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Immigrants can teach us how to fight dictators: "Myrla Baldonado became one of the “forced disappearances” under Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., in 1983. She was kidnapped by state agents, swept away to a secret location, tortured, and then imprisoned for two years." And yet:

So I guess it didnt matter when Australia forced the age verification a few months back. I already verified then and now I have to do it again just so Palantir can have my information? Get outta here

Don't verify. Don't give them anything.

Pay close attention to some of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s partners frothing at the mouth to sunset Section 230. NCOSE is a raging homophobic organization hell bent on erasing LGTBQ life from media...not to mention the Heritage Foundation?

These groups are exploiting the real pain & anger people rightfully feel towards Big Tech while positioning Section 230 as the problem when their true aim is to restrict resources/online free speech of groups they don’t like. Please sign + share: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/jose...

Also, do not stop calling your lawmakers to protect #Section230. Call them everyday, because many LGBTQ+ youths need the internet to survive this cruel world that views their existence as undesirable. Repealing it is part of Project 2025. U.S. House/Senate number: (202) 224-3121

this hasn't personally happened to me, but i've seen other artists here talking about it intermittently. so here's an infographic about a handy feature i think a lot of people are overlooking! #artsky #artistsonbsky

Happy Valentine's Day! A handful of little sketches I did today featuring my girl Doina and Puiu 💕

I know meritocracies are a myth but there was a time once when people cared about competency and about things actually working. I can't imagine how zoomers and alphans must see the world with the standard that enshitification is the normal and inevitable, because it's not and it's recent

I went to art school... I had no clue this is what people meant by "warm ups". Like, a whole routine? Each part specific and functional? Dang. Probably would have less "forgot how to draw" days if I did these every time. I'm gonna try it.

Previously

Reminder that they're still trying to repeal section 230 (thereby making platform holders like bsky legally responsible for content posted by their users etc etc) There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"

If you live in the US, call your fucking representatives and tell them that repealing Section 230 is a horrible idea. If Section 230 is gone, you can kiss Bluesky goodbye.

haven't posted in the art-only bsky in a while

Happy Valentine's Day! A handful of little sketches I did today featuring my girl Doina and Puiu 💕

Knight and Valentine / sydänystävä [ #oc | #art ]

The article doesnt actually mention them "distancing" themselves from Palantir, only that prompts to give your ID to Persona were "a test, which has concluded" Continue to cancel Nitro and migrate elsewhere

discord.com/press-releas... Beyond cancelling Nitro, contact your lawmakers. Everything they propose is beyond legally dubious, from possible ADA, CCPA, CALOPPA etc. violations to possible defiance of EU Privacy and digital ID laws.

Solidarity with EU citizens. Those laws aren't just suggestions.

the matryoshka. 🪆 #alanwake

"I think it's best if you stay away from that emo kid... I heard he's trouble." "Don't worry, man. we'll just study!" (...) #TransTuesday

Revising Section 230 won't "fix the internet." Sites will likely play it safe, over-censor, or disappear. Big platforms have resources; smaller ones may falter, risking online free speech. Check out the video and @taylorlorenz.bsky.social coverage. #FreeSpeech #InternetRights

So, You’ve Hit An Age Gate. What Now? EFF is against age gating and age verification mandates, and we hope we’ll win in getting existing ones overturned and new ones prevented. But mandates are already in effect, and every day many people are asked to verify their age across the web, despite…

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Breaking news: The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit today challenging the USFWS refusal to create a national gray wolf recovery plan under the ESA. Without a plan, wolves remain at risk and we’ve seen before what happens when protections are removed. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4anVdlf

In light of the Discord news, don't forget to make your calls. When calling your House Rep, also mention these bills: KOSA SCREEN Act COPPA 2.0 RESET Act Sammy Act App Store Accountability Act GAMING Act Safe Messaging for Kids Act Parents over Platforms Act Sunset to Reform Section 230 Act (1/6)

#SaveSpeech KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps 5calls.org/issue/kids-o... Please call DAILY

if anyone is still looking to throw complaints @ discord, SHOVE THIS IN THEIR FACE. link to an article to it in ur fucking complaint, it's not just a concern that your info may get leaked, there is proof that this has already happened, fucking imagine what will happen if this is on a global scale

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes. 

And my latest sketch of Doina.

Small sketch of Doina

Better (hopefully?) picture of that sketchpage of Doina Haiducu!

like tomorrow

Teamspeak - www.teamspeak.com If you're wanting voice channels, Teamspeak is still the best contender. The new v6 is similar to Discord, but is still in beta. The older v3 still works. It's only free for a server up to 32 people, and starts at $55/year for a total of 64 slots.

XMPP or Jabber - xmpp.org This is a pretty old standard, but with extensions that have come out, it's got at least most of the text-based features of discord. It's pretty light on resources, and relatively easy to get set up. You still need a server to call home, just like using email.

Matrix - matrix.org It's probably one of the closest to Discord in terms of look, feel, and functionality. However, you need a server to call home, and they work like actual email servers instead of what Discord calls a server. There's a lot of software for the backend and a few clients.

If you want something you can just sign up for an account on and roll, Signal is the only decent option. Everything else from this point on will require you or someone you know to set up some sort of infrastructure (at least for a good experience). Figure out who that is, and give them money.

Signal - signal.org In all honesty, if you do not have a signal account, get one ASAP. They're the gold standard for a secure messenger that's actually been audited. It encrypts chat data by default. Can do group chats, and group calls.

Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of perfect alternatives for Discord at this point in time. Every alternative is going to be missing some features or functionality. In all honesty, if you're wanting to jump ship, expect to have to jump to more than one alternative. Thread to follow with more info.

new episode means new outfit design post. we've made it to lorn's default fit everybody

YALL KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS UP CALI! oag.ca.gov/contact/cons...

The Discord "teen by default" shit is insane. It feels so much like corporations want everyone to be in a state of arrested development. That we should all be children they can control. That we have to be sanitized and childlike. Hating this shit so bad. Please call your reps.

Yes, cancel your nitro but also please understand that the ID laws in states are largely giving corporations a lot of "excuses" to do this stuff and you gotta take it up with your state reps. Call them and tell them ID laws are awful and hurt people. 5calls.org