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Forest sprite pngtuber who's obsessed with pinball. Occasional catgirl. she/her

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I got a reassuring message from a friend, and I got some good sleep for the first time since Thursday. Thank you
November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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pirateprincessjess.bsky.social
I’m kinda risking burning bridges with some pinball industry contacts by making this video, but the entire Women’s Advisory board for the IFPA just resigned in protest, and we need to talk about this.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UNBSNv/
The IFPA women’s Advisory Board just resigned. #fyp
TikTok video by PiratePrincessJess
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November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I didn't really sleep btw
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Ash saved me. She gave me back the self-worth that my abusive ex took from me.

This continues to make my ex very upset, and I don't know what's going to happen next.

Every time we think we can breathe, she shows up in another context, hoping to intimidate me and destroy Ash.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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lesbiats.bsky.social
post too long for character count that reads: i do think as a trans woman it is so important to see yourself in the context of an ongoing historical lineage regardless of how you conceptualize it. our experience is so isolating. even if you have other girls around you it can still often feel like we're just a bunch of tiny isolated pockets of freaks. we're not. there are women who came before us and women who will come after us, and we are all linked by a shared drive to claim the joy and dignity that others try to take from us. take pride in our shared strength, honor our history through solidarity, and find comfort in the fact you're not alone.
July 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Silver Ball Century continues our chronological playthrough of pinball tonight at 8pm EST! wow this is just like 1984

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Silver Ball Century ep. 42 - Early 1984 - Get Ready for the Ride
A quieter time in pinball, where you can still find some shining stars of '80s pinball design.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I just took 1st in an open pinball tournament for the first time! out of 43 players!

app.matchplay.events/tournaments/...
Third Wednesday Strikes / Triangle Pinball Collective November 2025
Nov 19, 2025 7:00PM • Triangle Pinball Collective
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November 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
arborelia.net
when I was in the prep room about to go under for bottom surgery, among several other posts, I posted "wow this is really happening, isn't it"

and I woke up to Discover feed liberals replying with something about Donald Trump
cordeliafrey78.bsky.social cordeliafrey78.bsky.social @cordeliafrey78.bsky.social · 4d
horny trans girl: my friend with benefits is coming over this weekend 🤭
38 year old white lady: there wont be benefits anymore with AGENT ORANGE in the white house...
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I was surprised that Noam Chomsky co-signed a letter with J. K. Rowling and the Sinfest guy, but I am not at all surprised that he's in the Epstein files
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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flannel.live
Oh my god the timing of this clip from MM10 today.

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FlannelKat - Kat gets isekai'd
Watch FlannelKat's clip titled
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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milesmorkri.bsky.social
shedding this part until my hands fall off
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I'm still processing the part where the pinball tournament we looked forward to all year, was one whose local players fantasize about shooting trans women
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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charliejane.bsky.social
I wanna open an Escape Room

It'll just be a nice soft room full of stuff to help you escape from the real world. Games, puzzles, kittens, musical instruments, books, writing supplies.

Someone will ask you if you've had any interesting dreams lately.

You can't leave until you've fully escaped.
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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The Pinball Primer (which includes 760 pinball strategy guides) is back online.

The footer of each page now links to a page protesting the IFPA's refusal to enforce its inclusion policy, and their victim-blaming and silencing of trans players.

pinballprimer.github.io
The Pinball Primer
Main landing page for The Pinball Primer, a website for pinball rules of all eras
pinballprimer.github.io
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The thing I really didn't expect is that vanilla sex in the missionary position would be so much fun, as long as I'm on the correct side of it
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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canineconnie.bsky.social
It is beyond disheartening, discouraging, and dismaying to see the leadership behind the world's largest pinball score-keeping organization do *nothing* to stand up to transphobic attacks occurring at their events, while also shifting all blame onto trans women victims and calling the matter settled
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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trysdyn.voidfox.com
The IFPA/Pinball thing is the biggest unforced L I've ever seen. There is zero reason to take the route IFPA has taken. Policy is clear, advisory boards are unanimous in following policy, following policy harms no one.

It's *bafflingly* stupid from a management perspective and a human one.
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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spootaloo.bsky.social
What is the point of having a women's board if you just ignore them when they give you urgent, unanimous guidance?

I don't really play much pinball myself, but it's deeply upsetting to see something so near and dear to the hearts of so many wonderful people I follow implode like this.
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remember that the entire IFPA Women's Advisory Board has spoken out against this, and they have been vetoed by one man
Karyn from the IFPA says: "The IFPA Women's Advisory Board unanimously recommended that the IFPA revoke sanctioning for the OBX events, and we vehemently disagree with IFPA Leadership's decision not to do so. We did not contribute to the announced statement or the new process for incident reporting, and we oppose the decision-making process used by IFPA Leadership."
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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The Pinball Primer (which you may have seen linked from matchplay) has taken down all its pinball strategy guides, in protest of the IFPA.

pinballprimer.github.io
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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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IFPA president Josh Sharpe has doubled down on awarding points to a pinball tournament where a transphobic hate crime occurred.

He now says the event _could_ have been stripped of its points, and blames the different outcome on two trans women.

www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa-preside...
IFPA President Statement Regarding the OBX Flippers Arcade Fall Pinball Bash
Promoting Competitive Pinball!
www.ifpapinball.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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kineticist.com
An IFPA event became the center of a major controversy last weekend after a venue manager forcibly removed a trans woman from the women’s restroom and the TD allowed the event to proceed without interruption. The IFPA’s response has now created more controversy.

www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-ob...
Developing: What’s Going on With the IFPA and the OBX Fall Flippers Event? | Kineticist
Tracking a developing story coming out of the recent OBX Fall Pinball Tournament.
www.kineticist.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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scoutpilgrim.bsky.social
No quarter for hate. The International Flipper Pinball Association needs to do better.
I would like to first state that I am glad to see that the IFPA has finally responded to the incident that occurred last weekend at the OBX Fall Flippers Classic. Pinball is for everyone, and Flippers Arcade and Laundromat having a minimum 1-year ban from running events sanctioned from the IFPA shows that there is at least some sense that the organization is trying to stay adherent to it’s own policies. The IFPA did not acknowledge that they were even investigating this event until 5 days and 14 hours later, and that only occurred because I called them out in their Discord – up to that point, nothing had been mentioned in this space about anything that occurred. Yet, two deafening and glaring flaws in the statement made by the “IFPA Organization” still persist, and both the lack thereof of statements and the statements that came out to fill in those blanks show that the IFPA is not living up to it’s expectations for itself, nor it’s perception of being an arbiter of equality/equity to the community. Before I go on, I would like to say that this year would have been my third OBX Fall Flippers. In the two years prior, I have seen trans and queer competitors take at least one top 4 spot (2019 and 2024). First, nothing in any official IFPA statement mentioned anything about what will happen to the event where this incident occurred in the first place. An official statement from the Women’s Board in response to the “IFPA Organization” statement was made as follows: “The IFPA Women’s Advisory Board unanimously recommended that the IFPA revoke sanctioning for the OBX events, and we vehemently disagree with IFPA Leadership’s decision not to do so. We did not contribute to the announced statement or the new process for incident reporting and we oppose the decision-making process used by IFPA Leadership.” Further statements showed that the IFPA also misrepresented some of the events that were witnessed first hand by Sammie Bacon, a member of the IFPA Women’s Advisory Board. Other than the originally affected party, she was the person most knowledgeable about the events that transpired, and was the person who Becky (the Flippers manager) waved an iPad in their face to justify her hate crimes with bogus bathroom bills. As it has come out, Adam Becker was responsible for this decision as the lead. I may respect you for the work you have done for the community, but I am ashamed to see how you have decided to ignore your Women’s Advisory board in a decision as well as misrepresent them both in including them in your statement when they did not agree to it as well as directly altering first-hand accounts witnessed by a Women’s Board member. Josh Sharpe, Zach Sharpe, Andy Bagwell, Germain Mariolle, Michael Trepp, and Brian Woodard – I am also saddened to hear that you did not step in to ensure that the matter was being treated with the utmost care and concern that a matter of trans and queer exclusion in an Open event should warrant. As one of the trans people who was eager to play in OBX Fall Flippers event, it also saddens me to see that their own statements mean nothing in practice. “The IFPA only recognizes open division of play to be included in the World Pinball Player Rankings. If certain players are prohibited from playing based on age, gender, skill or personal reasons, those results will not be counted.” By the IFPA’s own admission, this was an act of discrimination. Even further, this was sexual harassment and a hate crime. How can WPPRs be awarded to an event that breaks the IFPA’s own statements? Why are cis and/or hetero players being rewarded because at least 15 phenomenal trans/queer players had to avoid the event because they needed to prioritize their safety? By itself, this is damning – and as a prominent trans pinball player, makes me feel like the IFPA will not have my back at events. If results from this event are posted, I will be suppressing myself from IFPA events as it has been made clear that the IFPA’s statements about “standing in solidarity” with me are just words on a screen and hold no meaning or value. While I understand that part of this involves Kevin Stone, I also believe that his statement and apology are genuine. I would like there to be resources available to Tournament Directors, potentially as part of the IFPA website, that can provide resources to assist in what to do if situations of discrimination or hate show up at your event – as well as fostering a culture where pinball is safe for everyone. No quarter for hate.
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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okay. we asked for a statement from the IFPA. we got... something. so that's the preliminary statement. right? please?

this vaguely apologetic pile of nothing is not going to be the end of the story, right?
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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matovilka.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social is working on new bestseller, I see.
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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derbyghost.bsky.social
Waiting with baited breath today to see if the IFPA says or does anything. I am just going to assume that they are full approving obx based on lack of literally anything from the organization at this point. I am just kinda frustrated and mad and sick of feeling this way.
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM