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Making cartoons and part time inkling! Avatar by @chromantica

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Hey y’all. I haven’t talked about this much publicly, but for all of January and part of December and February, I was knocked out by a truly gnarly sinus infection and the worst bout of burnout I’ve ever experienced.

Between that and the store getting royally screwed over by multiple factors at the end of last year, things are pretty rough right now. I’ll go into more detail another time, but the TL;DR is that the majority of the garments we were supposed to have in stock for the holiday season were so late that they only became ready for sale in the past few weeks.

I know a lot of people are struggling right now, everywhere. And frankly, with ICE still very active in my city, it feels incredibly selfish to ask for help when I know others have it much worse. But I’m not really sure what else to do. We have a lot of bills due, and because we received the bulk of our inventory four months late, we don’t currently have the funds to pay them.

The good news is: we have a lot in stock now. And it would mean the absolute world to us if you would share this.

The clothing in my store is made with certified ethical labor and designed by a queer, neurodivergent three-person team. We carry sizes S–6X in some garments and XS–8X in others. We specialize in mid- and plus-size clothing and pride ourselves on extensive fit testing to ensure our clothes actually fit properly. We think about and accommodate things many retailers forget — like the way belly curvature affects length, the need for wider sleeves and necklines, the reality of thighs and fupas existing. And our clothes have real, usable pockets.

We ship domestically from the US and the UK.

As a bit of a Hail Mary, we’ll be running a sale next week. Some items are already very low in stock and are expected to sell out on the first day.

Thank you, truly, in advance for your support. It means more than you know. 💛

Hey y’all. I haven’t talked about this much publicly, but for all of January and part of December and February, I was knocked out by a truly gnarly sinus infection and the worst bout of burnout I’ve ever experienced. Between that and the store getting royally screwed over by multiple factors at the end of last year, things are pretty rough right now. I’ll go into more detail another time, but the TL;DR is that the majority of the garments we were supposed to have in stock for the holiday season were so late that they only became ready for sale in the past few weeks. I know a lot of people are struggling right now, everywhere. And frankly, with ICE still very active in my city, it feels incredibly selfish to ask for help when I know others have it much worse. But I’m not really sure what else to do. We have a lot of bills due, and because we received the bulk of our inventory four months late, we don’t currently have the funds to pay them. The good news is: we have a lot in stock now. And it would mean the absolute world to us if you would share this. The clothing in my store is made with certified ethical labor and designed by a queer, neurodivergent three-person team. We carry sizes S–6X in some garments and XS–8X in others. We specialize in mid- and plus-size clothing and pride ourselves on extensive fit testing to ensure our clothes actually fit properly. We think about and accommodate things many retailers forget — like the way belly curvature affects length, the need for wider sleeves and necklines, the reality of thighs and fupas existing. And our clothes have real, usable pockets. We ship domestically from the US and the UK. As a bit of a Hail Mary, we’ll be running a sale next week. Some items are already very low in stock and are expected to sell out on the first day. Thank you, truly, in advance for your support. It means more than you know. 💛

Items that have all or most sizes in stock, with a lot of our top-selling sizes): #store
-crystal cluster skirt
-thistles skirt
-ocean cotton maxi skirt
-black petticoat
-dungeon delver button-up shirt
-gallery skirt
-butter cookies skirt
-ocean sunswept maxi dress
-hiss button-up shirt

13.02.2026 23:00 — 👍 76    🔁 81    💬 1    📌 3

Hello! I'm lookin for a roomate or 2 in burbank starting March 1! My current roomates are moving back east to be with family! Rooms are $765/990~

DM me for more info!

16.01.2026 04:24 — 👍 21    🔁 25    💬 3    📌 0

Still looking someone for the room that's $765 pls DM me!

11.02.2026 22:14 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Still looking someone for the room that's $765 pls DM me!

11.02.2026 22:14 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Invincible - Season 4 Official Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Invincible Invincible - Season 4 Official Trailer | Prime Video

Happy Invincible day!!! youtu.be/01-oQuNR74Y?...

22.01.2026 17:16 — 👍 140    🔁 52    💬 9    📌 9

doing some interviews this week so lmk if u know anyone! TYSM for sharing everyone!

20.01.2026 01:51 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice omg its so pleasingly organized too!

17.01.2026 06:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Just before Christmas, I got a puppy.
Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie.

I'm still learning how to understand her.

Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo?
Do you need to do a widdle piddle?

Minnie: Arf!

*I just call her "little baby" most of the time.

I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now.
Nobody tells you about that.

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy.
Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now.

Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers.

I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless.
The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective.

I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition.
ICE will pick up anybody.

I know that.

So I tucked my passport away.

And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too.
And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized.
We'll do our best to get through this.

Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

16.01.2026 13:27 — 👍 6134    🔁 2664    💬 27    📌 0
ICE OUT
Cartoonists against ICE
Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities!

