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Cal Joyal

@calvinjoyal.bsky.social

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Trans Dude🏳️‍⚧️ | Métis/Cree | Voice of Kanata in #SyndualityNoir also VA in #StreetFighter6 #Fallout76 #ESO #Warframe #FireEmblem and more! 📩[email protected]

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Cal Joyal @calvinjoyal.bsky.social · Nov 5

New platform, new pinned post! ✨

Heya!! I’m Calvin, I’m a Cree/Métis trans masc voice actor based in Vancouver!

Check out my visual demo here: youtu.be/5iLQVB7hJa4?...

And you can find the rest of my demos/resume on my website: calvinjoyal.carrd.co

Calvin Joyal - Visual Reel

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 3d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 3d

sherman, for the love of god!

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 2d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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The Ghost Of Cohost. CoGhost. Gohosohssosost @ceresultra.bsky.social · 3d

How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?

Chiitan forever

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 3d

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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Fell Specter @beamposter.bsky.social · 3d

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404 Media @404media.co · 3d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Cal Joyal @calvinjoyal.bsky.social · 5d

Holy shit that is BONKERS dude WHAT

also “I guess for some people it’s easier to believe in magic than therapy” goes so hard I can’t even ahfbfhdhdhhdhsj

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Stephan Krosecz @stephank.bsky.social · 5d

If you're willing to throw marginalized people under the bus to bring back the status quo, we are simply not fighting the same battle.

Things will only get better if they get better for ALL Americans.

Anything less is failure.

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mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 5d

lol it’s this guy

Tweet from 11/2/24 showing Harry Sisson and his 4 friends in a car that reads “we’re Gen Z voters and we all PROUDLY voted for Kamala Harris! Real men support Harris”

Robert J O’Neill quotes it with

“You're not men. You're boys. If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.”

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 5d

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country.

Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

‘The Toxic Avenger’ & Undue Medical Debt Cleared $15 Million in Real-Life Medical Debt Together!

Before Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger released in theaters back in August, the Cineverse marketing team came up with a wonderful idea. They took the remainder of their marketing budget for the film a...

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 6d

A new addictions treatment clinic is opening up in Winnipeg with a focus on helping First Nations in Manitoba's Island Lake region.

Two organizations developed the service with healthcare providers and peers who have lived experiences with addiction.

New addiction treatment clinic in Winnipeg with focus on helping First Nations | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 7d

I get why TechCrunch would write it this way, but I largely disagree with this framing. The broad conversation here is about power, respect, control and whether the voices of the vulnerable are taken seriously. This is the story of a leader and a team showing that they don’t get that.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 7d

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

techcrunch.com

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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Sprouts 🌱🔜 BLFC DD @coolartcorner.bsky.social · 7d

currently the mood rn

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Cal Joyal @calvinjoyal.bsky.social · 7d

SBDBHDBDHFHGJDL actual sitcom scenario???? I’m crossing my fingers for you cause that’s too cute!!!!! 😭😭🤞🤞💖💖💖

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*that* Heather Hudson @artofheatherhudson.bsky.social · 7d

Consumer Reports explainer for turning off AI

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 9d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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pseudonym jones @pseudonymjones.bsky.social · 8d

went to go see Alien: Maternity, a parody musical about trans space lesbians trying to raise a xenomorph, and I liked it just as much as you’d expect me to like something fitting that description

photo of a black box stage show. Two trans women (one with a significant chest wound) stand facing a woman in a xenomorph costume (helmet, leather body suit, fishnets, boots). A scientist lays on the ground nearby.

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 8d

“Lorenzo D’Agostino, a journalist and another flotilla participant, said after returning to Istanbul that Thunberg was “wrapped in the Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy” – a scene described with disbelief and anger by those who witnessed it.”

Once again, they are truly psychotic.

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 8d

It's like someone condensed the 2020s into a 10 second clip.

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InkyInGreen 🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 10d

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

Someone's screenshot of a two-post twitter thread, from user blue (@bluewmist):

the fastest way to kill motivation is to make your identity depend on the outcome. it's called ego involvement. when failing becomes failing as a person, your brain starts avoiding the whole thing. not because you don't care, but because you care too much.

you don't need lower standards. you need less self-worth tangled up in your goals. the work gets easier when it's not about proving who you are.

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Cal Joyal @calvinjoyal.bsky.social · 8d

Man I love ghost type pokemon SOOO much, but for some reason I (almost) always favor their first forms??

Like… LOVE Pumpkaboo!!! hes literally me, love him! …but not huge on Gourgeist. Loooove Phantump, cutest lil fella!!! Trevanent… boring?? Chandelure, pretty cool! But LITWICK??? THATS MY BOY 👉👉

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john patneaude 🟡 @jpatneaude.bsky.social · 8d

just gonna put this here

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Cal Joyal @calvinjoyal.bsky.social · 8d

EEEEE…. EHEHEEEEE… themmmmm… 💖❤️❤️💖❤️❤️💖❤️💖🥰🥰🥰

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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