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GravitySecretAgent

@gravitysecretagent.bsky.social

Should take this chance to say that my writings are 100% human made and you can tell they are because they got bad prose MADE. BY. MAN. stank you can't fake. I will not use AI for my works.

I use roleplay bots because they make me horny. That's it. I don't care for AI art.

February 18, 2026 at 4:45 AM

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Kashmere

@kashmere.bsky.social

Im starting up a Patreon, and Im wondering what are tiers you all wanna see? How much would you pay?

Im looking all around for ideas, but would love hearing from creators what works for them, and for members, what makes it worth becoming one :)

Thanks for the input!

a small dog is playing with a yellow ball .

ALT: a small dog is playing with a yellow ball .

media.tenor.com

February 18, 2026 at 11:06 AM

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Jabroni Supreme

@gojirra.bsky.social

Oh god damn it. Never even thought about moron vibe coders ruining open source projects.

www.pcgamer.com/software/pla...

Open-source game engine Godot is drowning in 'AI slop' code contributions: 'I don't know how long we can keep it up'

Projects like Godot are being swamped by contributors who may not even understand the code they're submitting.

www.pcgamer.com

February 18, 2026 at 10:10 AM

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Aurora Hargrave 🐺🌌

@msapawcalypse.bsky.social

I would never repost a means to keep your ID safe and to give the middle finger to a company ran by the grandson of Mosley.

I would also never encourage you guys to spread the word of this method to fill Palantir's servers with Metaverse like avatars to do a bit of trolling (a lot of it) 😇

Blast Professing @gaymerherb.bsky.social · 1d

for when it happens to you

www.pcgamer.com/hardware/som...

You can now bypass Discord's age verification checks with a gamepad-controlled 3D model from Github

That's one way to get around it.

www.pcgamer.com

February 17, 2026 at 7:36 AM

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Corinne Green

@ket.bsky.social

trans advocacy strategy is awful. that's why we're checking in with the people literally responsible for mandating that trans advocacy strategy to learn more about how trans twitter is to blame for this debacle. also i'm cis so i decide what transphobia is and it turns out i'm not transphobic, go me

Lakshya Jain

@lxeagle17

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To be clear, I have never once advocated for Democrats moving away from advocating for protections for trans people - but *what* protections you choose to fight for and *how* you fight for it is a really important topic when public opinion is that heavily slanted.

If you want to argue on *sports*, then that is a losing fight - end of story. It is not just clear in our poll; it is visible in data from the New York Times and backed up by other polls on other LGBT topics. It's even something that a lot of LGBT organizations have said themselves. It also impacts a minimal group.

Regarding the ineffective methods (of confrontation) that I cited in our piece, that actually came directly from the New York Times talking to the executive director of Advocates for Transgender Equality.

Or take this quote, from Sarah McBride talking to Ezra Klein: "Right now, that compromise would be deemed unprincipled, weak, and throwing everyone under the bus, and that is so counterproductive, it is so harmful and it completely betrays the lessons of every single social movement and civil rights movement in our country's history."

You decide. But it is not anti-trans to do a poll (reviewed by a bipartisan board of experts to protect against bias!). It is not anti-trans to point out that the movement has lost a lot of ground over the last ten years. And it is not anti-trans to say that the strategies chosen haven't worked in the face of Republican attacks.

And there still exists broad support for protecting transgender individuals from discrimination in employment and housing so there is a framework to focus on. But the choice has to be made.

And dismissing people who say that as "transphobic" is wrong, counterproductive, and a one-way ticket to losing.
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Okay, but as I pointed out, my issue with the piece had to do with Lakshya injecting the story with his own revisionist history of how we got here. He very clearly supports the idea of Dems moving away from protecting trans people. It w...
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February 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM

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Aim 🌸🧩

@aimbutmiss.bsky.social

hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context

February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM

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𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓲 ❄️

@chaiteakitten.bsky.social

In the lead up to St. Patrick’s day can I please encourage people not to make stereotype art. If you want to make themed art for St. Patrick’s day look into our myths and legends or some other cultural things like music, dance and sport, instead of fucking beer. Thank you

February 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM

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CaptainChaotika

@captainchaotika.bsky.social

NFC Day: 0

February 18, 2026 at 9:21 AM

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David Lindsey Pittman

@dphrygian.com

A couple of people asked, so-- this is from the credits to The Killing Stone, the game I've been working on at Question for the past couple of years, launching in Early Access in less than 6 hours. Please wishlist it!

store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...

