PRESSURE PAYPAL! it's good that visa and mastercard call centers are feeling the pinch, but it's not just on them! put the pins on paypal! every adult artist you know lives in fear of the paypal freeze out--but as customers, you're safe! support us with a call!

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Day 4 of @fridaytea.com’s Locked Tea sampler: IV for Fidelity The description says SMOKEY and they are not lying. Seems well made but smoke isn’t a flavor I love for drinks (whether tea or cocktails), so maybe this one just isn’t for me.

Hey, as someone who makes a living off selling adult games, I would really appreciate people helping to push back against censorship by payment processors. These puritanical extremists pressuring them have been successful because they've made a lot of noise, so we should be making even more noise!

Corp accountant here, Investor Relations is the team that is legally obligated to handle investor concerns. If you have a fund with MC or Visa in it, I suggest calling and demanding to know what your compensation will be for the reduction in Earnings Per Share caused by cutting off income streams (:

there’s nothing for it but to become the cringest, freest self you can. it’s self-care. get on your stoner puppygirl shit. go to kink parties, furcons. dig up your dubstep mixtape from 2014. do what you can to feel joy in the face of unending horror. you have to. it’s a survival strategy

I've been seeing some frustrating responses to this whole NSFW ban happening over on @itch.io so let's talk about it. "Itch is a queer friendly platform, I'm sure they don't mean to ban queer content" They WERE a queer friendly platform. So was Gumroad & Patreon & #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

Good MORNING here is a slightly updated version of the cool people saying nice things about How To Write A Fascist In 14 Easy Steps! Pay what you want for your copy here: rufflejax.itch.io/how-to-write...

Day 3 of @fridaytea.com’s Locked Tea sampler: III. For the Crown This one is very nice. I can see the gold in the package but I think my filter removed it from the actual tea I drank. 😆 I mostly get the honey/vanilla/chili but once I read the ingredients I caught on to the raspberry on the back.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

The female gaze

Locked Tea Sampler set from @fridaytea.com day 2: II For the Shield This tea is a flavor profile I drink a lot of—bergamot and black tea. The peppercorn and coco nibs add a little complexity that is really nice. I would happily drink this one as a go to morning cuppa.

Fuck JKR, read/play cyberpunk wizards made by a trans person instead Also comes as a TTRPG, the world is under CC-BY so you can also make Vekari stuff, and I'm actively working on a Game Boy game where you'll be able to collect/craft a total of 30 spell cards of different types! #vekari

Finally opening the Locked Tomb sampler set I was so excited to get that I immediately hoarded it and never tasted. The set comes from @fridaytea.com and I’m very excited. My intention is to thread my opinions here.

Looks like the DTRPG Christmas in July sale is on! Time to grab a few things off my wishlist... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?fi...

Needed this reminder today.

"It feels like we live at the end of the story but this isn't the end, it's the middle. And together we have to fight for a better end." @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social said that recently and it's a comfort and a reminder at all times, and perhaps especially today.

The brilliant @phoebewahl.bsky.social has made her ABOLISH ICE poster available as a free download for protest signs. phoebewahl.shop/products/fre...

Please. I’m begging people to stop sharing memes and posts telling people to sit down if a protest gets escalated. This is going to get people seriously hurt or killed.

Hey friends! I’m sorry to tell you there will be no episode next week (Jun 18)—Phil will be out of town for the unexpected funeral of a family friend. If you want to send him some love, please do! We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming the following week.

This quote from The Future of Another Timeline by @annaleen.bsky.social is still living rent free in my head weeks later—it’s indescribable if you haven’t experienced it (and I hope you haven’t yet but we all eventually will). I loved this book for this and many more reasons. 💙📚🪐

Just a reminder that Congress could put a stop to Trump's tariffs and trade-war any time. Feel free to call and write your representatives to remind them of that, constantly, and to let them know you hold them responsible for inaction as much as you do Trump for his actions.

Yellowhammer Fund won its lawsuit against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. The court made it clear: Alabama’s laws do not extend beyond state lines to penalize people for getting or assisting with legal healthcare elsewhere.

