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Odyssey Eurobeat 🍓 TLT OCT 8 @odysseyeurobeat.com · 02/10/2026
Just as I'm recovering from an illness that's kept me from recording/streaming/doing my work for a month, I've been hit with an awful car repair bill. With more bills on the horizon before my usual income sources kick in, I sadly must ask for help.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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mikoriin🌸✨ON VGEN ✨🌸 @mikoriin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
please repost if you cant commission or donate 🙏🙏💕💕 more shares means more eyes on it for those who may be able to help ;;w;;
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mikoriin🌸✨ON VGEN ✨🌸 @mikoriin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hi guys!! Soooo i picked up a wet shivering kitten outside of my apartment and now i need help getting him what he needs. Idk if im going to take him to a shelter or not, but for now i would like to help him out with his health. My commissions and donations are open and on my profile!!
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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In this period of time filled with AI stupidity, let's celebrate those we are not celebrating enough: Art supporters, Art commissioners THANK YOU! Thanks to YOU, many artists can do what they do the best and keep being productive but most importantly Artists can LIVE!
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Despoina [Commissions Open] @desdarkdesigns.neocities.org · 09/09/2026
Reminder as to why you do not under any circunstances trust these companies with your data. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says
The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.
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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yukari from Persona 3 announcing "Here's our chance for an All-Out Attack!"
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Félix the Rover @therovercomics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
European artists! The EU commission is opening a feedback on the use of AI in the cultural and creative fields. Their vision is clearly pro-use of AI, but we clearly have an opportunity to push back: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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QTori 🍣 @qtori.art · 04/09/2026
I will add pressure to this by saying that any company that claims to not hold onto your personal data after verifying you? They're lying. Ive been nitro free since the first time they tried this, voice how you feel with your wallet people. Make them really feel that squeeze.
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 31/08/2026
Some clarification: We are still working on bigger games! This crowdfunding campaign is to help keep us going while we seek funding for those larger projects, and also for the team to have fun with one of our favorite traditions after a very long, tough summer. 🫶 kck.st/4gu8zAF
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Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot
A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign
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Alex 🏴Ⓐ🔆 (The Anarchist Turtle) @theanarchistturtle.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I'm freaking out. At rock bottom and am probably going to have to resort to sex work just to eat and be housed. I personally feel uncomfortable with the idea, but it's the last idea I have since I've been told by multiple doctors I physically can't work givebutter.com/keep-a-disab...
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Keep a Disabled Trans Woman with Cerebral Palsy Alive and Housed
After fleeing abuse and institutional neglect, Alex is now stuck in a hotel while her apartment lease is finalized.
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𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 (𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐) @cromsferatu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
still got slots open, as well as donation links...you'd be helping me afford a vet visit for Freyja who's currently not doing very well, she's stopped eating and has a bad case of alopecia 🙏 of you have no money I'd still appreciate a share, I'm so sorry I keep just basically begging these days...
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
While the SCREEN Act failed in the committee, KOSA did move forward. Contact your senators immediately demanding it be opposed, and keep the pressure up until it comes to a vote in the Senate
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Foxcade @foxcade.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I'm sorry but I have to say, if you are planning on buying GTA6, especially day 1, I actually think less of you. Between the removing features for pricier versions, removing physical but costing more, and now needing a subscription service to see a trailer, this is a company that hates you.
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MonochromeMephit @monochrome.mephit.me · 03/08/2026
Good Morning! It's a good time to start ramping up calls to your Senators about KOSA and SCREEN, alongside several other bills on Internet Censorship. Senate Committee Markup is on August 5th. There's a script in the link if you're nervous/unsure what to say! 5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
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Oppose KOSA and the KIDS Act (UPDATED 6/29) - PASSED HOUSE ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates June 29, 2026: By a vote of 267-117, the House has passed H.R. 7757, the KIDS Act. The bill now moves to the Senate, though the Senate has …
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Dr. Penjamin @tyberiousductor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
posting about this sweet boy and others again! he’s still at the shelter and will be euthanized by Wednesday
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A dark day for human rights.
four frame comic. first frame shows the logo of amnesty international. second frame shows jk rowling, smiling in the dark. third frame shows an empty classroom, with a pride poster almost falling from the wall. fourth frame shows a trans flag flying in the wind. text above all the images reads : 
on july 8th, amnesty Inter-
national uk published a report
titled “A Growing Threat: The
Anti-Rights Movement in the UK.”
it listed 117 orgs, including anti-
trans and anti-queer ones
backed by jk rowling.
the backlash was immediate
and brutal : rowling pledged
to cover the fees of anyone
who wished to sue amnesty.
the report was taken down
within 48 hours.
this morning (july 31st), amnesty
fully capitulated and released
an apology to anti-trans orgs,
which, it said, should not have
been "collectively labelled as
anti-rights". rowling
celebrated.
an organisation that
bravely faced fascist regimes
and reported human rights
violations for 65 years has caved
to rowling's power and bigotry.
it's a dark day for human rights.
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Please continue to contact your senators and demand they oppose KOSA and the KIDS Act. Every vote torn away from this bill matters www.congress.gov/members/find...
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 15/07/2026
‼️ KOSA update: ICYMI Earlier this month, a bill package that incl this bill passed out of the House in a rushed vote. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... This is alarming BUT it isn't the end of the road. Here's what we know:
nbcnews.com
Kids online safety package clears House, drawing warnings from digital rights and tech groups
The KIDS Act received broad bipartisan support. But the legislation is expected to face challenges in the Senate.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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JustMehNow.bsky.social @justmehnow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ok so I saw the live in the mountains bit and had to check it and huh. Well, color me impressed
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I know im goin on about this a lot but please contact your senators about opposing KOSA and the KIDS Act. Please make friends and family aware of how this will effect them and their privacy.
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Rampagin' Raccy @moonlitlycan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
For any folk about to doompost themselves into oblivion over this just remember the age verification ONLY applies to Bluesky itself. It does not affect things like deersky, witchsky, klearsky, blacksky or any other instance that use this site's API to run.
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The family and friends of Mexican animator Luis de la Rosa, who tragically passed away during the Annecy Festival, are asking for support to help cover travel expenses and repatriate his body. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been launched for anyone who would like to help: gofund.me/ae1944d68
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Spike R. Monster 🇻🇪 HELP VENEZUELA @spikermonster.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
the venezuelan earthquakes tragedy continues on, two weeks later. i'm more actively posting about it on twitter because i do not have the energy to keep up with multiple social media pages at the moment + we venezuelans heavily rely on twitter to spread urgent news and information, bsky is useless.
screenshot showing a tweet i made on july 5 calling attention to the news of the official death toll from the venezuelan earthquakes having risen to 3342 at the time the news was posted.

