David Mariotte
@davidmariotte.bsky.social
Writer of Transformers Wreckers: Tread & Circuits, TF/Terminator, etc! Prev at IDW, BOOM! Studios. He/Him. Icon by my husband, @beccabeean aka Beck! For more, including contact, davidmariotte.com!
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David Mariotte
@davidmariotte.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Quick resume: I've edited things like Transformers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Godzilla, Power Rangers, Hello Darkness, Wynonna Earp, Canto, D&D, Lawful, Profane, The Last Boy, Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine, and tons more, including plenty of crossovers, events, specials, anthologies, and more!
There're a lot of very cool creative folks--many still on itch--who've had their livelihoods threatened by bad actor payment processors and credit card companies. Support their SFW work. Support their NSFW work if it's still listed and buyable. Make sure they can keep on making cool stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
There're a lot of very cool creative folks--many still on itch--who've had their livelihoods threatened by bad actor payment processors and credit card companies. Support their SFW work. Support their NSFW work if it's still listed and buyable. Make sure they can keep on making cool stuff.
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Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
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THANKSGIVING
BLACK FRIDAY
SAT + SUN
CALL!
CALL MASTERCARD, VISA, LET THEM KNOW YOU WON’T STAND FOR FURTHER CENSORSHIP
CALL AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, ALL FOUR DAYS!!!
BLACK FRIDAY
SAT + SUN
CALL!
CALL MASTERCARD, VISA, LET THEM KNOW YOU WON’T STAND FOR FURTHER CENSORSHIP
CALL AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, ALL FOUR DAYS!!!
#SaveSpeech
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
The call campaign is having an effect! The pressure right now is integral, if you are making calls, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. If you havent called yet or took a break, now is a GREAT time to hop on and add to the pressure!
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
THANKSGIVING
BLACK FRIDAY
SAT + SUN
CALL!
CALL MASTERCARD, VISA, LET THEM KNOW YOU WON’T STAND FOR FURTHER CENSORSHIP
CALL AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, ALL FOUR DAYS!!!
BLACK FRIDAY
SAT + SUN
CALL!
CALL MASTERCARD, VISA, LET THEM KNOW YOU WON’T STAND FOR FURTHER CENSORSHIP
CALL AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, ALL FOUR DAYS!!!
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shelf cats shelf cats shelf cats
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
shelf cats shelf cats shelf cats
We moved in! Yay!!!
*Most of our stuff is here. But not all of it just yet. I have to make another trip. :/
**Next to nothing is actually set up yet.
***Longest week of my life and it ain't even over yet, dudes.
*Most of our stuff is here. But not all of it just yet. I have to make another trip. :/
**Next to nothing is actually set up yet.
***Longest week of my life and it ain't even over yet, dudes.
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We moved in! Yay!!!
*Most of our stuff is here. But not all of it just yet. I have to make another trip. :/
**Next to nothing is actually set up yet.
***Longest week of my life and it ain't even over yet, dudes.
*Most of our stuff is here. But not all of it just yet. I have to make another trip. :/
**Next to nothing is actually set up yet.
***Longest week of my life and it ain't even over yet, dudes.
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STRIP vs STRIPE - PART 1!
#SaveSpeech
First goal: Remove shawl + skirt!
Comment below with your experience calling a payment processor! Each call/letter earns points, and they must be NEW to count!
Here's links for numbers, info, and scripts:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
#Lilya
#SaveSpeech
First goal: Remove shawl + skirt!
Comment below with your experience calling a payment processor! Each call/letter earns points, and they must be NEW to count!
Here's links for numbers, info, and scripts:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
#Lilya
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
STRIP vs STRIPE - PART 1!
#SaveSpeech
First goal: Remove shawl + skirt!
Comment below with your experience calling a payment processor! Each call/letter earns points, and they must be NEW to count!
Here's links for numbers, info, and scripts:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
#Lilya
#SaveSpeech
First goal: Remove shawl + skirt!
