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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jul 31

There are some folks I will never see eye-to-eye with.

Because I'm fucking 5'3" and some of them are 6'9"!!!

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Jul 28

KOSA is back, speak of the devil. Let's kill it again!

Lucca (🏳️‍⚧️Aunt Tifa👊) @spookalucca.games · Jul 27

Current call to actions include:
- EFF: act.eff.org/action/congr...
- www.stopkosa.com
- actionnetwork.org/petitions/ce...

The goal of this is to signal to lawmakers this bill is not popular and shouldn't be brought before Congress (should die in committee or elsewhere).

These links have scripts!

Stop KOSA

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

www.stopkosa.com

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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jul 24

Nat: Why is my brain suddenly quiet?

A: Natasha, you've had two lattes and two dirty chais. I always add three shots to yours. How is your brain QUIET?

Nat: Oh, that'd do it.

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · Jul 24

"What are they supposed to do, defend NSFW creators and potentially risk getting shut down entirely, which would affect all the innocent SFW creators too?"

You know what?

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Kroox - Home of Bonktober @lekroox.bsky.social · Jul 24

This itch.io NSFW policy change is unfortunately nothing new, the problem isn't the platforms themselves but rather Visa/MC strong-arming these services into revising their NSFW policies.
So if you're eligible I invite you to sign this ACLU petition: 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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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jul 12

My parking neighbor told me I was the best spot neighbor she's ever had... and my 2014 car doesn't have backup cameras.

We're friends now, it's great! The garage? Is NOT.

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · Jul 6

Hello Outsider fans! You've been invited to submit to the July edition of Speak the Sojourner, a literary magazine that aims to publish folks underserved by traditional media. You have until the 9th to submit your writing, and it's compensated! More info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jul 1

Maybe all the years of picking my previous landlord's ass from up off the ground did leave a mark.

One my back still hasn't forgiven me for.

Not too sure it ever will at this piont.

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Nero Villagallos O'Reilly @itsnero.com · Jun 27

This is today!!!!!!

Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · Jun 22

It's once again Trans Comics at Trans Pride! We're super proud to be sponsoring Trans Pride Seattle once again and we'll have some amazing artists at our booth this Friday from 6 to 8 in Volunteer Park! Come check out some cool comics and cool local folks doing comics!

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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jun 25

*takes a deep breath that ends in a wheeze* I'm so sorry. I needed people to see this ridonkulous meme.

Orange cat with smushed face so the "smile" looks tiny and silly. White text reading: asterick evil laugh asterick and a tag for catswithcontext

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RJ | Carapace Illustration @carapacestudios.bsky.social · Jun 23

ALL AGES Nature Journaling Camp starts next week with @pushpullseattle.bsky.social !!

We'll be at the beautiful Ballard Locks sketching landscapes, bugs, flowers, birds, and more. If you love drawing in Nature, I'd love to see you there.

www.simpletix.com/e/all-ages-n...

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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jun 23

Old coworker just reposted her FB PFP and my immediate reaction?

"OH, you're single again."

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Jun 22

Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.

Screenshot of a Bluesky post

Lauren
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@laurenkayes.bsky.social
It's so cool that cities are like "oweeease only turn your AC on if you're actively dying and don't go below 79
"
while the Al nobody asked for is slurping up the power grid to make 1 image of a girl with 5 tits
Jun 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM

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NOLNIR ✨🌠💫 @nolnir.com · Jun 20

I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.

F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇

a digital drawing of a young character with a turquoise bow on her head. She possesses canine-like features and wears a white outfit with yellow gloves. To the right of her is text that reads "Fuck it, let's make a website!"

