iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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c.e. chant/hades 💀🐊 💬 too many comics @portaltohades.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hey guys. Im gonna have to sadly push a little harder [im sorry] cuz I still have an obnoxiously large amount of doctor appts and tbh I cant really afford them right now. I also need to start saving up for an important procedure that my insurance probably won't want to cover cuz it's "surgery"

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🍁🎃Eski🎃🍁 @eskiworks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How the fuck can we help Nepal and Tibet today? Anyone know of legit organizations to donate to that are boots-on-the-ground there? The footage of the flood is downright terrifying and heartbreaking...

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Saltydkdan @saltydkdan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Pls donate if you can!!!

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

There are currently three federal book ban bills aiming to ban all trans books from U.S. public schools! HR 2616, HR 8705, HR 7661. Please call your representatives and ask them to vote no on these bills! Follow @authorsabb.bsky.social for updates. #bookbans #bookchallenges #HR2616 #HR8705 #HR7661

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Pen @perculiarpen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Your pieces are so good!! I love how you do subtle horror. But the obvious horror pieces are also really good! One of my favorite horror pieces is the piece you made with the person in the doorway and his eyes darting around. Its so good!! You are a master of your craft!!!

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Nice Footpaws @ionotter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

One of the furry community's originals, Roz Gibson, is in really big trouble. She is in kidney failure, and needs a donor, so please reskeet. www.furaffinity.net/journal/1138...

I’ve thought long and hard about making this post, but really, at this point, I don’t have much to lose. Desperate times, and all that.

TLDR version: I need a kidney transplant, and I’m looking for a donor. Read below for all the gory details.

Since late 2019, right before Covid hit, I’ve been battling a serious illness. I’ve been kind of cagey about what exactly is wrong, for a number of reasons, but here’s the truth—I’m in full kidney failure.

There is no history of this in my family, so when the symptoms began appearing I didn’t recognize them until it was too late. By the time I went to a doctor my kidney function had dropped into the single digits. Most kidney failure is caused by diabetes or high blood pressure—I got some weird kidney disease I can’t even pronounce and never heard of: Oxalate Nephropathy.

By adopting some dietary changes and careful monitoring, I was able to limp along with reduced kidney function for several years. But you don’t appreciate how much your kidneys do to keep you healthy until they stop working. There’s constant fatigue and nausea, and a general feeling of unwellness that never goes away.

But eventually I lost even what minimal function I had left, which left the end of the line for kidney disease: dialysis. As of this point I’ve been on dialysis for about 3 years. Let me tell you—dialysis is its own special kind of hell that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy.

But even that is just a stop-gap measure, and my condition is continuing to get worse. Despite this, I’m trying my best to live as normal a life as possible. I’m extremely lucky I have a job that’s willing to allow me 9 hours a week for dialysis, so I’m still working. On weekends I work on my art and comics, and one or two days a month I do my volunteer work at the bird-banding site. I can even travel to see my family—if I arrange for dialysis at a local clinic ahead of time.

All of that is done while trying to deal with the symptoms of kidney failure. I’ve known 4 people who were on dialysis—none of them worked or really did much of anything, and at this point they’re all dead, which doesn’t really give me a lot of hope for my future.

Which brings us to the point of all this—I desperately need a kidney transplant. That is the only thing that will give me a chance at a relatively normal life. I’ve been approved and on the transplant list for a few years, but the waiting period in California is very long. By the time I get to the top of it, I may be too sick to get one. Right now I’m still in relatively good condition, comparatively. A transplant from a living donor lasts much longer and is better in every way than one you get from a deceased donor.

Unfortunately, everyone in my immediate family is too old or has other health problems that preclude donation. So this post is a desperate attempt to find anyone willing to donate. I realize donating a kidney is a lot different than giving ten bucks to a GoFundMe, but as I said at the beginning, at this point I don’t have much to lose by asking.

Here is the living donor site: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-.....t/living-donor

You can inquire and even arrange to donate completely anonymously if that’s what you want. Hopefully there’s a Jack Salem fan out there who wants to see the stories (and the artist) continue for years to come.

That is all.

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Anjin Anhut / available for freelance @anjinanhut.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Photoshop's AI features are looking into your images and flagging "inappropriate" content and then block features you paid for. #fuckadobe The OP might get flagged for sexual content on bluesky. If you have not deactivated filtereing (what? Why?), find the link in my reply below.

Photoshop error message saying, quote: "Although generative AI is on, we used non-generative technology to avoid inappropriate content on this result. Please view our guidelines and try again, or if yout think this was an error, provide feedback."