"earthquakes death toll higher than 9/11 and the world still isnt talking about it enough. and these are just the official numbers, we know the actual number is much higher.

july 5 is independence day here in venezuela but we're in mourning. may we someday be free again. 🇻🇪"
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Lady Nerevar @ladynerevar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
She is also a traditional painter in oils and acrylics, selling her work and taking pet portrait commissions on Instagram and Facebook. Let's send her some love in this difficult time, and buy a painting if you're able? www.instagram.com/maveriquemorrow www.facebook.com/RavenHawkImages
Traditional painting of an anthropomorphic cat woman in Egyptian inspired clothing and jewelry, holding a pet cat.  Painting of a brown horse eating grass by a stream, trees silhouetted against a warm yellow sunset Traditional painting of a snail with chrome headphones and baseball cap, its shell a colorful disco ball with rays of light reflecting from it. The background is a field of marbled designs in bring magenta, yellow, and turquoise. Holiday ornament painted with a smiling black and white dog
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Lady Nerevar @ladynerevar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Among the layoffs was character artist Christiane Meister — a 27-year veteran of Bethesda and (as far as I can tell) one of the longest tenured women in games, period. She worked on Argonians + Khajiit in TES3, horses in TES4 and TES5, Fallout creatures, and more. (cont'd)
Screenshot from the 2006 TES4: Oblivion Making Of documentary, showing Christiane sitting an an old school CRT monitor working on a horse. Her cubical is decorated with action figures and plushies, many of them of Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, but also a fishtank and a poster of TES3 Morrowind. Photo of the TES3 Morrowind developers around 2002. Christiane sits in the middle, one of the few women on the team.
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Does it play? @doesitplay.org · 03/07/2026
SHARE IT! SIGN IT! SUPPORT IT! This is the largest petition against Sony's attack on ownership out there at the moment: www.change.org/p/don... Started by PnP Games. If you want to support them (and us), shop games you will own here (ref link): pnpgamesonline.com/?...
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Sign the Petition
Don't Kill the Disc: Tell Sony to Keep Physical PlayStation Games
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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The single biggest story in video games this month, prompting widespread concern across the community, and the ESA has no comment. Thank you @duckvalentine.bsky.social for holding them accountable for their total failure on this issue
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/07/2026
🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know?
goodlaw.social
I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
A red poster with a white logo (a polygonal heart lifted by 2 hands) and the title "United Videogame Workers – Hardship Fund", followed by this copy:

"UVW-CWA stands for every game worker: for those still employed and fighting for union contracts and those who have been callously treated as disposable by executives who've never shipped a title. 

