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'elya

@elya.bsky.social

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Tea-drinking fashion gremlin; occasional Klingon; cuddler of floofs. Possibly a dozen mogwai in a frilly dress. Nonbinary femme // they/them/ghaH 💜 https://beacons.ai/elyachan #LolitaFashion #EGLFashion #KlingonGothicLolita #tlhInganHol #chalSuD

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'elya @elya.bsky.social · Jun 22

I wear lolita fashion for myself; for fierce femininity on my own terms; for bringing strange and unexpected beauty into the ordinary world.
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I wear j-fashion as part of a community that celebrates all this and more; that delights in elegance and excess and experimentation.

Elya is seated on a stone bench; they are wearing a burgundy and off-white Metamorphose JSK and matching headdress with a white blouse, burgundy socks, and black platform mary jane shoes. They are carrying a black velvet heart-shaped purse.

Elya is standing in front of a backlit curtain, posing to show off their outfit. They are wearing a black and white old-school style JSK by The Black Ribbon, a short-sleeve black blouse, black and white striped socks, and black shoes. Their full-head mogwai mask is topped with a black and white rectangle headdress, and they are carrying a Gizmo plush which is wearing a matching dress.

A close-up of the details of Elya's outfit; they are wearing a black Atelier Pierrot JSK with a corset-laced bodice, a purple Lady Sloth chiffon blouse, coordinating necklaces and rings from Néant Glass and BB&B, and a brooch by Puvithel.

Elya poses with their bat'leth, wearing an Angelic Forest "Girly Gang" JSK, Lady Sloth chiffon blouse, Teja Jamilla printed tights, and Cotton Candy Feet shoes, all in various shades of lavender. They are carrying an ita bag shaped like a starfleet combadge. Matching lavender bows adorn their head over their ridged forehead.

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 1d

Tomorrow (October 15) is the final day to get a $100-off early bird discount to attend the April 24-27, 2026 Sandia Starforgers writing retreat for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and other spec fic writers in Albuquerque, NM. I'm teaching with @charliejane.bsky.social. More info: starforgers.com/2026

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Joachim Boaz @joachimboaz.bsky.social · 1d

Mick van Houten's cover art detail for the 1st edition of Ian Watson's The Book of Being (1986)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist #books

A hot air ballon floats above similarly shaped islands (mountain and coast). THe islands float in space. The earth is down below and clouds above.

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Coach Gowron @coachgowron.com · 1d

Your enemies will tell you there is no point in fighting back. They tell you this to break your morale, but in so doing, they tell on themselves. They fear being stood up to, or else they would not work so hard to downplay it. If someone says fighting back doesn't matter, make it matter.

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Althea May 🦇🚌🚏 @alymay.bsky.social · 1d

I am supporting @alexforabq.bsky.social, but I like Mayor Keller quite a bit too.

Darren White would be a nightmare for ABQ and we have to do what we can to make sure he doesn’t make the runoff. I hope we can debate real policy in November, not who counts as human.

citydesk.org/2025/10/10/l...

Letter to the Editor: Vote Uballez to keep Darren White out of the run-off - City Desk ABQ

This letter was submitted to City Desk ABQ by Sandra Ortsman, Albuquerque. She is a community planner and community member who cares deeply about immigrants rights, mom and small business owner who ha...

citydesk.org

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The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 1d

#TrekkiesAgainstFascism

star trek inspired illustration of 4 hands holding up a picket sign. the hands are wearing the colorful uniforms of the Star Trek The Original Series crew. The sign says "Together We Resist." to the left, it has a sign of the Vulcan symbol for IDIC: a triangle in the center of a circle. at the bottom right of the sign is a drawing of a crown that is crossed out. At the bottom right of the image, the white text says "Trekkies Against Fascism."

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LibraryFox @libraryfox.bsky.social · 1d

Golden Dreams in a black night.
#lolita #egl #lolitafashion #eglfashion
#plussizelolita

Lolita girl dressed in a black and gold space theme dress

Girl in black and gold space theme Lolita dress

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 1d

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Miscellaneous Reasons To Live @reasonsbot.bsky.social · 2d

tiny little frogs singing their songs

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Gay Breakfast @gaybreakfast.bsky.social · 2d

🏳️‍🌈✨ ᶜᴴᴼᴼˢᴱ ʸᴼᵁᴿ ᵂᴱᴬᴾᴼᴺ ✨🏳️‍🌈

✨POLL in 🔗👇

The Chaotic Queer Cat runs a medieval stall with a chaotic claymore, a windfall wizard staff, a crows flight bow, and a cat axe. The corvid familiar, starry eyes, ogles the collection as the sign beckons “choose your weapon.”

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Dandy Puppeteer @dandypuppeteer.bsky.social · 2d

I made Backerkit teaser pages for these two projects: My Poker Bag collection and Oxford Wooden Platforms! Sign up to get notified on launch for early bird discounts 🙂

Poker Bag Collection: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Oxfords: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Two purses shaped like playing cards. The one on the left is white with a red heart, the one on the right is white with a black spade.