Comment below with your experience calling a payment processor! Each call/letter earns points, and they must be NEW to count!
Here's links for numbers, info, and scripts:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
#Lilya
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📢 WEBCOMIC ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📢 WEBCOMIC ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
Very excited to announce Wielder’s Will is coming in June 2026!
Sena and Kei are the champions of their respective rival nations. But as they come to realize they are simply weapons wielded by their countries, can they find something worth fighting for in each other?
Yesterday was the longest day of my life. Today will somehow rival it. But Thursday, I get to rest. And Friday... I have to come back and finish moving out... No, I don't know how we got that much stuff in a 800 sq ft 1 bedroom either.
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yesterday was the longest day of my life. Today will somehow rival it. But Thursday, I get to rest. And Friday... I have to come back and finish moving out... No, I don't know how we got that much stuff in a 800 sq ft 1 bedroom either.
Hahahahahahaha. This was a terrible idea. The "be all packed and doing our last clean-up pass" bit. But, y'know, we'll figure it out! I'm so tired! I must've moved 1000 lbs of my stuff today. And it didn't even all fit in the truck!
By this time tomorrow, we should be all packed and doing our last clean-up pass. By this time Wednesday, we should be moved in (well, unloaded) to our new LA place. By this time next week, I'll have finished day one of my new job. It's exciting. It's exhausting and daunting. But I'm so glad for it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Hahahahahahaha. This was a terrible idea. The "be all packed and doing our last clean-up pass" bit. But, y'know, we'll figure it out! I'm so tired! I must've moved 1000 lbs of my stuff today. And it didn't even all fit in the truck!
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#SaveSpeech
with Black Friday being this Friday the 28th, this is the time to maximize the impact we can have via call campaigns
If you plan to participate in this call campaign, imo you should heavily prioritize calling Visa/MC as heavily as possible between the 27th and the 1st of dec
with Black Friday being this Friday the 28th, this is the time to maximize the impact we can have via call campaigns
If you plan to participate in this call campaign, imo you should heavily prioritize calling Visa/MC as heavily as possible between the 27th and the 1st of dec
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#SaveSpeech
with Black Friday being this Friday the 28th, this is the time to maximize the impact we can have via call campaigns
If you plan to participate in this call campaign, imo you should heavily prioritize calling Visa/MC as heavily as possible between the 27th and the 1st of dec
with Black Friday being this Friday the 28th, this is the time to maximize the impact we can have via call campaigns
If you plan to participate in this call campaign, imo you should heavily prioritize calling Visa/MC as heavily as possible between the 27th and the 1st of dec
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IGN is paying attention to censorship again. Use their momentum, call visa and mastercard, tell them you read the article, ask them why they're censoring legal stuff
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
IGN is paying attention to censorship again. Use their momentum, call visa and mastercard, tell them you read the article, ask them why they're censoring legal stuff
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
reminder that you don't need to know specifics of what's at play. It's often better to sound like a normie
So, the truck rental place changed my pick-up location day of without telling me. They also moved my movers. Twice. To days they weren't needed. I now have everything correct, but the truck is too small for all our stuff.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So, the truck rental place changed my pick-up location day of without telling me. They also moved my movers. Twice. To days they weren't needed. I now have everything correct, but the truck is too small for all our stuff.
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Sure! Mastercard, Visa, Stripe + Paypal are further restricting what kinds of perfectly legal adult content you can buy through their processor (they cracked down on itchio and steam over the summer, not to mention Patreon a few years ago). We're tired of them acting like dictators instead of tools.
I don’t happen to have a Mastercard, but can you remind me why I’d be upset with them if I did?
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Sure! Mastercard, Visa, Stripe + Paypal are further restricting what kinds of perfectly legal adult content you can buy through their processor (they cracked down on itchio and steam over the summer, not to mention Patreon a few years ago). We're tired of them acting like dictators instead of tools.
