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Kaz 🔭 Indie VT @kazualvt.bsky.social · 3d

My car got totaled while I was asleep.

I can't afford another & insurance will only cover 1,500$. They won't cover if my neighbor avoids contact, which she is.

Any amount helps, I have cancer screening and emergency dental extraction!

#TBNC #HelpSky #MABoost #FundSky #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive

A quick image I drew, the image shows my mascot in a classic "OTL" pose with text.

The text reads: "Help us cover a car for cancer screening and emergency surgery!" Followed by an amount: 17,500.

Underneath the amount, it says "Any amount helps!" with icons for several payment processors: Gofundme, Ko-Fi, Paypal, and Cashapp.

At the bottom it reads: "Situations plus link below!"

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Starry🍉 | she/her @starrynightbb.bsky.social · 19h

and reminder that donations have come to a halt !! would rly appreciate getting some momentum back up again to help out the love of my life
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Tiltify

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · Aug 15

make a choice to resist fascism every day.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTHsoNSLbH...

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 1d

even the smartest folks whose takes i otherwise appreciate, who otherwise want to resist fascism themselves & encourage others to, find wearing a mask in, at least, public indoor spaces—to prevent the harms of this administration from impacting others—to be a bridge too far; it’s shameful, frankly.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 23h

This is also a disability justice issue.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Report examining the employment history data of more than 3m finance & tech workers at companies that rolled out office mandates found that turnover among women is almost three times as high as that of their male co-workers, and that women are more likely to take a lower position if they leave

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

www.washingtonpost.com

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jaydo @jaydocovid.bsky.social · 15h

To say people make a rational assessment of the threat environment around Covid… is just not true.

Most people refuse to talk about or read anything about Covid.

Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness, and it’s rarely spoken of.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15h

“Please someone listen to me, I don’t want to die”

These are the words of a woman named Harmonie who had an ectopic pregnancy

Her obgyn refused to help, citing a
1% chance the fetus could survive

She lives in a blue state & still couldn’t access the life saving care she needed

Illinois Woman Denied Treatment for Ectopic Pregnancy

10.14.25

open.substack.com

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Nordenheim 🍄 @nordenheim.bsky.social · 2d

Steam Next Fest is back, so here's a reminder to game devs:

If you use AI writing, I won't play your demo.

If you use AI imagery, I won't play your demo.

If you use AI music, I won't play your demo.

Using AI in your demo tells players that your game endorses creative theft.

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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kali 😷 @afrocentrickali.bsky.social · 6h

+ it's important to understand that these words can be just as harmful systemically and for individuals as other terms you may think are more severe/serious. we should be taking these histories into account and considering what we will continue to allow in our vocabularies.

kali 😷 @afrocentrickali.bsky.social · 6h

if you think terms like psychopath, idiot, maniac, imbecile, narcissist, etc. aren't as bad as other ableist terms it's because ableism has desensitized you. ableist language is extremely ingrained into our society and it makes people desensitized to the real history behind these terms +

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andrea (she/her) @andrealausell.bsky.social · 5d

Nothing in weeks and just frustrating. I need to get my wisdom teeth pulled and gum grafts to save my teeth. Please I need help paying this off because I need to get more work done.

andrea (she/her) @andrealausell.bsky.social · Aug 10

lack of sleep, work, dealing with constant apt fumigations, & medical appts piling up, i need help. pls consider donating to my tiltify to help me pay off medical debt. i'm struggle to survive & need help please. i am begging.

donate here: tiltify.com/@andrealause...

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kali 😷 @afrocentrickali.bsky.social · 1d

happy indigenous peoples day 💖🎉 here's to celebrating the people and cultures that survive despite everything and looking to a future where land back is no longer a phrase and movement, but a reality!

kali 😷 @afrocentrickali.bsky.social · 1d

it's all built and finished but won't turn on 😖 if anyone has advice it would be appreciated!

kali 😷 @afrocentrickali.bsky.social · 13d

all the parts for my new computer have arrived so i will be building that soon and hopefully will be able to stream again 🎉 the next stream i'm planning will hopefully be me playing cuphead with a new rock/metal playlist!

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Jay 🌲➡️ Howloween 2025 @telekitnetic.bsky.social · 6d

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#telekitneticart #formline #indigenousart #LGBTQ

An 8x8 inch art print of a symmetrical formline raven, coloured black with cascading rainbow highlights on their wings, head crest, and beak. The raven forms a heart shape.

