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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 2m

Torchlike

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

www.wilx.com

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 6m

unsolicited DiC pic

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えいとぽんど @eito12.bsky.social · 22h

フリーレンちゃん

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 15h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 17h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 8h

Would the Battletoads warrant consideration?

Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 10h

The main takeaway for snakes is that they find their tails delicious

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 10h

PC hardware?

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Rumic World @furinkan.com · 1d

A very happy birthday to Rumiko Takahashi! Born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, she is entering into her 47th year as a mangaka! Happy birthday, sensei!

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Myu 🌻 @myuminji.bsky.social · 13h

the squad is complete 🥹🥹 #trigun #trigunstargaze

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 1d

This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.

Literally the least you can do!!

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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PK Gaming @pk-gaming.bsky.social · 15h

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FINALLY, MILLY

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Orange @cg-orange-eng.bsky.social · 16h

╋━━━━━━━
　Character Visual Revealed 🌪
　　　Milly Thompson
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VA: #ChikaAyamori

🔸 Watch the special teaser here:
youtu.be/1pr_uEqKJ74

#TRIGUNSTARGAZE
#TRIGUN #トライガン

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 15h

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Rhapsody @rhapsody39.bsky.social · 15h

She's back!

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Rhapsody @rhapsody39.bsky.social · 15h

She's back!

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Samantha Ferreira Is Creating An Anime Mag @sam-animeherald.bsky.social · 19h

What's wild is just HOW many of us were ready to hand over a few bucks a month to keep this place transphobe-, racist-, and Nazi-free.

Sage Divinorum 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 1d

me watching bluesky execs piss everyone off & waste hours of time putting out fires instead of staying diplomatic & monetizing via a subscription model:

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Phil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't seen a single article about how Matt Berry or Kit Harrington or John Lithgow or Keira Knightley or fucking Nick Frost AND Simon Pegg have very publicly made it clear that they value a big blood soaked paycheck over human rights

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Phil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad these slimy comedians are getting ripped to shreds, but can we hold ALL of the actors who have said "yes" to new harry potter trash to the same standards please

Vulture @vulture.com · 1d

Comedians like Aziz Ansari and Jessica Kirson need to look elsewhere for organizations to donate their Riyadh Comedy Festival money. Human Rights Watch said they ‘cannot accept’ donations from them.

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Comedians like Aziz Ansari and Jessica Kirson need to look elsewhere for organizations to donate their Riyadh Comedy Festival money. Human Rights Watch said they ‘cannot accept’ donations from them.

www.vulture.com

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EngineerKappa @engineerkappa.net · 17h

Been playing 999, I like June and this silly pose she makes

June from 999: Nine hours Nine Persons Nine Doors. She has her hands up in a sort of shocked or flustered type of pose

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 15h

Bold move to increase tariffs as retailers are getting ready to set their Black Friday deals

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 16h

I hope this little dude never outgrows the part of his personality that says “if you see an open human hand, that’s where your tiny face should go”. He does it literally all the time. If I present my hand to him and he’s not super hyper (even if he is sometimes), he just puts his head there.