i read this post on tumblr shortly after it was made and i've been thinking about it every day since
Kate Shaw / Tigerbat Tails
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Fursuit maker (Tigerbat Tails), writer (as K.C. Shaw), podcaster, Mongolian language learner, drummer, Codexian, VP of Furry Writers' Guild. Anti AI, she/her. https://pawpals.place/mercyfulkate
Friendly Title I high school teacher here who needs some classroom supplies. If you'd be so inclined, a share or a donation would be greatly appreciated! More info in thread: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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The HWA really screwed the pooch on this one. One of my fave lines (amongst so many!) in Chuck's essay: "It’s not allowing *you* to do the work. *You’re* allowing *it* to do the work. Which is to say, *you’re* the tool."
Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · 13h agoProfessional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.
I have found my new favourite meme response for slopists. Ahahahahaha 🤣
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 5,1963
I was able to make it to 20 in the positives after this AM debacle but had to buy food for my cat and ate snacks on break from work I am going to my coworker meetup but its at a bar so im embarassed im flat broke and only have 50 cents to my name until not this fri but NEXT fri 🫠 snag a zine?
Visit ovaettr AKA Orion Fern's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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Eight rope canopy bridges in Brazil’s Amazon recorded 15,000 wildlife crossings in just 15 months, with zero roadkill at monitored sites. Camera traps captured monkeys and other tree-dwelling animals using the crossings, proving simple solutions can save lives. 🌿🐒
Amazon canopy bridges enable 15,000 wildlife crossings without a single roadkill
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Roads through Brazil’s forests divide primate habitat and sometimes ...
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furry has always been built around community artists, and that includes cover illustrators, narrators, editors, and writers. we've been anti AI from day one plus, we don't make you pay dues! or get our name used by shitty editors to "prove" their contracts are good, actually!
@ mainstream writers: you can join the Furry Writer's Guild, y'know. Absolutely no AI, no platforming assholes who're selling AI services. We got our own anthologies and an award and everything! And you most likely have already published a story that qualifies :)
There is no ethical consumption of Harry Potter. And not in the usual "no ethical consumption under capitalism" way. In the "your fandom is now comprised of hate symbols" way.
s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 13h agoJKR explicitly said she considers anything Potter-related, even fan-made, endorsement of her politics. And every time you engage with this franchise, you signal to the industry that there's still money in it and they should keep pumping out content from full-cast audiobooks to book box partnerships.
Ye olde bumping of my Etsy again, of course my bike got stolen today and I really need that to regulate myself and Go Places 😭 Anything bought today will be sent out 2morrow 🫡 pandaparfaitart.etsy.com
One of the great joys of my adult life has been realizing that I can just pick up a new skill every so often, take a fun little class in it weekly for a year or two, and simply enjoy meeting people and getting medium proficient and not attempting to become professional in it at all!
"..and it’s there, right there with the sight of something so green..." I LOVE it when a drabble uses language in a luxurious way, as if the author has all the time (and word count) in the world. This takes skill. A gorgeous, heartbreaking piece by @wordsfromemorra.bsky.social
The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 20h agoShortlisted in the Firefly Prize, "the day after you bury him in the garden" by @wordsfromemorra.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
When people ask for shipping supplies recommendations I do not hesitate to link refuseuline.com Quite literally I just reference this, there are so many options that are better and not evil.
Refuse Uline
Uline is a purposely political company aligned with extreme right-wing ideology. Despite their politics, millions of small businesses and artists still use ULINE completely unaware of what their dolla...
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Queen_Potato@queenpotato.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnd there you have it. The anti trans campaign in Maine was never some "grassroots movement." It was bankrolled by billionaire Richard Uihlein, who poured over $800,000 into targeting trans kids over sports and bathrooms.
Getting real sick of slop midwives pleading for a 'respectful discussion' of AI as relates to the arts. Your use of AI to 'make art' is not respectful. It benefits from stolen art, destroys the planet, and does not make you an artist any more than someone driving 26.2 miles is a marathoner.
11 days left! You can now add-on (for only $3!) the revised ebook of Beyond Bigfoot & Nessie, and (for only $2!) its sequel, Small Mysteries. If you don't care about The Moonhound, just grab the $1 pledge and add those two nonfiction projects. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
Wakerobin Hollow novella series launch!
Book one of a cozy fantasy adventure series, set in a furry version of the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Texas isn't a red state. It's a state held hostage by gerrymandering and voter suppression. Hell, earlier this week they announced they're shutting down half the voting centers in Tarrant County (that's Fort Worth, 2.2 million people) and kicked everyone out of the hearing who wanted to comment.
John DeVore@johndevore.bsky.social · 14h agoThis is a sentimental essay about politics, which I know isn't the fashion, and yet the editors at @newrepublic.com let me write something personal about the Lone Star State. Link in the replies.
It's that time of year again, folks: I'm back at school tomorrow, so this is my annual beg for anyone who wants to donate some school supplies to my 8th grade Math classroom. Reshares are greatly appreciated as well. Thank you! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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In today’s Starting Point, we take a look at how an inscription on a toppled 300-year-old gravestone unearthed big-time history.
An inscription on a toppled 300-year-old gravestone has unearthed big-time history - The Boston Globe
It might be the oldest marker for a freed Black man in the country, and his remarkable life is receiving new attention from historians.
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IGNORE PARENTS; INDULGE CHILDREN; LEAVE WHEN THEY ARE OTHERWISE OCCUPIED WITH SLUDGE qwantz.com/index.php?co...
Still trying to reach my goal for my novella! Only 26 more sales to go!!! If you see this, do a repost of my pin won't ya? ;) [ #booksky ]
Raccoon at an overpriced artisanal burger joint wondering if the meat is unsalted because the cook messed up the recipe or if bland food is part of the concept.
On Saturday, my partner and I are tieing the knot (literally) and as part of our handfasting we are trying to raise money for a local wildlife charity. What Cuan do is fantastic, so it would be wonderful to help support their work! www.justgiving.com/page/amy-cal... #wildlife #wedding #charity
Amy & Calum's fundraiser for Cuan Wildlife Rescue
Help Calum Campbell raise money to support Cuan Wildlife Rescue
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Times are tough all around, but if you can help, that would be greatly appreciated. Kara is a writer friend of mine (check out her awesome steampunk/paranormal/fantasy books).
Kara Jorgensen@authorkaraj.bsky.social · yesterdayIt's been a bit since I posted Katie's GoFundMe, but I finally scheduled her 6 month post op follow-up, which involves at least a check up and x-rays (not sure about bloodwork), but last time, the visit was close to $1000 with all three. Shares are always appreciated 💜🐾
Writing time! Making time to write almost every day has improved my headspace in so many ways. This is how I used to write, but then I had to steal an hour or two late at night because of my day job, and then at some point I just stopped writing almost completely.
Whoops! Well we tried to stop him! Guess we'll just have to continue materially benefitting from all his actions like the rest of the old white oligarchy. So sad...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
brain still getting used to to seeing "Iran War" and not reading Iraq and having to realise every time that oh yeah they're really doing this all over again