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🍂jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 10d

I want the folks out there who swallowed this disinfo campaign so readily to watch this and really think about
1) why they were so ready to believe it
2) why they didn't look deeper into it
3) who stands to gain from this, and all defamation against this guy

Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 10d

The Hasan Piker dog collar incident shows that proponents of the surveillance state, like Larry Ellison, who claimed that mass video surveillance would lead to more accountability, are catastrophically wrong.

Hasan Piker and the Future No One Is Ready For

The backlash that Piker is facing shows the consequences of a world where everyone is constantly being recorded and our internet is built to reward outrage and controversy.

www.usermag.co

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 11d

collar gate is the latest instance of a trumped-up non-issue blossoming into a large-scale psychosis event – and possibly the dumbest. it's also the modern internet doing exactly what it was engineered to do

To be honest, I wouldn’t be mentioning this if not for the fact that it’s a microcosm of how online platforms work today: Somebody makes an accusation based on evidence that’s spurious at best, big names with something to gain (viewership or the downfall of a perceived enemy) uncritically boost it, internet sleuths obsessively piece together supporting evidence by amassing context-free clips and ignoring everything that doesn’t match their intended conclusion, and all of the aforementioned parties spread performatively apoplectic videos across Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and wherever else they can sucker in uninitiated normies.

Some version of this happens every week – every day, on a smaller scale – without fail. It accomplishes nothing aside from giving the disaffected masses a brief glimmer of what feels like purpose, but is actually a bloodsucking waste of their precious time on this dying planet. And of course, it provides platforms with sweet, sweet engagement numbers. As a result, platforms will probably never intervene to disrupt this corrosive dynamic, which has broken the general public’s ability to perceive anything resembling objective reality, even as society collapses around them and people like Piker attempt to identify the real reasons why (hint: they don't involve dog collars).

The internet has been like this at least since the Depp v. Heard trial, which wannabe sleuths similarly feasted on in 2022 while getting pretty much every important detail completely wrong. At least back then they were obsessing over something of consequence. Now they’ve taught viewers to regard every trumped-up non-issue they can surface with similar gravity.

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · Aug 21

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

The Advocate @advocate.com · Aug 20

Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.

Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why

Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.

bit.ly

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✨Cramer©️ @cramer-1.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 👇🏼

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Heather 💙 🐸 💙 @featherfrodis.bsky.social · 12d

Today, I honor Indigenous Peoples Day—a celebration of living cultures, enduring wisdom, and the right to thrive.

A recognition of the brilliance, resilience, and leadership of Indigenous communities who have survived centuries of harm and continue to shape our shared future.

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🌈 MAZZ @tornfeathers.bsky.social · Sep 25

i saw this and i’m not gonna lie i needed to see this.

i hope it helps others not feel guilty that we can’t do more

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Tracy Gladstone @obscurecultist.bsky.social · 17d

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 18d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Deviant Style @deviantstyle.bsky.social · 24d

Kinktober Day 1: Devil

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 6

CANADA, UK, AUSTRALIA!! y'all all have official petitions targetting paypros censorship!

IF YOU LIVE IN THESE COUNTRIES, SHARE THESE AROUND AND SIGN THEM ASAP. And verify by email!

CAN
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

AUS
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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JamoART @jamoart.bsky.social · 27d

Some helluva pirate shenanigans
Arrrrrrr

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 27d

Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar

South Bay Queer Solidarity @sbqsolidarity.bsky.social · 29d

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!

Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills

TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

transfamilysos.org

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Zinni 🍥 @zinnikitty.bsky.social · 28d

Loona lets her overconfidence get the best of her. Better hope rescue is coming! (Also I wrote some shorts on my FA if y'all feel like reading <3)

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Alex @dirtbagboyfriend.bsky.social · Sep 25

um holy shit?! Amazing work by the striking workers and BDS?!!

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Sep 25

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

www.theguardian.com

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Marco Palmieri @mxpalmieri.bsky.social · Feb 20

From D. L. Mayfield:

Writer D. L. Mayfield’s advice for resisting fascism.

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · Sep 23

I haven’t seen a lot of cis people I usually see pushing for calls, etc. doing so about these rules provisions, which would devastate trans people nationally.

Calls need to be made to all electeds and a firm stance taken ASAP, with ten times the fervor of the Kimmel/D+ event

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 23

1. Trump has dug in on anti-trans provisions in the shutdown fight this morning, cancelling a meeting with Dems unless they cave on trans people.

His post to Truth Social is a clear indication that Republicans are making targeting trans people a priority.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Trump Digs In On Anti-Trans Provisions In Shutdown Fight Message

The provisions are becoming a key sticking point in the ongoing fight to keep the government open.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Tracy Gladstone @obscurecultist.bsky.social · Sep 22

Going beyond what has already been said, the data for these digital ID's will be collected and stores by private tech companies, not the government

As little as I trust our politicians with that kind of information, I trust people like Peter Thiel even less

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Tracy Gladstone @obscurecultist.bsky.social · Sep 22

The country going to heck in a handbasket aside, I gotta give you props on how you drew Kid Starver. You totes captured his utter deer-in-headlights gormlessness XD

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🔞Good Girl Elliotte🔞 @elliotte-draws.bsky.social · Sep 20

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:

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Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social · Sep 19

Here are the steps for how to contact your reps about the bill that will take away insurance coverage for trans healthcare for ADULTS:

1. Go to reps.fyi
2. Put in your address
3. Find your house & senate reps
4. To call type in phone # under name
5. Call the number and use the script in the QT

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Sep 16

so: what do we need you to do? two things.

1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi

what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵

Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown.

[you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]

This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt.

[you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]

Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it.

[you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]

I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · Sep 18

Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.

A post on the importance of sending letters

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Tracy Gladstone @obscurecultist.bsky.social · Sep 17

I remember one reviewer saying “I showed this game to an art critic and he said that “every rule of good taste is so broken it had to have been deliberate“”.

It’s hard on the eyes but if “rage at the machine” was a game and it was screaming, it’d be Cruelty Squad XD

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Stevie rat stacks @stevieratstacks.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Tracy Gladstone @obscurecultist.bsky.social · Sep 12

I think my favourite one is the fact that the spent bullet casing said "notices bulges OwO what's this?"

He got merked by the furries

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Tracy Gladstone @obscurecultist.bsky.social · Sep 10

Love you too, hun. And you take care of yourself as well, y'hear? 🤗❤️

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