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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 2d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 3d

I know a lot of people really really do not want to have to care about the Jay Madness Discourse.

But it is actually a really bad thing that the CEO of the platform we all decamped to because Elon got transphobic mod madness...

...is now doing transphobic mod madness.

Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 3d

FREE LINK NOW

This is a Black person who has been on Bluesky forever and apparently just got banned for calling Jay transphobic.

We are at the "hurting the mods' feelings is a bannable offense" stage of Jay's meltdown, now

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 3d

So @spacelawshitpost.me aka Link got banned. I just got text message.

So yeah. We stop saying things are accidents now?

Link of all people?

Apparently Jay said something to him before taking him down. He didn’t even get a chance to reply.

He sent this image.

This is sad.

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Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 4d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 4d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies

U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.

www.reuters.com

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Chris the Legendary @dinesvisual.bsky.social · 6d

We keep the momentum going. It’s possible to close this gap. Give my friend a helping hand so this goal can be met. We’re almost halfway there. Keep on boosting and donating. We’ve got this. Give her a chance. PayPal @/shockofthequeen #mutualaid

Tati @shockofthequeen.bsky.social · 7d

now at $130/$400, thank you so much!

Tati @shockofthequeen.bsky.social · 8d

$10/$400 sent, tysm. Please continue to share and donate if possible. My complex pretty much told me they don't care abt my health issues (expected), they just want their rent and if my Sept bal carries over, I have to leave the unit immediately.

p-pal @shockofthequeen

#mutualaid #mutualaidhelp

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Chris the Legendary @dinesvisual.bsky.social · 8d

FINAL HOURS TO MAKE THIS COUNT
The goal hasn't moved yet and the deadline is 2 PM TODAY! Please donate and share. If this goal isn't met there won't be another chance to pay this off. My friend will lose her home. That's it. THAT'S HOW SERIOUS THIS IS!
0/400 Paypal @/shockofthequeen #mutualaid

Tati @shockofthequeen.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 URGENT

$0/$400 sent. Please assist with donations if you can. P-pal is @/shockofthequeen. I have less than two hours to give them all that I can so eviction isn't filed.

#mutualaidboost #rentmutualaid #mutualaidhelp

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d

1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.

Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.

Here is your shutdown guide.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House

Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.

www.erininthemorning.com

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tg @twotrickpony.bsky.social · Sep 4

IMPORTANT PSA: You will NOT see posts from non English speaking artists if your content language is set to English!

Make sure it's *unset*!!! If you're following Chinese artists or whatever and wonder why their posts never show up on your feed this is why!

Go in: Settings > Languages> Content Languages and make it *unset* !

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Chris the Legendary @dinesvisual.bsky.social · 10d

Keep boosting and donating to the crowdfund. Let's help my friend meet her rent deadline and secure her home and essentials to live. Medical emergencies and missed work days were a major setback recently and any help is appreciated. ime is running out. paypal @/shockofthequeen #mutualaid

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debs 🏴‍☠️🍉 @edstede.bsky.social · 11d

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0verth1nker_code @0verth1nkercode.bsky.social · 10d

Bluesky is censoring NSFW.

This user provided ways to access the feedback form of Bluesky's. Let's ask for a better, more robust, and cohesive labelling system, and not take away creative freedom!

If you need some inspo, there's some below ⏬:

#bskycensorship #WarriorNun #SaveOURWarriorNun

Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 11d

SFW crew, this one's for you!

Tell bsky you stand with NSFW creators and let us have creative freedom with a better labeling system, NOT censorship!

Use that feedback form! #bskycensorship

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// JayEcho @jayecho.art · 12d

Hey guys, Rent is coming up and I got quite a bit of stuff that still needs to be cleared. I set up debt consolidation so my monthly expenses will be a LITTLE cheaper. but it's still tough out here yall... Please consider helping if you can.

https://ko-fi.com/jayecho/goal?g=0

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 15d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 16d

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.

Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.

Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.

Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

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geminope with a 3 @geminop3.bsky.social · 16d

Out of spite, I completed an unfinished comm for one friend in lieu of an ex-"friend" last night. It was some silly #hannigram stuff, and while I haven't seen the show, I thought this was a fun little thing to get back in the groove of digital art.

