to everyone saying “i’m moving to ireland” …you do realize that you can advocate for fair artist payment in the states… right? this didn’t happen overnight and neither will the US version of this. sue me for being optimistic

if you needed another reason to stop using spotify:

apparently this post was temporarily marked as “intolerant” lol

Witchy Kitty

puppy radio (She/her for DJ) 🐕🏳️‍⚧️

and hey on the topic of ID laws do you really trust Bluesky, whose admin and c-suites physically cannot stop themselves from posting-through-it, to be able to hold onto your fucking govt ID and not leak it in a data breach like Discord? these policies suck, they are dangerous, call your reps

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Reminder that Duolingo laid off most of their staff, including their localization teams, so that they could invest heavily into AI. Don't support Duolingo. Disable drops for a few days.

this is a state sponsored terrorist operation being laid out on an american and every one in ICE needs to be treated as if they are terrorists after trumps regime is over

Rebecca Heineman, who was responsible for programming the SNES port of this game, was recently diagnosed with cancer. You can donate to her GoFundMe campaign here, or share it if you are unable to donate. bsky.app/profile/burg...

If these ID laws stay in place across America we will see more identity theft then ever before. It could genuinely become a type of financial epidemic. If you're in a state with these laws: PLEASE GOD email your reps about the recent Discord hack and ask them how they plan to protect you.

Nintendo is apparently lobbying the Japanese Government to push back against Generative AI. Satoshi Asano, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives says Nintendo is choosing to avoid the use of generative AI in order to safeguard its IP. twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-rep...

Frankly i'm just tired of social media, i don't have to tell morons why something is wrong because 90% of the time it's common knowledge. It's a waste of time, people don't care to inform themselves anymore. they are complacent with hearing what they like to hear, and that's their problem.

Paypros are still throwing their weight around. Now's a good time to pick up yelling at them again!

You. Are. Allowed. To. Insult. The. Police. It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences. That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras. Rightly confident in his impunity.

for those that found the thread and want a visual of where to go.

IF YOU ARE GERMAN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR MEPs AND DEMAND THEY OPPOSE CHAT CONTROL -RIGHT- -NOW- the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!

Absolutely psychotic behavior, which is of course denied by the government.

this is what happens when you cater to Nazis. please stop using RetroAchievements.

If you have two minutes free right now, call Netflix and leave a comment in support of this programming and ask them to stand up for their shows against political pressure. Phone number is 1-866-952-4456, and I waited less than a minute before a human picked up.

palestinians begging for money to save their lives are just considered "spam" to these people

the biggest joke on bsky is the idea that a meaningful number of people are here for the promise of eventual decentralization. if we gave a shit about that we’d all be on mastodon. we just want less shitty twitter with fewer nazis. but the staff is too tech industry libertarian brained to understand

Btw, as the Itchio noise and all died down, Adult games are technically just banned now. Some adult games are still being sold, yes, but if you get caught or reported or whatever, all your payment options will be yanked and only a husk remains. Zero comments from Itchio on this, nothing, at all.

given our ceo is having a hissy fit and being mean to the userbase, now is a good time to include this in your reviews of the app

Like Pepe the Frog, “waffles” has quickly gone from being a quirky internet meme about online discourse, to a transphobe dogwhistle signifier - one not only pushed forward by one of the biggest bigots on Bluesky right now, but PARROTED by the very CEO of this site. I fear it doesn’t get any better.

I've contacted my MP. I'm not particularly good at this shit but I've attached my email if yall wanna use it as a template for contacting yours.

Everyone in EU, UK or any US state with ID laws on the books [or even ones without them] should contact their representatives and mention this data breach specifically and [link the article if emailed] Show them the actual, tangible results of all this digshit online ID legislation

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

what then!!

Love that the lack of safety for trans people on here is a fucking punchline to Jay

nah, after the most recent waffle incident i have to agree that bluesky the company really does not care about the users that made it what it is right now and telling people "you can leave" is the worst PR strategy i have ever seen the users that made this what it is can't just leave as of now

I think the thing that pisses me off the most is that singal is literally quoted in anti trans legislation, so his threats (unlike those from the left) WERE actionable. they're being implemented as law. he didn't just threaten the lives of trans people, he executed the stated plans to do so

See, the thing is, Singal did violate the TOS, unambiguously. An then Bluesky changed it to accommodate him. You know this to be the case; you were there just as much as I was. So you're telling a lie. And you know it to be a lie. And that kind of makes you look like a shithead. I'm just saying.

this is a great piece and a very important thing to keep in mind it is possible to be clear-eyed about what we’re facing without throwing up your hands and going, well, I guess we’ve lost forever, nothing we can do about it we have not and we shouldn’t make it easier for them

#SaveSpeech 🚨If you're in Europe, remember to contact your EU representatives to tell them you are OPPOSED to chat control.🚨 Even if your country's already against this, contact them anyway! Contact your reps: fightchatcontrol.eu Help stop Chat Control: www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/cha...

BREAKING: WE WON!!! 💥 💥 💥 Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment. Full ruling here:

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night. All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

y'all need to REALLY REALLY YELL ABOUT THIS. leave messages, send emails, call them when theyre in their offices tomorrow, YOU NEED TO BE LOUD ABOUT THIS. www.congress.gov/members/find...

KOSA is now in red alert priority. Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA We need to turn out in numbers against this!

OHIO: know your rights! This message from bluesky is a LIE! You, an individual, are NOT required by the law to verify your age. Bluesky is required to have you verify your age IF it detects that you are in Ohio. if it does not detect that you are there, YOU DO NOT NEED TO VERIFY! vpn use is legal!

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A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.

if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved

it's not the first time nazis tried to frame antifa as an extremist organization. In fact, when I grew up in my nazi neighborhood, right wing politicians tried to tell us that antifa is killing people. What did they actually do? Knit wool sweaters for lamp posts so there were no fascist stickers.

You can tell Charlie Kirk was beloved because it requires the full force of the American government and law enforcement to force the people to mourn his passing.

It would be certainly a shame if the public knew that they still haven’t paid out their composers. It would also be a shame if they never put me under NDA.

Update: the free speech boys kicked me from the official VHR discord for pointing out Dustborn has one more concurrent user than them 👍👍👍

Did you know the Daily Mail was one of the most pro-Hitler newspapers outside of Germany in the 1930s? The owner met Hitler and routinely praised the Nazis. Today, the same paper is stoking genocidal anger at trans people, over a cis white man killer. spartacus-educational.com/ExamRHU17.htm

Mario Galaxy being in a collection on the same system as an older one The newer collection has one less game in it A game that should've been on the old one The old one was removed by Nintendo And this new one with less stuff in it costs 10$ more That's like 5 layers of classic Nintendo evil

we're on the precipice of a universal antiviral medication, mRNA technology is out here curing cancers every other month, HIV is cureable AND preventable, renewables generate more energy now than fossil fuels worldwide and and more cost-effective, coral reefs are growing back all over the world rn