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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 1d

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country.

Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

‘The Toxic Avenger’ & Undue Medical Debt Cleared $15 Million in Real-Life Medical Debt Together!

Before Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger released in theaters back in August, the Cineverse marketing team came up with a wonderful idea. They took the remainder of their marketing budget for the film a...

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 1d

I already didn’t want to watch Tron: Ares because of Jared Leto. This just makes me want to never watch it even further

Comrade Bullski @comradebullski.bsky.social · 1d

TRON: ARES having an official collaboration with Grok and having AI slop on display at he events is making me never want to watch that movie. Ugh

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

this clickbait headline is actually harming trans people by acting like it's too late to pressure Newsom and it pisses me off!

Newsrooms know that false panic goes viral so they intentionally lie to everyone to drive up ad revenue.

Meanwhile, it demotivates activists and distracts from the fight.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

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

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Eri Victoria | "The Fangirl Diaries" Author @scarlet-rhapsody.com · 1d

Hi #BookSky and #AnimeSky !
Bookshop.org is having free shipping today and tomorrow - you can buy a copy of my debut book, "The Fangirl Diaries" here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Friends - please boost on your socials!

Free shipping image which has photos of my book, original concept cover, and photo of myself cosplaying as Ranma from the second movie.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Gaijin (GimGam Glitzdakka) Goombah @gaijingoombah.bsky.social · 3d

Thero is good people and has nothing but love for his boy who needs life saving surgery.

Theropod Art (COMMS OPEN) @theropodart.bsky.social · 3d

gofund.me/48d85745f

The gofundme is live!

Please donate or share where you can!

Thank you so much!!!

Donate to Help Beanbag the Lizard Get Life-Saving Surgery, organized by Jeffrey Comstock

Hello there, my close friends know me as Theropod-Art online, but my … Jeffrey Comstock needs your support for Help Beanbag the Lizard Get Life-Saving Surgery

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

Reminder that @governor.ca.gov is reportedly considering vetoing SB79, the best housing bill to clear the CA legislature in decades.

It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.

Tell him!

Contact the Governor | Governor of California

You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.

www.gov.ca.gov

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · Sep 1

"Live and let live" is a perfectly valid attitude until some folks' idea of living involves the removal of people's rights and opportunities and, well, lives.

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 5d

“I want pictures! Pictures of a big freaking shark! And Spider-Man! And Spider-Man fighting a big freaking shark!”

a cartoon man is sitting at a desk with his fist in the air and says pictures .

Alt: J Jonah Jameson demanding pictures of Spider-Man

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t even know which of my decks it’s going in, just that it’s going in one of them.

Maybe Wild Magic, for the fun of Neera wild magic surging a spell into a big freaking shark

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 5d

But really do not let this moment pass you up, call your reps and beat them over the head with evidence that ID verification will lead to uncontrollable sensitive information leaks and identity theft

The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

buff.ly

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly, same. It doesn't appeal to me personally, plus it can get expensive, and I don't like to think about what kind of drunk I'd be.

No judgment on those who do drink, of course, it's just not for me.

Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve got robots of the giant and regular sized varieties

An ork gorkanaut… painted to look like the Megazord.

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 7d

Still from The Good Place with the captions edited.

Top half: Eleanor with her arms out, arguing, “I mean… When did Silent Hill become about feminism?”

Bottom half: Chidi in front of a chalkboard for Ethics 101. A screenshot from Silent Hill 1 on the board. Screenshot is of the head cult lady proclaiming, “My daughter will be the mother of god.”

Chidi argues back: “Silent Hill 1”

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 6d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 6d

Dang, this is getting a lot more visibility than I expected. Here’s a few more BG3 minis for good measure:

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scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social · 6d

Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.

h/t @tisserand.bsky.social

Scan of a typed letter from 1970, from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, addressed to "Joel Lipton, 622 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210"

It reads:

"Dear Joel:

I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen than it has ever been before. Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy. Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call "American Virtues" who lack this faith in our country.

I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities.

Sincerely yours,

Charles M. Schulz"

At bottom is an illustration of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, a kite wrapped around the dog house.

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 6d

A fun hypothetical:

Your D&D character is about to get an animated series! You’re in charge of the casting… but nothing else.

Who do you choose to:
- Write
- Act
- Animate
- Direct

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 8d

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 9d

anyway:

www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

Winning the Middle

What makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.

www.the-reframe.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 7d

AUTHORS: It’s time to submit your claims for the Anthropic copyright settlement.

1. Look yourself up here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

2. File your claim here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Form asks for ISBN and copyright reg # for each work. Can find in step 1.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 12d

🚨AUTHORS: The judge has approved the settlement in the Anthropic copyright case. By 10/2 you will be able to look up your name/works on the settlement website to see if you are eligible for payments. Which Authors Guild explained will be split evenly between authors/publishers who both hold rights.

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild

Background Bartz v Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It was filed by nonfict...

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! I still struggle with drybrushing myself, but it worked out nicely this time

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 7d

I appreciate it!

Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 7d

I used a mixture of grey and light blue for the skintone, then drybrushed a rosy flesh on over it

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Ryoga Rocket @ryogarocket.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks, that was just a bit of drybrushing with a flesh tone over the blue

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