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@rottenromantic.bsky.social

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Genderfucky. They/he/she. NSFW in all regards. Removing myself from ff14-exclusive spaces. Mostly reposting art and politics. Fan of DnD, CritRole, BG3 and barely starting the Dragon Age games.

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♡ Romantic ♡ 🔞 @rottenromantic.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hiya, I'm Ro. 30+ / Recovering online emo kid

Before you follow, I am:

❣ Freaks/sluts/BDSM+kink friendly.
❣ Hater of genAI, bigots, cops, ableists, racists, zionists, capitalism, censorship and imperialism.
❣ If your politics don't go outside of fandom spaces idc about your opinion.

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Yolanda @yocori.bsky.social · Mar 23

#DisabilityInclusion #DisabledBySociety

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Alon Mizrahi @alonmizrahi.bsky.social · 4h

The new band of fascists, building on old misconceptions, would have us believe that masculinity is really psychopathy, and is to be measured by its ability to punish, hurt, and kill. I call them out
alonmizrahi.substack.com/p/what-happe...

What Happened to Masculinity?

The homoerotic, sadomasochistic underbelly of today's capitalist-colonialist fascist movement

alonmizrahi.substack.com

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 1d

goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...

Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

www.nytimes.com

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Prince @ My wolf horror comic on sale now! @crownprinxe.bsky.social · 3d

"what are you afraid of?"

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 15h

I told you I had a new vintage photo to show you if you hit the fundraising goal, so here it is! Meet Mr. Big. New photo in my collection, no date/info. 🖤

Black-and-white photo of a large short haired black cat lying on a floor inside. His coat is very beautiful and shiny. Handwriting in the bottom right corner reads “Mr. big”.

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Holly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 15h

"More than 80% of time spent on Facebook and more than 90% of time spent on Instagram is spent watching videos. Most from creators whom the user does not know.

Social media has turned into television"

Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

www.derekthompson.org

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emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · 14h

please share and donate!!!

cb! @heckish.bsky.social · 2d

someone in my community has been detained by ICE and is seeking funds to cover legal fees and care for his daughter. please donate and share if you are able to: gofund.me/8a49e30bb

Donate to Ayudemos a nuestro amigo Reynaldo a recuperar su libertad, organized by Johely Quintero

Hace tres semanas, nuestro querido amigo Reinaldo fue detenid… Johely Quintero needs your support for Ayudemos a nuestro amigo Reynaldo a recuperar su libertad

gofund.me

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Andrea ٩( ʘᆺʘ )۶ @missbonekitty.bsky.social · 2d

still job hunting, still running up against walls where applications aren't even being looked at

reposts are always helpful and deeply appreciated

everything donated is going toward rent, bills and food..

Andrea ٩( ʘᆺʘ )۶ @missbonekitty.bsky.social · Aug 11

gofund.me/1feb2527

I really had hoped to find work before it got this desperate but it's just.. barren right now, and we're quickly running out of options.

#mutualaid

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peregrine kate (she/her) @peregrinekate.bsky.social · 13h

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 18h

One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.

#NoKings #Manhattan

Hand drawn sign reads ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY

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♡ Romantic ♡ 🔞 @rottenromantic.bsky.social · 9h

this was a huge reason why i was bored to death with the alola region game. they dont know how to show not tell anymore

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Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 15h

With alt text, and it is beautiful ☺️

To the Editor:

I am one of these so-called profoundly autistic people this article describes. I cannot utter meaningful speech, and as a result, I was branded for years as someone with an intellectual disability and an I.Q. of 40. All this time, however, I understood everything that was going on around me. I just could not show it to others because of my deranged relationship with my own body.

I am concerned about the creation of a separate category, called profound autism, for those of us with the most severe disabilities. There are real differences between the sort of autism that I have and so-called Asperger's syndrome. But it does not help us at all to impose a hierarchy of lower and higher functioning. We need to figure out how to tap into the skills and insights of those of us who cannot talk, who make up anywhere from 25 percent to 40 percent of the autistic community, depending on the estimate.

