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Kim Herbst @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social · 10h

Hey it's #PortfolioDay - I'm Kim, an illustrator who loves drawing wavy lines. www.kimherbst.com for my whole portfolio 💖

Illustration of a tiger along a water's edge with her cub swimming behind her.

Illustration of a young Goku staring up at an ethereal dragon shape above a mountain with Bulma sitting below him

Illustration of a monkey eating a glowing piece of fruit

Illustration of a white dove embracing a blackbird, surrounded by a halo and orbs of light

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Kevin @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 3h

I can see people in some overseas factory making these inflatable costumes like "what the fuck, why are we suddenly so busy now? is a kink thing?"

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 3h

Currently a small group of protesters including a green alien, and an pink axolotl, are on Lexington and 25th to see if the fence will be removed tonight.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 8h

#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/

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Kitty Chandler @mightybattlecat.bsky.social · 8h

I’ve long thought that no one could successfully follow Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier but apparently I was wrong.

Coliseum of Comics @coliseumofcomics.com · 9h

Laurence Fishburne wants to play Charles Xavier in MCU's version of the X-Men

Laurence Fishburne wants to play Charles Xavier in MCU's version of X-Men

Laurence Fishburne is pitching himself to play Professor Charles Xavier in the MCU's version of the X-Men: 'What do you think about Laurence Fishburne as Professor X?'

ew.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h

NEW: Huntington Beach, California passed an anti-voting resolution using false data from an election conspiracy group to stoke baseless fears about election integrity, underscoring how anti-voting groups' efforts are tightening voting rules even at the state and local level.

California City Passes Anti-Voting Measure Based on Election Conspiracy Group’s False Data

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Lili Chin she/her @lilichin.bsky.social · 7h

This spider rebuilt his web after it got wrecked yesterday. It seems to have withstood the rain. 🕸
Left: 5 mins ago Right: a few days ago.

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Lili Chin she/her @lilichin.bsky.social · 6h

Are you in Cali? Send a postcard to a neighbor to tell them to vote YES on Prop 50. It's quick and easy to do and doesn't cost anything: postcardsforneighbors.org

Postcards for Neighbors

postcardsforneighbors.org

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Jay Wolf @jayxwolf.bsky.social · 7h

Still just over a week to go on this! I have a few entries so far but I would love to see more! Check out the list of this year's Derby books, see if you can spot the one I wrote, and report back to me on the Google form in the thread! Signed copies of my debut and possibly some other goodies...

Merritt Daniel McDowell @mdanielmcdowell.bsky.social · 15d

Hey all! I'm finally finding some equilibrium, after months of intensive care work with my mother, and seeing daylight on several creative projects.

Including: the 2025 Publishing Derby.

My latest book is one of the books on this page! Can you guess which one is mine?

2025pubderby.carrd.co

2025 Publishing Derby - The Books

The books of the 2025 Publishing Derby

2025pubderby.carrd.co

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 9h

Can confirm that Matt is a delight to work with!

Watercolor book cover for The Barbarian at Dream's End, by Steve Westenra

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Ash @bsartsss.bsky.social · 11h

#portfolioday
The gorls

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Sarah M 🌈🍉🌻 @braverobynart.bsky.social · 11h

Hi hello #portfolioDay! Im Sarah, a snr concept artist in games, indi Dev, freelance #cartographer & #TTRPG designer from Scotland. I love being an artist and over the last 15 years I’ve worked on projects like #DeathsDoor, #SpyroReignited, Possessor(s), Campaign Builder: Cities & Towns & more!

A shipwreck on a mountain top, with a Japanese-style noodle bar inside.

Secret area of deaths door. a ruined templed inside a cave covered in snow.

Exterior and interior concepts for an old rundown bar with stained glass. Inside is a smokie dive with lots of plants and hanging cages for different creatures.

Flooded street with a character skating over the water, ruined buildings and tech to either side of the street. Large trees grow through old buildings.

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 17h

Down to one and a half stories to read! Responses will go out before the weekend for sure.

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 3d

Our editor has a hearty stack of shortlisted submissions to read through today!

A stack of printed out short stories bound with brass brads. Someone's personal info has been digitally painted out with a white brush.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 16h

The NY state apple harvest season is in full gear. Workers are out in the apple orchards on a daily basis climbing up and down ladders to fill these huge 900 lb bins so we can enjoy this sweet fruit. #WeFeedYou

A bin partly filled with apples and two more bins empty and one more at the end partially filled

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 15h

If you’re in LA, you’re probably noticing it’s a little wet outside.

Pay attention to evacuation orders because there’s a good chance of mud slides in burn scar areas like the Palisades and Eaton.

Be careful. We don’t do rain well at the best of times and this is an ugly one.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, we indeed have a serious problem.

A tweet by Robert Reich reads:
“The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.”

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Grim Wilkins @grimwilkins.bsky.social · 1d

My cover has been revealed for the upcoming TOXIC AVENGER Fantasy Comic, which is also drawn by me!

comic book cover featuring three characters standing triumphantly on the hand of a giant monster, green clouds spewing from its mouth. The three heroic characters are wearing tough, 80s style leather jackets; one of them has a pink squid face, another is a large green man with snail eyes, and in the center is a human wearing a tutu and polka dotted leggings. The whole illustration is pink, purple, and neon green

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dee 方传嫣 @hellenus.bsky.social · 1d

Typical "SEAsian fascinated by autumn" pic

Me holding up two big orange leaves in front of my face

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 1d

The echoes down the halls of history.

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.

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Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 1d

Repect duly accorded the Macao egg tart….

www.macaubusiness.com/sar-lists-po...

SAR lists Portuguese folk dance, egg tart as Intangible Cultural Heritage | Macau Business

Macau, MNA | Macau has announced the inscription of 12 items - including Portuguese folk dance and local egg tarts inspired by the pastel de nata - on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of the Spec...

www.macaubusiness.com

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 1d

as someone else noted, this would explain so much (and, also, a lot of adults who are still menstruating aren't getting enough iron. if that's you, you need 18mg per day, not just 8mg)

American Physiological Society @apsphysiology.bsky.social · 1d

If you've got a teenage girl in your life with #anxiety, it's worth checking with the doctor to see if she needs iron. New research finds a link between low iron that's not quite anemia yet and anxiety. Read more in Medical News Bulletin: https://ow.ly/nV7M50X8Hrq #ISpyPhysiology 🧪

Five cheerleaders in colorful outfits sit and relax on multicolored stadium seats, holding pom-poms and chatting casually.

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Jay 🌲➡️ Howloween 2025 @telekitnetic.bsky.social · Jun 21

Let's get an Indigenous art share going too!! If you're an Indigenous/First Nations artist, vendor, beader, etc, share your work and links below!!

#IndigenousPeoplesDay ❤️💛🤍🖤