Ate
@atesarts.bsky.social
Artist/Creator | He/Him | 35 | Running from The bird | Opossum connoisseur | Arts very slowly
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December 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Worth adding here that SpaceX is almost entirely funded by government contracts and subsidies, and so this really amounts to embezzling taxpayer funds to cover up the losses from his stupid idiot boxes.
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Worth adding here that SpaceX is almost entirely funded by government contracts and subsidies, and so this really amounts to embezzling taxpayer funds to cover up the losses from his stupid idiot boxes.
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
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Follow @fightforthefuture.org and join our week of action against online ID checks if you want to get more involved in this: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
Stop Online ID Checks Week of Action
Stop Online ID Checks WEEK OF ACTION December 1-5 WHAT TO DO
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Follow @fightforthefuture.org and join our week of action against online ID checks if you want to get more involved in this: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
Went to first Fang at the Crucible, and had a great time, mad I didn't go before now. Met many furries and maybe stalked @beetleyeen.bsky.social and @nesserris.bsky.social. Now food...
September 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Went to first Fang at the Crucible, and had a great time, mad I didn't go before now. Met many furries and maybe stalked @beetleyeen.bsky.social and @nesserris.bsky.social. Now food...
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Modern stooges, effortlessly funny!
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...
August 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Modern stooges, effortlessly funny!
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There is no ethical way to consume Harry Potter. None.
Yup! The money she makes off shit like this goes to harming real people www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.
www.advocate.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
There is no ethical way to consume Harry Potter. None.
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This is one of the oldest pieces of advice I remember from a decade or so ago about invoices that I'm glad to see brought up again. This is also a good reminder to not be lazy and instead of using the send / receive money option, use an invoice! It's so much easier to organize
Reminder: When you pay for something through PayPal DO NOT SAY SHIT IN THE NOTES. Do not write “furry”, “vore”, “paws”, do not write “thnx for the sexy art”, do not write fucking ANYTHING other than the most VAGUE “art” or “thnx” or whatever.
August 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is one of the oldest pieces of advice I remember from a decade or so ago about invoices that I'm glad to see brought up again. This is also a good reminder to not be lazy and instead of using the send / receive money option, use an invoice! It's so much easier to organize
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VILE is banned?
No. VILE is free.
VILE: Exhumed from @dirtlord77.bsky.social is now free to download, and free from censorship.
Play, the game, share the game, resist those who would silence art.
www.vileisbanned.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6lO...
No. VILE is free.
VILE: Exhumed from @dirtlord77.bsky.social is now free to download, and free from censorship.
Play, the game, share the game, resist those who would silence art.
www.vileisbanned.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6lO...
VILE: EXHUMED | VILEISBANNED.COM
YouTube video by DreadXP
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
VILE is banned?
No. VILE is free.
VILE: Exhumed from @dirtlord77.bsky.social is now free to download, and free from censorship.
Play, the game, share the game, resist those who would silence art.
www.vileisbanned.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6lO...
No. VILE is free.
VILE: Exhumed from @dirtlord77.bsky.social is now free to download, and free from censorship.
Play, the game, share the game, resist those who would silence art.
www.vileisbanned.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6lO...
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Speaking as a repeat customer of Drop: NEVER AGAIN. Not one fucking CENT.
Choosing to license Harry Potter in 2025, during a massive international assault on trans rights fueled greatly by JK R*wling's hate, is something I cannot forgive.
#BoycottDrop #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransLivesMatter
Choosing to license Harry Potter in 2025, during a massive international assault on trans rights fueled greatly by JK R*wling's hate, is something I cannot forgive.
#BoycottDrop #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransLivesMatter
August 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Speaking as a repeat customer of Drop: NEVER AGAIN. Not one fucking CENT.
Choosing to license Harry Potter in 2025, during a massive international assault on trans rights fueled greatly by JK R*wling's hate, is something I cannot forgive.
#BoycottDrop #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransLivesMatter
Choosing to license Harry Potter in 2025, during a massive international assault on trans rights fueled greatly by JK R*wling's hate, is something I cannot forgive.
#BoycottDrop #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransLivesMatter
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How did I not know that this was a thing?! Hellooooo, reference points without having to Google low-res screenshots!
