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The Holmwood Foundation @theholmwoodfnd.bsky.social · 12h

Hit 3k this morning, still got a way to go! Once we hit 5k we’ll announce a new cast member for Season Two….

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THE HOLMWOOD FOUNDATION SEASON TWO IS NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!

Help us reach our goal of 40k to create Season Two of our found footage horror fiction podcast, The Holmwood Foundation.

Click the link below for more information, and an array of exciting tier rewards!

tinyurl.com/THF-S2

Coming soon: The Holmwood Foundation - Season Two

Season Two of the horror-fiction audio drama about possession, queer identity, and Dracula's severed head!

tinyurl.com

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Jon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · 15h

So, exactly as Horne put it in 1964 then?

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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 15h

And not many people know that she's also the head of Antifa.

Miriam Margolyes declares she’s ‘unapologetically woke’: ‘I’m a left-wing d*** and I love it’
thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/m...

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 1d

It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.

Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

A a teal flyer for the Western Alaska Disaster Relief with a QR code to donate. Text reads:

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF

Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.

ONLINE FUNDRAISER:
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate
online. All funds raised will go directly to
assisting communities.
QUYANA CAKNEQ - QUYANAQPAK - QAGAASAKUNG - TAIKUU
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MAHSÌ CHO - GUNALCHÈESH - HÀW’AA - THANK YOU

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 15h

Book Cover of the Day:

Ed Gorey cover:
Nineteenth Century German Tales
Edited by Angel Flores
A Doubleday Anchor Original
Illustration of spider in flames with scrubby landscape and cliffside in background.

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Bruno Prosaiko @prosaiko.bsky.social · 21h

Detail of one of the pages of the comic book I'm working on. ^^

Detalhe de uma página de quadrinhos. Dois quadros mostrando três aventureiros descendo uma escadaria e entrando numa dungeon. Na frente um homem com uma capa preta estilo Batman, um elmo fechado estilo corvo com tubos de respiração como uma máscara de gás saindo das laterais; ele ergue um pingente com uma joia brilhante que ilumina o caminho. Atrás dele seguem dois irmãos: uma mulher portando uma espada e escudo e um homem levando um arco e flechas. A parede ao fundo mostra uma cena em relevo ilustrando uma batalha entre dois guerreiros alienígenas emunhando macuahuitl (armas astecas semelhantes a espadas de madeira com discos cortantes de obsidiana); esses dois guerreiros alienígenas lutam contra algo como um wyrvern com face tentacular.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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🌱J. Scott 🌱 @drooliasnott.bsky.social · 2d

The death of our careers comes hand-in-hand with building the surveillance state just as much as "cutting unnecessary jobs." I sincerely believe accepting AI is letting in a fascist death cult whose ideologies are normalized by embracing this supremely evil tech.

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 28d

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI

Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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nao70shark @nao70shark.bsky.social · 3d

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Adam @kels316.bsky.social · 3d

the only time it's acceptable to boo at sport

Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · 3d

Maybe our PM should take note of the reaction to the singing of the US national anthem in Perth. Him and his government need to read the room and get Australia away from those fascist lunatics.

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 3d

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Etherington Brothers @etheringtonbros.bsky.social · 3d

WOLF HEAD ANGLES part 1! Come see us at @ThoughtBubbleuk.bsky.social COMIC FESTIVAL on 15th - 16th NOVEMBER! We’ll have the FINAL COPIES of the original print run of our TUTORIALS BOOKS, plus COMICS GALORE! #wolf #furry #anthro

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Meg Sothoth @megsothoth.bsky.social · 5d

I am deep into the Life of Luxury hyperfixation hole, guys.

sketches of some of the monsters from Life of Luxury

sketches of Chester and Parker from Life of Luxury

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Lisa the Antifascist “Leftist”🇦🇺 @lisatellstruth.bsky.social · 5d

#socialmurder

I would replace the word “elites” with the powerful predatory ruling class

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 6d

Make shorter games with worse graphics and fewer shareholders

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 7d

AI should be treated as a risk management problem — and we need flexible policymaking processes to deal with its unknowable future, @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.

Can wise heads fix the hard problem of AI policy?

www.crikey.com.au

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The Kingmaker Histories - Audio drama - FUNDRAISING FOR S4! @kingmakerpod.bsky.social · 8d

I'm currently working on the art for the Halloween special so here's your reminder to help us hit the next milestone!
New merch drop at 33% funded and a new Q&A episode at 50% funded!
ko-fi.com/megsothoth/g...

Buy Meg Molloy Tuten a Coffee

Become a supporter of Meg Molloy Tuten today!

ko-fi.com

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 9d

[David Lynch looking awesome in sunglasses] i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 8d

This would single-handedly transform the lives of everyone I know in such profound ways it is difficult to fully articulate, but it would also let us actually make more and different and crazy things

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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nordacious @nordacious.bsky.social · 11d

just a gentle snip...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Jandri🔞 @jandri.bsky.social · 12d

What’s really crazy is that with everything going on lately, I truly don’t think artists are asking for much. I don’t know a single creative that aspires to be rich, everyone’s aiming for “comfortable”. We just want to work and have our basic needs met and to not have our shit stolen or censored.

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ProfCoppermane @profcoppermane.bsky.social · 12d

So just putting this out there: anybody bringing Magic decks to TAFCON?

TAFCON — The Audio Fiction Convention @tafcon.bsky.social · 14d

We're so excited to have @profcoppermane.bsky.social speaking at TAFCON! Josh will be part of our voice acting panel, speaking about his experience as part of the cast for 30+ audio dramas!

Excited? Us to! Get your tickets at www.kickstarter.com/projects/taf...

The Audio Fiction Convention Speaker - Josh Rubino

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Drew Shields (commissions open) @gnarlyghost.bsky.social · 13d

Experimental comic page from a while back

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 13d

The official database of works eligible for the Anthropic AI settlement has been released and, as I suspected, many authors are screwed. Basically, if your books weren't officially registered with the US Copyright Office you're out of luck. 1/ secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/results

Welcome to the Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website
Are you the legal or beneficial copyright owner of a book included in the Anthropic Copyright Settlement?
You could get a payment from the $1.5 billion Settlement.

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