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Evil Bat Witch @evilbatwitch.cryptoanarchy.network · 1d

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 11h

We're spending six million dollars to get some restaurants a good review

1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 Lifeline Aotearoa says it has had to stop services between midnight and 7am since March, and without sustainable funding, it cannot continue a full 24/7 service.

Lifeline to cut operations unless funding shortfall is plugged

www.1news.co.nz

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📗Dildo Baggins 🍏 (he / him) @imflyingsolo.bsky.social · 15h

New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate of all the 38 countries in the OECD
#nzpol

1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 Lifeline Aotearoa says it has had to stop services between midnight and 7am since March, and without sustainable funding, it cannot continue a full 24/7 service.

Lifeline to cut operations unless funding shortfall is plugged

www.1news.co.nz

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elle is not ok [📌’d 👀] @scretladyspider.bsky.social · 1d

🧡queer, nonbinary, ace, unable to work due to disability, no assistance.

💛I need $460 ASAP — $220 for CGMs, $210 for car payment, $30 for groceries.

PLEASE share. Even $1 helps. You’re all I’ve got.🩷 #MutualAidRequest #HelpSky #SignalBoost

v/c: secretladyspider
pp: [email protected]

Text at top: "Hello there. I'm a queer nonbinary ace, unable to work due to disability, I have no
'assistance'. And I'm afraid I need your help." Larger text in middle: I need $460 ASAP for my car payment, continuous glucose monitors, and groceries. Smaller text below: "breakdown: $220 for CMs, $210 for car payment, $40 for groceries. I wouldn't ask for if I didn't need to. If you can share this post, or spare just $1, it really would help so much and I would be so grateful. thank you." In the lower right corner is an illustration of a feminine person who looks exhausted. Text below the paragraph is information on where to donate for anyone who wants to help: venmo is secret lady spider; cash app is secret lady spider; Pay pal is secret lady spider at g mail dot com; ko fi is ko dash fi dot com forward slash s cretlady s pid er dot com. Each "secret lady spider" is always all one word, no capital letters, no spaces.

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 1d

I mean this is true, but I cannot emphasize enough how much I loathe that in order to sell art these days you first have to sell yourself. I do not actually want my work to be the extension of some online persona. Hate it, utterly.

Corey Jae White 🏳️‍⚧️ @coreyjwhite.com · 1d

As a writer, I think I can say that writers are some of the worst follows on social media. Please develop an online personality beyond "I write and promote what I wrote." Shitpost. Share recipes. Post photos of your cat. Or dog, I guess. Be political*. Please, ANYTHING. Be a person 1st, writer 2nd.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d

As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.

The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.

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Michaela Joffe @joffeorama.bsky.social · 2d

“our new audiobook series features an inclusive range of actors from cis-identifying biological females to afab-exclusive nonbinaries“ buddy, just say “wombyn” this is taking forever

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 1d

Let Russell Tovey kiss a bear you cowards!

Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 1d

The girl Sea Devil has a human face and no beak because, as biologists know, females of all species are born with lips for kissing.

Doctor Who Production News @doctorwhopn.bsky.social · 2d

The sea-dwelling race familiarly known as "Sea Devils" prefer to be called "Homo Aqua". Information on underwater negotiations.
cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-...

Doctor Who's Sea Devils are now called Homo Aqua

The sea-dwelling race familiarly known as "Sea Devils" prefer to be called "Homo Aqua".

cultbox.co.uk

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 2d

The implicit message behind all AI is: "you are useless, you couldn't even send an email if it wasn't for our products. Be thankful we exist to make you basically functional."

Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 2d

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social):

As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead."

But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that"

Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty sure the Democrats decided a while ago they were absolutely down with being a puppet opposition and are really mad that people like Mamdani are fucking it up for them

Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 2d

The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...

As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout

The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.

www.msnbc.com

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 5d

Hey folks and people, I and a whole lot of other cool people have written some cool things for this anthology and it would be great if you could help us out with covering costs! Click through for details!

Auckland Queer Writers Anthology

Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...

www.thearts.co.nz

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 3d

How many great actors have finished their careers in Transformers films now? Nimoy, Orson Welles, Scatman Crothers...

