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Illustrator/writer/sometime musician/chaotic bi/fan of the graps/fighting game enthusiast/recovering Goth scene mainstay • NO AI ART Black af • pronouns she/they Find my work here: daneshartis.carrd.co

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · May 26

I’m really trying to break myself out of the habit of thinking I’m a bother/nuisance when I promote. And I’ll lie to myself for as long as it takes for me TO believe it.

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 3h

Y'all did this shit with GWB. Don't you DARE platform people who knew what they were doing. And enjoying.

Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 3h

Promise me that yall aren't going to platform the eventual "repentent ICE agent" stories that will come out...

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 3h

I feel very wrung out lately. Like there's nothing left in me. Lately everything feels heavier and I have no clue how to cope with it. Just tired rn.
(Don't worry, not gonna do anything. Just venting.)

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 4h

DANIELSON IS UPSET ABOUT PAC HAVING CLOTHES. AS HE SHOULD BE. #wrestlesky

scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 5h

My condolences to you, hon. It’s ok to not know right now. 🫂

scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 5h

Matt Jackson was running to the ring like that mouse. No, I refuse to elaborate further. #wrestlesky #aew

a cartoon of a cat laying on the floor

Alt: A gif of Jerry the mouse ordering Tuffy the mouse to go see Tom

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meg 🦋 @studentofsound.bsky.social · 5h

young bucks said i am feel uncomfortable when we are not about me #AEWDynamite 🤼

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yixura @yixura.bsky.social · 5h

book jack perry vs mark davis and those dvds would sell like hotcakes on certain websites

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 9h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 5h

If Callis wasn’t so anti union, this would be idyllic. (Bro said it himself in that promo lol)

Black Sabre Jr. 🏆 @homunculusdick.bsky.social · 5h

The Don Callis Family is evil but they have a very good vibe about them overall. Lotta good elements at play: They have retreats, throw parties for each other, they have a guy with a fat ass, three luchadors, two gorgeous Japanese dudes. 🤼‍♂️

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Dr Queso De La Muerte @drquesodelamuerte.bsky.social · 6h

We never knew it, but the water was the only thing holding him back, like Rock Lee’s weights or Kenpachi’s eyepatch 🤼‍♀️

🖤👻 Ashley Mayhem 👻🖤 @misskittyf.bsky.social · 6h

PAC has only gotten scarier since he got dry. 🤼

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 6h

HBO MAX kicked me back out to the main menu when Toni got within kissing distance of Statlander. This was very biphobic of them. (These are jokes, but come on, man) #wrestlesky

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JCP⭐Designs 👺 @jcpxdesigns.bsky.social · 13h

New to ShopAEW.com - the first official @allelitewrestling.com tee for the Alchemist of the Ring, Hechicero, designed by yours truly! Available now!

www.shopaew.com/official-app...

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Sean Padilla says #ProtectJhordin and #FreeLink @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 7h

Imagine a whole album of D'Angelo going spaghetti western

That would've ruled

Mozelle Baitise Delacroix’s only son. @wanderingdruid3300.bsky.social · 8h

Did you know that the late, great D’Angelo sang on the Red Dead Redemptions 2 soundtrack? You can really hear his church roots come through in this song.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 7h

This is pretty close to what we're asking for in terms of device-level parental controls and leaving the internet alone. It doesn't require ID or other sensitive info uploads, it's a parent inputting their child's birthdate in the phone upon setup

Free Speech Coalition @fsc.bsky.social · 8h

AB 1043 does not apply to websites, meaning the technology is not currently available to adult sites who wish to block minors. While there is inherent privacy risk in all AV solutions, device-based solutions are more privacy preserving than the platform-based verification mandated in other states.

Free Speech Coalition @fsc.bsky.social · 1d

California just became the latest state to require device-level age verification. Under AB 1043, users must verify their age when setting up a phone or downloading apps, forcing Apple & Google to build age-check systems into devices.
avn.com/news/legal/c...

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 7h

Welcome!

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 7h

There is no hell cruel enough or hot enough to contain all the monsters who hurt these girls. Just… if you have it in you? Read. And have something nice on hand after the fact.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 9h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 8h

Yep! I’ve known about the series for some time now! And the love you put into this shows!

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 9h

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 8h

I love how this turned out! And I saw the Kuroshitsuji influence before I saw the next post. This is fantastic!

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かつどん 🎃 (kat)🗡💀 @hangcat.bsky.social · 8h

day 10 : 闇のサーカス | dark circus ♠️♦️

#inktober #ゴスかわinktober

「闇のサーカス」をテーマにしたイラスト。ジェイは牙を見せる団長の姿で、ストライプとドクロの装飾がある赤いコートとシルクハットを着用。ダービーはオレンジ・ゴールド・ブラックの道化師風の衣装に身を包み、手に仮面を持っている。背景には赤いサーカステントと輝くオレンジの星、そしてカードやドクロ、星が浮かんでいる。

fanart of jay and darby in a dark circus theme. jay appears as a ringmaster with a top hat, and a long red coat decorated with stripes and skulls. darby is dressed as a jester in gold and black with a skeleton motif and holds a mask in his hand. playing cards, skulls, and stars float around them, with a red circus tent and a glowing orange star in the background.

( #インクトーバー | #AEW tags for my personal inktober art feed.)

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EL BARTO ANTI-WORK @elbarto.bsky.social · 11h

One of the recurrent themes in Greta's testimony is soldiers stripping and photographing her, sexual humiliation being an out in the open policy of the IDF for years, particularly since Oct 7th. Israel torturing and sexially assaulting a bunch of foreigners should be the biggest story in the world.

Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 21h

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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JCP⭐Designs 👺 @jcpxdesigns.bsky.social · 9h

Keep reporting these ads, whenever you get them.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11h

If a dystopic voice asking you “to fulfill your mission” of rounding up undocumented immigrants has snuck its way onto your streaming airwaves, you’re far from the only one.

ICE Ads Are All Over Your Favorite Streaming Services

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scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 10h

Yep..they feel no need to hide it. And if you call them out? They'll keep gaslighting you. It's...UGH.

scorchtheground - commissions open| 🎨🔞 @scorchtheground.blacksky.app · 10h

People who were "aghast" at the leaked Young Republicans chat? Look at this shit. It's a feature, not a bug. The rot goes deeper and the only reason you see it now is that they feel too comfy to air it out. And some of y'all fostered that comfort.

Politico @politico.com · 11h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 11h

THIS is what I've been ranting about... read this and share. And harass your Mayors and Governors about it.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

For my newsletter today, I wrote about the American police state and how Democrats are going to have to kill it if they have any hope of rebuilding from the authoritarian Trump regime. www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...

Democrats Must Kill Their Inner Cops

Who needs the National Guard when your state troopers are perfectly willing to crack protester skulls all on their own? Listen, Illinois governor JB Pritzker is not perfect, but he's my guy. Or at le...

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