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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · 1d

click tha link to watch us be gross and lovey

Sophie @sophiebaybey.bsky.social · 1d

xcom monday? NO!!! It's ANNIVERSARY MONDAY!!! I've been married to my husband, @dukeofash.bsky.social, for 5 whole fricking years. that's as many as your hand got fingers. we are going to stream together, and we're going to be so sick and snotty.

🟣 LIVE NOW!!!

twitch.tv/sophiebaybey

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · 1d

5 Years ago I married the sweetest, kindest, hottest gal and she changed my life forever. Happy anniversary @sophiebaybey.bsky.social to many many more

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Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 4d

2 major news for Blanksword's Kickstarter campaign:

- WE'RE 90% FUNDED with only 4500€ left to meet our goal!

- We extended the campaign's duration by 1 week, meaning we have 14 DAYS LEFT to not only reach our funding goal but try to meet our first stretch goal!

GO GO GO GO!!!!

BLANKSWORD

An Angelic Roguelike RPG

www.kickstarter.com

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 7d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · 9d

so incredibly hype, its going to be awesome

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Penny Parker @snapcube.gay · 9d

DO NO HARM

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · 9d

its a release! its getting the nerves out of your system

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 10d

But really do not let this moment pass you up, call your reps and beat them over the head with evidence that ID verification will lead to uncontrollable sensitive information leaks and identity theft

The Verge @theverge.com · 10d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

buff.ly

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Sophie @sophiebaybey.bsky.social · 19d

This is just... unprecedented. I'm sorry if this sounds pessimistic in any way but I really am just in awe that this happened. Tech companies dont just pull out of military contracts like this. This decision is going to echo out loud. It won't wash the blood of Microsoft's hands, but... this is huge

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 19d

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

www.theguardian.com

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · 23d

Happy birthday!!!!!

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Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 29d

It's time to get your brain back.

Mark your calendars for September 17th!

⚔️Try Blanksword's free Demo on Steam⚔
⚔️Preorder the game on Kickstarter⚔️

👇Official trailer below, links in comments👇

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · Sep 13

Friends! We begin the calls for this bill MONDAY when offices open.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Brian Mast, is HR 5300. There is no due process! If Marco Rubio decides your passport is gone, it is GONE.

Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Sep 13

"Mast's legislation [..] could be used to deny American citizens the right to travel based solely on their speech."

"[T]hought policing at the hands of" Marco Rubio.
#USA #Policing

New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.

theintercept.com

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · Sep 11

Birthday Bobby!

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Doc Vivi Leandra - Real-Life Scientist VTuber 🧬🖥️ @docvivileandra.bsky.social · Sep 8

This wouldn't just ban federal funds from directly funding gender-affirming care, it would be an effective ban on ANY facility that receives ANY federal funding for ANY reason from providing gender-affirming care.

It's a de-facto ban.

Call your congressmen.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid

SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 13988, entitled ‘‘Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation’’, published by the Executive Office of the President on January 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023).

SEC. 244. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any social, psychological, behavioral,or medical intervention performed for the purposes of in16 tentionally changing the body of an individual (including
by disrupting the body’s development, inhibiting its natural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer correspond to the individual’s biological sex.

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · Sep 5

love this is like the 3rd time this year youve spilled water on your keyboard

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Aura @aurahack.ca · Sep 3

If you're Canadian, please sign this! You'll have to confirm your signature via email but for good reason--this is a petition sponsored by an actual member of parliament. These petitions can lead to actual meaningful action here. Doesn't take very long, please add your support!!

Michelle Keep @jmkeep.bsky.social · Sep 3

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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foxyoreos (they/them, commissions open) @foxyoreos.bsky.social · Aug 31

This is scary as hell, but for news coverage?

This is a GIFT.

"You can be banned for *buying* Game of Thrones." Send emails to journalists and news sites and communities you're a part of and talk about the dangers here.

People are going to care about this a lot more when it's not just creators.

foxyoreos (they/them, commissions open) @foxyoreos.bsky.social · Aug 30

Paypal ramps up NSFW censorship by beginning to go after not just adult creators but also customers.

In a lot of ways, this is even more terrifying than the adult creator bans. With them, it's only me at risk, but how do I navigate a space where putting a game on Itch might put customers at risk?

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 30

PayPal user in the UK lost their account after buying adult ebooks “about monsters and milking,” “some dubcon stuff”

“My account got banned a couple of days ago for making purchases which violate the ToS. Upon querying w/ staff over the phone I've been told that it was ebooks that I've been buying”

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Sophie @sophiebaybey.bsky.social · Aug 31

For anyone who missed it, for the rent stream yesterday, since we made goal (THANK YOU!!!) i ate... freeze dried gummy bears. They weren't great.

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · Aug 30

Come hang out with us!

Sophie @sophiebaybey.bsky.social · Aug 30

IT'S TIME!!! MY HUSBAND IS HERE!!! LET'S GOOOO

🟣 LIVE NOW!!!

twitch.tv/sophiebaybey
twitch.tv/sophiebaybey
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Sophie @sophiebaybey.bsky.social · Aug 30

It's the END OF THE MONTH!!! And I'm thinkin it must be October... because it's been a SCARRRYYYY ONE for RENT!!! So I'm gonna do something drastic... something I haven't done in far too long...

I'm gonna stream SPELUNKY with my HUSBAND. FOR RENT MONEY!!!

TONIGHT!!! 4:30 PST!!!

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john ‮‮ @wilddog.bsky.social · Oct 15

BREAKING NEWS: A 6-year-old boy is floating away in a hot air balloon. Watch live: www.cnn.com/live

www.cnn.com

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · Aug 30

wake me up when its real.

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Duke of Ash @dukeofash.bsky.social · Aug 28

This was when her whole setup was inside a closet. Her pc was hanging precariously above her head and she had to turn it on with a knife.

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Sophie @sophiebaybey.bsky.social · Aug 27

WOWEEE IT'S ANOTHER FLASH GAME ROULETTE DAY!!! And you know what? I got RENT 2 MAKE. So specific game rerolls are only $9!!! LET'S PLAY SOME FREAKING FLASH GAMES!!!

🟣 LIVE NOW!!!

twitch.tv/sophiebaybey
twitch.tv/sophiebaybey
twitch.tv/sophiebaybey
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moth 🌈 @gutstosis.bsky.social · Aug 25

I MISS ROYAL ROYALE

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