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)

Tired of sending your money to studios, networks, and streaming giants who cave to fascists? Watch and support TTRPG actual plays, especially those creating stories that move, comfort, and inspire us

Hey, a fun thing to do today is support some awesome trans and non-binary creators! 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

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.

I HATE when people compare AI to the printing press, it's so disingenuous. The printing press was opposed by the elites because it put power in the hands of everyday people, and popularized a vernacular. AI does the opposite, by allowing elites to bypass artists and laborers.

Masking at conventions makes so much sense I don't know why we don't all do it. The chances of getting get sick at a con are so high we have a cute little name for it: "con crud." That its easy to get COVID at cons should come as no surprise. Why would you not want to protect yourself and others?

Editing multi-writer packages is a bit of a doozy (and requires a lot of spreadsheet juggling), but it's always such a treat to work with so many writers, and to see it all come together! dancemagazine.com/dance-season...

This is scary as hell, but for news coverage? This is a GIFT. "You can be banned for *buying* Game of Thrones." Send emails to journalists and news sites and communities you're a part of and talk about the dangers here. People are going to care about this a lot more when it's not just creators.

"This is our contribution [...] telling people there is a brighter tomorrow, and if you are kind and cunning and [if] you work great magic upon the world, you too might bring [transformative change] to bear." @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social. Thank you for this, my friend, today of all days.

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain. Not this time. Not anymore.

Oh. Oh this is ambitious. I am...SO unreasonably excited to see what this becomes.

LET'S TALK CAMPAIGN 4️⃣ THE WORLD ⛰️ THE SYSTEM 🎲 THE PLAYERS 🎭 LEARN MORE ABOUT CAMPAIGN 4 ⬇️ critrole.com/what-is-camp...

"people who are still concerned about covid are so unreasonable, they just want us all to go into lockdown again!" literally nobody is asking for that. what people are asking for is stuff like universal masking in healthcare settings and investment in indoor air filtration/clean air infrastructure

Everyone should read this article by @nicktsergas.ca and then they should mask back up. Too many people are living in fear and embracing a false sense of normal. They’re so busy trying to pretend Covid is over, that they’re ignoring mounting evidence that multiple infections cause serious harm

Can't believe people don't get this; but the reason this payment processor shit has to be all or nothing is because once these freaks establish a line on what fiction is or isn't okay the line will only move further and further in. You have to fight against the line entirely.

This would add administrative costs, making rent stabilization much more expensive for the city, while discouraging ppl from seeking better jobs/pay. They'd lose housing before they could afford market rate. We'd have more homelessness! More poverty! More ppl leaving the city! It makes no sense!

We gotta GO. The Book I finale of #TheWizardTheWitchandTheWildOne is out NOW on your favorite podcasting platforms! Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/public...

The way I need more The Wizard, The Witch, & The Wild One IMMEDIATELY but ALSO think they found the perfect note to (temporarily) end on. Bravo, @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social I’m going to be screaming about #54 for the foreseeable.

One of the things I’ve realized in years (somehow, years?) of listening to folks talk about their work, is that the thing people don’t realize is how much time it takes — not just in workflow, but in all the hours (accrued over months, years, decades) that it took to hone & refine those skills. And:

This whole series (and its predecessor) is firmly in the category of stories I wish I could experience again for the first time.

Me: Okay there’s no way I’m going to be more upset by anything than how heartbreakingly that whole scene with Sworn played out, right? At least not in this episode. *the last 90 seconds happen* Me: 😱😱😱 @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social HOW DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS TO ME?!

A reminder for anyone going to Gen Con next week: Please MASK on the plane there, in the convention, in bars, restaurants, anywhere that isn't well ventilated!!!

Can't wait for THIS particular flavor of devastation!

This is not just a UK issue This is not just a SoulMuppet issue This is not just an itch .io issue If we don't speak up for this now payment processors will continued to be lobbied into moving the goalposts. More info on this whole issue here @rascal.news article: www.rascal.news/itch-io-deli...

