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🐺🕸 grrrsten [he/him] #StrikeForMutualAid @butchgeared.bsky.social · 7h

Please help Britt, they have nothing. Its literally us or nothing else.

🐺🕸 grrrsten [he/him] #StrikeForMutualAid @butchgeared.bsky.social · 10h

BRITT IS DISABLED, HOMELESS & NEEDS ONGOING SUPPORT

> $320 bills + transportation OVERDUE
> $2k shelter EXTREMELY URGENT
> food is ALWAYS needed and JUST as difficult to raise!!! please aid now!!!

linktr.ee/hiitsbritt

#MutualAid #HelpSky #FundSky #BIPOCMA

Help Brittany Survive | Linktree

Trying to rebuild our lives, survive, and maybe even thrive. 🪻

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 6h

War ravaged Portland.
Good on you Frog Squad.

A screenshot of a livestream K2 is providing of the ongoing protests against ICE in downtown Portland Oregon. The picture shows several people in blow up animal costumes amongst the crowd of people protesting. In the background there are ICE personnel on the roof of the building.

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Sharif 🎬169 @shadowtrace.bsky.social · 7h

We once had a beautiful, warm home a refuge from danger, cold, and rain. I’d return from work tired, and Lina would open the door; her hug and the scent of our home erased all fatigue. Now it’s all gone, Lina. They left us nothing to hold onto. Can I ever get my home back?
chuffed.org/project/sharif

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 14h

YOU COULD PERHAPS HAVE LED WITH THE MOVIE PART

NPR @npr.org · 15h

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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Liz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 11h

setting up an impossible goal so he can go back to killing babies, per usual

Truthout @truthout.org · 12h

Just before the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire agreement went into effect on Friday morning, Netanyahu vowed a return to Israel’s slaughter if Hamas isn’t disarmed, a provision not part of the current deal for a partial withdrawal and captive exchange.

Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” if Hamas Isn’t Disarmed

Netanyahu made his threat in an address just before the first phase of the ceasefire went into effect.

buff.ly

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 11h

"The officer then asked Raghu for consent to search the car, the report said.

“I gave him consent because when you see a cop, you’re a little bit scared,” “Like, ‘Why are all these blue lights on me when I did nothing wrong?’”

Please start saying no to cops.

Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 14h

Come the fuck on

Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.

www.nbcnews.com

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𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 #𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙺𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝚄𝚃𝚄𝙰𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙳 @brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social · 11h

Can anyone pls help us

To help: bit.ly/40vIt7S
🩷🧡🤍

#MutualAid #HelpSky
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
#BIPOCMA 💸💕 #FundSky #MutualAidVoid 💕💸

Light blue text on a black background reads:

Compounding urgent needs:
• Shelter funds needed x 7 nights : $2002
• Food funds: any amount, ongoing
PLEASE
• Transportation: $60
• 2 bills: $260
Needed AS SOON AS TODAY
tysm (hot pink heart, orange heart, white heart)
—Britt

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#StrikeForMutualAid Chicky 🐥🔪 @glaucusatlanticus.bsky.social · 11h

when computer is no more and bad money men are gone away we'll tell the tales of the beast warriors who danced the dances of the people against the wicked soldiers of the empire.

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 14h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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PRINCESS @neegeemaa.bsky.social · 12h

570/700

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 18h

Courtesy of Link himself

Fund Friday post :

Happy Friday Yall. Post fundraising links, cashapp links, whichever campaign needing help on . ♥️

Screenshot of a text message conversation on a purple background. The first message from AJ Link at 7:48 AM reads: “Howdy pals. Can I ask for a favor. If anyone has capacity or time today can they do a fund Friday post. I know lots of people need help.” This message has a heart reaction. The second message, also at 7:48 AM, replies: “Obviously what everyone does with their CPU is sacred. So no pressure.“

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Wylder needs HELP @wylder.bsky.social · 14h

TY!
Struggling with system decline due to abscess & inability to maintain costly treatments. Many basic survival needs are unfilled & partner's care-giving job ending in a few days as his client is moving for safety.

