I think it's becoming clear that if you like indie creators, you're going to need to support them any way you can. And that doesn't mean money, just spreading worth of mouth can be powerful as well.

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until we see concrete evidence that bsky’s tiny ass moderation team has the manpower to enforce those new content guidelines, posting CAN and SHOULD continue completely unchanged until proven otherwise, it’s empty words. call their bluff

One thing to keep in mind right now is that September Recess is in effect and all the Reps and Senators won't be back in session until September 29th. So what can you do in the coming week? Simple. Find out if your Rep or Senator is hosting a Townhall and attend it. 5calls can help with this.

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Really wish people learned to deal with the weird little thoughts in their heads and built trust that the things their brain conjures up and chooses to respond to does not reflect their morality. Your actions do. That's all this puritanical shit is. People scared of their own thoughts and feelings.

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.

Remember if phone calls are too much for you, or if you need a break, mailing physical letters is another great vector to contact paypros or your representatives!

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

I know things are hard, and bad, but a huge goal of facism is to crush hope and dissent. We are strong together. Please try not to drown, and if you're strong enough to swim, carry those who aren't with you. Your existence in and of itself is protest. It is darkest before the dawn.

i have had a couple people notify me that someone is pretending to be me on discord and reaching out to ppl about growing their channel or whatever. this is not me, if you are approached by someone like this report them and dont interact further

I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action

ftr this isn't the first time bluesky has done stupid as fuck shit. I was here in the trenches in 2023 watching them pull dumb moves and get yelled down by everyone to back down, successfully. the people running this place are not on your side but they are hilariously easy to bully. go hard.

More people need to pull their subscriptions. If you get bored with no Disney, tend to your yard, visit a neighbor, clean your house, even one room, PHYSICALLY connect with someone. You won't miss Disney or Amazon if you disconnect!!

i think by now ppl gotta really learn that you should be fighting to draw what you want instead of jumping to another site where these same restrictions on your expression will eventually follow you, but also more importantly i ain't using fucking mastodon nigga

What's the point in being here if you're just gonna put the same restrictions on us as everywhere else? You gave us content modoration, we used it, and we thanked you for it. Censoring certain subjects as a rule is not the way forward. Enhancing the labeling system and enforcing it is the way.

Better revisit those guidelines, because this garbage is absolutely unacceptable

I saw that an acquaintance on FedBook has personally gotten over 55 people to cancel their Disney subscriptions. This is a homebound person and she found her lane and is absolutely kicking ass at the moment. People are doing things.

A reminder that we run a LOT of freelance, and pay $300-$500ish (depending on work/size). We'll take pitches from anyone! BUT: please please PLEASE think about what you're pitching. It needs to be the kind of story we would want to run.

FrenziedPotato's MR3 tourney #2 starts soon! twitch.tv/frenziedpotato Here's a sneak peak and some of the competitors #MonsterRancher #MR3 #MF3 #モンスターファーム #tournament

"Yeah so make sure you sound like you're frolicking in a field of flowers experiencing pure whimsey for the first time in your life while you call this guy an oaf"

Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 49% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 68% at 22:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 38% of demand. 1% of generation was exported, 14% of demand was met by imports.

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I just can't stop watching it I love how they blame "Wi-Fi" and I like how they're pouring untold billions into "superintelligence," and their big bold idea of showing off progress is having it read a recipe in order which it can't do

Doing this till the end of the month

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Excited to be playing the Sardine in San Pedro next month! We’ll be playing with our bass player Greg’s other band Agent 51 (also featuring our original drummer Mikey!) Also with be joined by a couple other awesome bands, Taken Days and Desponders. Tix available now! recessops.com/products/10-...

I know we all hate to log into LinkedIn, but you might wanna do to opt out of this 😘

A source familiar with internal workings at MasterCard notes the company is paying attention to calls around the payment processor issue. These calls continue to make the company uncomfortable internally

It's that time again! Monster Rancher 1&2 DX Giveaway for October! legendcup.com/giveaway A redeemable key (North American version) will be drawn and given to the winner, based on the entrant's choice of Steam or Switch key.

To disengage from the doom of social media for a moment: Between this, the attacks on speech from conservatives re: Kirk, the anger at ABC/Disney for capitulating, and more, we might be about to witness a massive pro-speech, pro-art movement. There is hope in that, and hope is important

“Tech leaders at WSJ’s Technology Council Summit said it’s nearly impossible to measure the impact of AI on business productivity.” Except that MIT already has. m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...

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i remain resolute in my confidence we will win and it will be because we stuck together. dooming and fatalism is not how any of us will get out of this mess. i’m saying this as a veteran climate journalist who is a trans woman. if i have more hope than you, think of what that says about your view

Since this person volunteered to be embarrassed, though I doubt someone this ignorant has any shame over their own stupidity whatsoever, let me explain to you why the firing of Jimmy Kimmel isn’t your standard “canceling” that the Republican’s are all crowing happily about.

AND THE UPDATES KEEP COMING COMING AND COMING COMING AND COMING COMING... Adding some more states who are independently pushing back on Kennedy.

Psssst - there's no reason to RSVP to a protest and that's never been a thing protesters do. You can just show up, because your body being there IS the protest. The list does nothing to "spread the word", it's just a commodity for sale. Don't fall for it.

おかえり、流星のロックマン！！！ (流星のロックマン パーフェクトコレクションの記念絵) #流星のロックマン #fanart

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

We walked in single file... I recall every mile #hylics