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If I could ask one thing of humanity, it would be to show kindness to birds: #nature #climatechange #birds #important

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 7h

also just a note that a book doesn't have to be specifically listed by name to be effectively a banned book--if entire school and library systems are banning, say, every book for kids and teens that has trans characters in it, that's a banned book!

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Juliana Motzko @julianamotzko.bsky.social · 10h

4- Uirapuru Laranja - Pipra fasciicauda – Band tailed manakin Design available in my shops. Link in Bio. #birdtober2026 #birds #AvesBrasileiras #birdtober #brazilianbirds

Illustration of band tailed manakin bird

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 7h

I don't want to engage with something people couldn't be bothered to make. Turns out a game (Aion2) I was looking forward to used a crap ton of gen AI in everything from ads to their CHARACTER MODELS, and even possibly cutscenes?? 😮‍💨 Nm, I'm good.

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 8h

Doodles in UV paint pen in a blacklight tent at Artica STL! First time checking it out and it's really cool. Hoping to get involved next year. It's a creative festival with music, interactive/ participatory art, installations and more. No commerce at all. #art #drawing

Glowy drawing of a four legged bird with text that reads "I am birb." I drew this on a board that asked "who are you"

Glowy drawing of a long bird with many legs, running to the left. Text reads "Biiiiiird" I drew this on a board for jokes.

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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 10h

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 20h

Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.

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Sygnin @sygnin.com · 01/10/2026

Since Tapas officially announced their closing, just a reminder that my comic Nowhere will still available here. You can use your Bluesky account to Subscribe for free & get notifs when we start the 2nd season nowherecomic.com #comics #webcomics

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Nowhere is a fantasy-action comic by Sygnin & Wayne Santos. Made with Leaflet.pub

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Dancing Vulture @dancingvulture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Absolutely worth the wait for last year's Kneesvember project to be published!! I love it so much, it cured everything that's ever been wrong with me 😭❤️ @falseknees.bsky.social Every illustration is somehow both stunningly beautiful and cute as heck. +1000 hp restored

"A Noble Quest" by Joshua Barkman. The cover is all cute as heck warblers in colored pencil. I can't even.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm categorized as an AI subscriber, because I'm subscribed to the 3 TB tier of Google Drive and and they literally just changed the name of the plan to "Google AI Plus." Those "AI subscriber" numbers are 100 percent juiced and phony, and you're a sucker if you believe otherwise.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When people in power deliver bad news to you, they expect you to just take punch, accept it, and move on. In these situations, we need to empower ourselves to reject the premise. I want you to look at three time points in the fight to save the academy of natural sciences with me. (Thread)

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions

The DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

$15 ebooks? One dollar. $10 ebooks? Just a buck. $25 ebooks? You guessed it. 💵 💵 💵 Sale ends this week. Don't dilly-dally, gang.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Luzon Bleeding-heart for a kind anonymous donor! Thank you for your contribution! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt The #Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by Sept. 30 - only a few days left! youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a Luzon Bleeding-heart, a dove with a patch of deep red feathers in the center of the breast that look as though the bird has a bleeding wound. Otherwise its cap is gray, throat is white, lower belly is orange, and the wings are barred blue-gray and black. It is perched on a mossy log amidst lush green, implying a tropical jungle.

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Iris @irisflorafawn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've been without a job since my stroke in April, and my jewellery is the only thing that is providing me with any income at this time. Even if you are unable to purchase anything, any shares or ko-fi tips help tremendously. Check out my KoFi Page here: ko-fi.com/deermakesstuff

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court GRANTS People Not Politicians stay application, ordering the 2022 map to be in effect for the midterms! A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...

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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 19/09/2026

Flat illustration of a gathering of warblers in Fall plumage perched on painted colorful flint corn. Warblers are (left to right) Lady Canada, Bay-Breasted, Hooded, Wilson's, and Connecticut on the bottom inspecting a kernel.

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Evan Maple VO @evanmaplevo.com · 22/09/2026

it’s been said a ton already but I really do appreciate mamdani so throughly dismantling the core democrat ideology of “we actually can’t ever do anything helpful or good because of. circumstances”

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're handing out lots of these free mini bookmarks every weekend at both Ren faire booths! Don't forget to vote in the midterms on or before November 3rd! Check your state's registration deadline and check your reg status sooner than later. Deadline to register in Missouri is Oct 7th. #vote #art

A mini bookmark design, drawn by me in procreate. It shows an eastern bluebird in a dogwood tree. The bird sings, "vote," and the scene is contained in a decorative frame.

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sarah webb! @sarahwebb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

happy first day of fall! 🪶

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fucking vote in the midterms. Staunch the bleeding. We do not get to a better place by letting them keep power because our dem option (after the primaries) is not perfect. Things can & will get worse for people being scapegoated in all this.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026

Humaning.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 17/09/2026

PRECIOUS BABY SCAMPERING!!! 🐣 🪶

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 16/09/2026

It's actually really bothering me how "I think Palestinians should not be genocided" needs to have a "but I really love Jews too!" preface. You don't need to profess your love for white people to oppose systemic racism, and you don't need to say abled people are great to support accessibility,

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LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Something that’s really been gnawing at my mind for a while is how much the art community feels scattered. So I think it would be fun to do an #art share at least once a month. Let’s kick it off. Share your art, like and comment on the posts of others, and get more art in your feed!

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The vet thinks Dondon either fell and is kinda hurting from it or has some arthritis. Her pelvis was painful when he checked her over, but he doesn't think it's severe. She's been hiding under the bed a lot. Eating, drinking and litter box are ok, but no zoomies.

