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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 9d

Look I try not to doomsay or spread panic but this shit is truly and deeply Very Bad for every single trans person in America and unless everyone makes it their mission in life over the next few days to make sure that their reps know that shutting down the government is the correct option here.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 9d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Windy & Wallflower @windywallflower.bsky.social · 13d

Asking Canadians to stop looking at us politics for 5 seconds and actually fight for shit on your own soil.

We've been pushing back against this since the CUPW asked for help from Canadians Last Year. Do your part.

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13d

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.

Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 13d

The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.

This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 25d

Canada's C-2 bill is both a gross overreach of govt surveillance into citizen's privacy, as well as extremely anti-immigrant/racist!

please do not forget to sign this petition alongside the others if you are canadian. This bill is bad news, but we can beat it!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 6

CANADA, UK, AUSTRALIA!! y'all all have official petitions targetting paypros censorship!

IF YOU LIVE IN THESE COUNTRIES, SHARE THESE AROUND AND SIGN THEM ASAP. And verify by email!

CAN
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

AUS
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · Sep 7

Definitely not up at early hours drawing Foundation fanart, no way 👀

A rough illustrated sketch of Hari Seldon from the TV series, Foundation

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🌷PLUTO Art Zine @plutozine.art · Sep 5

2 weeks left for leftover sales~! We still have a few physical zines left, as well as plenty of stickers! The shop will close on 9/19.

🌷 plutozine.art/shop

(All proceeds go to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund ❤)

#PLUTO #PLUTOAnime #zine #zinepromo #fanzine

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · Sep 3

this is an OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT petition. We're lucky to have these, here.
Canadians: please sign this, because it never just stops at whatever some random corporation arbitrarily decides they don't want to support, when none of us have a choice whether to use it or not

Michelle Keep @jmkeep.bsky.social · Sep 3

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Aug 27

This is heartbreaking and is particularly sinister because paypal is partnered with Patreon as a processor for which creators can be paid out, INCLUDING us 18+ creators. I know that paypal is the only game in town in some regions but I really don't understand how patreon sees this as an ok setup

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Announcements Only @acvalens.net · Aug 27

VTuber Milky: "PayPal recently out of no where terminated my account perm, mostly due to my PATREON that is 18+"

Milky 🌌 🥛
@Miilkywayz
Hello this is Milky and truly this is sudden to make an announcement of but I feel it is my heart to try my best to warn other creators before this happens to you as well.

Paypal recently out of no where terminated my account perm, mostly due to my PATREON that is 18+ I know without a doubt it was for this reason as I sent a transfer and it flagged everything on Paypal and caused my termination once they most likely saw it was an 18+ Patreon account.

As you know, if you don't.. Payment processors are growing more and more against 18+ creators and finding any way to terminate them, the moment you are on their radar. It's game over and you will lose your account.

I never thought this would happen to me, I've been a creator for 5 years and I never had any issues, I'm still shocked and in disbelief but I know without a doubt it was my Patreon.

What does this mean for me? For now please do not donate to me as I have no valid working Paypal. I have made the choice of no longer creating 18+ content on my Patreon as I am left with no other choice. I DO NOT Intend to fight these Payment Processors, It's a fight no one can win because we are all at their mercy.

Please keep in mind if you really think things like "It's fine, It's not going to happen to me." Please re-think this because this is exactly what I thought as well until it happened to me. It's only a matter of time, protect yourself by all means please don't be naive like I was.

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who @devcrap.bsky.social · Aug 27

a visitor

A digital drawing of Sandy and Emily from Stardew Valley. They are holding hands and smiling at each other as Emily kicks her feet up in excitement.

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Clown Control @clown-control.itch.io · Aug 25

step 1. find your reps www.congress.gov/members/find...
step 2. call each office phone number
step 3. say the words Bart!
step 4. you're done! it's that easy!

Hi, I'm [name] at [address], [phone number]. I'm calling to ask my representative to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748), Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, SCREEN Act, FADPA (H.R.791), ACPA, and the Block BEARD Act. These bills are massive breaches in privacy and the first ammendment, show a complete misunderstanding of how the internet works, and are extremely unpopular.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · Aug 18

Contact your union. Make sure they join. No government will stop this genocide. Only we the people can do it.

GLOBAL STRIKE
21 AUGUST 2025
ONE DAY TO BREAK THE SIEGE
NO WORK. NO TRADE. NO BUSINESS AS USUAL
#GLOBALSTRIKEFORGAZA

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Her Canadians, we're no stranger to calling and getting our way.

Blow up your local MPs phone and tell them that all of adult society shouldn't be the ones raising kids- their parents should be. Punishing us all because they can't manage their kids is a violation of our freedoms

Sénatrice Julie Miville-Dechêne @jmivilledechene.bsky.social · Aug 16

"We have to balance the inconvenience of proving you are an adult with protecting all children from harm.”
Protecting children should be our priority
mediapolicy.ca/2025/08/16/t...