The "result" of using the non-generative retouching tool as fallback for the generative (and paid for) tool.

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

One of today's political prisoners. Cartoonist & zine maker Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada wasn't even at the ICE protest. He was accused of "moving" a box of anti-Trump zines THE NEXT DAY. A rightwing judge sentenced him to 30 years! Just for possessing zines. The darkness is descending.

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Cindy Barukh Milstein @cbmilstein.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We, the Free Des Support Committee, remain steadfastly by Des’s side. We’ve been there from the beginning, & we’re not going anywhere, until he & the other Prairieland defendants go free. Zines are not a crime. Solidarity is not a crime. Free Des Revol. Free them all. freedes.net @free.des.revol

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🌈Wally ~ Meditating in her Cave🌈 @wallyaurora.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

oh yeah, in terms of good news- I haven't seen anyone talking about this??? In short- worst case scenario of 4C warming by 2100 is no longer possible, new worst-case is 2.8C now DOES NOT MEAN we just relax- the only way we got here is through hard work- but it means THE HARD WORK IS WORKING

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Dex @comicsbydex.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Made a little poster/flyer for the no ai protest coming up June 27th. Had a lot of fun drawing all the little guys in the crowd ☺️ #noai

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Zaoda 🏳️‍⚧️ @zaoda.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

!! Emergency !! Local trans artist wrestling with massive depression on brink of eviction!! (As well as generally out of food and everything else) If you can help out, please donate on my Kofi or share this!! I don't have much time left ko-fi.com/zaodazone

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

hey folks! some of my slots dropped out so I have a few that I really need to fill! DM me if you are interested! and please share!

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I have filled about half my slots and have to fill the rest by monday! consider a little guy and please share!

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

bumping this again, I have only filled one of my slots so I am pretty screwed. please share! I am just trying to pay my rent.

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

if you like my stuff and want to help me afford groceries you can also check out my ☕: ko-fi.com/graysonevans trying to afford food for the week!

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Celine @celineloup.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

to reiterate: DOGE killed hundreds of thousands of kids to punish some made up sluts in their heads:

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process. Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.

Screenshot of sophiafornc from Threads: This is eleven year-old Genesis and six year-old Denis, two Durham elementary school students whose families came here to seek asylum. On Monday, they were detained by ICE and immediately sent back to Honduras without due process. Don't you dare tell me that this is making our country safer.

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Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf @thornwolf.com · 09/04/2026

I know everything is on fire right now but we have to call about this, we’re already calling about everything else, just add it to the pile. The grief I feel rn is indescribable but to them it’s just any given weekday.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 03/04/2026

Great news out of Georgia! ALL of the 15 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have died as the Georgia legislative session comes to a close. This was only possible with intense efforts from local LGBTQ+ activists. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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All Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Defeated in Georgia as 2026 Session Ends

"Scapegoating LGBTQ+ Georgians is not a winning political strategy," said Georgia Equality's executive director.

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Pen @perculiarpen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Oh i love how you interpreted werewolf hands!! I love that they’re not wolf or human, but something in the uncanny valley. I know this is a small detail but still, it really makes him feel unnatural. Which is what i love when it comes to werewolf designs!

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Captain Foxx @captainfoxx.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Just a reminder that they still intend to do this, dont let the backlash die down, keep cancelling your subscription.

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Here is my pride flag everybody! I hung one up yesterday in my office at Boston University, as they seek to enforce and defend a policy of removing them (along with other banners in public view, they say). This is a small act of love for my corner of the world, in a dark time. This flag goes deep.

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Pen @perculiarpen.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I’d love to see your take on the coil head, as well as the jester. I also feel like the nutcracker could be fun to see! A enraged lootbug would also be fun to see in your style! But anything you’d draw would be really cool.

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

reshare for alt text, republicans and rich people who want to privatize mail have been lying about the USPS and trying to push this narrative longer than I've been alive, and imposing massive financial burdens on it to make it "insolvent"

Facts You Should Know
The USPS is not in debt
The USPS is not losing money
The USPS costs taxpayers exactly $0
The USPS has always been self-sustaining
The USPS is the largest employer of veterans
The USPS employes over 500,000 people
The USPS is explicitly authorized by the Constitution

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mspwhistles.bsky.social @mspwhistles.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

It’s day 107 of the ICE occupation of MN. Keep your eyes on the courts, where lawyers will be appealing this terrible decision. And keep your eyes on our neighbors in Vermont, LA, Chicago, and more, courageously resisting ICE and protecting their communities. ICE out means EVERYWHERE.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Hello everyone. I come to you this morning asking you to call your senators and representatives and tell them they must OPPOSE THE SAVE AMERICA ACT. They are trying to take your vote away. Literally. Call. Your. Reps. 5calls.org #resist

