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macksting

@macksting.bsky.social

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Trans, mother and housespouse, early 40s. If you followed me because of a meme or I had something nice to say about Peter S. Beagle, I apologize with tongue in cheek; you'll find me dubious company. Mostly here for the musicians, artists and sex workers.

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Sith_art aka A’ine! 🏳️‍⚧️ @sith-art.bsky.social · 6h

Its almost like anti-porn laws are never actually about porn. 🤔

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.

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tufted titmouse (taking tiny timeout) @titmou.se · Dec 29

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macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 1h

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 2h

Pandora's Tale Chapter 4
#10

Yeah, this is...

If you're not a trans woman, this is like a whole thing

PAGE 10
PANEL 1
ISABELLE leans against the wall of the hallway. PANDORA looks at her with concern.
PANDORA
Mistress... may I ask something personal?
ISABELLE
What is it?
PANEL 2
Closeup of PANDORA, relaying her thoughts a little awkwardly.
PANDORA
I just... noticed a few times tonight that when you get angry, it's only for a moment... and then... it's like you try to hide it.
PANEL 3
ISABELLE smiles weakly.
ISABELLE
That's, uh... aw geez, is it that obvious?
PANEL 4
ISABELLE sits down on the floor, her back propped up against the wall.
ISABELLE
Anger... is often interpreted as a very male emotion.
(cont)
I don't want to be seen that way.
PANEL 5
PANDORA sits down next to ISABELLE.
PANDORA
But... Miss Fortuna gets angry! Ms Lyra gets angry! They're both women!
PANEL 6
Closeup of ISABELLE as she stares off into the distance.
ISABELLE
Yeah, but nobody's gonna think they're guys. For me... and with the work I do... it's a constant battle to get people to see me as I am.

macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 1h

Found it again! Was reading a comic and thought of this. I think about this poem a lot, really.

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izzie 🍕 @toxicaliengf.bsky.social · 3h

brick frog was never a warning. he was a beacon

Manny Suazo @smokyburnout.bsky.social · 4h

topical

a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman

ALT: a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman

media.tenor.com

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mookraker @mookraker.at.app.wafrn.net · 5h

Rumiko Takahashi's birthday? #rumiko-takahashi #maison-ikkoku #gif

ID: Animated gif from Maison Ikkoku. Godai is being climbed by a white kitten. He lifts the kitten onto his shoulder, then frowns as he says something to someone off-camera. /end ID

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 12h

#SaveSpeech

Canadians! The UK is attempting to push their own version of the Online Safety Act onto Canada via the bill S-209!

You need to contact your representatives in parliament and explain how this policy is catastrophically bad! Mention the discord data breach!

youtu.be/Qx_zi1hNTCI?...

UK Pushing Online Safety Act to OTHER Countries

YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE

youtu.be

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macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 7h

Season 2 tore me to bits a lot, especially the episode where Eda comes to grips with her relationship with her meds and with the owl beast.

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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 1d

If you guys would like to pick up a print or would like to send me a tip or a little tea money n you have a generous heart and disposable income, would appreciate it my way ♡ dont have any spare money for food today 😊

🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · Sep 4

Inprnt and patreon also takes 30 days to pay out! If you would just like to send me a direct tip and youre blessed with disposable income and a generous heart you can send a tip here hehe
ko-fi.com/littlestpers...

Buy Caleb a coffee

Become a supporter of Caleb today!

ko-fi.com

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macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 10h

I'm the one on the left, yeah. Jesus. When I tell people about Owl House, I tell them, "I just got used to crying every Saturday for a while."

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macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 10h

That'd do it, I'm out of the loop.

macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 10h

Ohhhhh, and his social media feed is like, "I know we can compromise and be stronger together." Fuckin'... miserable piece of shit.
Granted, I wouldn't put an attempt to invade Canada past Trump.
I wonder if that'd get him proper shot, though.

macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 12h

I fear to ask but I wanna know. What'd he do?

macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 12h

Now tell me how much you love and hate Wim Wenders' Until The End Of The World <3
I'm kidding, I'm just along for the ride.

macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 12h

FIRST LIKE

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macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 12h

I ain't complaining, but why is there so much Final Fantasy Tactics talk suddenly right now?
I mean, it's never not been relevant, it's been background radiation for years so you see it now and then and I'm always glad of it, but there's a sudden uptick.

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · Mar 21

The person who punched Richard Spencer and instantly made him a meme never got caught. Just threw one punch and skipped off into immortality. I think about that a lot.

Anna Phylaxis @quatoria.bsky.social · Mar 21

one of the most important things to learn, if you're out there doing things:

you don't get to talk about it.

you don't get to brag about it, you don't get to tell your friends, you don't get drinks bought for you in the bar off the story.

it's *always* shut the fuck up friday

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 13h

TCM posted this a few days ago on YouTube.

The Dictator’s Speech (Clip) | The Great Dictator (1940) | TCM

YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies

www.youtube.com

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Ash G. (the G is for Ghost) @kilomonster.art · 1d

I will gladly draw all of the frogs as a symbol for the movement, explicitly to take them back from the fuckers who co opted Pepe for their nazi shit.

A cheery, cute frog looking up and flipping off the camera while saying “fuck off, fascists.”

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macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 13h

God what a fuckin' piece of work this character was.

macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 14h

Possible. Even so, there's worse things than getting paid to do what you might've done anyway.

macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 23h

Kinda sounds like they were just getting paid to kill a nazi, which might arguably be better than doing it for free depending on the circumstances.

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macksting @macksting.bsky.social · 23h

Mmmmmmm. I don't see it with They Live, nor grandaddy War Of The Worlds. The commentary will inevitably go over someone's head (see Isao Takahata's concerns about whether a war movie can be anti-war at all), but the themes are not right-coded.

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Kenny Lauderdale @kennylauderdale.bsky.social · 1d

It's amazing how much better VHS-Decode got in the past year. This new video I'm making is going to look SO good.

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TY-PESH @ty-pesh.bsky.social · 17d

tracking

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