Apparently a lot of ppl needs to hear this #bskycensorship

You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown: 🧵

The bad news keep coming These go into effect Oct 15th

It's here !

In this week’s newsletter, we revisit C.J. Cherryh’s essay from Wonderworks as we approach the release of the remastered digital edition of my first published art collection. theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/an-introdu...

'A NSFW ban won't negatively affect me, I don't draw or post porn!' You sure? Here's how it went down when tumblr did it:

Horoscopes: Virgo

Let's be clear. We're dealing with a new surveillance—I mean, SECURITY system that: • Causes hallucinations, paranoia, and 'heightened physical responses' • Invents issues to report • Let's you glimpse into a perverse hell-dimension? Huh. Keep an 👁 out. Sign up. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

the usual vagueness is present here that is usually a bad sign to come for adult content. bluesky is taking feedback on the guidelines at this link below. Let them know these are not satisfactory docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... points that need addressing are: [cont]

This is a great idea--citing headlines from mainstream outlets (Guardian, CBC radio) will put the fear of god in payment processors. Links Guardian: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/j... CBC: www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/s...

Let's Keep Calling!

So glad I woke up to see this. Signed. Immediately and without hesitation. ‘Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers’ To add your name, please read and sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...

Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Be gay do crow stuff #pridemonth #pridecrows

It's ✨Pride Month✨ (+ my birthday month) so you know what that means: time to share my work on main. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Queer horror? Queer erotica? Queer horror erotica? I gotchu, fam. Victorian Gothic, summer in the 1980s, weird locations in the 2000s, etc? Oh yeah. synthandsyntax.itch.io

Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT. @distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting. Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...

Unlicensed is such a passion project for Welcome to Night Vale creators Jeffrey and Joseph! If you love it as much as we do, please rate the show. Listen to all 3 seasons with an Audible free trial here: www.audible.com/pd/Unlicense...

aaaa that's my fav scene! and ofc i have art for it (by @hrgwin.bsky.social) 😳😩💦 #saturdark

Dancing with the Devil #stobotnik

Written by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink, Alice Isn't Dead follows a truck driver searching for the wife she long assumed dead. She encounters not-quite-human serial murderers, towns lost in time and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman. Listen here: buff.ly/hSdCWqg

UNIANIMOUSLY!!!

🎵[Blood on my shirt, rose in my hand...] #sonic3 #stobotnik #agentstone #drrobotnik

Agent Stone reading the room correctly but Robotnik chickening out 😒 #stobotnik

They make me feel crazy 🥴 #stobotnik