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Zahra Huselid, Freelance Owlbard

@zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
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frequently cliche transgender menace • burnt out former academic • writer/musician/voice actress • giant robot enthusiast zahrathebard.neocities.org

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 10h
Hi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it: - Slow Internet on an airplane - I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is - Bluesky broke images again - My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise - Conveys further context and authorial intent
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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 10/10/2026
the fundamental thing wrong with this ai-driven "hyper personalization" pipe dream is that your preferences are constantly changing, primarily in response to experiencing things that are different from your current preferences and expectations, through this little-known process called Living.
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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Totodile doing his best to explain how Debt Equity becomes more expensive the more debt gets leveraged.
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 09/10/2026
by all means, AI evangelists: leave me behind, off with you, godspeed, don’t let the door hit you news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...
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Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
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⚔️🎀 𝔉𝔦𝔞𝔡𝔥 🎀⚔️ @fiadh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🎨 upcycled_vintage_art
me & the girls on our way to destroy the data center (last march of the ents)
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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 09/10/2026
seriously though every single penny the wealthy want us to spend on making the arena fancier for billionaires should be going to schools and Trimet and such and we are gonna need to drive every loser who thinks differently out of office
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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 09/10/2026
sitting down to watch family television in the united states of america
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You know what? I’m feeling generous today. This is Chapter 13 of Space Opera, justifying why in the world sentience would be determined via an interstellar battle of the bands.
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12tone @12tone.nebula.tv · 06/10/2026
Williams, 37, then unleashed her response to the DHS’ statement in an Instagram Story post Monday: “And may I suggest all Nazi bitches suck on my fat d***.”

A DHS representative did not immediately return The Independent’s request for comment.
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downchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
BEEP 1988年3月号
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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 06/10/2026
I M D E A D
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Outsourcing your hobby or pasttime is the ultimate sad person behavior. That's a level of depression I can't comprehend. You can't find joy in any damn thing at that point.
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donoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
lotta people out here bragging about "training models" but why do that when you can model trains
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Leaf~ @leaftilde.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gonna be honest, gang. The moment you convince people you can make a machine who is conscious and capable of suffering, that is the moment you should be introduced to John Brown's blade for thinking you can sell that person.
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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 03/10/2026
If you’ve loved my books I highly recommend you read the start of Rowan’s new Jade Evergreen college years spinoff series. It’s really great and a perfect fleshing out of Jade’s life that gets a big thumbs up from her creator 🥰
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Zahra Huselid, Freelance Owlbard @zahra-the-bard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy Bandcamp Friday – maybe pick up one of my OWLBARD albums and treat yourself to some primo dungeon synth/gamer bloops! Special mention to my BattleTech-inspired EP, CALLSIGN: BATTLEBARD, which has a track a friend described as "the most transfemme-coded thing ever"
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Callsign: BattleBard, by owlbard
7 track album
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Zahra Huselid, Freelance Owlbard @zahra-the-bard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Damn, girl, are you covered in sharp bony protrusions that serve as an allegory for a fear of intimacy, or are you just happy to see me?
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esselfortium 🏳️‍⚧️ | Not Yet is out! @esselfortium.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
it's #BandcampFriday once again, and i released a new album yesterday! Not Yet was composed entirely on an old Mac II from 1987 (pictured in attached video), and it's full of nostalgic tones and rich harmonies (also pictured here) check it out: esselfortium.bandcamp.com/album/not-yet
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No Context Squirrel Girl 🏳️‍⚧️ @squirrelgirlooc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#SquirrelGirl Infinity Comic 001
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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New penguin. New cat. The world is fucking amazing, you guys. Stop assuming it's lost.
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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 29/09/2026
I got two job rejections today to start my week off, unfortunately. I appreciate all of your support. If you'd like to help, the best way is to buy my books and spread the word to other folks. If you love magical girls, trans women, and lesbians, you'll probably love them too. magicariot.com/buy
Artwork of the book covers of "Magica Riot" and "Magica Riot: Full Bloom," set against a background of purple crystal. Artwork of several main characters - Bloom, Claire, Nova, Hikari, Sara, Iris, Cass, and Hana - surround the book art. Text reads:

Lesbians! Trans girls! Musical magic! Gross monsters! Evil corpos! Cool band van! Portland weird! Agender hacker! Leftist cuties! Drum swears! They're adults! Hope & optimism! Sincerity!

