Pen
@perculiarpen.bsky.social
Pen • 24 • she/they • nonbinary demisexual lesbian • amateur writer • character designer • BLM • really into d&d • Very gay 🌃✨🌙💜💙
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“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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STILL MISSING!!
The first grader has been separated from his dad for almost a week, following ICE abducting them for the third time this year! ICE refuses to disclose the 6 yr old’s location.
WHERE IS YUANXIN?
Call your Reps & ask them to pressure ICE/DHS to reunite Fei & Yuanxin & release them!
The first grader has been separated from his dad for almost a week, following ICE abducting them for the third time this year! ICE refuses to disclose the 6 yr old’s location.
WHERE IS YUANXIN?
Call your Reps & ask them to pressure ICE/DHS to reunite Fei & Yuanxin & release them!
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
STILL MISSING!!
The first grader has been separated from his dad for almost a week, following ICE abducting them for the third time this year! ICE refuses to disclose the 6 yr old’s location.
WHERE IS YUANXIN?
Call your Reps & ask them to pressure ICE/DHS to reunite Fei & Yuanxin & release them!
The first grader has been separated from his dad for almost a week, following ICE abducting them for the third time this year! ICE refuses to disclose the 6 yr old’s location.
WHERE IS YUANXIN?
Call your Reps & ask them to pressure ICE/DHS to reunite Fei & Yuanxin & release them!
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This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
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On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning.
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning.
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For indigenous peoples day, if any allies or others are interested in supporting a 2S guy in need of funding for surgery I have a ton up!!
It would make my day + be SUPER helpful 🐺🪶
It would make my day + be SUPER helpful 🐺🪶
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For indigenous peoples day, if any allies or others are interested in supporting a 2S guy in need of funding for surgery I have a ton up!!
It would make my day + be SUPER helpful 🐺🪶
It would make my day + be SUPER helpful 🐺🪶
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🚨 Yet again Ted Cruz and Steve Scalise are trying to sneak in a moratorium on state GenAi legislation.
If passed states can no longer enact laws for transparency, child safety, privacy, environmental protection etc.
We got 3 days to stop this. Call now!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
If passed states can no longer enact laws for transparency, child safety, privacy, environmental protection etc.
We got 3 days to stop this. Call now!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🚨 Yet again Ted Cruz and Steve Scalise are trying to sneak in a moratorium on state GenAi legislation.
If passed states can no longer enact laws for transparency, child safety, privacy, environmental protection etc.
We got 3 days to stop this. Call now!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
If passed states can no longer enact laws for transparency, child safety, privacy, environmental protection etc.
We got 3 days to stop this. Call now!
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
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This is a really vulnerable time for paypro call centers. It's already been reported that Mastercard is stressed by our persistence
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is a really vulnerable time for paypro call centers. It's already been reported that Mastercard is stressed by our persistence
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
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Last week our local humane society took in 28 cats from a woman who had gotten in over her head with too many litters. They require a lot of care to get them healthy and adoptable - please consider a donation if you can! www.hsccvt.org/donate
October 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Last week our local humane society took in 28 cats from a woman who had gotten in over her head with too many litters. They require a lot of care to get them healthy and adoptable - please consider a donation if you can! www.hsccvt.org/donate
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Oh my god..... I'm so sad, I feel like this guy only just retired recently, one of the greatest artists ever. The documentation about how he went about designing and illustrating his posters taught me so much. Go read up on it, as an artist you gotta. 😔
Just saw on IG that Drew Struzan has died. RIP to the man who painted my childhood.
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Oh my god..... I'm so sad, I feel like this guy only just retired recently, one of the greatest artists ever. The documentation about how he went about designing and illustrating his posters taught me so much. Go read up on it, as an artist you gotta. 😔
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If you didn’t know, Alaska has been hit by a massive storm, causing severe flooding. Many Indigenous villages have been completely wiped out, with some houses floating away with PEOPLE INSIDE THEM. Please keep posting to spread the info. They need help.
These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If you didn’t know, Alaska has been hit by a massive storm, causing severe flooding. Many Indigenous villages have been completely wiped out, with some houses floating away with PEOPLE INSIDE THEM. Please keep posting to spread the info. They need help.
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Do not watch the HBO series.
Do not buy wizard game (2).
I usually don't judge too much, I get that not everyone is fully in the loop for everything. If you support JKR now, we are done.
Do not buy wizard game (2).
I usually don't judge too much, I get that not everyone is fully in the loop for everything. If you support JKR now, we are done.
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Do not watch the HBO series.
Do not buy wizard game (2).
I usually don't judge too much, I get that not everyone is fully in the loop for everything. If you support JKR now, we are done.
Do not buy wizard game (2).
I usually don't judge too much, I get that not everyone is fully in the loop for everything. If you support JKR now, we are done.
