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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 16h

Bringing back this thread. These so-called "crime free ordinances" are getting worse. They're the most racist laws you've never heard of, and they're most prevalent in BLUE states. And they're spreading.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Nov 15

A couple of years ago, a client of mine was attacked in their apartment by an abusive partner. The police were called. Charges were pressed against the abusive partner, who later pleaded guilty.
The landlord filed an eviction action against Client for *allowing* a crime to occur in their unit.

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Lauren | READ MY PINNED @laurenthecorgi.bsky.social · 10h

Apparently we might have to go to court over this. Please, if you can’t donate, at least share the post. I really don’t want to have to deal with the remaining financial issues from the residence itself *and* legal costs at the same time.

Lauren | READ MY PINNED @laurenthecorgi.bsky.social · 17d

If you know me in person, you’ve likely heard me talk about my house having a lot of hazards and that I finally moved out of it. Unfortunately, I just found out that my roommate caused a bunch of damage to the property that my other roommates and I are now having to cover for. gofund.me/dcdf50f31

Donate to Help Lauren recover from a hazardous house, organized by Lauren Crabtree

For the last two years, I’ve been living in a duplex with a number of struc… Lauren Crabtree needs your support for Help Lauren recover from a hazardous house

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Hall Of Mirrors Artworks @homartworks.bsky.social · 10h

Hi. I'm alive. Been trying to take what time I can to try and recover enough from autistic burnout to not be a person I dislike. 🫠

We made it through about a week with my paycheck, but I'm down to my last 50 and don't get paid this week.

Please help me keep calm. I am medically falling apart.

Hall Of Mirrors Artworks @homartworks.bsky.social · 17d

So. October!

Still coming back from Covid and adjusting to a strenuous part time position.

Our 10th wedding anniversary is on the 10th. We never had a honeymoon and we had a tiny flash wedding.

If we could make Progress towards the full goal in this first week of Oct, it would mean the WORLD.

Support Hall Of Mirrors Artworks ❤️

Become a supporter of Hall Of Mirrors Artworks today!

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 14h

An extremely underreported point is the interplay between the disappearing middle class in the United States, the stark increase in wealth and income inequality, and the collapse of resources necessary to organize things like a general strike.

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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Did a new one

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 3d

people who earnestly try to argue that blocking certain accounts deprives u of important opposing viewpoints are assuming these certain accounts are posting in good faith
which is a dangerous assumption tbh

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Lauren | READ MY PINNED @laurenthecorgi.bsky.social · 4d

It’s been 11 days since I last got a donation to this. I’ve gotten enough where it isn’t a complete emergency anymore and have been able to get more hours at work, but I’d really appreciate knowing that I won’t be scrambling to pay next month’s rent bc I could barely cover this month’s expenses.

Lauren | READ MY PINNED @laurenthecorgi.bsky.social · 17d

If you know me in person, you’ve likely heard me talk about my house having a lot of hazards and that I finally moved out of it. Unfortunately, I just found out that my roommate caused a bunch of damage to the property that my other roommates and I are now having to cover for. gofund.me/dcdf50f31

Donate to Help Lauren recover from a hazardous house, organized by Lauren Crabtree

For the last two years, I’ve been living in a duplex with a number of struc… Lauren Crabtree needs your support for Help Lauren recover from a hazardous house

gofund.me

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Sable, Sapphic Wet Nightmare 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 5d

The problem with people learning incorrect things from porn is a problem with media literacy rather than a problem with pornography <3

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 5d

Not having a degree doesn't make you uneducated.

My wife is far smarter than I will ever be. She was the first person in her family to go to college but she couldn't finish through no fault of hers. So she doesn't have a college degree,

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 6d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 6d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · 11d

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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Littleevil0ne *COMMS OPEN* @littleevil0ne.bsky.social · Sep 18

Artist! Quote with your night art! ✨️
An older piece 🖤

An art deco illustration of a woman in a white dress with a cape of stars holding up a crescent moon

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 7d

Its the work week!

If you havent called yet, now is an extremely important time to contact your reps and demand they OPPOSE KOSA!

if your rep is a cosponsor, demand they drop their sponsorship!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 10d

#SaveSpeech

KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total

You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP

The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

Please call DAILY

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 7d

This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (3/5) @acvalens.net · 7d

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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JintiGoast @jinti.bsky.social · 7d

Let me reiterate: that shit ain't real.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wome...

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Lauren | READ MY PINNED @laurenthecorgi.bsky.social · 7d

DIBS ON WRITING ABOUT ZENITH BEATS IN HEART

satah @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 7d

been thinking a lot abt cool ttrpg coverage i can do & facilitate & i think i'm just gonna.... try one.......?

please write ~250-500 words about A SPECIFIC DEATH MECHANIC IN A TTRPG for me to compile into a little webzine! you have until november 13th! that's in a month!

unnamed ttrpg zine project volume one - DEATH MECHANICS

tell me about death mechanics for volume one of an as-of-yet-unnamed ttrpg zine project i'm looking for: 250-500 words (feel free to go under but please don't go over) about a single mechanic or syst...

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Hall Of Mirrors Artworks @homartworks.bsky.social · 8d

URGENT! NEED TO CLEAR OVERDRAFT ASAP. 🫠 Our cats need wet food again too, but I can't buy anything until I'm out of the red.

#MutualAid #TransCrowdFund

Our cat Robin, a grey and brown tabby, staring down from the top of a cat tree with both front legs extended towards the camera. He's hungy. He's always hungy.

Our cat Sullivan, a stripey brown Maine coon, looking like he wants his wet food while he broods on a star wars comforter

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 9d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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˚ʚ Belle ɞ˚ @ working too damn much @torrent-empress.bsky.social · 9d

I don't know who needs to hear this but:

PLEASE REMEMBER CLIP STUDIO HAS A HAND SCANNER THAT WILL REPLICATE A HAND 3D MODEL TO YOUR HAND'S POSITION.

DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE TRYING TO DRAW THAT HAND POSE

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Honeyvonbunny🌸 ★ ON VGEN ★ @honeyvonbunny.newgrounds.com · 11d

Really like these older pieces where I was exploring Abis personality #honeyvonart

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SouzaGM @asouzagm.bsky.social · 11d

Just so we all know. I have until the 13th to vacate my current home and nowhere to go lined up. So, if you have good energy to spare I need it because I really don’t know what I’m going to do.

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TRUE ROMANCE @trueromance420.bsky.social · 11d

If you are in Edgewater/rogers park Senn High school (10 min walk from thorndale stop) needs folks to monitor 🧊 and protect students and commuters NOW! if you are in the area and safe doing so please show up! ❤️

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Kieran (But Spookier) @toadally.bsky.social · 15d

My pretty boy FINALLY got an updated design! He is a royal Vatori (bug alien) courtesan, using dance and pheromones to perform stories and poems for visiting dignitaries. He is an entertainer, therapist, and cultural historian.

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RJAIN // seinobyte 🔞 @rjain.bsky.social · 12d

If you are a Canadian NSFW artist, please keep an eye on your account after Oct 15 and contact me if any of your media/account is censored with the new ToS.

I may have a follow-up meeting with the federal government in the coming months to address this.

Save my info: linktr.ee/rjainxiv

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