By this time tomorrow, we should be all packed and doing our last clean-up pass. By this time Wednesday, we should be moved in (well, unloaded) to our new LA place. By this time next week, I'll have finished day one of my new job. It's exciting. It's exhausting and daunting. But I'm so glad for it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
By this time tomorrow, we should be all packed and doing our last clean-up pass. By this time Wednesday, we should be moved in (well, unloaded) to our new LA place. By this time next week, I'll have finished day one of my new job. It's exciting. It's exhausting and daunting. But I'm so glad for it.
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Id you havent been calling your representatives about KOSA and other bills, NOW is the time to start doing so
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Id you havent been calling your representatives about KOSA and other bills, NOW is the time to start doing so
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Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
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November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
Heads up, if you order a copy of Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine between now and, say, the first week of December, it'll probably ship a little late as I'm moving and boxes are in transit. But, if you order now, it should still arrive by Xmas! All proceeds go to the PRCS!
SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE
Samidoonanthology.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Heads up, if you order a copy of Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine between now and, say, the first week of December, it'll probably ship a little late as I'm moving and boxes are in transit. But, if you order now, it should still arrive by Xmas! All proceeds go to the PRCS!
They say cats like to mimic what they see you do, but these freeloaders still haven't packed a single moving box.
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
They say cats like to mimic what they see you do, but these freeloaders still haven't packed a single moving box.
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Hey friends. Collating my original sales posts here in a thread. Context: Some things combined means our savings have been exhausted and we need a little help. We prefer not to just ask for donations so please check out the sales posts below. I will also include my KoFi & PayPal too.
#ArtSale
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#ArtSale
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November 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Hey friends. Collating my original sales posts here in a thread. Context: Some things combined means our savings have been exhausted and we need a little help. We prefer not to just ask for donations so please check out the sales posts below. I will also include my KoFi & PayPal too.
#ArtSale
1/
#ArtSale
1/
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This Trans Day of Remembrance we’re holding the memory of countless trans lives lost to bigotry and hatred, and fighting like hell to preserve trans lives still with us today!
Trans people deserve to be seen + celebrated, not erased. Trans people deserve real allyship, not censorship.
STOP KOSA
Trans people deserve to be seen + celebrated, not erased. Trans people deserve real allyship, not censorship.
STOP KOSA
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This Trans Day of Remembrance we’re holding the memory of countless trans lives lost to bigotry and hatred, and fighting like hell to preserve trans lives still with us today!
Trans people deserve to be seen + celebrated, not erased. Trans people deserve real allyship, not censorship.
STOP KOSA
Trans people deserve to be seen + celebrated, not erased. Trans people deserve real allyship, not censorship.
STOP KOSA
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Reminder to artists and creators that this censorship resistance webinar is happening this afternoon! Good lunch break activity ✨
- @dontdeleteart.bsky.social
- @dontdeleteart.bsky.social
Our friends at @dontdeleteart.bsky.social are hosting a webinar about Tactics to Avoid Art Censorship Online, and they want to hear from artists! What creative strategies have you invented, enacted, or experimented with?
RSVP for the webinar here: law-arts.org/event/tactic...
RSVP for the webinar here: law-arts.org/event/tactic...
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reminder to artists and creators that this censorship resistance webinar is happening this afternoon! Good lunch break activity ✨
- @dontdeleteart.bsky.social
- @dontdeleteart.bsky.social
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Did you know you can read over 300 stories about trans dudes in gay situations? Sometimes horny and sometimes just romantic? Well, you can and you should! This collection is a treasure trove of stuff and too many stories here are neglected.
Go find something new to love!
itch.io/c/4614757/tr...
Go find something new to love!
itch.io/c/4614757/tr...
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Did you know you can read over 300 stories about trans dudes in gay situations? Sometimes horny and sometimes just romantic? Well, you can and you should! This collection is a treasure trove of stuff and too many stories here are neglected.
Go find something new to love!
itch.io/c/4614757/tr...
Go find something new to love!
itch.io/c/4614757/tr...
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists