Mel 🏳️⚧️
@mel-odramatic.bsky.social
she/they
Eng/Ger
Likes FFXIV, Xenoblade, and other games.
Eng/Ger
Likes FFXIV, Xenoblade, and other games.
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The police will call you about photos you post to private chats. They will do this almost immediately, it seems www.kenklippenstein.com/p/charlie-ki...
September 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The police will call you about photos you post to private chats. They will do this almost immediately, it seems www.kenklippenstein.com/p/charlie-ki...
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Michigan lawmakers have introduced a bill prohibiting the any "depiction or description" of trans people or trans existence online, including it in a bill banning "pornographic" material
The bill would completely erase trans people online, equating them with porn.
The bill would completely erase trans people online, equating them with porn.
Total porn ban proposed by Michigan lawmakers
Some states have moved to require age verification to ensure only adults are watching porn, but no states have outright banned the viewing of pornographic material.
www.fox2detroit.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Michigan lawmakers have introduced a bill prohibiting the any "depiction or description" of trans people or trans existence online, including it in a bill banning "pornographic" material
The bill would completely erase trans people online, equating them with porn.
The bill would completely erase trans people online, equating them with porn.
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Oh hey it’s exactly the thing I fucking told you about and people said “you’re being alarmist” and its happening now
Michigan lawmakers have introduced a bill prohibiting the any "depiction or description" of trans people or trans existence online, including it in a bill banning "pornographic" material
The bill would completely erase trans people online, equating them with porn.
The bill would completely erase trans people online, equating them with porn.
Total porn ban proposed by Michigan lawmakers
Some states have moved to require age verification to ensure only adults are watching porn, but no states have outright banned the viewing of pornographic material.
www.fox2detroit.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oh hey it’s exactly the thing I fucking told you about and people said “you’re being alarmist” and its happening now
I love it when anxiety for no apparent reason...
August 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I love it when anxiety for no apparent reason...
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I WAS SILENT ??? ARE YOU FOR REALLLLLL????
August 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I WAS SILENT ??? ARE YOU FOR REALLLLLL????
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Hey this is really fucking dire! Keep calling Stripe. This aligns with nothing they've previously told us
Fuck censorship. They're coming after you next, whether you make porn or not. I have never sold NSFW services or artwork, yet here's my termination from Stripe! Fully SFW, innocent headshots of furries = adult content. This is what we've been trying to fucking tell y'all this whole month!
August 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey this is really fucking dire! Keep calling Stripe. This aligns with nothing they've previously told us
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![[MasterCard logo which reads Censorship]
there are some things money can’t buy, for that you can thank MasterCard ®.
For years, MasterCard has led the way in pressuring platforms that host and sell adult content. Most recently, we have pressured Steam and Itch.io, leading to dozens if not hundreds of games being delisted, and their TOS now updated with draconian content standards.
Please, tell us how we’re doing:
In US, call +1 (800)-307-7309 (Phone tree nav: 1-1-2-2-2-1)
International, call +1 (636)-722-7111](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36nuuzb2ntaux7yu737agmef/bafkreiddihc4tjngtswilimu2rclhcnakfjkwe33qwlvujrrgptr37xqsy@jpeg)
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the community guidelines in question here include issues pertaining to adult content and LGBT+ identity, so please do fill it out and give them a BIG piece of your mind!!
kick up a fuss! we're not about to be pushed out!
kick up a fuss! we're not about to be pushed out!
In the coming weeks, we're asking for feedback on our Community Guidelines. Your input will help ensure our Guidelines serve our users and are ready to support Bluesky's future.
To learn how to contribute, check out our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
To learn how to contribute, check out our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Updated Terms and Policies - Bluesky
We’re updating the language in our terms and policies to better explain our approach and provide more detail.
bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
the community guidelines in question here include issues pertaining to adult content and LGBT+ identity, so please do fill it out and give them a BIG piece of your mind!!
kick up a fuss! we're not about to be pushed out!
kick up a fuss! we're not about to be pushed out!
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for people in the comments who are confused about why this impacts the aforementioned communities, what you need to pay attention to is why these guidelines are being updated in the first place: privacy laws
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
![the offending snippet from the Community Guidelines: Eligibility and Age Assurance Section: Updated to clarify compliance with online safety laws and regulations (e.g., US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act [COPPA], OSA, DSA) and to require age assurance where necessary.
