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EDO IV @edo4.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thanks @thechrislotus.bsky.social for our Q&A special, please enjoy everyone. ^________^ youtu.be/Lv367OB8Ruo

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🥀 𝚂𝚞𝚜𝚊𝚗 𝙱.🖋 🚫 No DM’s @sbwordmuse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

‎Free therapy, clear water. Take time to listen. 𓂃 ˖ ࣪

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GodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Created in 1918 during the Taishō era, Village in Shūgakuin (Shūgakuin-mura) by Hayami Gyoshū (速水御舟, 1894–1935) is an extraordinary Nihonga masterpiece that exemplifies the artist’s early fusion of meticulous realism, classical Northern Song landscape perspective, and mystical atmospheric tone.

Nestled near the base of Mount Hiei northeast of Kyoto, the rural hamlet is depicted from a high, bird's-eye perspective and bathed in a luminous indigo and malachite haze that evokes the quiet stillness of dawn or twilight. Gyoshū’s masterful application of natural mineral pigments—predominantly azurite (gunjō) and malachite (rokushō)—saturates the thatched-roof farmhouses (kayabuki-yane), bamboo groves, and dense pine stands in a cool, dreamlike blue hue, which contrasts gently with the subtle gold leaf band gleaming along the mountain horizon. Scattered among the winding pathways, small figures of local women carrying bundles on their heads bring a gentle human pulse to the vast landscape. Executed on silk with exquisite brush precision and delicate tonal layering, the work stands as a landmark in Gyoshū's oeuvre, capturing both the timeless rural spirit of old Japan and his revolutionary approach to modernizing traditional landscape art.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A prize-winning image sponsored by Asahi Camera, 1938, Okutama, Tokyo.

Published in 1938 as a prize-winning selection in the prestigious journal Asahi Camera, this evocative monochrome photograph captures a quiet moment of rural life in Okutama, the mountainous western enclave of Tokyo. Walking along a country path bordered by dormant, neatly pruned cultivation fields, a woman clad in a boldly patterned kimono shields herself with a traditional oiled-paper umbrella (wagasa), accompanied by a young child strolling dutifully by her side. In the background, dark, densely forested hills rise steeply into a soft veil of mountain mist, imbuing the composition with a profound sense of quietude and atmospheric depth. Reflecting the artistic currents of pre-war Japanese photographic culture, the image masterfully balances Pictorialist elegance with an authentic, lyrical glimpse into the daily rhythms and rural landscapes of late 1930s Japan.

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You're quick to tell me I'm "too old" for video games, anime, etc. but you still won't tell your homie he's too old to be hanging out at certain spots preying on young girls

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Summer Breeze" (oil on canvas) Artist- Jack Saylor

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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 29/07/2026

`Ghostly waters reflecting atmospheric phenomena, skeletal trees` #synthart

abstract oil painting in a palette knife style, visible brush strokes, a ghostly tarn reflecting aurora-like atmospheric phenomena, skeletal trees emerging from mist, tenebrism, bright contrasting colours, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 400 --v 8.2

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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 30/07/2026

Good morning bluesky Hoping for a quieter day today. Outside is blue skies and sunshine ☀️ Starting with an early variant from yesterday's "wizard's tower" prompt 🏰 #synthart

abstract oil painting in a palette knife style, visible brush strokes, a dark wizards tower on a hill, early dawn shadows, layered misty valleys, circular pattern overlay, tenebrism, bright contrasting colours, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 400 --v 8.2

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The blue of Monet

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

If "let them cook" is your response to constructive, reasonable, pointed critiques/criticism...then you are part of the problem.

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

'Memories of Soho', Frith Street by Jonathan Stewardson jonathanstewardson.com

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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IRANZYE ART @iranzye.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My painting UNTITLED.

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Im also gonna need them to get an accurate count on followers, likes, etc. Bots padded my follower count as well as dumped several likes on recent posts & I cant clear them out. Like props to Bluesky for clearing them out, but I wish they'd update the count to reflect that.

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Tsukioka of the Kagaya. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I

The scene illustrates the opulent and highly stylized world of Edo's pleasure quarters, specifically depicting the high-ranking courtesan (oiran) Tsukioka of the famous Hyōgoya house. The print showcases Toyokuni's signature style of expressive figures, sweeping garment lines, and an intricate display of textile patterns that defined the peak of the golden age of bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women).

