Hey, just a quick reminder that no matter how fucking insane the world gets, making art is one of the most noble and worthwhile pursuits a human being can undertake, and the world is vastly improved by the sharing of your creations, whatever they may be.

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

I cannot emphasize this enough: The regime has overextended itself. It is vulnerable to protest and dissent. They have not consolidated power and we are entirely capable of keeping them from doing so. Doomers are not realists.

for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world

Faithless - Champion Sound (Album Review & Catalog In Brief) youtu.be/s6zWEYagS60

@bellular.bsky.social has been consistently good and on point on the issue of payment processors overstepping and deciding who gets to make art. Watch his video and like genuinely go to the channel and like and subscribe youtu.be/ECpWyMuQZBI

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/🧵

They're trying real hard to gain mass control over what we're allowed to say and do online, regardless of it being lawful free speech or expression. Call your reps y'all. It's worked before and can work again. We CAN beat this, but only if we rally together. www.house.gov/representati...

This cartoon by artist Frank Ape grounded me today #artmatters

It's NEVER been more vital to keep the pressure up They're targeting physical items now too Be sure to call + email both paypros AND your reps Easy steps + scripts on the site! anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

@256pi.bsky.social gives a deep, thoughtful, and generally really positive review of MEMORY ECHOES, but insightfully brings up some of the stylistic choices which may, or may not work for people. Honestly -- I'm just honoured that people put this much energy into considering my art.

#SaveSpeech Germany has, unfortunately, reversed its position back to undecided. folks in the EU, but GERMANS ESPECIALLY, need to call your MEPs about Chat Control and urge them to oppose this proposal! find your MEP below and yell at them! www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home

Unlikely as it is to pass, I think maybe it'd be good to scream at your representative that you don't want people who view pornography to be on a sex offenders registry

Comaduster - Memory Echoes (Album Review) youtu.be/HGpnwm1v8QU

#SaveSpeech Extremely happy to confirm that Europe's 'Chat Control' has successfully been BLOCKED. While there is a good chance this proposal may be brought up again in the future, for now folks, celebrate this dub! fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states

Welcome back to the fight, IGN www.ign.com/articles/ste...

We either call now or we live in a world where you can suddenly not have any money or means of making money at the behest of a payment processor. Make your calls now. Please! Tie up their phone lines, gum up the works, make this decision hurt them.

I am sincerely hands and knees begging people to do this. The existential threat is getting pretty immense and it's not slowing down, not with the gov't *openly stating* that "consensual porn" is in the crosshairs. *Please* call. Please write physical letters. Please keep the pressure on.

Oh, hey. Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy". Let that sink in. Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.

dont forget if you live in these countries, you have petitions you can sign!

required reading

It is still Bandcamp Friday.

The paypros and fake "banks" all seem to be getting pretty vindictive & retaliatory atp. This was inevitable. They want to discourage & demoralize us, but they're only pissing us off. Let them know how pissed off you are.

Right now there's a petition in Australia to establish a law that would prevent organizations like "Collective Shout" from forming harassment campaigns. This is only for Australians to sign, but it's also encouraged for others to share the petition. #SaveSpeech Link: www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

oh hey, neat! thanks people

#SaveSpeech 🚨If you're in Europe, remember to contact your EU representatives to tell them you are OPPOSED to chat control.🚨 Even if your country's already against this, contact them anyway! Contact your reps: fightchatcontrol.eu Help stop Chat Control: www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/cha...

This isn't like the average online petition btw, this is one of those things where if it gets enough signatures, the HOC absolutely must bring it to the floor for discussion. Incredibly important to get on this if you're Canadian.

this is the first time a major Democratic elected has actually told his supporters what they can do in the face of this as far as I can tell

COMMENT ON THIS NOW IT IS SUPREMELY IMPORTANT

Pendulum - Inertia (Album Review) youtu.be/YuhQUnyjr0A

Happy Yes Day!

starting to half regret posting this after getting more and more panic-y/doomer comments talking about how everything's effed or that they never trusted BC to begin with to reiterate, I want people to keep using bandcamp! they're not broken! support artists! bsky.app/profile/256p...

These paypros still need to be pressured over this shit! If you havent made any calls yet, now is a great time to start doing so because theyre only continuing to ramp up their shitty censorous behavior!

so my favorite site to use on the internet, @bandcamp.com, has had some slightly worrying developments behind the scenes regarding new plans for their payment options, and the way they're handling it had worried me enough to go out and make an entire video on it www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_W...

I know you're tired of hearing it I am tired of saying it But please, if you care AT ALL about queer or adult content, make the calls. Keep the pressure up

I have, I'm afraid, waded into the latest round of "state of music criticism" discourse. (Please consider subscribing to the newsletter, it's free!) tinyurl.com/46bzzwte

TW Transphobia // Hey this guy is a piece of shit nazi but he is not a politician nor has any sort of power in the GOP. he doesn't even have a wikipedia page. he's just a popular reactionary commenter and so called "journalist". I'm sure many members of the GOP agree with him, but can't do anything

I'm expecting Stripe to ban everyone who isn't doing mindless drivel on the platform because it suits their puritanical ways. Hey, you still calling Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal to get them to cut the crap?

Kinksters, furries, artists: now's your last chance to voice your concerns. DEADLINE is August 28!

Pro-tip, by the way: When calling Visa about this and leaving a complaint to the company, they will tell you to go to their AskVisa email instead. Tell them you've done so multiple times and never got a response. They CAN log down the complaint; they're just told to try and filter you out.

dang, all these years and all I had to do was ask that's pretty cool, thanks again @afantano.bsky.social

hello i released a song called "Moving Shadows" it's the first song ive released under this alias in a bit over 4 years it's out on bandcamp now and will be out on most streaming services on thursday enjoy perhaps shypho.bandcamp.com/track/moving... #music #techno #electronicmusic

Oh, oh I -like- this. If you want to switch gears on hassling the Payment Processors, take a page out of the (American) insurance industry by being a 'diligent customer' and calling the company ahead of time to confirm Prior Authorization. Be polite, but very confused when they insist you stop. 😇

I saw Max Cooper live! youtu.be/BKRTcodWjfM

Thinking "Someone else will do it" is the assurance that no one else will do it, and everyone will lose. Keep up the calls, keep up the emails, keep up the pressure.

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.

And the era of digital prohibition begins. Politicians will censor the web “for the children” but won’t lift a finger to stop kids from being murdered in their own school.

also hey remember: Emails may not be effective against paypros but here's confirmation they ARE against legislators! so any wall flowers out there whose nerves are burnt out from making phone calls, sending physical/digital mail is a great option! EVERYONE has the capacity to do SOMETHING