Ok I'm getting quite tired of artists having conservative reactionary takes to this news. In this QT thread I'm going to ask artists 6 questions to consider, which I'm very willing to hear them out on and will hopefully lead to an interesting discussion. Please do share your thoughts below 👇
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lol spotify got scraped. 186 million songs about to hit torrents annas-archive.li/blog/backing-up-spotify.html
Dec 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Hey y'all, I'm gonna be doing a weekly newsletter where I'll be detailing things on the comics + art scene here on bluesky + across the atmosphere. I'll also include a weekly showcase for artists looking to get more exposure here. You can't nominate yourself, but if you have artists you think should
Got this dope album draw over commission from @jankapnoc.bsky.social You should check out their art and comission them, they rule.