Positioned in a classic three-quarter turn, Tsukioka dominates the composition, her high status immediately recognizable by her elaborate, sculptural hairstyle adorned with a spectacular array of yellow tortoiseshell hairpins (kanzashi) projecting outward like rays of light. She wears a magnificent, heavy winter robe featuring a dynamic and highly detailed botanical pattern of wild bush clover and grasses sprawling across a pale ground, with the layers of her undergarments meticulously detailed to show contrasting collars and a lower hem adorned with a repeating white-and-purple floral pattern. Peeking out from behind Tsukioka’s expansive robes is her young child attendant, or kamuro, who is dressed in a matching floral kimono, her hair styled in traditional side-locks and decorated with red festive bows.

On the left, a male attendant dressed in a sober, striped dark kimono leans forward to light or adjust a large, cylindrical paper floor lantern (andon). This lantern is prominently decorated with the distinctive crest of the Hyōgoya—a stylized pine branch design—and bold calligraphy identifying the establishment.

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Lyn Ettinger-Harwell @lyneh1.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩵🩷 Our murals mean more ~ Mural by: _schraderart_ ~ ~ 🎨 illustrationsbyannie_e ~

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#Poetry #Painting #Venice "In Venice, Tasso’s echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier - Lord Byron 🎨 Gleb Goloubtski

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Kenton Nelson (American Artist, born 1954) "Walking Briskly East", 2021. Oil on Panel,

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The Green Scorpion @greenscorpion64.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

"If your mug is filled with black and bitter suspicions…The only way to get rid of them is to drink them down quick" -Prosecutor Godot (Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations)

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Yeah I think Bluesky's overlords are still mad at me. Bot City, biht Bot-Bot City, biht

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life." - Hermann Hesse 🎨 Julia Tar

Illustration of a large oak tree with a face on its trunk. A person is sitting on the ground, facing the tree, and there is a reflection of a white stag in the water.

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Foxton Rox @foxtonrox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I've always loved this bit of road - a veritable cathedral of trees.

A straight bit of country road. On either side tall, green trees rise and arch over almost forming a roof.

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 15/07/2026

“If we just accept that AI dominance is inevitable & all we can do is “educate” people, we’ve already given up the game. These technologies are built on a series of choices made mostly by very wealthy white men. We can make different choices.” - @evangreer.bsky.social rabble.ca/technology/e...

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Experts warn Carney’s AI strategy will lead to job cuts and environmental damage

Shortly before the House of Commons rose for the summer, Prime Minister Carney and AI Minister Evan Solomon released their long awaited and repeatedly delayed AI strategy, ‘AI for All.’

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just replace every iteration of "A TROLL!" with "BOTS!" & thats how I feel now. (Streamer's name is KristaSparkles. Go follow her. She's a sweetheart.)

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Woke up to more notifications on here than I have ever had before. I thought I had inadvertently struck a chord or something... ...turned out to be nothing but bots.

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Jellytim24 @jellytim24.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Towering Cumulonimbus #clouds #sky #landscape #mountains

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Fighting so much & so hard for a life I didn't want, nor did I ask for...

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Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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Cartoon

Panel 1: AI Design Logic

Panel 2: person ordering from waiter: "Get me a cheese pizza."

Panel 3: Waiter brings pizza

Panel 4: Customer says to waiter, "Wow, look what I made!"

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Just had to find this moment & watch it again. I felt every bit of that.

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Clearly that chatter wasn't there for "GIMMIE MY DIAMOND NAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOW!"

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Jiikae @jiikae.com · 06/07/2026

Keep seeing people say Avatar fighting game needs air-blocking, but the damage output is already low as hell. People just really hate when games UNAPOLOGETICALLY steer you into checkmate situations

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 06/07/2026

💾 We often think of online platforms as permanent homes for our photos & videos. They're not. On the Future Knowledge #podcast #VanishingCulture series, Luca Messarra explains why relying on them puts our cultural memory at risk. 🎧 Listen & subscribe: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/van...

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Debunking Sony Bootlickers (possible 🧵?): 1. "Y'all didn't stop playing games, listening to music or even reading books when they went digital. Stop with the fake outrage". Gotta love someone using the term "fake outrage" to describe something next to no one has said. The major issue is ownership.

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Yeah... I never used to get into the whole console war shtick, but now I can say with my whole soul that I'm GLAD I have a decent PC. Sony's been REALLY trying my patience recently

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Be reflective and you WILL be misrepresented.

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

When it's someone you dont like: "karma's a bitch". When it's you or someone you admire: "life's a bitch". Pssshhh...

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Did NOT expect GGST to go double dippin' in the guest character pool

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

May you never get to a point where you've replaced more social batteries than you've recharged.

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Heido ho, Bluesky! I'll make sure not to annoy the overlords this time. (Couldn't post on here for a while sometime ago, so I assume I made someone mad lol)

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The Shadow: Very Gentle, Very Cold @thechrislotus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We don't have real allies, man. Not as many as we thought anyways. Be an accomplice instead.

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