It should be emphasized, especially to those who wish to continue to support the IFPA and believe that they have made the right decision, that the actions and behaviors of the IFPA organization (+ the WAB resigning) have caused a lot of their friends and peers to lose trust in the IFPA. 1/?

Before I get into other things, I want to acknowledge that today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. It would be remiss not to reflect on the sacrifices and struggles that have led us to where we are today. Trans Rights are Human Rights, and I hope to pick up where those who came before me left off.

www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-wo... I appreciate the heck out of the Women's Advisory Board for everything that they have done, and know that this decision was not made easily. While the past can't be changed, we can demand better for the future of competitive pinball.

@macaw45.bsky.social is one of my longest Twitch follows for a reason!

yeah yeah yeah #transpride #sylveon

Pixel decided to wake up with me today 💚

You shouldcast aside any misguided shame and play that adult game that always looked interesting to you. Enjoy something without feeling the pressure of puritan ideology. Expressing your feelings about such media gives others the courage to do so too.

I am taking a training on emotional intelligence and I would like to firmly but gently question the intent of this stock photo

I have had 2 straight good days at work for the first time since August. My manager gave me a bag of coffee beans she got from a friend. My lab results came back and I'm pretty much within female tolerances for hormones for the first time. I played pinball. There's positivity out there. 🏳️‍⚧️💚

God after dealing with all this pinball stuff do I ever feel seen by this

You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️‍⚧️ But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold. So take care of yourself. Your soul is beautiful.

I'm still processing the part where the pinball tournament we looked forward to all year, was one whose local players fantasize about shooting trans women

Trans Day of Remembrance is Thursday. So just a heads up to my siblings that the ghouls will be out in force that day to try to score points with nonexistent people they think agree with them. Just remember you're loved and you're not alone. Even if it is just names on a screen we're here for you.

the ball is not the protagonist of pinball. you are not the protagonist of pinball. the hole is the protagonist. you are the villain. she is starving

Fighting GOTY 2025 leaked early and yuppppp you guys all guessed it. Tetherball has won fighting game of the year

docs.google.com/document/d/1... This statement from 65 players in the San Francisco scene makes statements about their own recent issues and solidarity for the OBX Fall Flippers situation. The IFPA deleted it in their own Discord, citing "discussion on the IFPA's response to [their OBX decision]."

the only thing better than drawing yuri is living the yuri

Blessed. The Phantoms have to live up to the expectation of the Flyers and Gritty, of course they would do this

I now have the pinball cool kid badge

I would apologize for all the pinball posting but trans pinball players are being shit on right now by a governing body that claims to want to protect us. But it's two white cis guys so actually they just talk all over us and make us less safe It'd be absurdist comedy if it weren't so formulaic

It is a shame that the legacy of the Sharpes will be muddled by a man who has decided to escape culpability for doing the right thing, and blaming two trans women (the IFPA member on site and the North Carolina IFPA Representative) in the process. www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa-preside...

remember that the entire IFPA Women's Advisory Board has spoken out against this, and they have been vetoed by one man

Today has been me spending the past 11 hours pinging the ifpa admins hourly about the horrible statement they released that does not address the concerns of many players. The IFPA leadership is clearly content with hate crimes occurring at their tournaments being ignored with zero consequences.

Fuck it, we ball. And I'm all out of fucks. Have some goddamn integrity, IFPA. #Pinball #IFPA

Roger Sharpe didn't fight for exclusivity in pinball. It's a shame that Josh Sharpe's organization is doing just that: www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-ob...

No quarter for hate. The International Flipper Pinball Association needs to do better.

More to come. But how I feel with the IFPA's statement (and lack thereof in some parts):

now that we have videos, i can repost one of my favorite videos ive ever made: why baby pac-man is for sadists

My milkshake brings (3D6 + milkshaker's level) boys to the yard. For each soy milk in inventory, an extra 1D3 soy boys may be brought to the yard. My milkshake can be used when not in a yard, but only a fixed 1D4 boys will be brought, with no milkshaker's level-based adjustment.

I'm also shocked there has been zero discussion, official or unofficial, or any accountability by the IFPA to even *let folks know* that they are investigating this. I'm posting this in their Discord, so there's no longer any doubt.

we gotta get like three VPNs deep with signal chats set to a disappearing turnaround of minutes to be able to use adult words instead of "unalive" or "grape" meanwhile our political elite are apparently just emailing each other plaintext "up for sex crimes tonight ?"

I would love to shout out @karmadragoness.bsky.social for reminding me that I really do need to download UFO 50 for the Switch to take on a beach vacation. Also Wild Buddies are Beautiful

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I spent my birthday playing in a @lymanstaverndc.bsky.social monthly 2 years ago and it, along with every time I've been there, has been a great experience. It warms my heart to see them standing alongside us. They're seriously good people, check them out.

What's one of the best parts about being in a beachfront house for a week for vacation? The fact that I can watch Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog whenever I want on TV, duh

since way more people are linking to it than I expected, I put my statement to the IFPA on my blog instead of on a temporary html page. posts.arborelia.net/trans-exclus...

Top 5 mistakes Light made in Death Note: -not investing in no name cryptocurrencies only promoted by bots -failed to take medical advice from random people in jogging suits on tumblr -forgot his keys -wore suit that didn't fit him well and got roasted by that one guy -didnt invest in nfts in 9/2022

We at the Triangle Belles and Chimes would like to remind all that trans women are women, and trans rights are human rights. This weekend at Flippers in the Outer Banks, an egregious violation of the IFPA's Inclusion Policy happened during the tournament, where a player was harassed. 1/4

Pinball players when multiple scenes are dealing with discrimination, right wing conflict, and mishandling of abusers: I sleep Pinball players when they have a 1% chance to play a comp ball after they're tapped out: real shit????

I gave the IFPA my view of the trans-exclusionary OBX pinball tournament. I reject the notion that it's the responsibility of trans people to compromise with transphobia, and also reject that it's just a "women's issue". arborelia.net/ifpa-obx.html

*Ahem*

call your friends cute! call them hot! say i love you! fuck me dude ive spent twenty two years thinking i had to be polite about my friends when you should frankly be a little in love with everyone youre close with. they matter to you. let them know it

youtube a bitch for flagging this

I can’t believe Zohran is transing the trains already www.mta.info/article/f-m-...

As a reminder, just like Chiitan, I'm not playing around on trans rights. 💚

I appreciate @flannel.live so much, and this is one of the reasons.