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Radiant G🌈✨ @radiantg.bsky.social · 4h

🦋 BLUESKY GLITCH 🦋

2 major errors are affecting a random % of users:

1️⃣ Hashtags not working/not showing any new posts from that user

2️⃣ New posts not appearing in searches

It’s not a shadowban. Posts show in feeds, old posts show in hashtags & accounts are searchable

🔁Share & ➕Follow for Updates

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Kaya Wanu. @kayawanu.bsky.social · 4h

Bogus laws to put us all ' under his eye' will not for kids because the intention is fascism.
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Teenagers find loopholes in Albanese’s youth social media ban

A brief look at TikTok reveals dozens of accounts marked ‘parent managed’ or ‘owned by parents’ in an attempt to convince platforms it is not run by a teenager.

www.afr.com

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 17h

Look I've been holding off from months asking this on Bluesky because of my pride but I need help.

My car needs brakes, my rent is past due and my step kid needs shoes.

I hate having to ask this

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Mosey-Lord of the Owlbear Milk 🔜 Gamehole Con @moseydm.bsky.social · 7h

Oregon is a good person.

Years back on Elon’s hellscape I remember they were donating meals and grocery money for people who needed it.

It’s time to support the person who generously supported others when they could.

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 17h

Look I've been holding off from months asking this on Bluesky because of my pride but I need help.

My car needs brakes, my rent is past due and my step kid needs shoes.

I hate having to ask this

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🦎galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 12h

Sonic saying, "Support your local, human, erotica creators. You need chatgpt to suck your e-dick for you? You absolutely fucking LOSER"

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 18h

Unbelievable story of Afghan refugee, a highly vetted fluent English speaker who helped the US against the Taliban and now lives here with his US citizen kids, declared “illegal” and perhaps about to be shipped home by the Trump admin to his likely death

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18h

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

www.washingtonpost.com

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DraxifigaleLoxigan @draxifigale.bsky.social · 14h

Ew, Reddit mention

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · Aug 24

URGENT: Do you like The Amazing Digital Circus 🎪? Do you like Zooble?

Well the talented voice behind Zooble, Ashley Nichols, is going through a horrific time financially and needs some help making rent and expenses.

Please donate if you’re able!!

ko-fi.com/ashleynichol...

Buy Ashley Nichols Art/Far-Fetched a Coffee

Become a supporter of Ashley Nichols Art/Far-Fetched today!

ko-fi.com

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Kaya Wanu. @kayawanu.bsky.social · 2d

They really are just snatching people off the street. And Albanese who now looks like a caricature of a hapless mobster gloated in a very very expensive suit how he looks forward to deepening the US grip on Australia.
Bit alarming hey what?

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS attempts to arrest an individual at their residence in the suburbs of Chicago.

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

Newsom vetoing trans rights bills because they would hurt the health insurance industry's profit margins, instead of just pure bigotry, is actually very unsurprising tbh lol.

This is how he has always operated. Talks a big game, but his actions show his actual job is to protect special interests.

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

Newsom vetoes both the PreP access and the HRT stockpile bill because he is worried it would increase healthcare costs...

He claims to support the aims of these bills. But the vetoes deny access to medical care for queer people.

(Context: He vetoed these 2 while signing 8 other queer rights bills)

Trans News Network @transnews.network · 1d

He also signed SB 590, which bolsters paid family leave.

Read his veto messages here:

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 17d

the thing about incarcerated trans people is that virtually no one will stand up for them & that’s fucking horrific because i literally cannot think of a worse place to be a trans person in america than prison.

if you’re cis you should read this.

trans people, keep on scrolling; you already know.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 17d

A new complaint from ACLU and other human rights groups details how the warden at a Lousiana ICE facility created an unofficial “work program” of manual labor and sexual humiliation for trans men at the facility. This is very hard to read.

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I. Factual Background
The facts presented below are drawn from the testimonies of four survivors: Mario, Monica, Kenia, and Jane Doe. These facts demonstrate systemic abuse at SLIPC.
Forced Labor Targeting Transgender and LGBTQ+ People
Assistant Warden Mr. Manuel Reyes ("AW Reyes") ran an unsanctioned 'night shift cleaning crew' between 8:00 pm and 6:00 am. This program was not reported in official records and targeted transgender and LGBTQ+ detained people. Mario, Monica, and Kenia were forced into hard manual labor without protective equipment. Tasks included stripping floors, painting, and exposure to industrial-strength chemicals, causing burns, respiratory distress, and lasting injuries.
Sexual Assault, Harassment and Exploitation
AW Reyes stalked, harassed, and assaulted detained people in camera 'blind spots.' Mario and Monica witnessed AW Reyes coercing sexual acts from others. Monica was groped and assaulted multiple times. AW Reyes also told him that he watched him shower on cameras. Kenia was harassed and threatened with retaliation when refusing to cooperate. Jane Doe was repeatedly stalked, groped, and coerced into performing oral sex under threat to her and her family.

