Something that would be genuinely helpful would be for anyone doing this in a local market -- say, Austin's KEYE-TV (channel 42) -- to write down a list of companies advertising in that specific market so that people can start calling and writing letters

Local advertisers in Seattle to contact

This isn't just old fashioned either, it's simply the physical reality of the world. You can send a million emails, and they all go into a big inbox and can be ignored. But imagine a thousand physical letters showing up. That's bags and bags of mail. Suddenly, you've created a memorable event.

One point I would add: When you write a letter to complain, don't do it electronically. Corporations do not care about those, at all. Write an actual letter, and send it in the mail, with a stamp. One physical letter is like a MILLION electronic comments. Getting physical mail FREAKS THEM OUT.

Find 1 thing, big or small: - to enjoy about right now. - that you can change, right now. - to look forward to, *especially* if it seems unlikely.

Queer US Americans trying to get to Canada, I just tried Rainbow Refugee rainbowrefugee.ca

FYI: Ohayocon is mostly dead; it's moved to Dayton after conflicts with volunteer staff. There are other big Columbus nerd cons: Matsuricon, Anthrohio, GalaxyCon, Animate! Columbus, Cartoon Crossroads.

Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.

cw's and nsfw filters for text posts and reskeets would be amazing tho, it's one reason I don't post or reskeet more smut here, especially text based

A grumpy weasel @petrichorcrown.bsky.social and I did

Testing a theory: reskeet if "every ICE agent will be unmasked and tried for their crimes" would get your vote

Anyway, don't mistake someone's personal distaste for a subject as an obvious sign they're on the side of censorship. Maybe they're just on the side of 'I'm really not into that and maybe don't drag it into a random person's comments, thanks.'

actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout: -submitting a feedback request -@ing moderation about it -commenting on mods posts about it -making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker) -leaving an app store review -just generally posting about it

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates Most notably: 1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon 2) No "dangerous" kink 3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational" So what can we DO about it? #SaveSpeech 1/🧵

"Mastodon's core user base is Linux users and Bluesky's core user base is furries" *stands on hind legs in the middle of the venn diagram*

The thing they don’t understand about drawing NSFW is that it’s a roleplay with yourself. It’s an expression of your ideas and fantasies, made entirely by you, in a way that can’t hurt anybody. Needing the characters to consent is ludicrous: I’m the artist and *I* consent. I’m the only participant.

you shouldn't be doing a blackout to protest a porn ban. if anything you should be posting as much NSFW content as possible. I remember we tried doing a blackout on tumblr when they announced the porn ban and it didn't do shit. Submit feedback and post more smut.

Based on recent studies, the shingles vaccine is associated with a 20% lower rate of new dementia diagnoses. This research supports the theory that viral infections affecting the nervous system may increase dementia risk. Keep your paws off, RFK Jr. Follow the damned science.

Fuck a bluesky blackout, we need a whiteout. Cum everywhere, a week of moderators being unable to escape The Cum.

it is an extremely important time to be yourself openly, if you are able

"If only there were a furry-centric website where I could post art without having to worry about algorithms and normie censorship!

Minorities and furries carried this website.

2:30 am Rally's drive thru worker said they liked my pup hood! be a freak in public

Help my hubby print a cool wolf mask please!! 🙏

Also speaking in tongues was understanding and communicating in actual real languages not gibberish. Started in Victorian times in some wayout Scottish sub denominations….whose congregations moved to America, wasnt a thing before that.

Muting due to traction Thanks everyone, and remember. If you're going to use the bible to talk about something, PLEASE actually look at the bible and not just one translation of it. You'd be surprised how much of it is misinterpreted or just plain lied about.

Using popular media that channels the same ideas as revolutionary literature is infinitely more practical than trying to get people to read some obscure political tome. Meet people where they're at.

Temple Run 26: Apple.

gay

It's that time of the year again.

please don't do this -bsky isn't monetised and being paid by activity rn so this won't hurt them -they want us to be quiet so being quiet only helps them -theres a fixed end date so they don't need to make any actions, they know when "the pain" will end -spend the week loudly complaining instead

by the cabin balcony

BREAKING: Justice Gregory Carro has dismissed the first degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione in his state case, finding the DA put legally insufficient evidence before the grand jury. More TK.

panther + grillz

still not over the death of 24 hour stores

@hazelhorse.bsky.social literally followed because girl horse

Nighty night #toon #furryart

The Ohio law is requires age-verification for any platform that allows material “harmful to juveniles” as part of its normal course of business. In other words, it doesn’t apply just to porn sites or just to porn.

Starting later this month, companies like X, Discord and Netflix will be legally required to use a face scan or other method to verify Ohioans age and/or identity before allowing them to go online They passed it by claiming it was just about porn.

Laws, bills, are not set in stone, they dont become an immutable facet of existence the moment a guy in a powdered wig slams down the gavel Even if you couldnt stop a bill from going through? You can still be part of the force that gets it overturned.

Hey if you live in Ohio, calling your reps and expressing your displeasure over this upcoming law is worth doing

Got some more film developed finally so I'll be posting some of them here. Most are from a bowling meet and a fur walk earlier this year. First up is @bluestreak.bsky.social , @lunarsfox.bsky.social, and @kazykisu.bsky.social

hot take: don't

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

preaching to the choir here on bsky but im thinking about how puritanism and sex negativity are so fucking evil to me. sex is one of many fundamental desires most people experience. it's people sharing their bodies with each other. i really think that to be sex negative is to be anti-human.

I feel like some folks would be happier in furry if people realized that this community is a loose federation of many, many smaller collectives and if you are at odds with everybody around you the solution is not to make broad proclamations about "the fandom" but to actually find your people