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Ari @elderarrow.bsky.social · 25d

Call your reps and when elections happen, please vote for the people that aren't trying to destroy people just trying to live their lives.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 26d

4. In the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill, one rider would ban “any federal funds” from supporting trans care at any age.

A strict reading would mean a medicaid/medicare ban.

A more expansive reading could target all hospitals providing care.

House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide

The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Lilee 🍀🧸 @lileetea.bsky.social · 25d

I'm lying in the ocean singing your song ⋆｡°✩

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🌊𝕰𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖑𝖊🌊ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕤 Open🌊 @iseeriecastle.bsky.social · 27d

"Don't worry Darling, He's much scarier looking than he is feirce." A blatant lie softened by the woman's sugar sweet smile.

My beloved lady, Lillian, turned to a necromancer through unseelie interference and disastrous life circumstances.

I got to play with some gradient maps and it was fun~!

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Sincerely, Note 💌 Raffle Pinned! @sincerelynote.bsky.social · 27d

Sometimes I get The Itch™ to finish a drawing in one sitting and this was one of those times. Well worth my Sunday! 😌

I wanted to compare my newest chibi with my first chibi from 2015 (the same character btw!)

I really want to open commissions for these and host a raffle!

#art #chibi #oc

A chibi style drawing of my oc Flora wearing a white top and a purple skirt, she has blue hair and brown eyes and tan skin.

An old drawing of my oc also in a chibi style! [2015]

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💜Dankylosaur💚 @dankbydaylight.bsky.social · 27d

Coffee and a friend
#digitalart #ocsky #artsky #originalcharacter #clipstudiopaint

My OCs Whitney and Rowan. Whitney is affectionately clinging to Rowan's right arm while Rowan is holding a coffee cup in her left hand. Someone offscreen asks "Whatcha got there, Rowan?" to which she answers "A coffee."

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Echo The Neko Neko @echothenekoneko.bsky.social · 27d

I promise im still alive and working on things !! life has gotten a little crazy

#animation #animationwip #art #artwip #wip #furry #fursona #fursonaart #furryart #furryanimation #animationmeme #meme

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mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · 27d

ok i found it. here you go Locke nation #oc

Short comic strip featuring Prince Mattias and a mysterious man named Locke.

First panel is a close up of Mat staring, before transitioning to the second panel of him sighing. He says "You're such an asshole."

Third panel shows Locke facing Mat and laughing as Mat looks annoyed at his flamboyance.

Fourth panel is Mat glaring with a threatening aura as Locke says "Hm.."

Second page of the short comic.

First panel shows a close up of Locke smiling and reaching for Mat's face saying "You're one to talk, Mat."

Second panel is Mat looking surprised as Locke reaches his hand for his face.

Third panel shows Locke's finger shushing Mat's lips.

Fourth panel is of Locke peering down at Mat and cupping his chin with his finger still on his lips. Locke says, "Who taught you to speak with such a foul mouth?" which causes Mat to go silent.

End!

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mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · 28d

i dont agree with censorship especially when there's no disregard for who is being silenced. they dont care and will come after everyone.

but please realize that self tagging your art and labeling it has its place among friends and followers not wanting to get jumpscared by unlabeled porn

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mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · 27d

there are people online who have sexual trauma and try to avoid triggering subjects. idk why people are now suddenly complaining about having to tag their nsfw art.

is it that hard to just be a decent person and understand that it's common courtesy to put a spoiler tag over porn.

mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · 28d

i dont agree with censorship especially when there's no disregard for who is being silenced. they dont care and will come after everyone.

but please realize that self tagging your art and labeling it has its place among friends and followers not wanting to get jumpscared by unlabeled porn

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Sincerely, Note 💌 Raffle Pinned! @sincerelynote.bsky.social · 27d

😭😍🥹

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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 28d

More relevant than ever. This is why fascists try to censor artists first. This is why we can never stop, give in, or quiet ourselves.

Stay scary, fellow artists~ 😘

(image from @/bcvitalwrites on Instagram)

A foggy red sky over a kind of spooky cabin with one illuminated window, with white text over it reading “the role of the artist is to terrify the oppressor.”

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.bsky.social · 28d

Y'all, please call, email, and/or write your representatives, then share WIDELY what this administration is doing to scapegoat, oppress, and violently erase trans folks. We need EVERYONE in on this.

Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 29d

Ok my cis friends, we are going to need a lot of you to step the fuck up and fight hard for us

www.them.us/story/trump-...

FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says

The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025.

www.them.us

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mjeera @mjeera.bsky.social · 28d

Conor belongs to the "why is everyone so hot" Pan squad.

#ocsky #pansky #lgbtqia+

Digital doodle of a character looking stressed surrounded by bananas, strawberries, cherries and peaches. Text: Panic. In the background is a text pattern formed by the word "yes". Some text and a border around the motif are colored in the colors of the Pan Pride Flag.