A formline design of a butterfly cocoon and a butterfly, coloured in blue, pink, and white. On one half of the chrysalis is a human face, and the butterfly’s wings are formed of human hands.

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Batty ⭐ [NTVTN] @battystar.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

As an Inupiaq vtuber I included cultural tattoos into my design including a chin tattoo called tavlugun.

This practice was banned in the US with the arrival of Christian missionaries, and that ban held until the passing of Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978

close up of 3D vtuber model's face showing traditional inupiaq/inuit tattoos

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𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · 1d

queer spaces are so overly racially biased it makes me upset every time.

the lack of boosting black positivity or just interacting with black art is upsetting. black art, people, and characters aren't viewed in the same desirability as white characters.

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kali 😷 @afrocentrickali.bsky.social · 13d

all the parts for my new computer have arrived so i will be building that soon and hopefully will be able to stream again 🎉 the next stream i'm planning will hopefully be me playing cuphead with a new rock/metal playlist!

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kali 😷 @afrocentrickali.bsky.social · 14d

when will y'all realize that fascism is already here and it's been here, stop with the "rising fascism" talks when this is happening and has been happening for years.

NPR @npr.org · 15d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 15d

Trump just called us "the enemy within"

Those are LITERALLY the words Adolf Hitler used to describe Jews in Nazi Germany. Literally the same words.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 15d

There was never going to be a deal that considered the rights of Palestinians. The plan was always to present something that liberal zionists and the media can defend with "better than death", written in the most humiliating and insulting manner in the hopes that Hamas will turn it down.

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Meems ➡️[TwitchCon] 🌙🌱 @mimeekyu.bsky.social · 15d

we are 🕯️LIVE on twitch.tv/mimeekyuu with a warm energy work session and then ➡️ moving into Day 10 of the Supportathon!~ Come join the Crystal Sanction to cleanse and heal your energy while we work alongside one another today!

#twitch #coworking

Meems' co-working stream overlay ft. SuperSweetBot by Duke ~ Meems is in the center of the frame backlit by a soft warm orange light. Hair is curled and half pulled back. Wearing a dark purple floral spaghetti strap dress with a loose creme knit cardigan over it.

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jazzadelegames 🐻 FREE 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🇭🇹+ @jazzadelegames.bsky.social · 15d

NEW PLAN: Stressy Day & Soupy Brain= Cozy Hangout? ~ ♡

💖 Live w/ YT Vids for Dinner -> Arty Semi Co-Existing: www.twitch.tv/jazzadelegames

➡️ ko-fi.com/miktastic ⬅️

🏷️ #mutualaid #miktastic #queer #disabled #BIPOC #arab #fat #trans #ace #autistic #witch #cozy #horror #coworksky

a pixel art of a cat and a cup of coffee with whipped cream

Alt: a pixel art of bongo cat tapping a table. The table has a pumpkin spiced latte on it as well as a pumpkin spice cake. There's a string of halloweeny hanging lanterns behind them. Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service flies past outside the window behind them!

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Queero @icanbeyourqueero.bsky.social · 15d

Content warning for sexual harassment and self harm.

Re: Jen (yagirljenwow/jenwow/puppinmusic)

It was brought to our attention a thread had been made about a situation that I had really wanted to remain private for my own mental health. Jen has constantly brought it up, and I had to say something.

@everyone Important

(content warnings for sexual harassment and mentions of self harm)

Re Jen:

As many of you may have noticed Jen (jenwow/puppinmusic) was removed from the space in early July. Jen sexually harassed me in DMs, and admitted to knowing it would break my boundaries but wanted to do it anyway. Following Jen using Del's mutual aid to try and apologise (we refunded) and increasingly uncomfortable interactions, Jen was blocked, banned and removed from this space and a few others pup brought into the situation. I would also like to note, using someone's call for help surviving as an opportunity to apologise to their partner is beyond disgusting and so exploitative.

Recently we found out Jen still had access to the space and was getting updates. It had not told people what pup had done, but after a conversation with people involved, her access was cut off and we also learnt she had been knowingly manipulating people with implied threats of self harm. Following the person blocking Jen, it made a Bluesky thread referring to the Sexual Harassment as a 'joke' and trying to gain sympathy for its actions. I never ever wanted to have to talk about this publicly, but Jen is taking my options away and belittling the harm it caused.

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