While Duelist comms are still open I'm still trying to hit a certain financial goal so I'm opening for fully rendered busts as well! If interested email me @ donryu.commission@gmail.com with character refs, expression/vibe etc.

"Prudery is the enemy of art" - Soviet poster, 1980s

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

I love it when i forget I’ve ordered a book and then it arrives like a fun little surprise present. excited to crack this open!

Artistic Freedom Commission for @psychmon.bsky.social More people should let me go wild with outfits i think ;3c #furryart #art

Tending to the garden

some Excellent Creatures spotted while out today

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4w ago

A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?

Countless women's sports teams have independently spoken up in favour of trans inclusion in sports only to be targeted by attacks from people who hate women's sports

victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)@dirtbagqueer.rocks · 6d ago

enough of this shit

My favorite demonstration of this -- these guys are among the top 100 male gymnasts in the US, maybe top 50. A few of them much higher than that. Most little girls can do this move after taking gymnastics classes for a year or two. www.youtube.com/shorts/MNnVl...

male gymnasts try a back walkover 🤯 #gymnastics #gymnast #challenge

YouTube video by Bobby Alessio

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And there's an element of the whole landscape of sports as traditionally defined is constructed to favor men's physiologies. There are sports where even the best men in the world can't beat women but I'll bet these guys say "well that's not a normal sport" www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Rachel Entrekin makes history in ultramarathon, beats every man in 3-day race

Rachel Entrekin, 34, set a course record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 48 seconds, beating her previous time by 7 hours.

usatoday.com

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d ago

it's interesting how many men get satisfaction out of knowing that other men can beat elite female athletes. like ok, maybe the best high school boys team in the country can beat a WNBA team, but YOU can't

papaya loves her grandma soupy and has been making sure to take extra care of her these days

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ms. ceej wolf@wolfears.net · last wk.

five songs about books, toxic relationships, and weak signals. how does it feel to get everything you wanted? “you weren’t meant to be human“ releases August 7th, only at wolfears.net

Something I forgot in the thread but is also important to point out: the way these tools were built and the way they are run are not value-neutral. We know for a fact that there are images of exploited children in the training set, and that people are using this to further harm others.

Dr. Valerian@physicalbadger.bsky.social · yesterday

Reflection and synthesis on so-called "ai" image generators, based on some posts I've seen going around: I think it's important to recognize what these tools are and why their use is problematic in a direct way rather than appealing to vague notions of artistic worthiness or hard work.

Reflection and synthesis on so-called "ai" image generators, based on some posts I've seen going around: I think it's important to recognize what these tools are and why their use is problematic in a direct way rather than appealing to vague notions of artistic worthiness or hard work.

The whole midterm message could be a picture of Ken Paxton with the caption “he wants to look at your daughters genitals” and it’s a dem landslide

Matthew Sheffield@matthew.flux.community · 2d ago

The message "they want to inspect your daughter's genitals" would be astoundingly effective. Which is also why conservative Democrats who want to cave won't say it. In general, they would rather lose and be comfortable than win and have to push hard.

This is the tragic yet logical result of a decades-long project—undertaken by rightwing politicians and “business-minded” administrators alike—to distort the meaning of higher education, to deny the intrinsic value of the pursuit of knowledge, to deprive us all of richer, more purposeful lives.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

honestly all the bullshit has radicalised me. i am now a trans sports maximalist. if lebron james transitions and dominates the WNBA for 20,000 years? i don't give a shit. fuck you

Quick nudge! These are still open!

Donryu@donryu.bsky.social · 4d ago

Are you ready to Revolutionize the World? Duelist themed comms are open! Follow the thread for pricing and link to the form!

A different kind of disney princess (animation)

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We can't solve a housing crisis without building more housing. Today we broke ground on the Casanova Residence, which will soon be nearly 100 affordable and supportive homes with on-site services for New Yorkers. Every new home is a step toward a City that everyone can afford.

Endless cycle

SKATE PARK!

forever yearning for a 4-day workweek

it's so cool that GrowSF just lies about policy in poll questions, then @sfgate.com publishes the poll without even mentioning the lie

Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

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