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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

“We don’t have to approach and criticize this album as art, because it isn’t art. The Life of a Showgirl is made of Shein quality rip-offs of other people’s songs that are constructed shoddily and sold in ginormous quantities. Art takes time and care. This is profit. It’s content.”

WHEW.

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...

defector.com

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TheMilanTooner @themilantooner.bsky.social · 1d

"I'M EATIN' POMME FRITES AND WE'RE DOWN THE STREET FROM THE MOTHERLAND??"

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Ariel 🎃 @merbunny.bsky.social · 2d

time to be annoying bc i was out for almost a week at work (no pto i ran out 😭) and rent and bills kicking my ass i get rly paranoid about not touching my savings for obvious immigration funds reasons so the extra funds really do help 🥹🙏

Ariel 🎃 @merbunny.bsky.social · 2d

thank you everyone for helping us reach our goal for my husband’s immigration! i still need some help supporting us until he gets his work permit delivered as just my day job is not enough with cost of living

*per character pricing
*no kink/nsfw
*tips appreciated

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ko-fi.com/merbunny/goa...

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TheMilanTooner @themilantooner.bsky.social · 1d

I don't normally subscribe as much to the "ohhhh is this single creator got endless creative freedom" mindset as much anymore, typically because most end up being completely understandable

but oh my god the more we learn of Britt's original plans for Magic Railroad the more the final cut feels like

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Ariel 🎃 @merbunny.bsky.social · 2d

thank you everyone for helping us reach our goal for my husband’s immigration! i still need some help supporting us until he gets his work permit delivered as just my day job is not enough with cost of living

*per character pricing
*no kink/nsfw
*tips appreciated

💖

ko-fi.com/merbunny/goa...

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 2d

The magic and the misery, madness and the mystery
Oh, what has it done to me?
Everybody Scream ✨️🗣🎃🌕

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Inkwell @inkwell.bsky.social · 4d

Fun update on the James Mulligan situation, If you don't know he is the alleged AI/ Plagiarism Disney artist
I guess he didn't like my coverage of the topic. He is attempting to remove any trace of his alleged bad behavior from the internet. We of course will fight this as it falls under fair use

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Makker's Echoes! COMMS CLOSED (5/5) @echoesaythglen.bsky.social · 4d

What if it wasn't just the pants and Rumi REALLY likes trains?

#art #digitalart #KpopDemonHuntersFanArt #KpopDemonHunters #RepostedbcIforgotherpatterns #I'msorryI'mafakefan

Digital illustration where Kpop Demon Hunters' Rumi gets REALLY excited about seeing a steam train in the wild, much to Zoey's alarm and Mira's vindication.

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Alyillustrate @alyillustrate.bsky.social · 4d

#inktober2025 / #fawntober25 day 4: Candle 💃

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Matthew Humphreys @americanninjax.bsky.social · Dec 18

I’ve said as much during story meetings. What about the children who are already isolated because they feel different. Refusing to show them they matter and deserve to be in stories we see just causes them more pain which sounds to me a lot worse than having a conversation with your kids.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Dec 17

Pixar has removed a transgender character’s storyline from their new series #WinOrLose

A Disney rep says, “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline”

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Tony Cliff @tangocharlie.bsky.social · 5d

🇨🇦 CANADIANS:
Sign this House of Commons petition to withdraw bill C-2!
The bill is bad, the petition is quick and easy.

Thank you, @jennykwan.bsky.social

👉 ✒️ www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Screenshot of the linked page, text below:

Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- Bill C-2, titled the “Strong Borders Act”, contains provisions that threaten fundamental rights and freedoms protected under Canadian and international law;
- The Bill would grant law enforcement and national security agencies warrantless access to Canadians’ historical associations with organizations and businesses;
- It would allow authorities to compel the disclosure of sensitive personal information, including geolocation data and contact details, based merely on suspicion of relevance to the investigation of offences under Acts of Parliament, regardless of individual involvement;
- The Bill is designed to facilitate Canada's alignment with the United States' CLOUD Act and the United Nations Cybercrime Convention, raising serious concerns about foreign access to Canadians’ private data, including by regimes with poor human rights records; and
- Bill C-2 undermines Canada’s obligations under international human rights instruments, particularly in relation to privacy rights and the fair treatment of migrants and refugees.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1. Immediately withdraw Bill C-2 in its entirety;
2. Reaffirm Canada’s commitment to privacy, civil liberties, and international human rights standards;
3. Reject any legislative or policy initiatives that would enable foreign states, including the United States, to gain undue access to Canadians’ personal information; and
4. Ensure that national security and border-related legislation upholds the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is subject to meaningful judicial oversight.

