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Artemis

@adrhetoric.space

hate to beat this drum with *gestures vaguely at the world* but i'm going to get kicked out if i don't get some help... and i don't think being homeless in dublin is a good way to stay alive

gofund.me/61bae0346

Donate to Help Artemis Stay Alive: Support for a Future in Ireland, organized by Artemis Douglas

Hello friends and incredibly awesome humans! I made it out o… Artemis Douglas needs your support for Help Artemis Stay Alive: Support for a Future in Ireland

gofund.me

January 15, 2026 at 11:24 PM

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my views do not represent those of my employer

@zinelib.bsky.social

There is a lot of woe in the world, but here is one thing I'm excited about:

nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger This zine layout tool is a dream I never knew I had. You can upload a pdf of your, e.g., 56-page 1/4-sized zine in page order (1-56), and in seconds get back a 14-page doc you can print from.

The ZineArranger by Nash High

Zine layout tool for PDFs

nashhigh.itch.io

January 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM

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Kate

@k8c.bsky.social

OK! Request from an out of state neighbor for ways to help MSP. Here are a few:

Via my absolute boss cousin, @allisonanne.com, artist, community supporter, and cool person extraordinaire:

A doc!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM

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valentine

@valentinemsmith.bsky.social

hey hey #portfolioday

i'm valentine and always looking for more covers, illustration spots, or other fun pin-ups - and currently have openings for tight turnarounds!

contact @ [email protected] , check out more at valentinemsmith.com , or pick yourself up a print at valentinemsmith.com/store

a nine panel grid of illustration cropped work. top row, left to right: the scorpion and the queen cover, high strangeness 4 cover, and a portrait of the character chamber. middle row, left to right: seattle torrent pwhl poster, blade maidens issue 5 cover, and critical role's yasha in the 2025 pride campaign. bottom row, left to right: a mock hockey card of pwhl's seattle vs. new york, rhea ripley, and a mocky hockey card portrait of hilary knight.

January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM

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martyfive

@martyfive.bsky.social

name’s marty! i’m a visual developer and freelance illustrator, working on personal projects and commissions in a garden shed i turned into a workshop. i wrote this post in a vicinity of a lawn mower.

you can hire me to draw anything:

✉️: [email protected]
🗯️: patreon.com/martyfive

#portfolioday

a variety of small drawings i made for a personal project i’m working on

a variety of concepts of people dressed in fancy clothes

one very green painting of my OC, mysterious skeleton girl, posing down on her knee. she has unnaturally long limbs. she’s holding a fossilised ichthyosaur skull sword on her shoulder and is wearing weird clothes that make her skeleton visible like on an x-ray. there’s a spirit of a hare in the background, running around with its eye gleaming red.

digital painting of hans and henry from
kingdom come deliverance games. they’re standing facing each other, with henry’s back turned to us. only the upper parts of their bodies are in the light. henry is keeping his right hand on a sword that’s red from smithing, his left hand is on hans’ right shoulder, left side of his face touching hans’ left temple. hans is holding a golden cross that hangs from his palm on a chain, it shines dimly. he’s looking down on it, hesitant. the background is bright blue, like the sky happens to be on a cloudless summer evening. the characters are bright too, with red and yellow accents where the light shines upon them. there’s a single four-pointed white star above their heads.

January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM

Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

my sketches are getting much more stylized lately (on the right is most recent)

corner of a notebook with three sketches of human faces, each progressively less detailed and more stylized

January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM

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amityf

@amityf.bsky.social

And another:

Rent Relief for South Minneapolis Families Impacted by Federal Immigration Operations

¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!

givebutter.com

January 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM

Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

Sniffles For Mild Concerns

Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · 7d

slightly diminish a band:

Eve 5

Zoe Tunnell @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 7d

Slightly diminish a band:

The Yeastie Boys

January 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM

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little foolery✨

@littlefoolery.bsky.social

LIBERTUS RUBEDO has officially been relaunched, with a brand new website and the first entry ready to be read

libertusrubedo.com

For old readers, we're happy to be back. For new readers, welcome as we join Lesley having A Really Bad Time

. . .

✏️ @moonsheen.bsky.social
🎨 @artofchira.bsky.social

Libertus Rubedo. Last Updated: Jan 10, 2026.

“My name is Lesley Windham Chiaroscuro. I am, in fact, Second Summoner of the Cloud Spire, Keeper of the Spark, Walker of Rainbows, and First Clerk to the Lord of Dreams, and I will not be subject to the likes of some common hedge mage with a grudge!”

