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WA folks: Write a testimony here!
But please, if you can, sign up for a spoken one (8am on Fri 1/16) - only 5% of written testimonies are pro, but 33% SPOKEN TESTIMONIES ARE PRO. You can easily testify remote, which is a privilege many other states don't have. Use it!
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
But please, if you can, sign up for a spoken one (8am on Fri 1/16) - only 5% of written testimonies are pro, but 33% SPOKEN TESTIMONIES ARE PRO. You can easily testify remote, which is a privilege many other states don't have. Use it!
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
WA folks: Write a testimony here!
But please, if you can, sign up for a spoken one (8am on Fri 1/16) - only 5% of written testimonies are pro, but 33% SPOKEN TESTIMONIES ARE PRO. You can easily testify remote, which is a privilege many other states don't have. Use it!
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
But please, if you can, sign up for a spoken one (8am on Fri 1/16) - only 5% of written testimonies are pro, but 33% SPOKEN TESTIMONIES ARE PRO. You can easily testify remote, which is a privilege many other states don't have. Use it!
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
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Elastic Ink, a new brush for #Procreate is up and FREE for a limited time on Patreon, no account needed to DL. Like, comment & share to support freeleasing more #zhillybrushes.
Reply with your drawings using the brush and I will add some to the post!
www.patreon.com/posts/148063... @procreate.com
Reply with your drawings using the brush and I will add some to the post!
www.patreon.com/posts/148063... @procreate.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Elastic Ink, a new brush for #Procreate is up and FREE for a limited time on Patreon, no account needed to DL. Like, comment & share to support freeleasing more #zhillybrushes.
Reply with your drawings using the brush and I will add some to the post!
www.patreon.com/posts/148063... @procreate.com
Reply with your drawings using the brush and I will add some to the post!
www.patreon.com/posts/148063... @procreate.com
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Hey remember how all of Mississippi was blocked on BlueSky due to an age verification law?! They're going to try to do that in Washington State! COMMENT and CALL on this one!
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
January 11, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Hey remember how all of Mississippi was blocked on BlueSky due to an age verification law?! They're going to try to do that in Washington State! COMMENT and CALL on this one!
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Bills like the SCREEN Act, KOSA and more still need pushback from the public!
please call your reps and demand that censorship laws be opposed!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
please call your reps and demand that censorship laws be opposed!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Bills like the SCREEN Act, KOSA and more still need pushback from the public!
please call your reps and demand that censorship laws be opposed!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
please call your reps and demand that censorship laws be opposed!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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FYI I learned BigCartel has an "AI Shield" setting which I just turned on. This prevents training bot crawlers, but it may not stop the type of scraping Amazon is probably doing. So not sure it will hep but worth a try.
December 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
FYI I learned BigCartel has an "AI Shield" setting which I just turned on. This prevents training bot crawlers, but it may not stop the type of scraping Amazon is probably doing. So not sure it will hep but worth a try.
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Oh shit, so if you sell fanart on your Shopify you NEED to email Amazon NOW! @monkeyminion.com posted who they reached out to here bsky.app/profile/monk...
Because this makes you searchable ON AMAZON by big companies doing copyright/trademark sweeps, you could have your shop shut down or worse.
Because this makes you searchable ON AMAZON by big companies doing copyright/trademark sweeps, you could have your shop shut down or worse.
Yup. Those fox stickers are sold out, but also, I'd much rather be the one deciding what gets seen. This is a weird cross selection.
December 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Oh shit, so if you sell fanart on your Shopify you NEED to email Amazon NOW! @monkeyminion.com posted who they reached out to here bsky.app/profile/monk...
Because this makes you searchable ON AMAZON by big companies doing copyright/trademark sweeps, you could have your shop shut down or worse.
Because this makes you searchable ON AMAZON by big companies doing copyright/trademark sweeps, you could have your shop shut down or worse.