So unbelievably hype for my friends at Bonus Action, the third season of which is going to be sponsored by Darrington Press! (And deeply, deeply curious to see how they manage the 5E to Daggerheart transition with the existing characters...) youtu.be/Di1lNvsl3I4?...

Every time I think @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social has made me cry in every way an episode of an actual play can, they go and drop an episode like THAT and nope, that’s new, HEY WHAT WAS THAT ENDING, HUH?!

Every week someone tells me they had to put Covid aside to focus on bigger issues like fascism. The thing is, eugenics and fascism go hand in hand. Historically pandemics have ignited fascism & normalized eugenics & indifference

Voters have a greater direct impact on mid-term elections, even at the federal level. It's an important thing to keep in mind – if all these evil little homunculi who voted for you to lose your healthcare are replaced, there's a chance the BBB can be overturned or mitigated.

‼️ Y'all, House Republican leadership just told their members to go back to their offices. The floor has emptied. They don't even have the votes to pass the procedural Rule that's needed to get to a passage vote on the bill. 👀 There's still time to make noise --> 5calls.org

Trying to get back in the habit of sharing work writing to socials—here's part of the Onstage lineup (aka the not just summer dance festivals half) from the July/August 2025 issue of Dance Magazine: dancemagazine.com/dance-perfor...

Republicans are proposing the largest cut to the social safety net in US history www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

I need to yell with someone about the ending of the latest @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social episode because STEEL?!?! MA’AM?!?! The Wizards are doing WHAT now?!?!

Just FYI to LA folks: If you see ICE in your community, call the LA Rapid Response Network Hotline at 1-888-624-4752 to report it.

I will never understand the objection to masks in healthcare. It’s where the sickest people are, and where the strongest & most treatment resistant bugs thrive. People can’t “just stay home” when they need healthcare, and no one should be forced to choose between care & covid

If you’re unable to afford respirators, look for a local mask bloc! These are grassroots organizations that educate the public on the benefits of N95s and help provide them to anyone who needs them. If you have the means, consider donating or volunteering! Covid is a social justice issue

TODAY

You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).

Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT. @distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting. Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...

🏳️‍⚧️ For US-based trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people: Point of Pride’s HRT Access Fund is now open for application until June 30, 2025. The recipients of this fund will be provided with 12 months of HRT-related care via the organization. More info: www.pointofpride.org/hrt-access-f...

buttondown.com/charliejane/... I found this really insightful and inspiring. I'm pretty sure the author is @charliejane.bsky.social Thanks to @shinyhexagon.com for suggesting it.

If you, like me, are concerned (and infuriated) by politically-motivated restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access in the U.S., it's not a done deal! One useful thing you can do: Submit a comment about it. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... (Link to instructions + sample in thread)

Why does “learning to live with covid” mean accepting repeat infections as inevitable? Why does it mean throwing the vulnerable to the wayside, unsafe healthcare & mass disability? That’s not “living with it”. That’s giving up We need to adapt. Clean air, paid time off, masks in healthcare.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! Have you taken three minutes to save the political independence of the civil service? It’s easy! Here’s how you can do it: news.chanda.science/archive/urge...

Every time I think The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One can’t possibly get better, @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social proves me wrong.

Only one day left to sign this petition to adopt clean air standards in healthcare and social care settings. Hospital acquired COVID has a 10% fatality rate. Many of us are terrified to go to the hospital, because it’s the most risky place for us. It doesn’t need to be this way:

Please help us correct misinformation! Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans". We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community. Find out more @ translifeline.org

The Onstage roundup from Dance Magazine's May/June issue is now online (and absolutely packed...but still not exhaustive): dancemagazine.com/may-june-202...

For Pointe, I got to talk to Jennifer Archibald about her Lord of the Flies–inspired full-length, Maslow's Peak, which premieres at BalletX this weekend! (There was, unsurprisingly, much that hit the cutting room floor.) pointemagazine.com/balletx-jenn...

This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic www.crabmuseum.org/visit 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