#Hannibal #Hannibal2013

Rendered art of Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham (Hannibal 2013) in strawberry costumes. Both of their arms and legs stick out awkwardly in the wide suits, both with off-white laces.
Hannibal has a neutral expression with a dark green-blue suitpiece, a tie with a malachite-like color and patterning, and dark gray dress shoes. Will is smiling, wearing a teal flannel, dark teal jeans, and dark brown dress shoes.

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maddy 🩸✨ @enjolieblue.bsky.social · 17d

my piece for the #oohchiczine 2025!! ⚔️🌞🦋

this year features Virgil, my dnd fire genasi—this project is always a treat to work on, make sure to go check it out down below~!!

An illustration of Virgil (a fire genasi) reclined on a couch, wearing a blue and embroidered-gold buttoned cloak, and muddled gold armored gauntlets and sabattons. He adorns golden star jewelry, and smirks off in the distance. Two flags roll down behind him, in front of gothic windows, saying “Ooh, Chic! 2025”

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soumic @soumic.bsky.social · 17d

"Be sure to get my good side~"

SO hype to finally share my full piece for #oohchiczine, an OC fashion zine! Ultramarine blue meant I /had/ to draw Nova!
Tysm to the team, this project came out so stunning!

Be sure to check out everyone else's amazing work here
⬇️⬇️⬇️
oohchiczine.com

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 18d

DO NOT participate in #blueskyblackout2025

I'm nsfw artist and other nsfw artists are asking you to SHOUT! Bsky wants to censor us so the worst thing we can do is censor ourselves!

Publicly shame them, use the feedback button, and post about it using the tag #bskycensorship

Silence is compliance!

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Chonzo @chonzo.bsky.social · 20d

Going to be opening up comms again due to some unfortunate circumstances.

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CreepyPasta Ben @pastaben.bsky.social · 21d

personally I care way more about this than jimmy kimmel but hopefully people who care about kimmel realize how it’s connected to mahmoud

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 21d

BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.

Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria

“It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech," Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student, said in a statement.

nbcnews.to

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🎃J∆S-O-L∆NTERN🎃 @jasbiskus.bsky.social · 21d

Hey everyone, here's an update on my current life situation.

I will be flying back to Europe in a few days and I'm going to be homeless. (1/5)

ko-fi.com/jasbiskus

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geminope with a 3 @geminop3.bsky.social · 23d

ah nuts, it's missing alt text, so here's a reupload with it:

#undertale #undertale10 #undertale10thanniversary

A drawing of one of the final Underground scenes in Undertale's pacifist route with Frisk and Asriel. Both children are floating in a dark void with a bright light behind Asriel, implying the breaking barrier. Frisk is on the left and Asriel to the right, hands held together as Asriel cries. The six human souls, surrounded by countless monster souls, circle Asriel and spin around him. The top left corner reads: "* despite everything, it's still you", an iconic line from New Home in the region previous.

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geminope with a 3 @geminop3.bsky.social · 23d

Rag on this game all you want, especially with how wack the fandom is at times, but at it's core, it's a genuinely heartfelt experience everyone should take a crack at once in their lives.

geminope with a 3 @geminop3.bsky.social · 23d

I never got to do my undertale memory thing a while back, but regardless, this game changed my life for the better and even helped me with my identity. In 2016 (when I was actually able to play the game myself), I wouldn't have thought this silly little game would have been as impactful as it was.

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geminope with a 3 @geminop3.bsky.social · 23d

Something quick for the #Undertale 10-year anniversary! Can't believe it's been out since I started high school 💀

#undertale10 #undertale10thanniversary

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✨ Evan ✨ @starteas.bsky.social · 26d

Hello, I’m really embarrassed to be making this post but I suffered a breakdown that caused me to delete my account.

I am currently on the job hunt but could use some help. I can’t currently take commissions, but if you’d like to support me please consider donating to my ko-fi.

ko-fi.com/starteas

Buy starteas a Coffee

Become a supporter of starteas today!

ko-fi.com

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