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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1h

Life is pain. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something

There's a sneak peek of day two's Inktober piece up on my Ko-fi! I try to get a little ahead every year so I can take time off if my head implodes (or other medical issues arise). 'Sneak peeks' are snapshots/progress shots taken whenever I remember. ko-fi.com/album/Sneak-... #art #Inktober

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 4h

Video proof of the SHININESS!

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 4h

Inktober day one: Apple! This one is waaay shiny in person and I love it. This year's theme is "steampunk," so I opted for an apple machine that makes... magic? I dunno, ask the witch. She runs it. Total time: ~5 hours #Inktober #Inktoberday1 #Inktober2026 #apple #witches

Ink drawing of a steampunk apple machine. Half of a metal apple appears to be a processing machine on the left, fueled by a liquid-filled apple slice tank on the right. The base of the machine feeds into a chute, and the processed contents are collected in a basket. A tiny witch examines the contents, which float up and out of the basket. Because magic.

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 11h

Sneak peek of Inktober day one! This is the smallest witch I've ever drawn. 😆 Stay tuned for the finished version of "apple" later today! #inktober #inktoberday1 #witches #spookyseason

In-progress ink drawing of a steampunk apple contraption and a tiny witch bending over to look at something not yet drawn. My thumb is next to the witch for scale, and she's the size of my thumb nail.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 16h

True not just in publishing/writing. Look at how this new Meta Muse basically jumps into the user's shit, mixes it around, gets it everywhere. Shares their address. Lies to their contacts. Sells their stuff at a low price. Do not let the vampire in. Hang garlic. Sharpen stakes.

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Holly Bear ʕ e ᴥ eʔ 📄📚 @bearhybrid.art · 30/09/2026

Congrats to the new #FatBearWeek champion Backpack 🐻🍣🎉!!

A large grizzly bear shoving salmon into a backpack. Sketched digitally

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 01/10/2026

Tomorrow the SOLID MONTH OF ART begins! Prepare yourself. 😁

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 30/09/2026

Ah I see the JCO coin flip has landed on "no" today

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 30/09/2026

The princess took an earring off and held it out. The raven looked at it. "Whatever for?" "You are wise and clever. Many princesses have dragons, but none has a raven friend." The raven picked up the earring. "Say no more." "Friends?" she asked when it returned the next day. "Forevermore."

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Damjan Gjorgievski @damjangj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Artist! Quote with your art with the best shadows!

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026

Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him

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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess

Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026

A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions.

Aten installed Muse on both his iPhone and a Mac mini that he uses to test out various Al agents and tech. It took Meta a single day to begin "helpfully" pitching article ideas based on texts he'd sent to a podcast co-host.
When he asked Muse how it got the information, it said that it read banners from incoming texts. But that's not true, either.
After doing a little digging, Aten says Muse synced 187,000 lines from his Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being Off.

Unless Aten is the most popular person on the face of the planet, I sincerely doubt he'd gotten 187,000 lines of text in roughly 24 hours. What happened is that, without permission, Muse went into the app and downloaded the information.
He had not given Muse permission to access Messages, and full disk access was not enabled. It just went ahead and uploaded those texts anyway.
Muse can take "unexpected actions" indeed.

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Morghan A. Bedford - LFW @teatigercafe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With many artists trying to get prepped for LBX, I wanted to share this video I have seen on TikTok. Apparently Vista Prints is running materials provided by artists through AI to "enhance" or make "corrections" on art without the artists consent. www.tiktok.com/@kablooeys.k...

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What a disaster this has been. There was so much I wanted to say. First off, that elbow wasn’t the only indicator. There were other parts of the drawing that had been edited, but I only had time to ad...

TikTok video by kablooeys.kargo.bay

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

ANNUAL HALLOWEEN REMINDER THAT ANYTHING WITH ACTIVATED CHARCOAL *WILL* FUCK WITH YOUR MEDICATIONS

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Sea Scøpe @seascope27.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Credit Carp

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 27/09/2026

I bought another medieval replica from Atelier Able, this time a Lavabo, a water container for washing hands, which medieval people did a lot. Here's a little demonstration, with dog audience. Music with permission of Jan Valta

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 26/09/2026

So apropos of nothing in particular, let’s talk about media tie-in novel pay vs. original work pay, shall we? Let’s say you write a novel. It’s set in your own world, your own characters, and titled The Original. You get a book deal! Look at you go!

