i called, got so nervous i blacked out and forgot what i even said, then i called back 2 min later and was like 'can i clarify what i said earlier, i'm scared i said the wrong thing' and the clerk was super nice/understanding. and then i rambled about censorship. there's no way to mess this up lol 💛

Oh god, it’s worse. This is Open Ai dictating to the studios they can “opt out” of OUTPUTS. This isn’t even about the training, as Open Ai thinks it’s all theirs to use for free. The hubris of these thieves is just obscene. I can’t see them not getting sued for this, it’s just that ridiculous.

Sure. Left wing terrorism is at an all time high, going from 3% of domestic terror fatalities to 4%. Right wing terrorism on the other hand has dipped to an all time low of 95% So technically, yeah.

Trump: ‘Another Thing Epstein And I Never Did Is Play Nude Charades’

nervous about calls? let me assure you how easy it is 💘💪😤 1. you will most likely go to voicemail. leave your name, city/zip 2. if a clerk picks up, they are always friendly 3. say "i am against cutting federal funding for gender affirming care". you do not need to justify it 4. done! 💘

Calling your local reps gets a LOT easier after you've done it a few times and it really does take less than a minute most of the time because the person on the other line is just there to tally up what you're saying. Think of the calls like a chore or errand and do them alongside those.

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

I just called Chuck Schumer’s office and, for the first time EVER, a person answered, who then politely entered my complaints into their call log. This tells me two things: 1) They’re not getting enough calls over there, and 2) If you want to yell at Schumer, today’s the day. (212) 486-4430

hi, cis folks! trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too. we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi info & script in the🧵⬇️

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

Don’t automatically assume that your elected officials will do the right thing because we know that half of them won’t and may try to capitulate under pressure. Call your elected officials and be a constant, unceasing pain in their ass. You elected them to work for you not the other way around.

There was a TON of news over the weekend. You can get it all while maintaining your sanity by listening to the @dailybeanspod.com. Plus, part one of my chat with Simon Rosenberg. Free to listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"The biggest American cultural event—with massive global influence—is about to be headlined by an unapologetically proud Latin trans ally who can’t stand Trump and performs solely in Spanish."

I did it. I added some Keystone Cops music to this:

NEW: Andy McCabe tells his side of the story. Free to listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

The bills are: 🏳️‍⚧️SB 418 (Menjivar) – Ensure Equal Access to Care for All 🏳️‍⚧️AB 82 (Ward) – Health Data Privacy and Safety 🏳️‍⚧️SB 59 (Wiener) – Transgender Privacy Act 🏳️‍⚧️SB 497 (Wiener) – Transgender State of Refuge 🏳️‍⚧️AB 1084 (Zbur) – The Transgender Records Act #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Keep posting those pics and videos folks.

The deadline for the australian petition is coming up [oct 3rd]! So aussies, get on that! Additionally, canadians, the deadline for your petition is ovtober 25th so you only have a few more weeks to push this!

The deadline for this petition is october 28th, so we only have a few more weeks to pump those numbers If youre canadian, sign this petition amd share it around! Get friends and family to sign!

Dehumanisation as policy. It ignores people's actual lives and experiences in favour of some sick idea that migrants are just resources to be used and discarded at will. It is incredible how Labour has become, in practice, the most anti-immigration government in decades. news.sky.com/story/shaban...

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights! Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede... #TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

This is fucking horrifying.

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service. Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

Nsfw artists literally advocated for this site, i would never have joined bsky if it weren’t for my fellow nsfw artists

We're at 190 points! 10 to go...

FEEDBACK FORM: Use this to demand bsky roll back its harmful adult content policies and ask for a better labeling system instead! #bskycensorship

There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.

petitions are not a silver bullet, but they ARE a powerful point of pressure. far right, puritanical interests got to where they are due to years, if not decades, of grassroots pressure. To fight it, we have to be prepared to do the same. Make your fight sustainable to prepare for a long haul.

#SaveSpeech i know other official govt petitions are getting a lot more notice recently, as they should, but if you havent signed or shared it around yet, the change dot org petition targeting Visa and Mastercard re: censorship is still worth signing www.change.org/p/tell-maste...

Hey again. Coming out of my hiatus hole to bring you and updated script. It now includes H.R. 5300, the apparent "we will revoke your passport for political thought crimes" bill by Brian Mast and heralded by Marco Rubio. Short Script. #savespeech

Bluesky's review aggregate on the play store in my region is down to 1.1. Absolutely bonkers. Definitely continue sending feedback and yelling about the TOS!

reminder for people who run a patreon: their autopilot spammer is due to kick on automatically on sept 30. Disable it here, unless you actually want to spam your patrons with automated sales tactics.

If you havent joined in the effort yet, if you havent called any reps, or sent letters to paypros etc etc You can still hop on and help. Now is the time to try! Because we will only get out of this by trying! stop-paypros.neocities.org

EU folks! Contact your MEPs and denand they oppose Chat Control! The link below has a section that lets you find your MEP! fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states

Hey Canadians, I know we've been sharing that financial censorship petition on the commons website but this one is important too. It's about C2, that dogshit surveillance and immigration bill www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

By inflating numbers and narrowing definitions, Heritage promotes a false link between transgender identity and violence in its push for the FBI to create a new terrorism category. www.wired.com/story/herita...

Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.

The legislator behind the new Ohio age-verification law doesn't even know what's in the bill. He claims that it excludes social media sites. No such language exists. This is why you don't push something you couldn't get passed the normal way into an budget omnibus. www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/ho...

If youre in Ohio, you should really take the time to contavt your state and federal level representatives about Age-verification!

BREAKING NYT:   Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.   Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.

Hey y'all. Have you made your calls today? Or this week? You don't know where to call? Here's a handy graphic for you. The more we let things pass, the more payment processors will censor. You can help in changing that by calling, sending mail, e-mail and being a general pain in the ass to them.

i am on my hands and knees actually begging people to stop doomposting on my posts/calls to action/infographics etc not only is it bad for YOUR mental health, its bad for MY mental health, and worst of all it may scare off people who otherwise could have been moved to action. PLEASE STOP IT.

This is the same song and dance that conservatives in the USA used for DECADES to gut public services. if youre a canadian resident, its very much worth contacting your reps and telling them plainly that you DONT want public services run "like a business".

The author of this Arizona age-verification bill admitted that *he* would never upload a government ID to access but passed this law for the rest of us.

Ken CHESEBRO, an architect of Trump's bid to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election, has been suspended from practicing law in D.C. (he'd already been disbarred/suspended in several states) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#SaveSpeech US peeps, we need to keep hammering our reps to vote no on these bills and demand they start going after the Paypros, and raising this as a 1st Amendment fight! Mention what happened to Jimmy Kimmel and how we clearly can't trust this administration not to abuse these laws.

For-profit age-verification providers are now pushing for "continuous biometric monitoring" — AI scans of your face, your voice, your behavior — while you're online to protect children. Every session. Every website. Every keystroke. Monitored and recorded.