Hey, so, survivor of CSAM (child sexual abuse material) here—and a global survivor advocate, including policy work! Fictional material is not illegal. That’s actually why deepfakes are such a big issue for survivors too. That said, actual art should *not* be made illegal. Why? (Con’t)

bluesky's rating on the app store in my region has fallen all the way down to ---1.7--- out of 5. insane.

#SaveSpeech Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard! www.congress.gov/members/find... www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

Okay what about those of us who aren't milquetoast white cis men with global recognizability

okay cool kimmel got his show back can GFM get her DC comics run back now

so the Economist article isn't attributed an author. but someone in the replies of this 🧵 tipped me off that it was Jəsse Singal. & it turns out that it was, which in retrospect isn't surprising (as he's one of the ppl who would never answer this question):

Republicans were running anti trans ads against other republicans in Oklahoma. No amount of transphobic vitriol is ever enough. www.oudaily.com/news/anti-tr...

what fucks me up about the Bluesky TOS update is fucking every adult creator i know wants MORE labels and filter options. we WANT more granular control over the labels and spoilers we can put on our work so people who want to curate their timeline to avoid us CAN DO SO

venting Sorry to my irl pals who‘ve had to listen to me nonstop about this strange divide

SCOOP — Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.

every finance guy in the Disney+ division has been camping outside Iger's office for a week with signs saying BOB WHAT THE FUCK

It's NEVER been more vital to keep the pressure up They're targeting physical items now too Be sure to call + email both paypros AND your reps Easy steps + scripts on the site! anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social "There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

I don't think you even have to like Gretchen to recognize that she, as a best-selling horror writer with an active following, was a get for DC comic. A DC comic was not a get for Gretchen Felker Martin

Today on the blog, I consider Gretchen Felker-Martin being removed from Red Hood over her Charlie Kirk joke and why DC doesn't get to call Superman a punk if they're going to collaborate with fascists. harmcox.ghost.io/death-or-glo...

In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed

Canada's C-2 bill is both a gross overreach of govt surveillance into citizen's privacy, as well as extremely anti-immigrant/racist! please do not forget to sign this petition alongside the others if you are canadian. This bill is bad news, but we can beat it! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Hey Canadian friends, let's sign this petition!! It takes less than 2 minutes and is an official thing you can do 💪 For context, Canada's C-2 bill paves the way for the US gov't to access Canada's private civilian data based on "security of the border", and "other security measures". It's bad!

charlie kirk's own podcast just showing his empty chair is genuinely funnier than a lot of posts about his death

Remember how scary it was for the 36 hours where it felt like the Right could explode into violence as a repercussion of an assassination? That's what our trans brothers & sisters feel like every fucking day We have to protect them at all costs. They are our line in the sand; not a bargaining chip.

The Groyper Wars

Years they've been doing this stuff. YEARS. And still some think it was a 'mistake' or 'irresponsible'. It was deliberate. Every trans person knew before it happened what they would do and they did it. YEARS.

going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable

Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements." Really meant, "For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

ValNet is also very traffic-driven, which suggests to me something deeper & greater is going on if TG & other ValNet properties stay on top of the censorship issue (ie traffic is there) while other outlets avoid it (ie not respectable conversation, worried about Google, etc)

Got permission to post this; one of the trans women who was assaulted last week by a gang of anti-trans creeps has a gofundme up to help her with medical and survival costs while she recovers from a concussion. If you're able to help, please do. www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-tra...

It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.

Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way 🔗 www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...

I feel it is my responsibility as your mainstream comic book friend to further explain that what dc is doing to Gretchen is unprecedented They haven’t only cancelled the series, they are refunding the comics that are already created and recalling the issue that is already sold.

Hello everyone. You may know Gretchen Felker-Martin has once again been suspended from bc they do that whenever some chud complains. Her brand-new ongoing DC series was also cancelled for the same reason. It’s stupid fascist bullshit as usual. Gretchen’s work rules. Consider supporting her here:

Bluesky moderation is absolutely out of fucking control right now just absolutely arbitrary politically motivated suspensions and bans. No explanations. No adherence to terms of service. It’s literally impossible to know what we are and aren’t allowed to say.

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

ATTN FELLOW CANADIANS: An actual MP has created a petition to stop financial discrimination against adult creators by payment processors. You have to confirm your email but thats because its something that can actually be shown to parliament.

petitions are not a silver bullet, but they ARE a powerful point of pressure. far right, puritanical interests got to where they are due to years, if not decades, of grassroots pressure. To fight it, we have to be prepared to do the same. Make your fight sustainable to prepare for a long haul.

Juicy article, but also thegamer has been consistently covering game censorship. They're putting so many other outlets to shame which is crazy when it's literally THE thing that is happening in art and games rn

"Don't be ghoulish" well I don't know what to tell you man, I didn't spend every day of my life helping turn reality into ghoul world

Okay genuinely trying not to sound like an insane person but does this look like GenAI to anyone else. Look at his mouth. His head moves but it doesn't quite line up with it. Again, I know this is dangerously close to "Hilary Clinton blinked twice" talk but I'm telling you I have an eye for this

damn, bsky really going all out to protect the feelings of one dead nazi, bans, word filters, official announcements, the whole nine yards makes u think

Credit card companies’ censorship of video games is thriving on people’s lack of awareness, Japanese politician says "You can’t tell who's regulating what, or for what purpose. Most people don’t perceive how serious a threat that is" automaton-media.com/en/news/cred...

Visa hit me with the "we've given you everything, so we're hanging up now" But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent. Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck. Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.

Everyone remember your Luigi lesson: They're lying about the reward and you will lose your job.

I would like to take this opportunity to remember Melissa Hortman, a serving Democratic politician assasinated by a right-winger.

Without comment:

Visa and Mastercard reportedly coming for FAIRIES and CAT EARS Get on the phone and ask them wtf is up because this even made me double take bsky.app/profile/dark...

Oh, hey. Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy". Let that sink in. Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.

Liberal politicians if you are so disturbed just pretend Charlie Kirk was a Palestinian child and you’ll get over it in no time

counterpoint: these exact same losers say the exact same thing every time anybody talks back or puts a girl in a video game or whatever so i don't think the liberal urge to performatively flinch at the canned backlash is a useful reflex in 2025