when you start to get a grasp on how much of politics of the last 40 years has revolved around protecting parents' (and by extension adults' in general) right to abuse kids with impunity and restrict them to the status of property it can be really brain breaking

Speaking of estranged parents:

one reason i think the tide will turn on trans issues, maybe sooner than people think - is a lot of trans people and trans art are getting a lot more gutsy and bold in the face of this wave of oppression and not just trying to slink down and fit into an existing ecosystem out of sight

there is no begging for a "please grant me the right to exist", there is only a statement of "i will not only exist, but i will thrive in the face of your attempts to exterminate me. and you are far too weak to stop it" - and i think more trans people are starting to understand and accept this.

i'm a preytuber...

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

The most maddening thing in the world is when you encounter a problem with some business, you can't resolve it on their website, so you actually call them on the telephone...only to get a recording telling you to resolve the issue on their website. Hateful.

Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why. Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.

Say, just hypothetically, they disconnected all their phones. What's the plan then?

Like I'm sorry but I do actually think that people shouldn't have to maintain constant unflagging hypervigilance that their elected officials, including the nominal "opposition party," aren't about to fuck them over yet again. Wanting that isn't apathy

I'm gonna be real honest man, the fact that we have to keep constantly exhorting everyone to call their elected representatives every other day to say "please do not sign off on the Make Life Worse For Everyone Bill please" is intensely degrading, and also a pretty poor sign for a functional society

not to be hyperwoke on main but the tech bros going so hard into the idea that the idea is the product, and the realization of it just a nuisance to overcome, is a direct result of humanity inventing the idea of "intellectual property" so take it as you will. you can only have both or neither

I need emergency preparedness people to grapple w/ the reality of our Rx drug system, where “having extra on hand” is damn near impossible w/ most insurance plans. I have ONE allergy pill left & am only able to pick up my Rx today, due to insurance (can’t reorder early!) and pharmacy supply chain.

Shielding people seen as weak only makes them weaker, and when they reach some "magical" age, prone to the same manipulations the shielding was meant to protect them against. OTOH, teaching critical thinking to young people makes them stronger. But it's hard and takes dedication from educators.

Awww! Hope they enjoyed it! And still hoping to secure funding to make JLC2 some day!

I plead guilty to existing without a license.

Why We're Boycotting Xbox: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...

naptime zzz

The $10,000 donation will be split over a few days due to transfer limits with my card, but rest assured it will all be donated. I will reply to this thread will full receipts when the donation is complete.

Please do not purchase Luck be a Landlord on Xbox. I will be making a $10,000 donation to The Palestine Children's Relief Fund to (hopefully) help offset the revenue the game has generated for Microsoft.

You know, I'd come to dev teams much cheaper if my retirement was secure, housing wasn't an investment and was also cheap, I had single payer health insurance, and mass transit was effective and plentiful.

Cracking up since a robotext earlier couldn't make up it's mind on what to text, so it just sent EVERYTHING AT ONCE

Reminds me of this

The fucked up thing about the adult game sweep on Itchio is that they weaponized trigger warnings and tags against developers trying to do the right thing, further cementing my belief that adult games only have two possible ratings: Banned and Not Yet

Yeah, same for books. Accurate tags and sensible content warnings are a quick way to get yourself delisted.

the good news is that the media attention and support from an audience has helped Horses do well enough that Santa Ragione has been able to pay all its owed royalties and loans. so it's not in debt. the bad news is it's still not enough to keep the studio together. www.ign.com/articles/hor...

Taxing the rich is something rich people should support. Taxing the rich is the safe option for the rich. The alternatives to taxing the rich are much worse for the rich in the long term and if they had any grasp of history they would know this.

can't fucking talk about youth liberation without everyone around you morphing into adolf hitler

uncharacteristic horny post but I'm giving under the desk service to all of my oomfs and radq friends! when I find you you're getting head!!

Giving an artist at work inspiration~ Shaded Commission for @notdaylen.bsky.social

Nation's top fusion scientist assassinated in his home in one of the safest cities in the country isn't an omen, it's an operation. This should be a much bigger story. You know, like it is when a nuclear scientist is assassinated in Iran.

because it matters, i want to say that "it should be legal for children to be prescribed puberty blockers" is the compromise position. we can, and will, construct a world where social and medical transition is an inalienable right for anyone of any age

it is cheap, practical, and medically and morally sound to give children the freedom to decide what puberty they experience. anyone who disagrees is either uninformed, misinformed, or believes that they, personally, have a superseding right to the bodies of children

this is a good battle to pick. the CEO mentioned using "AI" and got so much shit for it immediately that he's rattled and backpedaling. easy win there

I disagree, Larian is being made an example out of, it’s like putting a head on a pike. The message? “We don’t care if you made BG3. We will not forgive any use of AI”

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You never know what you might find at a thrift store. Might be a good deal. Might be a good time. (A little showcase of what Katya likes to do for fun)

makes sense that a politician who has been flirting with anti-LGBTQ+ positions all year would embrace Regan (who infamously ignored the AIDS crisis during the 1980s)

thank you governor. this reminds me of my favourite reagan quote

reagan let people die of aids and started the gop down the road towards the full destruction of the safety net.

@mozilla.org I have been using Firefox for YEARS. Not sure what the new CEO is hoping to achieve by "AI everything now" but if the hope is to drive people like me off your browser, you will surely succeed.

I am an old man, @mozilla.org, and I was happy to sit in my rocking chair and use Firefox until sunset. But if you insist on choking this browser with GenAI bloat, I will face God and walk backwards into Linux.

Holy fucking shit. Look I know the US education systems fucked but jesus christ. Wind is literally always changing speed and direction, just go outside. It's a vector.

all these patriarchybrained people really need to let go of the idea that anything that has to do with love and/or sex is about abuse and abuse only. you straights are so fucking weird man, go away please

picture of a woman cumming YOU DONT GET IT, WOMEN ONLY DO THIS WHEN THEY ARE REALLY STRESSED

One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

inspired by @dogmaazul.bsky.social's post. pizza girls got it hard!