Genuinely powerful words to live by.

art as escapism is fine but art cannot JUST be escapism, art cannot always be comforting, or make you happy, or bring you joy. sometimes art does the opposite, for a reason (or not!), and that kind of art is just as important too, if not more sometimes

Tents in Gaza currently cost over $1000 USD. Please help Baraa if you can. ❤️

Valley view.

This is unironically a lot worse than Jimmy Kimmel but you won't see 1/1000 of the outrage

I have very severe allergies this time of year and my body has responded by developing a fever. I am currently at the office for work. Awesome

Phone bill is due TODAY. I cannot lose access to phone service as I rely on it to keep in contact&do face time with some of my sons therapists (he’s asd nonverbal) as well as my internet that’s due in 2 days which gives me access to help so my kids and I can survive while I’m waiting on disability

Tomorrow is the Rapture according to Christian psychosis TikTok btw so make sure you give me all your money in the next 24 hours so you get into heaven

I STILL HAVE TO RAISE MONEY TO TABLE AT TWITCH CON SO COMMISSIONS SLOTS ARE OPEN IF YOU WANNA GET A COMMISSION FILL OUT THIS FORM forms.gle/Xt1qVRjqSKE8...

Btw remember the consequences of firing Jimmy Kimmel the next time some celebrity says "well I just don't know how using my voice will make a difference" about a social issue. Disney stock is tanking because a rich white guy got hurt. Rich white guys + their friends should use that power more.

have another

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

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

i do not share the author's barely disguised fetish but i will defend to the death their right to publish it

what fucks me up about the Bluesky TOS update is fucking every adult creator i know wants MORE labels and filter options. we WANT more granular control over the labels and spoilers we can put on our work so people who want to curate their timeline to avoid us CAN DO SO

I know that a lot of people will rightfully claim that I'm No True Scotsmanning things but American Christianity exists so far afield of anything remotely identifiable as Christianity in a theological sense that it really only exists as itself. It is entirely an American concoction.

you should play the free demo of my visual novel, soul of sovereignty. among other things, it has a large, anthropomorphic alligator in it. however, please understand that the large, anthropomorphic alligator does not appear in the free demo gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov

Disney adults canceling subscriptions, vacations, etc really are making the Harry Potter adults that threw a fit over a $60 video game look like huge bitches

if you really want to stick it to Disney, and other corporate media giants, become fascinated by things they would never produce, so that they might fade into the background noise of life.

listening to counter/weight at this particular time in my life was a good choice. nihilism is everywhere. "how do we defeat rigour?" "we lose." not everything can be won the first time you try it. don't hunker down and wait to die, do something!!

important to remember that apocalypse is a fantasy that absolves you of your responsibilities

gazafunds.com is a great way to donate to different campaigns!

Little bonus :>

as a part of your local library....please do!! there's so many services you could be taking advantage of: language services, video/music streaming, ebooks/audiobooks, and much more!!! not to mention whatever unique services your local library offers!!!

some of y'all need reminding that bluesky doesn't run ads here. a posting blackout takes $0 out of their pocket. they're doing censorship SO they can run ads here, and all that a blackout does is show them we'll clean up and leave if pressured hard enough

1 in 10 people in Gaza has now been massacred by Israel.

TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY BAYBEEE youtu.be/9NuesQZxd_A?...

i love transgender women

This platforms moderation is currently unable to tell the difference between artistic/non-sexual nudity and explicit pornography How do you expect them to be able to differentiate between consensual and non-consensual?

Kids need their own online spaces. Neopets. Nickelodeon, Millsbury, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel. Toontown, Club Penguin. We used to have so many!

Wanna post this again because I still see some people saying "they just want to ban rape, what's the big deal?" and this is an excellent explainer.

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

keep building, we’ve still got each other

Homert Silksongson

Environment study but for some reason I wanted to paint Amaterasu too

deer of land and sky

Pissing people off at the rural onroute by wearing a mask and a hat that says "you are on native land." I have already received several stares

The best part of long haul travel in Ontario is onroute. YESSSS I want to wait 15 minutes to go to the bathroom and then another 15 minutes to get Timmies yesss s s s

every time we talk about parental permission in terms of book banning I'm like fuck man. kids have rights too. a 17-year-old should be able to check out books at the library without Mom and Dad stepping in. so should a 10-year-old or 7 or whatever. kids deserve SOME goddamn freedom and privacy

I hate telling this story, but when tear gas is in the news... telling always feels importantm Tear gas is an abortifacient. When I was tear gassed, we were trying for a baby. The following day, I bled in a way I never have before. Like no period of my life before or since. Horror movie stuff.

being sandwiched between two completely computer-illiterate generations is so disheartening lmao neither of them has any idea how computers or the internet or anything works and can't find a file's path, update a driver, what encryption is, etc

womp womp.

sure the porn ban destroyed tumblr's billion dollar valuation overnight

Restricting the expression of sexuality through fiction and art made by adults, for adults – including those you find personally disturbing or offputting – is conservative censorship, full stop. When that censorship disproportionately affects subgroups, that's also discrimination. For shame.

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Now is a great time to back up those “Trans Rights!” statements by hiring trans people so they have the ability to afford to live.

It’s my birthday today, turning 27! ♥️

I'm not surprised the genocidal, former VP is also engaging in hateful rhetoric against trans people.

we should have never normalized filming strangers in public and posting them as content