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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 21h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 4d

hello friends, i ammmmmm so extremely tired but i'm running another emergency fundraiser for coco. she is extremely sick, lost her job, is behind on rent in her new place. she cannot catch a break. please help if you can.

www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

Donate to Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family, organized by Vince Renee

Hi everyone, Vince here doing another emergency fundraiser for my friend Co… Vince Renee needs your support for Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family

www.gofundme.com

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

we’ve gone so far past “sex workers are the canaries in the coal mine” re: internet freedom, to an internet that’s run off and robbed from all the sex workers in order to replace them with planet-destroying simulations of sex workers

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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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · Nov 27

One of the great unsung / underseen horror movies is Paperhouse (1988). It's very close to a masterpiece. A young girl, ill with a fever, finds that whatever she draws is manifested into the empty fields of her dreams, exactly as she drew it. Unfortunately, this is not all it's cracked up to be...

A young girl runs through an empty field. In the distance, a warped grey house stands surrounded by stones and a fence.

a young girl sits in a decrepit room, next to a broken bicycle.

A young girl inspects a strange music player on the wall of an empty room. the floor is covered by lit candles.

A young girl stands in the hallway of her school, alone.

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 23h

every time you post this I have to un-RT it so I can RT it again. paperhouse 4ever

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Kahlil @kahlillkasir.bsky.social · 1d

www.kickstarter.com/projects/110...

By Time You See Me There Will Be Nothing Left

The trans serial killer love story of the decade

www.kickstarter.com

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Kahlil @kahlillkasir.bsky.social · 1d

The teaser trailer for By Time You See Me There Will Be Nothing Left, my directorial debut about a messy t4t serial killer couple, being a mentally ill cripple, and living in California in 2025, it’s a very depressing fucked up little movie and I can’t wait to show to yall (kickstarter below)

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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 1d

💔

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeV7...

D'Angelo ft. Princess Sometimes It Snows in April

YouTube video by samuel

www.youtube.com

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

Gaza City is a ghost town without water or shelter. There is nothing to go home to. My friend Sama'a needs our help to keep her family alive.

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 1d

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

“It is with profound sadness that House of gg announces the passing of our beloved leader & revolutionary figure in the TLGBQ liberation movement, Miss Major Giffin-Gracy. Miss Major, 78, passed away ... in the comfort of her home & surrounded by loved ones in Little Rock, Arkansas,” her team wrote.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

Goodbye, mama. Thank you for everything.

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 3d

another day of border patrol and ice terrorizing chicago—and of spontaneous community resistance.

they tear-gassed community members on a residential street in albany park. they pulled a gun on a rapid responder in rogers park.

they abducted people from alleys and parking lots and train stations.

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 3d

The beloved Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been murdered. We are absolutely devastated. For 2 years he reported on the genocide of his people, just for him to be murdered during the ‘ceasefire’

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More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 3d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

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URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 3d

finally read THE AUCTIONEER, amazing, terrifying, prescient as hell, stayed up all night finishing it

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 3d

yessss wylding haaaaallllllll

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 4d

Sama'a has a chance to move her children back into a real home after long, difficult weeks of living in a tent. Please give what you can to help.

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 4d

Alex Trebek saying "the creature" on this episode of Jeopardy! from Halloween 1997

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 4d

hello friends, i ammmmmm so extremely tired but i'm running another emergency fundraiser for coco. she is extremely sick, lost her job, is behind on rent in her new place. she cannot catch a break. please help if you can.

www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

Donate to Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family, organized by Vince Renee

Hi everyone, Vince here doing another emergency fundraiser for my friend Co… Vince Renee needs your support for Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family

www.gofundme.com

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best sow in show 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎀🔞 @boarlord.bsky.social · 6d

(Eventbrite shut down the original link because of course they did)

ANYWAY. HELLO.

I'm performing my first ever strip show alongside an all BIPOC cast at THICK, FAT, JUICY & SPOOKY

Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/thick-fat-...

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Nancy Kricorian @nancykric.bsky.social · 8d

"I am exhausted. We are exhausted. If fatigue can be worn, we are all wearing threadbare shirts. We long for the Gaza we once knew, for the lives we once lived, and for the selves we once were."
~ Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

I’ve Endured Two Years of Genocide. But I’m Still Here.

The world before October 7, 2023, is a distant memory. But we carry on, fueled by the determination that this land will become a place of life once more.

www.thenation.com

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this one is going to hurt me (a dog)

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