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18+ account i am 23 years old (01/20/2002) Free Palestine! #twitchstreamer #twitch #gamer #actrametalsonic #oc #metroid #doom #sonicfan #murderdrone #NotAllTyphlosions

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Zalgie/Zalgo @zalgie.bsky.social · 15d

Happy spooky month and reminder to people to call your democratic senators and republicans and house democratics and republicans to oppose kosa and make sure the bill doesn't pass

www.stopkosa.com

sign this petiton as well!

#savespeech

Stop KOSA

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

www.stopkosa.com

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Boo-sty Cackleford @ginerso.bsky.social · 44m

People that truly think they owe no one anything, including simple help like getting a thing off a high shelf or personal space, are bad people and should not be trusted. Buying into existing as though not part of society is swallowing bootstrap capitalism bullshit. Not being a dick is free.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 7h

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1h

more of this

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

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Leon King 🦁 @leekiings.bsky.social · 1d

it's half way through the month and i have $36 in my bank account and im expected to have $800-900 by the end of the month. im still job searching as best as i can. im sorry to keep reposting this but even small donations add up if you're able

Leon King 🦁 @leekiings.bsky.social · 10d

okay. im sorry, i made the fundraiser because im just. really sad and drained. i just need a little more time to find stable income but i still really need support in the meantime. shares would be very much appreciated.

gofund.me/9fce2e0f8

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 10h

AI people keep showing up in my mentions to argue that I am not using their specific narrow definition of AI agents while the industry keeps promising magic computers that can listen and take consistent, reliable actions on arbitrary voice commands www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 2h

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation.

"Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies.

Text and image generation
Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

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Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · 2h

‼️VGen artists‼️

Small but AMAZING update

You can now prevent guest accounts from purchasing shop items!

This help protect from review bombing + stalking/harassment

As with my comms, my shop items are now user only!

Making account is free tho, and does NOT require a code

#Vgen

Screenshot of "allow shop orders from guests + VGen users or VGen users only" with "VGen users only" selected.

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Zertnia @zertnia.vtubers.social · 1h

For all my Fellow Wisconsinites we can not let this pass
DO NOT LET THERE PHONES EVER STOP RINGING
ask them how discord being hacked leaking Thousands of peoples ID and other personal data is keeping people safe online
Contact info for all our state reps: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legisla...

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Donryu @donryu.bsky.social · 2h

I'm just one person, but i imagine if even just half my following called today, or even every other day? This might set some shit in motion.

Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · 7d

This is a great time to remind everyone that you should in fact, still be calling MasterCard, Visa, Stripe, and other payment processors to annoy the shit out of them.

Because I'll tell you right now, that shitheel? Not gonna have to worry about them accepting payment.

*Artists will.*

Phone Numbers
• Stripe (California): +1 888 926 2289 (Say you're based in California before continuing.)
• Stripe (Headquarters): +1 (888) 963-8955
• Stripe (US): +1 (877) 887-7815
• Stripe (France): +33 805-11-19-67
Mastercard (Headquarters): +1 914-249-2000 • Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-627-8372
Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-307-7309
• Mastercard (Int.): +1 (636)-722-7111
• Mastercard (AUS): +61 1800 120 113
• Mastercard (UK): 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers for Mastercard Visa (Headquarters): +1 (650)-432-3200
• Visa (US+ Can): +1 (800)-847-2911
• Visa (AUS): +61 1800 125 440 All region numbers for Visa
• PayPal (US): +1 (888)-221-1161
• PayPal (UK): +44 (0203)-901-7000
PayPal Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1h

Check out this historical comparison:

Left: Protests against trans inclusion in locker rooms in 2025 (The News Review/Andrew Griffin)

Right: Protests against Black inclusion in education in 1959. (John T Bledsoe/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Anti-trans protestors holding bible quotes with hate speech

anti-segregation protestors against the admission of Black students to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1959. Signs include "Race mixing is communism" and similar hateful ideas with american flags

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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 2h

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

www.404media.co

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Barracks Life 🇺🇸🪖🌈 🎃 @barrackslife.com · 1d

Before you buy Girl Scout cookies you should know they support transgender girls and reject donations from anti-transgender organizations. Then buy a couple more boxes

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Bruka Jones @brukajones.com · 7h

There’s a free application, shutup10++, that lets you disable all the shitty windows stuff with a series of checkboxes.
It even tracks if windows rolls anything back between updates and lets you reverse the changes with a click.
I can personally recommend shutup10++ if you need to stick with windows

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 14h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Gret :^] (G.D. Hand) @gretashand.bsky.social · 2h

Hello to any new Bluesky users! I would like to encourage you to use feeds to customise your experience here so you have the best time. These are 3 of my favourite feeds in general to help make sure I can see what people are posting and avoid algorithm shenanigans. This site is what you make it!

screenshot showing the Mutuals feed, the OnlyPosts feed and the Following feed. Mutuals lets you see posts from people you follow that also follow you and OnlyPosts will only show you direct posts from people you follow so you don’t have to wade through reposts.

