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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 2h

If anyone would like an alternative way to keep in touch, feel free to send me a DM; I'll still be around, just hopefully a lot less as I try to deal with the root feelings that have me acting the way I do.

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 2h

I'll probably keep Discord since it has, like, an end to it and doesn't do that same scrolling action, but I lurk the same here and in most discords – it's like being adjacent to people but not meaningfully interacting (beyond the odd react/like).

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 2h

I quit insta over the weekend, and I think I need to semi-quit this place too. Socials have a lot of positives, but lately I find myself coming here just to scroll as a self-soothing mechanism, and I want to actually attend to whatever is going on that is making me constantly seek that soothing

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 5h

getting hired by australia to help promote its tourism industry in america. my only move is to keep posting clips of The Micallef Program online. somehow this ends up working

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 6h

We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 7h

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

LGBTQIA+ advocates say social media ban will 'cut off' regional queer teens

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

www.abc.net.au

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 6h

Terrified he died but delighted that it’s just him talking about cocaine

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 6h

Tim Curry was a 20-something stage actor living in London in the seedy, sex-drenched 1970s when he auditioned for a new B-movie musical called “The Rocky Horror Show.” In a new interview, Curry discusses the cult classic, David Bowie, Studio 54, and more. http://nyer.cm/Z9RkgrI

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 6h

As I wrote before the legislation even hit parliament www.theguardian.com/media/articl...

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 4h

Like most Mondays where I say goodbye to Bug, I find myself wishing I just had someone to hold my hand as I go through the same ache of losing them over and over

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 12h

Babygirl you are so offputting and abrasive and clearly have at least one personality disorder. I’m thinking I’ll develop a crush on you that, god willing, will go absolutely nowhere

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

“WHOAH! Be careful not to step in that pile of shit there!” exclaimed the man pulling his pants back up.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 8h

Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism

Ben Shapiro warns that conspiratorial right is taking over social media

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 8h

No better reason required!

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 9h

They don't want to fuck women. They HATE women. They want to feel victimized and be taken care of like babies by a big titty anime robot.

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 9h

Girl same

Hinge bio:

Monogamy
Monogamy only. I can't do math.

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Marghost 👻 @mitildide.bsky.social · 20h

They say trans lesbianism is just heterosexuality, which of course is true. What they don't say is that T4T lesbianism is actually a heterosexuality contest. I, the winner, am heterosexual. Tina on the other hand is extremely gay.

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Countess Sappho @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 1d

YOU HEARD THEM

Meme image of Shinji from Evangelion leaning forward in a folding chair with his heads in his hands. Text around him reads "GET IN THE FUCKING FROG" and there are two depictions of someone in inflatable frog suits

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𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕧𝕚 𓅰 🐱 @lucavi.bsky.social · 1d

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 16h

I think the casual queerness of Dropout is a big factor though; my genderfluid kid loves seeing people's pronouns in the lower thirds, and it opened up something new for them to see Erika Ishii being on board with any pronouns. I'm glad Bug gets to grow up in a world where all of this is possible 💖

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 16h

The actor/comedian thing for Bug cones in substantial part from watching a lot of @dropout.tv – it's a delight to watch their brain light up at something I love, and they do just adore it on a lot of levels.

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 16h

I'm very firmly of the 'why would I want to read/watch/listen to something no one cared enough to make?' when it comes to AI, and I think the same applies here – if you aren't invested enough to communicate with me like a real person, why would I want to keep trying to connect with you??

Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 16h

(don't worry, I won't hold adult Bug to the choices of almost-10yo Bug, but I *will* be there for them however they need me)

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Gin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 16h

Bug told me tonight that she wants to move to LA when they're finished school (their current dream is to be an actor and comedian), then added that they want me to come with them. It's such a lovely thing to know they want me in their life even when they're 'big'.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 18h

Oh yeah I think I read about this being a possibility in DUH DOY Magazine

My wife and I had couples therapy on TV. It nearly wrecked our marriage

After Jessica and I received expert counselling from the hit show Couples Therapy, I became public enemy number one. Here’s what didn’t make it to the screen

www.theguardian.com

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Sable, Public Universal Momfriend 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 1d

Absurdity actually does a lot to challenge fascism.

I know a lot of people who always try to justify police brutality who can't make sense of terrified federal agents pepper balling someone in an inflatable frog suit. Moments like that chip away at their worldview.

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