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they/he/it - 24 - artist, musician, videoer - AI/NFT/TERFS/PROSHIPS BUZZ OFF - beancoloredgrass dot nekoweb dot org for commissions - i guess i'm here now

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turnip @turnip4wut.bsky.social · Aug 22

new pinned who dis. that's what the kids say nowadays right.

anyway i rehomed my website. the actual content of it didn't change in a whole lot of noticeable ways, but i've been thinking about doing this for a while.

beancoloredgrass.nekoweb.org

THE TURNIP ZONE

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Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 10d

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

An older Black femme, laying in a hospital bed. She's smiling and holding a pink, lavender and yellow dragon stuffie.

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turnip @turnip4wut.bsky.social · 2d

while it is getting harder for me to justify posting stuff on here, that doesn't mean i'm not still making stuff. for example...

youtu.be/4yvKkvJTS2s

i turned a scene from a multifandom roleplay into a visual novel cutscene

YouTube video by turnip4wut official

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Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 4d

As much as folks might not want to believe it, artists who sell their work cannot survive exclusively on platforms that cater to primarily other artists. The Circulating The Same Five Dollars™️ model can't feed us or pay bills for long. We need places where we can be seen and discovered.

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Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 8d

If you have two minutes free right now, call Netflix and leave a comment in support of this programming and ask them to stand up for their shows against political pressure.

Phone number is 1-866-952-4456, and I waited less than a minute before a human picked up.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d

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.

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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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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 11d

Give folks their flowers

No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier

"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 12d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · 17d

Here is a link to help with his schooling!!

www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 20d

Do NOT do this. Shout louder. Me and all the other nsfw artists need you to shout louder

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Trans Lifeline @translifeline.org · 21d

We’ve made you a step-by-step guide for supporting your trans loved one through a crisis. Remember: it’s better to show up imperfectly than not show up at all. (pt.1)

Purple slide entitled "How You Can Support a Trans Friend in Crisis" with an illustration of a heart with hugging arms around itself in light pink.

Purple slide with a blue and dark purple illustration of an ear and a speech bubble next to word "Listen". Underneath is a dark purple and white illustration of a bell near the words "Don't Panic"

Light pink and dark purple illustration near the words "Harm Reduction". Underneath is a dark purple and white illustration of two people figures hugging near the words "Understand their Circumstances".

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TV-MA @tv-ma.bsky.social · 22d

Speaking of which:

My top surgery fund has been at 84% for over 3 months. I could still use the help as it put me in a lot of debt, and my financial situation is still precarious.

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Azryn Vega @azrynvega.bsky.social · 24d

Viscous is a such a cutie patootie🥹 #viscous #deadlock #deadlockfanart

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 24d

Book bans get headlines, but the bigger threat to books is hiding in plain sight: A handful of companies control how ebooks reach readers, and they can cut off access with a click.

New from @mariabustillos.com in @columjournreview.bsky.social ⤵️

Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 24d

There's a bigger threat to books than bans: monopoly of distribution, by @mariabustillos.com.
www.cjr.org/analysis/the...

There's a bigger threat to books than bans.

Access to e-books relies entirely on private distributors that have the power to shut them off at any moment.

www.cjr.org

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Layla @lili-kh.bsky.social · 27d

I feel invisible😞— my posts aren’t reaching anyone. If this finds you, please repost and leave a note so I know you’re here. This link is the only thing keeping us going in Gaza!

I need to reach the next goal ASAP to afford my dental materials and tools!🙏🇵🇸

chuffed.org/project/layl...

Layla @lili-kh.bsky.social · 28d

Still tryna gather enough for my dental tools & materials, but the silence feels heavy… it’s like my posts aren’t reaching anyone 😔 If u come across this, pls share it and drop a 🍉 so I know I’m not alone.
This link remains the only way we can hold on here in Gaza!
(2/2)
chuffed.org/project/layl...

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turnip @turnip4wut.bsky.social · 28d

was listening to some voice lines and thought these cute little interactions would translate well to the sort of post-chapter 4-panel comic pages in a manga, so i also tried to kinda make it look like a page scan to really sell it

#deadlock #viscous #ladygeist

A digital illustration meant to look like a scan of an old manga page. Text in the upper left says "Read right to left!" followed by "Deadlock The Manga". There are four panels on the right with an extra illustration on the left. It involves two characters from the video game Deadlock, Viscous and Lady Geist.

Panel 1
Viscous: You're pretty!

