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Emily @tmmookster.bsky.social · 2h

These are so cute!

Neal-o-lantern 🎃 @verdantsculpts.bsky.social · 12d

Glow-in-the-dark Patch Cats are now available for preorder through October 15. These guys glow brightly in the dark when charged with UV light. Get one before they disappear until next year. 🐈‍⬛🎃🍁

🛒 VerdantSculpts.com

#bsnm #art #sculpture #halloween

A figure of a black cat sitting, tail curled around several pumpkins. On its back are vines, leaves and miniature pumpkins.

The same figure but instead of black, it is bright blue, glowing in the dark.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 5h

The adultification of Black kids is the criminalization of Black kids, they see Black babies as full grown threats to justify coming down on them hard.

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QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid @qpmutualaid.bsky.social · 10h

October 15 2025 #MutualAidThread!

See image or it's alt text for the rules.

🚨Reply to this post to participate in the thread.🚨

Follow this account to reply.

Mutual aid resources: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#HelpSky #MABoost #FundSky #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive2025 💕💸

Daily Mutual Aid Thread
Please respect this community, read and understand the rules before posting. Break the rules 3 times & you will be blocked.
1. Post only one post per day.
Do not update on the thread.
2. Accessibility! Images must have alt text. Videos must have captions.
3. Media (images and videos) shouldn't be graphic or show a person or animal suffering.
4. Quote Post and like the thread to tell others about it.
5. Repost/Quote Post and like at least 5 other people's posts.

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 7h

Received $100!

A few folks matching (even partially) could get in us to get this abscess treated today!
linktr.ee/wylder
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
Cash.app/$WishMage
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 1d

“It’s not as simple as learning where to put them - you have to learn what to do for every situation. Sitting, walking, running… well, not running.”

Read the full personal attack on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/140735...

40-year-old autistic woman still figuring out what she’s supposed to be doing with her arms

Image of woman standing awkwardly with hands sort of half in pockets

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 1d

Re-upping this, because she was supposed to leave next week, and if she can't it, she's out BIG deposit.

If you want to skip all of the background & support Jen getting to a competition she and her dog have trained for for over a year [$1,500 goal]:

PayPal via [email protected]

WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, I'm doing tonight's local needs early, and I'm doing an unusual one. It's not life or death; not an emergency, although it *is* time-sensitive.

It's for our friend Jen, who runs the local dog rescue Taos Hound Underground.

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 18h

Be a part of the story of how I got better!
linktr.ee/wylder

Please?

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Emily @tmmookster.bsky.social · 17h

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Cronaj @cronaj.bsky.social · 19h

MaoMao's starting to bond with her older brother, Fergus 💕 My heart is melting 😭💖

#cat #kitten #calico #tabby #tabico

Two cats cuddling on a blanket. A tabico kitten leans her head back on a black and brown tabby cat's back.

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Alice Sheppard @penguingalaxy.bsky.social · 18h

Good morning Bluesky. In between the stressfests of [gestures at everything, etc], have two kittens who have decided they like their new home. Cosmo and Callisto 3 years ago.

Two very young tabby cats on the side of a sofa. They are facing each other and are sleepy. They have white chins and dark stripes coming off their eyes. Callisto's paw is dangling down. A brightly lit flat with white walls and a kitchen is somewhat blurred by perspective in the background.

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Andrew Crowther @andrewcrowther.bsky.social · 18h

No parking

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Billy, Garry, Orville @billythecat.bsky.social · 18h

we are Receiving Enrichment!!!

The boys human dad is sitting on the stairs and wiggling a rod with a long rainbow ribbon on the end in front of the the three cats. Billy is lying on his side and batting at the ribbon. Orville is splooting very long on the carpet. Garry is sitting up and staring at the ribbon intently.

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Emily @tmmookster.bsky.social · 18h

This is what taxes are for.
Or... what they're supposed to be for.
If governments weren't in the pockets of the rich & powerful.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 27d

Our artist applications for "We've Always Been Here" are now open! Help us show that queer people have always existed, and always will 💕

Please share and tag your favorite artists!

forms.gle/zHiVqh3SrsnT...

#ZineSky #AToZines #Zine #Zines #ArtZine #QueerArt #LGBTQArt #ZineApps #ArtistsWanted

A graphic with a vibrant rainbow background, announcing "Artist applications now open!". The white text box below reads, "Artist applications are now open for 'We've Always Been Here', a queer history zine. Let's show everyone that queer people have always been a part of history. This is a paid opportunity, contingent on our Kickstarter successfully funding." Beside the text box is a digital illustration of a north African girl with short, curly hair, wearing overalls, sitting beside an easel with an oil painting she's made of another girl.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

A few people have asked if there will be a second #ChoicesAnthology

I'd LOVE to do one. There's MUCH more to explore

But it only happensif this one sells like hotcakes

So buy it, tell your friends about it, request it at your libraries & indie bookstores

Let's make a second one happen together

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 8d

#ChoicesAnthology is the collective scream of people of marginalized genders facing the control and theft of our reproductive rights, filled with stories of terror, tragedy, resistance, and revenge

Grab your copy today books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q

Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors: R Haven, Ondine Mayor, Enoli Lee, Ash Vale, Justine White, Kelli Etheridge, Ava Victoria Black, Allay Rei, Soyam Siddha, Sam Rosewilde, A.H. Davison, Meg Calendaria, KT Wagner, Anne Wilkins, Bogi Takacs, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Elise Scott, Mia Dalia, Raluca Balasa.