We're desperate
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage

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Josh 💛⚪💜♠️ @blackice397.bsky.social · 12h

Only received $10 so far today.

Can 3 more people match so I can at least get some food for tonight? 💕💸

Josh 💛⚪💜♠️ @blackice397.bsky.social · 4d

Well, the goal for the bill never got cleared, but I'm just deciding to focus on groceries for the week. Goal of $170, any help is greatly appreciated. 💸💕

#BIPOCMA #SignalBoost #MutualAid #UrgentNeed #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025

Nighttime sky with a crescent moon, skyline of Philadelphia in the background.

Listed are Josh's paylinks:

CashApp: $blackice397
PayPal: @blackice397
Venmo: @blackice397

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#StrikeForMutualAid Chicky 🐥🔪 @glaucusatlanticus.bsky.social · 11h

not interested in being blameless interested in making the bad things stop

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📡 @infernalmodem.online · 12h

Give if able www.gofundme.com/f/help-Heba-...

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 12h

200,000 Gemini calls.

Like, this guy basically personally burned a swath of the Amazon down. Punched a hole back in the ozone layer. Took a flamethrower to a glacier.

cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 12h

guy in a legal advice reddit wants to know how to get out of paying google the money he owes them after vibe coding one of his apps into running 40 times a second for several days straight, but says it's not his fault bc they should have stopped him by making it harder to use

r/LegalAdviceUK u/ShavedAp3 • 3d
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Google want to charge me 7 k for API access what can I do as they are denying appeals
Debt & Money
Hi there and thanks for reading.
I tried to keep this brief and just ended up rambling on trying to get as much in as possible so here is my edited hopefully a lot smaller problem.
Google are charging me 7k for a mistake that I told them about within a day, the bill went from about £45 to 16k in a day! when I asked for help I was told "dont worry well reset it as a one off, you'll need to put measures in place and ill guide you through those after you agree" So i did he then said "I will monitor it for a further 24 - 48 hours and then tell you how to put the measures in place. " Less than 24 hours later the bill was now 23k and I found out how to stop it myself. Then came the long back and forth to get it reset.
Fast forward 5 months they have finally given me a 20k credit but with VAT the total bill at the time of the credit was 27k
The 20k would have cleared the costs at the time of making them aware they claim its both our responsibilities to monitor costs I feel I did that by contacting them as soon as I saw the irregularity.
I asked them to reconsider they said no the appeal has said that is their final offer so 1 now owe 7k.
Is there anything I can do here from a legal standpoint. I don't have 7k I barely have £45.
Thanks for reading I am in England if it helps.

Intentional or not, OP used either 36k (16 + 20) or 43k (16 + 27) of API credit. Obviously what API it is matters, but with google maps, 16k would equate to ten million pulls. Or two hundred thousand Gemini 2.5 calls with 1000 token input and 5k token output.
Those aren't numbers that something running correctly should run up for any average person or company. So either google screwed up something (which is unlikely that it would only happen to one person in the entire network) or OP has some app or something which isn't running properly and is sending too much to the API.
Edit: It was OP's app, polling google maps nearly 40 times a second for days.

tom_watts • 3d
According to other posts he ended up polling Google maps direction API 2300 times per minute for a few days. Looks like a combination of OP not knowing coding and asking ChatGPT to do it for him, and potentially Google's backend doing something weird in interpreting the janky code.
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Falco SkyWolf @falcoskywolf.bsky.social · 19h

My birthday is this weekend, and although I'm clear for next week, it would be great to get ahead for the week after. Can you chip in?

If not, please consider chipping in for other folks in this thread! And #PleaseShare!

bsky.app/profile/falc...

Falco SkyWolf @falcoskywolf.bsky.social · Oct 18

Multiply disabled heart patient in need of support!