“Your name’s Libertus. You fight for whoever wants you.”

Premise

A unicorn bound to service in the Tower of Dreams, Lesley was once considered one of the purest and most powerful magical beings in the realm of light — that is, until he was found guilty of treason against the Lord of Dreams himself.

Of course, those lofty beings of light would never sentence one of their own to death. As a measure of mercy, Lesley faces a much more practical punishment: banished to the Greylands, his name added to the list of summons, the once dignified Lesley — now known as ‘Libertus’ — finds himself now at the beck and call of any magic user who might summon him into their world.

A shame he’s summoned into a brutal Witch’s War.

His only hope of surviving the war and clawing his way back up the ranks to the realm of light lies is in the most unlikely of allies: an ogre, by the name of ‘Rubedo.’

Warnings

Audience Discretion Is Advised

LIBERTUS RUBEDO is a fantasy adventure online serial novel featuring complex characters in traumatic and abusive situations. It will explore graphic depictions involving scenarios of violence, death, abuse, power, and also contain sexual subject matter.

While fun, the story includes disturbing elements that might not be suitable for some readers, with the explicit intent of depicting dark themes to challenge and confront the audience.

Note: the views and actions depicted within the story are not implicit endorsements of their real world consequences, nor are they representative of the personal views of the creators.

Libertus Rubedo, Entry 1.

Summary

Rated G | 1080 Words

Lesley loudly protests the crimes to which he has been freshly convicted, but it doesn't save him from the harsh reality of his sentencing.

January 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM

Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

jank jop....

Ray @sireviscerate.myatproto.social · 7d

This lady looks like she rolled a 1 on a dexterity check for putting on pants

Woman wearing a $450 shirt made from jeans. The fly is right below her chin.

January 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM

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Maria W. Norris

@mariawnorris.bsky.social

I'm a terrorism scholar and this is exactly what we warn about when we say terrorism functions as a shibboleth, a password, a magic word which unlocks unprecedented state power and in turn excuses any state action.

Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 9d

Kristi Noem calling the victim’s actions “domestic terrorism” is propaganda. Full stop. I served as a White House homeland security advisor. I know what that designation means & when it’s misused. A U.S. citizen is dead. She was a mom. This is what ICE impunity looks like. It cannot be normalized.

This Was Inevitable. And It Is Unforgivable. ICE Owns This.

A warning ignored. A life lost. This cannot become routine.

www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com

January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM

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Carta Monir

@cartamonir.com

We're in the final month of this fundraiser and desperately need more donations! Please donate, please share! This is a terrifying and horrible situation that's unfortunately not uncommon. Trans people deserve families! People who do sex work or have done sex work in the past deserve families!

More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · Oct 12

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

January 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM

Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

triumphed over another jobcenter appointment

January 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM

Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

most of what I use bsky for is hyping up my friends and people I admire and I gotta say. it's probably the most joy a person can wrest from social media these days

January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM

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Littledigits

@littledigits.bsky.social

A reminder to any canadian (or any) #watercolor artists. Beam Paints is an Indigenous owned company with beautiful plastic-free hues. Their sparkly metallics are to die for

www.beampaints.com

a beautiful palette of 4 watercolor paint hues , 2 teals and 2 golds

January 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM

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Dirk Puehl

@wunderkammertales.bsky.social

“In the woods where snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.”

(Catherine Mansfield)

🎨 Eyvind Earle

#wintersky

A decorative, graphic winter scene in deep blue and muted gold tones. A huge tree dominates the image, its trunk and sweeping branches rendered in bold black silhouettes that curl and twist like calligraphy. Fine, delicate twigs fill the canopy with dense, lace-like patterns, dotted with tiny golden, star-shaped needles. Beneath the tree, stylised snowbanks rise in flowing curves, casting long blue shadows across a smooth, pale ground. The overall mood is serene and magical, blending nature and ornament in Eyvind Earle’s distinctive mid-century fairy-tale style.

January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

had a dream conversation about anger at the state of the world and then I wake up to this latest atrocity

January 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM

Marlon Rando

@marlonrando.bsky.social

today I was so stiff and fatigued that all I could do was lie on the couch and occasionally eat something. and (shockingly I know) my back is now in agony

January 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM

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COYOTE

@coyotemedia.org

"There are very few other places in life which unite careful concentration and shower shoes." Read Danny Lavery on bathhouse rules, towel etiquette, and the thrill of plunging into the unknown on COYOTE. www.coyotemedia.org/visting-a-ga...