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Trans rights are human rights, BLM, will retweet politics and NSFW/18+ Art. Please try to be excellent to others as well as to yourself.

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ROXANNE VALENTYNE @sludgepunk.itch.io · 5h
it's a year in the future. they still have data centers running, renewables got passed for those, of course. most people don't have a screen, those who do have shoved it into a jailbroken state where nothing can be connected to the internet.
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Kay F. Atkinson - Perfect Killer Bodies out Nov. 10 @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io · 11h
just saying that in like, any bargain bin dystopian fiction, this is the kind of thing that would get the heroes putting on gas masks and venturing out to destroy those generators, and the reader would be expected to see them as sympathetic without question
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
oh wow people are pissed huh
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 10/10/2026
Hundreds of protestors march from the site where an ICE agent shot a father in the Bronx on 10/8 to the hospital where he was being held. Defund and abolish ICE. Chinga la migra. 🧵 of photos...
A big crowd of protestors march in protest of an ICE agent shooting a father in the Bronx. Banner up front reads "JUSTICE FOR LORENZO, JOAN AND ALL VICTIMS OF ICE / Party for Socialism & Liberation." Signs read "Chinga la Migra" and "ICE OUT OF NYC"
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The Humanist Report @humanistreport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Democrats will never learn.
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 05/10/2026
Just a reminder that the publisher laid off the entire dev team the moment this was released. There is a solid moral argument for not buying it, and that sucks.
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Professor Lynx @professorlynx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you somehow didn't know. Fuck JKR. Fuck ANYTHING and EVERYTHING Harry Potter.
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B @judi-hench.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Meme from Peaky Blinders. Cillian Murphy is instructing his men, "No hate-watching! No! Fucking! Hate! Watching!"
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Sabrina, Slutty Wiccan Minx 🔞 @starnyte.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So I was hesitating making one of these for a ton of reasons, but a big one was that I’d likely have to do an impromptu face reveal. But if you want to help me out, buy a few more weeks in a motel or Airbnb and avoid homelessness, I have a gofundme set up gofund.me/9ac118cc5
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Donate to Help Sabrina Stay Housed and Avoid Homelessness, organized by Sabrina Coffman
Hi! My name is Sabrina, and I’ve been dealing with housing insecurit… Sabrina Coffman needs your support for Help Sabrina Stay Housed and Avoid Homelessness
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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm really struggling here. Between glasses last month and insurance this month I am really really really really stressed. I wrote an article last month and I'm working on a new one for before insurance comes but I need about $900, which is about 45 people tipping $20 to paypal.me/stompsite
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Frieren, 🏳️‍⚧️ Tiefling Princess @fes4ever.northsky.social · 03/10/2026
Picture of Miles O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney in Star Trek The Next Generation/Star Trek Deep Space 9, standing with his hands on his hips and smiling. There is text over the image in 4 parts. Part 1: "Stay alive. Stay fucking alive" Part 2: "It's shit now but it won't always be" Part 3: "Happiness comes in waves" Part 4: "You will find it and feel it again"
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ellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @ellenteapot.ca · 02/10/2026
there was a trans lady on TNG THERE WAS A TRANS LADY ON TNG
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Repost this if trans people should have access to dark magic...
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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I guarantee you AI won’t kill us all. The claim’s a projection of reckless rich buffoons who can’t wait to be the only humans alive, openly fantasizing about a cull. Again. I’ve never been scared of AI, but the megalomaniacs forcing it on us are terrifying. I can’t guarantee they won’t kill us all.
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 01/09/2026
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 01/09/2026
Klapecki draws from her extensive experience — as a trans Catholic who faced discrimination firsthand —to deliver a searing examination of the church's hostile theology on trans people, its long record of attacks on us and how buying into its "progressive" facade does real damage to our lives.
"When one considers that the church also teaches that there are exactly two gender identities permitted by God, that those gender identities have specific, narrow roles, when those gender identities are unchanging and immutable, that gender confirmation surgery is a violation of the dignity of humanity alongside abortion, murder, and sexual violence, that “sexual difference” is a gift from God and attempts to alter or downplay it is itself a threat to damage, and that all human beings have a moral dignity that they can destroy while maintaining the valuable ontological dignity gifted from God?

Beyond all the rhetoric, all the philosophy, all the theology, all the caveating, the position is simple: God loves everyone, even the faggots. He just cannot tolerate what you’re doing, and that gives the church the authority to oppress you however they wish.

