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24, they/it. i have a cooler gender than you do
main acc @dognamedhowl
24, they/it. i have a cooler gender than you do
main acc @dognamedhowl
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It bears repeating that 5calls.org makes it incredibly easy to contact your reps. They give you the phone numbers, a script to read, and a run down of what is happening with each issue. I just called my senators in my pjs half awake and I'll probably do it some more later
It's cruel. It's an incredible escalation of their anti-trans culture war. And there is still a chance to stop the provision in the Senate, so if you have a trans person in your life you care about, I implore you - make your voice heard with your Senators. Both of them. Republican OR Democrat.
BREAKING: Republicans pass ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ stripping transgender Americans of health care
The Human Rights Campaign called the bill "cruel."
www.advocate.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It bears repeating that 5calls.org makes it incredibly easy to contact your reps. They give you the phone numbers, a script to read, and a run down of what is happening with each issue. I just called my senators in my pjs half awake and I'll probably do it some more later
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weird analogy but game dev is like sex work in that the market is shifting from a state where many people basically made an ok living to a handful of people making millions and 99% of people making nothing while the real winners are the owners of platforms extracting rents at every level
This didn't happen by random chance of the market or some neutral development of technology. The game industry, like many industries, figured out how to outsource all the risks and costs of production onto the aspirational while capturing their own cut as rent. Game devs are uber drivers now.
May 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
weird analogy but game dev is like sex work in that the market is shifting from a state where many people basically made an ok living to a handful of people making millions and 99% of people making nothing while the real winners are the owners of platforms extracting rents at every level
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we have to keep up the pressure on these bills. I'm calling again today and will be continuing to call until these bills are dead.
a lot of these reps get spooked by even a few dozen calls or letters on an issue. sustained pressure can make many of them bend the knee. keep calling and writing.
a lot of these reps get spooked by even a few dozen calls or letters on an issue. sustained pressure can make many of them bend the knee. keep calling and writing.
if your reps are democrats, please call or email about these bills. we all hate calls, but calls are better. this script is 1 minute with bailouts built in. personalizing is good!
schumer & blumenthal cosponsor KOSA. add spice. you'll get an intern. be polite.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
schumer & blumenthal cosponsor KOSA. add spice. you'll get an intern. be polite.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
![My name is [your name] and I'm one of [representative's name]'s constituents. I'm calling to urge them to vote NO on three internet
censorship bills:
• the Kids Online Safety Act - KOSA
• the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act - IODA
• and the SCREEN Act
All three bills claim to protect teens by placing a duty of care on online platforms to prevent exposure to harmful things. But Republicans keep expanding the definition of "harmful." These bills are gifts to fascists.
[bail out here at 0:30 if you want]
KOSA's sponsor said it would "protect minors from the transgender in this culture." The Heritage Foundation said it would use KOSA to block abortion information. Both other bills allow the FTC to enforce them. FTC Chair Ferguson signed up "to fight wokeness" and "the trans agenda.'
The people in power now can't be trusted with laws like these.
[bail out here at 0:50 if you want]
Don't give weapons to fascists. If passed, these bills will harm LGBTQ teens, adults, and anyone who needs information on reproductive health or abortion. Vote NO on KOSA, IODA, and SCREEN.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreih6stly2ivi4kfwwqyxl4ls57lotcb5fuz5mxzhmv3g5jcwhrrf7m@jpeg)
May 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
we have to keep up the pressure on these bills. I'm calling again today and will be continuing to call until these bills are dead.
a lot of these reps get spooked by even a few dozen calls or letters on an issue. sustained pressure can make many of them bend the knee. keep calling and writing.
a lot of these reps get spooked by even a few dozen calls or letters on an issue. sustained pressure can make many of them bend the knee. keep calling and writing.
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so, this is that. KOSA, SCREEN, internet obscenity definition act—whatever you call it—this is where trans people are declared inherently obscene.
can they do that? trans troops were just kicked out of the armed forces for being inherently deceitful & dishonorable, so probably! unless people fight.
can they do that? trans troops were just kicked out of the armed forces for being inherently deceitful & dishonorable, so probably! unless people fight.
![Stop Project 2025 Comic with the following speech bubbles:
THAT MEANS THAT ANY TRANS PERSON TALKING ABOUT THEIR TRANSITION COULD BE IMPRISONED. EVERY STATEMENT ABOUT OUR LIVES, A POTENTIAL OFFENSE.
HELL, THE STORY YOU'RE READING RIGHT NOW WOULD QUALIFY.
