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Charlot Kristensen @zolwia.bsky.social · 18h

There's only a few days left, please amplify so my friends can pay their late rent fee and avoid eviction

Fat Tummy T @fattummyt.bsky.social · 2d

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NoisyPaperDragon @noisypaperdragon.bsky.social · 9h

Blotto and Ascii for sure!

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Charles Moss - Commissions Open @mossanimation.bsky.social · 16h

You could’ve ended this sooner, you old turd.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 17h

Saying nothing would’ve been a better option

Joe Biden I am deeply grateful and relieved that this day has come – for the last living 20 hostages who have been through unimaginable hell and are finally reunited with their families and loved ones, and for the civilians in Gaza who have experienced immeasurable loss and will finally get the chance to rebuild their lives.

The road to this deal was not easy. My Administration worked relentlessly to bring hostages home, get relief to Palestinian civilians, and end the war. I commend President Trump and his team for their work to get a renewed ceasefire deal over the finish line.

Now, with the backing of the United States and the world, the Middle East is on a path to peace that I hope endures and a future for Israelis and Palestinians alike with equal measures of peace, dignity, and safety.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13h

I hope this absolutely destroys those companies.

NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 13h

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

www.nbcwashington.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 13h

Bari Weiss, a right winger with a history of anti-Muslim hate and the founder of billionaire funded "Free Press", now leads billionaire owned CBS, and hires Free Press to make up a story about the potentially first Muslim mayor of NYC.

Definitely no conflict or corporate corruption here. Nope. None

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James Russell @jamesjoelrussell.bsky.social · 1d

Toss Your Sheets, Wear A Mask: ICE MagaGestapo Costume!

#halloween #halloween2025 #halloweencostume #spirithalloween #police

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13h

Many of these #NoKings marches will have sound permits & approved routes, etc. Sometimes folks say that means they're not protests; they're rallies. That may be accurate - & it's also fine, imo! These particular events aren't about civil disobedience; they're about showing MASS DISAPPROVAL of Trump.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13h

I frequently say you don't need to protest. You don't! There are a thousand other ways to push back on fascism if protesting doesn't feel comfortable or safe for you!

But if you CAN go, this 10/18 #NoKings thing is really a key protest to participate in. Be part of it, friends.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

NO KINGS, y'all! October 18! Find a rally near you and GO!

nokings.org

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 13h

Now that the final 20 Israeli hostages are free, remember: those claiming violence “began on 10/7” want us to ignore that Israel was forced to free 2,000 Palestinians hostages—some 20 years w/o charge—& 8,000 remain.

If Hamas holding 20 is violence—& I agree it is—what is when Israel holds 8,000?🤔

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 18h

Rest in power, Miss Major.

www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Charles Brubaker (NEW BOOK PRE-ORDER) @bakertoons.com · 23h

Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered the new book so far! I'm always happy to see people still crave for print edition of "Lauren Ipsum"

Pre-orders still open! Be sure to get your copy of the 4th book now ko-fi.com/s/cdec8cd7c7

Charles Brubaker (NEW BOOK PRE-ORDER) @bakertoons.com · 14d

Pre-orders are now open for "Lauren Ipsum, the Queen of Cringe", a brand new collection for 2026! Contains over 200 comic strips. Also includes guest comics by other cartoonists!

You can place your order now at ko-fi.com/s/cdec8cd7c7 . Books will be shipped by January.

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Metroplex @metroplex.bsky.social · 20h

Many people who were forced to endure ABA therapy come out with PTSD. Ivar Lovaas (the creator of such therapy, which was later derived for conversion therapy) said in his book (paraphrased by me) that autistic people aren't real people, just defective vessels waiting for a real person to be placed

Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 1d

Autism $peaks is the largest and most popular Autism organization (among allistics), who continues to be 100% in support of ABA. They have lobbyists who push ABA as the “gold standard Autism treatment.” It utilizes same practices as “conversion therapy,” which is currently banned in 28 countries.

Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 1d

ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) is the “gold standard” of “treatment” for Autism, and was created by the person as “Conversion therapy” (see Lovaas) with similar techniques and goals. It’s torture that continues to have widespread support and acceptance.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 22h

This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 22h

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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Sorien @sorien.bsky.social · 23d

I've been seeing posts about a 'blackout' on Blusky to protest the censorship crap.

That is exactly the WRONG way to go.

Instead, GET LOUD.

DO NOT LET YOURSELF BE ERASED.

Keep posting, SFW and NSFW work. Just keep it up. And let EVERYONE know how stupid censorship is.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Muz 🍀 @muzyoshi.posts.art · 23h

My commissions are open!!
Lots'a delicious slots up for grabs! Thanks so much guys, shares are always appreciate but never necessary 💜🐊

ko-fi.com/muzyoshi/com...

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Dan Variano @danvariano.bsky.social · Aug 21

Baseball screwballs

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Smörhuvud (he/surprise me) @guncelawits.bsky.social · 22h

Not the point, but saying “It’s the only solution” about ANYTHING is an abject admission of pig-ignorance and poverty of imagination.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

www.independent.co.uk

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NoisyPaperDragon @noisypaperdragon.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous People’s day! And fuck all colonizers both past and present.

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Travis "Scooter" Taylor @scooterdoodles.bsky.social · 1d

Sorrow for the lost Lenore and pretty, pretty dresses ✍️📖🐦‍⬛😏 #Spooktober2025 #EdgarAllanPoe #BillDauterive #KOTH #nevermore #raven #charactermashup #fanart

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @danacorn.bsky.social · 1d

Alternate cover redo concept for “Unicorn Selfies.”

I kind of want Phoebe’s expression, at least, to be sillier.

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Dontae M! (Swordtee40) @swordtee40.bsky.social · 1d

✨ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT!!✨

Excited to join the cast of IMAGINATION WORLD to book another himbo type character!!

Huge thanks LaniYuja for the opportunity!

#voiceacting #imaginationworld #animation #voiceover #roleannouncement

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.

Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.

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