Cartoonist Nathan Pyle, whose Strange Planet alien drawings you’ve definitely seen everywhere, was discovered to be anti-abortion today, which serves as a valuable reminder that you should know about the person whose content you’re sharing.

Pyle shares his artwork on Instagram on an account called @NathanWPyleStrangePlanet, which boasts almost 2 million followers. But, he also has a personal Instagram account and Twitter, which reveals a lot more about where he stands on important issues, like a woman’s right to choose. Twitter user @anarchopupgirl found a tweet that he posted back in 2017, in which he talked up the anti-abortion March for Life in a post about his former girlfriend. He shared a screenshot of a Facebook post that she had written, which thanked “the courageous mothers” who did not have abortions, and added, “When I think of the #MarchForLife, I first think of the life story of my girlfriend, Soojin. I am thankful she was given the gift of life.”

When looking at Pyle’s personal Instagram, though, it’s clear that we shouldn’t have been surprised that he has such conservative views. The first line in his bio is “I follow Jesus,” which should clue you in about his religious leanings.

Though you may not have followed Pyle’s account, you’ve no doubt seen his drawings re-posted by others on social media, and maybe even shared some yourself. Finding out about Pyle’s problematic views serves as a needed warning to make sure the content that you’re sharing was created by someone who views you as deserving of autonomy over your own body.

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The Ukagaka Dream Team community has come a long ways in the last year. We started out with just a handful of us on discord, surviving on @zarla-s​ ghost template+guide, google translate, and raw determination. We’ve grown to around 200 members, including 50 people currently working on a ghost, 25 of which have published a ghost of their own! Some already published their first ghost, but many began their ghost dev journey within our community, and cite the support of the UDT as a major contributor to their project’s completion and even as a source of personal growth. 

Last November we even made contact with the JP Ghost Dev community, including the creator of SSP and maintainer of the AYA/YAYA language we program ghosts with! Ponapalt has been awesome in helping us catch up to our JP dev counterparts and even updating SSP with new features on our behalf! 

A while ago I started a Patreon to help offset the costs of buying FTP hosting for the @ukagakadreamteam server’s ghost devs, to have in-house hosting available for those without their own website. It’s also a way for members and friends to show their appreciation for all the effort I’ve put into making our community as wonderful as it is. 

I didn’t advertise it too much because I feel weird accepting money for stuff I consider a hobby, so it was just to cover the server costs. But… 

Money is really tight right now. 

I had to drop all of my patreon subscriptions last month. I barely scraped enough to pay for rent, my credit card is close to maxing out, and things are looking grim for the coming months. 

Getting evicted would definitely put a delay on any ghost development, heh. I’d move in with my parents so I wouldn’t be homeless. Even then, I may end up on a few months hiatus due to my depressed anxiety brain telling me I’m useless and incompetent, if I don’t get some financial support from somewhere. 

I have so much planned for MVSans, YBFFlowey, and even The Little Prince ghost. But I can’t see them through without help from all of you. I appreciate all of the User Reports, like I can’t even express how much they aid my development process! But screenshots won’t put food on my table, keep a roof over my head, or pay for my cat’s and my own medical bills, and ultimately that’s the biggest determination in whether I can keep up development. 

Patreon is a fantastic platform for creators such as myself, to receive financial assistance from followers like you, in order to keep creating the content that you love. You pledge a few dollars a month as a subscription of support and you’ll receive some awesome benefits based on how much you choose to pledge! 

These are the benefit tiers I offer for those able to give financial support! 

—Your name appears here as a Candlelight Patron! —Access to patron-only posts and previews of future updates on Patreon! —Instant invite to the Ukagaka Dream Team Discord Server, with special username colors! —Access to Patrons-Only discord channel and Ghost Dev streams!

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—Your name appears here as a Sunlight Patron! —All of the previous tiers benefits with patron-exclusive content and Discord perks! —You fund hosting for a Ghost Dev (including yourself!) Every $5 is another slot. —Can participate in Patron-only polls to determine the next MVSans shell or features.

Feenie @gaignunkukai​

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—Your name appears here as a Moonbeam Patron! —All of the previous tiers patron-exclusive content, polls, and Discord perks! —You fund hosting for 2+ Ghost Dev (including yourself!) Every $5 is another slot. —Access to Tester-Only MVSans builds and username-based easter eggs in MVSans.

Fursie @fursie-does-art

Korofel @snakeandapples 

DJ Dusk @datonegaimidnight​

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—Your name appears here as a Shining Star Patron! (Limit 2) —All of the previous tiers patron-exclusive content, polls, and Discord perks! —You fund hosting for 10+ Ghost Dev (including yourself!) Every $5 is another slot. —Access to top-secret beta content of any of my other ghosts including YBFFlowey, something otherwise limited to hand-selected testers on the UDT server. —You can request a custom fork of MVSans, tailored to your preferences with anything you want and updated monthly, only for you, in addition to regular MVSans content updates. —Alternative to custom fork: you can pick a simple accessory to support next in public release, or the next AU Shell to support.

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—Your name permanently appears here as a Ghosts and Dreams Patron.  —You fund hosting for 20+ Ghost Dev (including yourself!) Every $5 is another slot. —All of the previous tiers patron-exclusive and access top-secret beta content, discord rewards, and MVSans development influence. —You can have a ghost made to your custom order. This may take more than a month to complete if it’s a complex order.

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I want to continue sharing my passion for ghosts, but I can’t do that if I’m overworking myself trying to make ends meet. If you like what I do, please consider sponsoring me so I can continue doing it.

Want to support, but can’t commit to a monthly subscription? Buy me a Ko-Fi! It’s just $3! 

Ko-Fi Supporters: 

Victoria @boomable​ (special thanks for helping me set Ko-Fi up right!)

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Since every one of my ongoing supporters have been a member of the UDT server, I kept my patrons up-to-date on an individual day to day basis in Discord rather than Patreon itself. Once I get some off-server patrons I’ll have a need to post special content on Patreon again, and I’ve got some fun ideas for that! 

Yes, I Will Stay Determined!!

So I’m opening cheap commissions!

6$ for a sketch

10$ for lineart

15$ for flat color

20$ for full color full shade

25$ for a full illustration with background

+5$ for every extra character.

“Yeah, I found some chocolates. Dunno if they’re decent, though.”

“Listen… I will 100% eat old chocolate at this point, as long as it’s not covered in bugs or mold or something. Show me.”