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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 45m

SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.

that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.

but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.

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Cutie-Doodles @cutiedoodles.bsky.social · 24d

I really fear that we've lost all our momentum.

Feels like I haven't seen any posts about this issue in a while, and it's STILL not resolved.

Payment processors have been praying we'll stop calling and finally fall in line.

Don't let the issue die.

PLEASE keep calling!

Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (3/5) @acvalens.net · Aug 18

CPBC

Cards
Paypros
Banks
CYOA

4 a day
Choose from your menu
AND KEEP CALLING

#SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech
C.P.B.G.
4 PHONE CALLS A DAY
[If you're able to do more, you are encouraged to do so]
WHO?
WHY?
HOW TO CONTACT
WHAT TO DO
Card
MASTERCARD
+
VISA
Visa and Mastercard have long histories with pressuring platforms that host and sell adult content. Most recently, they have pressured Steam and Itch.io, leading to dozens if not hundreds of games being delisted, and their TOS now updated with draconian content standards.
MASTERCARD
(US) +1 (800)-307-7309
phone tree nav: 1-1-2-2-2-1
(INTL) +1 (636)-722-7111
VISA
(US + CAN) +1 (800)-847-2911
phone tree nav: 1-1-5. mash account #.
Your goal is mostly to waste their time and therefore their money.
Pose as a confused customer "just asking for clarification" about things relating to the Itch/Steam censorship controversy.
Paypro
PAYPAL
+
STRIPE
Paypal and Stripe have their own histories with action against adult content. Like the credit card companies, they have both pressured Steam and Itch.io, with Itch calling out Stripe as a priority target, and Steam no longer being able to process certain currencies using Paypal.
PAYPAL
(US + CAN) 1-(402)-935-2050
(AUS) 1800 931 678
(GER) +49 69 945189975
STRIPE
(Ireland HQ) 353 1 903 8449
(Cust. Support) (877) 887-7815
+1 (888) 926 2289 (say you are in california)
Same as the CARDS. Waste time, waste money, eventually try to segue into censorship of adult content as a topic.
CITIBANK
Bank
+
BARCLAYS
+
WELLS FARGO
Both Paypal and Stripe have indicated that their banking partners have also been a source of ant- Adult Content pressure.
While there are MANY banks associated with paypros, these 3 are prime initial targets.
CITIBANK (ENG) 1-(888)-248-4226
(ESP) 1-(800)-360-2484
BARCLAYS
44 (0)1624 684444
+800 800 88885 (replace [+) with country's exit code
WELLS FARGO
1-800-869-3557
For now, begin by treating banks the same as how the CARDS and PAYPROS were early on. Call in, make explicit complaints re: Adult Content.
If you have an ac…

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2h

letting SNAP expire right before thanksgiving and right as health care premiums skyrocket, on paper, seems like the kind of thing destined to be the downfall of a regime, setting aside that it’s gonna be a very thin christmas for a lot of people because of tariffs

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 2h

I really don't think they've thought the ramifications of letting snap run out if money

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 4h

May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.

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Kate @katastrophe98.bsky.social · 8h

@kim.senate.gov this is the wrong move and I think you should listen to impacted communities and reconsider

Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 2d

🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.

You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 6h

They're trying to optimize their brainwashing engine. Important to realize that the pre-Grok version of the algorithm was already perfectly capable of brainwashing, unknown if AI will be better or worse

Dan of the FEAR💀 @downwithdan.bsky.social · 21h

Brace for another wave of x refuges

& What's happening: Elon Musk confirmed that X will delete all heuristics from its recommendation system within six weeks. In other words, the familiar logic of likes, replies, and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is about to disappear. In its place, Grok, the platform's in-house Al model, will read and watch more than one hundred million posts
and videos every day to decide what users see. At the same time, X is testing a new interface that keeps users inside the app even when they open external links.

How this hits reality: This marks the first time a major social platform has handed full control of content discovery to an Al model.
Engagement farms, trend-hacking accounts, and traditional growth tactics may soon lose their edge. The new winners will be those who write in ways that Grok interprets as engaging, turning social media optimization into a new form of prompt engineering. This shift could reshape influencer strategies, ad targeting, and even political communication in a matter of weeks.
• Key takeaway: X did not just change its algorithm; it replaced it with an Al reader.
Your reach will soon depend on how fluently you can speak Grok.

