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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25

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Christine Skelly is a comics and fantasy artist based in Richmond, VA. Her work focuses on mythology and folklore.

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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · Feb 17

COMIC ARTS RICHMOND #4 POSTER

3|22 @basiccitybeerco_rva w over 40 comic creators~

Thank you Hannah Lazarte for designing the poster~

This year we are sp0nsored by @hellocomicsva in Chartlottesville

#comics #comicartsrichmond #indiecomics #richmondva #rva #Richmond #comicbooks #indiecomic #zines

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🔥💀LA MANTIA!💀🔥 @lamantia.bsky.social · 1d

Day 14

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 23h

Pay people you like on the internet folks, it’s going to be rough out there

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 23h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22h

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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azteclady @azteclady.bsky.social · 8d

Now that Substack is using Apple to process payments, their readers there will have to pay more to read their newsletter, and soon, should they decided to throttle who beyond their existing subscribers sees their writing, they won't be able to migrate those subscriptions to a different platform.

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azteclady @azteclady.bsky.social · Sep 1

Also: if you depend on your paid subscriptions for income, please note that your readers will have to pay more--and therefore be more likely to drop you entirely. And, soon enough, they'll also take a bigger chunk off YOUR net.

#SubstackHasANaziProblem

mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/substack-j...

From the link in my post:

With Substack's latest launch, writers are actually ceding control of the billing relationship to Apple, which now owns and controls the subscription.
These transactions, subscriptions, and customers will no longer be accessible in their Stripe account.

(little diagram showing people/subscriptions linked to Substack, where Apple will set a 30% fee for handling payments, while Strip charges another 10% before paying the writer)

Most importantly, that means that if writers choose to leave Substack, they won't be able to port their paid subscriptions over to another platform like they could previously. This predatory platform lock-in is incredibly dangerous for writers. It strips away data and control, while locking them into the platform.

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BikePortland @bikeportland.org · 3d

Amazing Emergency Naked Ride. Here’s the moment thousands of riders rolled through the protests at the ICE facility and cheers erupted. 😮💯

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

“Public health isn’t a luxury — it’s a core function of government,” said former Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra. “This hollowing out of expertise could leave us dangerously exposed.”

From our August story:

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 4d

@laughingredhead.bsky.social !!

SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 4d

Awesome!!

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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my gosh WHAT A TURN

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Allie Briggs @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 5d

It might not seem like much. But if ANYONE use ANY artist's work to distribute product for profit or not for profit, without the artist's permission, it's stealing.

I know there might be some people who will say, "but it's exposure!"

No. Full stop. PAY THE ARTIST.
#art

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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 · 5d

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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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 5d

Wow that is a brilliant reframing of the Art making process

SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 5d

I am vending @richmondzinefest.bsky.social TOMORROW at the Main Branch public library from 10-430! Got some #resist stickers printed that I designed to let folks know that we love you and we need you 💜
Message me if you want some! Outdoor grade for your car~
#bumpersticker #gay

A pink hair woman with glasses holds up gay and trans bumper stickers

gay and trans bumper stickers spread out on a table

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 7d

WATCH: "People at a deep level understand that what they are seeing in Chicago is wrong. They know that they are free citizens of a free country," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the backlash to Trump's takeover in Chicago.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8d

The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.

What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 9d

a man praying with the words " thoughts and prayers " above him

ALT: a man praying with the words " thoughts and prayers " above him

media.tenor.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9d

Mr. Trump said "We could have much better health care than we have right now."

No kidding.

20+ million will see their premiums double. 15 million thrown off health care entirely.

Pres. Trump, in case you didn’t know, this is what the shutdown is about.

End your health care cuts.

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Val K. Wise @valkwise.bsky.social · 9d

adoption fees for cats and kittens are waived today and tomorrow in celebration of francine, there has never been a better time to barnacle #womensupportingwomen

Val K. Wise @valkwise.bsky.social · 18d

for now...if you're in RVA looking for a senior cat...i am very emotionally invested in miss barnacle richmondspca.org/how-you-can-...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9d

For most workers in Wisconsin who get hurt on the job, the state’s workers’ compensation system is there to help.

But thousands of immigrant dairy workers — the backbone of one of the state’s most dangerous industries — don’t get this protection.

(Published Dec. 2023)

When Immigrant Dairy Farm Workers Get Hurt, Most Can’t Rely on Workers’ Compensation

Wisconsin’s exemption for small farms is one of many federal and state carve-outs that have historically left farm workers — and dairy workers in particular — with fewer rights and protections than ot...

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Resistance Knitters 🧶💙🌊📎🕊️🗽📚🫖☕️📖🐈💍 @resistanceknitters.bsky.social · 9d

“Tonight, I come to you with a simple message: we cannot normalize what is happening in this country, and especially not in the media.”

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

The Media Cannot Normalize This Moment

Tonight, I come to you with a simple message: we cannot normalize what is happening in this country, and especially not in the media.

open.substack.com

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 9d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 9d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 11d

Huzzah!!

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SkellyScribbles @SPX 9/13-14/25 @skellyscribbles.bsky.social · 12d

@emilyhare.co.uk helloooo

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Cuw @cuw.bsky.social · 12d

I had a discussion with my therapist who got a scam phone call during our visit that its just beyond frustrating that literally every single second of being american is fending off people trying to fleece you, email, phone, hobby stores, whatever its just scams on scams

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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