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Affiliate art streamer, illustrator, and concept artist. Living like an old lady with arthritis, bone spurs, and narcolepsy. Always baking your favorite cookies! She/They Website: https://violetspectrumart.wixsite.com/arts

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everyone remember you can file your taxes for free!! Dont give companies your money!!!

here is a list of resources for doing so from the irs site itself:

apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile...

25.01.2026 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Valentineโ€™s Day cards will be available at SNAIL MAIL! Snail Mail is a stationery market at Anodyne (224 W Bruce, MKE) this Saturday, Feb 7th, 10am-2pm! Iโ€™ll be there selling my stationery, and Iโ€™m bringing back my kitty pins too! Come say hi!

06.02.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I WANT to draw more, actually, but I have to force myself to stop. I should probably lie down or something but ehhh what a bother...

10.02.2026 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dabbing hydroxen peroxide was always the way I dealt with these. I hope it goes away!! They are so awful when they halten ๐Ÿ˜ญ

10.02.2026 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh god, my hips hurt so much from all the sitting and drawing I've done these past two days...

Sometimes I wonder if a saddle chair would help, but I also like chairs with a high back in case I have neck and shoulder problems.

I wish I could design my own chair...

10.02.2026 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hotch stickers!! They are lined!! And I finally have found a li eart brush I love... But to no one's surprise, it's a Frenden brush.

10.02.2026 05:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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and we're done! I need to do some studying to figure out some of these materials, but I'm happy with this! it's a solid base to learn more from

10.02.2026 03:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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VioletSpectrumArt - Twitch [18+] I'm late, but who cares!! We're ARTING!!

We're live!! And we're arting!!

10.02.2026 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults.

Hey folks โ€“

Iโ€™ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so todayโ€™s announcement on our blog is something Iโ€™ve been pretty involved with. Iโ€™ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured Iโ€™d add some more context to today's news.

I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.

Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks โ€“ Iโ€™ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so todayโ€™s announcement on our blog is something Iโ€™ve been pretty involved with. Iโ€™ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured Iโ€™d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.

And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.)

Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence.

Anyway, weโ€™ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what weโ€™re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details.

And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. Weโ€™re definitely reading it!

And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, weโ€™ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what weโ€™re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. Weโ€™re definitely reading it!

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

10.02.2026 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7131    ๐Ÿ” 3432    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 205    ๐Ÿ“Œ 384
An oil painting of an impossibly tall tower suspended in the sky. The tower is half cast in shower at it's base, but at it's top catches the bright arch of dawn, illuminating the white of the tower's stone. A pinnacle shines at the towers top.

An oil painting of an impossibly tall tower suspended in the sky. The tower is half cast in shower at it's base, but at it's top catches the bright arch of dawn, illuminating the white of the tower's stone. A pinnacle shines at the towers top.

"On the highest steeps of Space he will have his dwelling-place,
In those far, terrific regions where the cold comes down like Death
Gleams the red glint of his pinions, smokes the vapor of his breath."

-Stephen St. Vincent Benet

View of 'The Sword of The Sky' at dawn, PLATFORM 01, Elysium.

09.02.2026 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 150    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This happened a whole year ago towards the start of the campaign and I finally drew this little scene!! It's Bronte and Solas!!

10.02.2026 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My sleep schedule is thoroughly effed up at the moment and messed up when I could stream due to no sleep the night before, but at least I stayed up tonight to draw this:

09.02.2026 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll take the toasted skin off it means I can experience this more often UuU

07.02.2026 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can you believe these were taken on 3 separate days...?

07.02.2026 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ohhh, I finally understand the novelty of using a hot water bottle in your bed while you sleep. This is so NICE!! WHY ISN'T THIS A MORE COMMON THING IN AMERICA?!

07.02.2026 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!! I'm glad you think so!

07.02.2026 04:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've got Steven Universe fever now that I've been rewatching it with my fiance~ THEY ARE IN LOVE WITH IT!! AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH THEM AAAAAAAAA

06.02.2026 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Between working on the big stuff, I've found time to do a lil bit of doodling~

06.02.2026 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

Holy shit, ya'll. I honestly feel like hosting a stream where we watch this together. If ya'll don't watch this yourself, I'm making ya'll watch the whole thing with me on stream.

03.02.2026 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is an interactive livestreaming service for content spanning gaming, entertainment, sports, music, and more.

Streaming in 10 minutes!! See you all there ๐Ÿ’œ

twitch.tv/violetspectr...

01.02.2026 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He never misses. He never friggin misses.

31.01.2026 03:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nausea? Maybe get a CO2 detector as well. Hopefully it's nothing like that, but that's super worrisome!

25.01.2026 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope you can get some property ready, fam!! If you get a lot of work but still can't stay awake, I'd be worried about a sleeping disorder (speaking from personal experience!)

25.01.2026 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

If folks don't know what to do with their rage today, and they have cash, I suggest going to standwithminnesota.com and finding someone who needs help

24.01.2026 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 482    ๐Ÿ” 468    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I'm enraged and I'm scared. How bad are we going to let this get? This is still only just the start, ya'll. I don't want to see how bad this gets. This needs to stop. We need to make it stop.

24.01.2026 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of an opossum holding a sign that says abolish ICE.

An illustration of an opossum holding a sign that says abolish ICE.

Stand up, fight back.

24.01.2026 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4439    ๐Ÿ” 1641    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Commissions are here! I've got various ones too so check em out! Or just support me with a follow and a share.

I take Cashapp/Venmo/Paypal-through Kofi!

ko-fi.com/K3K6L3O8/com...

#commission #fanart #reference #bunny #zelda #albw #windwaker #botw #sidlink #sonic #mlp #oc #totk

21.01.2026 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love Hotch and his obsession with sticks~

22.01.2026 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Learning the difference between discomfort and harm is how you can exist in any social space.

If the mere *idea* of something makes you spiral or lash out, you need to take a step back.

This isn't even just "A vs B"; being so unable to sit with your own discomfort causes in-fighting (+)

17.01.2026 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1797    ๐Ÿ” 757    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A preview of the Live Now feature, showing the popup that appears when someone is live streaming and you click their avatar.

A preview of the Live Now feature, showing the popup that appears when someone is live streaming and you click their avatar.

๐Ÿ“ข v1.114 is rolling out!

Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.

This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.

15.01.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6303    ๐Ÿ” 1508    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 378    ๐Ÿ“Œ 812

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