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part-time skeleton icon and header are my own (pen on paper) artwork Here to keep in touch with friends and slowly make more - blocking spam followers

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Clean Air Where @cleanairwhere.bsky.social · 2h
🧵 1/7 Last week we posted about the common misconception that cold air makes you sick. As the weather cools, we all head indoors more, just as virus season gets going. That means more shared air, more infections and more disruption.
Light blue Clean Air Where graphic reading: “Handwashing is great. But it’s not the whole story. How many illnesses are linked to pathogens we can inhale from shared air?” Illustrated hands being washed appear at the top right, with stylised airborne particles and virus icons moving through shared air below. Clean Air Where written at the bottom.
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melissa capriglione @ HOODIE KICKSTARTER @mcapriglioneart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
no more rectangle
four panel comic of a person laying on a bed playing switch. in panel 1, the cat is peeking over the bed. in panel 2, the cat squeezes under the switch. in panel 3, she sticks her head out and says "no more rectangle." in panel 4, she says "only rosemary"
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026
[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!
forbes.com
Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many
Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.
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Frieren, 🏳️‍⚧️ Tiefling Princess @fes4ever.northsky.social · 03/10/2026
Picture of Miles O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney in Star Trek The Next Generation/Star Trek Deep Space 9, standing with his hands on his hips and smiling. There is text over the image in 4 parts. Part 1: "Stay alive. Stay fucking alive" Part 2: "It's shit now but it won't always be" Part 3: "Happiness comes in waves" Part 4: "You will find it and feel it again"
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 19h
Hey. The fragmentation of the social media landscape has been hard on indie #scicomm 🧪 projects So if you'd like to follow a podcast that's enthusiastic about #linguistics, could you check out @lingthusiasm.com? And if you think your followers might like to, could you give this a repost?
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Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When witches are cackling and telling you “Fire burn and cauldron bubble,” take a step back. Breathe. Those are normal things for fire and cauldrons to do. They’re trying to mess with you.
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Trudi Castle @trudicastle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
An oldie, but relevant ;D Always enjoy the colour change, feels bittersweet as I love the fall but will miss the summer ❤️
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Karissa Barrows @sjbsmama.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Raise your hands if you, as a pre-teen, learned basic-ish HTML coding with the help of the internet of eld for the sole purpose of making a geocities webpage with animated pixel galaxy backgrounds
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 05/10/2026
We had to say spare rocks in this post because we know many Bluesky users have primary rocks.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
seeing conservative men debate how to dress online is very funny. can't dress up or wear interesting casualwear bc you've made any visible interest in dress to be a sign of homosexuality. but you feel the need to dress better bc you've linked dress to respectability. a prison of your own making.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 04/10/2026
So what if something came out last year, or 10 years ago, and it was trendy and everyone was talking about it and you hadn't read/seen/listened/experienced the thing. That's ok! Recency is not the most important thing when the work is about seeking understanding. Culture is not a race!
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Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
A tumblr screenshot showing a post and two reblog responses, reading:
1. "star trek would be the ideal fictional universe to get trapped in because you'd explain your situation and they'd be like yeah makes sense. no further questions. fortunately we can use the mysterious warp signature emitting from this system's icy moon to counterface with the solar radiation and slingshot you back home"
2. "I'm from a universe where your world is all a work of fiction." Benjamin Sisko, nodding. "That happened to me once."
3. "I Got Isekaid Into The Star Trek Universe And They Quickly Understood What Was Happening"
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Darío @dariosamo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's the polish and making a good and sustainable project for the wider public where the difference is. It's the part that actually takes far more time. People have already shown they have no interest in these kind of efforts if they don't have significant advantages over emulation.
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Ben Diskin @bendiskin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Most of us are highly, highly dependent on collective bargaining and minimum rates to improve our lot in life. The more of us that undercut, scab, and walk all over each other, the harder it is to make a living as a voice actor without doing tons of conventions each year for autograph sales.
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
reviewed by the brilliant @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social in Locus Magazine this month and look, it's terribly wrong to say something like "oh *thank goodness*, this very experienced SF reviewer has understood what I was going for on the SF side of the story" but this is 100% what I was going for.
Later, when Naomi shows this data to scientists
and other government figures, they insist that it is
inconclusive. Frinton appears several more times,
in each seemingly possessed of more authority but
also more mentally scattered. As someone who has
experienced a series of miscarriages and who is
slowly coming to terms with the fact that she will
probably never have children, Naomi admits that the
allegation that the mimmoths are causing infertility
seems designed to cut to her core. At the same time,
as a person without access to definitive information
or the ability to assess it, the only possible response
she can have to Frinton’s claims is a blank shrug.
This, The Strangers seems to be saying, is how
most of us would experience an alien invasion. It
is how we currently experience war, climate crisis,
and the breakdown of our institutions. Decisions
are made by people far above us, and we sometimes
only become aware of them when the ripple effects
touch our lives – when our mother’s medical care
isn’t what we’d been raised to expect, or when an
animal no one has seen before shows up on our
wildlife camera.
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Mia Varlineau 🌻 playing FFXIV (wolshipping 25/7) @miavarlineau.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
