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Elyon113

@elyon113.bsky.social

I love being called a "Radical Leftist"

It's extremely radical for a nation to provide shelter, food and medicine for every person that calls it home. That's what can make America the best nation on earth. It's up to us to make that happen.

November 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM

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vozer ✪ :vozerBow:

@vozercozer.vozer.cafe.ap.brid.gy

im so tired of companies making smart kitchen appliances, why would i want my microwave to run windows 10

November 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM

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PopitTart

@popittart.bsky.social

November 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM

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probium

@probium.bsky.social

also es-de

November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM

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Hart Cunningham

@hpsc24.bsky.social

November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM

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TY-PESH

@ty-pesh.bsky.social

tązhii jį́

November 26, 2024 at 5:55 PM

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Hourly Foxes

@foxes.hourly.media

November 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM

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Elf M. Sternberg

@elfsternberg.bsky.social

"In general, furries show no significant deviations from the general population in terms of mental health. On scores of well-being, however, they tend to score higher."

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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November 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM

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Hourly Foxes

@foxes.hourly.media

November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM

SMNFXCN (@wetdry.world)

@smnfxcn.bsky.social

instead of iiSU, try out Daijishou
it does the same thing minus all the social bloat
github.com/TapiocaFox/D...

GitHub - TapiocaFox/Daijishou: Daijishō is a retro launcher that manages your retro games libraries. This repo is for assets and served as a main page.

Daijishō is a retro launcher that manages your retro games libraries. This repo is for assets and served as a main page. - TapiocaFox/Daijishou

github.com

November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM

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Triple-Q

@triple-q.bsky.social

I was hating the iisu emulation frontend BEFORE it was cool to do so because Continuum is a really tacky and ugly looking font

November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM

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Keith Stack

@keithstack.com

A lot of the excitement for iiSU seems like it’s coming from folks who aren’t familiar with emulator frontends. Things like iiSU already exist! You should check out EmulationStation! It just doesn’t have all the (probably unrealistic) social stuff.

November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM

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Reky 🏳️‍⚧️ Lowpoly Elf Vtuber

@reky.channel

nobody support iisu and nobody support retroarch

November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM

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飛弟酱

@fdjiang.bsky.social

commission

November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM

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luna

@lunamarne.bsky.social

"I've never really voiced an opinion about topics like this" is such a corporate response when we have an opinion he voiced right here, one very clearly aware of the western social media zetigest. This is a cop out and holding someone accountable when they arent sincerely sorry isnt witch hunting

November 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM

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Dumpling~

@lovelydumpling.bsky.social

they were pretty open about the fact that the software is not ready and that these were mockups but I think they weren't as clear in the full presentation as they were in past videos which is unfortunate since its gotten the most attention.

November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM

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Exentio Kawasaki 🎐🌸✒️

@exentio.sexy

In case the "devs" being pieces of shit (there's people deep into AI on it btw) wasn't enough, here's some more

November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM

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Cochu

@cochu.bsky.social

This situation has been very frustrating and it's equally frustrating that they had the chance to handle the situation better but never took it. I never received a response from either Usagi or a member of his team. So if my concerns won't be heard privately, then I guess publicly is the only option

November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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Cochu

@cochu.bsky.social

Something else that bothers me is that, not only were none of the remarks directly addressed, it's being phrased as if the problematic stuff was in the past, but there's harmful rhetoric as recently as last month?

November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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Cochu

@cochu.bsky.social

Usagi released a statement about the accusations earlier today.

@everyone

It looks like things got out of hand recently, so I’ll have to step in and address a few things. For those unaware, this server wasn’t made specifically for iiSU when it was first created. A few years back, this used to be a server for close friends who basically played games like Valorant everyday, so you can imagine the environment and the humor was not at all the same as it is here in the emulation space. It was very stupid of me to even recycle an old server and repurpose it to something that’s meant to be safe and welcoming for the general userbase, and clearly I didn’t put much thought into that when I essentially cut ties with those people and reset this server the way I did.

I’ve seen some of what was said, albeit only a few of those screenshots really had anything to do with me. I should clear some things up for people:

- I’m a regular person, not a godsend, not a saint. I’ve said and done things before that I know for sure wouldn’t fly today. There’s really no going back, it’s either I look forward or I hold on to that version of myself that no longer exists. I tend to avoid being too involved with online communities because of situations like this being very common on social platforms. Becoming popular overnight wasn’t something I ever expected, so having a clean record would’ve been impossible. Sad to say, I’m not perfect and never have been.

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- I’m aware that with good portion of my server being a part of the LGBTQ community, being seen as transphobic can be really damming in a case like this. i know how important it can be to not be ridiculed for being who you are. A few of my team members are either trans or represent the LGBTQ community in some way, and I love and respect each and every one of them. I’ve never really voiced an opinion about topics like this, and I always make an effort to not make things political in any way. I’ve never engaged with platforms like Twitter, Reddit or Bluesky for reasons like these. To this day, I don’t intend to. I don’t live in the US, so a lot of the stigma around politics and gender identity aren’t as hyper focused here as they are in the states. I should seriously adapt if I’m going to be looked up to by a lot of people in this community.

- Life is very different right now compared to how things were back then. I was around the wrong crowd, which is why I made an effort to leave them the way I did. They were very toxic, insensitive and I never knew how to speak up against any of it, I was never very confrontational with them. I took about a year off to myself to reset. Honestly it’s unfortunate that something like this even had to pop up when so many people are excited for this project, it really does suck, but there’s not much I can do except acknowledge it and move forward. I’m truly sorry to those of you who do feel hurt by any negative perception of me or anything I might’ve stated in the past.

Those of you who already donated, if you feel distaste for me, this project, or anything I’ve said and done before, you can request a refund at any point and I’ll gladly send it your way. Just make sure to include your ko-fi name or a screenshot if you have it.

I’m really sorry things had to happen this way, it’s not a reflection of iiSU or my team. It’s really all on me, and I don’t mind taking full responsibility for it all. Just go easy on them…

November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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Cochu

@cochu.bsky.social

Later the server was purged, making all screenshots of Usagi's past remarks unverifiable, which led to people questioning if they were even real at all

@everyone we cleared some of the main chats (such as general) from before this server was converted into the iiSU community hub. it was home to an old friend group that is completely unassociated with the project as of now from several years back, and we dont want any personal chats brought up with people who are no longer part of the server or associated with usagi. i think most people can understand this! we're going to get a comment from usagi soon on some other messages that he's said, as well as addressing some of the questions about iiSU's viability. It's unfortunate timing with him being out right now, so im sorry for the wait!

November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM

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Cochu

@cochu.bsky.social

After finding out about Reverie's accusation, I decided to look more into it. That's when I (and a friend) found instances of UsagiShade spreading transphobic rheroric and remarks in the public iiSU server. The first instance was from just last month.
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