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Candidly Tiff

@tify330.bsky.social

Shut it down! Let them own it. They said they don’t need Democrats so let them prove it.

September 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM

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Radiant G🌈✨ @ INK INSIDE OUT NOW

@radiantg.bsky.social

⭐️ Indie Animation to Watch ⭐️

Everything #IndieAnimation has been doing lately is so good!

I’d love to see these pilots get full shows:
⭐️ #IDWTBAMG
⭐️ #KnightsofGuinevere
⭐️ #LATGBG
⭐️ #MonstersAbroad

(Ok I know one of these is older, but I’m still not over it, shhhh🤫)

🧵 Where to Watch - Thread ⬇️

Pretty Pretty Please I don’t Want to be a Magical Girl

September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM

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Bulbagarden

@bulbagarden.net

'Like others in the Pokémon community, we've been asking ourselves whether or not Lumiose City will boast enough detail and scale to sustain a full-price adventure.

...we think we know the answer: yes, Lumiose is big and beautiful enough to satisfy.'

bulbagarden.net/threads/poke...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Preview - Our thoughts after playing the demos at Gamescom

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is only a month and a half away at time of writing - and at two years and 11 months, the time gap between it and Scarlet and Violet is the longest ever between releases of main series Pokémon games. Unsurprisingly, anticipation for the second game in the Legends sub-series...

bulbagarden.net

August 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM

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Suzanne ✨🌑

@tendermiasma.com

Hey this is really fucking dire! Keep calling Stripe. This aligns with nothing they've previously told us

Becky 🍉 💙💛 @beckyarchetype.bsky.social · Aug 19

Fuck censorship. They're coming after you next, whether you make porn or not. I have never sold NSFW services or artwork, yet here's my termination from Stripe! Fully SFW, innocent headshots of furries = adult content. This is what we've been trying to fucking tell y'all this whole month!

August 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM

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Azzy/Ezra (comms open)

@astraldoesart.bsky.social

#williamafton #fnaf
My design of the old man :)

August 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM

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Cutie-Doodles

@cutiedoodles.bsky.social

Keep calling. This issue can't die.

It starts with delisting games, but the likely goal is to enact a new morality police that can silence marginal groups and anyone who speaks out against the status quo.

The payment processors are feeling the squeeze! Let your voice be heard!

Fatty's Den (MINORS DNI) @fattysden.bsky.social · Aug 9

The recent wave of restrictions of pornography (including kink / fetish stuff) in art, games, videos, etc. by payment processors and puritan groups runs to the political sphere at top. This recent censorship is a part of Project 2025, as it turns out. It's no conspiracy. THEY WANT TO CENSOR US!

A post on Twitter by the Gelbooru account that says:

Currently people are contacting Visa and Mastercard, en-masse, in an effort to get them to explain why they are banning legal content from being transacted through their systems. These arbitrary restrictions caused companies, such as Steam, Itch.io, and others to pull violent and adult video games from their platforms. They continue to remain silent on the reason WHY they enforced the restrictions on the companies. I surmise they are gagged from speaking through likely threat of regulatory pressure.

May I introduce, Russ Vought, a co-writer for Project 2025, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, AND Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/images/cfpb_headshot-russell-vought_DA8Ama7.original.png

This man has already publicly stated his desire to have pornographic content, violent video games, and other types of content "harmful to children", banned from the internet. This claim he makes is not based on unbiased scientific testing.

In a two minute clip posted on YouTube by The Intercept the following transcript, highlighted in yellow, shows his intended starting point (start with children), and then he cuts himself off from explaining the next part of the plan, of violent video games, etc, as that route had failed twice already in the past few decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0noIS9lmR0Y
https://imgur.com/CxpcUOs
https://theintercept.com/2024/08/16/project-2025-russ-vought-porn-ban/

Now, as his position in the CFPB, he has ultimate authority over payment providers and banks, and he has likely been abusing this power to strong-arm changes in these privately owned businesses regarding content he specifically had shown his distaste and hatred towards previously. All clearly telegraphed before hand, many years ago.

Continuing the tweet by the Gelbooru account:

This was ALL done in the guise of protecting the children. Admittedly, it is a very solid tactic, at the core. But, if you use the mantra of protecting the children, it tends to mean that it's just a ploy, usually to further a specific agenda.