The lady is not for turning: Julie Miville-Dechêne’s campaign for kids and porn regulation

Senatrice Julie Miville-Dechêne does not give up easily. The senator appointed by Justin Trudeau in 2018 is now engaged in her third try to get the pornography-regulating Bill S-209 passed through …

mediapolicy.ca

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · Aug 13

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

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Sharpie Stuff @sharpiestuff.bsky.social · Aug 3

It was only a matter of time, but Canada has joined the censorship bandwagon with Bill S-209.

Sign the petition, call your MPs, raise hell.

www.change.org/p/stop-bill-...

Sign the Petition

Stop Bill S-209’s De-Anonymization of Every Canadian Adult

www.change.org

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Iantos @iantos.bsky.social · Jul 24

Maybe we could find out.

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000

Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 24

Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24

ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.

are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?

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Jordan Brown 📝 @robotortoise.com · Jul 24

Itch.io did a statement. They were forced to remove VNs because of Collective Shout.

If you enjoy queer or adult visual novels or games, please sign the ACLU petition. They're gunning for 100k signatures and are very close! So, so close!

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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moto @motolokiev.bsky.social · Jul 23

If you are Canadian, call the Department of Global Affairs between 830AM-430 PM EST. Use this script. Demand they open the border. You don't have to talk directly to anyone. Leave a voicemail, use the script in the second image or use your own words. Alt Text provided.

Urgent Call to action:
End starvation in Gaza now. Call Global affairs to end Starvation.
1) Dial 1-800-267-8376 & Press 1 for English
2) Listen to all the menu options & press 6 for "All other inquiries"
3) Leave a voicemail (during working hours): read the provided script. You may provide your name, e-mail, and phone number
4) Press 1 to save your message & hang up.

Phone Call Script
"Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening

My name is [name] email phone number, I am a Canadian citizen and a concerned constituent. I am calling because I am heart broken and outraged by the deliberate, systematic starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.

Right now, children are dying of hunger. Families are boiling water with salt just to survive. Over half a million people are facing catastrophic food insecurity - This is not a famine caused by nature, it is a man-made famine, intentional act of cruelty. Since the blockade in March of 2025, 57 children have already died of malnutrition-related causes, and nearly 71,000 children under five are projected to develop acute malnutrition.

Canada cannot stand by. This is a matter of human decency and international law. I am urging you to publicly demand an immediate end to the use of starvation as a weapon in Gaza. I am asking you to push for unimpeded access for food, water, and humanitarian aid and to use every diplomatic and political tool Canada has, including at the UN and with allies, to pressure Israel to lift its siege and allow aid in NOW.

Canada has a moral and legal obligation to act. Please don't let silence become complicity.

Thank you"

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who @devcrap.bsky.social · Jul 22

salesman

A paper figure of Spamton from Deltarune holding out his hand and smiling.

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who @devcrap.bsky.social · Jun 12

cutie!! :)

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submission to adam zine

A digital drawing of Branwell from To Walk Invisible. He is sitting at his desk with his head in his hand as he draws, face impassive. Around him are stacks of books, empty bottles, and painted canvasses. In a mirror across from him we can see him smiling.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · May 12

Folks call your Senators now!! A ban on any state laws on GenAi for 10 YEARS is gonna do unthinkable harm!

For those of you wondering what to say here are two posts you can use to build your own script (use alt script to cut and paste)

Need to find your representatives? Here you go:
5calls.org

User Zachary Berger recommends the following script: "I'm a constituent in the congressperson's district.
Al regulation is life or death for a lot of the Congressperson's constituents in creative industries, please make sure the section in the budget reconciliation bill banning Al regulation doesn't pass."

User Karla Ortiz gives information on the bill so you can point your senators where to look:

Call your representatives! Tell them just yesterday (R) Congressman Guthrie added a new text to the Budget Reconciliation bill to BAN GenAi regulation in the states for 10 years!
Hell, point
them to the specific section:
TITLE IV-ENERGY AND
COMMERCE (Part II: Al section, (c) moratorium)

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who @devcrap.bsky.social · Apr 25

no thank you.. love this organization

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who @devcrap.bsky.social · Apr 25

wanted to second hickeytozer! also nedving for little/irv

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who @devcrap.bsky.social · Apr 19

some kind of captain/steward for roaldamundsen on tumblr #artpost #comms #theterror

A digital drawing of Gibson and Hickey from AMC's The Terror. Hickey sits in a green leather chair dressed in a captain's uniform while Gibson sits at his side on the floor, legs tucked underneath him. Gibson holds a teapot and teacup in his lap and Hickey looks on at him sappily while he plays with a curl of Gibson's hair.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Apr 17

📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.

At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.

Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.

👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...

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Defend the Internet Archive.
Protect the Wayback Machine.
Tell the music labels: Drop the 78s lawsuit.
Sign our open letter on change.org

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