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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 20h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Max Yeager 🔜 Lighbox Expo 528 @jaegerpilotmax.bsky.social · 12h

I am completely repulsed and betrayed, what the hell

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI. And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 2d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 4d

I wish I could draw what I see in my head no context but literally any bit of it would be some form of spoiler I'm so mad

MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 4d

Why i have to tell story for people to know cool thing huh why can't i beam it into brain

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 4d

me listening to vs paula from deltatraveler and going hog wild

A radial motion blurred picture of SpongeBob cheering

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 4d

cringe culture is dead imagine an undertale style battle of the final confrontation of your oc story

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 7d

He's a fucking kity (lombax), okay?

🔧 #RatchetAndClank • #fanart

A sketch dump of Ratchet from 'Ratchet and Clank.'
(Left to right, top to bottom)
1: Ratchet with large, cartoon cat eyes smiling at something offscreen
2: Ratchet flipping out of the way of a laser beam, which is striking the ground next to him.
3: Ratchet with a bedhead, pajamas, and a toothbrush, looking at something with a tired expression.
4: Ratchet stretching with his arms above his head.
5: Poorly drawn Ratchet with his mouth open wide, like the popping mouth cat meme
6: Ratchet jumping up on all fours, scared of a cucumber
7: The back of Ratchet's head

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 7d

He's a fucking kity (lombax), okay?

🔧 #RatchetAndClank • #fanart

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 7d

Unfortunately not. I just really like kiwi birds 😔

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!! I was trying to be as faithful as possible

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 7d

imo the original is the best design. Nice and simple, easily distinguishable colors on each item, it's just fantastic all around. I really miss the cartoony look of the ps2 games.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · Oct 22

[2023]
POPCORN TUESDAY!!
🔧 #RatchetAndClank • #fanart

Kit from Ratchet & Clank holding a bucket of popcorn with the text 'Happy Popcorn Tuesday' written above her.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 8d

A sketch dump because I have a PROBLEM

🔧 #RatchetAndClank • #fanart

A sketch dump of Ratchet from 'Ratchet and Clank.'
(Left to right, top to bottom)
1: Tiny Ratchet with a big thumbs-up
2: Ratchet sticking his tongue out in disapproval
3: Ratchet sitting cross-legged on the ground
4: Clank, on Ratchet's back, talking to him. Ratchet is looking back, listening.
5: Poorly drawn Ratchet and Clank
6: Ratchet falling flat on the ground with a SPLAT
7: Ratchet drawn over the cat no like banana meme
8: Ratchet drawn over a screaming kitten
9: Chibi Ratchet sitting with his back to the camera
10: Poorly drawn Ratchet with a wide smile
11: Ratchet standing and looking to the side, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 10d

Don’t automatically assume that your elected officials will do the right thing because we know that half of them won’t and may try to capitulate under pressure. Call your elected officials and be a constant, unceasing pain in their ass. You elected them to work for you not the other way around.

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 · 10d

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

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 12d

Ratchet tboy swag edition

🔧 #RatchetAndClank • #fanart

Ratchet from the game 'Ratchet and Clank (2002)' smirking at the camera and holding his omniwrench. The design drawn slightly differs from the one in-game by having top surgery scars on his chest.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 11d

I get craving more trans rep and feeling powerless to get more, esp in this political climate, but taking it out on this one person is NOT the way to go.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 11d

Also what makes this even funnier is that there are trans people involved in the making. (Specifically the voice of Sparky, who is a trans lady!) The vitriol towards Dana reeks of entitlement, man.

And I also just noticed I called the post a tweet when it was a Bluesky. Old habits die hard ig.

MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 13d

Man the replies on that Dana Terrace tweet make an excellent blocklist. All she did was say a character was cis, not that trans interpretations were bad?? People are allowed to write whatever stories they want and you are allowed to have a different interpretation from the author.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 12d

Dear Insomniac Games, let Ratchet have his rat tiddies out again. He was very gender in the first game. pls.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 12d

Ratchet tboy swag edition

🔧 #RatchetAndClank • #fanart

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 12d

Unfortunately it happened here on Bluesky 🙃 People taking their bad habits with them from Twitter

MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 13d

IKR?? Acting like she was a terf for confirming something about a character SHE wrote. Absolute insanity.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 13d

Mfs get way too fucking comfortable with jumping to conclusions and reading simple statements in bad faith. Would it be cool of Frankie was trans in canon? Absolutely! But also this is Dana's story and she has the right to write it however she wants.

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MagicalPouchOfMagic @magicalpouch.bsky.social · 13d

Man the replies on that Dana Terrace tweet make an excellent blocklist. All she did was say a character was cis, not that trans interpretations were bad?? People are allowed to write whatever stories they want and you are allowed to have a different interpretation from the author.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 14d

People keep on bitching about Palestine protesters as if they (in the face of massive state violence) aren’t responsible for one of the greatest shifts in public opinion ever despite an entire media landscape set up to stop them

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