There is no actual difference between this position and a Protestant Evangelical mewling that he “loves the sinners, hates the sins.” There is no wiggle-room, no exception. In fact, the church spills far more ink on finding all of the different loopholes or potential methods one could interpret their theology in an affirming light than they ever do saying that transgender people are deserving of respect. We’re not, after all. We’re deserving of pity, prayer, and the fervent belief we will correct our errors of existence.

This lack of flexibility is intentional, as the Catholic Church seeks to tightly control doctrine and respond to the modern world in the way that suits it best. Rogue priests who are affirming, who defy these expectations, can expect stern reproaches and potentially even excommunication. These statements of doctrine are not negotiable, nor are they up for interpretation.

While it is not strictly impossible that these things may change in the future, the consistent stance of the Catholic Church has been that transgender individuals are living in sin..."
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 01/09/2026
Underneath the "progressive" papacy of Pope Leo remains a deeply reactionary institution, one of the biggest enemies of trans rights worldwide. @sjklapecki.itch.io, who survived the Catholic Church's bigotry firsthand, goes in-depth on why it's time to see through the propaganda and face reality.
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The Pope is Not Our Friend
Underneath the supposedly progressive papacy of Pope Leo remains a deeply reactionary institution that is one of the biggest enemies of trans rights worldwide. A trans survivor’s view: it’s well past ...
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I do not care what Leo says into a mic until it's "all the total trans healthcare bans in the Catholic Church's massive hospital networks are immediately repealed."
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
a righteous act
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mailstrome.bsky.social @mailstrome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's not like I needed money anyway. Thanks Casey.
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey folks, I had a big thread about AI and art that really popped off, and now I have some attention, so why don't I make a little thread of upcoming indie games I'm looking forward to that have neat artstyles? And a lot of these games will have demos to check out, so maybe give them a try?
Screenshot from Tenebris Somnia showing a creepy guy with head candles bathed in shadowScreenshot from Hymm to the Eyeless God, showing a party based RPG with a top down view of a path through some woods, and it appears as if one of the insect like player characters is casting a spell.Screenshot from Mandrake showing an isometric view of the interior of a building, a character called Nessa's portrait is on the left side and says "Thanks for coming to Pevenny with me Morgan. I'd have hated doing that alone."Screenshot from Hark The Ghoul, there's a gaslight street lamp in a dark alleyway, on a crate sits a big wheel of cheese, underneath the lamp is a small rat like guy who might be cheesed to meet us.
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Genuinely, this is what bothers me the most, it's fundamentally changed my relationship with art where I'm greeting it initially with skepticism and scrutiny, I never want to feel that way about art.
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☁️ Yawnty | Vtuber Artist ☁️ @yawnty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My bf and I are trying to save our sweet baby kitty from dry FIP. A fam member is helping pay for meds + visits, but we need to afford new high-calorie foods + other supplies bc he has lost so much weight, so if anyone is kind enough to donate a couple bucks for Mr. Dryer Lint,.,. ko-fi.com/yawnty
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mailstrome.bsky.social @mailstrome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sorry, didn't know about any of that, awful stuff.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I feel like Arnold was the one guy to truly hold the republican line about what the great goodness of America means in his heart and when they stopped pretending to believe any of it he looked around and was like fuck it I’m Bernie I guess
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 06/06/2026
…Are you kidding me? This country's treatment of voice actors is fucking abysmal. Aqua Teen Hunger Force essentially built Adult Swim, & if there were any justice, Carey Means shouldn't have to work another day in his life. Between this & Andy Merrill's trouble, i just… what the fuck. What the fuck.
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'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' star says he is homeless: 'We have no money'
'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' voice actor Carey Means said that he is homeless as he asked for financial help with a GoFundMe campaign: 'We have no money.'
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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don't mean what I'm about to say in a sappy way, but a fairly hard-nosed one: natural ecosystems are often remarkably good at recovering from serious local natural disasters *if they are given the chance.*
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TheShunbun @theshunbun.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lasombra reminder 🖤
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 26/09/2026
Mass layoffs kill people. Thousands of quiet tragedies follow every billionaire's predatory decision. Never forget.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ATTENTION BLUESKY! Annie says they are really hoping to boost the number of artists (crew, performers, creative teams, anyone) outside New York who are filling this out to get a broader sampling. If you are in the arts please take a second and fill this out!