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Iris Esther @irisesther54.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Urge your lawmakers to vote NO on HR 1897! If passed, this bill would weaken the ESA. By prioritizing development over critical habitat, this bill will make it easier to harm & hinder to protect listed and endangered species, like the Gray Wolf. Act now! app.sosha.ai/s/cnCC4KLv

app.sosha.ai

TAKE ACTION

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Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

H.R. 7661 would harm so many publishers, authors, and readers. Only the smallest sliver of human experience would make it onto shelves. If you think kids deserve the world, you are against this bill - please read this article and call your reps.

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 06/03/2026

There are a million gofundme scams on this website but I know Karla personally and can vouch for the authenticity of her issue. Please throw something her way if you can.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 03/03/2026

Don't let them kill free speech, call your reps ahead of Thursday when bills including KOSA will be discussed again

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gatorstooth 🐊 @gatorstooth.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

i cannot emphasize enough how important it is for the climate that this not happen. not even speaking on the damage to wildlife, these old forests are massive carbon sinks. this is dire.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/02/2026

this one is going to straight up haunt me until it gets funded, not gonna lie

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Hey team! Don’t let this pass! Or even get a “respectable” show of yeas.

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Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Please give. Ian is legit. Also I am angrier with every passing second. One or two ultrawealthy persons could relieve all of this now It’s beautiful that regular people are doing their best here but it’s also extremely fucked up

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💙 DYNAMO-DEEPBLUE 💙 @dynamo-deepblue.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

They're hoping we'll forget about this in a few months and that we'll resubscribe to Nitro so they can get back their funding for this nonsense. Cancel yours and do not forget about this.

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🌿barayajis (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و🌿 @ziggyzagz.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

!! PLEASE SHARE AND SPREAD THE WORD !! Friends Of Big Bear Valley need to raise $10 MILLION by July to secure land that is under threat of luxury home developments. The sensitive ecosystem of endangered animals and plant life must be protected!! >> SaveMoonCamp.org << #art #zigzart

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The SAVE act will disenfranchise millions, mostly women It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications They don’t want certain people to vote

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State Dept. orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications

Pennsylvania Reps. Madeleine Dean and John Joyce have proposed bipartisan legislation that would allow nonprofit public libraries to continue to serve as passport acceptance.

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The Blind Archer (Commission Waitlist Open) @theblindarcher.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?

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EZRA 🗝 ROSE @sheydgarden.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter

a handmade marionette monster photographed in front of a snowbank. it has long arms with branch-like hands, a long neck with a false human face & a lower jaw like a sperm whale, & is dressed in all white/off-white lace & rags with pearl accents. watermark says "Ezra Rose"

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Pen @perculiarpen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Over done now that its lost its oomf. Now it should be about finding the innate horror in things and going based on that. A horror Winnie the pooh could be inspired by fae where they lure children away from their homes never to be seen again. Or it could be inspired by liminal spaces. 🤷

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Pen @perculiarpen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I agree, but mostly bc they never try. They never try to find a clever or unique way to make it scary its always just a monster who kills people. If you really want to make something innocent turned scary find what the themes of those ideas are and twist them. Making a character a killer is so -

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Pen @perculiarpen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I can see it now: Legally Boop

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Sen, but Spooky @dresdencodak.com · 30/01/2026

Los Angeles: TODAY!

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I just donated. I've got a 5yo son in pre-k. We got him one of those funny squeeze hats that flap the ears. He's got a spider man backpack too. Please give if you can, and show up wherever you live in solidarity with MN and against ICE this Friday. iceoutforgood.org?utm_source=i...

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ICE Out for Good

On January 23, people across the country are taking action in solidarity with Minnesota to demand ICE out of our communities. Join the day of action.

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Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I am joining over 50 unions and organizations, businesses, faith leaders and other elected officials for A Day of Truth and Freedom this Friday, 1/23. Together, we are calling for a unified statewide pause in daily economic activity to demand ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA NOW!

Flyer reads: ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA | A DAY OF TRUTH & FREEDOM | NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING. | MARCH DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS AT 2PM | JANUARY 23

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🩸 Canis Tenebris 🩸 @canistenebris.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

No snappy comment this time. Just fuck fascists

a black, white, and red image of a snarling dog biting an arm that's wielding a police baton and wearing a nazi armband. The text of the image quotes lyrics from Rage Against The Machine's song 'Killing in the Name of'- "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me"

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