Portland's Gay Magical Girl Rock Band

magicariot.com
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miss fern (scary) 🏳️‍⚧️🎃 @miss-fern.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i should be able to spin around like an animal crossing villager and instantly be in whatever outfit i pick out
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Portalrealm @portalrealm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today, 39 years ago, a beautiful ship glided through space.
Original blueprint for the Enterprise D
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Zahra Huselid, Freelance Owlbard @zahra-the-bard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Post a music video that always cheers you up
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Gnome - Wenceslas (Official Video)
YouTube video by POLDERRECORDS
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 27/09/2026
You taught me language, and my profit on’t Is, I know how to curse.
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screamysalami @squeamysalami.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
good morning bluesky friends ❤️
a man in a black shirt and hat is standing on a balcony looking out into the field/road. 

"I bring a sort of 'that's ai generated' vibe to the everywhere that most people don't really like"
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Josh Rosenau @joshrosenau.org · 27/09/2026
Read this thread and ask yourself if the people who have appointed themselves as experts on AI “safety” actually understand that word in the way normal humans do.
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We live in an increasingly isolationist culture that encourages you to be emotionally stunted. Books and stories should be about experiencing minds different from yours. They should expand your empathy and emotional intelligence. But that doesn't happen if the reaction is constantly this:
Scroll of Truth meme, final panel where the adventurer throws the scroll in disgust because they did not like the truth
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A guy says to his mechanic "Hey Fran, my 1950's Studebaker is making a weird noise." The car sounds out "booum da hu da hmmh da hoon da ina." Fran opens the hood and says "well, there's your problem." A pleasant man with piercing, a beard and dreadlocks sits near the engine. Frank remarks "Jonathan Davis from Korn is under the hood."
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
S i g h .
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The Booooobarienne @thebarbarienne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
now with alt-text
The incident fits a broader pattern in the discourse around 'free speech' and 'cancel culture': whatever comes from the top down is freedom; whatever comes from the bottom up is bullying and censorship. When Macklemore is dropped at the behest of the billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft, it's an exercise of the freedom of businesses to 'demonstrate their values' by deciding whom to platform. But when Ed Sheeran's fans decide not to buy tickets to his performances, or even demand refunds, it's bullying, mob behaviour. Since most people are not billionaires and do not own stadiums, they can exercise meaningful power only collectively. The collective exercise of power must therefore be demonised.
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morticia toastems @toasty.cx · 26/09/2026
green text on a black background reminiscent of an old computer terminal from the days before graphical user interfaces

the text reads, in all caps:
Technology used to be cool, but now it's owned by the worst, most moneysick humans on the planet. But there are transsexual furry hackers out there, still fighting the good fight
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Qsy @qsy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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InnerSpiral (the scary version) @innerspiral.lol · 25/09/2026
a long day for a hero
A girlie (I guess my OC at this point) in her very weary costume after a long day :) she's also holding her helmet!
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQ
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Pressure Drop
YouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic
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K.O. @kopanda.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 25/09/2026
it is a crucial recurring theme in every depiction of Nova where it comes up: that trans magical girl drummer's got heckin great gams (that make a certain agender cutie short-circuit)
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Austin Lee Matthews 🐭 @amtrax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
if I can live under the poverty line and still quit a voice over job mid-session because I found out the "writer" used GenAI, you can afford to not buy/play a game that uses GenAI.
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Ensign Ro(wan) @rowanchurch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I finally defeated my inner critic and published a novella! 22k words of 80s magical girl action with an urban fantasy twist!
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When you want to write, "The AI wants to hurt people," remember that you mean to write, "The AI company profits off of hurting people."
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🌎 @blackmold100.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Brennan Lee Mulligan on the set of game changer looking slightly unhinged with a speech bubble implying he's saying the quoted post.
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Matt Aytch Taylor @matthtaylor.com · 23/09/2026
this is why the probe tries to destroy the planet in Star Trek IV the Voyage Home
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Ensign Ro(wan) @rowanchurch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Evergreen Mode: Authorized! The Education of Jade Evergreen Book 1: The Elk Hunters is out NOW! 🦌 Elk 🏹 Archery 📚 A University Setting 🥞 Pancakes 🎤 Magical Girl Action 👯‍♀️ Old friends 🍦 Yogurt Follow Jade to college and find out how Portland became weird! Good luck. magicariot.com/jadeevergree...
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The Education of Jade Evergreen - Part One: The Elk Hunters - Magica Riot - The Official Site
Novels about Portland's hard-rocking queer magical girls, Magica Riot.
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rock robster @plounce.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#catcrumb
a simple drawing of a sign on a post that says "something good will happen soon", and an orange cat driving a grey car thinking "i sure hope so, thank you though".
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Steve E. Tricks @refreshingtime.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
happy bi visibility day from the nobody believes you hand sofa
bisexual visibility couch with many disturbing hands reading "when you change or to and nobody believes you"
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Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
PSA: If you have an older base level Mac DO NOT update to the new Mac OS. It's packed with AI stuff and it might very well just overload your storage. I've been wrestling with it for two days and am going to have to wind back to the previous OS just so I can use my computer.
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