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Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · 16d

At least over here, there are human rights laws against harassment and discrimination based on gender identity, and that kind of talk wouldn't fly.

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Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · 16d

The fuck... that is not a healthy work environment!

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Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · 20d

I handle the wrapping part, so I at least know what's going in there :)

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1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 24d

Excited to announce that we’re in the Fellow Traveller Publisher Sale that starts TOMORROW 🎉

Don’t know what 1000xRESIST is about? 🤔 Let’s show you a mysterious little trailer…

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🔞Keesh 🍁🏳️‍🌈 @rakeeshsorrel.bsky.social · 27d

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.

This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!

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

e-6695 (Consumer protection)

Keywords
Censorship Credit cards Internet Pornography

E-petition
Initiated by Carmen Tam from Waterloo, Ontario

Original language of petition: English
Petition details
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:

Mastercard, Visa, and other payment platforms have been leveraging their power over consumer ability to purchase legal content;
In 2021, Mastercard changed its policies to regulate adult entertainment by preventing the use of its payment platform on numerous adult entertainment sites;
As of July 2025, video game distribution service Steam now cites rule 15, that “adult only” content is not permitted on the platform if it goes against payment processor’s policies. Steam does not describe what content is defined as “adult only”;
As of July 2025, video game distribution website Itch.io has “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from browse and search pages. Users that previously purchased legitimate video games cannot access games that have been removed; and
This has set an unsettling precedent of corporate censorship, causing concern in video game development teams, including developers, voice actors, and artists in other creative fields as their livelihoods are in limbo.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to
1. Stop financial discrimination by payment platforms against legal goods and services;
2. Ensure transparency to consumers about content restrictions and the rationale behind them; and
3. Protect creators' rights to make legal adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for any penalized media.

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vkskull - comms open @vkskull.bsky.social · 27d

Game night with the sisters #1000xRESIST

The Sisters are playing Orchards & Occupants, the only tabletop RPG written by the ALLMOTHER herself. They're sitting around a table with minis and a troll on a map. Left to right:
Fixer is stacking dice.
Watcher is attentive and taking notes.
Knower is GMing.
Healer is arguing with Knower.
BBF is drunk.

Dialogue:
Knower: Healer. The troll hits you for *rolls* 37 damage.
Healer: half that, I'm raging.
K: Unfortunately, the troll's club is enchanted.
H: WHAT!? Trolls don't get magic weapons!
K: they do in this module. Hekki ALLMO.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 29d

hi, cis folks!

if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now.

the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE.

we need you to call senators: reps.fyi

more info & script downthread.🧵

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid

SEC. 243. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 13988, entitled ‘‘Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation’’, published by the Executive Office of the President on January 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023).

SEC. 244. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any social, psychological, behavioral,or medical intervention performed for the purposes of in16 tentionally changing the body of an individual (including
by disrupting the body’s development, inhibiting its natural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer correspond to the individual’s biological sex.

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Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · Sep 7

There is also so much good fan art in the the zine. Every time I go back and re-read, I see new details I missed the first time!

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Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm very appreciative of the fanzine team for including a "projects" category for contributions that don't fit elsewhere. I can't do art, so I was really happy that I could participate in some other way.

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Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · Sep 7

A thing I made for the fanzine!
mikeasaurus.github.io/nasercar/
#GoodbyeVolcanoHigh #GVH

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SammuSnack @sammusnack.bsky.social · Sep 7

party at the beach
(That's all my YT thumbnails, but I hope everyone liked them :D )

#1000xresist

a drawing of characters from 1000X resist at the beach on a sunny day.
Knower, in a purple one piece is reading a book under a beach umbrella.
Next to her is Healer, in a pink bikini and sun glasses, putting sun block on and speaking to her.

Bang Bang Fire (dark swim shorts and a tied up orange shirt) and Fixer (in green camo shorts, bikini top, and a green sleeveless hoodie) are passing a beach ball to each other while Blue (holding an intertube and wearing a blue bikini) watches with Secretary.

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Mia (formely deadassspider) @spiderofdeath.bsky.social · Sep 7

Today is Noomi’s birthday 😗

#scalie #scalieart #GoodbyeVolcanoHigh

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Brad Shankar ➡️ BCN Game Fest @bradshankar.bsky.social · Sep 5

Really great to see such a solid turnout at the Art Gallery of Ontario for Video Game Arts Appreciation Night!
Featuring all kinds of wonderful Canadian games, like @visaigames.bsky.social’s Venba, @localthunk.com’s @playbalatro.com and @ko-op.com’s Goodbye Volcano High. 🇨🇦 🎮

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Renci Gamer Wolf @rencigamerwolf.bsky.social · Sep 6

Today, SEPTEMBER 6th, is Naomi's Birthday! 🦕🎂
The tech genius of the group and someone special to a certain non-binary rock star.
#GoodbyeVolcanoHigh #GVH

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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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Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oh, and even if you were AFAB, if anyone has suspicions about you, you will be asked to provide a birth certificate or you can't compete anymore. But enjoy your fair and equitable sports experience!

Mikeasaurus @mikeasaurus.bsky.social · Sep 2

The picture was very nicely done! Beautiful and sad at the same time.

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lulu @roilulu.bsky.social · Sep 5

Here's a little thread on the Goodbye Volcano High characters and their design evolution throughout the years 🦕🦖🌿

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GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH ☄️🦕 FAN(G)ZINE @gvhfangzine.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is our sincere pleasure to announce that the Goodbye Volcano High Fanzine is finally complete!
Check for the Itch page in the next post.
Thank you to everyone that contributed and supported this project! 🎸🦖☄️
#GoodbyeVolcanoHigh #GVH

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nrxia 🏳️‍🌈🤘 @nrxia.bsky.social · Aug 31

GVH irl
#gvh

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Sumi 🏳️‍⚧️🐼 @sumipanda.bsky.social · Aug 29

After almost 2 years of work, it's DONE!
My tribute to a game that changed a LOT for me.
Made me laugh, cry, feel seen, and led to meeting amazing friends.
No word can describe how much it means to me, so I hope you enjoy the animation!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GVH!
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#GVH #GoodbyeVolcanoHigh