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PSX Bunlith 🪄🏳️‍⚧️ E2 OCT 16TH!!!! 🐰🌱 BLM ACAB 🇵🇸 @b0tster.yeag.gay · 24/09/2026
it is btw. anything that is capable of existing with the intent of altering ur emotional state, and that goal being achieved differently depending on the person because of difference in life experiences is art in my eyes. anyone trying to loudly convince u otherwise should be immediately distrusted
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PSX Bunlith 🪄🏳️‍⚧️ E2 OCT 16TH!!!! 🐰🌱 BLM ACAB 🇵🇸 @b0tster.yeag.gay · 24/09/2026
i think one big factor (among many) as to why AI has had such a foothold in coding spaces is because the majority of people dont consider programming to be art
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Tess,, dis agreeable grunt @brandysaurian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
this is some Frank Herbert shit (posi)
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mailstrome.bsky.social @mailstrome.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Casey, thank YOU for doing your best despite everything, but it's always super helpful when you can dedicate the time to recommend something. They're always instant buys, because even if I don't 100% vibe with them or complete them, the devs are great and I want to support them.
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Real talk for a moment? I sincerely appreciate everyone telling me I do a good job with my videosgame coverage, because quite honestly it might just be the imposter syndrome talking, but this past year my self-esteem has been in the toilet and I feel like an abject failure half the time. Thank you.
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Jennifer X. Pumpkins 🎃 @jenyetagain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"trans people require medical care for the rest of their lives" is the craziest anti-trans talking point because everyone requires medical care for the rest of our lives.
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BigCatDen Crafts @bigcatdencrafts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Did you re-instate your Nitro? Did you not cancel the subscription earlier this year? Now's the time to let them hear your wallet speak out against this, because money is the only thing they truly seem to care about.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dems replaced action on trans rights with hollow statements, then dropped those statements, then embraced anti-trans rhetoric. Now supporting anti-trans laws and blocking pro-trans ones. At every step the "they're betraying us" radicals were correct and "be patient" liberals were completely wrong.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
fox news is a danger to society, especially children STOP FUCKING APPEARING ON FOX NEWS
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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yall have already done so much im so incredibly moved! I feel so held, and so confident, because im spending basically the entire month until the surgery doing an intensive mutual aid project for my trans sisters (iykyk) and just feeling confident that ill have support for my needs? It's everything
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 22/09/2026
Hey New Yorkers. Like many I have been freaking out about the new Medicaid work requirements, expecting to lose coverage. However, I have discovered the situation is not as dire as it seemed. **You only need to have work/volunteering on the record the month before renewal, not every month.**
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Foucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm telling you guys, you gotta put killcodes in the games you make now and hold them hostage. Day 0 patch set to automatically apply and delete everything if you aren't there to manually pause it. Go full Pandora Tomorrow. Your bosses don't know anything about coding, they can't fix it!
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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just also want to note that trans people and advocates for the unhoused have told people for years that Gavin Newsom is trash. If this is what makes people realize how awful he is, great, but I really hope this is also a wake-up call to listen the first time someone tells you who they really are.
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PSX Bunlith 🪄🏳️‍⚧️ E2 OCT 16TH!!!! 🐰🌱 BLM ACAB 🇵🇸 @b0tster.yeag.gay · 20/09/2026
im never getting over this lmao. extremely cursed.
render of bunlith A posing wearing an oversized green zelda shirt and cargo pants
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women
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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sometimes my feed is just: [amazing art] looking for work [goated resume] looking for work [great writing] looking for work [banger music] looking for work Dave Slutbutt, CEO of Game Dev, has laid off 9000 people to buy a 4th house in Bora Bora. [industry veteran] looking for work
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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 23/11/2024
The obvious solution is to degender all washrooms and changing rooms. Install floor to ceiling stalls for private toilets and urinals. Bank of communal sinks and hand drying stations. Ally McBeal did this in 1997. Why is anyone still pretending this is an issue.
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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I made this design in 2019, and it’s been ripped off by countless creepy little Temu shops, as well as by Shein. Seeing it in an AI ad is ruining my day, ngl. If you like it, buy one from me - link in bio. I actually give money to queer mutual aid and medical care groups.
A shitty AI ad on Instagram showing my “you are safe with me” design being sold by a company that is not me.
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