your content. that still sucks you guys!!!

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Rinzy 🔞 @rinzy.art · 31/07/2026

Being anti-AI isn't enough. You should be pro-art, pro-artist, pro-writer, pro-worker. Don't expend all your energy tearing people down. Spend it lifting people up instead. Make their voices so loud, their art so visible, it drowns out the slop.

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DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We continue to tell folks that censorship won't stop at "icky porn" and we keep being right. It is going to reach every kind of expression. Do not take this kind of work for granted.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 01/08/2026

"what can I do?" Call your reps and tell them to vote no on the Online Safety bill package because things will get worse the more censorship laws are allowed to pass. Tell your reps that payment processors must allow legal content. Go yell at youtube for their shitty TOS.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 01/08/2026

And most of all, please keep supporting creators on the platforms they're on or want you to go to. Even if it's a few extra clicks or some extra setup. We all fear making our members work a little more because it translates to a huge loss of income. We appreciate you so much when you stick by us.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Oliver 💙 @oliverniko.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

At this point I dislike people who jump on accusing artists of AI as much as I hate the people who use it. If you can't take even a moment to research the artist and see they've been around for years, you're not the kind of person who has anything fruitful to add to this conversation. Sit down.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 28/07/2026

It's here, it's here! 🌟 V2 of Hire Human Artists is now live. We make it easier than ever to find artists who have pledged not to use generative AI in their workflow. HireHumanArtists.com Use the directory to find artists for your project type, that do a certain style, and more! Now with images!

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Find an Artist Who Doesn't Use Generative AI | Hire Human Artists

Looking for an artist for your next project? Our human artist directory is full of over 400 artists who have pledged not to use gen AI.

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(Self) Regulators, mount up! @bankuei.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

With all the Odyssey talk going on, my take is I don't want folklore/myth movies "if they were real" I want more surreal myth movies. I want The Fall, The Green Knight, Pan's Labyrinth, Mirrormask. I want movies where weird dream shit be happening and the world feels eerie and unhinged.

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Seth Rutledge @eldritch48.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Here is your periodic reminder that the ONLY thing you need to do to be a musician is to make music. The ONLY thing you need to do to be an artist is to make art. The ONLY thing you need to do to be an athlete is to play sports. There is no gate to keep. There is no bar to entry. Do it.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Been a year. Time to repost this.

YOUR PORTFOLIO CRIT
THINGS I'D TELL YOU IF I WERE LOOKING AT YOUR WORK IN PERSON
1 Violating the 180 degree rule makes this sequence hard to follow
2 A few more incidental overlaps will make this foreshortening clearer
3 Symmetrical compositions with a character dead center imply an important moment. Don't draw every panel like that?
4 This __ looks kind of fake. Take the time to look at reference instead of just making it up
5 An establishing shot will help the reader understand where this takes place.
6 Find a life-drawing session to attend, or practice from photos online.
7 Show these pages to someone who doesn't know the story and ask them to tell the story back to you.
8. Nudge this part over a bit to eliminate that tangency.
9 You flattened out the depth by rendering the foreground, middle ground, & background with the same values. Create depth and direct the eye by organizing them into overlapping planes of light & dark.
10 there are better ways to use your time than rendering every brick.
11 these characters look like they're floating (or falling). Draw figures and bg from the same eye level.
12 Unless this will be a wordless comic, leave more room for the lettering

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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I dont understand why so many tumblr barracks communists are so pro ai over resentment about merch artists lol. Like ok we hate IP / copyright laws, but that doesnt negate its extensive need for stolen land and resources in the global south, its terrifying application to genocide.

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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 21/07/2026

Hey, that's a nice [THING YOU DO FOR PERSONAL PLEASURE], be a real shame if somebody were to [CONVINCE YOU TO MONETIZE IT, TRANSFORMING YOUR RELATIONSHIP INTO AN OBLIGATION AND ROBBING YOU OF JOY]

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