Mikasi
@mikasi.bsky.social
Casual guy with more hobbies than cents. Might be reposting more than real posting. SWers are people too, Trans rights are human rights, and bodily autonomy for all. Bi🏴☠️
Born in 88, MDNI
Born in 88, MDNI
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
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God out there doing God's work like any decent god would. What's MAGA's God doing?
#FeedingAmerica
#SNAP
#USPoli
#FeedingAmerica
#SNAP
#USPoli
I know the world won’t care because it’s not some EVIL thing Trump just did, but yesterday I marathon streamed for 11 hours and raised $10,000 for Feeding America, which they say will provide 100,000 meals for people in need.
JESUS CHRIST! We Just Fed 100,000 People!
Bless you all!
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
God out there doing God's work like any decent god would. What's MAGA's God doing?
#FeedingAmerica
#SNAP
#USPoli
#FeedingAmerica
#SNAP
#USPoli
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How the NYT and the Democratic establishment screwed up on Zohran Mamdani: An absolutely blistering, genuinely big-picture essay from Frank Rich, who still has plenty of heat left over for Cuomo, Trump, Ackman, Hegseth, et al. nymag.com/intelligence...
Zohran Mamdani, the Power Breaker
Why the Democratic Party, the New York Times, and the donor class got Zohran Mamdani so wrong.
nymag.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
How the NYT and the Democratic establishment screwed up on Zohran Mamdani: An absolutely blistering, genuinely big-picture essay from Frank Rich, who still has plenty of heat left over for Cuomo, Trump, Ackman, Hegseth, et al. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Paypros are still throwing their weight around. Now's a good time to pick up yelling at them again!
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Paypros are still throwing their weight around. Now's a good time to pick up yelling at them again!
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HOW TO LET BSKY KNOW THEIR POLICY CHANGES HARM ARTISTS: A GUIDE FOR MOBILE USERS! 🧵
Sending feedback is SUPER easy, and takes just a few clicks!
1. Open the left tab menu, and click that "feedback" button
2. Put your concern in the box. I'll copy paste a script to use! (CONT.)
Sending feedback is SUPER easy, and takes just a few clicks!
1. Open the left tab menu, and click that "feedback" button
2. Put your concern in the box. I'll copy paste a script to use! (CONT.)
September 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
HOW TO LET BSKY KNOW THEIR POLICY CHANGES HARM ARTISTS: A GUIDE FOR MOBILE USERS! 🧵
Sending feedback is SUPER easy, and takes just a few clicks!
1. Open the left tab menu, and click that "feedback" button
2. Put your concern in the box. I'll copy paste a script to use! (CONT.)
Sending feedback is SUPER easy, and takes just a few clicks!
1. Open the left tab menu, and click that "feedback" button
2. Put your concern in the box. I'll copy paste a script to use! (CONT.)
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"Bluesky is boring."
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Bluesky is boring."
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually.
When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.
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Every single convention organizer, publisher, art director, project manager, etc. who's even once entertained the thought of using genAI imagery or LLM generated text at any stage should be paying *full* attention to how popular DragonCon is becoming for enforcing their "no genAI" policies.
I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Every single convention organizer, publisher, art director, project manager, etc. who's even once entertained the thought of using genAI imagery or LLM generated text at any stage should be paying *full* attention to how popular DragonCon is becoming for enforcing their "no genAI" policies.
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Wow. ACLU, EFF represented in this ongoing Reddit AMA on paypro censorship of video games. On r/pcgaming. Huge. #savespeech
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
August 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wow. ACLU, EFF represented in this ongoing Reddit AMA on paypro censorship of video games. On r/pcgaming. Huge. #savespeech
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
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If you’re new to the fight, please don’t be afraid to get involved! A lot of the ppl fighting since Day 1 need reinforcements or backup
![#SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech
C.P.B.C.
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…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hknazlbtwv5thavb7uw52xjz/bafkreig3c4iq2lo5z2qsjhk4viko4go4asvcxy2w2gay7kl656tvlivvpm@jpeg)
August 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If you’re new to the fight, please don’t be afraid to get involved! A lot of the ppl fighting since Day 1 need reinforcements or backup
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‘Visa and Mastercard’s adult content clampdown is a battle they can’t – and shouldn’t – win’
'Visa and Mastercard will never stop the internet being horny'
Amelia Hansford writes about the proliferation of adult content on the internet and how Visa and Mastercard can't hope to stop it.
www.thepinknews.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
‘Visa and Mastercard’s adult content clampdown is a battle they can’t – and shouldn’t – win’
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Paypros still haven't receded. We need to keep exhausting them until they give up. Letting them win wouldn't be the death of just furries but the entirety of the internet will be controlled by paypros if we let this slide.
CONGRATS SOLDIER, we've hit 2 weeks of solid #SaveSpeech pressure! Youre doing a great job! Reward yourself!
And keep on calling/mailing!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
www.congress.gov/members/find...
And keep on calling/mailing!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money
www.congress.gov/members/find...
