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Exemplarium @exemplarium.bsky.social · 2d

Neglected to post this earlier!
Collab Canvas 14: Theme: Creature Feature!
Artists:
@vertebrrae.bsky.social
@k10nd1k3.bsky.social
@bugbytegaming.bsky.social
@unspelld.bsky.social

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Tamadoodles @tamadoodles.bsky.social · 6d

i also have pixel art stickers and wooden charms available on my etsy store! for various fate characters, mecha, mario kart guys, transformers, tf2 guys, etc.!
www.etsy.com/shop/Tamadoo...

www.etsy.com

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Tamadoodles @tamadoodles.bsky.social · 6d

having some money to pay my upcoming internet bill would be cool! in exchange, you can commission me to make a pixel art for you; i have character portraits and paper mario styled talking animations available at the moment!
ko-fi.com/tamadoodles/...

landscape oriented image of a cat girl maid holding a paint brush and winking. text reads "tamadoodles"

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 11d

I got aphids on the brain... they are just little guys. So small. No thoughts. Just eat sap. 🥰

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Exemplarium @exemplarium.bsky.social · 17d

Results of the 13th Collab Canvas! Theme was Yakuza Disco!
Artists:
@odmience.bsky.social
@unspelld.bsky.social
@vertebrrae.bsky.social
@k10nd1k3.bsky.social
@bugbytegaming.bsky.social

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 13

CALL STRIPE
CALL PAYPAL
CALL MASTERCARD
CALL VISA

DO NOT. STOP. CALLING!
#rocktheboat

stop-paypros.neocities.org

UPDATED
Stripe A
Stripe is currently a major priority, as they have the ability to deny itch.io's eligibility to their services according to itch.io's owner.
• 354 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco,
CA 94080 US (United States HQ)
• 10 BOULEVARD HAUSSMANN, 75009 PARIS
(France HQ)
• Grand Canal Street Lower, The One Building,
Dublin D02 HD59 (Ireland HQ) (yes, it's called The One Building)
• +1 888 926 2289 - State you are from California when calling this number
• 1(888) 963-8955 (San Franeisco HQ)
• 353 1 903 8449 (Ireland HQ)
• (877) 887-7815 (Customer Support/Complaints)
• UPDATED +33-805-11-19-67 (France-HQ) Seems like the line was disconnect due to our calls.
• complaints@stripe.com
• Complaints Form

PayPal !
Unfortunately, PayPal doesn't seem to have any e-mail address, as it uses its website's customer support. You will need to log in to your PayPal account if you wish to access Customer Support lines or messages. Here's a few lines we found so far :
• 2211 N 1st St. San Jose, CA 95131 US
• 1-402-935-2050 (US + Canada)
• 1800 931 678 (Australia)
• Customer Complaints Form (Australia)
• enquiry@paypal.com thank you sassinthedark.bsky.social for the info!

UPDAIED
MasterCard
• 2000 Purchase St. Purchase, NY 10577
US
UPDATED +1 914 249 2000
• CEO of MasterCard: 0 -> 6432224#
→> 1
• President of Mastercard: 0 -
54757287425# →> 3
• Play the roulette: 0 -> Any numbers until you get connected to someone
1 800 307 7309 (US) - Options for operator
: 1-1-2-2-2-1
List of toll-free numbers by region
1 636 722 6100 (St. Louis Office)
• 914.249.2000 (Global Headquarters, US)
• 636.722.6100 (Operaction Center, US)
• 971.4.391.4200 (Dubai HQ)
• 305.539.2300 (Latin America HQ)
• 914.249.6518 (North America HQ)
• 1-800-627-8372 (US Only)
• 1800-120-113 (Australia)
• +1-636-722-7111 (International)
• customer_support@mastercard.com
List of executives' Linkedin profiles

UPDATED
Visa !
900 Metro Center Bivd, Foster City, CA
94404
NEW +1 650 432 3200 (Headquarters, US)
• Ryan McInerney (CEO) - 4 ->
6246376397926#
• Paul Fabara (Chief Risk Officer) - 4 - > 3222727285#
• Kelley Tullier (Chief People and Corp. Affairs Officer) - 4 ->
885543753559#
• Source
• Thank you profbadvibes.bsky.social
for these finds!
1-800-847-2911 (US + Canada) - US Option
Selection for Operator: 1-1-2 / 1-1-3
• List of phone numbers by region
• 1-888-289-9322 (Confidential Compliance
Hotline)
• askvisa@visa.com

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 22d

#Insectember 23: Bolitotherus cornutus, the forked fungus beetle! Wanted to focus more on showing a bit of how the abdomen/wings/elytra combo works for my beetle-folks, anatomy wise. #insectember2025

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 23d

#Insectember day 20, and 21-22 as a combo since they're both wasps! The first one is Sphinx ligustri, a type of moth, and the other two are Conura sp. and Brachymeria sp., two wasps. I lost some steam working on the second one :'3 But now I'm caught up finally! #insectember2025

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you so much! The beetle's shell just made me want to draw some shiny lipstick hehe

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 24d

DO NOT participate in #blueskyblackout2025

I'm nsfw artist and other nsfw artists are asking you to SHOUT! Bsky wants to censor us so the worst thing we can do is censor ourselves!

Publicly shame them, use the feedback button, and post about it using the tag #bskycensorship

Silence is compliance!