LEAVE ME ALONE
Tetsuo from the anime/manga Akira meme screaming with bsky julies following him. Girl pls stop
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Sean @stholeary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I know it's financially stupid, but I do wish Collision was live every week from random smaller cities that rarely get wrestling tv shows. Always such a good vibe, no matter the size of the crowd.
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🦇Harper 🔜 ANE 🦇 @2manystripes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Ylevel @ylevel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Delaying OFFtober post for fanart of my fav Anxiety squad Gangle (TADC), Elsen (OFF), Napstablook (Undertale) and Mimikyu (Pokemon) Love em, they're so like me #Fanart #Gangle #Napstablook #Mimikyu #TADC #TheAmazingDigitalCircus #DigitalCircus #OFF #OFFgame #OFFrpg #Undertale #Pokemon #Ghost
Sometimes i forget to tell myself that i am enough, but i have friends to remind me that i am
I’m forever grateful to them
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
foul balls are a huge concern for major league baseball. fans typically keep the ones they catch, and there's not exactly any good reason to buy a ticket to a baseball game if you have your own baseball at home you can look at anytime you want
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eNecromancer @phdwiz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
But I NEED for everyone to see all my half baked opinions I came up with while angry and delirious
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Vox!! @aquapedes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
✂️ #art #fanart #stp #slaytheprincess
Lineless digital art of the Shifting Mound from Slay the Princess on a black background.
She has her eyes closed and smiles slightly.  In one set of hands she holds a chain of paper dolls in front of herself. The paper dolls are pure white and glow, illuminating the Shifting Mound in the dark. She holds another set of hands beneath the dolls protectively. Her last set of arms is held up in a heart shape.  The paper dolls trail down and out of view.
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sweet kerry eleanor @kerryeleanor.blog · 03/10/2026
lmao i just learned that if you bring two ppl who hate a play to the theater to see it together they’ll still get a lot of support points because they’ll bond over being haters
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The image is of a four panel comic. The title reads "Poltergeist".
In the first panel we see a woman with a worried expression on her face. She says, "stuff keeps moving around my house."
In the second panel the same woman says "I'm terrified. I can't sleep."
In the third panel we see a ghost holding a candle and a pillow that reads "live laugh love". The ghost is zooming through the house.
In the fourth panel we see the same ghost hanging up a frame and thinking, "home decor is my passion".
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DiamanteLoco @diamanteloco.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Still my favorite pic I took at the last Dynamite we got in WV a couple years back.
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Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What will you find at Rainbow Space Magic? Writing Resilient Communities! How do we write believable resilient communities? With @emhamill.bsky.social @discobooks.bsky.social @dragonediting.bsky.social Suzan Palumbo & MD Grimm RSM is a free, virtual queer SFFH con! Details: rainbowspacemagic.org
To the left of the background is dark blue with lines connecting small white lights in a seemingly random pattern. Across the image in the middle is a rainbow. The rest of the background is dark blue. The text reads: Rainbow Space Magic, A Queer SFF Convention, RainbowSpaceMagic.org October 3-4 Below that it says: Writing Resilient Communities Then there is a row of pictures of individuals with their names below. The names are: E.M. Hamill, Disco Barrington, Robin LeeAnn, Suzan Palumbo, MD Grimm
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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When I say Democrats are fighting for a future for America's children this is what I mean. You might not have heard about it but the Sternberg is one of the most illustrious centers of paleontology in the United States. It needs to be available for the public to appreciate.
kansasreflector.com
Kansas Legislature's budget cuts compel Fort Hays State University to close Sternberg Museum • Kansas Reflector
Fort Hays State University, grappling with a $2.4 million state-ordered spending cut, will close the Sternberg Museum of Natural History.
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N'yans ARTingway @nyansarts.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don't understand tech companies' obsession with taking away alphabetical or chronological order from their products. I hate the random order they rearrange my stuff without permission. I feel like I'm in a constant state of pissed off from the barrage of regular UI changes from big tech.
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IntroSpectres 🌊 @introspectres.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
self-portrait + art cut-out trend || #darkart
digital illustration of a blue skeleton veiled in blue water and patterned robes. A skeletal hand reaches out as if pulling the water veil aside. Golden fish swim around the skull in imitation of a halo.
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Sable, Sapphic Wet Nightmare 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
if I could give one piece of advice to newly transitioning trans people, I wouldn't make it about choosing a name or how to present yourself I would say: don't treat life like something that happens to you don't treat the world like content you consume make things happen create your life
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Sable, Sapphic Wet Nightmare 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
we all eventually discover the great and terrible secret of life: if you want to do something, you must first start to do it
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charlotte⁷ @lemonberryy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
sometimes I think about this kingdom hearts moogle when i’m stressed
moogle dressed in a black coat
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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The cutest little sleeping pose
A black-and-white cat sleeping on his back with his front paws crossed.A black-and-white cat sleeping on his back with his front paws crossed.
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Kristen Koopman @kkoopman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The new studio is definitely unsinkable
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helen @homotoptheory.northsky.social · 01/10/2026
tumblr post:
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Aug 31, 2023
Every time some fash posts about Real Art vs
Duchamp's Fountain it's like lol that urinal has been kicking your ass for a hundred years

