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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 15h

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 Open @acvalens.net · 15h

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

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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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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 15h

yeah it was in greggs

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15h

Farage criticises ‘disgraceful’ rhetoric after alleged attack on Reform council leader

George Finch, 19, says he was called a ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ during incident in Warwickshire on Friday The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has criticised “disgraceful” rhetoric from the Labour and Green parties after the UK’s youngest council leader was allegedly assaulted. George Finch, 19, the Reform leader of Warwickshire county council,said he was called a “racist” and a “fascist” before being allegedly assaulted on Friday. Continue reading...

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 15h

ADF was basically behind the Keira Bell case and trans reporters were trying to note similarities between that case and how the group uses lawfare in the U.S. to attack trans rights.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 21h

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.

bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 23h

Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 21h

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.

bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 23h

Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 21h

I think in terms of the pure software side, the Polyend is not quite as feature-packed which is really crazy when you think about it.

Disclaimer: I'm not as certain about the remake of the Tracker, which I know does now support stereo sampling etc. But yeah, for open source..wooooof.

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 21h

yussss, we had a go at making one too, unfortunately just didn't play nice with my desktop but it's a crazy powerful thinggg

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest takeaway from this graph is that six of the seven most unpopular prime ministers since records began are *the last six prime ministers we've had*

Does this look like the politics of a functional democracy?

Six of the seven most unpopular prime ministers since records began are *the last six prime ministers we have had*

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 1d

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

Most fundraisers I see are for rent, keeping the lights on, and transition care.

It's hard not to feel that point of comparison very starkly when looking at this.

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

d'you got her number or

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

the graphic..... 😭😭

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gugalanna daddy issues @ninazu.bsky.social · 2d

Judith Butler said it - it’s a unifying prejudice for 21st century fascism

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

yo like idk how aware people are in general of just how STUNNINGLY rare even this level of pushback actually is, on national TV.

Against this guy of all people.

This stuff actually makes people think twice. Something other than just totally unmitigated hegemonic messaging.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 2d

Mamdani promises to deploy *hundreds* if lawyers to fight for trans rights, create a new office of LGBTQ affairs, and allocate millions of dollars to fund housing and healthcare for trans kids and adults

This is what fighting back looks like--elevating activists to materually support trans people.

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

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

Truth itself has got a power. It's subtle, weedy little power compared to the brute force people pile on to bullshit and libel and lies, but it's resilient. It's bedrock.

It needs nurturing. It needs a route to the surface kept open. But it's there.

Truth has power, man. I believe that shit.

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

Earlier I was like "I'll avoid bsky today bc it makes me stressed"

But sometimes, yknow. Sometimes you see something real af, or a few if you're really lucky, and you go away feeling like there's still a fight to be had.

Today was one of those times. Thanks yall.

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Vyria Durav, Dragon Princess of the Night @vyriadurav.bsky.social · 2d

People will try to excuse/defend the chuds by saying they've just watched too much porn but I'm a dyke who watches porn all the time and don't have this problem. Chuds do this because forcing every woman into their ideal sex doll aesthetic is the power fantasy.

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 3d

Gamers’ brains are so cooked dude. The woman on the right is gorgeous and beautiful. Straight gamer men literally can’t find normal women attractive anymore.

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 2d

POV: Locked-in for AI girlfriend

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

"Pff."

"Haha!"

"I just think it's ridiculous!"

[off-clip] "It's bullshit."

okay. So. That's just, like, your opinion, man
And Zack has revealed it

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

The savior narrative of the Allies is deeply ideological, but taught plainly as historical fact

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

He simply refuses to play along with the premise which essentially every other politician swallows because they've been convinced it's a matter of survival.

He personally cares about this. You can see it in his face.

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

How the media are gaslighting everyone, frankly

but yeah we end up having to explain that they want us dead to our loved ones and yknow I'm really tired of doing that actually. I don't like that very much. It's a no-good, no-fun ol time!

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 2d

How the media are gaslighting trans people

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Lazzie B! Again!! 😱 @lazzieb.bsky.social · 2d

getting supply blocked is one of the classic blunders

you can't let the enemy kill all your depots and just expect to keep competing for the timing

your macro is for shit, man. you suck. gg already

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 3d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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