Moderation and Illegal Content: Added detail on proactive moderation and illegal content responses to comply with the DSA.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e4fxivqcswqkkkecpllbarwm/bafkreibam5yxn6oww7igp7da5yqow3dhtsg6gbgike3avhvvun33fth3tm@jpeg)
August 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
for people in the comments who are confused about why this impacts the aforementioned communities, what you need to pay attention to is why these guidelines are being updated in the first place: privacy laws
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
Taylor Lorenz at the Guardian puts it very concisely in the included statement, here
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HEY
Do you want to save PORN from being kicked off this platform??
Go tell them your grievances then!
Bluesky is built off the backs of queers, furries, POC, and sex workers alike
WE were the first to join the site back when it was invite only, and WE should have a say in whether we belong!
Do you want to save PORN from being kicked off this platform??
Go tell them your grievances then!
Bluesky is built off the backs of queers, furries, POC, and sex workers alike
WE were the first to join the site back when it was invite only, and WE should have a say in whether we belong!
the usual vagueness is present here that is usually a bad sign to come for adult content.
bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
points that need addressing are: [cont]
bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
points that need addressing are: [cont]
August 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
HEY
Do you want to save PORN from being kicked off this platform??
Go tell them your grievances then!
Bluesky is built off the backs of queers, furries, POC, and sex workers alike
WE were the first to join the site back when it was invite only, and WE should have a say in whether we belong!
Do you want to save PORN from being kicked off this platform??
Go tell them your grievances then!
Bluesky is built off the backs of queers, furries, POC, and sex workers alike
WE were the first to join the site back when it was invite only, and WE should have a say in whether we belong!
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We're not in theoretical "they could come after sfw queer content LATER" territory anymore. It is being used to come after sfw queer content NOW.
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
August 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We're not in theoretical "they could come after sfw queer content LATER" territory anymore. It is being used to come after sfw queer content NOW.
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded
And KEEP CALLING
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For the overwhelming majority of people who practice it, sports is not about competition. It's about social belonging. Once you understand that, the reason why transphobes want to ban trans women from it even outside of competition and even in disciplines like darts is pretty obvious.
August 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
For the overwhelming majority of people who practice it, sports is not about competition. It's about social belonging. Once you understand that, the reason why transphobes want to ban trans women from it even outside of competition and even in disciplines like darts is pretty obvious.
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Protest movements that stop as soon as they start seeing results fail.
Protest movements that keep going until your whole squad is across the finish line win.
Protest movements that keep going until your whole squad is across the finish line win.
Visa employees clearly told to deescalate ASAP
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
August 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Protest movements that stop as soon as they start seeing results fail.
Protest movements that keep going until your whole squad is across the finish line win.
Protest movements that keep going until your whole squad is across the finish line win.
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A key point in Fahrenheit 451 is that books were banned because they made people depressed and uncomfortable. The novel's protagonist, Montag, is taken into custody after he reads a poem that makes a woman cry because she realizes the emptiness of her life.
![[quoting a tweet from isabelunraveled in which she rails against depressing books that get branded as “great writing”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreidzblpxefncqr2c73v7myen325wvtk767i7rw4zcc32c3hj4gzv5a@jpeg)
July 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A key point in Fahrenheit 451 is that books were banned because they made people depressed and uncomfortable. The novel's protagonist, Montag, is taken into custody after he reads a poem that makes a woman cry because she realizes the emptiness of her life.
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People act as though the only option for unhoused people is jail or remaining on the streets.
They claim it’s “compassionate” to jail or institutionalize them because it means they have food & a roof over their head.
“Compassion” would be safe affordable housing. Not jail.
They claim it’s “compassionate” to jail or institutionalize them because it means they have food & a roof over their head.
“Compassion” would be safe affordable housing. Not jail.
July 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
People act as though the only option for unhoused people is jail or remaining on the streets.
They claim it’s “compassionate” to jail or institutionalize them because it means they have food & a roof over their head.
“Compassion” would be safe affordable housing. Not jail.
They claim it’s “compassionate” to jail or institutionalize them because it means they have food & a roof over their head.
“Compassion” would be safe affordable housing. Not jail.