$700 rent weekly, due 11AM Sundays
$300 monthly bills (phone, storage)

Please help if you can? I cannot survive the street AT ALL- need hygiene and privacy to eat and sleep.
paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EL5EB7BDZ3GTW
cash.app/$FalcoSkyWolf

Hey! I'm Falco! (He/him, xey/xem)

I'm a queer, Autistic heart patient struggling to stay housed. My disabilities mean I need careful hygiene to eat or sleep, so if I lose my room I cannot survive!

Hotel's summer rate is currently $700/week, and I owe about $250 monthly for storage and phone.

I'd be honored if you would sponsor me on Patreon for $3 - $20 per month, for sneak peeks at new art, requests, and exclusive coloring mandalas.

Or you can snag fun merch at FalcoSkyWolf.Redbubble.com! Over 200 of my designs on dozens of garments, accessories, and home and tech items. Undercover Dragons, Pride art, and a wide mix of mandalas!

But the fastest way to help is donating through PayPal or CashApp, and I also take commissions for mandalas and text art. DM if you'd like custom designs!

Please help if you can!

(Background- extremely dark purple, with some simplified coins on top and pale blue feathers on bottom.)

I'm a very pale transmasc with long brown hair, part in a braid over my right shoulder, the rest loose down my left. I'm in a black winter sleeveless vest and a black fedora with an orange flicker feather, with thin blue spectacles, a blue and purple heavy-duty respirator, a silver ankh necklace, a dog-tag style necklace with Captain America's shield, and a black chain bracelet with a metal TARDIS (resembles a British phone-booth-like police call box) and a safety pin that has rainbow and trans pride beads on it. Behind me is a fuzzy blue blanket.

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𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 #𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙺𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝚄𝚃𝚄𝙰𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙳 @brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social · 12h

Can we please get some help?

To help: bit.ly/40vIt7S
🩷🧡🤍

#MutualAid #HelpSky
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
#BIPOCMA 💸💕 #FundSky #MutualAidVoid 💕💸

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𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 #𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙺𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝚄𝚃𝚄𝙰𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙳 @brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social · 12h

𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 #𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙺𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝚄𝚃𝚄𝙰𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙳 @brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social · 16h

Hello :D

Small goal of $260 is needed now for time sensitive tasks, shelter funds needs are pending, and food funds are still needed!!! ⚠️

HELP PLS AND TY!!!

To help: bit.ly/40vIt7S
🩷🧡🤍

#MutualAid #HelpSky
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
#BIPOCMA 💸💕 #FundSky #MutualAidVoid 💕💸

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🐺🕸 grrrsten [he/him] #StrikeForMutualAid @butchgeared.bsky.social · 1d

Please.
$275 needed before tmrrw

Why?
Shelter crowdfunding resumes tmrrw.
It is nonstop effort to be seen.
Or seen & ignored
(which is why what you say matters. it matters that you quote loudly)
it is EXHAUSTING. + unmet needs? no. just no.
pls aid

.

I MEAN IT!

🐺🕸 grrrsten [he/him] #StrikeForMutualAid @butchgeared.bsky.social · 1d

STILL HOMELESS ‼️
@brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social has had a long, traumatic month SICK & scrambling for support. Nearly risked a 2nd hotel kicking them out.

Sheltered (for now), but basic needs r NON-EXISTENT.
This is time sensitive, pls aid:

$5 out of $280

#MutualAid #HelpSky #FundSky #BIPOCMA 💸💕

Help Brittany Survive | Linktree

Trying to rebuild our lives, survive, and maybe even thrive. 🪻

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goblinesque 🎃 📼 @murielcook.bsky.social · 18h

Hell yeah get their asses

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

With receipts!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 #𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙺𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝚄𝚃𝚄𝙰𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙳 @brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social · 15h

𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚜 #𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙺𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝚄𝚃𝚄𝙰𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙳 @brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social · 16h

Hello :D

Small goal of $260 is needed now for time sensitive tasks, shelter funds needs are pending, and food funds are still needed!!! ⚠️

HELP PLS AND TY!!!

To help: bit.ly/40vIt7S
🩷🧡🤍

#MutualAid #HelpSky
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
#BIPOCMA 💸💕 #FundSky #MutualAidVoid 💕💸

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