#gamedev #indiedev
#gamedev #indiedev
The new Game UI Database server is now firing on all cylinders, which means updates are finally back on the menu!
To mark the occasion, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, Switch 2 Welcome Tour and the Switch 2 OS have all been added to the database!
www.gameuidatabase.com
To mark the occasion, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, Switch 2 Welcome Tour and the Switch 2 OS have all been added to the database!
www.gameuidatabase.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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I... never would have expected GOG to do a big porn giveaway to protest censorship, but hey, it's high profile enough to bring the site to its knees so CLEARLY it's spreading awareness.
This is extremely cool. GOG is taking a stand against payment processors caving to fundamentalist religious groups and is offering a bunch of "banned" games for free.
freedomtobuy.games
freedomtobuy.games
Freedom To Buy
Join the 48-hour giveaway and stand for the freedom to buy games.
freedomtobuy.games
August 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I... never would have expected GOG to do a big porn giveaway to protest censorship, but hey, it's high profile enough to bring the site to its knees so CLEARLY it's spreading awareness.
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BREAKING: Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath singer who rose to heavy metal stardom, has died at age 76, his family says.
Ozzy Osbourne, pioneering heavy metal singer and Black Sabbath frontman, dies at 76
Word of Osbourne’s demise came weeks after the ailing front man reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates.
nbcnews.to
July 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
BREAKING: Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath singer who rose to heavy metal stardom, has died at age 76, his family says.
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I was hoping Valve would stay strong against this; as loss of their business should be a large enough threat for any card processor to back down
The anti-porn tirade of Visa/Mastercard are based on internal policy, not sound law
Their executives want to hurt sex workers & queers, it's that simple
The anti-porn tirade of Visa/Mastercard are based on internal policy, not sound law
Their executives want to hurt sex workers & queers, it's that simple
The dire state of selling adult games online just got dire-er. Valve updated Steamworks with rule 15, that says they will not stand up for adult gamedevs against Mastercard's morality policing
July 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I was hoping Valve would stay strong against this; as loss of their business should be a large enough threat for any card processor to back down
The anti-porn tirade of Visa/Mastercard are based on internal policy, not sound law
Their executives want to hurt sex workers & queers, it's that simple
The anti-porn tirade of Visa/Mastercard are based on internal policy, not sound law
Their executives want to hurt sex workers & queers, it's that simple
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preaching to the choir, but this would obviously be financially devastating to many independent comic and game artists using itch to release queer or adult works, myself included - around half of my annual income comes from itch comic sales every year
So you know how Steam updates their TOS to restrict "NSFW" content at the request of payment processors like Visa and Mastercard?
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
The group behind that pressure campaign is coming after Itch.io.
If you are selling books on itch, this concerns you.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Steam's new censorship rules in victory against 'porn sick brain rotted pedo gamer fetishists', and things only get weirder from there
Everyone hated that.
www.pcgamer.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
preaching to the choir, but this would obviously be financially devastating to many independent comic and game artists using itch to release queer or adult works, myself included - around half of my annual income comes from itch comic sales every year
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The article was taken down "due to concerns about the controversial subject matter" - luckily, it was archived and can be read here!
web.archive.org/web/20250719...
web.archive.org/web/20250719...
July 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The article was taken down "due to concerns about the controversial subject matter" - luckily, it was archived and can be read here!
web.archive.org/web/20250719...
web.archive.org/web/20250719...
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VICE is going to learn what the "Streisand Effect" is. The same applies to the Collective Shout people.
VICE's owner Savage Ventures has requested the removal of my Collective Shout articles. This is due to concerns about the controversial subject matter—not journalistic complaints
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
July 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
VICE is going to learn what the "Streisand Effect" is. The same applies to the Collective Shout people.
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Ana Valens' exposé on Collective Shout, the group responsible for the Steam purge, has been taken down from its outlet VICE by managerial fiat. This is a really obvious case of the powers that be intervening to protect their power, and yet everyone will ignore it.
VICE's owner Savage Ventures has requested the removal of my Collective Shout articles. This is due to concerns about the controversial subject matter—not journalistic complaints
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
July 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ana Valens' exposé on Collective Shout, the group responsible for the Steam purge, has been taken down from its outlet VICE by managerial fiat. This is a really obvious case of the powers that be intervening to protect their power, and yet everyone will ignore it.