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it is wild how many non-trans people seem to be taking an issue with this extremely correct thread: transphobia was an extreme minority position that was isolated to fringe reactionary christian conservatives, but through "liberal" publications laundering bigoted talking points it became accepted
There was an elite consensus against transphobia so strong Texas’ Republican Speaker of the House Joe Straus refused to pass a transphobic law, the public broadly agreed, and then a few elite liberals took it upon themselves to make transphobia popular and more or less succeeded.
July 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
it is wild how many non-trans people seem to be taking an issue with this extremely correct thread: transphobia was an extreme minority position that was isolated to fringe reactionary christian conservatives, but through "liberal" publications laundering bigoted talking points it became accepted
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full blown brownshirts deputized to terrorize and kidnap, this country is done
Per this lawyer, the mother of 3 US citizens, among others, has been abducted by “bounty hunters” at gunpoint, brought to CBP, where they demanded she sign deportation papers without seeing a judge.
When she refused, she was literally disappeared by the armed “bounty hunters” at the behest of CBP.
When she refused, she was literally disappeared by the armed “bounty hunters” at the behest of CBP.
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
full blown brownshirts deputized to terrorize and kidnap, this country is done
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Hey SKG supporters!
We need YOUR help, we have until the 31st July to reach 1 Million signatures in the European Citizens Initiative
All countries in light blue are below the threshold, every vote counts!
Sign here:
www.stopkillinggames.com/eci
We need YOUR help, we have until the 31st July to reach 1 Million signatures in the European Citizens Initiative
All countries in light blue are below the threshold, every vote counts!
Sign here:
www.stopkillinggames.com/eci
February 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hey SKG supporters!
We need YOUR help, we have until the 31st July to reach 1 Million signatures in the European Citizens Initiative
All countries in light blue are below the threshold, every vote counts!
Sign here:
www.stopkillinggames.com/eci
We need YOUR help, we have until the 31st July to reach 1 Million signatures in the European Citizens Initiative
All countries in light blue are below the threshold, every vote counts!
Sign here:
www.stopkillinggames.com/eci
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Nothing sums up the state of affairs for transgender Americans quite like the US Supreme Court denying trans people life-saving healthcare at the same time that the Trump administration shuts down suicide prevention programs for LGBTQ people.
These bastards want us all dead.
These bastards want us all dead.
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Nothing sums up the state of affairs for transgender Americans quite like the US Supreme Court denying trans people life-saving healthcare at the same time that the Trump administration shuts down suicide prevention programs for LGBTQ people.
These bastards want us all dead.
These bastards want us all dead.
Finally unfollowed some people I should have unfollowed a while ago, feels like a weight off my shoulders.
June 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Finally unfollowed some people I should have unfollowed a while ago, feels like a weight off my shoulders.
Okay, but what if they announce Silksong in Deltarune chapter 3/4?
June 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Okay, but what if they announce Silksong in Deltarune chapter 3/4?
Way too stressed rn, but hopefully that should get better soon.
May 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Way too stressed rn, but hopefully that should get better soon.
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Es ist ein demokratischer Vorgang, einen Kandidaten nicht zu wählen. Demokratiezerstörend ist es aber, wenn man den Rechtsextremen die große Bühne gibt, dies für ihre Propaganda zu nutzen. Die Medien sind Teil des Problems.
May 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Es ist ein demokratischer Vorgang, einen Kandidaten nicht zu wählen. Demokratiezerstörend ist es aber, wenn man den Rechtsextremen die große Bühne gibt, dies für ihre Propaganda zu nutzen. Die Medien sind Teil des Problems.
Life is way to fcking stressful rn, I need some actual good rest, but I won't be able to for quite a few days still :c
May 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Life is way to fcking stressful rn, I need some actual good rest, but I won't be able to for quite a few days still :c
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Bloodborne x FFXIV
Been thinking about Bloodborne again lately... almost forgot I made this a while back. It's a pretty old drawing, but it's not bad #FFXIV #Bloodborne #art
Been thinking about Bloodborne again lately... almost forgot I made this a while back. It's a pretty old drawing, but it's not bad #FFXIV #Bloodborne #art
April 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Bloodborne x FFXIV
Been thinking about Bloodborne again lately... almost forgot I made this a while back. It's a pretty old drawing, but it's not bad #FFXIV #Bloodborne #art
Been thinking about Bloodborne again lately... almost forgot I made this a while back. It's a pretty old drawing, but it's not bad #FFXIV #Bloodborne #art