February 18, 2026 at 8:44 AM

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Coach Finstock

@coachfinstock.bsky.social

Oh the irony of ChatGPT users and Claude Coders being the reason they themselves won't have hardware to use ChatGPT and Claude Code on in the near future is too good

February 18, 2026 at 2:12 AM

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Kitchiki

@kitchiki.bsky.social

Ren (sorry I renamed her again) is a professional violinist who often plays at concerts. Her stage name, ‘Serenity’ is the name her parents gave her but over time she’s shortened it to Ren.
I have so much more to say about her but you’ll just have to check out my Tele channel :)

February 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM

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Ace

@claweddrip.bsky.social

Gift for you 🎁💗
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Reward for one of my Yuki Fan supporters.

February 18, 2026 at 5:48 AM

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Dumpling

@beansproutdumpling.bsky.social

I have unlocked the greatest potential of the fig leaf , the times of strategic cropping are a bygone era now

February 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM

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Bewere Books

@bewerebooks.bsky.social

"Dysphonia" is an autobiographical collection of doodles, text messages, and thoughts scrawled on paper from the artist, @vanillayote.bsky.social , as she navigates her transition. Get your copy at www.bewere.net/product.php?...

February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM

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L👁️‍🗨️NE

@lonepylon.bsky.social

Hey, you, you're finally awake
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#darkart #digitalart #illustration #horrorart

February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM

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Julian

@minikinetic.bsky.social

My illustrations celebrating Nancy Drew entering the public domain

February 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM

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Simone 💙

@geckonori.bsky.social

cw: vore

She knows just what to say to me 🫠

Four digital images in sequence.

1st image: A naked Caveat is lifting Simone up in a bridal carry. The Luxray has a sinister grin as she glares down at Simone. Caveat says, "We both know where you belong."

2nd Image: Caveat is pushing Simone's head toward her open maw. Hot breath covers the Shinx's face and fogs up her glasses. Simone blushes and offers no resistance against becoming Caveat's meal.

3rd Image: Caveat is gulping Simone down. Only the Shinx's paws are left peeking out of Caveat's jaws. The Luxray is blushing slightly, a huge grin on her face as she moans with delight.

4th Image: Caveat has pulled Simone's drool-covered top out of her mouth. The rest of the Shinx is assumed to still be deep inside Luxray guts (where she belongs).

February 18, 2026 at 2:45 AM

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Lucky_Bun

@luckybun.bsky.social

Epstein and a handful of billionaires singlehandedly orchestrated the decade long global propaganda campaign against trans folk because they are white supremecist eugenecists, not because an it/its genderfluid therian was cringe on the internet once.

Luis @loosf.bsky.social · 20h

Oh hey ANOTHER fucking article boiling down to "we are losing rights because non-binary and gender non conforming people are making us, the true trans people look bad"

Fuuuck off with that

February 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM

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vae 🌸

@vateo.art

dog in a dress

A nonbinary pink wolf dog in that one meme dress that attaches to the nipples. The dress is transparent and they can be seen wearing only a pair of dark underwear underneath.

February 18, 2026 at 12:45 AM

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Garrett Latimer

@kronogarrett.bsky.social

A little bit more progress on the #inflatable F-4 #Phantom, just the dorsal and ventral views along with the insets and annotations left to do.

#aeromorph #furryart #wip

The design artwork for a chunky, cartoonish inflatable F-4 Phantom with a transparent open shark's mouth viewed from the front. If she wasn't a harmless inflatable toy, she'd look *really* dangerous.

February 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM

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VƎX Werewolf

@vexwerewolf.bsky.social

I call this the Knight Boat Principle and it is an unironic, genuine game design principle that I have, which can be briefly stated as: "if your core gameplay has a specific premise, your worldbuilding should be structured around enabling it, rather than the other way around." #LancerRPG