Flare Sword
@flaresword.bsky.social
40-something. Plural. Genderqueer by many definitions. If you know, you know. If not, tread carefully.
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To add:
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.
I didnt realize it wasnt obvious until a couple DMs, but folks who need mutual aid to survive ask for gift cards or wishlist items bc:
- low chance of affecting benefits negatively
- can get wants & needs without pulling from desperate survival fund
- alleviates spending while struggling guilt
- low chance of affecting benefits negatively
- can get wants & needs without pulling from desperate survival fund
- alleviates spending while struggling guilt
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
To add:
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.
Folks who need mutual aid are allowed to have fun. They're allowed to have joy. They need positive things in their lives that are more than just survival.
If you feel like poor people should just suffer all day, feel free to block me and piss off forever.
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networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
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Every time I get an email or read a post about how "AI is inevitable" and so you need to do X or Y to get ready for it, I screenshot it. I've saved them all. When the bubble bursts, I'm going to be a menace. I will be unstoppable. I will be taken to prison for the harassment I am going to do.
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Every time I get an email or read a post about how "AI is inevitable" and so you need to do X or Y to get ready for it, I screenshot it. I've saved them all. When the bubble bursts, I'm going to be a menace. I will be unstoppable. I will be taken to prison for the harassment I am going to do.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
I am so sick of rattling the can. But I have until Friday. One last spiked hurdle, and then it's just... treading water until things can settle.
![An update from GoFundMe. It reads:
"11/11
I was wrong about delinquent bills; that said, there's only one looming over our head left; most balances are zeroed out save for an approximately $950 charge that is going to get most of our furniture repossessed if we do not pay it by Friday.
On top of that, [redacted ranting about political frustration], we're almost out of money for food and we have no idea when SNAP benefits are going to come through.
I am at the goddamn end of my rope at this point and donations have gone completely flatline so I don't even know if I'm just shouting into the void.
I need help.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j3fkzvrennvgzcsnr5gvvytc/bafkreic37zu4eogovqg4vcpnqqes63dc5nn7szlcuizqf4bjvokon2tfoy@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I am so sick of rattling the can. But I have until Friday. One last spiked hurdle, and then it's just... treading water until things can settle.
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Once again, my version is no less authentic than the original.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Once again, my version is no less authentic than the original.
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Most people don’t know that with SNAP you are banned from buying “foods that are hot at the point of sale”. So even if you have SNAP (which people don’t now) you can’t get cooked food. Which means you need to also actually have the resources to PREPARE a “healthy” meal.
Thinking about the social stigma against eating fast food in a country where poor people are being starved by the govt, the cost of groceries and fresh vegetables are astronomical, and a cheeseburger at McDonald’s costs $3.50.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Most people don’t know that with SNAP you are banned from buying “foods that are hot at the point of sale”. So even if you have SNAP (which people don’t now) you can’t get cooked food. Which means you need to also actually have the resources to PREPARE a “healthy” meal.
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I love how every part of this is more wrong than the last. Eyepatch Wolf covered the "woke" but
"0% microtransactions"? Nah fam we got MACROtransactions. Play dirge of Cerberus! Play Crisis Core! Watch Advent Children! Play Ever Crisis with its microtransactions! Wait, fuck.
"0% microtransactions"? Nah fam we got MACROtransactions. Play dirge of Cerberus! Play Crisis Core! Watch Advent Children! Play Ever Crisis with its microtransactions! Wait, fuck.
“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I love how every part of this is more wrong than the last. Eyepatch Wolf covered the "woke" but
"0% microtransactions"? Nah fam we got MACROtransactions. Play dirge of Cerberus! Play Crisis Core! Watch Advent Children! Play Ever Crisis with its microtransactions! Wait, fuck.
"0% microtransactions"? Nah fam we got MACROtransactions. Play dirge of Cerberus! Play Crisis Core! Watch Advent Children! Play Ever Crisis with its microtransactions! Wait, fuck.
Things that will make me buy your book:
• Nothing. I don't buy books, though I do support local libraries and read things that my friends suggest to me
The lesson to take from this is that you can never please everyone, so focus on pleasing yourself and the people who largely want what you do.
• Nothing. I don't buy books, though I do support local libraries and read things that my friends suggest to me
The lesson to take from this is that you can never please everyone, so focus on pleasing yourself and the people who largely want what you do.
Things that will make me buy your book:
• You don't creep me out.
• The concept is novel or a new twist.
• I can read some of it to see if the writing works for me.
• Nice cover art helps.
• You don't creep me out.
• The concept is novel or a new twist.
• I can read some of it to see if the writing works for me.
• Nice cover art helps.
Things that will make me buy your book:
Pretty much all the things Tru said, but also I tend to stick to fantasy books, esp ones with lots of worldbuilding. So even if you're a perfect angel, I'm probably not gonna get hyped about your book if it's not my genre😅 There are exceptions, though!
Pretty much all the things Tru said, but also I tend to stick to fantasy books, esp ones with lots of worldbuilding. So even if you're a perfect angel, I'm probably not gonna get hyped about your book if it's not my genre😅 There are exceptions, though!
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Things that will make me buy your book:
• Nothing. I don't buy books, though I do support local libraries and read things that my friends suggest to me
The lesson to take from this is that you can never please everyone, so focus on pleasing yourself and the people who largely want what you do.
• Nothing. I don't buy books, though I do support local libraries and read things that my friends suggest to me
The lesson to take from this is that you can never please everyone, so focus on pleasing yourself and the people who largely want what you do.
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mutual aid literally saves lives.
sharing someone's request for aid? just do it. don't question it. just share the post, guys. you have no idea whose life you could change [for the better] by sharing a simple post. it's okay if you can't donate, the shares & boosts are worth so much, always.
sharing someone's request for aid? just do it. don't question it. just share the post, guys. you have no idea whose life you could change [for the better] by sharing a simple post. it's okay if you can't donate, the shares & boosts are worth so much, always.
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
mutual aid literally saves lives.
sharing someone's request for aid? just do it. don't question it. just share the post, guys. you have no idea whose life you could change [for the better] by sharing a simple post. it's okay if you can't donate, the shares & boosts are worth so much, always.
sharing someone's request for aid? just do it. don't question it. just share the post, guys. you have no idea whose life you could change [for the better] by sharing a simple post. it's okay if you can't donate, the shares & boosts are worth so much, always.
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I will no longer be taking feedback on my hater energy for Mr. Beast
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I will no longer be taking feedback on my hater energy for Mr. Beast
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The whole thread 🧵 for this is really good: eldritch.cafe/@Tattie/1154...
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The whole thread 🧵 for this is really good: eldritch.cafe/@Tattie/1154...
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I need every beginner artist out there who thinks their work isn’t good enough to know that in this AI-poisoned environment seeing your raw, human art gives me fucking life.
Any imperfection born from a living soul infinitely trumps whatever “polished” slop they’re trying to force feed us.
Any imperfection born from a living soul infinitely trumps whatever “polished” slop they’re trying to force feed us.
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I need every beginner artist out there who thinks their work isn’t good enough to know that in this AI-poisoned environment seeing your raw, human art gives me fucking life.
Any imperfection born from a living soul infinitely trumps whatever “polished” slop they’re trying to force feed us.
Any imperfection born from a living soul infinitely trumps whatever “polished” slop they’re trying to force feed us.
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Remember to be considerate tonight while trick-or-treating!
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Remember to be considerate tonight while trick-or-treating!
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Hot take of the day: I'm actually okay with the 6-7 thing. They found a way to irritate old people, and I'm all for that.
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Hot take of the day: I'm actually okay with the 6-7 thing. They found a way to irritate old people, and I'm all for that.
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A reminder that if you see someone stealing food
NO YOU DIDNT
NO YOU DIDNT
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A reminder that if you see someone stealing food
NO YOU DIDNT
NO YOU DIDNT
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youtube decided they're gonna ai upscale sd content by default and if you have a youtube channel you should turn that shit off
Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
October 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
youtube decided they're gonna ai upscale sd content by default and if you have a youtube channel you should turn that shit off
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This is a harder pattern but you can get through it if you hug the right and just weave up and down as the balls spread out. Good to save a bomb for this one if you can.
b̶̗̠̤̙̺̰̙͇͆̀̒̍̀̂́̕ả̶̡̛̛̛̛͎͔̟̯̤͑̈͐̌̈́̄̓͆̓͛̎͌͛͋͑̆̇̄͐͋̋͊̓̋̊͐̍͗̓͒̆̊̓̂͆̀̾̇̑̈́́͊̾̚͘͘̚̕͝͝͠s̷̢̢̢̧̡̝͖̮͉̰̯̫̮̪̳̲͕̯̟͉̮͚̙͚͓͕̫̣̦͔͓̺̫̻̤̲͆͒̾͂͌̐̑͊̈́͒͛̆̊̍̌͛̇̇̍̾͗̎͐͑̆͒̓̀́̏͊̓̈́͋̓̐͂͘͜͝͝͠͝͝e̴̡̡̡̘̲̺̥͎̥̭͙̲̪̱͔̞͔̠͖̞̞̦̱͉̤̭̼̗͖̥͕͕͙̦̹̠͙͓̤̰͎̼̱̪̹͉̱̞͉̯̠̜͎͙̗͖̣͒̊̒̌͒͗̓̀͗͒͐̽̈̔̑̆͑͑̆̀̀̒̉̿̕̕͜͜͜ͅͅb̷̧̡̪̺̯̱͍͚̻͕̗̬͓̞̈́̈́̽̋̑̈́͒̓́̒̓̇̀̾̕͝a̶̧̢̦͕̗͔͓͙̦̜̬̯̟͉̪̱̮̲͍̻̹͓͍̪̦̥͎̩̫͉͈͙̰̹̞̯̭͔̩̹͛̅͗̑̂̋̍͌͒́̈̆̚͜ͅͅḻ̵̢̢̧̢̨̧̟̗̖̰͇̦̺͕̫̖͈͎͈̪̺̗͚̖̱͎̞͚̥͇̺̱̜͛̃̀̂̾̆̈͝ͅļ̴̧̨̬͔̱͎̳̬͉̘̝̻̹͔͓͍͈̙̣̳̝̗͙͉̬̭̦̗̥̜̠̘̯̯͖̜̠̦̱̰̱̮̤̣̥̼̯̞̉
October 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is a harder pattern but you can get through it if you hug the right and just weave up and down as the balls spread out. Good to save a bomb for this one if you can.
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If you know someone relying on SNAP, reach out to them.
Don’t assume they can “just go to a food bank”
Don’t assume they have a contingency.
Many people, especially with disabilities, either can’t get to a food bank or have special diets they can’t accommodate.
They need help
Don’t assume they can “just go to a food bank”
Don’t assume they have a contingency.
Many people, especially with disabilities, either can’t get to a food bank or have special diets they can’t accommodate.
They need help
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If you know someone relying on SNAP, reach out to them.
Don’t assume they can “just go to a food bank”
Don’t assume they have a contingency.
Many people, especially with disabilities, either can’t get to a food bank or have special diets they can’t accommodate.
They need help
Don’t assume they can “just go to a food bank”
Don’t assume they have a contingency.
Many people, especially with disabilities, either can’t get to a food bank or have special diets they can’t accommodate.
They need help
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I'm so sick of being resilient.
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I'm so sick of being resilient.