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Custom Range Blaster @customrangeblaster.bsky.social · 2d

October 10 2025, 02:00am UTC

Custom Range Blaster 10th Anniversary Montage

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 2d

#saveSpeech

this is a really good sign, but it's not over until it's over. Germany has flipped before, and we cannot risk it flipping again. Germans, continue to voice your opposition to your MEPs/MPs. likewise, everyone else in the EU should be similarly vocal!

we have 7 more days!

Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social · 2d

🇩🇪 Germany is AGAINST Chat Control:

Jens Spahn: "We as the CDU/CSU parliamentary group are against indiscriminate monitoring of chats. That would be like preemptively opening all letters to check whether there's something illegal in them. That's not acceptable, that won't happen under our watch."

Germany voices opposition to Chat Control, tilting the balance.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 3d

with alt-text

A screenshot from Zelda Williams' instagram stories. It reads:

Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. Its dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

The second Instagram stories screenshot from Zelda Williams. It reads:

"And for the love of EVERY THING, stop calling it 'the future'. AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

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scary tall bart @tallbart.com · 5d

I want these Godless freaks held publicly accountable for every single crime

Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 5d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

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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Glacial @glacialsiren484.bsky.social · 5d

i am a splatoon player on x.com and this is my #splatoon3 clip

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Glacial @glacialsiren484.bsky.social · 7d

bros

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Pebble @pebble14.bsky.social · 9d

I made this shit months ago and forgot about it

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🌸🐦 DoodleDox 🐦🌸 (COMMS CLOSED) @doodledox.bsky.social · 9d

This is URGENT y'all, more resources through this post! Give em a hard time!!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 9d

KOSA is now in red alert priority.

Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA

We need to turn out in numbers against this!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 16d

#SaveSpeech

Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc

Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!

www.congress.gov/members/find...

www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 9d

KOSA is now in red alert priority.

Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA

We need to turn out in numbers against this!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 16d

#SaveSpeech

Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc

Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!

www.congress.gov/members/find...

www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 10d

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 11d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Glacial @glacialsiren484.bsky.social · 12d

trying random shit atp

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 14d

hi, cis folks!

do you trust the senate to decide whether you can have healthcare or if you legally exist under the law or where you can legally wash your hands or pee? neither do we!

please tap into the thread & tell senators our civil rights & lives matter—even more than the jimmy kimmel show!

Trans healthcare bans are a part of HB 3944, HB 4016, HB 3838, HB 4213, HB 4779, HB 5342, HB 5304, HB 5116, and SB 2296.
Provisions that end the legal recognition of trans people are part of HB 3838, HB 4552, and HB 5342.
Sec 594 of HB 5342 is a prison ban that sees that no federal funding can be used to place an incarcerated person in a prison inconsistent with their "biological sex
There are SOCIAL transition bans as part of HB 5342 and HB 5304.
A provision to ensure trans and queer foster kids can be taken in by homes where they'll be forced to endure conversion therapy and abuse is part of HB 5304.
Bathroom bans are a part of HB 3838 and HB 5342.
Despite House and Senate Democrats uniting as a bloc against transgender sports bans in January and February of this year (with the exception of the 4 notable and vocal House-D bigots), sports bans are a part of HB 3838, HB 5304, HB 5342, and SB 2296,
Sections that even allow same-sex marriage discrimination appear in HB 4016, HB 4121, HB 4213, HB 4249, HB 4552, HB 4553, HB 5342, HB 4754, and HB 5304.
Are you getting the picture?

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foogle @iamfoogle.bsky.social · 15d

i just made a cool video

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 16d

EU folks! Contact your MEPs and denand they oppose Chat Control!

The link below has a section that lets you find your MEP!
fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states

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Custom Range Blaster @customrangeblaster.bsky.social · 16d

I was a day one S-BLAST hater

Custom Range Blaster
• Added 1 year and 9 months after launch despite being a Splatoon 1 weapon (also the last blaster to get a second kit)
• 1 small main weapon buff after 7 years of nothing (reverted 9 months later)
• 2 main weapon nerfs, went 200p to 210p, and Kraken Royale nerfed within 3 months
• Only got one sticker to differentiate it from Range Blaster when other second kits got way more.
• Needs at least .9AP of Intensify Action for reliable jump shots (1.0AP for Blasters other than Luna and S-BLAST is worth less than .3AP is for everything else by the way)

S-BLAST '91
• Added ONLY 6 MONTHS after S-BLAST '92 was added
• 4 notable main weapon buffs over the course of 1 year
• Went 190p to 200p and got 2 main weapon nerfs, but Booyah Bomb still got buffs
• Got a distinct colour-scheme from '92
• Doesn't need Intensify since the long range shots are reliable and the short range shots only have 6 degrees of scatter (most Blasters have 8 degrees), gear is only really restricted by Ink Saver Sub.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17d

We should not care or reward Disney for this. We must make their bottom line hurt for even considering doing something like this. Don't let up. Other companies need to see that bowing to fascism is not something you can do without consequence.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 17d

!!!

*DISNEY SAYS JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE SHOW TO RETURN ON TUESDAY

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Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · 21d

Before the events of Sep 10th, KOSA was reported to be dead in the committee. Now they're using said events as an excuse to try to get the bill through.

Just because the debate guy got killed for his free speech doesn't mean they should take away yours.

Linking resources below

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 21d

#SaveSpeech

US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.

Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!

Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability

Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.

reclaimthenet.org

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🌸🐦 DoodleDox 🐦🌸 (COMMS CLOSED) @doodledox.bsky.social · 21d

Please Please Please do what you can to help stop this

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 21d

#SaveSpeech

US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.

Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!

Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability

Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.

reclaimthenet.org

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trans² Yoru @midnightyoru.kawaii.social · 23d

the fact that the entire world must deal with the United States having a temper tantrum over smut is ridiculous

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Announcements Only @acvalens.net · 23d

Concerning claim on r/Games

www.reddit.com/r/Games/comm...

r/Games 7 hr. ago
Join
DwingRD
Valve no longer allows "Post-launch NSFW content" for games on Steam - outside of DLCS.
I have looked through Steam's Terms of Service online, but have found no official rule or statement from Valve of this new rule - but one Adult game developer has confirmed this new rule after launching their game
"Tales of Legendary Lust: Aphrodisia" a couple days ago.
With the recent rule change blocking adult-themed games from releasing on Early Access, this new rule seems to be targeting Adult-themed games that have ALREADY released on Steam - and threatens them with their games being removed from Steam.
There are currently 536 Adult-rated Early Access games on Steam - and this new rule may take them all down.

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Glacial @glacialsiren484.bsky.social · 21d

burst zip son or burst missile daughter

Glacial @glacialsiren484.bsky.social · 22d

late but my first art collab!!! i redrew toad's pose from the smb2usa box art

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 25d

Tomorrow we all need to pound ALL of our reps about this. Demand consequences.

Theyre doing shit like this because they think they will face no meaningfup consequences, so we need to make a big fuss about this so it isnt further normalized

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Announcements Only @acvalens.net · 25d

Deeply disturbing. Missouri is implementing age verification for 18+ sites through its AG. No vote, no legislation, just the Attorney General implementing the policy and forcing AV on its residents

www.komu.com/news/state/n...

New Missouri AG announces age verification requirement for explicit sites

Missouri will require pornographic websites to verify users' ages to prevent minors from accessing explicit content.

www.komu.com

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Glacial @glacialsiren484.bsky.social · 25d

because i like white and green luigi better (joe was a meanie and made olive and green default)

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 26d

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

ML @mlpoole.bsky.social · 26d

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