The Film Optimist
@filmoptimist.blog
Writer, actor, comedian, YouTube movie commentator. You might have seen me on other platforms as DoctorHu or as BrawnBones, or possibly just as "Glen." Pronouns: Any/All, Formal: Mg. (Mage) Williams
www.youtube.com/TheFilmOptimist
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CPBC
Cards
Paypros
Banks
CYOA
4 a day
Choose from your menu
AND KEEP CALLING
Cards
Paypros
Banks
CYOA
4 a day
Choose from your menu
AND KEEP CALLING
![#SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech #SaveSpeech
C.P.B.G.
4 PHONE CALLS A DAY
[If you're able to do more, you are encouraged to do so]
WHO?
WHY?
HOW TO CONTACT
WHAT TO DO
Card
MASTERCARD
+
VISA
Visa and Mastercard have long histories with pressuring platforms that host and sell adult content. Most recently, they have pressured Steam and Itch.io, leading to dozens if not hundreds of games being delisted, and their TOS now updated with draconian content standards.
MASTERCARD
(US) +1 (800)-307-7309
phone tree nav: 1-1-2-2-2-1
(INTL) +1 (636)-722-7111
VISA
(US + CAN) +1 (800)-847-2911
phone tree nav: 1-1-5. mash account #.
Your goal is mostly to waste their time and therefore their money.
Pose as a confused customer "just asking for clarification" about things relating to the Itch/Steam censorship controversy.
Paypro
PAYPAL
+
STRIPE
Paypal and Stripe have their own histories with action against adult content. Like the credit card companies, they have both pressured Steam and Itch.io, with Itch calling out Stripe as a priority target, and Steam no longer being able to process certain currencies using Paypal.
PAYPAL
(US + CAN) 1-(402)-935-2050
(AUS) 1800 931 678
(GER) +49 69 945189975
STRIPE
(Ireland HQ) 353 1 903 8449
(Cust. Support) (877) 887-7815
+1 (888) 926 2289 (say you are in california)
Same as the CARDS. Waste time, waste money, eventually try to segue into censorship of adult content as a topic.
CITIBANK
Bank
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BARCLAYS
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WELLS FARGO
Both Paypal and Stripe have indicated that their banking partners have also been a source of ant- Adult Content pressure.
While there are MANY banks associated with paypros, these 3 are prime initial targets.
CITIBANK (ENG) 1-(888)-248-4226
(ESP) 1-(800)-360-2484
BARCLAYS
44 (0)1624 684444
+800 800 88885 (replace [+) with country's exit code
WELLS FARGO
1-800-869-3557
For now, begin by treating banks the same as how the CARDS and PAYPROS were early on. Call in, make explicit complaints re: Adult Content.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
CPBC
Cards
Paypros
Banks
CYOA
4 a day
Choose from your menu
AND KEEP CALLING
Cards
Paypros
Banks
CYOA
4 a day
Choose from your menu
AND KEEP CALLING
Looking forward to watching the season finale of Kwesi Learns on @try-guys.bsky.social 2nd Try later! Between the spirit of old-school Try Guys and Kwesi continually demonstrating it's okay to *not know* as long as you're willing to *learn,* I think it's been their best new show.
a man with glasses says cue the sad music in front of a stage
Alt: Kwesi James, first of his name, stands in front of a backdrop lit in purple and pink and says, "Cue the sad music."
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking forward to watching the season finale of Kwesi Learns on @try-guys.bsky.social 2nd Try later! Between the spirit of old-school Try Guys and Kwesi continually demonstrating it's okay to *not know* as long as you're willing to *learn,* I think it's been their best new show.
The view this morning is giving Silent Hill.
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The view this morning is giving Silent Hill.
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Again, the spot color was essential for this one. That said, I'm inordinately happy with how panel 5 came out. lol
Hopefully, this explains well enough why we have chosen to leapfrog Thanksgiving in favor of Christmas like Jack Skelington. Thank you. :)
Hopefully, this explains well enough why we have chosen to leapfrog Thanksgiving in favor of Christmas like Jack Skelington. Thank you. :)
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Again, the spot color was essential for this one. That said, I'm inordinately happy with how panel 5 came out. lol
Hopefully, this explains well enough why we have chosen to leapfrog Thanksgiving in favor of Christmas like Jack Skelington. Thank you. :)
Hopefully, this explains well enough why we have chosen to leapfrog Thanksgiving in favor of Christmas like Jack Skelington. Thank you. :)
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This is astonishingly bad news for Trump in that there is basically no way prices are going to lower now because even if he eliminated all of his tariffs (he won’t), companies will simply… Keep prices where they are now. This is gas post-Iraq war all over again.
One issue is top of mind for a majority of Americans right now, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is astonishingly bad news for Trump in that there is basically no way prices are going to lower now because even if he eliminated all of his tariffs (he won’t), companies will simply… Keep prices where they are now. This is gas post-Iraq war all over again.
I hate to mock somebody's appearance because I know I've got my own issues and I have no place to talk -- but have we checked to make sure that Steve Bannon isn't actually a cursed painting of every Republican elected official that somehow escaped from the attic?
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I hate to mock somebody's appearance because I know I've got my own issues and I have no place to talk -- but have we checked to make sure that Steve Bannon isn't actually a cursed painting of every Republican elected official that somehow escaped from the attic?
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omg the way this activated my nostalgia buttons and i could hear the music in my head before even hitting play. No lies detected here
Nothing on television, when I was a kid, got me more excited than this.
And it was shown multiple times during the holiday season.
youtu.be/pD4LQAKB-YA?...
And it was shown multiple times during the holiday season.
youtu.be/pD4LQAKB-YA?...
CBS 1970s (Special Presentation) Remastered
YouTube video by ApotheounSAK
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
omg the way this activated my nostalgia buttons and i could hear the music in my head before even hitting play. No lies detected here
Fox apparently asked one of the celebrities involved to NOT say publicly that the project was 15 years old because they wanted it to appear recently-produced. Presumably to make it seem like all of these celebrities were actually eager to work with Fox IN THE CURRENT DAY.
Kristen Bell Is the Star of a New Fox Jesus Podcast. No One Told Her
Fox's new Jesus podcast features Kristen Bell as the voice of Mary Magdalene. Bell, however, recorded the audio 15 years ago for a different project.
www.rollingstone.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Fox apparently asked one of the celebrities involved to NOT say publicly that the project was 15 years old because they wanted it to appear recently-produced. Presumably to make it seem like all of these celebrities were actually eager to work with Fox IN THE CURRENT DAY.
I think it's funny so many people asked Tubi if they could pay to get rid of ads that Tubi had to publish a page saying, "Thanks, but we like our business model the way it is."
BUT THEN all the other streamers said, "What if we ADD commercials to our paid subscriptions?" #ToSaveMankindNetflixMustDie
BUT THEN all the other streamers said, "What if we ADD commercials to our paid subscriptions?" #ToSaveMankindNetflixMustDie
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I think it's funny so many people asked Tubi if they could pay to get rid of ads that Tubi had to publish a page saying, "Thanks, but we like our business model the way it is."
BUT THEN all the other streamers said, "What if we ADD commercials to our paid subscriptions?" #ToSaveMankindNetflixMustDie
BUT THEN all the other streamers said, "What if we ADD commercials to our paid subscriptions?" #ToSaveMankindNetflixMustDie
SG-1 and Atlantis have been *huge* comfort series for me over the years, and one of the first DVDs I ever wound up with was the original film (on one of those flipper discs where you had to turn the movie over halfway through). So YAY! New Stargate!
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
SG-1 and Atlantis have been *huge* comfort series for me over the years, and one of the first DVDs I ever wound up with was the original film (on one of those flipper discs where you had to turn the movie over halfway through). So YAY! New Stargate!
I understand that "We will return your documents when we complete your application" is standard practice for passport applications, but it's *especially* chilling in this context, because the documents in question that they're holding are the only documents that can prove your citizenship.
Glad I got mine done before Trump took office; no such records have existed for me in >15 years
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I understand that "We will return your documents when we complete your application" is standard practice for passport applications, but it's *especially* chilling in this context, because the documents in question that they're holding are the only documents that can prove your citizenship.
Doesn't TurboTax offer that insurance guarantee where, if you pay them extra, they promise to protect you from audits, etc.? I wonder if the additional purchases they get will offset what they'll wind up spending to cover those customers.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Doesn't TurboTax offer that insurance guarantee where, if you pay them extra, they promise to protect you from audits, etc.? I wonder if the additional purchases they get will offset what they'll wind up spending to cover those customers.
Me: I’m trying to think of what would be a good Thanksgiving movie to watch. All I can think of is the Charlie Brow—
@brisuscheez.bsky.social (singing): We’ll have great FUN in Balloon-LAND!
And that’s how we wound up digging out the @rifftrax.com.
@brisuscheez.bsky.social (singing): We’ll have great FUN in Balloon-LAND!
And that’s how we wound up digging out the @rifftrax.com.
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Me: I’m trying to think of what would be a good Thanksgiving movie to watch. All I can think of is the Charlie Brow—
@brisuscheez.bsky.social (singing): We’ll have great FUN in Balloon-LAND!
