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BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 2h

I'm staying overnight at the hospital due to wierdly low oxygen levels and a stitch that may have popped 😩 I'm doing okay otherwise

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 11h

If anyone’s struggled to keep up with my threads on why the genAI bubble
Is a bubble, here’s a simplified pictorial explanation, the plug is OpenAI and the sockets are Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD

A power strip with the plug end plugged in to one of the sockets

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BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 3h

I am full of love and also gas they pumped into my stomach, i guess?

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Alexis Royce @alexisroyce.ink · 4h

“But Royce,” you may be asking, “I don’t feel represented by this! I need my masc rep a little more freed from the gender binary!”

Don’t you fret: itch.io/c/4671332/en...

Enbies and Guys Being Gay Together - Collection by drewtanuki

A collection by drewtanuki, DarkChibiShadow

itch.io

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Alexis Royce @alexisroyce.ink · 4h

What a wonderful morning ing to remind you all that @darkchibishadow.bsky.social ‘s Trans Dudes in Gay Situations collection exists. Looking for rep? It’s right here. There is so much of it. And it’s right here!

itch.io/c/4614757/tr...

Trans Dudes in Gay Situations - Collection by DarkChibiShadow

A collection by DarkChibiShadow

itch.io

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BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 4h

So I wasn't allowed to flip off my uterus physically because they take it to pathology, but my roommate did this for me

A photo of myself examining the photos of my uterus.

Me setting the photos down briefly to show my disgust.

Me holding up my middle finger at the photos.

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 1d

I'm honestly shocked to see this Kickstarter struggling. Everyone I know that has tried the demo has been gushing about this one.

I suggest you try that demo.

Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 1d

9 DAYS LEFT to back BLANKSWORD, our Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that lost his brain!

⚔ God is waiting. ⚔

BLANKSWORD

An Angelic Roguelike RPG

www.kickstarter.com

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 1d

someone call the etsy witches this is a fucking emergency

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 1d

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER I'M GETTING MY TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY TOMORROW!!

Insurance stopped being a bitch and has reversed their decision to not cover tomorrow's surgery, and I've been prepping the whole day for it. That said, the pending expenses are close to $8k.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-dis...

Tomorrow's hysterectomy was approved earlier this noon! I have been packing to get ready to stay with another friend who will help me during the first week of recovery and I'm honestly so tired I'm gonna call it an early night. Before I do however, I wanted to do a quick financial rundown of all costs associated with my transition thus far.

PAID EXPENSES
09/29 — $701.62 — Top Surgery Booking Fee
09/30 — $121.63 — Cardiology Exam
10/03 — $300.00 — Hysterectomy Booking Fee
10/07 — $8.67 — Cardiology Exam
TOTAL PAID TO DATE: $1,131.92

PENDING EXPENSES
$5,366.94 — Complete cost of Hysterectomy
$50.00 — ADA Paperwork for Top Surgery Leave of Absence
$86.70 — Pre-Admission Testing Orders for Top Surgery
$2,459.39 — Complete cost of Top Surgery
TOTAL PENDING TO DATE: $7,963.03

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

"As much as our enemies are louder and crueler, and in many cases more powerful than ever, we have more allies than ever too."

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist @judedoyle.bsky.social

Jude Doyle On Manhood After Patriarchy — Assigned

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist author Jude Doyle.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 1d

every time!

Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 1d

A Republican state lawmaker leading a campaign to ban pornography in Michigan appears to have had an account on a pornographic hook-up website, according to records obtained by Metro Times.

Michigan Republican pushing pornography ban linked to porn site, records show - Detroit Metro Times

A Republican state lawmaker leading a campaign to ban pornography in Michigan appears to have had an account on a pornographic hook-up website that promised users they could “find sex” and “get laid t...

www.metrotimes.com

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cap @caplog.bsky.social · 1d

you're going to evolve to kill god

Drawing of characters from Blanksword. Blank brandishes his cheery sword with Pet Traitorpod, Innermost Eye and Simply You behind him.

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 1d

kinda crazy how every single “just give people enough money to afford some basic stuff” experiments yield the exact same positive results that everyone benefits from every time, huh

Anyway, back to toiling

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of the apps on your phone are tracking your physical location and selling that information to other companies. Here's a fantastic explainer from @pcmag.com about 20 of the most common apps that spy on you. Service journalism at its finest. www.pcmag.com/explainers/t...

These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day

You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, contacts, photos, and more—here's what you can do about it.

www.pcmag.com

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Beren's Reverie @berensreverie.bsky.social · 1d

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BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 1d

The hair on my forearm is pretty consistent these days, not dark or heavy but it's certainly thicker than it used to be. But my facial hair is stupid and patchy and I don't have a happy trail so much as an annoying spread of hair on my abdomen. It's gotta be all or nothing.

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BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 1d

Sometimes gender is looking down (physically) and being like "hmmmm hairy tits... hot but not on me"

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

Israel killed 67,000+ Palestinians. That's 1 out of every 33 people. 3% of the entire population gone. 20,000+ were children. Israel killed one child every single hour for 24 months straight.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

Two years since October 7, 2023. Here are the numbers that show what Israel has done to Gaza—a thread 🧵

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 2d

“Like King, many ostensibly ‘nonviolent’ civil rights activists embraced their constitutional right to self-protection—yet this crucial dimension of the Afro-American freedom struggle has been long ignored by history.”

read for free: files.libcom.org/files/2022-0...

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Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 1d

10 days left to back Blanksword!!

Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 21d

⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️

Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!

Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...

Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...

Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv

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Ronove (aka S. Jean) @earlronove.bsky.social · 1d

For US peeps, bookshop.org is having a free shipping sale for print books as an anti-amazon sale! That's really neat! Did you know you can find all my paperbacks there, too? And so many other cool indies? You should check it out!!

bookshop.org/shop/earlron...

S. Jean Bookshop

My name is S. Jean (they/she pronouns are OK) and I am a queer writer who specializes in sci fi & fantasy, particularly contemporary stories with a magical twist. I'm also an artist and do my own ...

bookshop.org

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 2d

This is amazing; I very much agree with the how the report calculated value to society here:
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

But for people excited about a *literal* profit machine, note that the real net fiscal cost was almost €72M. It made €146M due to the estimated value of gains in mental wellbeing.

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 2d

Whenever anarchism — or any idea more radical than the status quo — gets dismissed as unserious, it's worth remembering the current system runs on things like "we put all the money on a scam machine that tells rich dipshits they're god."

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2d

"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."

America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

www.ft.com

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