For me, the way out of this dilemma was learning to communicate by typing. I suddenly went from being seen as intellectually impaired to taking college classes. I was never low-functioning, and neither are my autistic brothers and sisters without the ability to speak. I was just misjudged and ignored, and I fear that my fate will be the fate of many others termed low functioning in this new schema.

Jason Jacoby Lee

New York

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Cami @cafiffle.bsky.social · Jul 9

I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse

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Persephius™ 🏳️‍🌈 @ new visual novel! @persephius.bsky.social · 18h

don't be so convinced that you're immune. you're not. you WILL do things that are racist. there is no good child-ing your way out of bigotry. in fact it makes you the most susceptible because you think you don't have to listen to advice and critique from people of colour when you really need to

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Persephius™ 🏳️‍🌈 @ new visual novel! @persephius.bsky.social · 18h

something i'd like to add on wrt white folks is that a lot of y'all think racism is an inherent trait of bad people, and if you perceive yourself as good & put some effort into not being overtly racist, you couldn't possibly be

thinking you have inherent benevolence is one of the most common traps

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Liz Saila @lizsaila.bsky.social · 18h

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

Sen. Ed Markey, a white man with white hair, standing at a lectern with a dark background, and Sen Elizabeth Warren to camera right, in a black top with a red blazer. Markey wears a trans pride flag draped over his shoulders. The closed caption reads "trans people because trans righs are human rights. We" The chiron underneath reads "No Kings Rally Underway In Boston"

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♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 2d

Please dont ignore me. Please consider sharing my post if you cant contribute, it helps a lot

♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust @smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 2d

I am on 35% of minimum wage and struggling a lot. If you can spare a few bucks or a share i would greatly appreciate it
I am long term disabled and my capacity is limited so any help is appreciated

ko-fi.com/systemerror

Support Hiding from plagues

ko-fi.com

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 14h

Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 13h

Canadian friends, your government is seeking commentary on GenAi strategies and policies.

Please let them know exactly how you feel about GenAi, it’s impacts, and what next steps should be! Perhaps it’s respecting artists works, environmental considerations and so on! Share your thoughts here 👇

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Micah @rincewind.run · 21h

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?

anyway that’s why these events are important

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 20h

If you think “No Kings” is not anti-imperial enough, take note. I took a Palestine sign to the first one and while I saw others, I got a lot of engagement from folks. Even if they’re organized by lib normies, these events need NOT be a ceiling. They’re a floor. Go raise the roof at them.

Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 22h

Can report back from the Charlotte No Kings that "free Palestine" is now, if not the normie lib position, then at least fully accepted among the normie libs. Lots of signs and flags scattered about, no apparent drama at all.

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♡ Romantic ♡ 🔞 @rottenromantic.bsky.social · 20h

Hmmm i guess we'll have to wait and see. There hasnt been confirmation. Maybe it could be a surprise but it would be pretty dumb to do that cuz lots of people (me included) didnt buy tickets cuz everything suggested only Brendon would play

♡ Romantic ♡ 🔞 @rottenromantic.bsky.social · 22h

ARE U FOR REAL I THOUGHT IT WAS CONFIRMED THEY WOULDNT OMF

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 1d

the US government has arrived on bluesky

4 panel comic

Panel 1: A group of people just having a lovely time. Everyone is laughing

Panel 2: An absolute Federal Agent appears in the middle of the group laughing like an obnoxious robot

Panel 3: The group quickly disperses, leaving the gross creepy agent by himself

Panel 4: The agent touches his ear and says “arrest their moms”

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♡ Romantic ♡ 🔞 @rottenromantic.bsky.social · 22h

I'm a big advocate of mental health and kindness to one-self as a means of survival. If you are open to some recommendations I can give some 🫶

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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 3d

MICROSOFT: We'll keep providing Windows 10 security & service updates but you gotta fork over 70USD for the first year, 140USD for the second year, and 210USD for the third year. You bitch. You fucking piece of shit

MUSCLEFUR VTUBER: Open Powershell and hit three keys to do it completely free

Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 15d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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