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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 · 10d

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.

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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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Blue Sky Rob- Looking For Work! 🏳️‍⚧️ @senorwoberto.bsky.social · 6d

fun is only something people like pete hegseth can do. they can be as much of a hedonistic pig as humanly possible. but the grunts have to turn themselves into machines designed only for killing civilians. no xbox or PBRs for you. also we won't pay you

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Blue Sky Rob- Looking For Work! 🏳️‍⚧️ @senorwoberto.bsky.social · 6d

no food or healthcare for you, you must be turned into a bloodless roided-out freak for a caddyshack villain who subsists entirely on cocaine and six packs of coors light. even the fascist militarist dystopia of verhoeven's starship troopers had moments where they had fun

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Blue Sky Rob- Looking For Work! 🏳️‍⚧️ @senorwoberto.bsky.social · 6d

half of the appeal of being in the US military are the treats. all the PTSD and sleepless nights are for some worth it for cheap groceries and healthcare. now they're taking those things away because a guy who hasn't served at all wants to morph it into his personal homoerotic spartan LARP

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 7d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Trainfanz @trainfanz.bsky.social · 8d

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS SHUT DOWN! THAT MEANS I, STARSCREAM, AM THE NEW UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT! DECEPTICONS, FOLLOW ME!

g1 starscream in a gay little pose i got off google images

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Lufina @lufinabina.bsky.social · Aug 27

I cannot overstate just how awful this stupid fucking bill proposal is

- adding backdoors into encryption on OS level
- "sniff" every single message before it gets encrypted AND SAVE IT CENTRALLY
- let a goddamn hallucinating "AI" mark people as criminals

it needs to be stopped, post haste

map of different EU countries' chat control stance as of august 2025

oppose
(austria, czechia, netherlands, poland)

undecided
(belgium, estonia, finland, germany, greece, luxembourg, romania)

support
(bulgaria, croatia, cyprus, france,hungary,ireland, italy, latvia, lithuania, malta, portugal, slovakia, spain, sweden)

proposed it
(denmark)

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t automatically assume that your elected officials will do the right thing because we know that half of them won’t and may try to capitulate under pressure. Call your elected officials and be a constant, unceasing pain in their ass. You elected them to work for you not the other way around.

Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 9d

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 9d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

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Dylan Roth @dylanroth.bsky.social · 9d

I just called Chuck Schumer’s office and, for the first time EVER, a person answered, who then politely entered my complaints into their call log.

This tells me two things:

1) They’re not getting enough calls over there, and 2) If you want to yell at Schumer, today’s the day.

(212) 486-4430

Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 9d

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 9d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

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divine beastmode @gunstreet.bsky.social · 13d

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

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Yetee Glen 🕊️ 🇨🇦 @gleno.theyetee.com · 12d

I support the Canada Post strike, I also believe that door to door service should be maintained for seniors, disabled people and those with mobility challenges.

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I. Knox Robbins @knoxrobbins.bsky.social · 9d

#KnoxRobbinsArt It's time for some Shovel Knight fan art! Shield Knight was there for many years in my "to draw" list and wasn't until earlier this year I found a fun, charming way to approach it.
@yachtclubgames.bsky.social

Inspired by the Shovel Knight series, a village child dressed up in a flimsy red knight costume while lifting a barrel lid proclaims she wants to be like her hero Shield Knight.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 9d

Trump is asking us to start choosing groups we're willing to abandon, and the only way to make him stop is to be clear we're not fucking abandoning ANYONE.

Call your reps. Call your fucking reps. Especially in red states. Use the @5calls.org app, it's easy and free.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 9d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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