The right side says: “As the horrors close in around us, we turn to story to process our fears, our desires, and our futures. In Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, nineteen writers whose reproductive rights are under threat explore the stories of those who, like them, have had their choices stolen from them.
These stories serve as a reminder of the power of choice and the importance of fighting for every human’s right to choose their own future.”

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Unlawfully built, now leaking through the safety liner. Enough fuel to blow Darwin Harbour to kingdom come

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 1d

Groundwater is leaking through the safety liner under some of the fuel facility's 11 tanks, which were constructed unlawfully on Darwin Harbour without a building permit. It comes after the NT government approved the tanks for operation in September.

Safety liner under US military fuel tanks still failing, weeks after approval

Groundwater is leaking through the safety liner under some of the fuel facility's 11 tanks, which were constructed unlawfully on Darwin Harbour without a building permit. It comes after the NT government approved the tanks for operation in September.

www.abc.net.au

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Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 22h

"At the end of the day, if you're born a bloke, you're going to men's prison and we'll deal with you there."

So that's where we are in Australia. Everybody knows what she means here. She means that trans women get raped with government approval. That's how they "deal with us" in men's prisons.

Alastair Lawrie @alastairlawrie.bsky.social · 1d

More on the horrifying new policy of the NT Government, to send trans women to men's prisons, exposing them to significant risk of violence and sexual assault. #ntpol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Advocates condemn NT leader's comments on trans women in female prisons

The Northern Territory government has doubled down on its stance against detaining transgender women in female prisons, as a local LGBTQIA+ group says it is "horrified" by the comments.

www.abc.net.au

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Yes, you should be surprised and horrified by secret federal police running around our city kidnapping immigrants, crashing cars, launching chemical weapons and shooting and killing people. This is a thing you should be *perpetually* shocked by. We lose when we become numb to it.

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AndreaaaHHhHHHHh!! Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 23h

no thoughts
only vibes

Tipsy the tortoiseshell kitten sits on her furry green cat tree staring blankly into the middle distance

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Krista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 1d

Dear funding agencies,

I know we all want to discover the wonder drug that will cure the horrible diseases, but to do that, we need to invest in basic, unsexy, foundational research on how the systems work. Funding can’t all be drug development.

Sincerely,
Looking for basic research grants.

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Rook Killjoy (dirtyhands the ninth) @foxrook.bsky.social · 1d

If you're anxious and you know it, take your meds

If you're anxious and you know it, take your meds

If you're anxious and you know it and feel like you're gonna blow it

If you're anxious and you know it,
take your meds

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Rook Killjoy (dirtyhands the ninth) @foxrook.bsky.social · 2d

Urgent!

Disabled queer trans artist here trying to pay for diabetic friendly groceries & hygiene items.

Goal is $150 to get 3 weeks worth of diabetic friendly perishables. Currently sitting at $50/$150. THANK YOU!!
💕💸🏳️‍⚧️

#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund

paypal.me/rookkilljoy
C/V: foxrook

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Sam Still Masks 🪉 @theailingwitch.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 We have lost SO MANY disabled people in our community whose funds were not met in time to save them.

PLEASE.

YOU can help save Wylder’s life— and save a family— by contributing anything you can and at least reposting his links.

Abscesses are fuckin’ SERIOUS.

Please help however you are able.

♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 2d

Begging moots and followers to have the 'I should help with what I can while folks are alive' Eureka-moment BEFORE I die of an inflamed abscess.
linktr.ee/wylder

Save Wylder & his loved ones? | Linktree

🏳️‍🌈43 🏳️‍⚧️He/They ♿Disabled ♾️AuDHD 🖖Geek 💜Surviving on kind donations🙏

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🧟‍♀️ Fraided Rosie 🐈‍⬛ @fadedrosie.myatproto.social · 1d

Please. I'll make you free art. Help Wylder.

♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 1d

I just wanna fucking live yall!

I dont wanna die of this bullshit abscess nonsense because I couldnt raise enough money!

Please help?
linktr.ee/wylder

Save Wylder & his loved ones? | Linktree

🏳️‍🌈43 🏳️‍⚧️He/They ♿Disabled ♾️AuDHD 🖖Geek 💜Surviving on kind donations🙏

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 1d

Save us so all the art in my mind doesn't die with me because Im too sick to create.
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
Cash.app/$WishMage
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder

♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 1d

If a few folks could give 1-4k, we could be in position to actually survive, get a shop up, and start helping others out again.

We need dental & medical care, & a car - bare minimum.

linktr.ee/wylder
We are buried & will not survive without outside help.

Save Wylder & his loved ones? | Linktree

🏳️‍🌈43 🏳️‍⚧️He/They ♿Disabled ♾️AuDHD 🖖Geek 💜Surviving on kind donations🙏

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