Author | Lightnews

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Dastardly_Devil🔞 @dastardlydevil.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'm so tired of this puritanical bullshit.
Sex is healthy, sex fantasies are healthy, fiction is healthy.

I wish people would stop conflating BDSM and fiction with assault.
People have fantasies about power. That's normal!

Exploring feeling via stories is what humans do!

21 1.7K 4.1K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Pinster W. Glasses @pinsterwglasses.com · Aug 15

Bluesky is customizable enough that Porn can exist and you'll have minimal interactions with it. I haven't seen any explicit material since subscribing to lists and muting porn tags. Not once.

If you let them ban porn, then you'll let them label YOU as porn.

🐺CEO of Werewolves🐺🔞 @2dreddersart.bsky.social · Aug 14

HEY
Do you want to save PORN from being kicked off this platform??
Go tell them your grievances then!

Bluesky is built off the backs of queers, furries, POC, and sex workers alike
WE were the first to join the site back when it was invite only, and WE should have a say in whether we belong!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Aug 14

the usual vagueness is present here that is usually a bad sign to come for adult content.

bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

points that need addressing are: [cont]

5 620 1.2K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

skElly Bangs 💀 @ellybangs.bsky.social · Aug 13

🕯️
🕯️ 🕯️
🕯️ 🕯️
anything
🕯️ good 🕯️
at all
🕯️ 🕯️
🕯️ 🕯️
🕯️

11 1.5K 3.3K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · Aug 13

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

69 6.7K 7.7K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · Jul 26

(this is the correct angle to play, you'll waste waaaay more of their time this way and piss them off waaay worse)

A.L. Goldfuss @ghoulpus.bsky.social · Jul 26

Currently on the phone with Visa

Instead of starting with a complaint, I approached this as a Confused American Consumer who doesn't understand why they can't buy things off a website they use

The call center rep immediately asked if it was about Steam/itch

(cont)

3 780 1.6K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

breathe 🫧 you’ll pull through 🪽 @blackquadrant.bsky.social · Jul 26

YIKES!!!!!! thank you for sharing this wlswarts!

copying this from the tumblr post for reference

aerialworms

That is awful! If you're looking for a gdocs-like replacement, Ellipsus @ellipsus-writes is an explicitly queer friendly, anti-AI equivalent with online syncing and sharing - I've been using it for almost a year now as a replacement for gdocs and absolutely love it. They are pro-fanfic, so much so that they have a dedicated "export to Ao3" option that preserves all your formatting. They don't have an app (yet) but you can add it to your home screen via your mobile browser if you want.

18 1.3K 1.6K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · Jul 27

I'll add that while there's nothing wrong with comfort art, there's absolutely something wrong if you're willing to engage ONLY with comfort art. You should be running into art that perplexes you or gets under your skin or makes you ask questions or that you dislike without calling for its removal.

✨Stardust Melody✨ — Polyamorous Lesbian Dragon Era @dragonsandsapphics.bsky.social · Jul 26

Let's talk about weird art.

Weird art, gross art, sexual art, violent art, all has its place and belongs. And you really need to stop acting like the existence of uncomfortable themes equals harm. That kind of censorship, which IS what that is, only serves to silence and abuse people.

5 130 400

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Void🔞 | VGen @voiddebris.bsky.social · Jul 24

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones

Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign

But we can EASILY top 1,000!

I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!

↻💬♡ to boost

We CAN make a difference 💕

#itch #censorship

1/🧵

Digital graphic with the text "anti-censorship campaign" and screenshots of headlines about how multiple storefronts have removed NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors and Collective Shout.

120 8.1K 11K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

✦『 ˗ˏˋ dino ´ˎ˗ 』✦ comms closed @handle.invalid · Jul 24

This is the end of a great thread if you wanna read about the NSFW artist experience with consistent censorship laws

It's the reason I stopped doin porn and NSFW art because I actually STARTED my career as a pinup artist. Now I do it as a treat for clients on my discord.

BLAKE 🏝 @aerifiretruck.bsky.social · Jul 24

I don't draw nsfw anymore. Not drawing porn doesn't make you morally superior to ppl that do - you'll still get caught in the net once porn creators are gone & the definition of 'obscene' expands to include you. And it will. Fight for the nsfw creators now. They're definitely fighting for you.

8 21

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Iantos @iantos.bsky.social · Jul 24

Maybe we could find out.

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000

Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 24

Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24

ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.

are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?

40 11K 14K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Hika/Tām | HK★TMK @hikatamika.com · Jul 24

Lowkey it was fiction that first informed me that being queer and nb/trans was ok. Because my reality was curated to have no other examples of such. My environment used the "because I said so"-strat to tell me that all that was wrong.

