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@diannalgunn.bsky.social

This fight still needs fighting

Despoina She/They [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.bsky.social · Oct 7

If you want an easy way to find ways to combat the current wave of puritan censorship here are two important websites that will help you find more specific actions that will help you not feel overwhelmed.

stop-paypros.neocities.org

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM

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Olivia Stephens

@oliveoilcorp.bsky.social

BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA was a new type of personal project for me that I'm still very fond of. You can read it for free in this thread:
bsky.app/profile/oliv...

or pick up the PDF here:
oliveoilcorp.itch.io/ballad-for-b...

Page 1 of the comic poem BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA.
A Black woman stands in the middle of towering trees with large holes in their trunks. She wears a sheer slip dress and looks up at the orange sky.

Caption: THE SKY HAS A CRACK IN IT.

Page 2 of the comic poem BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA.

Following the woman's line of sight, we're looking up at an angry-looking sky that almost looks split down the middle. The shot is framed by a pair of damaged trees.

CAPTION:
"A big gaping wound right there, in the middle."

In the next panel, thick droplets of moisture run down a harsh cloudy-looking texture.

CAPTION: "It leaks."

$Page 5 of the comic poem BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA. Panel 1: Sweat drips down the woman's face as she exerts herself. Panel 2: The woman is small against the backdrop of the fracturing sky as she climbs the steep cliffside. Panel 3: The woman has climbed to the top. She holds on for dear life at the edge of the cliff, trying to address a person standing there in front of her. The person shares the same exact shape as the woman, but their features are obscured by the same swampy textures that can be seen inside the crack of the sky. They are You. Caption: "I came to tell You about the crack." Panel 4: You turns their head up to gaze at the cracked sky. Page 5 of the comic poem BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA. Panel 1: Sweat drips down the woman's face as she exerts herself. Panel 2: The woman is small against the backdrop of the fracturing sky as she climbs the steep cliffside. Panel 3: The woman has climbed to the top. She holds on for dear life at the edge of the cliff, trying to address a person standing there in front of her. The person shares the same exact shape as the woman, but their features are obscured by the same swampy textures that can be seen inside the crack of the sky. They are You. Caption: "I came to tell You about the crack." Panel 4: You turns their head up to gaze at the cracked sky.$ Me and Mine carry damaged tree trunks on scarred shoulders with scarred hands and scarred bodies.

"Me and Mine built a roof"

Me holds a mallet and looks on as Mine and Our neighbors work to build a shelter from the timber.

"to shelter from the Water."

Me and Mine carry damaged tree trunks on scarred shoulders with scarred hands and scarred bodies.

"Me and Mine built a roof"

Me holds a mallet and looks on as Mine and Our neighbors work to build a shelter from the timber.

"to shelter from the Water."

February 7, 2026 at 9:58 PM

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Stevoisiak

@stevoisiak.bsky.social

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM

Ali Lanier

@alilanier.bsky.social

Look at this criminal who knows his paws are not supposed to be on the bed.

He also knows he’s a very important part of post surgery recovery

February 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM

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Rev. Alicia T. Crosby

@aliciatcrosby.bsky.social

FREE 📚 alert: I love free things and learning so I’m super grateful for the beloveds from @versobooks.bsky.social and @haymarketbooks.org for helping us grow in understanding ICE and this moment by sharing FREE books.

Download them via this link:

lithub.com/what-to-read...

January 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM

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Amy Fitzgerald

@amyarielfitz.bsky.social

Today's a perfect day to check out Publishing for Minnesota's fundraiser auction, which benefits Minnesotans impacted by ICE. It runs through 11:45 EST tomorrow, 1/29. You can bid on more than 500 offerings from authors, agents, and editors (including me).

www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

Publishing for Minnesota

Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com

January 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou

@kanaratron.bsky.social

Happy birthday to the one and only, Hayao Miyazaki.

A video documentary where Hayao Miyazaki is saying "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself"

January 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM

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Chris Jackson

@chriscjackson.bsky.social

January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM

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Spheal Posting

@sphealposting.bsky.social

Pokemon rumble spheal casting a spell
The text says
"WOOSH. YOU WILL NOW HAVE A GOOD 2026"
happy new year

December 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM

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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi

@tarjapk.bsky.social

Here’s to 2026

David Lynch in the filming set speaking in the megaphone. He says “Okay, let's try that again, but this time good.”

December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Ali Lanier

@alilanier.bsky.social

Every day, we make choices

Pale wash jeans with Walter whites face stamped all over them for some reason

December 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Ali Lanier

@alilanier.bsky.social

Extremely cat-shaped cat

December 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM

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Ian Boudreau

@ianboudreau.com

Sorry if this is a bit personal but does this shit make anyone else feel completely fucking insane

December 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM

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Anna Megill

@annamegill.com

"The work that client firms are settling for is not better when it’s produced by AI, but it’s cheaper, and deemed 'good enough.'”

This is exactly what I feared. Not that AI would replace good writing (it can't), but that good writing would cease to be valued

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Dec 12

When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.

For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.

"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry

Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

December 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM

Ali Lanier

@alilanier.bsky.social

For no particular reason, here’s a refresher on the Paradox of Tolerance

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox...

December 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Ali Lanier

@alilanier.bsky.social

I love the future

December 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM

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Millicent (cenobyte) Bystander, Snark Czar

@cenobyte.ca

TER-RRRRYYYY

THAT KILLS PEOPLE TERRRRY.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Nov 27

Well, that ramped up quickly. #Thanksgiving

An advert against marijuana that reads: "This Thanksgiving remember the cranberry sauce but forget the Marijuana. Terry was convinced to take a toke of a joint with his friend 'just to relax.' Immediately after, Terry killed his friend who had given him the marijuana in a murderous crazy. Not so safe, is it?"

November 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM

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Rebekah Valentine

@duckvalentine.bsky.social

Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.

www.ign.com/articles/uns...

Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN

Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...

www.ign.com

November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM

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Sandstone

@quartzen.bsky.social

I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott

WISH-TV @wishtv.com · Nov 17

Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.

The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s

November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM

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Clarkesworld

@clarkesworldmagazine.com

In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM

Ali Lanier

@alilanier.bsky.social

Very important news everyone

November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM

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Alexa Ray Corriea

@alexaray.bsky.social

Whatever production time and cost was "saved" by using AI for one of the most human-dependent disciplines in game making was actively obliterated by the act itself, overshadowing the hard work of every single other developer on the project and making this situation impossible to right. WHO KNEW.

Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · Nov 10

For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.

Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01