bryrie
@bryrie.bsky.social
Any | A confused miasma attempting to accomplish something.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Trump bought the Argentina election by threatening to withhold U.S. funds unless his preferred candidate won. We can’t let the same playbook unfold here next week. Trump and his administration have already been making threats about the upcoming U.S. elections, and the warning signs are clear.
October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Trump bought the Argentina election by threatening to withhold U.S. funds unless his preferred candidate won. We can’t let the same playbook unfold here next week. Trump and his administration have already been making threats about the upcoming U.S. elections, and the warning signs are clear.
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I’ll be honest, “the government is shut down so we’re using private funds to pay the military” is the end of democracy, period, point blank. “The military is paid by an individual and all other government services are suspended” is… there’s no clean way back from it.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’ll be honest, “the government is shut down so we’re using private funds to pay the military” is the end of democracy, period, point blank. “The military is paid by an individual and all other government services are suspended” is… there’s no clean way back from it.
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Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.
Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.
Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.
Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs
Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.
www.wilx.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.
Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.
Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.
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Back when we had some standards still
October 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Back when we had some standards still
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This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.
Literally the least you can do!!
Literally the least you can do!!
UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.
Literally the least you can do!!
Literally the least you can do!!
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make sure you're hammering this particular nail when you contact your reps about AV laws
October 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
make sure you're hammering this particular nail when you contact your reps about AV laws
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"Al is here to stay" said with with confidence about a technology that's only been here a couple years, has produced nothing of value and is alive only through bad speculative investments.
‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival
The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia
There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI.
And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
"Al is here to stay" said with with confidence about a technology that's only been here a couple years, has produced nothing of value and is alive only through bad speculative investments.
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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What the actual fuck is Trump even talking about? He just went on Truth Social to declare the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy is “no longer a theory.” This is the same extremist garbage that inspired the Buffalo and El Paso mass shootings. He’s recycling message-board rants like their policy,
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What the actual fuck is Trump even talking about? He just went on Truth Social to declare the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy is “no longer a theory.” This is the same extremist garbage that inspired the Buffalo and El Paso mass shootings. He’s recycling message-board rants like their policy,
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At the risk of staying the obvious ... If you sign this, you are in no way a journalist.
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
www.npr.org
September 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
At the risk of staying the obvious ... If you sign this, you are in no way a journalist.
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I immediately got banned from tumblr back in the day for posting Courbet's L'origine du monde in response to the porn ban. Labeling art as degenerate is anti-intellectual and anti-human - fuck you for capitulating in advance, Capital dick suckers.
September 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I immediately got banned from tumblr back in the day for posting Courbet's L'origine du monde in response to the porn ban. Labeling art as degenerate is anti-intellectual and anti-human - fuck you for capitulating in advance, Capital dick suckers.
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While I am generally not the target market for any sort of nonconsensual sexual content, there is absolutely no world in which you can trust to the discretion of moderators in judging this sort of thing. It will always end badly, and in a different place from where YOU thought the line was.
Romancelandia: even if you don't read dark romance, the new Bsky guidelines should concern you.
Disallowed: "Illustrated or animated" depictions of nonconsensual adult content.
Why ban fictional depictions of anything? And how will consent be determined from an illustration?
Disallowed: "Illustrated or animated" depictions of nonconsensual adult content.
Why ban fictional depictions of anything? And how will consent be determined from an illustration?
Community Guidelines - Bluesky
bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
While I am generally not the target market for any sort of nonconsensual sexual content, there is absolutely no world in which you can trust to the discretion of moderators in judging this sort of thing. It will always end badly, and in a different place from where YOU thought the line was.
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i want to stress: i firmly believe that we, just us normal people, can push back against this global wave of censorship.
we CAN do this.
there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.
we CAN do this.
there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.
September 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
i want to stress: i firmly believe that we, just us normal people, can push back against this global wave of censorship.
we CAN do this.
there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.
we CAN do this.
there may be temporary setbacks, lost battles, but i do firmly believe that with sustained action, we can make our futures better for art and human expression.
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How do you expect to moderate this consistently? Namely, how do you expect to discern if some fictional characters are consenting?