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 24d

#Insectember 17-19! I'm still playing catch up because my wrist has been sore :'3 Here is the Muslin Moth, the Canopy Mosquito, and the Pleasing Fungus Beetle! Still got two more to do to catch up but I probably won't be getting them done today. #insectember2025

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 28d

#insectember 15 and 16! Time to play Catch Up :'3 Been moving the last couple days so I'm a couple days behind... I drew Papilio agenor before the move, and then drew Ceratocanthus sp. today after finishing a big commission, and still have 2 more to do tomorrow! Ah! #insectember2025

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⚠️ alex !! @graydemesne.bsky.social · Sep 15

still trying to set things up here but !! any amount would be a big help esp as costs for the tools and services i use to create and post my work keep rising ;u;

⚠️ alex !! @graydemesne.bsky.social · Sep 15

⚠️ Tips get thanks! In return for leaving a tip, you may request a quick little doodle like those shown below! Just leave your reference/s and notes when you tip, and I’ll get to your request when I can.

💛 To support me and my work, leave a tip at ko-fi.com/graydemesne !!

#artph #ko-fi #tipjar

A graphic with sample sketches and the following text: ‪Tips get thanks! As thanks for leaving a tip, you may ask for a doodle! Just drop any references and/or notes for your request when tipping. Note that these are meant to be tokens of gratitude (ie. NOT commissions) so revisions for these CANNOT be requested. I may also refuse to draw any requests that I'm uncomfortable with taking on.‬

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 15

PLS SUPPORT MY LOVELY FRIEND ALEX 🎉🎉🎉🎉

⚠️ alex !! @graydemesne.bsky.social · Sep 15

⚠️ Tips get thanks! In return for leaving a tip, you may request a quick little doodle like those shown below! Just leave your reference/s and notes when you tip, and I’ll get to your request when I can.

💛 To support me and my work, leave a tip at ko-fi.com/graydemesne !!

#artph #ko-fi #tipjar

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⚠️ alex !! @graydemesne.bsky.social · Sep 15

⚠️ Tips get thanks! In return for leaving a tip, you may request a quick little doodle like those shown below! Just leave your reference/s and notes when you tip, and I’ll get to your request when I can.

💛 To support me and my work, leave a tip at ko-fi.com/graydemesne !!

#artph #ko-fi #tipjar

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 14

#Insectember day 14: The Epomis beetle! These beetles are known for preying on frogs! Pretty impressive for a lil bug~ #insectember2025 #bugoc #anthrobug #anthroinsect #kemonomimi

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 13

Had to take a break for my wrist, and still trying to take it relatively easy, so these are more sketchy. Also I'll be circling back to days 10-11 later in the month, because I had a lot of ideas for them and wanted to do them justice.

BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 13

#Insectember continues! Days 12 and 13, Dysodius lunatus and Camarotus germar! #insectember2025 #anthroinsect #buganthro

Humanized Dysodius lunatus, a type of assassin bug, dressed in a black, brown, and white maid dress with green trim. Their hair covers their eyes, and they have a smug smile.

Humanized Camarotus germar, a type of weevil, sitting in the shade of some bushes and reading a book. They have a pink and yellow afro, and are wearing a similarly colored shirt, and torn jeans.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 13

this chimkin is so cute...... I love the look of this!

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Sep 9

hi, cis folks!

if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now.

the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE.

we need you to call senators: reps.fyi

more info & script downthread.🧵

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid

SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 13988, entitled ‘‘Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation’’, published by the Executive Office of the President on January 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023).

SEC. 244. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any social, psychological, behavioral,or medical intervention performed for the purposes of in16 tentionally changing the body of an individual (including
by disrupting the body’s development, inhibiting its natural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer correspond to the individual’s biological sex.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 9

#Insectember day 9: Reduvius personatus, the masked hunter! A type of assassin bug, where the nymph will cover itself in dirt and debris as camouflage. One of their main prey items is termites, so I was imagining them staking out a termite mound~ #insectember2025 #bugoc #insectoc #anthrobug

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 8

#Insectember day 8: Eumorphus marginatus, the Handsome Fungus Beetle! I wanted to draw a cozy, foraging in the forest sort of scene for this one. #insectember2025 #bugoc #insectoc #anthrobug

A humanized fungus beetle walks through a shady forest, investigating some large mushrooms growing on the side of a fallen tree. He is holding a wicker basket full of small mushrooms.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 7

#Insectember day 7: Trithemis aurora! A very gorgeous type of dragonfly! I always imagine dragonflies as being more sporty, so I tried to give her that sort of look. And of course, these dragonflies being pink and orange, I had to lean into a specific color scheme 💗🧡🤍 #insectember2025

A humanized Trithemis aurora dragonfly. She is hovering against a sunset sky, pointing to the right. She has hot pink skin, and cropped, messy orange hair. She is wearing a tank top and running shorts.

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Exemplarium @exemplarium.bsky.social · Sep 7

Results of the 12th Collab Canvas: Theme: My Little Pony!
Artists:

@jkjaxter.bsky.social
@cruxiqutie.bsky.social
@bugbytegaming.bsky.social
@vertebrrae.bsky.social
@k10nd1k3.bsky.social
@unspelld.bsky.social

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you!! I thought it would be a fun little detail ^^

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