We are proud to announce our launch of a hardship fund for game workers across the US and Canada who have been subjected to layoffs. If you are a game worker in need of support, please apply."

Below the text is a link to the initiative (as in the post) and the UVW-CWA logo.
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tami lam @cuppy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I don’t want this point to be lost in the discourse. Going digital-only means inequity for people who cannot afford internet or constantly purchasing new games. Libraries provide opportunities for people to experience games they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford, and that will be lost.
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Contact your senators TODAY and yell their ears off about how much you oppose these bills. Get family and friends involved. Tell them to oppose The KIDS Act and KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
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.⋆。°✩ꀯꐇꌚꋖꁲꋖ✩°。⋆. @custat.net · 30/06/2026
I keep seeing people thinking this is a bluesky problem. If you're seeing this it thinks you're in a state or country with age verification laws. This is what every social media site will do if KOSA and the KIDS Act succeeds. Running to another socmed won't fix it, we have to fight the source.
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Please contact your House Congressman [RIGHT NOW] and demand that Kids Online Safety Act [KOSA] and the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act [KIDS Act] both be opposed! Its moving within the House TODAY www.congress.gov/members/find...
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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Wacom recently asked me to talk about why I make queer comics, and given there are multiple bills right now floating around in congress that are effectively "we will kill your livelihood if we get a sniff of queer" I had some pretty strong, simply feelings to relay.
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✨Cloud✨ @princeofcloudcity.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hey so this new KOSA/KIDS Act proposal has a little note in it that creates a whole new special Trump-appointed team to regulate the internet. So no more Congress votes. No more checks & balances. Just whoever the president picks to decide the future of YOUR internet. You aren’t mad enough.
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MikeMurdock @mikemurdock.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
(political post) this is getting crazy... 5calls.org capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121 and say no to KOSA SCREEN Act COPPA 2.0 RESET Act Sammy Act App Store Accountability Act GAMING Act Safe Messaging for Kids Act Parents over Platforms Act KIDS act protect secction 230
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 21/06/2026
NO. This is just a set up to make taxpayers bail out this shitty industry when the bubble pops. Also a way to help kill the copyright lawsuits against these terrible companies. Hell no. Make them pay and let them die.
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 23/06/2026
‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...
politico.com
Lawmakers cement bipartisan deal for kids online safety package
The new package complicates a separate push for a kids safety bill coming from the Senate.
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〽️ax krieger wants to port YOUR indie game to switch! @maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
help a local cleveland trans aid org keep the lights on thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/06/22/w...
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'We’re broke, but determined.' Ohio trans-affirming organization makes plea for support to keep their doors open
Margie’s Hope was founded in 2011 and opened Margie's Closet, a trans-affirming Cleveland clothing store, in 2021.
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seeeeew @seeeeew.de · 20/06/2026
With the newly released AI warning for Steam v1.1.0 you can turn the AI disclosure on Steam store pages into an unmissable popup and blur or hide games with an AI disclosure in the search results! github.com/seeeeew/aiwa... addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addo... chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
A screenshot of the Steam search page with multiple games visible, some of which are blurred and marked as having an AI Generated Content Disclosure. The lower part is covered by a popup warning about an AI Generated Content Disclosure. The logo of the AI warning for Steam browser extension is overlayed in the top left corner.
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Lindsay @neomeruru.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
RT myself to save a life. This one was heinous. Remember for whom the bell tolls — all phishing attempts are stupid and obvious until the one that catches you when you’re exhausted, high, disregulated, or old.
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Don Xavior Cash, Glec of the Great Domain @donxaviorcash.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hey look! A reminder that Discord still plans on doing this! Raise the alarm bells again!
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Please take the time to contact your representatives and demand that KOSA and other bills are OPPOSED You dont need a big script, you just need to say "i dont want this, oppose these bills" www.congress.gov/members/find...
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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 14/06/2026
Please call your reps, this thing is so evil
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Vulpixie 🦊⛩️ @vulpixie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Yesterday, my mother & stepfather lost their farm home & everything in it in a devastating fire. I have set up a GoFundMe to help support them as much as I can. Even if you can't donate, please share this story! Thank you💜 gofund.me/4ef3a74cb
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R Garner @rhgarner.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I cannot emphasize the degree to which a data center next to a zoo is a massive endless Endangered Species Act violation. If this happens it /will/ be the end of the facility. Air quality issues kill birds. Constant loud noise destroys animal welfare. Both decimate visitorship. The zoo will close.
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