They are a threat against the United States, nay, the entire world. They are a threat against our democracy, a threat against free speech, and a threat against gamers, a threat against media in general.

These are the same people who believe violent video games cause violent things. An entire generation of individuals have been playing Grand Theft Auto, playing Doom, Quake, and other games, but we are not currently, nor will we face a worldwide pandemic of armed car robberies, driving on sidewalks for the fun of it, or people running around with sawed off shotguns killing demons, or raping people, because a video game was made exploring the content.

Those in power have been eroding free speech in the law. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity to online platforms from liability for content posted by their users. They are actively attempting to kill this protection to further their goals outlined in Project 2025, by passing liabilities of their userbase onto the operators via financial regulation threats and pressure, thus killing speech directly, while still keeping in the shadows publicly.

"He filmed the crimes and posted monetized rape videos on P*rnhub, earning revenue for him and the site owners."

https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1898747162306937184

This is their attempt to kill section 230 immunity.

You should not be frightened that they MAY come into power, they are ALREADY IN POWER. They are exercising it spectacularly, taking baby steps to erode away your speech, and we've all been asleep at the wheel.

August 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM

JaxRabbit

@jaxrabbitz.bsky.social

August 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM

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Chuchi

@andaboop.bsky.social

Best part of the show! Hold on- what channel is this?? #markiplier #bimtrimmer

August 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM

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Alor ⚔️

@armoralor.bsky.social

+ alt text added

WHY?
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Paypal have been censoring free speech and legal business on the internet for TOO LONG. Their most recent targets are Steam and Itch.io, but they have also been pressuring websites like Pixiv, Patreon, Fansly, Onlyfans and MORE for years, applying draconian standards for what kind of adult/pornographic content platiorms and their users can host and sell.

If we as consumers and creators want to regain ground on this issue, we have to make our voice heard.

HOW?
BOMBARD THEM WITH PHONE CALLS
Collective Shout, the organization that lobbied to have Steam and Itch.io change their TOS, did so with only around 1000 phone calls. Visa and MC have backed down from pressuring Onlyians to remove adult content entirely due to public backlash. Clogging their phone lines for an extended perlou, over a mont at the absolute least, will almost gudrantee that these compantes will at least have to pay attention to the backlash. this list is not exhaustive. but some contact points for the 4 targets are:

1. VISA:
(US + Can): +1 [8001-847-2911
US option selection for operator: 1-1-2 or 1-1-3

2. MASTERCARD:
(US): +1 (8001-307-7309
US option selection for operator: 1-1-2-2-2-1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111

3. STRIPE:
(Headquarters): +118881 963-8955
(France): +33 805-11-19-67
Stripe: complaints@stripe.com

4. PAYPAL:
(US): +1 (888)-221-1161
(outside US): 1-402-935-2050
Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116

TRY TO HIT ALL 4 TARGETS PER DAY

This is only going to have an effect if as many people possible call EVERY DAY for as long as possible.

THIS IS A MARATHON, NOT A RACE.

If you can, it is also a good idea to try to spread the word to organizations and groups that can either actively combat these huge companies legally, or can spread news, in a manner supportive of this movement, more effectively than your average person.

example of orgs:
ACLU
CCLA
govt representatives

exanple of spreading the news:
newspapers
special interest pubs
streamers

July 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM

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SpunketPunk

@spunketpunk.bsky.social

Majestic grey hair 😊

#jacksepticeye #jacksepticeyefanart

July 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM

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Turquoise Magpie

@turquoisemagpie.bsky.social

Only one month left to get this petition to 10,000 signatures!! We can do this!! #transrights #ukpolitics

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

June 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM

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Jacob Geller

@jacobgeller.com

Patreon is raising the percentage it takes from new creators (again), from 8% to 10%, on August 4. People with existing Patreon pages get grandfathered into the old rate. If you're thinking about making a page, best to do it and publish it now.

June 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM

JaxRabbit

@jaxrabbitz.bsky.social

Chuchi @andaboop.bsky.social · May 27

Been without him for so long. He's getting another soon :) #markiplier #ironlung #mervict

May 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM

JaxRabbit

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Turquoise Magpie @turquoisemagpie.bsky.social · Apr 16

A sad day for the UK trans communities. But we should take this as a chance to do some good.
From the UK: please sign!
Not from the UK: please share!
#transrights #ukpolitics #uktrans #ukpetitions

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...