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Don't mind me, just a genderfluid furry gal with eclectic interests (many NSFW, and many not). My art tag is #AlyDraws, original character/setting stuff is #AlyOCs, and my opinions are #AlyDigresses for those interested! (Icon by @sofia-ciel.bsky.social)

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Alyxandra Fications (Comms Open!) @alyfications.bsky.social · 26d

Idk where to go yet, but my furaffinity is www.furaffinity.net/user/alyfica..., and I can share my Discord if you seem cool.

Userpage of Alyxandra -- Fur Affinity [dot] net

This account is 18+, pronouns are she/her but others are fine!. . A genderfluid gal who's into all sorts of WACKY things; even if I ...

www.furaffinity.net

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Alyxandra Fications (Comms Open!) @alyfications.bsky.social · 1h

Means you're snoo-n TSUN AS USUAL

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PMDShitpost @pmdshitpost.pmd.social · 5h

frankly insane that 20-ish years ago some devs in japan said "how do we adapt mystery dungeon for pokemon," someone said "why don't we have the player be a pokemon," and as a direct result i now wear a collar and have about 5 online friends that identify as the mythical pokemon mew

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Alyxandra Fications (Comms Open!) @alyfications.bsky.social · 1h

More like you want people into your comments

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BoringKate @boringkate.com · 10h

Seeing game devs take a "the customer is always right" approach to feedback is so sad because like I get it from a PR perspective, but...

1) The customer is always wrong

2) Your customers are gamers, so they're twice as wrong

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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Squeaky Llama🏳️‍⚧️ @squeakyllama.bsky.social · 6h

tried to doodle squeaky on a different style, behold front facing llama!

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Alyxandra Fications (Comms Open!) @alyfications.bsky.social · 2h

Jellystonian Llama?

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Squeaky Llama🏳️‍⚧️ @squeakyllama.bsky.social · 5h

Pocket llama!

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Kris Werewolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 10h

of all the AI bullshit 'you will soon be able to generate entire movies on demand!' is perhaps the most tooth-rattlingly insane. Even if we pretend AI can actually make something anyone would ever want to watch (it can't), the compute required to do that 'on-demand' would be galactic

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Alyxandra Fications (Comms Open!) @alyfications.bsky.social · 10h

🫂

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

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#SaveSpeech

If you're like me and you are struggling to contact your senators re: KOSA via their phone lines this week, I recommend attempting to send physical letters or emails in the meantime.

Here is a script you can use to contact your reps!

www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [LOCATION]
I'm messaging to demand [SENATOR] oppose S. 1748, the Kids Online Safety Act, also known as KOSA. This broad legislation does not protect anyone and instead will be used to block any speech that the Trump administration’s partisan FTC disagrees with. It pushes the “duty of care” onto websites and social media platforms to remove content that is “harmful to children”. It would lead to overcompliance, mass censorship, and remove access to crucial information re: everything from mental health, LGBT topics, substance abuse, eating disorders and more.
Additionally, while large, corporate platforms like X can shoulder the weight of “duty of care”, smaller websites cannot, leading to greater and greater concentrations of power online into giant corporate platforms rather than small and medium sized businesses.
KOSA will not make kids safer. It will make the internet more dangerous for anyone who relies on it to learn, connect, or speak freely. Lawmakers should reject it, and fast.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
IF SENATOR COSPONSORED KOSA: Additionally, I want to remark on [SENATOR]’s cosponsorship of this bill. I think it is shameful that [SENATOR] has backed a bill as transparently bad as KOSA. This will not keep kids safe, it is an excuse to censor the free and open internet. I will not be voting for nor donating to [SENATOR] in any future campaigns if they do not drop their co-sponsorship of this bill, and I will encourage everyone in my life to do the same.
Do the right thing.

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Free Speech Coalition @fsc.bsky.social · 10h

AB 1043 does not apply to websites, meaning the technology is not currently available to adult sites who wish to block minors. While there is inherent privacy risk in all AV solutions, device-based solutions are more privacy preserving than the platform-based verification mandated in other states.