The survivors' individual stories are detailed below:
Monica (he/him); Transgender Man; Detained Since May 9, 2023
Monica has been detained by ICE continuously since on or about May 9, 2023. In late September 2023, AW Reyes approached Monica about joining a "cleaning crew" to work an "off the books night shift program," alongside another transgender man detained at SLIPC. That month, Monica began to perform hard manual labor at the instruction of AW Reyes. The "shifts" occurred late at night, between the hours of 8:00 pm and 6:00 am. Unlike the other work programs at SLIPC, these work shifts were not recorded in a formal log book or shift schedule. AW Reyes approached transgender people and masculine-presenting LGBTQ+ people to participate in this "program." Each person targeted by AW Reyes identified as transgender or LGBTQ+.
AW Reyes would enter the housing units and wake up Monica and the others and bring them to do hard manual labor in various locations inside SLIPC. The "shifts" were randomized and Monica and the others did not have a designated schedule. AW Reyes would compensate them for their labor at times by adding $1/day into their commissary accounts. Other times, he would bring a trash bag full of commissary items and give them to Monica and the others.
AW Reyes routinely entered the housing unit late at night, between two and three o'clock in the morning, while detained people were sleeping. He would walk around the unit while people were sleeping and take people's used underwear and sanitary pads from the housing unit. Monica witnessed him say to a detained woman walking to her bunk in her nightshirt, "Is that how your breasts bounce when you are fucking?"
AW Reyes required Monica and others to perform hard manual labor without any personal protective equipment, resulting in significant health risks and physical injuries. Despite repeated requests, Monica and others were denied access to gloves, face shields, and steel-toed boots. In response to these…

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

in addition to the black trans cultural center, which rocks, you can also earmark any donation toward the incarcerated trans people in florida project where things are grim. most of the trans inmates are black or latine and so few people are willing to help people like them.

miss major was.

emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 17d

the thing about incarcerated trans people is that virtually no one will stand up for them & that’s fucking horrific because i literally cannot think of a worse place to be a trans person in america than prison.

if you’re cis you should read this.

trans people, keep on scrolling; you already know.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 17d

A new complaint from ACLU and other human rights groups details how the warden at a Lousiana ICE facility created an unofficial “work program” of manual labor and sexual humiliation for trans men at the facility. This is very hard to read.

rfkhumanrights.org/wp-content/u...

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

Ruba has a relatively new account and so even little donations can really help ❤️

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ruba. Ruba is 23 and has been studying to be a pharmacist. She has been living in tents with her family since this all began and her home was destroyed, this includes her niece Tulin, 8 her nephew, Mohammed, 4 and her father who is ill.

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Osaka: None/bun - A sack of nuns @osakanone.bsky.social · 1d

What the fuck?

Joaquín Baldwin @joabaldwin.com · 1d

What the actual fuck, YouTube.
It decided to automatically replace my own voice with AI bot voice, without my consent. What is the point of this shit.
Turn the volume on 🔈

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Arrietty Lunaris @arrietty.itch.io · 1d

15% left to the goal...!

Arrietty Lunaris @arrietty.itch.io · Sep 11

Next several weeks' gonna be rough for me, my roommates and a friend. Me and my roommates are likely have to move out to a new apartment and my friend's hit with a nasty rent due bill before moving too

+ I'm out of meds for HRT and stomach and needing groceries. Please help us.

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Buy Arrietty a Coffee

Become a supporter of Arrietty today!

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alyson “october” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 1d

it’s hateful to have to do so, but make sure to mention the blowback on tall cis women, GNC cis women, butch lesbians, and any cis woman who doesn’t look feminine enough for the toilet police. MPs will be more inclined to sympathise if they understand that this isn’t *just* a trans issue.

TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 1d

🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan

Image of a flashing red siren. Text reads: Scrap the Bathroom Ban This is an emergency. Tell your MP to say no to segregation. Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

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Big Demon Energy @mayawest.online · 2d

💕💸🏳️‍⚧️

Please help if you can, share if you can't!
We're already at 44%, we could fill this this week!

☄️Höllenmädchen☄️ @savean.bzky.team · 2d

Maya asked me to do this and Maya gets what she asks for.

So, @mayawest.online, here it is!

(Anyone else that wants to donate would be shown love as well.)

gofund.me/dfb7feb70

Donate to Help Amy Establish Herself in a New City, organized by Amy De'Ath

Hi, I'm Amy and I recently came out as trans. Because of where I was living and th… Amy De'Ath needs your support for Help Amy Establish Herself in a New City

gofund.me

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 5d

53 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN MURDERED SINCE THE CEASEFIRE.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

LGBTQIA+ advocates say social media ban will 'cut off' regional queer teens

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

www.abc.net.au

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 2d

Unfortunately it looks like we won’t be hitting the preorder minimum for these hats unless we get some more orders!

So if you’re interested in a leafcutter ant hat or are considering holiday gifts, please preorder! 🐜🌿

Available below ⬇️

A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves. It is photographed on top of a rock.

A photo of an olive green dad cap with two embroidered brown leafcutter ants holding leaves, but photographed from a different angle. It is photographed on top of a rock.

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Amir Talai @amirtalai.bsky.social · 2d

Haztober reminder: not everyone loves our show, and that’s okay! Trolls want to bait you. If you love Hazbin world, keep spreading love for the show and this amazing community. Positivity > negativity. 💜

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 3d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 3d

i would like to see @jay.bsky.team and the Bluesky team address this

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 9d

i think it is fair to request a statement from @jay.bsky.team on TRANS PEOPLE and where we fit in on @bsky.app.

i think as a transgender journalist, it's acceptable and makes sense for me to ask this

and so, the question, am i not a person as a trans girl and do i not deserve to feel safe here?

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 4d

Who Link was here & how he formed site culture, insisting on alt text & accessibility & disability justice, insisting on standing with trans people, mutual aid, irreverent shitposting, shows exactly that this culture of early bluesky that forged the platform is the opposite of what the team wants.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 3d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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