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Good :) because if it can't exist without proper pay and permissions it shouldn't exist
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Good :) because if it can't exist without proper pay and permissions it shouldn't exist
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this is why i explicitly tell people to not leave anything in the payment note
This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros
And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript
And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript
![@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]
@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vyys5nq3rbuvi3o5svdqyooo/bafkreihx4dfvcwdotqvf6ex4fnc6bjxtetunbntspjuxw527oavd3vxroq@jpeg)
October 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
this is why i explicitly tell people to not leave anything in the payment note
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KOSA is now in red alert priority.
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
#SaveSpeech
Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc
Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc
Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
September 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
KOSA is now in red alert priority.
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
Please contact your representatives, dem and gop alike, and demand they oppose KOSA
We need to turn out in numbers against this!
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❗ Quick reminder that age verification on Bluesky is fully client side!
Meaning you can easily get around it!
More on it here!
gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
#bluesky #age #verification #bypass
👇 Repost so people who need it will find this post! 👇
Meaning you can easily get around it!
More on it here!
gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
#bluesky #age #verification #bypass
👇 Repost so people who need it will find this post! 👇
September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
❗ Quick reminder that age verification on Bluesky is fully client side!
Meaning you can easily get around it!
More on it here!
gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
#bluesky #age #verification #bypass
👇 Repost so people who need it will find this post! 👇
Meaning you can easily get around it!
More on it here!
gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
#bluesky #age #verification #bypass
👇 Repost so people who need it will find this post! 👇
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SCAM. That ain’t me.
It is a first though.
It is a first though.
@danaterrace.bsky.social I got this email to my professional email account. Is it actually you? Or am I being scammed.
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
SCAM. That ain’t me.
It is a first though.
It is a first though.
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Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar
A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills
TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...
transfamilysos.org
September 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar
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I have no idea what Dr. Divya used to talk about on social media before the genocide...because I didn't know her before and she has since dedicated her account 100% to fundraising for Gaza. I greatly respect her for that and we should all boost her efforts
Please share, we’re matching 3,000 (!!) 💚 The situation is more desperate, so we bring our hope more boldly, right?
In two weeks, you’ve helped six families evacuate Gaza City—to survive. The final two are besieged under tank fire and worse.
Help them escape south. 239/7000 by Tuesday night.
In two weeks, you’ve helped six families evacuate Gaza City—to survive. The final two are besieged under tank fire and worse.
Help them escape south. 239/7000 by Tuesday night.
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I have no idea what Dr. Divya used to talk about on social media before the genocide...because I didn't know her before and she has since dedicated her account 100% to fundraising for Gaza. I greatly respect her for that and we should all boost her efforts
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Why isn't this comic all over the timeline today, on rapture day. Smdh Rachel Maddow ruined bluesky
Releasing some Patreon comics over the next few days.
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Why isn't this comic all over the timeline today, on rapture day. Smdh Rachel Maddow ruined bluesky
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Hilarious.
My bank can just do a stop payment at my request though. That's free. That takes 15 minutes on the phone. And it actively harms them because payment processors do NOT like when you get a stop payment order placed against you.
What you do with this information is between you and God.
My bank can just do a stop payment at my request though. That's free. That takes 15 minutes on the phone. And it actively harms them because payment processors do NOT like when you get a stop payment order placed against you.
What you do with this information is between you and God.
🚨UPDATE: In response to the boycott that erupted over the weekend, Disney decided to update the cancellation process on their website, making it MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEIR SUBSCRIBERS TO STOP GIVING THEM MONEY.
This underhanded strategy hasn’t retained customers as they hoped.
This underhanded strategy hasn’t retained customers as they hoped.
Disney Stock Takes a Devastating Nosedive as Major Stars Call For Boycott
Major Disney+ stars and iconic ABC creators have called for a boycott of Disney, pushing fans to cancel subscriptions, leading to a stock nosedive.
collider.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Hilarious.
My bank can just do a stop payment at my request though. That's free. That takes 15 minutes on the phone. And it actively harms them because payment processors do NOT like when you get a stop payment order placed against you.
What you do with this information is between you and God.
My bank can just do a stop payment at my request though. That's free. That takes 15 minutes on the phone. And it actively harms them because payment processors do NOT like when you get a stop payment order placed against you.
What you do with this information is between you and God.
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Hello, everyone!
HELP! my PC is essentially being held hostage to keep me at my parents house, as I'm planning to move.
I need a PC for draw.
Due to the urgent need for a new PC, I'm ready to take on complex commissions worth 300$ or more.
I would also appreciate your support.
HELP! my PC is essentially being held hostage to keep me at my parents house, as I'm planning to move.
I need a PC for draw.
Due to the urgent need for a new PC, I'm ready to take on complex commissions worth 300$ or more.
I would also appreciate your support.
September 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Hello, everyone!
HELP! my PC is essentially being held hostage to keep me at my parents house, as I'm planning to move.
I need a PC for draw.
Due to the urgent need for a new PC, I'm ready to take on complex commissions worth 300$ or more.
I would also appreciate your support.
HELP! my PC is essentially being held hostage to keep me at my parents house, as I'm planning to move.
I need a PC for draw.
Due to the urgent need for a new PC, I'm ready to take on complex commissions worth 300$ or more.
I would also appreciate your support.