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Here's the email I sent to my senators this week, I have been contacting them regularly about this since May. Feel free to tweak it and make it your own:
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Here's the email I sent to my senators this week, I have been contacting them regularly about this since May. Feel free to tweak it and make it your own:
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#SaveSpeech
Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH!
This is huge!
These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!
Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH!
This is huge!
These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!
NetChoice Wins Permanent Block of Louisiana Age Verification Law, Protecting Free Speech and Parental Rights - NetChoice
BATON ROUGE, La.—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana granted NetChoice’s motion for summary judgment in NetChoice v. Murrill, striking down Louisiana’s Act 456. The cou...
netchoice.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#SaveSpeech
Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH!
This is huge!
These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!
Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH!
This is huge!
These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!
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5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY!
Tentickle opened in December 2020 (remember 2020? 🤮) so this is to thank you all for helping me to survive 🙏
Win a Made-To-Order of your choice - any size, firmness and colours - and feel free to sprinkle a little extra detail to it, like a cheeky bit of hand-painting 😉
Tentickle opened in December 2020 (remember 2020? 🤮) so this is to thank you all for helping me to survive 🙏
Win a Made-To-Order of your choice - any size, firmness and colours - and feel free to sprinkle a little extra detail to it, like a cheeky bit of hand-painting 😉
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY!
Tentickle opened in December 2020 (remember 2020? 🤮) so this is to thank you all for helping me to survive 🙏
Win a Made-To-Order of your choice - any size, firmness and colours - and feel free to sprinkle a little extra detail to it, like a cheeky bit of hand-painting 😉
Tentickle opened in December 2020 (remember 2020? 🤮) so this is to thank you all for helping me to survive 🙏
Win a Made-To-Order of your choice - any size, firmness and colours - and feel free to sprinkle a little extra detail to it, like a cheeky bit of hand-painting 😉
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REVIEW: New Edge Sword and Sorcery Issues 5-7 www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-new-e... I have an essay about Leigh Brackett in issue 7
REVIEW: New Edge Sword and Sorcery Issues 5-7
New Edge highlights talent from all sorts of backgrounds in an effort to celebrate the fun, exciting parts of S&S
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
REVIEW: New Edge Sword and Sorcery Issues 5-7 www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-new-e... I have an essay about Leigh Brackett in issue 7
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⚔️NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY ISSUES FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN are out now🧙♀️
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
⚔️NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY ISSUES FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN are out now🧙♀️
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
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Since it is the season of giving, we wanted to start a Wandering Bard Giveaway!
Win a custom Xsmall, Small, Medium or Large custom pour!
Must Retweet, Like, and Follow(or be following us) to enter!
Winner(s) will be drawn on Dec 12th at 2 PM ET!
Must be 18+ to enter, rules next!
Win a custom Xsmall, Small, Medium or Large custom pour!
Must Retweet, Like, and Follow(or be following us) to enter!
Winner(s) will be drawn on Dec 12th at 2 PM ET!
Must be 18+ to enter, rules next!
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Since it is the season of giving, we wanted to start a Wandering Bard Giveaway!
Win a custom Xsmall, Small, Medium or Large custom pour!
Must Retweet, Like, and Follow(or be following us) to enter!
Winner(s) will be drawn on Dec 12th at 2 PM ET!
Must be 18+ to enter, rules next!
Win a custom Xsmall, Small, Medium or Large custom pour!
Must Retweet, Like, and Follow(or be following us) to enter!
Winner(s) will be drawn on Dec 12th at 2 PM ET!
Must be 18+ to enter, rules next!
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The Getty Museum in LA added over 80,000 pieces of art to the public domain with a CC0 license. That means you can download it with no legal restrictions. You just need to click that open-content filter.
Could be useful for projects or photo-bashing.
www.getty.edu/art/collecti...
Could be useful for projects or photo-bashing.
www.getty.edu/art/collecti...
The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection
Explore the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
www.getty.edu
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Getty Museum in LA added over 80,000 pieces of art to the public domain with a CC0 license. That means you can download it with no legal restrictions. You just need to click that open-content filter.
