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jane @lazylazyjane.bsky.social · 25d

oh my god THEY'RE EXPLODING

The bottles of Kirkland Signature Prosecco Valdobbiadene are at risk of exploding, even if they're just sitting on a counter, Costco said.
People who have one of the bottles are advised to leave it unopened and to wrap it in paper towels and put it in a plastic bag before discarding it in the garbage can.

Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Sep 4

for some reason, whatever AI thing that pushes out the cishet omegaverse slop they put in webnovel ads is really fixated on Eddie Redmayne? all the villain alphas are Edward Redmayne of the Red Moon Pack with his evil daughter Marcy Redmayne. Where did this come from?

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Sep 2

I don't know what Lenovo Vantage is but my cat really really wants me to download it

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · Sep 1

There's something deeply unpleasant about an org which claims to be censoring games 'for the sake of women' going after creatives (many of whom are women) and trying to wrench their livelihoods away
As a woman I don't want to be used as a shield for puritanical anti-art policies

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Sep 1

www.thegamer.com/collective-s...

"Legality Is Not The Defining Factor": Steam Censorship Campaign Details It Seeks Removal Of Games Whether Legal Or Not

"If Steam and itch.io had been moderating their platforms as they should have, there would have been no need to temporarily delist games."

www.thegamer.com

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Nic n' dick @nicorvidae.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌿☀️

a crow bursting with golden light, flanked by various botanical elements. gold fluid drips from its chest

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Aug 17

the kids are very afraid of cringe and it feels bad so listen up:
when I was your age we used to put "FLAMES WILL BE FED TO MY PET HELLHOUND WITH SYRUP ON TOP! MWAHAHAHAH" and honestly I think we could use more of that attitude these days.
(flames= bad reviews)

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Natalie "Leif" Leif @natalieleif.bsky.social · Aug 15

ME: oh HELL yeah, they got soup you can slurp on clearance! This'll be perfect for the convention!

MY BEAUTIFUL AND PATIENT AND INTELLIGENT PARTNER: ...hon, this is baby food

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Aug 2

I fucking hate it here (was trying to look up a picture of an item at work to reprice it)

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Aug 2

it's like almond mom. nobody thinks almond moms only eat almonds and nothing else. that's how slang works

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Aug 2

"snack household"- has snacks and convenience foods like ice cream, crackers, canned soups, frozen pizza, etc. I feel like most people end up being in the middle of the extremes, and that's why derogatory. ingredient household has nothing to snack on, snack household may be unhealthy. both extreme.

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Aug 1

*only* ingredients is the kind of stretching point, like, instead of having something you can eat quickly, if you want to eat you have to either cook or, like, eat handfuls of ingredients.

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Aug 1

how is that less of a made up term?

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · Aug 1

For any artists dealing with adult content bans, I want to encourage you to get involved in the sex worker rights movement. While illustration is not the same as sex work, we share many of the same struggles, and our fights will be stronger if we collaborate.

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Aug 1

are snacks an ingredient

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Jul 29

there's not much that can top the satisfaction of hearing a guy cry out in pain as i hang up the phone (he asked me a nasty question and i banshee screeched into the receiver in response)

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Jul 27

It’s time for our own collective shout. Who are you calling?

Remember: Stress you’re a repeat caller on this issue and that you heard about this controversy on the news. With Visa, ask for a supervisor once you hit a dead end. Calls should always last longer than 30 seconds

yellat.money

Phone Numbers

Stripe (Headquarters): +1 (888) 963-8955
Stripe (US): +1 (877) 887-7815
Stripe (France): +33 805-11-19-67
Mastercard (Headquarters): +1 914-249-2000
Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-627-8372
Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-307-7309
Mastercard (Int.): +1 (636)-722-7111
Mastercard (AUS): +61 1800 120 113
Mastercard (UK): 0-800-96-4767
Visa (Headquarters): +1 (650)-432-3200
Visa (US + Can): +1 (800)-847-2911
Visa (AUS): +61 1800 125 440
All region numbers for Visa
PayPal (US): +1 (888)-221-1161
PayPal (UK): +44 (0203)-901-7000
PayPal Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Jul 27

I work in adult retail and I needed a quick way to at least capture customer attention while they buy lube. So, with deep thanks to everyone who's already done the work, I've made a very bare bones flyer designed to be printed and handed out.

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Jul 27

I work in adult retail and I needed a quick way to at least capture customer attention while they buy lube. So, with deep thanks to everyone who's already done the work, I've made a very bare bones flyer designed to be printed and handed out.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24

we are going to need to keep up this 'yelling at payment processors' energy for more than just today

Ideally, we will need to keep up this pressure over a span of a few weeks

As many people as possible, each making 2-4 calls a day, for a few weeks, is going to make the biggest impact

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Jul 24

call your banks and credit unions too! let them know that you want them to move away from Mastercard and Visa.

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · Jul 24

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

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Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.

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Luna/Serena/Sage @lunainvidia.bsky.social · Jul 24

Something to consider: if you have a banking service that uses Mastercard, you can call your bank and lodge similar complaints. I'm on hold with BECU right now to tell them that I want them to drop Mastercard. If every Seattle queer with BECU also calls, their lines will be tied up all day.

Iantos @iantos.bsky.social · Jul 24

Maybe we could find out.

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000

Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 24

Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?

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Autumn Ivy @autumnivy.net · Jul 24

This was crafted by a legal representative I know personally.

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Usually when you call you just get a voicemail inbox but they do listen to them especially when they become suddenly full!

Find your reps easily here:- www.congress.gov/members/find...

Financial Censorship Call Campaign

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to call your local representatives about this issue. To find your state representative, look up “town/state you live in” + “representative/legislator/senator” Yo...

docs.google.com

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Jul 23

Let’s change gears. Do some good

Sign this. Make it go viral. Protect sex workers. End payment processor discrimination

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.

Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.

action.aclu.org

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Jul 19

NEW on Collective Shout, the org behind Steam's new payment processor policies:

* The organization has connections to NCOSE + Exodus Cry
* It previously misinterpreted other games to drum up support
* NCOSE has a long, long history of targeting Steam

www.vice.com/en/article/g...

Group Behind Steam Censorship Policies Have Powerful Allies — And Targeted Popular Games With Outlandish Claims

The organization behind Steam's latest payment processor censorship, Collective Shout, appears to tell some misleading tales.

www.vice.com

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