NEXT. "RESCIND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF L...J GENDER IDENTITY, TRANSGENDER STATUS, AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS." PAGE 584. PAIRED WITH PAGE 495, "A GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY SPECIFYING THAT IT WILL NOT ENFORCE ANY PROHIBITION ON L...] GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION" IT PAINTS A PICTURE. DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS TRANS PEOPLE AT PLACES LIKE THEIR JOBS WILL BE FULLY LEGAL, LEAVING US OPEN TO UNMITIGATED HARASSMENT AND HATE.
PAGE 485. "WITHDRAW ALL GUIDANCE ENCOURAGING RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE CONTROVERSIAL 'GENDER TRANSITION' PROCEDURES OR 'GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE'." PAGE 462. "FUND STUDIES INTO THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CROSS-SEX INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING 'AFFIRMATION,' PUBERTY BLOCKERS, CROSS-SEX HORMONES AND SURGERIES." PAGE... TAKE YOUR PICK. THERE'S A DOZEN MORE.
BY CUTTING FEDERAL FUNDING FROM ANY MEDICAL FACILITY THAT OFFERS TRANS HEALTHCARE, AND STANDING AGAINST IT AS OFFICIAL POLICY...
HORMONES AND GENDER CARE WILL BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE ALREADY ON THEM. IT'LL WREAK HAVOC.
OUR MENTAL HEALTH. OUR BODIES. DAMAGE THAT WILL RUIN LIVES. AND FOR TRANS FOLKS WHO CAN NO LONGER PRODUCE A SAFE LEVEL OF HORMONES...
IT COULD KILL THEM.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT TO KEEP TRACK OF. I HAVEN'T EVEN COVERED ALL THE ANTI-TRANS PROPOSALS IN PROJECT 2025. IF YOU TAKE NOTHING ELSE FROM HERE TAKE THIS: FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA, DEFEATING TRUMP AND PROJECT 2025 ISN'T JUST A POLITICAL RACE. IT'S A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL. AND WE NEED ALL OF YOU FIGHTING WITH US.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreic7dmizzmz4gl5o7t2rcs2b3du2g3xrisy6llrdfxs2qkff77czwq@jpeg)
May 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
so, this is that. KOSA, SCREEN, internet obscenity definition act—whatever you call it—this is where trans people are declared inherently obscene.
can they do that? trans troops were just kicked out of the armed forces for being inherently deceitful & dishonorable, so probably! unless people fight.
can they do that? trans troops were just kicked out of the armed forces for being inherently deceitful & dishonorable, so probably! unless people fight.
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If all porn is made illegal, you can also make illegal the expression of any person you hate by defining them as obscene and pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
I don’t care if you hate porn. Please for the love of god don’t get stuck there cognitively.
Anti-porn legislation + how trans and NB people (even cis drag queens/kings) are being consistently described as sexually deviant = the groundwork is being laid for all queer expression to be made illegal.
Anti-porn legislation + how trans and NB people (even cis drag queens/kings) are being consistently described as sexually deviant = the groundwork is being laid for all queer expression to be made illegal.
Well, here we go. The GOP has just introduced a bill to effectively outlaw all pornography.
The bill dismantles the Supreme Court's Miller Test for obscenity, removing provisions that the content be patently offensive to community standards.
dailycaller.com/2025/05/08/n...
The bill dismantles the Supreme Court's Miller Test for obscenity, removing provisions that the content be patently offensive to community standards.
dailycaller.com/2025/05/08/n...
May 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If all porn is made illegal, you can also make illegal the expression of any person you hate by defining them as obscene and pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
"Existing while visibly trans" will be argued to be pornographic. Women dressing insufficiently modestly will be argued to be pornographic.
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this canon AND in the regretevator update tmr! :3
May 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
this canon AND in the regretevator update tmr! :3
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VERYYY small S.C.A.G. #Regretevator preview
May 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
VERYYY small S.C.A.G. #Regretevator preview
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I've seen a lot of posts incorrectly say you have to call your reps about the SCREEN Act. while the Screen Act is definitely worth calling about, that is not what is being brought before the Senate on thursday
What you need to call your reps about is the "S.5260 Interstate Obscenity Definition Act"
What you need to call your reps about is the "S.5260 Interstate Obscenity Definition Act"
Well, here we go. The GOP has just introduced a bill to effectively outlaw all pornography.
The bill dismantles the Supreme Court's Miller Test for obscenity, removing provisions that the content be patently offensive to community standards.
dailycaller.com/2025/05/08/n...