A pair of black and white oxford style shoes with wooden platforms.

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'elya @elya.bsky.social · 2d

«bIHar 'e' yImevQo'», "Don't Stop Believing" as covered by @klingonpopwarrior.com (really, any of her translations!)

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 2d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Dots and Lines @dotsandlines.bsky.social · 10d

In case it helps someone currently stuck here: You have my permission to pause some of the things and focus just on food for yourself. It's necessary, and as a bonus, other things often get at least a little easier when not also hungry.

Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 10d

This x 100000 = mood

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

Circular flowchart. “Too anxious to start on anything” leads into “stressed about not getting anything done,” then back to “too anxious to start on anything”—creating an endless loop.

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bunni | comms open!!🐰💕🍰 @bunnidolli.bsky.social · 3d

kitty ear afro 🤍🐈

#kawaiiblackgirl #natrualhair #blackartist #afro #egl #eglfashion #jfashion #altblackgirl #selfie #prettygirl

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naomi @displacerbeast.bsky.social · Jun 22

philámayaye! naomi emáčiyapi! i’m ogala lakota and maidu, i’m a pnw based beadwork artist! i do contemporary beadwork in my free time, making lots of pieces inspired by jfashion, kawaii culture and magicial girls 💕

shop: magicalgirlbeadwork.etsy.com
ko-fi: ko-fi.com/windupkaine

beaded gingham 3D bow, necklace and earring set

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 2d

I’m telling you, they’re velociraptors.

SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · 2d

Roadrunner on a post. I have no idea what he was looking at . 🪶

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Cvkvlv Beadwork @cvkvlv.com · 18d

The iconic bat earrings 🦇💜

Takfvleleskv (Bat) Chevron Brick Stitch Fringe Beaded Earrings - cvkvlv.com/products/tak...

#Halloween #Beadwork #Mvskoke #Bats

A pair of purple and black fringe earrings with purple bats on them

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 2d

ALSO. ALSO. Needing us to find Europeans who condemned him for his actions at the time--and there are many! So many! My God so many!--is also some white supremacist bullshit, because the TAINO PEOPLE HE WAS MURDERING CERTAINLY CONDEMNED HIM FOR IT AND THEY WERE HUMAN BEINGS OF HIS TIME TOO.

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Goth Auntie @cupcakegoth.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie:
- Sit up straight, drink some water, take your meds.
- You can be sweet AND full of weary rage.
- I think we need to help the ghost choir add more soothing tunes to their collection. Yesterday was a little screechy for me.
❤️Auntie Jilli

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vampironique emma houxbois @emmahouxbois.bsky.social · 3d

i was angry when i met you
i think i'm angry still

an illustration of elphaba thrope sitting in the ruins of dorothy gale's house framed by jumbled emerald city towers, including a partially destroyed sculpture of the wizard's head. her sister's feet protrude from the ruins, wearing the ruby slippers. the composition is loosely inspired by an illustration by katsuhiro otomo for akira.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 2d

But I am just a plain simple menswear guy

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 3d

I was commissioned to make a zine for the No Kings 2 protest on Saturday Oct 18th!

If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.

drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...

Hand holding a black and white illustrated zine of two people holding signs that say “we marched! Now what?”

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 3d

Blueprint

4 frame comic. an woman with grey hair and a yellow scarf is getting interviewed on the street. the interviewer asks : ma'am! what do you
think of the radical left
fearmongering that
we could someday see
fascism in the u.s.?
she replies :
dear
boy, the u.s. has
been a blueprint
for fascism all
along.
hitler specifically cited
jim crow, u.s. anti-miscege-
nation and white-only immi-
gration laws as inspiration
for his eugenics policies.
germany sent people to study
what was being done in the
u.s. to export it over there.
in the 30s, tens of thousands
of americans attended massive
rallies by fascist groups such as
the friends of new germany or
the german american bund.

then in the 40s, two dozen
congresspeople were charged with
sedition for planning a fascist
overthrow of the government.
and since wwII, the
amount of fascist groups
and militias has been
exponential.
not only can
fascism come to
the u.s., it has
always been an
inherent part
of american
society.

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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 4d

Last time shouting about this: I have a livestreaming concert online on Sunday, afternoon west coast, nighttime in Europe.

Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/rain-b...

details on what I'm up to musically are below!

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Tanya is seeking work || 🔜 TCNA @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 29d

Very excited that I’ll be bringing #TheFifthSeasonRPG to stage at #PAXU

Join me, @dmjazzyhands.bsky.social @urbanbohemian.com @quincystavern.bsky.social @taruhunter.bsky.social & @ladyluck34.bsky.social as we Enter the Stillness at 5:30pm ET

Game published by @greenroninpub.bsky.social ✌🏾

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