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Orin Drake

@wickedorin.bsky.social

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Queer maker of things and professional thorn. Pronoun preference: whatever's funniest at the time. Practitioner of defiant hope and the sacred melancholy, dethroner of gods, servant to none. https://reignofangels.com/

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Orin Drake @wickedorin.bsky.social · Nov 16

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Orin Drake @wickedorin.bsky.social · 19h

Kinktober Day 15 drabble. Mind the tags, don't like don't read, and so on.
archiveofourown.org/works/72529656

A Problem - wickedorin - Devil May Cry (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Jooli @jooliart.bsky.social · 1d

Happy dissidia prompto news 🥺some recent promptos to celebrate #prompto #ffxv #ff15 #finalfantasy

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

the thing is, all that knock off amazon operator gear you bought to look tough and scary just looks fucking silly when you are being gyrated at by someone wearing an inflatable frog costume and being mooned by a naked bagpiper on a unicycle, it just doesn’t work, the self image cannot hold

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 1d

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 1d

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

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He did the Monster Vash @tenshinokorin.bsky.social · 1d

The new dissidia mobile thing is perplexing and it pains me to see the state of the franchise these days as nothing but a constant ip churn, but who am I to argue about a cute new outfit for Prompto ❤️‍🔥

Prompto in the aforementioned cute new outfit of black hoodie, grey tank, red plaid pants, and black choker, looking a million times more practical and comfortable than anything he had in ffxv

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Katherine Lam @katherinelam.bsky.social · 2d

I'm an illustrator who has worked in editorial, publishing, advertising, animation, and games. Recently though I've been drawing mechanophilia in MS Paint 🤖💦 #PortfolioDay

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Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 1d

A great thing about Struzan's Star Wars book covers was when his artwork continued across to the back cover. Here is an example where the back featured two "Preybird" starfighters, a ship which at the time I don't believe had any fully-rendered high quality artwork of it.

The full front and back cover to the Star Wars book "Specter of the Past," featuring a colorful, dark spacescape on the back and borders with two Preybird starfighters flying in front of planets and moons, and a collage of Luke, Leia, Han, and Borsk Fey'lya on the front cover in front of a celestial orange glow.

A close up crop of just the section of the illustration with the two Preybird starfighters

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demon grrl 😈🏳️‍⚧️ @demongrrl.gay · 5d

seriously

for fucks sake

cancel your spotify subscription

@PopBase on Twitter "Spotify teams up with ChatGPT to offer personalized recommendations."

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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 1d

Readimasks (certified N95s that use adhesive instead of straps) are 75% off w/code NONSMOKINGZONE.

They’re MRI-safe (nice because if you need an MRI, you prob really don’t also want Covid) and also handy for things like haircuts. Not my everyday mask but super to have around for those situations!

ReadiMask® The Only Strapless N95 Respirator - Alliant Biotech

ReadiMask N95s protect against bacteria, viruses, debris, pollution, smoke, and diseases like colds, flus, Coronavirus.

alliantbiotech.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

The thing about the Nazi chat is these people turned the country upside down and got a lot of people fired to be able to say those things in comfort.

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 1d

What have they done to you, my old friend?

Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 1d

Videogamer's new logo a screaming exclamation mark on the 'support independent games media' argument. Legitimately thought this was someone taking the piss when it was first posted in a discord, but no, it's on the site. You have to laugh (or else you'll cry)

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 1d

Calling all artists & musicians: 🔈 🎶 🎨 There’s a mass movement of people just like you around the globe that are pushing the music industry to divest from genocide & fossil fuels- we’re calling on you to spread the word & take the pledge!

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Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · 1d

Green turtles are making a comeback! 🐢🌊

After decades of global conservation work, these once-endangered sea turtles are showing encouraging signs of recovery. While they still face threats, this is proof that protection works! https://bbc.in/4q9uIqH

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

www.bbc.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Kytri @kytri.bsky.social · 1d

I think there's a subset of trans people who really struggle to differentiate between 'this thing would make me, personally, dysphoric' and 'this is a thing no trans person real or fictional should be portrayed doing' and the fact of the matter is almost nothing fits into the second category.

Spooky Lancer 🦇🐺 @lancerstiler.bsky.social · 1d

For stuff like this I'm not scared, but TERRIFIED to talk about one of my most beloved OCs, a trans dad who birthed his child, outside Patreon.
Y'all LOVE the concept of Mpreg when a cisgender man is featured but when a real masculine pregnancy happens y'all become certain man with mustache

mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · 20d

A lot of you need to unpack why you find jokes about getting your cis anime men pregnant funny, but then freak out over a very much trans male character giving birth to his own child.

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

Three panel cartoon by Wawa wiwa comics

An octopus, a shark and a jellyfish are talking to each other

Octopus: I once saw a human and peed myself

Shark: a human saw and peed himself

Jellyfish: a human touched me once and his friend peed on him

Octopus: dude…

Shark: what?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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hamiez @aakazas.bsky.social · 1d

welcome back milly 🫶 #trigun

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Riha @wandererriha.bsky.social · 1d

Hornet, but make it Vintage.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

www.propublica.org

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 1d

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social piece: I take a look at the government shutdown by focusing on the big picture constitutional issues. I go on to assess the White House's claim to use "tariff money" for WIC. Then I connect this up with the ongoing impoundment crisis

www.crisesnotes.com/what-the-hel...