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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 3d

In Super Smash Bros., the skeletons visible when characters are hurt by electric attacks are not tied to specific animations, and instead are a form that can be toggled on and off at any time, including in cutscenes. Below are excerpts of the game's intro, with skeletons.

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 5d

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 5d

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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💥 sandopolis #1 hater 💥 @bruhman7967.bsky.social · 25d

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 4d

If I was told I couldn’t do a job Meghan McCain did I think I’d become a monk

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 5d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 4d

It’s also a strategy that has been failing. You’ve all been telling women for decades that we couldn’t do anything on reproductive rights until we got power and now we’re dying in emergency room parking lots so please do forgive me if I’m eyeing that football with some skepticism

✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 4d

If you are willing to throw away entire groups of people to protect your insular strategy that will only protect you instead of protecting everyone then I don’t want your leaders and I sure as hell don’t want to be associated with you.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 4d

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 4d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Boo Jank @billjank.bsky.social · 4d

Trans rights are human rights
Migrant rights are human rights
African-American rights are human rights

Human rights are human rights, and as soon as you give up on any group, you’ve made the rights of any group subject to negotiation and removal.

✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 4d

If you are willing to throw away entire groups of people to protect your insular strategy that will only protect you instead of protecting everyone then I don’t want your leaders and I sure as hell don’t want to be associated with you.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 4d

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 4d

This is why "defund the police" was so important.

Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 22d

When the nazis were coming into power, there was a lag before local law enforcement was fully on board. People were able to get police protection from nazi-aligned paramilitaries. Here, today, police look at rising fascism and say “Finally. We’ve been waiting for this.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.

www.notus.org

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Eli @ 💀 @elismagicatnado.bsky.social · 5d

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO THATS MY CHILDHOOD RIGHT THERE AAAAAAAAAAAAA

Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 6d

"The Tiny Desk has witnessed some pretty legendary guitar solos. Shrouded in fog, this one opens with some shred played by a puppet. Only the deeply beloved 31 Minutos could pull off such a dramatic feat, even at the Desk." youtu.be/UEqTIwRrWvA?...

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 6d

"The Tiny Desk has witnessed some pretty legendary guitar solos. Shrouded in fog, this one opens with some shred played by a puppet. Only the deeply beloved 31 Minutos could pull off such a dramatic feat, even at the Desk." youtu.be/UEqTIwRrWvA?...

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Laser Lance @laser-lance-tw.bsky.social · 5d

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 10d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

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Paypal

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 6d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 6d

Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece following her deportation from Israel,
after the Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted
#GlobalSumudFlotilla
She said:
“I could talk for a very,very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment.
Trust me, but that is not the story.”
#Athens airport

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chainsawroll🍉🌮 @chainsawroll.bsky.social · 6d

Hinako sketch
Painted in procreate

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 6d

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A Purple person is standing holding a clipboard. A Blue Person sits at a laptop.
Blue Person: Woohoo. I’m the CEO of a social media platform.

Panel 2:
Purple person: We should hire a PR person to interact with the public
Blue Person begins to type on laptop and says: Nope. Gonna do all that myself

Panel 3:
Purple person looks concerned and says: Really…but…

Panel 4:
Purple person: You’re such a whiny little fucking baby

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 6d

From "Global Astroliner" musical short film by Daisuke Nakayama & Studio 4°C ("Amazing Nuts!" anthology, 2006).
Countless characters I would have liked to see in a longer format.
Video available until December 5 on Youtube.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrpc...

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EVR//DFT @everdrift.bsky.social · 6d

fuck ai

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Eli @ 💀 @elismagicatnado.bsky.social · 6d

OUH BIRTH!!!!!

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Eli @ 💀 @elismagicatnado.bsky.social · 6d

please for the love of god build studios somewhere that doesn’t have rent fees only god can pay

Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 6d

'Smiling Friends' creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, with producer Aron Fromm, have launched Zam Studios, a new indie animation and VFX studio in Los Angeles.
www.cartoonbrew.com/business/smi...

'Smiling Friends' Creators Launch L.A. Outfit Zam Studios

Focused on “high-quality work made by people who love the craft,” Zam aims to revive the magic of classic cartoons with modern animation and VFX techniques.

www.cartoonbrew.com

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trick van treat @derek.bike · 9d

and scene

a tweet by Dana Gould @danagould that says:

Thinking about Rush Limbaugh and how, now that he's dead, you never, ever hear about him. No one mentions anything he did.
Because what he did had no value.
It contributed nothing worthwhile to the culture. Nothing of lasting value.
He just made anger. Every day.
Rising, blooming & fading like a fart.
Then he died & was instantly replaced by a fleet of little replicas, farting fake fury five days a week.
Creating nothing of interest or artistic value to anyone.
Seriously, what an awful way to make a living.

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 7d

people who built bsky:
-trans women (bsky protects jesse singal)
-Black users (bsky allows rampant antiBlack racism)
-SWers (bsky to implement hostile age verification in UK)
-organizers and activists (bsky autodeletes anyone in gaza with a pulse)
-artists (bsky dev says AI has rights lmao)

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Mayh ✨OKAMI SEQUEL @mayhw.bsky.social · Mar 8

Okami Amaterasu (inspired by Mucha)

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