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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 1h

A group of largely white activists protested against an Oregon high school last week against the inclusion of trans students in locker rooms.

The far-right has a long history protesting minority inclusion in education, such as "Massive Resistance" against school desegregation in the South. 🧵

Oregon High School Students Stage Walk Out Over One Trans Kid's Locker Room Usage

The group was confronted by counter protestors who called the action “transphobia and bullying.”

www.them.us

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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 1h

During "Massive Resistance", hateful campaigns backed by white supremacist Southern elites hoped to repurpose the tactics of civil rights protestors against inclusion and equality.

Their efforts failed, but far-right activists today similarly push to resegregate trans kids in school facilities.

'Massive Resistance' | Equal Justice Initiative

Understanding the opposition to racial equality. Read the full report online.

segregationinamerica.eji.org

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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 1h

The parallels are more than just superficial; policies that attempt to police gender in bathrooms have always targeted Black and brown women, including during Jim Crow.

The return of anti-equality protests from "Massive Resistance" reflects the resurgence of white supremacy today in US politics.

Restroom restrictions: How race and sexuality have affected bathroom legislation

You have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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GetmoreXP @getmorexp.bsky.social · 6h

Everyone's comments were a huge help so I'm going to try this idea out next time I ask for vtubers now just to figure out what theme I want to try for one or two weeks. Always up for ideas.

GetmoreXP @getmorexp.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be looking for #vtubers for January spotlights in about two weeks. So definitely excited to find out who will start things off in 2026. I thought about maybe doing themes for some of the weekends but still debating on that idea. Let me know if that sounds interesting or not that helps a lot.

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 1h

We are going to win

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 8h

Earlier today I was listening to one of the hosts from Here and Now repeatedly ask a resident from Southeast Chicago whether throwing rocks at ICE was justified. And finally she just said, "They invaded our community. They have machine guns."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h

Wow. New Economist poll finds only 34% of Americans say ICE's use of force has been justified, vs 51% who say it's been excessive. And they oppose agents wearing masks by 52-35.

Yep, ICE is becoming a pariah agency, and that's gaining deep penetration in the culture:

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o-scare 👻 @pepperbloom.bsky.social · 4h

Aya is due to have her baby in one week❗❗❗
Abod is super busy lately. on top of preparing for Mila, raising Leen, & the daily trials of life under genocide, his job has called him back to work 6 days a week.
he's exhausted & could use the help if you've got $10 to spare 🙏 chuffed.org/project/help...

o-scare 👻 @pepperbloom.bsky.social · 10d

Abod & Aya Hajjaj are due to have their second daughter, Mila, on October 23!!!! Leen is so excited to meet her little sister 💕
every donation, no matter how small, will help ensure Mila's safe birth & her family's survival - please give if u can! chuffed.org/project/help...

recent photo of my friend Abod with his two-year-old daughter Leen. his hair is streaked with gray. in the corner is a photo of Abod just before october 2023, smiling and posing outside, with a full head of black hair

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Nyazure @nyazuredreams.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone should play beastieball

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Apr 6

2. For the same reason, DON'T PHOTOGRAPH PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSENT, and definitely don't upload those pictures to social media without consent.

3. Don't register for a protest. SIGN UP SHEETS FOR PROTESTS ARE A BAD IDEA ALWAYS. Sign up sheets can be obtained by law enforcement.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Apr 6

6. LISTEN TO ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZERS WHO HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. Seriously, folks, this is the best advice I can give you.

7. DO NOT MENTION OR TAG ANYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. See #2. Wear nondescript clothing and cover all identifying tattoos.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Apr 6

Sheryl's basic rules for protesting.

(This isn't legal advice. The whole point is to NOT need me. Also, if you're a person who won't suffer any harm from going to a protest no matter what you do, congratulations! Most people aren't so privileged, and stop thinking you're the default.)

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphy201.bsky.social · 8h

Not overly happy with the Xbox needing me to verify I’m over 18 for the #UKOSA, bearing in mind they know I’ve had my account for coming-up-to 23 years.

Xbox message bubble (white text on green) stating their intent to verify adult accounts from next year:

“As part of our compliance program for the UK Online Safety Act, adult Xbox accounts must verify their age to keep full access to social features like chat and invites. Starting early 2026, these features will be limited until you verify, though you'll still be able to access your account, purchases, games, and achievements.
Select below to learn more.
Please feel free to disregard this message if you've already verified your age via the verification process.”

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Basty: yumedanshi era @belovedbasty.bsky.social · 6h

Speak out for artists' sake

StargazerKG 🦸🌠 Stellar Hero Vtuber @stargazerkg.bsky.social · 9d

Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions.

Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.

Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.

Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.

qdbuckwheat.bsky.social @qdbuckwheat.bsky.social · 10d

Sharing a helpful link, has other numbers and call scripts to use.
stop-paypros.neocities.org

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