Kink frequently *appears* to be non-consensual, it's one of the reasons there are 'safe words' worked out during some activities.
You are setting up a chilling effect.
Kink frequently *appears* to be non-consensual, it's one of the reasons there are 'safe words' worked out during some activities.
You are setting up a chilling effect.
September 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
How do you expect to moderate this consistently? Namely, how do you expect to discern if some fictional characters are consenting?
Kink frequently *appears* to be non-consensual, it's one of the reasons there are 'safe words' worked out during some activities.
You are setting up a chilling effect.
Kink frequently *appears* to be non-consensual, it's one of the reasons there are 'safe words' worked out during some activities.
You are setting up a chilling effect.
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in other words, you ignored the entire feedback and made a decision without our consent. that's a bit hypocritical of you, oh wow
Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky
Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.
bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
in other words, you ignored the entire feedback and made a decision without our consent. that's a bit hypocritical of you, oh wow
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Anyway, these policies and guidelines are following pay processors demands 'cause we know BlueSky will need to implement sources of income sooner than later, and they're bending the knee to Visa and Mastercard to comply.
So keep pressuring paypros!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
So keep pressuring paypros!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
September 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Anyway, these policies and guidelines are following pay processors demands 'cause we know BlueSky will need to implement sources of income sooner than later, and they're bending the knee to Visa and Mastercard to comply.
So keep pressuring paypros!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
So keep pressuring paypros!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
September 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
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the myth of a free platform for artists
September 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
the myth of a free platform for artists
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wee im vindicated
And literally four days later from this story Open AI admits what we all know to he true.
That when a model generates bullshit, that’s no flaw, that’s just how it works.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
That when a model generates bullshit, that’s no flaw, that’s just how it works.
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
September 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
wee im vindicated
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Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
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The one good thing about this “run America like a business” nightmare is that more people are beginning to realize how corrupt and craven many businesses truly are.
Take notes.
Never forget how they abandoned us.
Don’t forgive their complicity.
Take notes.
Never forget how they abandoned us.
Don’t forgive their complicity.
September 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The one good thing about this “run America like a business” nightmare is that more people are beginning to realize how corrupt and craven many businesses truly are.
Take notes.
Never forget how they abandoned us.
Don’t forgive their complicity.
Take notes.
Never forget how they abandoned us.
Don’t forgive their complicity.
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Here’s all the ways you can take action against Disney, ABC, Sinclair, and Nexstar for silencing Jimmy Kimmel and attacking free speech.
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#BOYCOTTDISNEYABC
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#BOYCOTTDISNEYABC
TAKE ACTION AGAINST DISNEY-ABC STOP BENDING TO THE ADMIN
DISNEY-ABC STOP BENDING TO AUTHORITARIAN PRESSURE. ACTION RESOURCE LIST WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE On September 17th, Disney-ABC yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air—just hours after the FCC Chair Bre...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Here’s all the ways you can take action against Disney, ABC, Sinclair, and Nexstar for silencing Jimmy Kimmel and attacking free speech.
Share WIDELY.
#BOYCOTTDISNEYABC
Share WIDELY.
#BOYCOTTDISNEYABC
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no matter how confident you are that this shit won't pass (and it very well might not) y'all better get mad as hell and loud as FUCK about this. this won't just affect people in Michigan and it won't just affect porn.
Michigan lawmakers are proposing a total porn ban
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" H.B 4938 would prohibit the distribution of "real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory" depictions of sexual acts.
www.michiganvotes.org/legislators
www.congress.gov/members/find...
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" H.B 4938 would prohibit the distribution of "real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory" depictions of sexual acts.
www.michiganvotes.org/legislators
www.congress.gov/members/find...
Total porn ban proposed by Michigan lawmakers
Some states have moved to require age verification to ensure only adults are watching porn, but no states have outright banned the viewing of pornographic material.
www.fox2detroit.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
no matter how confident you are that this shit won't pass (and it very well might not) y'all better get mad as hell and loud as FUCK about this. this won't just affect people in Michigan and it won't just affect porn.
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I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either.
This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend
Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.
www.kfvs12.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either.
This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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