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freetun @ctflandfall.bsky.social · 25d

malicious in nature

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25d

That Fucker

That fucker, aged who the fuck cares, finally kicked the bucket Monday, that prick. After living a no-good waste of a life, family and friends are invited to say good riddance, you sorry piece of shit.

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Sam Logan @samandfuzzy.com · 25d

Showdown

A comic, with four rows of panels.

The first row has three panels. In the first panel, the corgi hero, brandishing a sword and looking annoying, approaches the source of our cat, who is relaxing with sunglasses on at the edge of a cliff. The second and third panel of focus on the cat... She seized the dog approaching and casually uses her magic stand to open up a hole in the bottom of the third panel, so she can leap down into the next row.

The second row is one wide panel. We see now that the cliffside where the cat was resting was on the left side of a large gap, with another cliff on the opposite side at the right edge of the panel. The corgi and kat are now standing on opposite sides of this gap, as the cat has slept down to the right side from the hole hole she made in the third panel of the previous row. She laughs at the dog, who can no longer get at her.

The third row is one wide panel. The corgi uses his sword to slice at the top border of the panel. The cat looks puzzled.

The fourth row is one white panel. The top border of the panel has become detached where the corgi sliced it, and he is now swinging on it like a rope to get to the other side. The cat panics.

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 25d

Steam may be clamping down on post-launch NSFW content for adult games. I take a look at the issue, whether Steam Early Access NSFW titles are actually going away (spoiler: it's complicated), and analyze a leaked copy of the Steam Mature Content Survey

nsfw.beehiiv.com/p/steam-is-c...

Steam May Be Clamping Down On Post-Launch NSFW Content

Post-launch NSFW content may require DLC review on Steam. A look into Steam's Mature Content Survey and "9000 year old vampires attending high school."

nsfw.beehiiv.com

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 25d

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI

Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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⁺☾NineInchClawz☽⁺ @nineinchclawz.bsky.social · 26d

I was browsing 70s vintage porn mags for ✨research✨ and discovered smth interesting.

Well lookit that. Mastercard and Bank Of America used to allow the sale of these obscene* mags.

Don’t ever give up hope. Keep calling & keep creating.

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 26d

It's NEVER been more vital to keep the pressure up

They're targeting physical items now too

Be sure to call + email both paypros AND your reps

Easy steps + scripts on the site!

anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

#SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

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KURU @helicopterfood.bsky.social · 26d

silly shirts

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Veronica Ripley 🏳️‍⚧️ @nikatine.com · 26d

"Porn bans" ALWAYS lead to trans bans

Michigan bill seeks to lock up trans people for posting selfies.

A bill introduced by Michigan lawmakers last week would ban porn, ASMR, depictions of trans people, and VPNs for anyone using them in the state.

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 26d

This would make it illegal for any site that has trans content--not just porn, but everything from trans people posting selfies to essays to comics and stories featuring trans characters--illegal in the state.

You've seen how fast the Age Restriction shit spread.

Don't pretend this isn't possible

Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 26d

it was always coming to exactly this www.404media.co/michigan-por...

Michigan Lawmakers Are Attempting to Ban Porn Entirely

The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" proposes a total ban on porn in the state, and also targets the existence of trans people online, content like erotic ASMR, and selling VPNs in the state.

www.404media.co

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 26d

“Nearly everyone in Missouri would be affected by these regulations, and even a simple Google search could require a facial scan. That's a huge amount of government power over the internet. I just don't believe anyone realizes how invasive these types of laws are until they go into effect.”

Missouri's looming anti-porn regulations could face legal challenge

Age verification to view adult entertainment sites will begin in Missouri Nov. 30.

www.stltoday.com

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

#SaveSpeech
the 'STOP CSAM Act of 2025' [S.1829] is currently estimated to be 56% likely to pass according to Govtrack

This bill will undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and force internet companies to take down lawful user content

tell reps to OPPOSE
www.congress.gov/members/find...

Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe

A Senate bill re-introduced this week threatens security and free speech on the internet. EFF urges Congress to reject the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829), which would undermine services offering end-...

www.eff.org

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

#SaveSpeech

Germany has, unfortunately, reversed its position back to undecided.

folks in the EU, but GERMANS ESPECIALLY, need to call your MEPs about Chat Control and urge them to oppose this proposal!

find your MEP below and yell at them!

www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 28d

Here is some non-satire for you:

Trans rights forever.

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the haver of it🔞 @taylortitmouse.bsky.social · 26d

reminder that you are allowed to say "i don't care whatever 'protect the children' spin they're putting on it" when you call about these bills.

i told a staffer yesterday i was sick of my senators embarrassing me and he did the audio equivalent of sympathetic nodding. you can say anything.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

"Protect the children" posturing will work less at scaring these dipshits into going along with otherwise bad bills if enough people make it apparent that said posturing is NOT POPULAR

the haver of it🔞 @taylortitmouse.bsky.social · 26d

reminder that you are allowed to say "i don't care whatever 'protect the children' spin they're putting on it" when you call about these bills.

i told a staffer yesterday i was sick of my senators embarrassing me and he did the audio equivalent of sympathetic nodding. you can say anything.

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Sylvia Lilith 🏳️‍⚧️ @estrogenandspite.bsky.social · 26d

You know the drill.

If calling DNC, talk about the actual harm this can do.

If calling GOP, talk about free speech and big tech censoring.

Both ways mention you'll be keeping their vote on this in mind for the primaries.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

#SaveSpeech
the 'STOP CSAM Act of 2025' [S.1829] is currently estimated to be 56% likely to pass according to Govtrack

This bill will undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and force internet companies to take down lawful user content

tell reps to OPPOSE
www.congress.gov/members/find...

Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe

A Senate bill re-introduced this week threatens security and free speech on the internet. EFF urges Congress to reject the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829), which would undermine services offering end-...

www.eff.org

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

also one way to look at this: This bill is comparable to a US version of europe's Chat Control proposal

so it needs to be taken seriously

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

#SaveSpeech
the 'STOP CSAM Act of 2025' [S.1829] is currently estimated to be 56% likely to pass according to Govtrack

This bill will undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and force internet companies to take down lawful user content

tell reps to OPPOSE
www.congress.gov/members/find...

Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe

A Senate bill re-introduced this week threatens security and free speech on the internet. EFF urges Congress to reject the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829), which would undermine services offering end-...

www.eff.org

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Blorg³ @blorgblorgbl.org · 26d

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Lumin @screwy.bsky.social · 27d

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The Onion @theonion.com · 27d

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...

theonion.com

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SplashZone @splashzone.bsky.social · Sep 6

Popular knight

Drawing of a short-haired knight in armor with a giggling princess on each of her arms.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 27d

They don’t have the power to do what they’re threatening on a grand scale.

But they want us to think they do.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 27d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 27d

Don't stop fighting!!!

We are still going STRONG every single day with calls, emails, and letters!

The site is continuously updated with ways to get involved + latest news

KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!

🎨 obscure_artiste122

#SaveSpeech

anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co/

Furry art graphic with multiple furry characters on it and the text "we need you! Financial and government censorship efforts around the world are now an existential threat to the Furry Community and the Free and Open Internet we rely on. Help defent furry art, free speech, and freedom on the internet! Join the anti-censorship campaign today! anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co ".

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