Free Speech Coalition @fsc.bsky.social · 1d

California just became the latest state to require device-level age verification. Under AB 1043, users must verify their age when setting up a phone or downloading apps, forcing Apple & Google to build age-check systems into devices.
avn.com/news/legal/c...

California Governor Adopts Device-Level Age Verification Law AVN

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 1043 on Monday, implementing an age verification regime that requires users' ages to be verified at the device operating…

avn.com

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Nancy The Catgirl 😺she/her)🇨🇦🏳‍⚧⚧ @anekonamednancy.bsky.social · 1d

Even Elvira can't resist him.

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ZyZaDraws @zyzadraws.bsky.social · 1d

Three Toy OCs for the webcomic Misfit's in Toyland by @zal-cryptid.bsky.social
The Kumonekta Siblings

Rose, Leon, and Troy Kumonekta:

Three Filipino-American siblings who could never get along throughout their lives. As children, they’d always argue and fight with each other. In their adult years, they’d go their separate ways, putting their own interests over family affairs.

Rose:
-Used to be addicted to social media
-Worries about her self-image
-Wanted to be a model

Leon:
-Very short tempered
-Might've been a closested furry
-Hates being around other people

Troy:
-Never talked much
-Spent over $1000 on model cars
-Doesn't mind being a toy truck

The three siblings combining into one larger form (it's not a pleasant experience for any of them )

-Rose trting on a dress that doesn't quite fit her

-Leon standing on the edge of a cliff

-Troy striking a conversation with two other toy cars

-All three of them in a group therapy session

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Jonty @fairless.xyz · 22h

Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.

Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...

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Travis Bickerstaff @bickpixx.bsky.social · Jun 1

Sylvia's just vibing.

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lianzi @dcyiyou.bsky.social · 21h

don’t give them your name, phone number, address, or email tied to your name. all that info becomes part of the public record.

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lianzi @dcyiyou.bsky.social · 21h

Comment period ends Oct 20 and the comments so far OVERWHELMINGLY favor adding checkpoints for voter registration. please if you have a moment go in and comment that adding barriers to registration only contributes to voter suppression, and that noncitizens already can’t vote.

Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 1d

Have you commented yet? Follow the link and click on the button that says "Comment."
The Election Assistance Commission is considering requiring us to show passports or other proof of citizenship when registering to vote using the federal voter registration form.
www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...

Regulations.gov

www.regulations.gov

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 15h

I've contacted my senators today about KOSA! Have you?

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JD @jdsinfinity.bsky.social · 1d

Actually fuck this shit. Bluesky, you can go to hell. You don’t get to tell me that I don’t get to look at dicks and balls and breasts and cunts online without giving you my driver’s license. Fuck you

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Zicofool, Armadillo Enthusiast @zicofool.bsky.social · 14h

[ #ZicofoolArt #Bunnytober #Furry #FurryArt ]

Bunnytober Day 15: Confetti

A book is finished

A bunny holds a book over their head, the book of ideas, a sugar gliedr friend throws confetti

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AnotherMeekOne @anothermeekone.bsky.social · 20h

After failing to capture the demand of the masses, it's put forth a great temptation. Every lurid image, every embarrassing roleplay, every dirty kink or private fantasy can now stay between you and the computer. They want your attention. Try not to give it to them. None of this will end well

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AnotherMeekOne @anothermeekone.bsky.social · 20h

It's about money and control, always. The end goal is to create a population with no other avenue for their fantasies. Once everyone's forced into using AI, they'll pay heaps for the pleasure. Surely.

In addition to being stupid, the pivot is a huge indicator of desperation. The industry is failing

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AnotherMeekOne @anothermeekone.bsky.social · 20h

Destroying the lives of pornographers while freely allowing ChatGPT to create adult content isn't hypocrisy--it's intentional malice. Companies want to be the sole purveyors in our ancient trillion-dollar industry that is porn, but they can only do that by outlawing anyone make it besides themselves

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