It's big Trump protest day so that means we are mere hours away from my least favorite Bluesky: the Russian disinfo surge. Here's how it works, and what you can do about it. 🧵

This! Red states are not ALL red. Those of us making them purple are dealing with the same garbage policies and shit attitudes. And no, we don't always have the ability to "just move".

The new issue of Analog includes my latest story, “One Step Away.” A bit of meteorology, a bit of AI, a bit of impostor syndrome, and a big dose of hope for our future. lancerobinsonwriter.com/index.html#n.... 🛸🚀🛸🚀🛸🚀🛸🚀🛸🚀 #sciencefiction #hopepunk #ai #unsecuritycouncil @analogsf.bsky.social🪐📚

Foxgirls: 100% Trustworthy

BY THE WAY If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2. There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security. Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation." TURN IT OFF.

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This may be my favorite photo from #bostonpride, taken as the streets were being reopened. 📸 @veyen.bsky.social Edit: Veyen and me #ponyplay #pride

Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed: www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...

I just found out that Finland teaches kids in kindergarten to fact check, and actively teaches children how to spot fake news. Why isn't this standard everywhere! The best time for other countries to follow suit was at the same time. The second best is now. www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...

SO much of the cultural and artistic nostalgia that society chases was just art made when people got paid to do it. Lavish movie posters made by human artists, video games made by people without sixteen different investment companies breathing down their neck, movies made by studios taking a chance.

nash doodle they looked too cute w/o hair/bangs so i left it off

reading the classics with @basilsanguine.bsky.social #snakes #FurryArt

Hi! Indigenous peoples in western villages of Alaska experienced severe flooding & loss alongside missing family + dead relatives after a devastating typhoon!! The EPA cut 20 million in flooding prevention and aid. alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

lil wip!

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media. www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Good News folks, you CAN now in fact, play this The free demo for Legend of Khiimori is now available on Steam for everyone. Check it out, give it a try, tell a friend. Show everyone how much you want horse games 💪❤

Support indigenous artists! Jay did this custom piece for me a while back, and it was a great experience for me.

3 Rat Moon

"I sure hope so. My repair bills are a bitch." #starfox Still! I can put up the remainder of my stuff and the 2023 prompts. Stay tuned!

🦇BAT GLOWSTICKS🦇 🦇BAT GLOWSTICKS🦇

The Antiphibian of Portland is gearing up to be an iconic symbol of resistance

I finished it!! My second moo portrait 🐮✨💞 If you want you can grab a print on my INPRNT shop, btw! 🫶🏻 #art #minotaur #portrait #anthro #digitalpainting

can someone just make a "does the dog die" but for "did this movie/series/videogame/book use gen AI" so i can avoid them

Every year, the Wara Art Festival invites Japanese art students to create massive sculptures with wara (or rice straw), turning the area into a seasonal tourist attraction. trib.al/t2Uv0Ud

Reject truffle pigs Embrace potato cats

Local issues dominate mayorals, often best to not read much into them (as I posted with the last one), but a potential canary in the coalmine that Alaska is in play. A dem would need to do very well in Fairbanks.

2025 Furry Species Census Servy Once again I bring you a furry species census! The last time I did this in 2023 y'all submitted over 10,000 characters! I wonder if we'll beat that this time? Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Formatted Results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The really important takeaway from this post is that CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG IS TOTALLY A KAIJU WHO DESERVES TO BE MENTIONED IN THE SAME BREATH AS GODZILLA AND KONG

I can draw things other than Laika, too

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

Keep enjoying new things, even if they're small. Listen to new songs, take up new hobbies, go new places. It's fun, good for your brain, and will keep you from losing entire years in a blink. Oh, and get on that health stuff everyone nags you about. You're approaching the FAFO age re: Pain.

This month will be my personal #pokemon month. So starts with cuddly Mew and #Mewtu And thanks for every RT they really help me out get a few more followers here 🧡🧡🧡 #art #illustration #posca

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They nuzzle their noses

> Post literally anything involving mustelids All the mustelid furries:

You: They did the math. Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ You: What was that? Me: Nothing. Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ

Pyaari is so decent 🥺

spooky time www.makeship.com/products/vam...

www.microsoft.com/en-us/window... Hey Windows 10 users, if you're still waffling on moving over to Windows 11 for whatever reason, there is a way to keep getting security updates for 10 for about a year, about 30$ for individuals. Something to consider if you're unsure or even can't update

The galaxy is on the brink of annihilation, and your captain has vanished without a trace. Assemble a crew of charming misfits and become legendary in this single-player, party-based CRPG set in the Starfinder universe. The Kickstarter campaign starts in only four days. epictellers.com/kickstarter

I just discovered wood can opalize and im absolutely obsessed with it! Its so beautiful 💜💜

this is a great piece and a very important thing to keep in mind it is possible to be clear-eyed about what we’re facing without throwing up your hands and going, well, I guess we’ve lost forever, nothing we can do about it we have not and we shouldn’t make it easier for them

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters. If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire. Subscribe to support our journalism.

It's Black Speculative Fiction month! All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own. 1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a... 2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2