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kobenimeal @kobenimeal.bsky.social · Jan 2

I may not be into the most taboo stuff but you’ll bet your ass I’ll fight for your right to because fuck fascism!!! Censorship die

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kobenimeal @kobenimeal.bsky.social · 1h

I always be sayin ai is the tool of facism

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“The embrace of generative Al technology by the masses typically follows this trajectory: first, it's used to sexually harass famous women, especially influencers, because there's already so much available media of them in existence online. The Al technology then becomes more sophisticated and widely. available, so the tools are then used more widely to harass private figures- like girls in elementary schools. And of course, this all very profitable for (mainly) men, and, like all misogynistic violence, it reinforces their power. This is one of the key reasons I oppose generative Al: so far, it has overwhelmingly served to reinforce existing power disparities and forms of bigotry and violence in our society. Just like the research indicated it would.”

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Jordan @slclunk.com · 9h

Media is awesome because it can show an organization trying to get rid a guy who is underwater with state Democrats by 50 points, undermines any Democratic policy, and is just completely off-putting to anyone who has to spend five minutes around him; and they phrase it as “seeding discord”

Axios @axios.com · 12h

SCOOP: Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation.

Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster

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Lydia's Spooky Season @hackedmotionart.bsky.social · 4h

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 5h

Want some sound security advice to prep for protests this weekend? Check out this guide: www.turnoffyourphone.org

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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 · 9d

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

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

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kobenimeal @kobenimeal.bsky.social · 1h

YOOOOOOO POP OFF @justiceslocum.bsky.social

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Lydia's Spooky Season @hackedmotionart.bsky.social · 2h

If you'd like the one piece podcast has an article about the momoiro/🕒 stuff written by a Trans person and i think it's important to read a critique ABOUT IT from an actual trans person. Its not favorable and it's very frank.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2h

Joe Gebbia is the billionaire co-founder of AirBnB, a close friend of Elon Musk, and worked to gut the federal government with DOGE.

And he just gave the single largest donation to Cuomo’s super PAC since the primary.

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Guhdong 🔞 @guhdong.bsky.social · 3h

Reminder to be cautious with your digital footprint this weekend - there are reports of a stingray (fake cell tower) by the docks near me

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Attending a Protest

For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power acco...

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Aishwarya Tandon @toondoon1010.bsky.social · 22d

One month to go for Diwali, the festival of lights! 🪔🎆

Please check out DIWALI IN MY NEW HOME by Shachi Kaushik, art by me, for a lovely Diwali gift!!! ✨

www.beamingbooks.com/store/produc...

#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks ✏️💛

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 2d

Today on the blog, Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social discusses the new revised & expanded edition of her book "Policing Black Lives," explaining its continued relevance to students, scholars, & activists around the world.
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A brown skinned woman with long dreadlocs parted to one side looks at the camera without smiling. She wears a white tank top and a pendant necklace.

Cover of Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard. The background features a grainy, black-and-white image of a Black individual facing a wall. The person's posture and the ruler markings adjacent to the figure suggest that the image is a mugshot. The entire cover has a gritty feel and is overlaid with a grainy, stippled texture. The title text is bold and distressed.

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Samantha Ferreira Is Creating An Anime Mag @sam-animeherald.bsky.social · 9h

So, we're putting up a social media blast later, but we just opened apps for retailers to buy AH Mag wholesale - partnering with NetWise to handle integration into the storefront.

30% off orders of 10+.

There's an approval, but it's mostly just a "we need to make sure this business exists" thing

Anime Herald Official Shop

The official merchandise store for Anime Herald!

hera.fyi

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タカハラヰロハ @yellowhlnch.bsky.social · Jul 26

0726/25

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タカハラヰロハ @yellowhlnch.bsky.social · Aug 11

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The Red-Headed Strangler @emmaberquist.bsky.social · 7h

my god there has never been a more accurate use of this

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kobenimeal @kobenimeal.bsky.social · 6h

What flavor was it

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brendon bigley @bb.wavelengths.online · 8h

good blog

But, like so many things in our lives these days, realizing it’s all bullshit doesn’t get you out of the bullshit, as our billionaires and tech overlords go full masks off about how much they just don’t care about the average person and their needs.

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heather 🌮🔔 @crunchwrap.bsky.social · 7h

This is the best editor's note:

How do you feel about becoming a political lightning rod?

People occasionally just flip [me] off or whatever, but nobody's come up to me and tried to make a statement about anything. Personally, it's kind of dumb. It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement, but nonetheless it is. [Editor’s note: Taylor was arrested and plead guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He was later pardoned by President Trump.]

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 7h

Please read our statement regarding the proposed Electronic Arts buyout. We refuse to let corporate greed decide the future of our industry.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA Statement on Proposed Electronic Arts Buyout
October 15, 2025
NATIONWIDE — The following statement is from United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433.

The recently proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA) by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and private equity firms, including Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, will further concentrate power and wealth into the hands of a few gatekeepers while doing nothing to address the concerns of players and workers.

EA is not a struggling company. With annual revenues reaching $7.5 billion and $1 billion in profit each year, EA is one of the largest video game developers and publishers in the world. EA’s success has been entirely driven by tens of thousands of EA workers whose creativity, skill, and innovation made EA worth buying in the first place. Yet we, the very people who will be jeopardized as a result of this deal, were not represented at all when this buyout was negotiated or discussed.

We are particularly worried about the future of our studios that are arbitrarily deemed ‘less profitable’ but whose contributions to the video game industry define EA’s reputation. Since 2022, an estimated 40,000 video game workers have already lost their jobs due to mass layoffs at AAA and indie studios alike. As reported in Game Developer, this deal will result in EA having to finance nearly $20 billion in debt—who will be spared, which corners will executives cut, and what studios will be sacrificed in order for that to happen?

If jobs are lost or studios are closed due to this deal, that would be a choice, not a necessity, made to pad investors’ pockets—not to strengthen the company.

Every time private equity or billionaire investors take a studio private, workers lose visibility, transparency, and power. Decisions that shape our jobs, our art, and our futures are made behind closed doors by executives who have never written a line of code, built worlds, or supported live services. We are…

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 6h

man i’d call this stuff elder abuse if the elders in question weren’t so gleeful about inflicting crimes against humanity until the day they drop dead at their desks

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 7h

83 year old Senator Mitch McConnell just tripped and fell while being asked about ICE

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kobenimeal @kobenimeal.bsky.social · 16h

Is this fr or jk

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 3d

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

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kobenimeal @kobenimeal.bsky.social · 19h

:3c

kobenimeal @kobenimeal.bsky.social · 19h

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 20h

i dont need AI to jerk off. like a good red blood american, i get horny for the Green M&M

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