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 3d

Oliver Reed in Gladiator, Noel Coward in The Italian Job, Leonard Nimoy in Transformers: Dark of the Moon...

paul khruangbin (Dan Lehner) @danlehner.bsky.social · 3d

I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”

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M Sipher @msipher.bsky.social · 3d

"happy potter is just part of the culture now just accept-"

no. fuck off. lots of things were "part of the culture" that just are fucking NOT RELEVANT anymore. stuff that DIDN'T fund a bigot's plans for genocide even.

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my god they're gonna get the machine that can't tell how many fingers you have to try and guess what sort of junk you've got and then, presumably, arrest people accordingly. I don't think even the most demented sci-fi author could have predicted this future.

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 4d

EHRC confirms AI in use for consultation about segregating Trans+ people from UK bathrooms 👇

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ehrc-confirms-ai-in-use-for-consultation-about-segregating-trans-people-from-uk-bathrooms/

EHRC confirms AI used for consultation about segregating Trans+ people from UK bathrooms

An EHRC spokesperson confirmed that "supervised use of AI" has been implemented to contend with the 50,000+ responses to its draft consultation that could make it statutory to segregate Trans+ people from single sex public bathrooms and changing facilities.

www.wearequeeraf.com

Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 3d

I don't actually need another project to work on but I bashed out two pages of something over the weekend and annoyingly I think I could write the whole thing right now

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Santa Clown” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 4d

Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.

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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 4d

If you’d like to help me out a little right now I’d really appreciate it

May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 13d

Hi all,

I need to ask for help again. I have some longer-term goals to work toward paying off, and if I want to keep my website active, it's definitely going to be hard to make rent this month. We'd be grateful for any shares and donations. Thank you all so much. ❤️

#helpsky

gofund.me/a0978348

May Peterson (You)

Just now

Hi everyone,

I've been going over our money situation, and here's where I'm at: I still owe about $1300 in back taxes, and I miscalculated my website renewal fee, which is about $360. There's a $240 bill I thought was going to be covered by insurance, too, but seems not to have been. If I keep my website active this month, I'm definitely going to be short on rent.

What makes all of this so tough is that in addition to being functionally unable to work for most of the summer, I was really hoping to be reimbursed by now for the nearly $3000 that we lost earlier this year due to a billing error. But I still haven't seen any of that money, and am worried now we may never get it back.

I'm setting a somewhat ambitious longer-term crowdfund goal of about $2450 for now, with the hope that I can raise enough to make ends meet this month and then start paying off the rest.

Thankfully, my mental health seems to be slowly but steadily improving, which means I should be able to bring in more money next month, but it's been a rough time getting there.

Any donations of any size would be hugely helpful right now. You all have been positively heroic in helping my partner and me keep a roof over our heads, and in being a light of hope for me while I've worked my way out of suicidal depression. Bear God also wants you all to know how sincerely and deeply they appreciate everything you've done for us.

As always—my blessings are on you, now and forever.

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 4d

Good thing: I've lost 7kg since the start of this year!
Bad thing: literally most of my clothes don't fit anymore
Good thing: I now get to go buy new clothes!
Bad thing: despite this obvious justification I still feel guilty about spending the money

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 5d

"I have made many huge, stupid, harmful mistakes and I am graciously willing to forgive you for noticing them."

Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 5d

Go fuck yourself

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E. Juniper Kelsey @ladywildfl0wer.bsky.social · 5d

Oh shit, we launching!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
I'm delighted to say that I'm one of the writers whose work will be included in a queer anthology organised by Jade du Preez, @jamiedsands.bsky.social, and @hiriadunning.bsky.social, and we need to raise some more cash to make sure it happens!

Auckland Queer Writers Anthology

Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...

www.thearts.co.nz

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Bianca Michelle Parker @bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 5d

Hey folks and people, I and a whole lot of other cool people have written some cool things for this anthology and it would be great if you could help us out with covering costs! Click through for details!

Auckland Queer Writers Anthology

Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...

www.thearts.co.nz

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