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West Coast Bride @lastyearsmodel.bsky.social · 2h

It's scary and impoverished out there for trans folks and I'm going to have to upend my life pretty soon. My wonderful friends and bandmates put this together to help out — if you can help in anyway, with a few bucks or a share, it would make this tgirl's life a lot easier

gofund.me/55321f9d3

Donate to Rent Help For Max, organized by Lila Wolfe

If you’ve spent time in Chicago’s DIY music scene, you probably know Max — a warm, welcoming and fundamen… Lila Wolfe needs your support for Rent Help For Max

gofund.me

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Liv ⚧️ @ghostgirlmusic.bsky.social · 4h

Our landlord knocked on our door yesterday and told us we had five days until they take us to court. We need URGENT help with getting our goal met! We’re only at 2/800 so far; every bit of support helps us get out of this situation!! #MutualAid

Liv ⚧️ @ghostgirlmusic.bsky.social · 1d

🚨EMERGENCY🚨 Salem and I are two days late on rent and still need about $800 to cover it and additional late fees. We don’t have any other options except to ask people to boost this post; every dollar helps two disabled trans lesbians get out of a hard situation!! #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund

$gothkidkin
pp: salemdanielle33@gmail.com
Zelle: salemkentish33@gmail.com

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 17h

i didn't think it through very hard at the time lol but that was the initial idea anyway. kinda surprised it hasn't already been done by now

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 17h

it's too late taylor, i stole the idea of trying to marry ero guro with pop sensibilities like 15 years ago with my choice of online handle/artist name even tho the project didn't really manifest until somewhat recently. throw in the towel, taylor.

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Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 18h

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 20h

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 20h

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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resnijars - Videonauts gamedevs @resnijars.bsky.social · 19h

hey, our newest game Videonauts is now featured game on the front page of itchio! it's even on sale right now too, and a perfect game to play over the spooky season 🎃👻
resnijars.itch.io/videonauts
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #horror #furry #trailertuesday

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Kas @thestaticman.bsky.social · 20h

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3192840/...
Itch: thestaticman.itch.io/onto-maizili...
For more info, go to the website: omui.me

Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity on Steam

OMUI is a first-person narrative horror game set in an alternate reality 1970s Iran. A playful childhood afternoon in Tehran descends into the trauma of the Iranian Revolution, transforms into a nucle...

store.steampowered.com

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Kas @thestaticman.bsky.social · 20h

~GAME RELEASE~

Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity (OMUI) is OUT NOW!!! on Steam and Itch for F R E E!

It is a first-person narrative horror game about the Iranian revolution, nuclear war, and my Uncle Ramin's suicide.

Please share and leave a review on Steam if you are able to!!!

Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity Release Trailer

YouTube video by Kasrah Ghobadi

youtu.be

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 20h

trans rights are non negotiable, this man is trash

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 21h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Experimental Games Showcase @exgs.bsky.social · 1d

⚡In case you missed it, the newly rebranded Experimental Games Showcase (formerly the Experimental Gameplay Workshop) is now accepting submissions for next year!⚡

The deadline is October 24 and can be either in person or via video.

Get more info and submit here:
www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

Experimental Games Showcase

SUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE

www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 21h

Albert Brooks had this quote where a friend said to him "why do you have to always take the hard road?" and he said "i only see one road!!" - that's how i feel whenever people try to scrutinize why artists didn't do x or y things for their career to hit the zeitgeist or whatever

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 21h

i do feel this way especially whenever i listen to a lot of mainstream pop (see: the latest Taylor Swift thing), but also about the way a lot people talk and think about games. you're a genius if you manage to land in that little strip successfully, and a liability if you try to live outside of it

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 21h

that narrow strip is also continually shifting based on market superstitions and people gradually getting bored of that thing. but we have a society where exploring the vast field makes you a liability but hitting that little strip effectively makes you some sort of world-class widely beloved figure

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 22h

one thing i consistently struggle to express to some people is there is this vast, infinite field of things you can do with art but the need to appease the market continually focuses everyone on progressively narrower and narrower strips of it. this is especially the case with most mainstream art

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 23h

Any trans person who begins their transition today is exhibiting more courage than most people will in their entire lives.

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 23h

a few tracks were done for games but mostly made for fun. the full version is here ellaguro.bandcamp.com/album/lp-zero

LP ZERO, by ella guro

12 track album

ellaguro.bandcamp.com

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 1d

Crypt Worlds free version: cicadamarionette.com/Games/CryptW...
GOLD version: lilithzone.itch.io/cryptworlds

CRYPT WORLDS: Your Darkest Desires, Come True!

cicadamarionette.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ramadan. Ramadan is 23 years old and worked in his father’s sewing factory. His father was killed and now he’s responsible for his family including his siblings Rula, 26, Rami, 20 and Ramey, 17 as well as his 2 year old nephew Jihad.

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 1d

often think about this specific genre of pop single where the singer tells the audience what stupid little uncultured piggies they are www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZH7...

Funk Pop A Roll (2001 Remaster)

YouTube video by XTC - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 5d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

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UK: 0-800-96-4767
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Stripe

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France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

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Visa

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 1d

i don't think the problem is that ecosystems reward people being lazy and not trying to market outside their own bubbles, i think it's genuinely just really hard to get people to care about a lot of shit so a lot of people give up. i certainly have been spending a very long time struggling with this

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 1d

like i'm really not very convinced by the idea that a lot of artists want to be obscure because it makes them look cooler or whatever. a vast majority want to do well. they're just not very trusting that most people will understand or engage with what they're making. and they're often right.

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 1d

i actively want my art to have a sizeable audience, even if it's not "popular" - and i'm convinced most people are the same way. but the amount of time i've spent posting/blogging/podcasting has in the past made me feel like a fraud who doesn't have the guts or focus to sit down and make more stuff

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