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reni 🦌 @reniadeb.com · 25/09/2026

this is just to say i have eaten the moon that was in my orbit and which you were probably wanting to observe forgive me it was delicious so crunchy and so cold

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 21/09/2026

Silly spirits to fortify your Monday morning spirits! #art

A cluster of glass bottles labeled with classic alcohol types and drinks. In each, the labels match the cartoon ghosts inside: "simple spirits" has happy, carefree ghosts; "distilled spirits" has large, expanded ghosts; "clear spirits" appears empty; "bitter spirits" is tinted amber and has angry and sad ghosts; and "old fashioned" has several dapper ghosts in old-fashioned clothes.

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 23/09/2026

Just keep signing, signing, signing...

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 21/09/2026

Silly spirits to fortify your Monday morning spirits! #art

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 05/09/2026

I'm slowly illustrating my book's character lineup. 😁 This is Altair... he's a bit stuffy and overly proper, but his heart's in the right place. Usually. #OCart #characterart #noAI

A proper-looking gentleman in a three-piece suit, with one hand in his pocket and another loose in front of him. A cigarette hangs from his mouth and he looks directly at the viewer.

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 17/09/2026

This was one of my favorites from last year's Inktober! Who can go wrong with skeletons and rainbows? If I was on top of things, this would be posted to Redbubble or TeePublic. I am not. Instead, please revel in the brief instance of me remembering to share art. 😅 #art

A skeletal dragon with shredded, almost moth-eaten wings wearing a vibrant rainbow scarf and a wide-brimmed, flat-top hat with bright feathers.

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 19/09/2026

Spooky season approaches! And with it, all kinds of fun horror art. :) Swipe to see the (for me, surprisingly well-documented) progress from line art to finished piece! #spookyseason #horrorart

Ink illustration of a dark attic lit by a single round window. In the window's light, a circle of lit black candles form a summoning circle, where a hellish spirit begins to rise from the floorboards. In the foreground is the edge of a ouija board.

Progress shot of the same attic illustration, with the attic rendered but no candles are yet lit. The spirit is nothing but lines.

Earlier progress shot, where the attic is brighter and loosely colored.

Line art of the illustration, showing multiple positions of the window because I did everything in ink and fixed it later.

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pikat @pikat.io · 18/09/2026

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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dag nabbit (and other, far spicier curses) I loathe these techbro shenanigans The people who wanted it gone WANT IT GONE This is like RFK bringing back measles and giving us shit-yer-britches lettuce WE DON’T WANT AI IN OUR LIVES

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fallenchococookie @fallenchococookie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Quote with your bird art! :D

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yulkradness🌹TTRPG||Comms open! @yulkradness.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today is my birthday! 🎉 as ritual I'll share my artworks here and I'd really appreciate shares to help me reach more people 💗 This year I have many things I'd like to achieve, I want to paint more book covers and illustrations, and maybe one day getting the chance to paint for Magic the Gathering 🫶🏻

"The great hunt". Illustration piece I did for Paul Scott Canavan's mentorship. It represents an haunt scene, the hunter is mounting a big white tiger with piercing white eyes -sign that she's blind- which is roaring as she's sprinting through the action. The hunter has heavy clothing on, inspired by the Mongolian and Slavic clothing. He has long black hair moved by the wind, and he's holding a sword in his hand, ready to defend his wood. The environment is a snowy wood, old trees and branches all around the scene, as the white snow covers them. The sun is setting, and the overall atmosphere looks pinkish, lightened by the lights of the time of the day. Pink, yellow and blue shading on the sky, as the clouds move, forming interesting shapes.

A dramatic digital fantasy illustration depicting a figure with long, flowing dark hair and prominent vampire fangs stepping down a flight of stone stairs. They are wearing a long, dark tattered coat, a buckled vest or corset, and dark trousers. Their arms are outstretched, channeling vibrant, swirling purple magic from their hands.