![SCREEN ACT:
-full age verification. (biometric scans, ID uploads, background checks)
-Deeply unsafe for personal and data privacy. Security/data breaches are rampant, and uploading so much sensitive data to every single we site is just asking for mass ID theft.
-id verification is much, much harder on small websites than larger ones, creating a chilling effect and stifling speech for anyone that isnt a massive corporation
-draw comparison to UK's OSA [online safety act] and the backlash it is receiving](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xawhcpoqu6pdxpp72fd43wuf/bafkreidmn2ceympzc546sf3qvmvmx6mkjoxtt3yjxz2vksm4xdzkcbe4pm@jpeg)
August 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Paypros still haven't receded. We need to keep exhausting them until they give up. Letting them win wouldn't be the death of just furries but the entirety of the internet will be controlled by paypros if we let this slide.
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VISA CAN'T HANG UP ON YOU UNTIL YOU STOP TALKING. YAPPERS, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
Visa says they're still drowning today! Payment processors think that we're not organized enough to keep this up but it's we either prove them wrong or submit to global censorship so it's. not much of a contest. Keep calling all 4!!
August 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
VISA CAN'T HANG UP ON YOU UNTIL YOU STOP TALKING. YAPPERS, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
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This doesn’t mean to stop calling by the way. The execs in those meetings are shifting the levers back ever so slightly so they can see where it is we’ll stop calling.
Don’t stop calling.
Don’t stop calling.
August 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This doesn’t mean to stop calling by the way. The execs in those meetings are shifting the levers back ever so slightly so they can see where it is we’ll stop calling.
Don’t stop calling.
Don’t stop calling.
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looked up the clip just because sometimes people change his words for captions that end up innocently reshared, but upon finding it decided to share the video because hearing him say it makes it 1000% more definitely true and everyone will listen/believe more than reading it written out
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
looked up the clip just because sometimes people change his words for captions that end up innocently reshared, but upon finding it decided to share the video because hearing him say it makes it 1000% more definitely true and everyone will listen/believe more than reading it written out
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It’s time for our own collective shout. Who are you calling?
Remember: Stress you’re a repeat caller on this issue and that you heard about this controversy on the news. With Visa, ask for a supervisor once you hit a dead end. Calls should always last longer than 30 seconds
yellat.money
Remember: Stress you’re a repeat caller on this issue and that you heard about this controversy on the news. With Visa, ask for a supervisor once you hit a dead end. Calls should always last longer than 30 seconds
yellat.money
July 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s time for our own collective shout. Who are you calling?
Remember: Stress you’re a repeat caller on this issue and that you heard about this controversy on the news. With Visa, ask for a supervisor once you hit a dead end. Calls should always last longer than 30 seconds
yellat.money
Remember: Stress you’re a repeat caller on this issue and that you heard about this controversy on the news. With Visa, ask for a supervisor once you hit a dead end. Calls should always last longer than 30 seconds
yellat.money
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I made a quick and dirty anti-censorship cheat sheet to help onboard people and direct their energy in a productive direction. This isnt as comprehensive as various websites being shared around, but it should be easy to share and save.
Save the png and repost as widely as you can
Save the png and repost as widely as you can
July 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I made a quick and dirty anti-censorship cheat sheet to help onboard people and direct their energy in a productive direction. This isnt as comprehensive as various websites being shared around, but it should be easy to share and save.
Save the png and repost as widely as you can
Save the png and repost as widely as you can
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July 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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This was a nice experiment 🥹
complexly.info/CCcoin25-6
complexly.info/CCcoin25-6
May 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This was a nice experiment 🥹
complexly.info/CCcoin25-6
complexly.info/CCcoin25-6
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Bills that ban porn DO NOT get rid of porn. Porn, like abortions, moves underground, and any industry health/safety regulations put in place disappear. Women in sex work suffer, and a purposefully vague definition of what constitutes porn will be used to ban queer literature. This is Christocracy bs
May 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Bills that ban porn DO NOT get rid of porn. Porn, like abortions, moves underground, and any industry health/safety regulations put in place disappear. Women in sex work suffer, and a purposefully vague definition of what constitutes porn will be used to ban queer literature. This is Christocracy bs
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Here's a snippet from the now-defunct Etrian Odyssey website. Kazuya Niinou, the lead designer behind the first game, talks about the importance of imagination when playing it.
#etrianodyssey
#etrianodyssey
February 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Here's a snippet from the now-defunct Etrian Odyssey website. Kazuya Niinou, the lead designer behind the first game, talks about the importance of imagination when playing it.
#etrianodyssey
#etrianodyssey
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A periodic friendly reminder that Blambot's Indie Use clause may allow you to use Blambot's designated indie fonts in your small press comics free of charge, even if you're making money on your project! More on licenses: blambot.com/pages/licenses
April 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A periodic friendly reminder that Blambot's Indie Use clause may allow you to use Blambot's designated indie fonts in your small press comics free of charge, even if you're making money on your project! More on licenses: blambot.com/pages/licenses
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A kind reminder of my audience for this my Blue Sky
April 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A kind reminder of my audience for this my Blue Sky