OH DEAR I've met Rudolf several times, I've put on his fursuit head, he is a sweetheart who does not deserve this. Terrible stuff, toss him some change if you can.

This shit makes me so mad because people don't understand how much power we have over these companies and the only thing we need to do is not give them money. The only thing we need to do is to not do anything. It's the easiest shit! *wearily* collective action does work, it really does

They're trying real hard to gain mass control over what we're allowed to say and do online, regardless of it being lawful free speech or expression. Call your reps y'all. It's worked before and can work again. We CAN beat this, but only if we rally together. www.house.gov/representati...

Long haul yall, it is making a difference. We don't know how we're affecting things behind the scenes until we know.

Important to consider: this isnt about trying to slice a head off a dragon, this is about being a really obnoxious prickly and painful burr stuck on the dragon's back where it cant reach

One of the sillier aspects of combating issues like this is that as the corpos start to realize they don’t actually have wide support, they start going silent. CS did the same after about the 3rd week The lack of feedback can have a pseudo-chilling effect on activists, don’t let it Do those dailies

@goopypanther.bsky.social hm

WE COOL? Animated Thesis Film

@caudlewag.bsky.social Just apto problems...

"Freddy Krueger and the Lucid Zoomer" is my "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard" cover band.

hi, cis folks! if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now. the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. we need you to call senators: reps.fyi more info & script downthread.🧵

And yeah, they'll be back. It's going to get a lot worse. It's going to suck ass for a long time in America, but they aren't invulnerable, they're just empowered bullies and like all bullies, they can't handled working harder than they're supposed to and they can't stand being thwarted. 10/

Oh wow this is huge. Haha wouldn't it be crazy if I was in there. I'll just check quickly. There's no way- *ding* I'm in the database? And not just once either??

@zyleeth.bsky.social @zivamonstr.bsky.social Dunno if either of you will have info, but I figure you've got the best shot of anyone I know.

@kurrikage.me 👀

Selectively revoking constitutional rights for vulnerable minority groups is a GIGANTIC red flag. The reddest possible flag.

GO COMMENT www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...

@seamonster.bsky.social It's been a while since I've thought about Max, but I saw this little comic and (implied unawareness aside) it felt very on-brand for him. Ah, to be warm and squeezed by a husky... www.furaffinity.net/view/62134616/

@seamonster.bsky.social The USB-to-garden-hose adaptor got an upgrade.

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.

@necrodrone.bsky.social It's spreading...

They're actively targeting creators who call in & banning them, making it even more important to call if you're a customer & not a creator Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning

Having spent time in the financial sector: Numbers are great, but consistency is almost better. Establish yourselves as a predictable, ongoing cost of doing business and you will move mountains given enough time.

also hey remember: Emails may not be effective against paypros but here's confirmation they ARE against legislators! so any wall flowers out there whose nerves are burnt out from making phone calls, sending physical/digital mail is a great option! EVERYONE has the capacity to do SOMETHING

#SaveSpeech The FSC has a website for tracking online ID Bills. action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica... These are all states with ID laws introduced (but not enacted) and the bill numbers tell your state reps to vote NO www.usa.gov/state-governor www.congress.gov/state-legisl...

I was told directly by an aide on a call today that when a bill comes before a congressman, they specifically take their data from these calls and say "this is how many/who called in to vote yay/nay for this bill" they actually do factor in how many people call on issues like these. do your calls!

if you havent made any calls, or shipped any letters or sent any emails yet, and you feel like its "too late": dont. its not too late. now is literally a perfect time to start joining in and contacting legislators and paypros in whatever way works best for you. its a marathon, not a race!

this is why adult creators are really emphasizing that non-creators be the ones who contact paypal. Of all the paypros, PP is the most likely to act in a retaliatory manner towards individual accounts. If you dont make adult content or youre just a commissioner, you are able to help a LOT

This is why you keep at these motherfuckers with your calls. Do. Not. Stop.

@ecmajor.bsky.social The most important signage that any city could have.

In the Spotlight, Chapter 2 part 1, is now available to play! plantbeargames.itch.io/in-the-spotl... #visualnovel #indiegamedev #furry

Keep calling those payment processors. The scale of the financial damage keeps expanding beyond the phone calls themselves as other industries (see Riot Games, various banks) are roped in to staunch the bleeding. You're winning! Keep going!

If you're a creator on Patreon PLEASE let them know what you think about AI with this poll. I had to fish the "Help Shape the Future of Patreon" email out of the trashcan to do this 👇 every 'NO' helps.

HEY Do you want to save PORN from being kicked off this platform?? Go tell them your grievances then! Bluesky is built off the backs of queers, furries, POC, and sex workers alike WE were the first to join the site back when it was invite only, and WE should have a say in whether we belong!

Slightly diminish a band: Jimmy Eat Continent

Stripe crossed a line now. Call up whatever local LGBT organizations exist in your area, gay activist groups, gay bars, pride organizing committees, folks who schedule drag shows, queer church groups, everyone. Also libraries and bookstores. Show up in person to talk to any business using Stripe.

The UK speedran straight from porn to educational material in the regulation-to-censorship pipeline. We were warning people of this kind of thing but it happened faster than I expected.

I know this shit is working because I'm in FinTech and have been dealing with clients upset over their payment processor staggering with their funds and payments. Shit has been crazy all week. KEEP. CALLING.

@toysergal.bsky.social Thoughts brewing~<3

This is not how corporations respond to an ineffective protest. This is how they respond to a protest that they would like to have go away. So don't let it go away. Keep it going. In fact, Streissand Effect this shit. Call attention to how much they want this to go away.

Every time you spend with them on the phone costs money to a call center Corporations spend tons of money trying to minimize call center call times because it IS costly Every call counts

‼️These are the people behind Collective Shout, KOSA and all the other global censorship and online privacy invasion initiatives: "The Committee has produced reports and working papers on implementing digital safety by design for children" Amazing to see 'pornography' listed alongside 'Terrorism'

So heads-up to anyone who uses Trello for project tracking: Given that Atlassian has stated that Trello is becoming an "entirely different product" and has started making hostile changes, I want to note that @bear-den.org offers NextCloud Deck, which is a Trello-like. I'd be glad to get you set up!

I think it needs to be pointed out as well that Visa is clearly losing money off these calls clogging their systems and still thought it was worth the money to re-train their employees/contractors. They're not scared enough to drop the issue altogether, people need to keep calling and snail-mailing.

I thought the "hello friend, I notice you have some snacks, in unrelated news I love snacks" face pretty much belonged exclusively to dogs. And yet...