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Gliss Disc @glissdisc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What people use AI for tells you what they don't respect, whether that's authors, artists, designers, coders, filmmakers, women, children, and most of all, themselves.

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✨☕️🪴 @hon3ypumpkin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

He’s all ears >:3 #furryart

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Federico Iglesias (FreeGlass) @freeglass.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

this is my vent art

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Woodrow Hartzog @hartzog.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Folks, we’re awfully close to losing the plot entirely, and that’s being generous. The consciousness debate is a silly dead end distraction from the very real danger of AI’s destruction of institutions and degradation of our own humanity.

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⭐CYDROUD 💜🦐 @cydroud.art · 10/10/2026

Hi I'm Bea/Cydroud, a 2D/3D artist who REALLY likes shrimp! 💜🤍💛 🦐Caridyne Species: caridyne.carrd.co/ 🏠ToyHouse: toyhou.se/Cydroud 🎨Commissions: cydroud.art ⭐Trello (Queue): trello.com/b/NO2fCWCm/commission-information

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にれ @nire023.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

👄if

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Phil "The Tulok" Allen @philistulok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I need "the thumbnail is AI and that makes me think the video will be just as lazy" "This seems like Rightwing agitprop" "You couldnt make me watch this creator if you threatened my life"

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desktopGeneration™️ @desktopgeneration.com · 02/10/2026

The deskGen.net remix contest: winners! 1st place archviz by @\Hisparrow_ on twt [original by @scidsgn.art]

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ida deerz 🔜 PonyCon Holland @deerz.one · 02/10/2026

'DS-10 UTOPIA'!!! my cool album i made on a nintendo ds. everything you need on the dual screen! out NOW for #bandcampfriday idadeerz.bandcamp.com/album/ds-10-...

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▼ Mercury ▼ [@ moving + comms] @mercuriym.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

test from few days back 🪙

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𝕋𝟚𝕂△ℤ𝕌𝕐▲ @t2kazuya.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

♬♪(ง ᵕωᵕ)ว♬♪ ♪⭑٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡♪ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗᕕ( ᐕ )ᕗ happy #bandcampfriday ! support your local hardcore producers t2kazuya.bandcamp.com

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rh @rhond-45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

can't retreat.

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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 01/10/2026

just came across this incredible picture of Terry Pratchett

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Ryzeer2 @ryzeer2.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you're able to support Sui during her debut, please do so. She's been nothing but a sweetheart every time she shows up and she deserves that same sweetness back. I'll be at work so you all are ordered to at least say hi or die. Get snappy come the 6th. (Ironically, the day of my actual bday)

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bug spray cody @aevris.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

whatever. Go my wasp sona with boobs

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にれ @nire023.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

デデポッポ大王

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romulus - 🛸METROID RAVENOUS🍽️ @romulusofficial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

idk how anyone can see something advertised with ai and NOT immediately think of the Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 03/10/2026

Surprised more people aren’t alarmed about the financial condition of Oracle. Revenue flat for 15 years adjusted for inflation, only real growth engine is unprofitable AI data centers, future entirely tied to OpenAI and the most ambitious infra projects in history. It’s dying!

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The Art of Asty @theartofasty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

All I can say about the Jacob Geller situation other than my deep disappointment and feeling of betrayal, is that I really hope the victim is left alone, because this whole thing was brought to light against her will by some neonazi freak that doesn't care about victims or rape for that matter.

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Drew @drewbertisms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I too will assist with licensing costs for ex-GameChops musicians needing to re-license tracks – without the expectation of participation in or contracting with GameGrooves. I will commit $1,000 of my own funds to the task. DM me as needed.

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Taplaos @taplaos.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🌁🧱🚗🚸

Setting takes place in eerie and foggy highway with looming dark clouds. In the center of the highway is Ultra Beast called Stakataka a walking sentient pile of brick crossing through the highway with both sides filled with pine trees. On the road a lone car stops in front Stakataka hoping they won't be crushed by this alien creature.

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Director_Kumazaki ／熊崎信也 🎮 @director-kumazaki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I once drew Arsene as a hobby 🎨😌 　以前の、アルセーヌを描いてみた時の。　ペルソナ6楽しみで。我は汝、汝は我！ーーーーーーーーーーーー #videogames #games #Persona５ #ゲーム #ペルソナ

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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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Dani Yuan 🔜 LBX @dagger6.art · 04/10/2026

FurAffinity (a furry focused online art gallery) is looking for funding after refusing to comply with advertiser demands. And oh boy are some of those advertiser demands pretty ridiculous. (alt text added)

A post from a FurAffinity developer blog which says:

What makes this situation frustrating is that the bar for what advertisers consider "adult content" is very very low. For example they consider plus size characters, two characters hugging, and "barbie doll nudity" to be adult content, despite these being normal everyday things that are not adult at all. This is why you may see other sites with restrictions on how characters cant be posed or dressed "too provocatively."

We receive a daily list of items that they have flagged as violations and have to sort through them. If they're legitimate violations, we re-rate them. If they aren't, we don't touch them. Submissions that are not violations of our policies are still held against us.

We have had many email conversations, Zoom calls, and even an in-person meeting with representatives to help resolve this to no avail.

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MeatSpice🎃(boo!) @meats.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This weird bird stole my candy😳 #art #happyhalloween !!!!

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すびかか @suyasuyabi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

ワールドビヨンド！

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Alukslice @alukslice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pterosaurs

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Delightful also to hear real eagle noises. In movies eagles are always dubbed with hawks, since hawks found fierce and eagles sound like adorable squeakers.

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aqua a @aquaflower.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

warning you get sleepy if stay up late

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sarah zedig 🐐 @hmsnofun.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i love how everyone wants to be a famous artist, because artists are cool and get written about a lot and tend to be remembered, yet they resent working artists and view the art-making process as a form of gatekeeping, because there's just soooo much money in art and we want it all to ourselves lmao

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Joe @joegamedev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm making a #blender add-on that lets you sculpt directly onto low poly models via the manipulation of object space surface normals under the hood

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Evan Stanley @spiritsonic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Recent(ish) design sheets I've done for the Sonic comics. Some text on Blackwood and Dapple's pages was removed as it referenced an earlier version of the story and was no longer accurate. Soleil/Lunar's sheet was done before the difference between them was fully figured out, thus the single name

Model sheet for Soleil and Lunar the sugar glider

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Sol Brennan (3D Character TA) @wuffles.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I'm begging you, small game developers, do not silo all feedback, info, workarounds, etc into discord. The fraction of folks who know where to look, or even want to join are so small. Joining a discord for every game I'm playing just to see if a patch is coming is driving me up the wall.

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Nomad Complex @nomadcomplex.com · 01/10/2026

FurAffinity has provided countless queer, disabled, othered and marginalized communities a platform to thrive and create livelihoods for decades. It’s time we show up for them in return. We owe everything to this community and those who create, build and maintain are truly the best of us. 💛

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Knight ⚔️ @myknighthood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Aura farming incense dragon. now also on Toyhouse, info below [ #art #digitalart #design ]

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.

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Lætus @bajamothblast.vanadiel.network · 02/10/2024

now that it's october im legally allowed to post this

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 29/09/2026

Fans have paid artists $171.8 million on Bandcamp Fridays. On Bandcamp Friday, we waive our revenue share for 24 hours so more money from every purchase goes directly to artists and labels. The next one is October 2. Start building your wishlist now: bit.ly/4dGMHQE

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XerxesTexasToast @xerxestexastoast.com · 30/09/2026

the absolute worst part of it is that there are LOADS of more original, well-crafted montamers out there to play, both corporate and indie! If you're really that mad about Pokémon, why aren't you stanning the hell out of Digimon? Coromon? Nexomon? Temtem! MegaTen! MonHun Stories! YOU HAVE OPTIONS!

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NoahFuel_Gaming @noahfuelgaming.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

once again people hate pokemom SO MUCH they'd choose this, Palworld or the new Yo-Kai watch (AI Slop) over Casette Beasts, Coromon or Monster Hunter Stories

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Chalk 🕸️🦋❄️ @spearmintchalk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I work in the tech sector and have witnessed this decline. In part, I think some adults are overstimulated and oversaturated with information / experiences at a level that triggers survival states for some people. It's hard to think deeply in survival mode.

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💫Sablekyu💫 @sablekyu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The closed beta ended on FEBRUARY 9TH 2026 As of APRIL 23RD (I have since left the server) creators were STILL not paid a promised reward for posting Aniimo content. I have many more issues with how we were treated as creators, but I'll leave it at this for now

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Kraltum @kraltum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

(e)motion

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Hatok @hatok.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I actually think the rebrand to "the skywalker saga" is one of the most subtly damaging things Disney has done to star wars

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