And that’s how we wound up digging out the @rifftrax.com.
@brisuscheez.bsky.social (singing): We’ll have great FUN in Balloon-LAND!
And that’s how we wound up digging out the @rifftrax.com.
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If you’re in a press gaggle and an asshole in the public eye dodges a question from someone, the very least you do is ask the same question. And if he doesn’t answer you, it’s someone else’s turn to ask the question.
And if he uses an insult, ask him why he’d talk to her that way. Ask a follow-up.
And if he uses an insult, ask him why he’d talk to her that way. Ask a follow-up.
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you’re in a press gaggle and an asshole in the public eye dodges a question from someone, the very least you do is ask the same question. And if he doesn’t answer you, it’s someone else’s turn to ask the question.
And if he uses an insult, ask him why he’d talk to her that way. Ask a follow-up.
And if he uses an insult, ask him why he’d talk to her that way. Ask a follow-up.
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Poverty-wage payouts from streaming services, rising costs, lack of affordable housing, predatory label deals, the introduction of AI, and a stagnant minimum wage all helped flatten the music industry.
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Poverty-wage payouts from streaming services, rising costs, lack of affordable housing, predatory label deals, the introduction of AI, and a stagnant minimum wage all helped flatten the music industry.
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
Meme by @/phishonphilm on IG
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its cool how the internet actually works like this xkcd comic from 2011 now
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
its cool how the internet actually works like this xkcd comic from 2011 now
Hey, my website is still up!
a close up of a man 's face with the word noice written on it
Alt: Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" rears back and lets out a long, hearty "NOICE!" before ducking through a blue door.
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hey, my website is still up!
Hey, creators -- I'm currently looking at revamping and reactivating my Patreon or possibly moving to Ko-Fi. Anybody care to share their thoughts on the one vs the other? #creators #ko-fi #patreon
a cat is playing with an apple laptop with the words research time written below it
Alt: A black cat with white paws and white whiskers sits in a dining room table, paws hammering away at the keyboard of a MacBook. The caption reads, "RESEARCH TIME!!!"
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Back in the day, a reporter would host their weekly newsmagazine, play a clip, and declare, "At long last, sir, have you no decency?"
These days I would be content with a reporter stammering out, "Mr. President... what the fuck‽ I mean, what the fuck, Mr. President‽ What the FUCKING fuck‽ Sir."
These days I would be content with a reporter stammering out, "Mr. President... what the fuck‽ I mean, what the fuck, Mr. President‽ What the FUCKING fuck‽ Sir."
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Back in the day, a reporter would host their weekly newsmagazine, play a clip, and declare, "At long last, sir, have you no decency?"
These days I would be content with a reporter stammering out, "Mr. President... what the fuck‽ I mean, what the fuck, Mr. President‽ What the FUCKING fuck‽ Sir."
These days I would be content with a reporter stammering out, "Mr. President... what the fuck‽ I mean, what the fuck, Mr. President‽ What the FUCKING fuck‽ Sir."
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
“At long last we have invented CHUCKY from the beloved films BRIDE OF CHUCKY, SEED OF CHUCKY, and DON’T LET YOUR KIDS PLAY WITH CHUCKY!”
“Marketed for kids 3-12, Kumma gave step-by-step instructions on a common “knot for beginners” who want to tie up their partner. Another time, the AI explored the idea of introducing spanking into a sexually-charged teacher-student dynamic, which is obviously ghoulishly inappropriate for young kids”
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“At long last we have invented CHUCKY from the beloved films BRIDE OF CHUCKY, SEED OF CHUCKY, and DON’T LET YOUR KIDS PLAY WITH CHUCKY!”
Huh. I guess "Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate" *is* fewer syllables than "We hope you're desperate enough for small comforts at this moment in time that you'll ignore Starbucks' striking workers and Target's embrace of fascism."
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Huh. I guess "Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate" *is* fewer syllables than "We hope you're desperate enough for small comforts at this moment in time that you'll ignore Starbucks' striking workers and Target's embrace of fascism."
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Dems: Mamdani is too radical for our taste. Plus someone said he's antisemitic. And that name is scary to us! We need to keep him out.
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Dems: Mamdani is too radical for our taste. Plus someone said he's antisemitic. And that name is scary to us! We need to keep him out.
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
Generally speaking, I try to avoid reading any political document or nonfiction book that contains the phrase "her bosom heaved" more than four times.
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Generally speaking, I try to avoid reading any political document or nonfiction book that contains the phrase "her bosom heaved" more than four times.
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️