(The Violet) Howler
@theviolethowler.bsky.social
Call me Howler. He/Him. 28. Bi. Fandom account. Periodically repost NSFW stuff. I make youtube videos doing literary analysis of my favorite stories: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Violet_Howler
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Wait, how did I never notice that they both pulled this move? lol
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Wait, how did I never notice that they both pulled this move? lol
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the fact that patreon employees will just straight up say, to your faces now, "I stalked your other accounts and found something in a *cartooning style* that made me personally uncomfortable so I'm taking your income away" should be way more alarming to people.
◇Turns out it was a combination of Patreon thinking Karen and Emily looked too much like minors, and not wanting to mix sex and hypno bc that's inherently noncon and against the rules. After a few days of scrambling we abandoned our Patreon and set up our SubscribeStar.◇
October 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
the fact that patreon employees will just straight up say, to your faces now, "I stalked your other accounts and found something in a *cartooning style* that made me personally uncomfortable so I'm taking your income away" should be way more alarming to people.
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TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
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Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
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X has been hit with a $140 million fine by the European Commission.
Musk's company is being penalized for “the deceptive design of its 'blue checkmark.'"
The lack of transparency of its ad repository and not giving researchers access to public data also contributed to the fine.
Musk's company is being penalized for “the deceptive design of its 'blue checkmark.'"
The lack of transparency of its ad repository and not giving researchers access to public data also contributed to the fine.
Elon Musk’s X fined $140 million by European Commission over 'deceptive' blue checkmark and lack of transparency
The social-media platform has been fined by the bloc after breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
www.cnbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
X has been hit with a $140 million fine by the European Commission.
Musk's company is being penalized for “the deceptive design of its 'blue checkmark.'"
The lack of transparency of its ad repository and not giving researchers access to public data also contributed to the fine.
Musk's company is being penalized for “the deceptive design of its 'blue checkmark.'"
The lack of transparency of its ad repository and not giving researchers access to public data also contributed to the fine.
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Serious or not, we can’t allow exchanges like this to feel normal. Nor should we become numb to it. Don’t let small men like Hegseth and Kolvet convince you otherwise.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Serious or not, we can’t allow exchanges like this to feel normal. Nor should we become numb to it. Don’t let small men like Hegseth and Kolvet convince you otherwise.
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I posted about this book waaaay back like two years ago, so I’d be shocked if any of you remember it, but: I wanted to write a book where a self-loathing Evangelical prayer warrior and a demon are in fucked up love, and I did that, and you can preorder it right goddamn now
Attention, horny weirdos! We are publishing @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social's WITNESS MARKS next year and we are very, very excited to finally have a reason to talk about exorcism bondage. All webstore pre-orders come w/ a signed bookplate from the author. Get it here: ghoulish.rip/product/witn...
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I posted about this book waaaay back like two years ago, so I’d be shocked if any of you remember it, but: I wanted to write a book where a self-loathing Evangelical prayer warrior and a demon are in fucked up love, and I did that, and you can preorder it right goddamn now
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Meta Platforms is planning cuts to the metaverse, an arena Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg once called the future of the company.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...
Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse
CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s bet on immersive online worlds has lost the company more than $77 billion.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Meta Platforms is planning cuts to the metaverse, an arena Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg once called the future of the company.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
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Come celebrate our #OTW volunteers for #InternationalVolunteerDay, and learn more about how the OTW works behind the scenes at otw-news.org/yckpbhwb
December 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Come celebrate our #OTW volunteers for #InternationalVolunteerDay, and learn more about how the OTW works behind the scenes at otw-news.org/yckpbhwb
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This both blows my mind and becomes less surprising every day
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This both blows my mind and becomes less surprising every day
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tapping the sign
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tapping the sign
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“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
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I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
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July 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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BREAKING | Judge orders Epstein grand jury docs unsealed as DOJ nears deadline to release files
Judge orders Epstein grand jury docs unsealed as DOJ nears deadline to release files
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BREAKING | Judge orders Epstein grand jury docs unsealed as DOJ nears deadline to release files
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This is Australia. In the UK she’d probably get a peerage.
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling
www.starobserver.com...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.starobserver.com...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling - Star Observer
Anti-trans activist Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 and issue a public apology after vilifying two trans women.
www.starobserver.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is Australia. In the UK she’d probably get a peerage.
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Finally modern audiences will get to experience what Star Wars was like before they got an Englishman to dub over Alec Guinness’s New Jersey accent
"Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters for a limited time." www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
I AM SAT
I AM SAT
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Finally modern audiences will get to experience what Star Wars was like before they got an Englishman to dub over Alec Guinness’s New Jersey accent
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A strong independent badass woman in a movie is not a Girl Boss
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A strong independent badass woman in a movie is not a Girl Boss
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
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It's a Hot Eel City kinda Friday, yo.
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's a Hot Eel City kinda Friday, yo.
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WHAT the everlasting F. !!!!!! (If I was the author, I'd be crying into my pillow right now. And for DAYS to come.) 😡
#writingcommunity Carina Press/Harlequin dropped the ball for the release of the #HeatedRivalry TV series.
No new print run ready to go, no new covers to tie into the TV series. The remaining paperbacks sold out online and fans are desperate. They also never released all 6 books as paperback. 🫠
No new print run ready to go, no new covers to tie into the TV series. The remaining paperbacks sold out online and fans are desperate. They also never released all 6 books as paperback. 🫠
a woman is asking a man what he is doing
ALT: a woman is asking a man what he is doing
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
WHAT the everlasting F. !!!!!! (If I was the author, I'd be crying into my pillow right now. And for DAYS to come.) 😡