Kendra, scary version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · Jul 24

Fascists hate art because it allows people to experience the power of a fantasy: that things are not what they seem, that other people experience things the way you do, that a better world is possible. Imagination is a dangerous weapon when your main tactic is "because I said so"

1 26 79

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

CREATURE WITH NICE FEATURES @snackiejack.bsky.social · Jul 24

reminder: collective shout is the cover org behind this recent conservative push for payment processors to mandate banning NSFW from several platforms. learn their names. they are using feminism as a cover to push their anti porn & anti queer agenda.
[source: Collective Shout website, about page]

16 1K 1.4K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

BMBrice @bmbrice.bsky.social · Jul 24

grumble grumble

I'm going to outline for you exactly how the christofacists win, because it's an obnoxiously simple strategy but a reliably powerful one.

You know that post that's like "I don't trust y'all to eat the rich because you'll just target a bunch of doctors and actors and forget about the people who do the real damage?" That's our communal Achilles Heel.

Here's the play: Collective Shout organizes a bunch of phone calls to payment processors demanding the elimination of NSFW/LGBT/ETC content. Payment processors go "oh, that's a lot of phone calls, we should do something" and then tell Steam and Itch to comply with those demands or be cut off from being able to do business. Then Steam and Itch have to make a decision between cutting off an arm and clamping down, or take a stand and shoot themselves in the head, functionally nuking their entire platform which, especially for Steam, have exponentially farther reaching ramifications.

Then our community gets mad at *them* and start calling them cowards and boot lickers and profess never to support them again. And like, yeah I get that getting mad at Itch is easy when you've got nothing to lose, but what the fuck with "I'll only support you, the comparatively small business with no real power as long as you can singlehandedly and successfully fight off the international might of the owners of theocratic capitalism with no further action from me?" like do people really not see the distance between creators and Itch (that's like, what? 30 people?) vs fucking Mastercard??

When the Goblin has Spider-man under his glider, we start throwing shit at him, we don't go "Damn, Spider-man, you said you'd save us. I guess you suck. Fuck you."

So if you want to be more than a useful, reactionary pawn, I'm linking to a bunch of posts where smarter people than I are sharing payment processors phone numbers, scripts on how to talk to them, and other resources. If you do not pick up your phone and make that call you have *no* right to be mad at a company that has historically been pretty good about their support for creators and are likely trying to figure out how to weather this storm in real time.

1 1.2K 2.2K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Nala15 @nala15.bsky.social · Jul 3

Cutting or defunding programs like Medicaid would create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. We're running out of time to protect our health care. Tell Congress NO CUTS to Medicaid!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

NO CUTS to Medicaid!

Cutting or defunding programs like Medicaid would create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. We're running out of time to protect our health care. Tell Congress NO CUTS to Medicai...

sign.moveon.org

1

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · Jul 3

The US house is currently debating this monumentally damaging bill. Please call your reps. Use your voice.

key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · Apr 21

Call your reps.

5calls.org
#resist #50501movement

A digital illustration of a tabby cat on its hund legs holding a sign that says “call your reps!” The illustration is red and black and very high contrast.

55 110

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jul 3

There's still time to stop this dangerous bill.

Call your GOP representative and tell them to vote NO on Trump's Tax Scam: indivisible.org/reso...

Or plan a visit to your local congressional office: www.mobilize.us/indi...

Post from Leah Greenberg saying, "This bill is a declaration of war on American families. It's the largest transfer of wealth in history from poor and middle-class Americans to the ultrawealthy, a wishlist made by the most awful people in the world."

post from Isiah Martin saying, "The Repubs just told some sick kid with cancer to get lost to give some guy with three yachts a tax cut to buy a 5th jet

Car crash? Sorry, the hospital nearby closed because TRUMP defunded them

They ALL knew this, but passed his big rip off bill anyway"

THE GREAT AMERICAN SCAM!

@bensilverstein.bsky.social

Whoops, Trump admits the big ugly bill is political suicide... while whipping votes for the bill.

He has no idea what's in this monstrosity, but wants it passed as quickly as possible.

post from Representative AOC saying "The fact that all these Republican lawmakers are running around trying (& often, failing) to get specific carve outs in their own bill so THEIR community isn’t subject should tell you all you need to know.

If they think it’s so great, why don’t they want it as-is for themselves?"

12 130 310

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 3

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: "Republicans can stare in the face their hypocrisy. These are people who are phonies. They faked this entire time that they had concerns & were going to vote against the bill, and of course they caved like a cheap suit every single time. Because they are essentially a cult"

110 600 2.7K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 3

There is still time. Call these Reps, and continue to raise hell. You can find their numbers at 5calls.org.

Call these U.S. Representatives and tell them to vote NO on the “Big Beautiful Bill”.

GA-09, Andrew Clyde
IN-05, Victoria Spartz
KY-04, Thomas Massie
MD-01, Andy Harris
MO-03, Bob Onder
MO-07, Eric Burlison
OK-02, Josh Brecheen
PA-01, Brian Fitzpatrick
PA-10, Scott Perry
TN-02, Tim Burchett
TX-03, Kitch Self
TX-21, Chip Roy
TX-27, Michael Cloud

44 400 650

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Pearl Low | 劉寶珠🧋 (they/them) @pearllow.bsky.social · Jul 2

I JUST CALLED MY HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE TO LET EM KNOW I OPPOSE THE "One Big Beautiful Bill Act".