Could be useful for projects or photo-bashing.
www.getty.edu/art/collecti...
Could be useful for projects or photo-bashing.
www.getty.edu/art/collecti...
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I threw together a little gift guide for some of the games we make! Check it out if you like indie TTRPG and D&D supplements! #ttrpg #dnd
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I threw together a little gift guide for some of the games we make! Check it out if you like indie TTRPG and D&D supplements! #ttrpg #dnd
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
You can find our games, as well as geeky t-shirts, art prints and gaming related accessories here: shorturl.at/dcb3W
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This is genuinely such a good read.
Rascal has had some absolute bangers this year, but this is probably my favorite and hit me the hardest:
Rascal has had some absolute bangers this year, but this is probably my favorite and hit me the hardest:
"What do we risk when we play?"
Contributor @seraphimseraphina.bsky.social interrogates the path of her life through a joyfully violent larp that radically reframes safety and risk.
Contributor @seraphimseraphina.bsky.social interrogates the path of her life through a joyfully violent larp that radically reframes safety and risk.
I want to fight my friends in the back of a moving truck
What if some games are too risky to not play?
www.rascal.news
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is genuinely such a good read.
Rascal has had some absolute bangers this year, but this is probably my favorite and hit me the hardest:
Rascal has had some absolute bangers this year, but this is probably my favorite and hit me the hardest:
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TYSM for the support everyone!! 😭😭😭🙏 I’m a bit overwhelmed with messages atm but i’ll try to reply after i catch some sleep ty ty ty!!
also here’s an actual link to ko-fi since i’m useless and didn’t link it correctly the first time 🫠🫠🫠
ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
also here’s an actual link to ko-fi since i’m useless and didn’t link it correctly the first time 🫠🫠🫠
ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
hi everyone! i’m going through some financial hurdles so it’d really help me if you shared this post promoting my brushes, maybe consider gifting them? it is the season 🫶
you can find them here:
🫶 www.patreon.com/MerlinGG
✨ ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
✨ merlin2g.gumroad.com
you can find them here:
🫶 www.patreon.com/MerlinGG
✨ ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
✨ merlin2g.gumroad.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
TYSM for the support everyone!! 😭😭😭🙏 I’m a bit overwhelmed with messages atm but i’ll try to reply after i catch some sleep ty ty ty!!
also here’s an actual link to ko-fi since i’m useless and didn’t link it correctly the first time 🫠🫠🫠
ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
also here’s an actual link to ko-fi since i’m useless and didn’t link it correctly the first time 🫠🫠🫠
ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
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NEW (FREE) GAME FORTHCOMING:
SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.
In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…
SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.
In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…
September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW (FREE) GAME FORTHCOMING:
SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.
In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…
SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.
In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…
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Read this tonight and you should too 🤩
I'm always whinging that there aren't enough standalone fantasy books so when I find one that I love I find it hard to shut up about it.
With that in mind, you should read Alastair Reynolds' THE DAGER IN VICHY.
subterraneanpress.com/the-dagger-i...
With that in mind, you should read Alastair Reynolds' THE DAGER IN VICHY.
subterraneanpress.com/the-dagger-i...
The Dagger in Vichy eBook
Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing limited editions and groundbreaking original works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
subterraneanpress.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Read this tonight and you should too 🤩
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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This is insanely bad for anyone doing game development. Who the hell knows what Gaming Copilot is doing with your screen captures, but it almost certainly isn't compliant with your NDA.
If you're using Windows 11, Microsoft is now surveilling you in a new way. This may already be turned on on your computer, and you would not be notified; it activates whenever they detect you are in a "game", which in my experience Microsoft often false-positives on
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests
Gaming Copilot, rolling out now to Windows 11, adds a new attack surface to Windows.
doublepulsar.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is insanely bad for anyone doing game development. Who the hell knows what Gaming Copilot is doing with your screen captures, but it almost certainly isn't compliant with your NDA.