Panel 2
Lady Geist: Um... Thanks...?

Panel 3
Viscous: I match your arm!
Lady Geist: Yes, Viscous.

Panel 4
Viscous: We're friends!!!
Lady Geist: No, Viscous.

Extra illustration
Viscous: I don't have a nose, but if I did, I bet your hair would smell like flowers!
Lady Geist: It... kind of does, actually.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 10

I simply cannot stress it enough.

You cannot sit this out.

They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.

Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.

DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · Sep 9

Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.

An image taken from an e-mail from Payment Cloud to me. They list prohibited adult work, one of which just includes "Fantasy" which is as wide as cat ears and fairies. We are so cooked.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Sep 9

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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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Jul 26

Welcome to the weekend! You made it sailor. Which censorious payment processor would you like to call first? Thanks to my moot @dieselbrain.bsky.social for the Stripe number, can confirm it works

stop-paypros.neocities.org

MasterCard
• 914.249.2000 (Global Headquarters, US)
• 636.722.6100 (Operaction Center, US)
• 971.4.391.4200 (Dubai HQ)
• 305.539.2300 (Latin America HQ)
• 914.249.6518 (North America HQ)
• 1-800-627-8372 (US Only)
• 1800-120-113 (Australia)
• +1-636-722-7111 (International)
• customer_support@mastercard.com
• List of executives' Linkedin profiles

Visa
• +1 650 432 3200 (Headquarters, US)
• 1-800-847-2911 (US + Canada)
• List of phone numbers by region
• 1-888-289-9322 (Confidential
Compliance Hotline)
• askvisa@visa.com

PayPal
Unfortunately, PayPal doesn't have any e-mail address, as it uses its website's customer support. You will need to log in to your PayPal account if you wish to access Customer Support lines or messages. Here's a few lines we found so far :
• 1-402-935-2050 (US + Canada)

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social
Follow
the number below doesnt work, as Stripe has changed their number, and is demanding a $2.99 fee to even tell you what it is.
however, this number DOES still work and will let you leave a message:
(877) 887-7815

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turnip @turnip4wut.bsky.social · Sep 7

i'm volunteering a character by my good friend @gtheadgina.bsky.social since i don't have any of my own. here's her character, warrior the ant.

turnip @turnip4wut.bsky.social · Sep 5

IT'S TURNIP DAY
youtu.be/kKPX77at7PM

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Aura @aurahack.ca · Sep 3

If you're Canadian, please sign this! You'll have to confirm your signature via email but for good reason--this is a petition sponsored by an actual member of parliament. These petitions can lead to actual meaningful action here. Doesn't take very long, please add your support!!

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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Ginaur @gtheadgina.bsky.social · Sep 2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NIo... happy laborday 🤓

If You See Me In Strong Badia

YouTube video by GTheadGina

www.youtube.com

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · Sep 1

Casey is diabetic. T can barely drink water at this point. She hasn't even been hospitalized.

All because since Pal Action's proscription the prison thinks it is illegal to support Palestine.

Act before it's too late.
Calls to action, scripts, and email addresses here.
tinyurl.com/FREETHOXHA

Hunger Strike
Call to Action
Free Casey and T. Hoxha Now!
Casey Goonan
7 Days
T. Hoxha
21 Days
screenshot from IG @workshops4gaza

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turnip @turnip4wut.bsky.social · Sep 1

me and my friends do not make normal tierlists, so here's our headcanons for what #deadlock characters think of breaking bad. reasoning for each is in the alt text. if a character doesn't have a reasoning, then it's either obvious or a reason was not given by my friends who helped make this.

A Deadlock character tierlist hinging on what their opinions are on Breaking Bad.

Tier 1: Doesn't care about the moral/treats it like a comedy
Seven, Lady Geist (enjoys the suffering of the lower class, but has to stop halfway through because it starts getting too real for her), Mina (same reason as Lady Geist but doesn't stop), Wraith (it's just her real life)

Tier 2: Likes the show but moral goes over head
Viscous (simply enjoys the act of watching TV), Mo & Krill

Tier 3: Likes the show and gets the moral
Paige (makes really long posts about tiny pieces of symbolism like the color of Walter's shirt in a certain scene), Bebop (the old lady whose name I can't remember watches it religiously so he watches it with her), McGinnis, Infernus, Kelvin

Tier 4: Doesn't like the show but gets the moral
Ivy, Mirage (only watches it because Nashala likes it), Calico (it's just not really her jam)

