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Tana

@justmostlymemes.bsky.social

forgetting your headphones at home is the modern equivalent of leaving your sword behind in medieval times

November 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM

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Spike R. Monster 🇻🇪 HELP VENEZUELA

@spikermonster.bsky.social

the document: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
donation links:
➡️ dona.yummyrides.com
➡️ caritasvenezuela.org/donaciones/
➡️ www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
➡️ donarseguro.com/en

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP VENEZUELA?

glad you asked, because that’s what this post is about.

here are some ways to help if you’re outside of the country ➡️

DETAILED INFO AND LINKS:
my linktree now includes a document with several links to news articles regarding the venezuelan earthquakes and donation info that you can check more easily than through instagram slides. will be constantly updating it. QR code here, link in my bio as well.

i urge you to give it a look before you make any donations, as it’s very important to know what you’re doing.

ONLINE DONATIONS FOR VENEZUELAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF:

here are some trusted ways to donate:

https://dona.yummyrides.com/
https://caritasvenezuela.org/donaciones/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-relief-for-venezuela-earthquake-victims
https://donarseguro.com/en

note: do NOT donate to Cruz Roja (the venezuelan red cross) since they work with the regime and they keep the donations and supplies, they’re a scam

alternatively, if you see venezuelan artists offering commissions, COMMISSION THEM! many talented artists across all social media are offering their art in exchange for your donation towards earthquake relief.

please also know that many have also lost their home and loves ones, so be patient and remember that this is for charity.

twitter has been the most active with the venezuelan art community sharing each other’s posts offering commissions. we are literally everywhere, just look up “venezuela earthquake commissions”

if you can’t donate, PLEASE at least share our posts! this tragedy is being talked about very little in the anglosphere compared to when they captured maduro. it’s genuinely distressing to see how so many prioritized a dictator’s life over our own.

June 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM

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Ryan Ken

@ryankenacts.bsky.social

One of the most helpful things you can do as an ally during Black History Month is not get on my nerves ✊✊✊

February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field

@wrigleyfield.bsky.social

I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand

You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen

*Everyone has stories like this*

January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM

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🍊 tsu

@tsurudraws.art

👋new bsky users who are getting spamed by mass-follow scam accounts

👉try one of these blocklists: bsky.app/profile/auto...

✨there's different tiers of FOLLOWING (not followers) size

💀imo, any account that follows several thousands of people is unlikely to be real

🛑as with any tool (+)

January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM

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cj 🔜 flamecon G-07 + anyc AC-11

@ceeejus.bsky.social

🚸 #risograph

January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM

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Helen | Vei4 demo in fall 2026

@helenicchi.bsky.social

Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt

December 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM

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@idontdream.bsky.social

omfg, are we all here bc of the pictures update?

December 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM

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tru

@thetrudz.photo

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

October 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM

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Aparna Nair

@disabilitystor1.bsky.social

Jesus Christ.

It was my birthday recently and I sincerely considered not living anymore.
The worst part of all is that the parents who once supported me fully in being an artist sent me an AI generated picture of a caricature of themselves holding a birthday cake with my name spelled incorrectly.

September 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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ngoziu

@ngoziu.com

I have a new graphic novel releasing and you should preorder it! (And if you can't, please repost this!) ✨📚✨

🔗: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/

summary: A nerdy black girl swaps bodies with her rich white boy crush. Self-love, humor, kpop stanning, boarding school, Houston! #booksky ✨

June 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM

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cor @ workin

@heyitscorinth.bsky.social

🖤💗

May 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM

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Alariko

@alariko.bsky.social

Beautiful

March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM

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Brian Tyler Cohen

@briantylercohen.bsky.social

They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.

February 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM

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mipi summer fun unlimited 🌈🩷✨🌷

@blingeepilled.bsky.social

#MariaRobotnik #InvaderZim #art

Maria Robotnik from Sonic series and Invader Zim (from Invader Zim cartoon) being best friends across a variety of doodles.
Drawing one depicts Maria hugging a distraught Zim.
Drawing two depicts the two of them stargazing.
A third drawing shows Maria with a PAK (from the Invader Zim universe) as Zim proudly showcases it, with a caption saying "Maria Lives!".
The last drawing shows Maria gingerly taking Zim's hands with a tearful/hopeful look on her face. A speech bubble next to her says "Onegai yo Zimu... To all the people on that planet..."

January 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM

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Yams🍠Comms Closed‼️

@unamusedyams.bsky.social

Maybe he learned it from someone #SonicMovie3

Digital comic featuring Movie!Maria Robotnik and Shadow. Offscreen, Gerald states, "Come on Maria. After this, we'll have cake." Maria excitedly balls her hands into fists and exclaims, "Success Cake!" Shadow says nothing but looks at her curiously.

The next panel is a new scenario. Both Maria and Shadow looks quite disheveled, with Maria wearing her goggles on top of her head. With a sheepish smile, Maria tentatively holds out a bowl of ice cream. "Apology Ice Cream?" she offers.

Last panel, Maria and Shadow are under their pillow fort. They lay on their stomachs, sharing a blanket and fairy lights over them. They both hold a slice of pizza. With a mischievous look, Maria whispers, "Sneaky Pizza". Shadow looks at her with a fond smile.

January 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM

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Chesapeake Bae

@chesapeakebae.bsky.social

This will include BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled people.

Chesapeake Bae @chesapeakebae.bsky.social · Jan 22

A lot of my friends are going to learn if they'll lose their jobs by tomorrow.

Donald Trump puts all US government diversity staff on paid leave, starting 'immediately'

A government memo instructs federal agencies to put diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) staff on paid leave by 17:00 local time on Wednesday.

www.bbc.com

January 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)

@covid19disease.bsky.social

JUST IN: The Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to suspend all external communications, including health advisories, weekly scientific reports, and updates to websites and social media.

-WASHINGTON POST

January 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM