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Rainy Studios (٭°̧̧̧ω°̧̧̧٭) – Art🎨, BL🌈 & 📝Queer Studies @samaburime.bsky.social · 19h

🌈My peer-reviewed articles on anti-fans & anti-BL attitudes are available to read publicly for free at independent.academia.edu/SamanthaAbur...

(below screenshots are a sample from 'The influence of transphobia, homonationalism & anti-Asian prejudice: Anti-BL attitudes in English-speaking fandoms')

screenshot from 'The influence of transphobia, homonationalism and anti-Asian prejudice: Anti-BL attitudes in English-speaking fandoms' discussing homonationalism

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 1d

First time I've ever been the first person to a review a game that wasn't an 'I got this game for free!' review and oof I wish I had nicer things to say about it :/

Some games are not ready to come out of beta, let alone be sold as a whole-ass game.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 2d

Hades II is a thing I have a lot of complicated feelings about since 1.0 but, on the other hand, something something Heracles Prometheus co-domming someone something.

Just...

Maybe Icarus? No one knows.

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Djamila Knopf @Polaris #196 @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 2d

I painted a cat in a drawer. medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper

a painting of a white cat lying in a drawer full of cutlery and miscellaneous items

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 2d

As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.

Hope this helps

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 2d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Ubisoft canceled an 'Assassin's Creed' game set after the Civil War

• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave

• Would fight the emerging Ku Klux Klan

• Leadership canceled it — concerned with US political climate & Yasuke backlash

(via Game File)

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 2d

I do think a lot of the overzealous censorship, increasing loss of right to privacy and right to anonymity etc. was directly brought about by SESTA/FOSTA. I remember making calls to block that the way people now do with KOSA or BlueSky’s TOS. Also how much Steve Jobs hated porn.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 2d

But the golden age has been long gone, I think. It’s just a different golden age for everyone. For me, FB and Alphabet and SESTA/FOSTA ended it, they ended the free web and right to privacy (esp FB), for others Elon ended it or Bluesky did. I guess it depends also on where we first found our people.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 2d

I still use Dreamwidth, it’s had some decent repopulation waves and Rahaeli’s (owner) been doing good work around internet censorship legally. But I’m also not sure full centralisation is great, the internet centralising onto Facebook harmed a lot of subcultural communities. Not all! But enough.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 3d

I didn’t get it until I wrote her as a significant and sympathetic character and then wow! A lot of like ‘I never liked Jodi but now’ etc. which fair! It just seems to be a thing hovering in the background like me and Emily lmao 😅

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 3d

I think the thing that shocks me most is how much her NPC arc is really just 'wife doing thankless levels of housework for her two useless sons and absent husband who eventually returns from the war with significant PTSD that causes him to yell at her.'

People: Wow Jodi SUCKS.

Mmhmmmmm

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 3d

Writing a Stardew Valley fic (A Stain that Won't Dissolve @ thespectaclesofthor on AO3) has taught me that there are SO MANY Jodi haters. More than any other character I've given a decent arc, people seem most surprised that Jodi can just be like...a person.

Which is all she is in the game lol

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 4d

I really hope that's true re: Covid softening hearts. That's a nice way of thinking about it. As someone who still often masks, and uses other swiss cheese preventions, I do feel a lot more...duty of care to fellow immunocompromised folks and people I care for.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 4d

It would be great if it were easier to meet multiple needs in less places, vs. more fragmentation. This is where Federated media is appealing, but comes with an attached steep curve for coding/IT to self-Federate, or what we see on Bluesky currently, with modding of the marginalised but not Fascists

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 4d

No like you're right to lament the Balkanization, it has absolutely been tough, and the fragmentation of so many communities (and friendships) has been something I've felt since Livejournal Strikethrough days.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 4d

And then it really is down to personal preference! Some folks want the arguments and the discourse and the intensity, and others just want to share fanart/fanfic/aesthetics etc. Whatever folks want they can curate for that :D

In the meantime I still love Dreamwidth, heh

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 4d

But also, re: the Tumblr Purge, we lost the angriest trolls, and the folks who were making other people's lives hell. Fandom became a lot quieter and kinder, and Twitter fandoms exploded with a lot more rage post-purge (especially anti/puritanical wank nonsense, which needs oxygen to proliferate).

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah my issues with PF started just about with its conception, it turned on its followers way faster than Bluesky has. To the point where most people who use PF have no idea there was even a giant TOS controversy and bannings without warning.

I stuck it out on Tumblr. I am bad at shortform content

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 5d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 5d

Your Spotify has introduced me to so many bangers! Can’t wait to find some more

Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 6d

I feel exceedingly slow, but I have now replied to 60 comments of the 160~ that amazing folks left on the last chapter of Underline the Black.

Like damn, everyone, I am spoiled, and it feels so nice to reply to these.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah us sellers have been told nothing clear, are constantly told to submit new info in a land of shifting goalposts where it just depends on the person you get or the website on the day. Have never seen a more poorly implemented system. All Trump’s nonsense to rip off US citizens and sellers.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 7d

Sellers too, not just carriers. In Australia we’re forced through Australia Post to sign up with a third party app Zonos to handle tariffs in advance, you’ll never guess who owns Zonos: one of Trump’s mates. It’s a rort all the way through, for you and everyone else.

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Mx Nate (Pia) Foxhall @foxhall.bsky.social · 7d

A lot of us sellers do not *want* to kill our businesses over a shitty Fascist government. Not only that but many countries aren’t even allowed to sell to the US anymore unless we collect tariffs for you in advance (like Australia). Which is like global free trade illegal but y’know… Trump lmao

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 7d

this is like half of r/ups now

Hi Andrew,

You have a new invoice for $63,755.71

Tariff Fee on T Shirt

Total Due: $83.27

Government Charges: $59.27
Brokerage Charges: $24.00

How to go about disputing an incorrect tariff charge?

Total Due: $82.92

Government Charges: $68.92
UPS Brokerage fees: $14.00

I’ve received 15 different duties and tariff charges for items I didn’t order.
Customer Seeking Help
The title is the crux of the issue. Over the past 3 weeks I’ve received numerous brown envelopes all charging me for duty and tariff fees associated with items that I never ordered.

The seller is somebody I’ve bought from before, but the last time I purchased from them was several months ago and my name is on the sold to slot. The “shipped to” person is someone I don’t know and the address and tracking address are both unrelated to me.

I’ve sent emails to an address given to my by the one time I was able to get through the phone number listed on the paper bill. They said the invoices will be removed in 4-6 weeks but now I’ve started receiving late fee bills on top. I’ve tried to call in again once a day, but I either get hung up on or my call drops once the wait lasts over an hour.

Any advice? I just don’t want this to go to collections or affect my credit for something I didn’t order or have any relation to besides my name being on something it shouldn’t have.

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