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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · Jun 23

I guess I should do an updated introduction:
I'm Mercer
🍃🦝Tanuki
🇬🇧 British
Autistic
Furry
Does 3D modelling/game dev in my free time.
Introverted
Likes gaming, game dev stuff, computing and automotive stuff
This account is strictly 18+ only so minors be gone!

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🌟🎃 Spoopy Magician Tommo 🎃🌟 @tommothecabbit.bsky.social · 1h

Human-made art is more important than ever since we’re seeing more and more AI-generated slop and we must continue to convince more people that art made by human hands is what’s keeping everything alive

There is heart and soul in human-made creations. There is not in AI-generated slop.

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Gigabyte Studios (Wishlist Veredilia on Steam) @gigabyte-studios.bsky.social · 1h

Just added in enemy dismemberments and other death effects to have more of an MK-feel to the game.
Do you think this is a cool idea? I also have another finishing move like system in the works as well.
#veredilia #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #gamemakerstudio2 #furry #sonic #mk

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ここだり @kokodari.bsky.social · 2h

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Iridium Wolf @iridiumwolf.bsky.social · 3h

Michigan friends, Michigan citizens, please fight this. For yourselves, and so it doesn't become a model for the rest of the states.

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

www.wilx.com

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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 3h

Waterstones should be added to the list of companies to boycott.

Helen @helenm40.bsky.social · 3h

Belonging to the misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ 'gender critical' hate movement does not make you a 'gender studies' scholar @waterstones.bsky.social.

Whichever bigoted staff member curated that hateful, filthy display cost your company £60.

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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 3h

You're welcome 🙂

Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 3h

That jacket suits you.

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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Birthday to you.

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BixByte @bixbyte.bsky.social · 12h

My bank account is getting scary...

If you'd rather just be generous instead of buying something from my shop, anything helps...

ko-fi.com/bixbyte

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Natasha Tara Petrović @ Portland Retro Game Expo 732 @1000deaddraculas.bsky.social · 23h

YOU WOULD DOWNLOAD A CAR

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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 14h

Hey there.

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🌟🎃 Spoopy Magician Tommo 🎃🌟 @tommothecabbit.bsky.social · 18h

If you want furry merchandise, BUY FROM ACTUAL ARTISTS.

Avoid AI-generated slop from corporations.

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Daily Tanuki Bot @dailytanuki.bsky.social · 18h

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ΛTLΛS @atlasbun.bsky.social · 16h

Call your senator if you see them on this list and tell them no to KOSA.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 19h

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

[more names + links continued below]

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Tinytelephones everywhere else @tinyholly.bsky.social · 21h

Just fyi people it looks like this scam is going around for blusky accounts

www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySoc...

From the BlueskySocial community on Reddit: "I've accidentally reported you" scam

Explore this post and more from the BlueskySocial community

www.reddit.com

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 21h

It's time the current government resign and payment processors should never be allowed to dictate on what people spend their money on.

People need to continue bullying payment processors to show that people are still fed up with censorship/being told what they can & can't buy.

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 1d

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

www.wilx.com

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

A small victory! Chat Control has been tabled for now, but it can [and likely will] be brought up for vote again in December

In the meantime, EU citizens will need to continue pressuring their respective govts to oppose chat control

However, do so knowing that pressure WORKS.

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

Denmark has tabled next week's vote on Chat Control.

Yet, per Peter Hummelgaard:

"The Danish Presidency will, however, continue to work with the member states to find a solution, and therefore negotiations on the technical details of the proposal continue. It is urgent to find common ground."

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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to you 🙂

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Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great time to remind everyone that you should in fact, still be calling MasterCard, Visa, Stripe, and other payment processors to annoy the shit out of them.

Because I'll tell you right now, that shitheel? Not gonna have to worry about them accepting payment.

*Artists will.*

Phone Numbers
• Stripe (California): +1 888 926 2289 (Say you're based in California before continuing.)
• 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
All region numbers for Mastercard 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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harrisonpeloso.bsky.social @harrisonpeloso.bsky.social · 1d

The grand trio @ashcoyote.bsky.social @elfreckles.bsky.social and chip drawn in true furry form by Jhay/crescent

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Mercer The Tanuki @mercerthetanuki.bsky.social · 1d

It's a good job he lost as he doesn't deserve it. Let's make sure he doesn't get another chance since he doesn't deserve it after the amount of suffering and division he's caused in the USA.

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BeraCerbera @beracerbera.bsky.social · 2d

She's a bat, she's a fox
She's a box!

[ #furry #furryart ]

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 1d

Just learned the Portland frog is nonbinary and fuck yeah! That's the representation we need!

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