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Joel Kreissman

@zarpaulus.bsky.social

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Author, comic writer and TTRPG developer. Mid-30s they/them. Creator of the Para-Imperium setting and the webcomic "Joanna: Ghost Hunter". See my works at https://zarpaulus.carrd.co/

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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · Oct 11

Hi, I'm Zarpaulus, writing as Joel Kreissman, I'm a writer juggling multiple projects. I have a webcomic titled Joanna: Ghost Hunter, a sci-fi worldbuilding project known as the Para-Imperium or Parahuman Space, and the occasional Korps story.

Cover of the webcomic Joanna: Ghost Hunter

Front cover of the anthology Tales of the Para-Imperium

Cover of the novella Horizon: Salvaged Heroes

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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, they sold some of those foxes as pets. I remember a few people posting videos of their “domesticated” foxes years back

Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 4h

Split spirits.

Read more at https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Joanna_Ghost_Hunter/
The first volume in print at https://fenrispublishing.com/product.php?id=1074.

Art by https://www.furaffinity.net/user/herbiegrimm/

Writing by me, https://www.patreon.com/Zarpaulus or https://ko-fi.com/zarpaulek

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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 4h

Honestly I’m wondering if some of those Russian foxes escaped into the wild.

Sexy Henry Kissinger Costume @mightygodking.com · 1d

reading how foxes are self-selecting now, on an evolutionary basis, for "sociable with humans" and then seeing a flood of "this fox decided to be fwiends with me" videos and it's like foxes finally decided that that one particular group of wolves had the right idea when they decided to become dogs

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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 4h

That would explain why most leases allow cats or small dogs.

But you’d think ferrets would be allowed too under that rationale but most I’ve seen don’t allow “exotic” pets.

Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 4h

Is the kitsune still available?

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Sakara, Stone Age Fox 🏳️‍🌈 @sakarafox.bsky.social · 8h

Zero context thoughts that fall out of my head.

Art is a snippet from a larger piece from @skippylynn.bsky.social

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TC Coyote / Not What I Was webcomic @tccoyote.bsky.social · 14h

My #cyberpunk -ish #dystopian #webcomic, "Not What I Was", just updated at the links in this account's pinned post!

#comic #furry #furryart

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 6h

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue is sitting at his hobby desk with paint jars, paper, unpainted miniatures and other painting paraphernalia set around himself.
Blue: I'm going to paint some miniatures.
Green, unseen in the background: Okay!

Picking up a miniature, Blue goes deep into focus, gently brushing the figurine with a paint brush, making a soft, quiet little "shup" sound every time.

Looking up from his work, Blue turns to listen as Green interrupts his work to say something.
Green: I like the little sound that your brush makes when you paint.

Blue lowers the miniature, looking at it with a frown.
Blue: Well now I'm too self-conscious about that to finish this.
Green: Aw.

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

Kansas GOP leaders have condemned offensive messages sent in a national Young Republicans group chat. They said the group is now inactive.

Kansas Young Republicans group now inactive after racist chat messages get exposed

Kansas GOP leaders have condemned offensive messages sent in a national Young Republicans group chat. They said the group is now inactive

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 5h

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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 4h

Oh I’m pretty sure they’ve already got those

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Makar 🍃 @makardraws.bsky.social · 10h

It's #PortfolioDay you say?

#myart #furryart #anthroart #makardraws

Illustration of an anthro version of Faloo the female kangaroo from the animated film The Rescuers Down Under. There is a forest in the background.

Alopex the anthro arctic fox from IDW's TMNT comic series. She is lying on the corner of a city rooftop at night with the full moon behind her *wink*

Tricky, a yellow anthropomorphic cat running on the beach with a pink surfboard toward the ocean. There is umbrellas, palm trees, a corner of a hotel, and various animal folk in the background.
#beach #surf #surfing

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𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · 1d

more Magna 🦊✨
(She/they/any)

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chervil @doginacafe.bsky.social · 22h

we can all pretend!

A digital comic featuring anthropomorphic animals.

A goat and crocodile are sitting together. The goat asks, "Hey Duncan, how do you think Kip's confession is going?"

The crocodile responds, "probably something like..." while pulling out two photorealistic plushies of Kip and Mason, two dog characters. He voices them, pretending to make them talk.

"Howdy Mason! I really like you! Would you like to go out with me?"

He makes the other plushie respond. "Sure thing, Kippers! I've been dropping hints that I'd like to date the whole time!"

"What wonderful and open communication we have between each other! I love the normal and healthy relationship we have!"

The goat smiles, thinking "Where did he get these??" while the crocodile makes the two plushies kiss.

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Alison Cybe @alisoncybe.bsky.social · 22h

Isn't it awful when bad things happen to shitty awful people.

Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 22h

Look for the helpers

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @danacorn.bsky.social · 21h

Olga “Ogre” Von Goethe. Surly pine marten kid, character of @animatronikki.bsky.social, maybe possibly eventually part of O&M canon as Avery’s bully turned friend?

I drew her in Laura’s outfit from The Simpsons, because Nikki is here and we were watching season 4 yesterday.

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SuitedWolf @suitedwolf.bsky.social · 20h

Dress Code

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

Perhaps the most honest thing he's ever said.

Trump Raises Eyebrows After Admitting That He Doesn't Think He's 'Heaven-Bound'

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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 17h

The techbro/conservative alliance is holding on by a thread, this could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · 1d

January 1, 2022 for Joanna

www.theduckwebcomics.com/Joanna_Ghost...

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𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · 1d

Magna fox
(she/they) 🦊

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JintiGoast @jinti.bsky.social · 1d

Let me reiterate: that shit ain't real.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wome...

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Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @danacorn.bsky.social · 1d

Llewellyn tells a long and probably irrelevant story to the three fox children he’s somehow responsible for: Milo, Emmy, and Ozy. (Emmy is courtesy of @animatronikki.bsky.social)

Red dragon dad addressing his three fox children.

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Collateral Damage Studios @ Home @collateralds.com · 1d

The crowdfunding for Starot has officially gone live on @gamefound.bsky.social! Our artist, Poopiepuff, has put so much into Starot's art & we will be cheering them on! Help us spread the word & get them funded (so that they can commission more art from us!) #ttrpg

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Starot - A D20 and Tarot Based SciFi RPG with Physics-Based Space Combat by chaoticstupid - Gamefound

Three alien civilizations find themselves transplanted by forces unknown to the border of a new galaxy, inhabited by living, sentient constellations embodying the Tarot's 22 Major Arcana. As the stars...

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