Genuinely powerful words to live by.

Restricting the expression of sexuality through fiction and art made by adults, for adults – including those you find personally disturbing or offputting – is conservative censorship, full stop. When that censorship disproportionately affects subgroups, that's also discrimination. For shame.

draining is a really good for what it feels like to be doing anything creative right now.

Very disappointed in @bsky.app for choosing to silence artists, self moderation is the way. People can block and move on if they don't like what they see. Censorship is never the way. It's a double edged sword and it WILL be used to hurt creatives.

Being an artist in this fucked up world is so fucking exhausting it just drains me completely sometimes

The solution right now is not saying “move to Mastodon, to Pillowfort, use Picarto galleries” etc, bc that won't stop this silent escalation of censorship and sexual repression on the internet. The issue is not which platform we choose, but rather raising our voices against what is happening.

Cancel your Disney plus subscription and put that money towards some creators you like 👌🏾

I have *never* used ChatGPT. Not once. I’m not saying I’m better than you… oh fuck it, I’m better than you.

Controversial opinion, but I think trans people should feel safe here on bluesky, and nazis shouldn't.

its the 11th of september where i am, or 11/9 so. yknow this seems apt in a way

what a day

🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ it 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️

Everyone on Bluesky is poised like we're waiting for the DVD logo to hit the corner of the screen

bleak. and yet, my sister is getting married next year. i have two people in my life who i'd call platonic soulmates. i have a good relationship with my father. im 25. i have a potluck tomorrow with friends. we're gonna make rings out of spoons. you just have to keep going. what else is there

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Patreon has released a new survey on AI. If you use patreon, please fill this out and tell them you think AI is terrible: patreon.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

corporations being able to control what kind of art we're allowed to see on the internet is bad

the overwhelming degree of unfettered evil that the past few years has revealed in all institutions of the world has done a real number on me. I never thought any of them were paragons of morality, but I somehow had an idea there were levels they wouldn’t stoop to.

reposting as a reminder to myself to call tomorrow (the petition won’t do anything but some good points to mention for reference)

Maybe 10 years ago: Technology is great and makes my life easier in many ways Now (holding a big caveman club): We must destroy machine

OSA is gonna make us lose access to fucking wikipedia write to your MPs.

Do you wish a fantasy series with wizards that talks about the way people grow? Read Discworld by Sir Terry Pratchett! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you will grow. Wether it is the Witches, the Wizards or the Night Guard, you will learn about us in a fantasy mirror of our world. Read Discworld!

last scene of the superman movie was perfect

Sooo DuckDuckGo is officially goated. WHAT?! You mean I don’t need to download complicated website blacklist plug-ins? I can just turn this shit off???

Australian envoy’s antisemitism plan criticised as ‘Trumpian’ over concerns changes could be used to silence dissent Recommendations to remove funding from institutions or charities that fail to act on antisemitism are ‘deeply dangerous’, critics say #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

[worst possible stuff happening everywhere] man why do I feel bad

looking for good reference resources by drawing sneakers and shoes - let me know if you have some that you've enjoyed please!

I don't have the time or energy to be able to write the post I'd want to, so may settle for this:

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

my community has been fighting against two new ai-data centers, bought and paid for by the same company that made the fucking atomic bomb. beyond generative ai, its expressed purpose is to help train ai models used in warfare. I don't think people understand how perilous these centers are.

It’s so weird when people are like “I can’t imagine living without AI” bc it’s only been a thing for like 2-3 years at most

I’m gonna be straight up with you: please buy my game so I can have the funds to move out of this country before it kills me. That’s why I’m pushing so hard! Trying to move my entire trans household out of here and it’s very expensive. If you have the game, please leave us an honest (5words) review?

Today is a really good day to talk to your neighbors. Doesn't have to be about politics. Just say hello. Ask how they've been doing. What they've got going on. Practice those communication skills. Remember, good conversation is driven by questions to eachother not statements about yourself.

An argument I've seen against unionization is that workers demanding better from employers will only incentivize bosses to replace them with AI. There is nothing you can give to or give-up for a growth-obsessed CEO that would discourage them from trying this regardless. Fight for what's yours now.

Midterms won't save you. Polititans won't save you. Your community will. And making that network as big as possible. It's not impossible if it's unavoidable. The only way out is through and together.

Moving is a lot so uhhhh hey i have a kofi if anyone wants monthly wallpapers of possums doing shenanigans Link is uhhh in my bio i think lmao

I wrote about Zohran Mamdani and fighting the rise of fascism by providing a positive alternative. werd.io/what-are-we-...

Hear that? The calls are spooking representatives. Tomorrow, call your reps again. Thank them if they're doing the right thing! Or if they're not, give them heck.

the first episode of hannibal is one of the best first episodes of any show ever. it's visually breath-taking, it's efficient in establishing the cast and naturally showing you their deal without beating you over the head. it's got a killer hook of an ending that makes you want to keep watching.

"big art account" discourse on the feed...feels just like home

annual pfp redraw

i wish australian politics had anyone with the amount of genuine fire and care that mamdani has for nyc

genuinely, sincerely, congratulations nyc!!!!

i was meant to be a wild horse in mongolia

This is one of the stranger forms of American exceptionalism, that the United States isn't the one proactively doing/supporting all these awful things. This includes the constant sentiment that we're being "dragged" into war, as if the United States could be dragged into anything.

I'm gutted and furious that the Iranian people will be injured, harmed and killed as a result of this absolutely depraved act of violence. What a complete travesty on every single level.

i hate these motherfuckers so bad

Fuck the United States and Israel