Tier 5: Doesn't like the show or get the moral
Shiv (the show awakens his beast), Pocket (hates bad parents), Holliday (doesn't try to engage with the show at all)

Tier 6: Loves Walter White
Lash, Viper (only partially because Lash also likes him, but it's mostly because she makes bad choices)

Tier 7: Walter HATER!!!
Victor, Vindicta, Billy, Dynamo, Warden (thinks the show should have been about Hank)

Tier 8: Kid named Finger (only knows the memes)
Haze (only experienced the show through people's dreams about it), Paradox

Tier 9: Could really go either way
Sinclair (argues amongst themselves about it), Abrams

Tier 10: Has not seen Breaking Bad
The Doorman (always working, doesn't have time to watch TV), Drifter (anprim), Yamato (doesn't watch American TV), Grey Talon

Tier 11: We don't know you yet
This is where I put all the experimental characters that haven't actually been added to the game yet but for some reason were included in this tierlist- Fathom, Trapper, Raven, Wrecker, Boho, and Venator.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · Aug 30

They're actively targeting creators who call in & banning them, making it even more important to call if you're a customer & not a creator

Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 13

CALL STRIPE
CALL PAYPAL
CALL MASTERCARD
CALL VISA

DO NOT. STOP. CALLING!
#rocktheboat

stop-paypros.neocities.org

UPDATED
Stripe A
Stripe is currently a major priority, as they have the ability to deny itch.io's eligibility to their services according to itch.io's owner.
• 354 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco,
CA 94080 US (United States HQ)
• 10 BOULEVARD HAUSSMANN, 75009 PARIS
(France HQ)
• Grand Canal Street Lower, The One Building,
Dublin D02 HD59 (Ireland HQ) (yes, it's called The One Building)
• +1 888 926 2289 - State you are from California when calling this number
• 1(888) 963-8955 (San Franeisco HQ)
• 353 1 903 8449 (Ireland HQ)
• (877) 887-7815 (Customer Support/Complaints)
• UPDATED +33-805-11-19-67 (France-HQ) Seems like the line was disconnect due to our calls.
• complaints@stripe.com
• Complaints Form

PayPal !
Unfortunately, PayPal doesn't seem to have any e-mail address, as it uses its website's customer support. You will need to log in to your PayPal account if you wish to access Customer Support lines or messages. Here's a few lines we found so far :
• 2211 N 1st St. San Jose, CA 95131 US
• 1-402-935-2050 (US + Canada)
• 1800 931 678 (Australia)
• Customer Complaints Form (Australia)
• enquiry@paypal.com thank you sassinthedark.bsky.social for the info!

UPDAIED
MasterCard
• 2000 Purchase St. Purchase, NY 10577
US
UPDATED +1 914 249 2000
• CEO of MasterCard: 0 -> 6432224#
→> 1
• President of Mastercard: 0 -
54757287425# →> 3
• Play the roulette: 0 -> Any numbers until you get connected to someone
1 800 307 7309 (US) - Options for operator
: 1-1-2-2-2-1
List of toll-free numbers by region
1 636 722 6100 (St. Louis Office)
• 914.249.2000 (Global Headquarters, US)
• 636.722.6100 (Operaction Center, US)
• 971.4.391.4200 (Dubai HQ)
• 305.539.2300 (Latin America HQ)
• 914.249.6518 (North America HQ)
• 1-800-627-8372 (US Only)
• 1800-120-113 (Australia)
• +1-636-722-7111 (International)
• customer_support@mastercard.com
List of executives' Linkedin profiles

UPDATED
Visa !
900 Metro Center Bivd, Foster City, CA
94404
NEW +1 650 432 3200 (Headquarters, US)
• Ryan McInerney (CEO) - 4 ->
6246376397926#
• Paul Fabara (Chief Risk Officer) - 4 - > 3222727285#
• Kelley Tullier (Chief People and Corp. Affairs Officer) - 4 ->
885543753559#
• Source
• Thank you profbadvibes.bsky.social
for these finds!
1-800-847-2911 (US + Canada) - US Option
Selection for Operator: 1-1-2 / 1-1-3
• List of phone numbers by region
• 1-888-289-9322 (Confidential Compliance
Hotline)
• askvisa@visa.com

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turnip @turnip4wut.bsky.social · Aug 31

if you're here for the kevman comic, know that i'm still working on that. i just gotta get more of my other, more pressing deadlines done first.

also i drew the manga one first before i really figured him out and you can really tell the difference lmao