The character is positioned in front of a stone archway that opens up to a misty, pale green forest. In the shadowy foreground on either side of the stairs, monchs with glowing purple eyes appear to be reacting to the magic. The overall atmosphere is dark, gothic, and action-oriented.

Fantasy digital illustration of a monstrous woman in a dark blue gown standing in a snowy forest stream. She has long white hair, large white deer antlers, glow-in-the-dark eyes, and a wide, terrifying mouth full of sharp fangs. Black ravens perch on bare tree branches around her, while deer stand amidst the snow in the background.

Illustration of a young elf with short reddish hair and pointed ears kneeling in a misty forest, reaching desperately toward an ornate gold crown with blue gemstones that lies in a shallow stream just out of reach.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 19/09/2026

Spooky season approaches! And with it, all kinds of fun horror art. :) Swipe to see the (for me, surprisingly well-documented) progress from line art to finished piece! #spookyseason #horrorart

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Xavier @xavierck.com · 17/08/2026

It's very important to project a strong sense of professionalism when responding to inquiries about working on generative AI projects.

Xavier Coelho-Kostolny <xavierck.3d@gmail.com>

to ana

I would rather drink bleach.

Very, very sincerely,

Xavier Coelho-Kostolny
3D Character Artist
www.xavierck.com

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Soma @somartist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you're an artist looking for some tools. Here's a list of all the tools I created over the years that run in your browser. Play around with color palettes, create 3d mockups for reference, pose figure for reference, create bushtip textures etc. artbuddy.urlich.ch

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Mr.ChubChub @chubchubtheoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

/ᐠ ｡ ◜𖥦 ◝ マฅI Thought I will show 3 sample pages since people might have time to go to gumroad to check itout if you're interested checked it out! chubchubtheoc.gumroad.com/l/wukjkg #cat #artistonbluesky #manga #kemono #furry

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Spooky Sara (Endless Halloween🔪🩸🪦) @pashion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Peter Falk was born today in 1927 (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) Here's his statue on Falk Miksa Street in Budapest with his dog Dog

It's a statue of Columbo played by Peter Falk along with a statue of Dog

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 17/09/2026

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 17/09/2026

I have never related to a piece more.

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ben @benrs.uk · 17/09/2026

good morning

APStylebook • @APStylebook • 16h

We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing "the" labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.

AP The Associated Press
Replying to @APStylebook

The use of "the French" in this tweet by @AP was inappropriate and has caused unintended offense. An updated tweet is upcoming.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 16/09/2026

Happy Peter Falk Day

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 15/09/2026

Many friends are rightfully pointing out how great they are at stuff, but also... have y'all tried effing around with art forms you haven't mastered and making bad nonsense? It is fun as hell and also a worthy endeavor.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/09/2026

thinking about this tweet again, and the fact that it's got such a hold on me that I genuinely think about it whenever I write a feature because I don't want to do "the hot dog thing"

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Artcher| looking for work! @artcher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

5 spots are left!

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Between the PRs of (largely likely stolen) math breakthroughs, claims of "rogue AI" (actually cybercrimes by companies, but whatevs), and doomerist "whistleblowers", it feels like we've been subjected to a gish gallop of hype recently. >>

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Awkward!!! Now that is one hell of a Comms fail, you would hope. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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NEWS

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England

Local News

Zoo advertises tickets for 'child predator tour'

CHESTER ZOO

Sumatran tigers were advertised as being one of the attractions on the tour

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North West

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A zoo has blamed a computer error after it advertised a "child predator tour" online to see its tigers and lions.

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CreatureCave @creaturecave.co.uk · 12/09/2026

You asked for magpies, so you're getting magpies.

Two little grey bird sculptures with witch hats, looking at each other. There is a third in the background to the left, out of focus.

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J. L. Barnes @fishwithatophat.com · 13/09/2026

Get you a sister-in-law who expects texts like these.

A pair of texts from me to my SIL:

This duck is impressively constructed

... Which is not a sentence I ever expected to type

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