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Joan Zahra Dark πŸ”₯ Ψ¬ΩˆΩ† Ψ²Ω‡Ψ± Ψ―Ψ±Ωƒ

@joandark.com

(they/them) Writer, organizer, gamedev. I say good words sometimes too! Currently steering @cartoonist.coop, formerly @silversprocket, @bluestockings πŸ“§: mxjoandark@gmail.com πŸ•ΈοΈ: linktr.ee/whoaitsjoan

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Latest posts by Joan Zahra Dark πŸ”₯ Ψ¬ΩˆΩ† Ψ²Ω‡Ψ± Ψ―Ψ±Ωƒ @joandark.com

soooo excited

06.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 310 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 1

Annnnnnd Adam Baldwin is officially part of whatever this is now. Great economy for shitty dudes.

06.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 9
Automate Your Lettering, Save Your Wrists! - NIB & INK FESTIVAL 2026 Put down that mouse, and set up your lettering workflow to make your computer work for you! We’ll cover text styles, keyboard shortcuts, scripts, and more in Adobe InDesign and […]

Automate your lettering, save your wrists!

I’ll be running a panel for @cartoonist.coop’s Nib & Ink Festival about how to make your computer do more work and prevent injury while lettering!

Time: May 9 @ 2PM EDT
Place: Zoom / remote

More info here: nif.cartoonist.coop/event/automa...

05.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R.Β 7661 H.R. 7661 could restrict federal funding for schools over LGBTQIA+ and sex education content. Here's what's at stake and how to fight back.

Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661

06.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 264 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9

πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

06.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tehran

06.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Tomorrow's Bandcamp Friday fundraiser will be for The Trans Continental Pipeline, helping trans folks leave hostile states (ahem, Kansas) for Colorado.

06.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 647 πŸ” 295 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 18
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Sex Workers Tried to Warn Us About Age Verification Laws | KQED Requiring internet users to verify their ages before accessing mature content may sound reasonable. Shouldn’t we be doing a better job protecting kids from online vulgarities? But free speech advocate...

"Sex Workers Tried to Warn Us About Age Verification Laws." We did not listen.

05.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Noem getting fired feels like such catharsis, specifically for every freelancer who figured out they were fired from social media

05.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Israeli map showing all of southern Lebanon in red with yellow arrows pointing to north of the Litani river

Israeli map showing all of southern Lebanon in red with yellow arrows pointing to north of the Litani river

The IDF just ordered the *entirety of south Lebanon* to be forcibly displaced.

They are emptying the land of its population, creating a massive crisis, and will now proceed to further annihilate large parts of Lebanon.

The very nation state of Lebanon is being destroyed.

04.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 2285 πŸ” 1463 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 205
Map showing Dahieh in red and orange

Map showing Dahieh in red and orange

The IDF just ordered the forced evacuation of *all of Dahieh* a day after ordering the forced evacuation of all of South Lebanon.

Israel is taking advantage of the focus on Iran to destroy Lebanon

05.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 355 πŸ” 231 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 34
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Bad Internet Bills All of the bad internet bills. One website.

🚨URGENT ACTION ALERT! 🚨

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing today to advance a frankenstein package of "kids safety" bills that are trojan horses for censorship and surveillance.

Follow @fightforthefuture.org for updates.

Use BadInternetBills.com to email & call yr reps

05.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7
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JOB OPENING AT GB PATCH GAMES πŸ—£οΈ

We're looking for new Ren’py programmers to join our studio! Our team is currently working on a slice-of-life visual novel called Our Life: Now & Forever, and we are bringing on at least one new programmer to help complete the game.

#gamejobs #programmer #renpy

04.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ’₯🎊WE HATH REACHED 100 BACKERS!!! βš”οΈπŸ§‘

04.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

26.02.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 7379 πŸ” 3118 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 61

So glad you're on the mend, friend πŸ’š

04.03.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nadia Shammas | @Nadia-Shammas Venmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today.

Taking this as a sign from the world that I needed this time of forced hibernation to finally come back stronger in the spring and be around more.

*Last link I posted wasn’t working! But my ability to work has been limited and I will post my link if you can spare it-
venmo.com/u/Nadia-Sham...

04.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

One more day to get sooooo many dirty comics, including my book Bruised Fruit!

03.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Date Knight Day 3 screenshot in the bar, looking at Barkeep Knight with the text caption: The gracious form of the well-composed and burly knight shall not tempt you.

Date Knight Day 3 screenshot in the bar, looking at Barkeep Knight with the text caption: The gracious form of the well-composed and burly knight shall not tempt you.

Backing at $25 gets you the full game AND a digital art book AND the game's soundtrack AND beta access!

If you think you'll enjoy this steamy knight VN, you're only getting more by backing it now, don't wait!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/149...

03.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DATE KNIGHT: A KNIGHT DATING RPG The game where you date knights comes to Kickstarter.

The @dateknight.bsky.social kickstarter is live TODAY! There's a really amazing team working to make this game a reality, I'd love to keep working on it! Let's get this funded, y'all!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/149...

03.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: HOW TO TOUCH GRASS [Relaunch] A comics anthology about exiting our bubbles and embracing community.

As a collection, How To Touch Grass brings together so many diverse takes on grass, on community building, on self-care, on history itself...!

One might say that it... /covers a lot of ground/...? πŸ˜€πŸ₯πŸ˜†πŸŒΎ

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...

02.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

WE COULD DO THIS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FOR DECADES.

We could basically end the spread of airborne disease in indoor spaces and don't do it because the rich fuckheads in power can't see past their own noses

03.03.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Got gifted my first MTG deck in over 10 years by @newlevant.bsky.social and already trying to find reasons to invite folks for games πŸ‘€

03.03.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I am overjoyed to see that this picture is still exactly where I left it on the internet and nobody has noticed.

02.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 2607 πŸ” 947 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves.
Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone.
That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins.
If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after.
Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

01.03.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 10129 πŸ” 3594 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 56

uh with the total siege on gaza... you know what to do

#ConnectingGaza

28.02.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As war spreads like a cancer across the Middle East, driven by Israel and the United States, we cannot forget our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Please give what you can.

28.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 311 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1