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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · Oct 18

Various places to check out my stuff!

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Places where you can find me

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boney🔞💖 @boneyhag.bsky.social · 1d

reminder that free speech is a privilege and not a right—those in power will challenge your right to free speech at every turn if you do not stand up for yourself and those around you

make your calls!! in the US, KOSA is back on the floor. use the 5calls app to contact your state reps!

boney🔞💖 @boneyhag.bsky.social · Aug 5

he hasn't stopped calling~ have you? 🫵

how to call: stop-paypros.neocities.org

info and resources on pay discrimination: cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...

drawing of a man laying on bed with an old school phone in hand. he has a speech bubble that says "I'm so confused~ is what i'm buying illegal?" the text on the page says "keep calling and writing until payment processor censorship is reversed. one call a day makes a difference! mastercard and visa's statements aren't good enough. let's keep up the pressure together!"

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T-Kay @ttothekay.bsky.social · 2d

We have one more Halloween pic from 2017 in the archives! This one was a YCH collaboration with @ thefuggindebil who did all the amazing shading and lighting work.

Unfortunately I don't remember who the character belongs to, but if you recognize them, please let me know!

A YCH collab with thefuggindebil featuring a girl dressed in as a mummy climbing out of a sarcophagus as her bandages start to unravel.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Victory!

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 8d

Sam was such a brat after winning that hand last round, but it looks like you managed to teach Sam a lesson in humility!

Victory is yours, congratulations!

Results page for Hand 6, showing the final player win. Both had a Pair with Ace High, but Sam had Queens, while the player had Kings, claiming the clutch victory.
Sam: "HAHAHA! Eat it! Pair o' Queens, bab-"
Sam: "What!?! KINGS!? Are you SERIOUS? I... LOST!?"

It's after sunset, and Sam sits cross legged and covering her chest with her cards, completely stripped of all of her clothing. She's displeased over this turn of events, blushing and pouting at the viewer, but otherwise accepting the outcome. She diffuses any tension with a wry quip about how the player got all her clothes off before buying her a drink.

The bar at the bottom of the image shows your stats for the game.
Total hands: 6
Wins: 5
Losses: 1
Best Hand: Straight (Ace High)

You managed to strip Sam!
Congratulations!

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Round 6

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 14d

Okay, she's getting cocky now that she finally claimed a round, but are you gonna take that level of trash talk from her?
Commence round 6!

Results page for Hand 5, displaying FOLD in large text. The player doesn't get to see Sam's cards for this round, and loses an ante. Sam takes this victory with all the grace you'd expect from her.
Sam: "Folding!? HAH! What a coward! I knew you'd chicken out against me, the QUEEN OF POKER! Looks like your lucky streak is over now!"
Sam: "I haven't even folded once but look at you, bowing out to my POWER! I can't wait to make you eat your next hand!"

Sam is still covering her chest and blushing slightly, but she looks more confident again now that the player has finally lost a hand.

There are 5 cards displayed on the screen for the player's hand:
10 of clubs, Jack of hearts, Kings of clubs and hearts, and Ace of clubs.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Round 5

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 21d

Only the sleeves and shorts remain! It may be just a High Card, but maybe you can get it all in one shot if you take the gamble for round 5!

Results page for Hand 4, showing another player win. Sam had two pairs, Jacks and Queens, but the player had three of a kind.
Sam: "FFFFFF... Fine! Four straight losses is NORMAL!"
Sam: "How the frick are they winning!? I even tried CHEATING that round!"

Sam looks distraught, sitting with her cards close to her chest, wearing little more than her sleeves and shorts. She's trying to convince herself that she can still win, despite her imminent defeat.

There are 5 cards displayed on the screen for the player's hand:
6 of clubs, 7 of diamonds, 10 of hearts, Queen of spades, and Ace of hearts.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Round 4

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 29d

Sam's Frantasy Strip Poker: Round 4

Seems like she's about to get serious, but you've got a pretty decent hand yourself.
Reshuffle and begin round 4!

Results page for Hand 3, showing another player win. Sam had a pair of fours, but the player's two pair outranks it.
Sam: "Hey! Don't think just 'cuz you won that HAND that you're winning the GAME!"
Sam, quieter: "I'm just getting comfortable, that's all!"

Sam removes her stockings, and her cheeks are beginning to visibly redden slightly. She still appears confident of her superior position, however.

There are 5 cards displayed on the screen for the player's hand:
7 of heart, three of a kind with 8s of clubs, hearts, and spades, and a 9 of hearts.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Round 3

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · Sep 9

With the boots and scarf out of the way, I'm sure it'll be easier to get her disrobed quicker.
Reshuffle and on to round 3!

Results page for Hand 2, showing the player's win. Sam had a King as high card, but the player had a straight.
Sam: "Ugh! Beginner's luck! That ends NOW!"
Sam: "But hey, not a lot of people have gotten THIS far so props to you!"

Sam has removed her boots, and one is visible having been tossed behind her. She's in the middle of removing her scarf/muffler, still grinning.

There are 5 cards displayed on the screen for the player's hand:
2 of spades, 2 of hearts, Jack of diamonds, Jack of hearts, and Queen of spades.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Round 2

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · Sep 2

(Let's try this one more time with the correct suit this time.)