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Ellium! @woolymooly.bsky.social · 5h

AAAAH!!! You scared me!

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@arelephanteau @arelephanteau.bsky.social · 6h

'but you libs call everyone you don't agree with a nazi! i just see guys in black at the park!'

Paul, they're neo-Nazis. They were at the park to harass ppl and make propaganda that they then posted. That thing David is holding over his shoulder on the right = swastika flag, like Reddit told you.

collage of photos. 1) screencap of reddit post alerting to presence of nazis at umpstead (sic) park and a photo of ~10 people walking away from camera in all black. poster says they saw swastika flag. 2) blown up selection from this picture showing two of the men's pants/shoes/bag 3) screencap of telegram post showing group of men in three different outdoor poses. In one they hold a swastika flag; in another they hold the green vinlanders social club flag. blown up sections suggest that two of the people's clothing and accessories from this propaganda match the ones from the picture at the park. The dates on the two images are both october 25, 2025.

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 10h

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

Reuters @reuters.com · 23h

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

reut.rs

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 13h

This is community care. This is mutual aid. This is how we survive.

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Joaquín Baldwin @joabaldwin.com · 11h

If you are still using Twitter, now is [yet another] great time to leave. We all know it's hard, yet we've done it and are now much happier to have done it. Keep your account if you need to, but stop cross posting today. Don't comment/like, don't be part of their system to help drag more people in.

QTori 🍣 @qtori.art · 1d

Just relaying information thats been spreading around twitter regarding its new AI powered content algo.

If youve come over from twitter, Hi and welcome. Good to have you here!

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SrBilyon @srbilyon.stormynights.games · 1d

Opened up 25 slots for this!
ko-fi.com/c/b4d3987984

32x32 Pixel Art

Commission available on Ko-fi.com

ko-fi.com

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Ellium! @woolymooly.bsky.social · 11h

I imagine he swings through the city and divebombs on villains!!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20h

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing."

John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

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QTori 🍣 @qtori.art · 1d

Just relaying information thats been spreading around twitter regarding its new AI powered content algo.

If youve come over from twitter, Hi and welcome. Good to have you here!

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alpha @omarsbigsister.bsky.social · 1d

Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass.

It NEEDS mass pushback.

Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 2d

🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.

You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

Please contact your representatives about KOSA!

Phone calls, emails, letters, whatever option works best for you! But choose what works best and send a LOT of them until this legislation is put down!

Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 2d

🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.

You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 1d

it's important to remember the people doing this aren't "just following orders," they signed up to do this, they're excited to do it, it's what they want to be doing, and each one of them is personally culpable for the entirety of ICE's conduct

The Weekend: Primetime @theweekendprime.bsky.social · 1d

In video provided exclusively to MSNBC's The Weekend: Primetime, immigration agents are seen attempting to pull a man out a window of a Chicago home. Agents also jumped a fence into the locked backyard and manhandled people doing work. Hear from the homeowner tonight on The Weekend: Primetime.

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Phen, PhD in Smut @phenbird.bsky.social · 1d

medium.com/@hrnews1/how...

How Billionaire Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn Ruined His App By Embracing the Worst Parts of Big Tech

Greed, Manipulation and Exploitation is the new Playbook for Duolingo

medium.com

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 1d

And if you don’t have a problem with this sort of thing despite seeing it happen in broad daylight, and the reason you don’t is because that company might give you opportunities?

You’re just proving the “cutting off your nose to spite your face” phrase DOES apply to you, as depressing as that is.

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 1d

In the past week, a voice over agency got bullied off Twitter for posting that actors refusing to work with AI are “cutting off their noses to spite their face.”

We need more energy like that, especially when companies straight up just use AI instead of actors and assume nobody will say shit.

LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 4d

Several months ago, actors made it clear that they were withholding work from Genshin Impact because of a lack of basic AI protections

Hoyo fans told them it would/could never be an issue

Last night, Hoyo posted several official videos promoting Genshin's new mode

Here's what the VO sounds like.

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · Jun 13

PSA for everyone going to protests

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent rule for life in general, really.

Cops are literally trained to manipulate information out of you. And for all the chatter I see about their nefarious, underhanded methods for this, the truth is, most don't need to bother, because a lot of you volunteer that shit willingly.

Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · Jun 13

PSA for everyone going to protests

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