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Beedok/Fern 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦

@beedokfern.bsky.social

Freelance Author and Artist. Canadian trans Gal. She/Her. https://beedok.itch.io/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Fern-Bedek/author/B0BM8HMBP5 https://www.patreon.com/beedok

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Eric Pazdziora@ericpazdziora.bsky.social · 17h ago

"Opera doesn't make money. Opera’s what you spend money *on*.” “But . . what do you get out of it?” “You get opera. You put money in, you see, and opera comes out,” said Salzella wearily. --Terry Pratchett, 'Maskerade'

Sam Bergman@violanorth.bsky.social · 18h ago

I used to feel like half my time as an orchestra musician was spent patiently explaining, over and over, that no, orchestras have never in history paid for themselves through ticket sales; no, cutting concerts or auxiliary trumpets won't balance the books; YOU JUST HAVE TO RAISE THE MONEY.

Anarchy Goose@anarchygoose.northsky.social · yesterday

Years ago I used to say that Elon would be remembered as one of history's greatest monsters because he knew he could solve world hunger and chose not to. Then he decided to make everything so much worse, deliberately. The scale of death he is responsible for is difficult to grasp.

Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · yesterday

Elon Musk, who is estimated to have ensured the mass deaths of 16 million people by 2030, most of whom will be children, is also history's most prolific creator and distributor of CSAM. He has basically infinite money to avoid facing any legal consequences whatsoever for his vast, vast crimes.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · yesterday

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈@clericofthevoid.bsky.social · 2h ago

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Name Her Holy

Where the weave between worlds thins, a long buried shadow rises from its grave among the stars and seeks vengeance on the Vale.A Herald has been named to mark its ascension- a woman resurrected by Th...

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Bookshop.org@bookshop.org · 3h ago

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Emily@suika.bsky.social · 3h ago

"Away supporters of the Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva will not be welcome at the upcoming football match against AZ in Alkmaar. (…) According to Mayor Anja Schouten, the security risks are too great, particularly when it comes to the safety of the fans."

Alkmaar reaffirms decision to ban Israeli supporters from attending a match against AZ

Away supporters of the Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva will not be welcome at the upcoming football match against AZ in Alkmaar. That emerged Monday evening during a specially requested emergency deba...

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Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · yesterday

💔 Ahmed is still there with his abdomen open, while time passes and pain tears through his little body. He urgently needs surgery to remove the infected parts before it spreads. We are terrified of losing him. 🙏💔 Please don’t scroll past Ahmed… help save his life. chuffed.org/project/mahm...

Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · yesterday

Today is my son Elias’s birthday. Imagine this is your child, losing his sight while you can’t save him. He has already lost one eye, and the last light is fading. Please give Elias the birthday gift he needs most: a chance to see again. Verified by : molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/196611

Elias sitting on a rug crying. He's wearing glasses, a patch on his left eye and a bandage on his right wrist.
Just a girl and her books@thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 10h ago

The art in this is truly incredible. The story was fantastic as well, I think it truly demonstrates Sol's ability as a writer, but the art was just freaking awesome.

Solomon "THE VALUE OF A HEARTBEAT" Skalozub@sollizyy.bsky.social · 2y ago

My next published book will be the fully revised The Value of a Heartbeat! The first novel I wrote and finished a couple years ago. Shoutout to you, Reilyn Lu Telnur, the world still isn't ready for your revenge story. (Art by TheHappyPaca)

A slim dark elf with long silver hair, crimson eyes, draped in a raven-feather cloak, wearing black, dark green and pale green. His tunic is embroidered with skulls. He has an undead squirrel sitting on his shoulder.
Amnesty International France@amnestyfrance.bsky.social · 10h ago

Aujourd’hui, des mobilisations lycéennes sont organisées partout en France. Les revendications doivent être entendues et les droits des manifestant·es respectés. Nous demandons que le droit de réunion pacifique soit garanti et appelons à la désescalade.

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 6d ago

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : ( The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"
Alaska Public Media@alaskapublic.org · 7d ago

Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.