Looks like Raise was the winning option by a long shot, so off go the jacket and belt!
Cards have been reshuffled, so on to round 2!

Results page for Hand 1, showing the player's win. Sam played a pair of sevens, while the player had three of a kind.
Sam: "Hah! Told you I was-- wait... YOU WON!?"
Sam: "Tch. Next time I won't go easy on you!"

Sam has removed her belt and and jacket, placing them on the table and back of the chair respectively. She still appears confident, hiking one leg up onto the chair and leaning back.

There are 5 cards displayed on the screen for the player's hand:
10 of diamonds, Jack of clubs, Queen of hearts, King of clubs, and Ace of clubs.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Reposting the first round of the poker game, as I'd accidentally deleted it some weeks back.
I'll repost all of the other rounds under this one as well so they're all in one place :)

Sam dressed in her thief outfit from the fantasy alternate universe. She's confidently sitting on a chair with one leg crossed over the other, grinning widely and holding some poker cards in her hand, challenging the viewer to a game of poker.

There are 5 cards displayed on the screen for the player's hand:
8 of spades, 10 of clubs, 10 of hearts, 10 of spades, and Jack of hearts. This hand is a three of a kind.

The rules page.

Objective:
Beat Sam at strip poker and remove all her clothes!

Rules:
1. Every round, a randomized hand will be drawn for both Sam and the players.
2. Players vote on whether they want to check, raise, or fold.
3. At the end of the voting period, the option with the most votes plays against Sam's hand!

Lives and Antes:
Lives are how many chances you have to lose a hand. Lose all 3 lives, and it's game over!
Antes are your "strikes". You can lose an ante instead of a life by folding. Every 3 antes lost costs 1 life.

Checking, Raising, and Folding:
Checking plays your hand against Sam's. If you win, Sam removes 1 article of clothing. If you lose, you lose a life!
Raising also plays your hand against Sam's, but if you win, Sam removes an extra article of clothing!
Folding is an automatic loss. But instead of a life, you lose 1 ante. Good for if you end up with a bad hand.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Good point, I'll take care of that now!

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, I enjoyed drawing her expressions on this series :)

The hands were drawn randomly for the most part, though I did have to change one after realising I'd misunderstood the hand in one of the rounds.

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T-Kay @ttothekay.bsky.social · 4d

Another day another Halloween post! Another from 2017, this was done for the awesome Dax of their character dressed as a succubus style gal.

Dax's OC wearing a skimpy succubus style outfit

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T-Kay @ttothekay.bsky.social · 5d

Continuing the 2017 Spooktober posts, we have another in the same set. This one featuring Fran dressed as a Japanese-style ghost, with a slightly "unfortunate" wardrobe malfunction.

A halloween image featuring Fran, wearing a Japanese style ghost costume, having a slight wardrobe malfunction where the back of the robes has caught on her tail, exposing her rear end.

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T-Kay @ttothekay.bsky.social · 5d

Forgot to post a Halloween image yesterday to today is a double post! We're jumping forward to 2017 now and here we have Katie, once again in her classic Halloween attire.. or whatever is left of it after a magical misfire.

Katie in her witch outfit, firing off a magical blast from her wand which has had the unfortunate side effect of disintegrating most of her clothes.

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🎃 🧟 Prof. Dr Beth Singler 👻 🎃 @bvlsingler.bsky.social · 8d

I walked into the lounge last night to find my teenage son watching this. We have long admired @kurzgesagt.org and found their videos to be extremely illuminating. But this one in particular I think is so important right now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

www.youtube.com

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 7d

True, but she was also over-confident and thought she was gonna win :)

kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 7d

Brand new sentence, right there

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T-Kay @ttothekay.bsky.social · 8d

Another day, another Spooktober piece from the archives! This one features Katie in her Halloween attire, finding out her spell is creating something rather unexpected behind her.

We can also see her outfit has more or less settled on the design at this point.

Katie in her Halloween witch costume, casting a spell which is unexpectedly summoning as a mass of tentacles behind her.

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T-Kay @ttothekay.bsky.social · 7d

Another day another Spooktober from the vault! From 2015, this one was a piece done for @ AWD all the way back in the days of his Roomies comic.

At some point I should really consider doing another piece for him again with his new characters. They look like a lot of fun to draw!

A halloween image done for AWD of his character from the Roomies comic dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 7d

#kmanicdnd

Boss Baby is defeated, and our paladin is a spider... It's been a weird session.

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kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 7d

Kensei Monk with a level of Storm Sorcerer. Maybe not the strongest setup, but I've got some flavour I'm leaning into with him.

kmanicart @kmanicart.bsky.social · 7d

#kmanicdnd
No context: About to fight a killer boss baby, might have my tabaxi get the zoomies.

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Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 10d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

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Micah Seacole @micahseacole.bsky.social · 9d

I see a lot of posts about KOSA and SCREEN but next to nothing on this:

This act is supposed to give law enforcement access to encrypted chats of anyone in the EU. Politicians are excluded due to "professional privacy". You are not.

Protect your privacy.

fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

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