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James Gruber

@retroporter.bsky.social

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British - 30s - Straight - He/Him
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James Gruber @retroporter.bsky.social · Jun 21

A couple of links here if you guys wanna help support me - things have gotten a lot tighter atm

Throne - throne.com/retroporter
Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/B0B31GNM8Y#l...

Support James

ko-fi.com

James Gruber

@retroporter.bsky.social

@rosetintedspectrum.bsky.social Not sure if you've met him in the past but the DD is coming here

November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM

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Noey🪴🦊Fox Stoner VTuber🦊🪴

@noeythefox.bsky.social

All Hail Shadow, am I right? Oh and Silver's still here too.

www.twitch.tv/noeythefox

November 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM

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Saphie 💉🦈

@saphie.vtubers.social

BOOSTING ‼️‼️

Saphie 💉🦈 @saphie.vtubers.social · Oct 26

Explaining my situation (10/26/25) ‼️💕

ko-fi.com/bmbrshblsh

#mutualaid #transaid #lgbtqaid #disabilityaid #vtubers #helpsky

To explain my situation;

I am a disabled trans woman, and while before I had been able to work just fine, last year before I lost my job I was in and out of doctors offices trying to figure my health out. All of this time off ended up costing me my job in the end, and I have been unemployed since. I deal with a mix of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which makes my day to day living extremely difficult. Believe it or not, going from a job where I walked around 15,000 steps a day to relying on a cane just to go grocery shopping is a crazy jump… I have been financially supported by both Twitch as well as donations since last year, and bills on my end have begun to pile up. I am currently around 6000 dollars in credit card debt. I have been looking consistently for a job for months, especially with my 26th birthday early next year, meaning I will no longer have access to my Fathers insurance, which means unless I get insured I will be paying much more out of pocket for my medications including my hormones. I'm looking into Medicaid soon, but given how they're attacking Medicaid right now, I know it isn't a long term solution sadly…And the job hunt has come up short time and time again. It's becoming seriously difficult for me, and all I can really do until I land something is ask for help in between what little money I get from my hobbies.

I want to explain all of this to you so that I can be more transparent about why I am asking for help so often, shit isn't easy right now. If you can send any sort of support, I would appreciate it so much. If not, that's okay. Just spreading the word is more than enough for me.

Thank you.

-Saphie/Amity

November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM

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Saphie 💉🦈

@saphie.vtubers.social

BOOSTING ‼️‼️‼️

Saphie 💉🦈 @saphie.vtubers.social · Oct 26

Explaining my situation (10/26/25) ‼️💕

ko-fi.com/bmbrshblsh

#mutualaid #transaid #lgbtqaid #disabilityaid #vtubers #helpsky

November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM

James Gruber

@retroporter.bsky.social

@brutalmoose.com IF you plan to do the HSH Seasonal Worker next month; I know all the answers so if you like, I can work with the mods to help make sure the chat isn't spoiling and provide hints if you need it

November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM

James Gruber

@retroporter.bsky.social

Yesterday, Dad won a few Crash Bandicoot keyrings from the 2p machines in the arcade - he wanted me to have both but I only kept the good one

November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM

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Noey🪴🦊Fox Stoner VTuber🦊🪴

@noeythefox.bsky.social

THE FLAMES OF DISASTER

www.twitch.tv/noeythefox

November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM

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Saphie 💉🦈

@saphie.vtubers.social

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Saphie 💉🦈 @saphie.vtubers.social · Oct 26

Explaining my situation (10/26/25) ‼️💕

ko-fi.com/bmbrshblsh

#mutualaid #transaid #lgbtqaid #disabilityaid #vtubers #helpsky

November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM

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Streamloots

@streamloots.com

Yeah... About that...

No...

#Streaming #Streamer #Twitch #Streamloots

November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM

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Noey🪴🦊Fox Stoner VTuber🦊🪴

@noeythefox.bsky.social

Well, here we are with the last game we're tackling for the Dumpster Fire, aka the bad game marathon! It's an iconic classic (?) that I'm very familiar with, actually the only game in this lineup that I've actually played. We live with Sonic 06!

www.twitch.tv/noeythefox

November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM

James Gruber

@retroporter.bsky.social

@emirichuyt.bsky.social I heard of this store in Japan called the Matsuya Fountain Pen Hospital - they sell a wide selection of pens, even pens for journaling. You can also test before buying

November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM

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Noey🪴🦊Fox Stoner VTuber🦊🪴

@noeythefox.bsky.social

Ya'll Saphie's a homie of mine. So if you can, please donate to help her out. Any little bit counts!

Saphie 💉🦈 @saphie.vtubers.social · Oct 26

Explaining my situation (10/26/25) ‼️💕

ko-fi.com/bmbrshblsh

#mutualaid #transaid #lgbtqaid #disabilityaid #vtubers #helpsky

November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM

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Practically Silver

@practicallysilver.bsky.social

Boosting again, sorry. My wife has some upcoming bills, and me being paid minimum wage + her currently job hunting + my own bills that have all piled on has made it all very difficult to juggle. Anything helps, thanks

Practically Silver @practicallysilver.bsky.social · 21d

Hopefully this is the last time I have to ask for this. Not asking for a lot, but the new car payment hit and I need to get my cats more cat food. Anything helps.

ko-fi.com/silverkeyblade

Buy Silver a Coffee

Become a supporter of Silver today!

ko-fi.com

November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM

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Obsessor 🟦✏️ 2 Comm Slots Open! (See pinned post)

@obsessor.bsky.social

HEY! If someone were to commission me for a full-body character render RIGHT NOW, that $80 would be just the right amount to help me out TREMENDOUSLY!

Please DM!
#commissionsopen #commsopem #digitalart #oc #fanart #mutualaid #helpsky

Obsessor 🟦✏️ 2 Comm Slots Open! (See pinned post) @obsessor.bsky.social · Jan 3

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If you're interested in commissioning me, please ask via my DMs or my Discord!

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