sterling silver seal peppers, 1882.

another commission using @snailspng’s pngs for my friends anniversary:-) third time remaking it because it got stolen by the delivery person twice lmfao so lets all pray collectively she makes it to NY :-)

Gif sets are SO important to me. Yes, please take this scene and break it up into 4 or 6 three second loops that I can study over and over to appreciate the small details of it

well are you?

Euphoria

~When you turn to the side and see your new chest for the first time~

sorry for being so obsessed with that little man who lives in my head. as if i have any choice

Democrats won TWO special elections for the Pennsylvania legislature yesterday. One was sort of expected but the other was an upset which gives Democrats a boost in morale – in addition to an unexpected Pennsylvania Senate seat.

In the western part of the state, Democrat Dan Goughnour won in PA-House-35. He fills a vacancy left by another Dem who died suddenly. This victory returns the Pennsylvania House to Democratic control. It had been tied.

Dan's victory was largely anticipated. But the Democratic win in a more conservative part of Pennsylvania's southeast is considered an upset. In a race to fill a Pennsylvania Senate vacancy caused by a resignation, Democrat James Malone edged out a MAGA extremist to become the first Dem elected from PA-Senate-36 since the Carter administration. Four months ago, Trump carried this district with 57% of the vote.

A general shift of 7% away from Republicans in the 2026 midterms would make the 2018 blue wave look pale. The upset of the GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate should make Capitol Hill Republicans think twice about supporting the disastrous chaos emanating from the Trump administration.

HOLD THE LINE

KEEP GOING

girl shocked to discover that inaction can have consequences too

the new American Gothic. // artist unknown, feel free to tag and tell me who painted this.

This is by Mexican American artist Crieselda Vasquez. Her words on this painting is as follows.

“The two most important people in my life, my parents, are also the two who motivated me to develop such a strong concept. When my parents pose for these paintings, their faces are reduced to extremely raw and somehow vulnerable expressions. Sadly, they strive to be invisible every day. They don’t have to pretend to illustrate the invisible. They have dealt with constant rejection, suspicion and fear so long, that it seems now that it comes naturally to them. I strive to capture how their expressions deliver that sense of tiredness, resignation, and quiet acceptance. It seems relevant to show that underneath all the politicization and undeserved labeling this community receives, these are regular people just like all of us. In the long tradition of immigrants that come to the United States, they have made homes here and they are just trying to live a simple life with a bit of security and hopefulness for their children."

“love thy neighbor” collage [analog] 2025 - credit to me

happy trans day of visibility🫶🏾

reallyhardydraws digital drawing commission post! 🌈💖☀️🍓

updated: january 2025

FULL BODY:

the whole character. best for showing off the outfits! simple backgrounds included, but let me know if you have specific elements you want me to put in there.

🧍£60 base price for single character 👭+£40 for additional character interacting in same image 🪽 +£5 extra if character has feathery wings

HALF BODY:

roughly waist-up character. good for showing interaction between characters. simple backgrounds included, but let me know if you have specific elements you want me to put in there.

🧍£40 base price for single character 👭+£30 for additional character interacting in same image 🪽 +£5 extra if character has feathery wings

ICONS:

head & shoulders bust type drawing, best for personal use as profile pic/etc. hands like above examples are included if you want 'em. simple backgrounds like gradients only.

😊£25 per icon, individual characters only

OTHER INFO:

✅YES i will draw: anthropomorphic animal characters, real people (e.g. yourself, your partner, what have you,) existing fictional characters, your own OCs/D&D characters.

🐕🐈🐎YES i will draw animals but ONLY as an add-on to full body or half-body character art [example here]. smaller animals like dogs, cats & similar are +£5, larger animals e.g. horses & similar are £15. no solo pet portraits at this time.

take a look at the rest of my work to get an idea of what i draw best: romantic interaction💕, cute characters🎀, colourful outfits🧦.

interested?

contact me via email at loren.hardy@hotmail.co.uk with reference images of who/what you'd like me to draw. payments will be taken via paypal, i will send you an invoice once i get your OK on the initial sketch. please let me know if your paypal address is different from the one you contact me from.

lastly, thank you so much for reading and please share/reblog this post to spread the word! 💖

Tomorrow? like the thing that killed Macbeth?

To be pro censorship in the US rn is to carry water for the fascists taking over our country. It's no longer a complex situation. Doing that is lending them aid and comfort in their larger project. It's bootlicking so hard you're deep-throating the boot.

"But wah I have an authoritarian personality while being gay and I hate weirdo freaks"

Well. The authoritarians in charge want to kill us all, so you can't side with them, no matter how much your innate self-righteous cruelty and desire to bully and control others makes you want to. So you're out of options. Unless you want to take the Lindsey Graham route.

We're all weirdo freaks now.

happy trans day of visibility

i look like this rn btw