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@groun.bsky.social

26 • he / him • I'm an illustrator who usually designs characters and fan art • love cartoons new and old https://linktr.ee/Grounhoun Banner Art by:

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If you live in the US also call your senators and tell them vote NO on KOSA(Kids Online Safety Act), NO on the Screen Act, and NO on IODA(Interstate Obscenity Definition Act). All of this matters. It's tiring, I understand but we can't afford to lose.

11.08.2025 12:43 — 👍 48    🔁 67    💬 0    📌 0

To this day this is still one of my favorite pieces I’ve created. The colors, story, background, and textures. For my skills then I feel like I really did good! 😊

10.08.2025 15:38 — 👍 21    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

this is from back in May, but while youre calling your representatives about the SCREEN act and KOSA, its worth including a mention about the 'Interstate Obscenity Definition Act' (IODA).

remember, you dont need to go into great detail, you just need to be another tally of citizens saying "no"

09.08.2025 21:00 — 👍 2289    🔁 2084    💬 14    📌 8
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I made a cool thing!
Check out Commsfinder, a browser extension that scans your social media for open artists, giving you a nice and neat list of artists available for commissions.
I've been working on this for quite a while, please check it out and share!
findcom.ms

02.08.2025 10:41 — 👍 173    🔁 114    💬 7    📌 4
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Don’t worry ice cream guy he’s not going to eat you out of business. Just almost. 🤭🍨

09.08.2025 01:09 — 👍 659    🔁 153    💬 4    📌 0

That’s quite an investment, but a good one nonetheless

09.08.2025 03:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not into vore but, I can see Felix being into such a thing out of any character of mine. Given the long neck, big stomach and tall height, he fits the criteria. 🤔

09.08.2025 01:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Don’t worry ice cream guy he’s not going to eat you out of business. Just almost. 🤭🍨

09.08.2025 01:09 — 👍 659    🔁 153    💬 4    📌 0

Holy crap!

There's an ACTUAL NUMBER for PayPal in this!

PayPal is NOTORIOUS for never giving out numbers!!! This is pure gold!

07.08.2025 05:17 — 👍 1937    🔁 1554    💬 2    📌 0
SCREEN ACT: 
-full age verification. (biometric scans, ID uploads, background checks)

-Deeply unsafe for personal and data privacy. Security/data breaches are rampant, and uploading so much sensitive data to every single we site is just asking for mass ID theft. 

-id verification is much, much harder on small websites than larger ones, creating a chilling effect and stifling speech for anyone that isnt a massive corporation

-draw comparison to UK's OSA [online safety act] and the backlash it is receiving

SCREEN ACT: -full age verification. (biometric scans, ID uploads, background checks) -Deeply unsafe for personal and data privacy. Security/data breaches are rampant, and uploading so much sensitive data to every single we site is just asking for mass ID theft. -id verification is much, much harder on small websites than larger ones, creating a chilling effect and stifling speech for anyone that isnt a massive corporation -draw comparison to UK's OSA [online safety act] and the backlash it is receiving

KOSA: 
-creates "duty of care,” meaning that tech companies and platform giants would be required to take steps to prevent potentially harmful encounters, such as posts about eating disorders and instances of online bullying, from impacting minors.

-who gets to decide what is or is not "unsafe for minors"? Especially under the current administration

-it will block access to important info minors could use to keep themselves safe or advocate for themselves.  Ex: sex ed. 

-the vague nature of the bill will almost certainly be used to target LGBT content under the guise of "protecting children"

KOSA: -creates "duty of care,” meaning that tech companies and platform giants would be required to take steps to prevent potentially harmful encounters, such as posts about eating disorders and instances of online bullying, from impacting minors. -who gets to decide what is or is not "unsafe for minors"? Especially under the current administration -it will block access to important info minors could use to keep themselves safe or advocate for themselves. Ex: sex ed. -the vague nature of the bill will almost certainly be used to target LGBT content under the guise of "protecting children"

#SaveSpeech

Remember, if youre american, contact your reps and urge them not to support KOSA and the SCREEN act!

Unlike Pay-pros, you dont need to waste time. All they NEED is to know is that you dont support it. Heres some talking points if desired tho:

www.congress.gov/members/find...

06.08.2025 20:48 — 👍 2084    🔁 2072    💬 12    📌 15
A Chrome browser error page displays the familiar “Aw, Snap!” message, indicating that something went wrong while loading a webpage. A pixelated frowning file icon with Xs for eyes appears at the top left. Below, the error code reads “Out of Memory,” suggesting the browser ran out of system resources. The page includes a “Reload” button in blue on the bottom right

A Chrome browser error page displays the familiar “Aw, Snap!” message, indicating that something went wrong while loading a webpage. A pixelated frowning file icon with Xs for eyes appears at the top left. Below, the error code reads “Out of Memory,” suggesting the browser ran out of system resources. The page includes a “Reload” button in blue on the bottom right

behold the "HTML bomb"

It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to

when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper

Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...

05.08.2025 22:32 — 👍 5260    🔁 2306    💬 76    📌 112
A meme with a bunch of drawings of people with Samus Aran arm cannons with the trans flags that says “Repost this is trans people should have Samus Arm Cannons.”

A meme with a bunch of drawings of people with Samus Aran arm cannons with the trans flags that says “Repost this is trans people should have Samus Arm Cannons.”

06.08.2025 23:01 — 👍 5805    🔁 3386    💬 35    📌 57

I’m thinking of doing some adopts. They’d be original characters just for the occasion. Around like $60 a$70 ish starting bid 🤔

Also, just be a full colored sketch and just a short description and a name. Keep it simple.

07.08.2025 00:15 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm seeing less posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them, and losing them money.

Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.

06.08.2025 11:49 — 👍 7593    🔁 6848    💬 26    📌 31
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Some of you might remember Benj.

If not. This is Benj! A lonely dog with a heart and coat of gold.

06.08.2025 17:03 — 👍 160    🔁 23    💬 3    📌 0
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Some of you might remember Benj.

If not. This is Benj! A lonely dog with a heart and coat of gold.

06.08.2025 17:03 — 👍 160    🔁 23    💬 3    📌 0

Man I’m not doing enough.

05.08.2025 07:25 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Congrats Nim! 🥳

05.08.2025 04:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gracias!

05.08.2025 04:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh yeah! 🤘🏽

03.08.2025 01:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
PRESIDENT, AMERICAS
Linda
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PRESIDENT, AMERICAS Linda Kirkpatrick

For MasterCard president of the Americas, including the U.S.

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30.07.2025 02:17 — 👍 1084    🔁 813    💬 4    📌 10
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Felix sketch!

Since I never settled on a sona, I decided to make Felix my mascot or main character for now!

03.08.2025 01:07 — 👍 82    🔁 12    💬 3    📌 0

Colored Sketch commissions are still available and are only $50!!

Here’s one for @/pacster.bsky.social and @/shoddysquare080.bsky.social
#furry #commissions #furryart #fatfur

10.06.2025 20:19 — 👍 58    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 1

A classic!

02.08.2025 18:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Birthday 🎁

02.08.2025 18:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Visa says they're still drowning today! Payment processors think that we're not organized enough to keep this up but it's we either prove them wrong or submit to global censorship so it's. not much of a contest. Keep calling all 4!!

31.07.2025 16:14 — 👍 3652    🔁 2855    💬 20    📌 34
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Blake’s night in 🌃

02.08.2025 07:04 — 👍 243    🔁 51    💬 1    📌 0

Visa employees clearly told to deescalate ASAP
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this

What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!

01.08.2025 00:34 — 👍 8386    🔁 4631    💬 29    📌 55

Who would you say is my most 🫧I C O N I C🫧 character is?

While I never settled on having a sona, maybe I could use a mascot instead. I was thinking Felix.

02.08.2025 01:41 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

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