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Aug 31, 2023
Marcel Duchamp kicked the bucket 55 slutty, slutty years ago and you can't get him out of your head.
You're half as old as he is dead and you are worshiping at his altar, you are drinking his piss. He won.
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Ben Sperry @bensperry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How can it only be a 7/10 on the woke scale? Siffrin literally stopped sleeping
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Finn Longman is only here occasionally @finnlongman.com · 30/09/2026
Not sure if I'm supposed to wait for an official announcement on this one, but as it's available to order, I may as well share the link: goldsborobooks.com/products/the... Gender, trauma, toxic families, non-consensual shapeshifting ... and sprayed edges. What more could you want in a book
goldsborobooks.com
The Animals We Became
You exist because of a crime, because of a curse, and because of a trick.Blodeuedd never asked to be made.Created from flowers of oak, broom, and meadowsweet to marry a man cursed never to have a huma...
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Kellen 🎃 @thetrueduckman.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Jack-o-Lantern grinning with the words "It's ween" over it.
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
'Dreaming of Mosquito Island' (2026) -- Drift Inn Beach, Port Clyde, ME #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #Stunday ✨ #PaintByWords ✨ #RockinTuesday ✨ #TidesOutTuesday ✨ #BWFri ✨ #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #ECK #JayceeCrawford
A small sandy beach covering rocky outcrops and pine trees faces the bay and Mosquito Island on the horizon
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stealthymuse.bsky.social @stealthymuse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ah, you had an Attract Cats unit installed. Concatulations on your new feline entourage
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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy First Day of Halloween 🍂 Throwback cartoon. Circa 2023
A black and white illustration of me driving in my car happily. Beside me, buckled in, is a carved pumpkin. It's an old cartoon. But a goodie.
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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Keter-Class Kobold @koboldred.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
(post from the-modern-typewriter)
"How can you not be angry?"

"I am angry," the werewolf said "but unlike you, I don't have the luxury of showing it without being called a monster. Without someone taking it as a sign of proof that I need to be put down like a rabid dog, that I'm just like what the stories tell you."

"But everyone gets angry... that's human."

"Up until the point when you're not human."
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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tell me SOMEBODY has written a fantasy Casablanca homage about events in and around a "djinn joint." I will be terribly disappointed if they haven't (and then eagerly await someone filling that gap).
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maya kern @mayakern.com · 30/09/2026
A sketch for a new skirt design, titled Hunger. #WIP #art #original
A mock-up of Maya modeling a pleated midi skirt with a deep red background and dramatic black, tentacle-like shapes filled with eyes and toothy details. Beside the mock-up is a close-up of the eerie red-and-black pattern, with an inset showing an alternate lighter colorway. Text notes that the mock-up may differ from the final product.
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J. R. Moock, jr. @jrmoockjr.northsky.social · 27/09/2026
This has fucked me up more than once. If you have a coconut allergy, you NEED to be careful about anything with “activated charcoal” anywhere near the label.
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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you want to watch this amazing pro-trans Yakuza action flik, GOOD NEWS! It's on the Internet Archive! archive.org/details/the-...
archive.org
The Clan's Heir Is A Trans Woman
The head of the Tatsumi family falls ill and dies after requesting that his son, who disappeared 15 years ago, takes over. The Tatsumi family, including the young head Ryu, decides to search for his s...
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Grace Kraft - ButchBlueBird 🔜 ASC ’26 @gracekraft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is not an entry (I have a different idea in mind) but I can't let “Would Betz kiss Odile right on the mouth?” go un-drawn so...
drawing 1: Odile holds Betz chin up to look at their face. Betz is blushing, sweating, their pink threads around them form a heart. Odile smiles smugly.
Odile: Hmmm...sure

Drawing 2: Betz and Odile smooch on the mouth

Drawing 3: Odile turns and walks away, waving a hand as she goes. Betz is beside himself, blushing and freaking out
Odile: Well that was nice...bye...
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Fred Wood @fredtwood.com · 01/10/2026
I've played a bit of PLINTH and it kicks ass, and I'm scared of what the community will build in terms of custom levels.
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emet-selch's forcefem aoe @ 7.56 SPOILERS!! @specterxiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#gpose #xivwomenweek some ARR women i think about all the time XIV women week day 2 - a realm reborn
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