Our cat, Donna, laying against my leg on the couch foot rest

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When I see a trailer for a new mmo my main question is always: "can my character wear pants?" My fantasy in games is being a big burly lady in full armor. It kinda kills my enjoyment of a game when she can't even wear pants.

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Had a patron at our Ren faire try to get me to accept a use case of AI that they thought was cute. I stayed in character and didn't give them an inch. 🙄 The use case? FEEDING KIDS' ART INTO THE SLOP SPEWING, THIEVING LIAR BOT to see it move. 😬 WTF NO #noai

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.

Worries about vaccination rates in dogs
As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs - and their owners
- becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in nationally representative
sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I wrote about AI, our relationship to pain and to comfort, and about why writing should hurt johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/writing-sh...

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Writing Should Hurt

On our relationship to pain and creativity

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/09/2026

see, it’s not that hard

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LH @truffke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

WHO

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A thing worth remembering is that Zohran Mamdani is not only using direct social media communication with his constituency as an undeniably successful charm offensive, but also in recognition that legacy media is *fully* captured by billionaire interests, & attempting to go thru them is pointless.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The bell that cannot be unrung

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Getting ready to set up for the first weekend of STL Ren fest! First weekend of KCRF went decently despite the 114 degree heat index. We have hired lovely people in KC who will be running the booth selling our wares and my artwork for the next six weeks while I work STLRF. #renaissance #festival

Our booth at the kansas city Renaissance festival.

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arnaerr 🦭⭑｡ @arnaerr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Please share your feedback on how genAI destroys the livelihoods of artists on the official EU website. You can do so even if you're not an EU citizen. We have to be loud so the change will come, and practice shoes that voicing hatred towards genAI works ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's #WorldShorebirdsDay !🎉 I wanted to do a Black Skimmer, one of my favorite birds to watch at the beach. They fly low over the water skimming for small fish. It's like watching them dance above the surface. #SuperSeabirdSunday #Bird #WildlifeArt #Ornithology #NatureArt #SciArt #BirdArt #BskyArt

Digital sketch study of a Black Skimmer parent and its chick. Unusual tern-like bird with oversized bill—lower mandible is much longer than upper mandible. Feeds by flying close to surface of water and dipping its lower mandible into the water "skimming" for small fish. Found coastally, especially beaches and sandbars. Barking "yip" calls might clue you in to a flock in flight.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

King Rail, for a generous anonymous donor to #Waymakers! Thank you, and awesome bird choice, this was a fun one! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt The Waymakers Challenge every September raises funds to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate before Sept. 30: youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a King Rail in a thick bed of tall yellow-brown reeds and marshy water. The bird is wading foot-deep through the tall grass, here peering out beneath a bent leaf. It has a long pinkish beak, white chin, rufous-orange breast, and barred black and white belly and sides.

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ollie 🪱 comms open! @thinginthedirt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

super stoked about my latest block carving 🌟 #greatblueheron #sciart #linocut #birdart

a block carving next to its test print. it depicts a great blue heron holding a fish in its bill, with the moon acting as a halo and cattails in the background

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Wilson's Warbler for @skyestuff.bsky.social ! A bright cheery migratory bird, what a fitting choice. Thank you for your #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt All donations help immigrant kids in the US via @theyoungcenter.bsky.social ! Ends Sept. 30: youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a Wilson's Warbler perched on a near-vertical branch in front of a sea of warm lush greens. The bird is mostly bright yellow with an orange tint to the face, a black cap that shines with subtle blue iridescence, olive-green wings and a gray tail. Its big black eye makes it look extra cute!

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

All set up at kcrf! It's HOT today, and we're so glad this shaded spot was available. We're between a beer vendor and the petting zoo. Justin and I set everything up and are training the lovely people this weekend who will be running the booth for the rest of the faire. #renaissancefestival #art

Our Renaissance faire booth at kcrf. Maroon top and tan sides on our tent. Brown table cloth with colorful runners. Display of leaf wallets on the left, prints stickers and bookmarks in the middle, and refillable notebooks on the right. I'm standing in the middle behind the table, greeting patrons.

Our sign to the right of the tent reads: Talenshi, illuminator & bookmaker

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

YOU DON'T "CONSUME" ART MOTHERFUCKER. YOU EXPERIENCE IT. YOU FEEL IT. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT. YOU WRESTLE WITH IT. YOU LIVE IT. ART ISN'T A LITTLE MORSEL YOU GOBBLE UP.

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bummed that eurmax doesn't sell the 10x10 pro canopy anymore. That's my old one- the steel frame always gave me peace of mind. But the new beyond (aluminum) one is still heavy, and all parts are thick, so 🤞. It opens more easily too! I can actually do it without attaching weights on one corner.

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phoenix @blessedscavengers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I saw my first yellow headed blackbird this year and was absolutely thrilled by the experience. they sound kind of like if you cross bred a chainsaw with a red winged blackbird #yellowheadedblackbird #wildlifeart #animalart #birdart #linocutprint #blockprint

a black linocut print on white paper of a fluffed up male yellow headed blackbird

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This applies to AI scapegoating, too. No, it’s not the fault of an ownerless, runaway “sentient” prediction machine, a genie that can’t be put back in a bottle. People programmed it to do that. THEY should be held accountable for the harm their machine causes.

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Talenshi - Birds & Magical Books @talenshi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We've made some really good improvements to our process for making our magnetic notebook refills, and I've finished the final assembly of almost 220 since Saturday. 🤯 About 100 of those were done yesterday. (gluing the covers on page blocks) Just doing 48 more today. ☺️ #art #maker #bookbinding

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