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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Sep 29

Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support!

Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...

(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)

A graphic that reads BANNED BOOKS WEEK, Oct 5 - 11, 2025.

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ala.org/bbooks

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · 26d

I don't know if it makes it feel less shitty or more shitty to see artists I admire talking about the same thing. On the one hand, yay, it's not just me? On the other hand, oh, god, if even the best people in the industry are struggling...what is the POINT anymore? Aaaaaaaaaaaa.

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · 26d

I know *everyone* is dealing with it, but holy shit the "how do I Make Art under these circumstances" is hitting hard today.

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Blackmore @bablackmore.bsky.social · Sep 29

Another huge win for independent animation! I absolutely love #KnightsOfGuinevere from Glitch Productions so much I just had to make fanart

#IndieAnimation

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · Sep 16

New free Patreon post: "Creating Intersex Characters: A Sensitivity Guide"

Creating Intersex Characters: A Sensitivity Guide | Ren Basel

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Candles & Cantrips @candlesandcantrips.bsky.social · Sep 13

Just restocked! Just restocked! Natural Yellow Beeswax Taper Candles - Set of 2 | $20-$25 USD

Each purchase supports our household of disabled queers in Florida, USA. <3

www.etsy.com/listing/1392...

A photo showing a display of yellow beeswax taper candles in two different lengths.

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Candles & Cantrips @candlesandcantrips.bsky.social · Sep 11

Just restocked! Natural Yellow Beeswax Tea Light Candles - Set of 6 | $20 USD

Each purchase supports our household of disabled queers in Florida, USA. <3

www.etsy.com/listing/1381...

A display of yellow beeswax tea light candles arranged with fake flowers and ivy.

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Candles & Cantrips @candlesandcantrips.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're working on a restock!

A tray of metal tea light tins in the process of being filled with melted beeswax.

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Xiran Jay Zhao @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social · Aug 17

Blocking/muting people who say fucked up shit to you instead of arguing with them on the Internet is self care

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · Jul 29

Free on Patreon: "Creating Characters With Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A Sensitivity Guide"

Creating Characters With Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A Sensitivity Guide | Ren Basel

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IWW of Gainesville, FL @iww-gnv.bsky.social · Jul 21

Friends, followers, and Fellow Workers, the Gainesville IWW's beloved union hall, the Civic Media Center, is in need! This community hub is vital to Gainesville organizing and activism -- please help us keep it afloat!

#CMC4Ever

A graphic with text that reads, "Help the CMC! The CMC is home to Books to Prisoners, Food Not Bombs, Free Grocery Store, and other initiatives. Help us continue to provide space for these orgs and community events by donating to help us cover our monthly expenses of $2,500." The graphic includes a hashtag, "#CMC4EVER," and the Center's username on Venmo and PayPal, "@CMC4Ever"

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Wine Moment @winemoment.bsky.social · Jul 10

I wish all of my nonbinary friends relief from back pain

Nonbinary flag with the words "BACK PAIN RELIEF"

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · Jul 14

I've had to wait 10 full days after my last dentist appt to eat anything with small seeds. Today I finally get to return to my safe-food breakfasts of strawberry smoothies and everything bagels. 🙌

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Candles & Cantrips @candlesandcantrips.bsky.social · Jun 30

Restock alert - beeswax tapers and pomegranate-shaped candles are back in our Etsy shop!

www.etsy.com/shop/candles...

A display of beeswax taper candles in two different lengths. In the center, a longer candle is placed in a concrete holder.

A display of red candles shaped like pomegranates.

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · Jun 26

I have doodled some mushrooms from Tears of the Kingdom.

A sketchbook page of colorful ink and pencil drawings of mushrooms from Tears of the Kingdom.

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Reyah @dovesndecay.bsky.social · Jun 24

the timelapse for this just dropped for paid subscribers!

www.patreon.com/posts/timela...

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · Jun 23

I wrote for an entire hour!!! I feel so fucking accomplished, but also, fuck, I used to write so much more in a single sitting. Where did my ability to work consistently go. Why did it leave me. 😭

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Been struggling with the disability grief lately. I can't do everything I want to do, and no amount of "maybe I can just try harder!" is ever going to magically make me not disabled. It sucks! Having no energy sucks! Struggling so hard just to take basic care of my body sucks! I want to make art!

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Candles & Cantrips @candlesandcantrips.bsky.social · Jun 18

We only have five tea lights and an incense burner left in stock on Etsy, so we're hard at work making more candles this week! First up are pomegranates!

A photo of five red candles shaped like pomegranates, freshly pulled from the molds.

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BatSnake @batsnake.bsky.social · Jun 15

Father’s Day, huh?
#thedragronprince #tdp #tdpaaravos #tdpleola

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Jun 14

Here are some tips for ways to “show up” when you aren’t able to show up in person, as well as suggestions for all of us for building more inclusive movements for social justice and human rights.

How to Protest If You're Disabled And Can't Show Up at Rallies

Tips and tricks to help you resist.

www.teenvogue.com

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · Jun 12

Yes, capitalism sucks monkey balls but seriously, if there's an artist you dig, somebody making you move your brain, your ass, or your heart...BUY THEIR STUFF. Keep them from getting so tired that all they can do is give you regurgitainment. That shit's bad for the arteries. Life in co-survival.

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Micah @rincewind.run · Jun 11

"oh, this time of great suffering will produce great art"

no it fucking won't, it'll mean artists spend all their creative energy on "how do I pay for food this week"

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · Jun 11

every artist i know is like "fuck i don't have time to Make Art i'm busy trying to Survive" and it's fucked

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Ren Basel @renthonybasel.bsky.social · Jun 9

I did it! I updated Patreon! And it's free to read!

www.patreon.com/posts/130795...

June 2025 Progress Report | Ren Basel

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Candles & Cantrips @candlesandcantrips.bsky.social · Jun 2

Honeycomb candles are officially back in stock! This was one of the most satisfying batches we've ever made. We hope you're as pleased with them as we are!

Order them now from our Etsy shop!

www.etsy.com/listing/9527...

A photo of three beeswax candles molded with honeycomb patterning and bees being displayed on a platter with decorative plants and crystals arranged around them.

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