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Cartoon Nickname @cartoonnickname.bsky.social · 20h

CALL TO ALL CANADIANS! A PETTITION TO PUSH BACK ON VISA AND MASTERCARD IS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OPEN FOR SIGNATURES RIGHT NOW!
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

There is also a really dangerous bill being proposed called Bill S-209. More below...

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

ourcommons.ca

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Sam Rose @samrosemod.bsky.social · Jul 24

Create NSFW art

Porn is not evil, sex is not abhorrent, pleasure is not a crime

Even if you don't agree with all kinks doesn't mean they should be allowed to censor art

This is why we have tags and the blick button, not megacorps deciding what we can and cannot like

Always resist oppression

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damien 🥖🐈‍⬛🧣 @damien.zone · 2d

Worker owned things will have much better time existing when people will understand that “the rich/capitalists” doesn’t mean “anybody who gets paid (slightly more than me) for their work”

Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 2d

when I was defending itch I heard from a lot of - frankly to my shock - other queers who were like "it's a platform, platforms are the enemy" and until we're able to distinguish _as users_ the ways in which worker owned services aren't your enemy and deserve grace, we won't be seeing very many

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 2d

when I was defending itch I heard from a lot of - frankly to my shock - other queers who were like "it's a platform, platforms are the enemy" and until we're able to distinguish _as users_ the ways in which worker owned services aren't your enemy and deserve grace, we won't be seeing very many

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MATRIARDIST @matriardist.bsky.social · 2d

Aw, that sucks. I hope they let down a bit soon 🫂

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MATRIARDIST @matriardist.bsky.social · 4d

Another sketch ft. BEAR and Purge

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MATRIARDIST @matriardist.bsky.social · 6d

Monstrous love...

Something from a while ago. A little uncharacteristic of me, I think. It was fun to work on, but I do feel I lost the initial vibe halfway through.

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MATRIARDIST @matriardist.bsky.social · 4d

I realized that I don't remember ever posting these, so I will do so now.
Purge and BEAR don't always get along...

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Tuta @tuta.com · 8d

📣 Hey, #Google "disable" Google apps is not "uninstalling" them. You can't dodge the EU’s #DMA rules by redefining language.

👏 Thanks to @fsfe.org & allies, a complaint has been filed to stop this abuse and protect user freedom.

💪 Support the FSFE: my.fsfe.org/donate

#DeviceNeutrality #BigTech

Google:
Don't be evil. - in Google colours

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MATRIARDIST @matriardist.bsky.social · 4d

Another sketch ft. BEAR and Purge

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MATRIARDIST @matriardist.bsky.social · 4d

I realized that I don't remember ever posting these, so I will do so now.
Purge and BEAR don't always get along...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 4d

IF YOU ARE GERMAN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR MEPs AND DEMAND THEY OPPOSE CHAT CONTROL

-RIGHT-
-NOW-

the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!

Tuta @tuta.com · 5d

We are alarmed as well. If you are in Germany, write to your representatives. You'll find the email addresses here: 👉 tuta.com/blog/chat-co...

Signalapp on X: We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a
catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled
opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could
spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe.

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MATRIARDIST @matriardist.bsky.social · 4d

I've just emailed my representatives again!

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 6d

Paypros are still throwing their weight around. Now's a good time to pick up yelling at them again!

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

bit.ly

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Tuta @tuta.com · 5d

We are alarmed as well. If you are in Germany, write to your representatives. You'll find the email addresses here: 👉 tuta.com/blog/chat-co...

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 4d

Sweden's Greta Thunberg is dehydrated, under-fed and being held in poor conditions ans subjected to intimidation by the Israelis after being illegally kidnapped in international waters - and her government is saying nothing.
As pathetic as they are spineless.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Katherine Stark @kastark.bsky.social · 5d

Inculcate a sense of wonder. Throw in extraneous details. Add a monolith. Never explain it. Highlight the unknowable. Place the absence of a clue, never to be recovered. Resist the urge to tie it all up neatly. Encourage exploration and elaboration, but for each horizon crossed add multiple more.

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ShapeShift's Keep @fluid-druid.bsky.social · 4d

In contribution, give a sign up on this as well:
stoponlineidchecks.org

Email and calls are effective and will tip the scale, so long as you continue to be firm and serious about it. Everything can be used and things can be done.

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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#StrikeForMutualAid 🍉 Cockroach Queer Trans Kafka 🦇⚧️ @alexpetrovnia.bsky.social · 5d

Hey friends, I rephrased this post to clarify that all forms of direct support are included in this effort, please repost this one!

Thank you!

bsky.app/profile/alex...

#StrikeForMutualAid 🍉 Cockroach Queer Trans Kafka 🦇⚧️ @alexpetrovnia.bsky.social · 5d

I OFFICIALLY CALL BLUESKY USERS TO DO A MUTUAL AID / DIRECT SUPPORT POSTER'S STRIKE.

No content except things that directly support marginalized people.

Flood the site with the people Jay would love to forget she is personally killing.

And nothing else.

#StrikeForMutualAid

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d

You could try a poster’s strike. I hear that works

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#StrikeForMutualAid 🍉 Cockroach Queer Trans Kafka 🦇⚧️ @alexpetrovnia.bsky.social · 5d

I OFFICIALLY CALL BLUESKY USERS TO DO A MUTUAL AID POSTER'S STRIKE.

No content except mutual aid.

Flood the site with the people Jay would love to forget she is personally killing.

And nothing else.

#StrikeForMutualAid

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d

You could try a poster’s strike. I hear that works

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#StrikeForMutualAid 🍉 Cockroach Queer Trans Kafka 🦇⚧️ @alexpetrovnia.bsky.social · 5d

I'm confused as to what is unclear?

If antifascist users simply leave, this site becomes another nazi bar fully.

Therefore, I think we need to take up space, strategically.

Flood feeds with Palestinians, trans people, Black and Indigenous people, disabled people's need posts instead.

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Previously on Blue... @previously.blue · Dec 13

A petition urging bsky to sanction Jesse Singal for releasing private medical information, in keeping with the spirit of enforcing community guidelines equally has received over 16k signatures at the time of this post.

Sign the Petition

Bluesky Must Enforce its Community Guidelines Equally

www.change.org

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5d

and hey on the topic of ID laws

do you really trust Bluesky, whose admin and c-suites physically cannot stop themselves from posting-through-it, to be able to hold onto your fucking govt ID and not leak it in a data breach like Discord?

these policies suck, they are dangerous, call your reps

Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 11d

In Ohio, starting on Monday 9/29, we'll be implementing an age assurance solution similar to what we're doing in South Dakota and Wyoming. Read more here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Our Approach to Age Assurance - Bluesky

We’re committed to keeping our community informed as we navigate new regional regulations.

bsky.social

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