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ahdok @socksandpuppets.com · 28d

In tandem with the ongoing push for pornography censorship, there's an ongoing effort to label any LGBTQ+ representation as inherently pornographic, regardless of its content or if it shows anything explicit, so it can be erased.

These efforts are intertwined and cannot be divorced from each other.

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Rainie 🫒🐗 @rainynie.bsky.social · 28d

I haven't seen people talking about it but the no discussing self-harm part really annoys me. I made Olive with visible scars because these exist in real life, they shouldn't be hidden away or be a source of shame and yet, they seem almost taboo.

Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 29d

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around

There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates

Most notably:

1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"

So what can we DO about it?

#SaveSpeech

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ines 🧇 wristless @inesvisual.bsky.social · Aug 19

help needed 🙏 i'm unable to properly work due to wrist strain (possibly the entire arm's out?)

diagnosis + treatment are proving to be costly so to cover it + rest time, i'd appreciate any support. holding anything is difficult; it was already hard writing this ;; thank you

ko-fi.com/inesvisual

a wonkly doodle of me saying "owie", with text around saying "help me recover my fcked up wrists. i need them to make money (or a sandwich). and a link to my donation page

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 29d

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around

There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates

Most notably:

1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"

So what can we DO about it?

#SaveSpeech

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Multiple cropped screenshots showing portions of the bsky TOS before and now. Before: "iv. Encouraging self-harm or suicide
v. Depictions of excessive violence, gore, torture, dismemberment, or non-consensual sexual activity". Now: "ii. We do not allow sexual content involving non-consensual activity including synthetic, simulated, illustrated, or animated versions. iv. Do not create, share, or promote sexual content involving realistic risk of death or serious injury. i. Do not share content, methods, instructions, or promotion of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, and extreme dieting practices.
ii. Do not share methods, instructions, depictions, or promotion of dangerous stunts or abuse of dangerous or controlled substances. 5. Protected Expression
B. Support, Recovery, and Mental Health:
i. Personal recovery experiences or survivor stories shared to promote healing and community support rather than encouraging harmful behavior.
ii. Sharing verified mental health resources, crisis prevention".

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 29d

TELL bsky you have an issue with this!

1) KEEP talking about it - don't let this issue fade away

2) Submit feedback to bsky! TELL them its not okay!

On PC: on the right under "trending"

On mobile: on the left under "settings"

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Screenshot showing the "feedback" button for bsky under the "trending" section.

Screenshot showing the "feedback" button for bsky under the "settings" section.

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 29d

Here's the message I sent in

You ABSOLUTELY are welcome to copy/paste or use it as a jumping off point

Let them know we don't need this kind of "help"!

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Screenshot of a feedback form with the text:

I'm writing about the upcoming change to the Bluesky TOS. Bluesky put out a feedback request and despite many people voicing concerns about the changes, very concerning updates have been maintained.

Bluesky has MANY moderation tools that users can utilize themselves to restrict content that they don't want to see without needing to prevent the content from being published on the site as a whole. Aside from content labels, there are user-run moderation lists and feeds so that anyone can curate their content easily.

Despite this, you have chosen to move forward with some incredibly harmful policies that restrict free speech. I implore you to remove the following policies:

1) The restriction of FICTIONAL kink content. Non-con, dub-con, and “dangerous” kink content that is FICTIONAL does not harm anyone.

2) The restriction of content depicting or discussing self harm, suicide, and substance abuse. Requiring content about these subjects to only be “educational” is extremely harmful to those dealing with these issues. Stigma only serves to further endanger people in crisis.

If these policy changes are not removed then I, among many others, will have to look for a different platform to use.

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🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞 @elliotte-draws.bsky.social · 29d

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:

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🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞 @elliotte-draws.bsky.social · 29d

You can accuse people of slippery slope fallacy or being needlessly pedantic, but these are questions that don't have clear answers. The reality is that there isn't actually a way to enforce a rule like that without creating an incredibly wide grey area that has a lot of people concerned.

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MarMar @marmaruu.bsky.social · 28d

I think I’ll just straight up buy an intricate frame and hang him next to my to rise my serotonin levels atp
#oc #wip #digitalart

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Caia Croft 💚👻🍂🍄 @caiacroft.bsky.social · 28d

I don't draw or consume NSFW content, but I don't think I need to clarify how harmful this kind of censorship can be. It's a slippery slope.
I'm also curious how they will decide what is noncon and what isn't 😅
In any case, keep fighting everyone!

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🐙 Shemei 🐙 Please check pinned! @shemeiart.bsky.social · 28d

Am I tired? Yes.
Will I be silent about absolutely fucking stupidest idea of blackout that will help no one? Fuck no.
And you also shouldn't be.

BE LOUD, LEAVE FEEDBACK, DON'T LET YOUR VOICE BE SILENCED 🗣️

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