*4-panel comics*
*3:4 Instagram format*
Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy *

Use these hashtags:
#iceout[your city]
#iceoutmpls
#iceoutcomics

ICE OUT Cartoonists against ICE Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities! *4-panel comics* *3:4 Instagram format* Use this Blue: *There is a color drop block of blue to copy * Use these hashtags: #iceout[your city] #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics

Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
defend612.com

16.01.2026 13:30 — 👍 1435    🔁 864    💬 6    📌 0

Hello! I'm lookin for a roomate or 2 in burbank starting March 1! My current roomates are moving back east to be with family! Rooms are $765/990~

DM me for more info!

16.01.2026 04:24 — 👍 21    🔁 25    💬 3    📌 0
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As a person with acne, this helps my self-image: studying the faces of people who have it, and realizing they are still beautiful even though their skin has imperfections.

14.01.2026 16:50 — 👍 2981    🔁 480    💬 22    📌 4
Illustration of a celestial woman holding a supernova containing a tuxedo cat. She's wearing a frilly periwinkle dress, periwinkle ribbons, and has white long hair. The cat is curled up cutely in the supernova. Drawn by gdbee, Jan 2026

Illustration of a celestial woman holding a supernova containing a tuxedo cat. She's wearing a frilly periwinkle dress, periwinkle ribbons, and has white long hair. The cat is curled up cutely in the supernova. Drawn by gdbee, Jan 2026

Supurrnova

14.01.2026 15:01 — 👍 4411    🔁 1524    💬 33    📌 1
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Happy #portfolioday

I am available for work!

www.kaitrinsnodgrass.com

#invincible

13.01.2026 22:29 — 👍 30    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0

omg pls make this into a lil sticker i need it!!

09.01.2026 19:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Digital illustration by Becky Dreistadt of a Lemon Pig, a traditional New Years craft, where the pig is made of a lemon and holds a coin in its mouth.

Digital illustration by Becky Dreistadt of a Lemon Pig, a traditional New Years craft, where the pig is made of a lemon and holds a coin in its mouth.

How's everyone's lemon pig doing?

09.01.2026 18:55 — 👍 677    🔁 185    💬 12    📌 2

man the video is circulating so

settings > content & media > uncheck auto-play video & gifs

07.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 1019    🔁 760    💬 6    📌 3

wow i wanna go to this cafe so badddd

06.01.2026 18:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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sweets time with yogurts sticker sheet 🍒 yogurts.net

06.01.2026 16:08 — 👍 696    🔁 251    💬 5    📌 0

I love visual storytelling more than it deserves and I hate everyone that treats artists like robots

06.01.2026 16:17 — 👍 96    🔁 22    💬 0    📌 0

The good weather is why the rent is so $$$!!! GIMME BACK MY PERFECT VACATION WEATHER!!

05.01.2026 02:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
a beautiful palette of 4 watercolor paint hues , 2 teals and 2 golds

a beautiful palette of 4 watercolor paint hues , 2 teals and 2 golds

A reminder to any canadian (or any) #watercolor artists. Beam Paints is an Indigenous owned company with beautiful plastic-free hues. Their sparkly metallics are to die for

www.beampaints.com

04.01.2026 22:30 — 👍 1416    🔁 600    💬 16    📌 23

big mood i miss sharing online with friends but its just not fun anymore!!

04.01.2026 23:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

I'm seeing a lot of posts to call your reps but little on actually how. 5calls.org is a great site where you can put in your zip code and get numbers for your house representative and two senators. You also can get a script if you're like me and stumble over your thoughts.

03.01.2026 13:32 — 👍 815    🔁 970    💬 5    📌 14
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I know we’re all fighting for scraps but I gotta put it out there 🫡

02.01.2026 22:06 — 👍 152    🔁 49    💬 1    📌 1

I'll be closing up shop Jan as I will be getting ready for my move and won't reopen til Spring 2026. Holiday Sales are still up if you wanna grab some last min items from me

30.12.2025 21:50 — 👍 23    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0

thats messed up wtf didnt even give u the money she got???

30.12.2025 22:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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There’s no getting around the fact that generative AI resides on a foundation of theft and counterfeiting on a previously unimaginable scale.

29.12.2025 20:57 — 👍 158    🔁 31    💬 0    📌 0

heads up that bluesky doesnt show posts from other languages by default on your timeline, and its cutting you off from a lot of the community

go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!

24.12.2025 22:01 — 👍 7671    🔁 5662    💬 84    📌 124
Illustration of a lionfish-stylized mermaid, smirking and holding a mini anchor on chain that's wrapped around her. She's rainbow-colored with zebra-esque striping, and green to blue hair. Drawn by gdbeeart in Dec 2025

Illustration of a lionfish-stylized mermaid, smirking and holding a mini anchor on chain that's wrapped around her. She's rainbow-colored with zebra-esque striping, and green to blue hair. Drawn by gdbeeart in Dec 2025

Rainbow x Lionfish

17.12.2025 14:37 — 👍 3191    🔁 1016    💬 21    📌 3

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