The bill dismantles the Supreme Court's Miller Test for obscenity, removing provisions that the content be patently offensive to community standards.
dailycaller.com/2025/05/08/n...
EXCLUSIVE: New GOP Bill Seeks To Take Sledgehammer To Online Porn Industry
Congressional Republicans will introduce legislation Thursday that would severely crack down on internet pornography and upend the online porn industry.
dailycaller.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I've seen a lot of posts incorrectly say you have to call your reps about the SCREEN Act. while the Screen Act is definitely worth calling about, that is not what is being brought before the Senate on thursday
What you need to call your reps about is the "S.5260 Interstate Obscenity Definition Act"
What you need to call your reps about is the "S.5260 Interstate Obscenity Definition Act"
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The european citizens' initiative to ban conversion therapies in the EU only has 250k signatures and needs to amass 1 million in the next 7 days... If you live in the EU, please sign it (you can't otherwise); if you don't, please share it around.
Si l'initiative citoyenne européenne visant à interdire les thérapies de conversion dans toute l'UE ne récolte pas 1 million de signatures d'ici 10 jours, elle échouera malheureusement...
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
May 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The european citizens' initiative to ban conversion therapies in the EU only has 250k signatures and needs to amass 1 million in the next 7 days... If you live in the EU, please sign it (you can't otherwise); if you don't, please share it around.
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it is now illegal to update apps. Any developer wanting to update their app will have to argue the mechanical necessity of the change before a panel of linux nerds. They can do this once per 24 months.
May 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
it is now illegal to update apps. Any developer wanting to update their app will have to argue the mechanical necessity of the change before a panel of linux nerds. They can do this once per 24 months.
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May 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Rambling Rose
April 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Rambling Rose
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Hey all! We are making a disco-punk space-horror game, where you can be a sneaky chap or a crazy mutant action hero on a space station swallowed by a black hole.
There will be weird creatures, immersive features, time jumps, and 70s mustaches!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2067820/...
There will be weird creatures, immersive features, time jumps, and 70s mustaches!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2067820/...
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Hey all! We are making a disco-punk space-horror game, where you can be a sneaky chap or a crazy mutant action hero on a space station swallowed by a black hole.
There will be weird creatures, immersive features, time jumps, and 70s mustaches!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2067820/...
There will be weird creatures, immersive features, time jumps, and 70s mustaches!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2067820/...
April 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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D Sides Nene is done, I'm super happy with how she turned out :DD
#fridaynightfunkin #fnf #fnfdsides #fnfnene #nenefnf #picosschool
#fridaynightfunkin #fnf #fnfdsides #fnfnene #nenefnf #picosschool
April 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
D Sides Nene is done, I'm super happy with how she turned out :DD
#fridaynightfunkin #fnf #fnfdsides #fnfnene #nenefnf #picosschool
#fridaynightfunkin #fnf #fnfdsides #fnfnene #nenefnf #picosschool
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SLIMYIM FINALLY HAS A FULL ACTUAL BOSSFIGHT play #regretevator pleeeeease
April 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
SLIMYIM FINALLY HAS A FULL ACTUAL BOSSFIGHT play #regretevator pleeeeease
been big into #fridaynightfunkin lately,,,,,working on a whole page of fanart that is exploding my goddamn hand
April 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
been big into #fridaynightfunkin lately,,,,,working on a whole page of fanart that is exploding my goddamn hand
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#regretevator back to making stickers baby! ! 4 matching stickers of the friendliest faces in the elevator! complete the picture with your friends :- ) ! ! (if these get in (i Hope))
March 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#regretevator back to making stickers baby! ! 4 matching stickers of the friendliest faces in the elevator! complete the picture with your friends :- ) ! ! (if these get in (i Hope))
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Art directors stop clinging to Instagram PLEASE the reach over there is so dead. No way any of you are discovering new people on that app
March 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Art directors stop clinging to Instagram PLEASE the reach over there is so dead. No way any of you are discovering new people on that app
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Keep up the pressure!! It DEFINITELY is having an impact.
March 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Keep up the pressure!! It DEFINITELY is having an impact.
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“I love your drawings!” an artist can peel themselves off the bottom of the mattress and live another day just for this one sentence (personal experience)
March 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“I love your drawings!” an artist can peel themselves off the bottom of the mattress and live another day just for this one sentence (personal experience)
goofy af animal i love these things
I was recently asked if I had ever captured wolves howling on camera. This is one of my all-time favorite captures.
March 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
goofy af animal i love these things