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Jun 22

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Jun 22

btw, if you’re wondering if you should call your congressperson & tell them bombing iran is a *bad* idea & impeachment is a *good* idea, the answer’s already yes, but the 75 dems who hate brown people/muslims enough to have voted for HR488 probably really need to hear it.

find their info: reps.fyi

Alma Adams (NC-12)
Sarah Elfreth (MD-03)
Greg Landsman (OH-01)
Joe Neguse (CO-02)
Greg Stanton (AZ-04)|
Jake Auchincloss (MA-04)
Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Susie Lee (NV-03)
Frank Pallone (NJ-06)
Haley Stevens (MI-11)
Joyce Beatty (OH-03)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Stephen Lynch (MA-08)|
Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) |
Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10)
Wesley Bell (MO-01)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Seth Magaziner (RI-02)
Chris Pappas (NH-01)
Tom Suozzi (NY-03)
Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
John Mannion (NY-22)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Eric Swalwell (CA-14)
Shontel Brown (OH-11)
Maggie Goodlander (NH-02)
Lucy McBath (GA-06)
Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)
Emilia Sykes (OH-13)
Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
April McClain Delaney (MD-06)
Josh Riley (NY-19)
Shri Thanedar (MI-13)
Janelle Bynum (OR-05)
Josh Harder (CA-09)
Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08)
Raul Ruiz (CA-25)|
Norma Torres (CA-35)|
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20)
Jahana Hayes (CT-05)
Grace Meng (NY-06)
Pat Ryan (NY-18)
Ritchie Torres (NY-15)
Steve Cohen (TN-09)
Steven Horsford (NV-04)
David Min (CA-47)
Brad Schneider (IL-10) |
Derek Tran (CA-45)
Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Steny Hoyer (MD-05)|
Joe Morelle (NY-25)
Kim Schrier (WA-10)
Gabe Vasquez (NM-02)
Angie Craig (MN-02)
Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Jared Moskowitz (FL-23)
David Scott (GA-13)
Eugene Vindman (VA-07)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Bill Keating (MA-09)|
Seth Moulton (MA-06)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)|
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25)
Sharice Davids (KS-03)
Tim Kennedy (NY-26)
Frank Mrvan (IN-01)
Eric Sorensen (IL-17)|
George Whitesides (CA-27)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Raj Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)
Richard Neal (MA-01)
Darren Soto (FL-09)
Frederica Wilson (FL-24)

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Jun 22

We have a madman in the White House who is actively trying to trigger total war.

If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.

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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jun 19

B: You are always taller than 5'3" in my head.

Nat: Spite and Sass add six inches.

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · Jun 18

What she said. Do not let them normalize this because it will keep happening and using words like “delivered” makes this sound normal. No they performed surgery on a dead woman without her family’s consent in order to prioritize a fetus that should have been allowed to die with her. Period. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Jun 18

This is a horror story and the press keeps trying to normalise it. Adriana Smith’s body was treated like an incubator while she was brain-dead. They extracted that baby from her in an autopsy, it was not “a delivery via c-section”.

Guardian Headline that reads “Georgia:
Baby of brain-dead Georgia woman on life support delivered via C-section”

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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jun 16

And since we're knee-deep in June, there's a fic I work on once a year in time for a Halloween update.

*fingers pop* Time to remember wall sex logistics because I need a PhD to interrupt his brother definitely canoodling with the love of their twin lives.

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Nat with the Teal Hair @soloseattle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Out in Public Me: Cozy, cute, leggings, glasses chains.

At home: Leggings and doing my best Winnie-the-Pooh impression with crop tops.

a cartoon of winnie the pooh standing in front of a wooden door

Alt: a cartoon of winnie the pooh standing in front of a wooden door

media.tenor.com

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Brewster Kahle @brewster.kahle.org · Jun 15

Moment of Gratitude: CloudFlare

CloudFlare saved the Internet Archive servers from a DDOS yesterday.

Max rate of this DDOS attack was 525 Gbps (44.93 Mpps) of a "TCP flood"

@archive.org does not have enough bandwidth to fend off that kind of attack = wouldbe bad saturday.

Thank you #CloudFlare

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PNWGoodBoy 🔜 Folsom @pnwgoodboy.bsky.social · Jun 14

I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings

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HookieDuke @hookieduke.bsky.social · Jun 14

NO KINGS
Be safe, be smart, and give ‘em hell.

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