Steps:

1. Went to 5calls.org
2. Picked a topic I cared about
3. Entered where I live and BOOM I get a script and phone number to call.

DASSIT! YOUR TURN!!!!

A screenshot of 5calls.org. It's has the number and name for my local house representative. There is also a written script provided to use.

A screenshot of a part of 5calls.org website. Put in your locatioon, pick a struggle (a topic lol), and info will come up for you (ie; your rep's name and number and a script you can read during your phone call).

8 430 670

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 3

The vote is STILL ON! Representatives are still on the floor while Hakeem Jeffries is filibustering long enough to allow Americans to wake up and to prevent this bill from passing in the middle of the night. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON! (1/

THE BBB VOTE IS
STILL ON.
After a procedural vote was passed, House Reps were meant to start voting at 5:30 AM EST.
Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries was meant to hold a 1 hour speech on the floor, but he is still on the floor filibustering and trying to delay the vote so Americans have time to wake up and continue to call their representatives.
•WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON.
THE FOLLOWING REPS ARE
MOST VULNERABLE...

45 790 1.5K

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 2

If any of these representatives are your representative, PLEASE give them a call NOW and tell them to vote NO on the bill.

Call 202-224-3121 🚨

current possible NO VOTES IF ANY OF THESE ARE YOUR REPS, CALL THEM NOW!
BIG MAD
NO FOR NOW
KTF (KNOWN TO FOLD) MEDICAID MAD

Troy Nehls
Thomas Massie (always no) Victoria Spartz

Don Bacon
Warren Davidson
Eric Burlison
Chip Roy
Juan Ciscomani
Josh Brecheen
Andy Harris
ICK LaLOta
David Valadao
Greg Steube
Jeff Van Drew

Jen Kiggans
Bob Onder
Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rob Bresnahan
Keith Self
Greg Murphy

Jeff Hurd
Dan Crenshaw
David Valadao

Randy Fine
Young Kim

Tim Burchett

Andy Ogles

Ralph Norman
Andy Biggs

CALL 202-224-3121

26 230 340

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 2

These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.

Call these U.S. Representatives and tell them to vote NO on the “Big Beautiful Bill”:

AZ-06, Juan Ciscomani
CA-22, David Valadao
CA-40, Young Kim
CA-41, Ken Calvert
CO-08, Gabe Evans
FL-07, Cory Mills
FL-13, Anna Paulina Luna
FL-27, Maria Elvira Salazar
IA-01, Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA-02, Ashley Hinson
IA-03, Zach Nunn
MI-07, Tom Barrett
MO-02, Ann Wagner
NJ-07, Tom Kean Jr.
NY-17, Mike Lawler
OH-07, Max Miller
OH-10, Mike Turner
OH-15, Mike Carey
PA-01, Brian Fitzpatrick
PA-07, Ryan Mackenzie
PA-08, Rob Bresnahan
PA-10, Scott Perry
TN-05, Andy Ogles
TX-15, Monica De La Cruz
VA-01, Rob Wittman
VA-02, Jen Kiggans
WI-01, Bryan Steil
WI-03, Derrick Van Orden

140 3.3K 3.9K

Insomnia Hyena @insomniahyena.bsky.social · Jul 2

5calls.org/issue/hr1-on...

Please please please call your reps NOW, if I can do it despite being a stuttering mess whenever I have to make phone calls, then I know you can do it too! I believe in you! Fight for your future, and the futures of all those around you. I swear to you its worth your time

Oppose H.R. 1: the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" - PASSED SENATE - SENT BACK TO HOUSE (UPDATED 7/1) ⭑ 5 Calls

Updates July 1, 2025: The Senate has passed H.R. 1 by a vote of 50-51, with J.D. Vance providing the tie-break YES vote. Republican Senators Paul …

5calls.org

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jul 2

As of right now, House Republicans don’t have enough votes to pass Trump’s Tax Scam that would gut Medicaid to give billionaires more tax cuts.

Keep calling GOP representatives: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Join a phonebank to contact voters in key GOP districts: www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

Meredith Lee Hill on Twitter: “Speaker Johnson this morning acknowledges he doesn't have the votes to pass the rule yet -

"we're working on all that right now" he tells @nicholaswu12

"working through everybody's concerns and letting them know this is the best possible product we can produce."”

54 380 750

Reposted by Insomnia Hyena

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · Jul 2

If you care about Medicaid, I need your help. These kids are the best chance we have of saving Medicaid.

Families are on the way to DC. We need to cover van rentals and hotel rooms. I will not, I will NOT, waste your money or time.

Can you help get this donation link in front of your people?

Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · Jul 1

We have @littlelobbyists.com families on the way to Washington DC right now, they'll be on the House-side of the Capitol tomorrow. We're going to make them see us before they vote to kill disabled children.

If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:

secure.actblue.com/donate/littl...

I just gave to Little Lobbyists Action Network!

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

20 610 650