This is one of the better articles I've read for pointing people to productive avenues. If you are like me and are prone to doomspiraling, having resources like this are invaluable to stay grounded, stay useful, and keep pushing back.

It's the weekend, baby

Hey friends! There won’t be a new episode of Panda’s today because we had some ~life stuff~ that we failed to account for correctly and did not record. No one is hurt and we’ll catch you all next week on our regular schedule!

Read @amalelmohtar.com’s The River Has Roots yesterday and loved it. - beautiful words build a beautiful world and a unique and fascinating take on magic and fae - feels like a timeless fairy tale - harps ♥️ (harps in books = why I am a very amateur harpist myself) Will def. read again. 💙📚🪐

Just finished @tkingfisher.com’s Thornhedge for the second time—a refresh read for book club tomorrow. I remembered I really enjoyed it but I’d forgotten exactly how beautiful it is. It’s short; if you haven’t read it, you probably should! 💙📚🪐

Still thinking about that big ol’ larp I did last month. Ask me anything (about it) 😆

We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

If you donate your game, @rufflejax.bsky.social and I are going to make a point to also shout out your other games that aren't in the bundle while marketing the bundle. So if selflessness and making a better world doesn't win you over, consider this free marketing.

Hey we funded, which is an achievement in itself in these uncertain times. Thanks, friends! I really want to interview Zhenya so if you have questions for a really mean Slavic witch please share them.

Proud to be the 417th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Zhenya's Wonder Tales! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

I can’t decide if that is evil or genius. #currentlyreading #kindlequotes #GideontheNinth 💙📚🪐

Finished Swordheart, by T. Kingfisher. I’m accustomed to her books being quite a bit darker with more horror elements, but her brilliant writing, world building, and character work shine through no matter what the tone is —this book proves it. A delightful, romantic, and frequently funny fantasy.

She has such a way with words. 😂 #currentlyreading #kindlequotes #GideontheNinth 📚💙📚🪐

“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.” Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler #booksky 📚🪐

Things I have learned: - it’s the things in a larp that you didn’t plan or anticipate that are most likely to come back for you to process later - make even worse decisions next time - have a low pressure drop project planned as the off ramp to intense costuming work

Wide awake at 3 something in the morning agonizing about my larp character’s big decision for tomorrow and replaying a bunch of amazing scenes in my head. Shut up brain! I’m trying to sleep!

Want to make use of the Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale and support trans/genderqueer authors? Here's a thread with just a few SFFH titles off the top of my head! #booksky 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫 #queeradultsff 📚🌎

@dnaphil.bsky.social and @senda.bsky.social have an interesting topic here, talking about playing IN established IP, what characters from those IPs show up, and if you play characters from the IP or not.

This is absolutely stupid.

I GM a bunch of people through the game “make a piece of software.” The rules are made up but if you do it wrong enough you lose.

It's the month of romance, and we're kicking it off today with a brand-new episode with @lordneptune.com and guest co-host @senda.bsky.social examining Breaking the Ice by Emily Care Boss, a 2-player game about first dates and making a fresh relationship work! open.spotify.com/episode/28ud...

A reminder: this is happening tomorrow (Saturday) with a bunch of cool SFFH and Romance titles, including my THE REGRETS I HAVE ARE NOT THE ONES I SAY (use this opportunity to get it, before my next book drops next week) divinationhollow.com/queer-your-e... @divinationhollow.bsky.social | 💙📚🪐| 🌈📚🌶️

Speaking of getting caught up on Pandas Talking Games, @dnaphil.bsky.social and @senda.bsky.social are talking about collaborative world-building and how to approach it, how much to do it, and what it looks like. They touch on published settings.

Are you a TTRPG woman/femme creative who is POC AND outside the U.S.? I need you 💜 Sign up to GM now at tally.so/r/wbKZWe. Player sign-ups come later

As of today, our plan is to open submissions for our TTRPG grants next month, on February 15th. Submissions will remain open until March 15th, with results announced in May. We appreciate your patience, and thank you for your understanding.