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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 6h

Let's howl for #WerewolfWednesday ! An older commission, but I love it dearly.

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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 8d

Halloween is coming, so get your trick-or-treat, beefy
#werewolf in your #weretober bag for this YCH!

🍬YCH is 45$ each, comes in wholesome, with heart or bloodied.

🌕Comment or DM to claim!

🐺Reposting will help me a lot while I look for a new job! Thank you so much!

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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 6h

Let's howl for #WerewolfWednesday ! An older commission, but I love it dearly.

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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 9h

These are still open! Why not grab some for #WerewolfWednesday and help a jobless artist out?

kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 8d

Halloween is coming, so get your trick-or-treat, beefy
#werewolf in your #weretober bag for this YCH!

🍬YCH is 45$ each, comes in wholesome, with heart or bloodied.

🌕Comment or DM to claim!

🐺Reposting will help me a lot while I look for a new job! Thank you so much!

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 17h

Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.

Spotify is running ICE hiring ads boasting wild signing bonuses

Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.

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boney🔞💖 @boneyhag.bsky.social · 18h

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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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't know it was #portfolioday ! I don't have a lot of completed pieces from this year. But I'm Kumotogi, a queer Black Comanche artist who loves Werewolves, Dragons and DnD!

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 21h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 22h

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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Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · 5d

This is a great time to remind everyone that you should in fact, still be calling MasterCard, Visa, Stripe, and other payment processors to annoy the shit out of them.

Because I'll tell you right now, that shitheel? Not gonna have to worry about them accepting payment.

*Artists will.*

Phone Numbers
• Stripe (California): +1 888 926 2289 (Say you're based in California before continuing.)
• Stripe (Headquarters): +1 (888) 963-8955
• Stripe (US): +1 (877) 887-7815
• Stripe (France): +33 805-11-19-67
Mastercard (Headquarters): +1 914-249-2000 • Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-627-8372
Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-307-7309
• Mastercard (Int.): +1 (636)-722-7111
• Mastercard (AUS): +61 1800 120 113
• Mastercard (UK): 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers for Mastercard Visa (Headquarters): +1 (650)-432-3200
• Visa (US+ Can): +1 (800)-847-2911
• Visa (AUS): +61 1800 125 440 All region numbers for Visa
• PayPal (US): +1 (888)-221-1161
• PayPal (UK): +44 (0203)-901-7000
PayPal Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116

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🦎galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 18h

Sonic saying, "Support your local, human, erotica creators. You need chatgpt to suck your e-dick for you? You absolutely fucking LOSER"

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 19h

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 · 22h

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

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The Animation Guild // #WeAre839 @animationguild.bsky.social · 1d

On Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor the culture and traditions of our Indigenous communities. Thank you for your invaluable contributions to The Animation Guild, the animation industry, and our world. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't know it was #portfolioday ! I don't have a lot of completed pieces from this year. But I'm Kumotogi, a queer Black Comanche artist who loves Werewolves, Dragons and DnD!

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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 1d

Most of these are from my DnD games! I love drawing big scary creatures

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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 3d

Bolverkr The Vengeful, A baddie nightmare wolf our DM has haunting one of our pc's. Just had to draw him!

An open mouthed, grinning scarred black wolf with a glowing red eye looking at the viewer, highlighted in red with a night sky and a glowing red crescent moon behind him. Bolverkr The Vengeful

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kumotogi.bsky.social @kumotogi.bsky.social · 3d

Since I'm posting more recent art, fitting into the Halloween theme is our dnd groups high school AU. My character Kovel being a lil devil werewolf

A snarling, cream and sandy colored, green horned werewolf with dull gold and red eyes looking ready to tear into something.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 1d

My sister the mayor got the good politics-talking genes in the family, so this Indigenous Peoples’ Day I donated to @nativerights.bsky.social Please check out the work they do at narf.org!

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🔞 Neau-x @neau-x.bsky.social · 1d

Kinktober #10: Deep Throat

even tho I’ve fallen behind a bit I’m still pretty proud of myself for drawing this much!

Amos doesn’t appreciate being teased …

#kinktober #kinktober2025 #nsfw #ocs

A sketchy comic between Gedeon and Amos.

Top panel: Gedeon is licking and fondling Amos’s cock, moaning as he looks up at him.

Middle panel: Amos grabs Gedeon’s hair and pulls him onto his cock. Amos says. “Fuck—! When will you stop being a cock-teasing whore?”

Bottom panel: Spit drips from Amos’ cock as Gedeon pulls back for a breath. He remarks that Amos suddenly got bigger.

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ʀᴏʙᴏᴛs & ʟᴀᴄᴇ • 🆁18 @robotsandlace.bsky.social · 1d

i've been wanting to fuck with Book's sheath

Book sits on Strix' lap, who has his hand clasped tight around Book's mouth (uselessly, as we see he can still talk fine). Book's collar and tie are tousled, his trousers undone, as Strix plunges his fingers into the sheath around Book's cock. The following conversation is displayed while he unravels:

Book: Ahh-!
Strix: Damn, you are wet. How deep's this sheath go anyway?
Book (glitching): It's not meant to be— ffuck. You noxious piece of— nnh!

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https://kolektiva.social/@noescape_vg 🏴🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @noescapevg.com · 13d

Then what the fuck is the point of you

Important: The Horror Zine does NOT accept any material that contains adult or sexually explicit content; abuse or harming of women or children; any rape scenes; serial killers; slasher; gore for gore's sake, or splatter punk. We do NOT accept any religious or political themes. We do NOT accept any submissions written in Olde English, Victorian, or 19th Century styles. We do NOT accept any submissions told in a diary or letter or journal format, written in numbered chapters, told as memories, or told entirely as dialogue (someone recounting past events). We do NOT accept any submissions created with the use of, or any assistance form, Artificial Intelligence (AI). We do NOT accept fan fiction.

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 10d

Let’s fucking go we better respect the robots before “they use us“

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 4d

Wooww
Hi, for those who don't know, it doesn't matter one single iota if your project is "free". You do not have the rights to use art you find and distribute it. That's literally what licensing is for.
Your circumstance and goal has nothing to do with whether you are allowed to use anyone's art.

Allie Briggs @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 4d

NO. IT. IS. NOT.
#art #ttrpg

Screencap from reddit.

"sorry I caught you off guard with the post. In the dnd homebrew space it isn't standard practice to gen in contact with artists for incorporation their work, provided that they are adequately credited and that the homebrew work is available for free, both of which are the case here."

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 3d

Guess I’m not watching WonderMan.

nerd_talks_show 6h
Marvel employees were asked whether the 'WONDER MAN' poster for the in-universe movie was created using Al.
"Its artwork made by artists but touched up by Al," which was clarified with "so, really Al-assisted Photoshop work," and the response was "yes."
(via: searcher_gold | X)

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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