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huge dragon (only the head visible) resting in a body of water in a forest. Lots of vines and tree branches dangling down, a stream running over its head and a great white egret taking off from the water next to it.

a mermaid with a pink tail resting on a rock and leaning back on her hands as her tail comes out of the water. In the background is a lagoon and some cliffs and further back the hint of a waterfall

a precarious tall hill with a wizard's house sitting on top of it with a wisp of smoke coming out of the chimney. It is dusk and all the windows are yellow with the light from inside.

a large winged blue dragon prepares to land on a nest with two baby blue dragons waiting in the nest for their dinner.

It's my birthday!! I'm 49 - how did that happen? I would LOVE it if you could share or follow my art for my birthday, that would be a brilliant gift! Thank you everyone who follows and comments, it is such a great place here! 49 feels ace btw. #artshare #birthday #watercolour
www.emilyhare.co.uk

Denmark Makes History: Your Face and Voice Are Now Your Intellectual Property Europe's First Digital Identity Protection Law Tackles the Deepfake Crisis Denmark is poised to become the first European nation to grant citizens copyright control over their own faces, voices, and ...

Denmark is poised to grant citizens copyright control over their own faces, voices, and bodies

The copyright amendment would give every citizen legal ownership over their physical likeness, allowing them to demand the removal of unauthorized AI-generated content

www.myprivacy.blog/denmark-make...

Jealousy without judgment is really, really hard. This is something we can all work on, individually and as a society.

"If you would be beloved and die regretted
Profit by the example of
DASH"

- epitaph of Queen Victoria's dog

Women and girls - people in general deserve better than ICE.

Fellow allies to trans people: use your voice to uplift and support trans kids and grownups.

On this #transdayofvisibility we need to hold the line on the progress made by being vocal about trans rights especially when institutions and individuals are making it harder for trans people to exist.

Please spread this far and wide.

Normalizing detaining people with no reason will become more and more common.

What can we do to prevent it?
Make sure they can’t build more detention centers.
Make sure they can’t get their hands on your neighbors.
Make sure you know your neighbors.

Sex work isn’t dangerous—the stigma, the laws, and the creeps are.

Weird how this keeps happening with anti trafficking orgs.

Allegations of funds going missing, sexual harassment, sex abuse, coercion.

It's almost as if blindly throwing money at anti trafficking orgs without vetting them leads to disastrous consequences

Candace Lierd, founder of Utah anti-human trafficking organization, sentenced to prison The founder of Exitus, a Utah non-profit anti-human trafficking organization, has been sentenced to three to 15 years in prison.Investigations began in June 202

"The founder of Exitus, a Utah non-profit anti-human trafficking organization, has been sentenced to three to 15 years in prison.

Investigations began in June 2023 when deputies said they learned of allegations of fraudulent financial activity relating to Exitus"

kutv.com/news/local/f...

And of course all if this is just another reason why we need #Decriminalization of sex work.

How many sex workers will never report these abuses because they would have to come forward and admit they were working in a criminalized industry?

"They effectively coerce women into sexual activity under false pretenses and then have the gall to put these women in handcuffs and send them off to jail afterward. A situation made all the more obscene by the fact that officers often describe these women as potential victims of human trafficking"

Texas cops fired for 'inappropriate' sexual contact with massage workers Eleven Texas police officers have been disciplined for misconduct related to prostitution stings at massage parlors. Some of the officers are accused of

Just a reminder, cops regularly engage in sex acts with sex workers and then turn around and arrest the sex workers.

reason.com/2024/11/13/t...

And the industry, and the world, are poorer for it.

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@valetparker.bsky.social has just created the most amazing resource list I've seen in ages!

Yall have to check it out and let's give her the flowers she deserves!

thesnarkyseductress.com/no-shame%2C-...

I also have a car and can come grab anyone

my studio apartment is smol but if any sex workers in LA need a spot I’m here! Technically out of line of the fires and evacuation

To the Young Who Want to Die, by Gwendolyn Brooks

Sit down. Inhale. Exhale.
The gun will wait. The lake will wait.
The tall gall in the small seductive vial
will wait will wait:
will wait a week: will wait through April.
You do not have to die this certain day.
Death will abide,

Montréal. Because it's not the place, it's who you're with 😉

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Zevin - sooo good), A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (Lewycka - hilarious and bittersweet now, in English), and The Silmarillion (Toklein - b/c I was inspired to torture myself again...)

Non-fiction: Polysecure (Fern), What is Compersion? (Thouin)

Sutton Foster in Sweeney Todd, Piknic (mind altering) in Montreal, Dua Lipa (so polished) and Chappell Roan (so raw) at Austin City Limits, Billie Eilish, ran a 5k while my friend ran a marathon, almost crashing into a BC ferry while boating, Cirque du Soleil for the holidays (all with sw friends)

Photo of Dan Rather with quote beside him that reads, “A few people have asked why I vehemently oppose Trump. Let me make this perfectly clear. It’s not about politics. I’ve voted for both parties. It’s about me, as a patriot, rejecting a cheating, lying, racist, treasonous, fascist, and vile man who attacks the free press, and wants to lead the country I love. It’s really that simple.”

Dan Rather is a treasure.

Cherish the time left. Thank you for sharing. May you have peace.

Please check out this fundraiser to support the incredible work of bsky.app/profile/aile... on Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. <3

My wife, a trans sex worker, was mugged today on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Literally rushing home to see how badly she was hurt…

7 ways to mark International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2024 December 17 is a day for mourning sex workers lost to violence and for drawing attention to conditions—like criminalization—that put sex workers at risk.

December 17 is a day for mourning sex workers lost to violence and for drawing attention to conditions—like criminalization—that put sex workers at risk. Here are some ways that SW allies can participate & offer support this year reason.com/2024/12/16/7... #D17 #IDEVASW

Today December 17th is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.

Someone you love might be a sex worker and we all deserved to be treated with respect, not only on this day but on all of the days. ❤️