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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 1d

May I offer you a borb in these trying times? 🪶

maybe a bushtit flying directly towards the camera , extremely puffed out

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 16h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 17h

"The chancellor approved it"

🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 17h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“a supply chain attack”

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 18h

I think it’ll easily become a top tier raid boss for me. Complicated enough to be interesting but not so hard that I couldn’t see myself doing every role (unlike salvation’s edge)

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 20h

Me, a month earlier: if I can get her to read the first page she won’t stop until she’s read all of them

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 23h

Watched K-pop Demon Hunters with @hatstand4510.bsky.social and now I’ve got a lot of songs to bop along with, utterly delightful

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 1d

A couple months ago as part of the Bungie charity drive I commissioned art of my warlock from @bioluminosity.bsky.social

Look how cool this turned out! I love everything about it

A Destiny warlock wearing a pirate coat and cowboy hat, with wide leather belt. The background is two fiery oranges

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s my birthday, which means it’s time for the annual tradition of my husband logging into facebook to tell me who wished me a happy birthday

(I originally signed up with my grad school email that’s defunct & I forgot my password. I can’t get in but I never bothered to fix the situation lol)

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 1d

Check again (if you can)—I’ve got you covered ❤️

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Zappit @zappit.bsky.social · 3d

Link requested this be boosted so we can help Dr. Divya raise money for Palestinian families in need.

It is also a good day to reinstate Link’s account.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2d

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Robert “The Bobby Yaga” McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 4d

Astronomer Ejnar Hertzsprung was born #OTD in 1873. 🧪 🔭

H-R diagram:

🔵 🟦 🟥
🔵 🟧
⚪️ 🟨
⚪️
🟡🟡
⚬ ⚬ 🟠🟠
⚬ ⚬ ⚬ 🔴
⚬ 🔴
⚫️

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 3d

And now that we know Renegades isn’t resetting power, I’d especially like to gild this season, since we’d definitely be able to next season too

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 3d

I really, really hope so

I like that it will encourage us to play different activities too, depending on where the bonus engrams are

And I’m mildly concerned about the set power deltas, but overall I think it’s the right approach

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 3d

I really hope the changes coming in D2 on Tuesday speed up power progression A LOT

I just…I have a job and limited time, and I’m so tired of this friggin grind

We’re still trying for 490 to clear all the GM conquests, but if we don’t make serious progress in the next few weeks it just won’t happen

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 4d

Oh god

aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 4d

Why does it have a blonde wig? Is it part of the punisher thing? Part of the Santa get up? I’m so confused

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 6d

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A Purple person is standing holding a clipboard. A Blue Person sits at a laptop.
Blue Person: Woohoo. I’m the CEO of a social media platform.

Panel 2:
Purple person: We should hire a PR person to interact with the public
Blue Person begins to type on laptop and says: Nope. Gonna do all that myself

Panel 3:
Purple person looks concerned and says: Really…but…

Panel 4:
Purple person: You’re such a whiny little fucking baby

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 5d

Oh ho ho ho, my preorders have landed!

Screenshot of my nook app showing the new books by Martha Wells (Queen Demon) and Nghi Vo (Mouthful of Dust)

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TBSkyen @tbskyen.com · 6d

NEW VIDEO, all about the character design of Final Fantasy Tactics, especially the storytelling done through the designs of Ramza and Delita

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPow...

How Final Fantasy Tactics tells its story through design | TBSkyen

YouTube video by T B Skyen

www.youtube.com

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 6d

how to deactivate torment nexus

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deactivate torment nexus no survey

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 6d

Hear ye hear ye a message of hope and inspiration from our courageous leader in exile, Link. May all his loyal followers take heart!

I appreciate all the people showing love and support to me. I’m so grateful honestly. It means a lot. The ban isn’t that big of a deal for me. I think it was wrong and the explanation was bullshit. But that’s ok and I accept. Social media comes and goes. I’m grateful for all the connections I was able to make and all the people I get to be connected with off Bluesky. More importantly, the world needs more people to give a fuck. More people to give a fuck about Palestinians, more people to give a fuck about disabled folks, more people to give a fuck about our queer and trans siblings, more people to give a fuck about Black liberation. The world, and Bluesky, is full of bootlickers who will do anything to avoid doing anything to upset the status quo. These people are cowards groveling to those in power in hopes of protection. I just hope people continue to show love and care and kindness. Mutual aid is so important. Give when you can, boost when you can. We only survive this together.

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 6d

Love to see it

Destiny 2 Team @destiny2team.bungie.net · 6d

As we continue to develop Power and Progression changes for Destiny 2: Renegades, we'd like to announce the following changes:

- Seasonal Power will now carry over into Season 28 in December. There will not be a Seasonal Power reset as in past Seasons.

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Vinchenzo the Jackal @vinchenzojackal.bsky.social · 6d

Link has done more work to contribute to building communities and helping others than most people on BlueSky.
His activism, charity, and volunteer work has aided many circles on this site.
Without people like Link BlueSky communities would not have grown and thrived as fast.
#FreeLink

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 6d

Link has helped me with basically anything I’ve ever tried to do on this platform- he’s a genuinely good guy and this is such despicable behavior by a skin thinned CEO who has convinced herself she’s the smartest person in the room

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John Breen’s Body @acab.dad · 6d

This is the image and the alt text that got Link permabanned from Bluesky servers

A reply with an image; alt text reads: 'Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says
"Freedom." A negative consequence follows!

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aproustian @aproustian.bsky.social · 6d

Watching Bluesky ban Link, who has been (among other things) one of the biggest promoters of alt text use, for “promoting violence in his alt text” (when actually it’s because he criticized Jay for her transphobia & he’s a Black man) is actually infuriating

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 6d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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