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A sincere thank you to everyone who's read the comic and supported the channel, because I hold no illusions about the fact that this publication would not have happened, and certainly not this quickly, without all of you! ❤️ -R

WHY? On July 2025, Steam, a popular storefront to purchase games on PC, and itch.io, a storefront that sells games, comics, tools, resources and much more, have recently delisted several NSFW games, after the group Collective Shout published an open letter to payment processors such as Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and more. As a result of this letter, payment processors have strongarmed Valve and itch.io into enforcing restrictive new TOS policies on what kind of content their platforms can host and sell. 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

Cheat Sheet v.2

nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information

imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i

more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!

I took the "confused and asking questions" route on the phone with Visa today and in my initial questions, I didn't mention video games at all and the person on the phone said "Visa doesn't block payments to video game sites" so I KNOW they're floundering under these calls.

Oh my god the PayPal call was SO FUNNY. The guy on the phone was like "We don't allow processing payments for explicit material."

So I hit him with "So if I were to go and purchase a copy of Game of Thrones online, my payment would be blocked?"

I think it clicked for him then.

Spoke with Surena, checked in, and I’m only going to say a few things. (Even if she did say I can let the chopper sing) The only reason I’m saying anything is because while everyone wants to step away “until they have all the facts”, that didn’t stop many people from spreading the lies via texts.

That Saturday I was at Comic Con. That night, the rumor spread to me. But I check my sources.

What Saige deliberately did to B. Dave’s and *countless others* (mostly POC) careers is IRREPARABLE.

And the fact Carlos is in on it too? Holding their victims back from being cast in Dropout?

Evil.

Many in LA TTRPG are terrified to speak up about their accounts re: Saige & Carlos is because Saige has been spreading lies nonstop over the past two years to *anyone* that would listen to her. They've ruined several POCs careers.

Carlos is the EP of Dimension 20 & a Producer at Dropout.

Speak up.

trump will be the next reagan in the sense that in 30 years every time you notice some horrible defect in society you'll do some quick research and trace it back to trump

We're excited to reveal that Sword of the Sea will officially launch on August 19th this year!

Get ready to ride the waves on PlayStation 5, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

Wishlist links below!

#SwordoftheSea

Public commenting is open until 6/20 for the 6/25 committee meeting which will make recommendations for (or against) vaccines for COVID, HPV, influenza, meningococcal, and RSV.
Comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...

It’s not hyperbole to say that the deaths in Minnesota are on the GOP’s hands. They’ve built this political environment and they’ve allowed a demagogue to spread hate. This is entirely on them.

We’ve removed the ability to share protest photos on our website to help protect members of the resistance. Photo sharing has also been disabled on this page for the same reason. Your safety is our top priority.

During the George Floyd protests i wrote about the media's bias against left wing protest and man has it aged well

What happened last night and today was manufactured propaganda by the Trump admin to justify using the military against Americans. Let us be clear: the military should never police civilians without a request from the state. So much for the so-called party of states’ rights and law and order.

You all are incredible. You’ve been collecting videos, photos, and detailed notes piecing together exactly what happened. The narrative this administration tried to push? You dismantled it in hours.

If you're wondering, I looked it up—this is Pritzker at Chicago Pride in 1993, the year he earned his law degree.

WIMBLEDON WIN PROMOTION TO LEAGUE ONE 🥳

Proud, tenacious phoenix club—founded by the fans when a sulking owner took their team 60 miles down the road—return to the 3rd tier. One league above MK Dons 👋

Have a day, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social 💙

This passed 215-214. We're going to lose our healthcare because 3 senior Dems have died this year. We lost Roe because Ginsburg didn't retire. We lost the election because Joe ran for reelection.

Our country is being destroyed because geriatric Dems can't retire and let go of power.

!

King.

Hi, I'm in charge of the economy and also a big fan of the fifth-ranked Large Language Model chatbot, whose claim to fame is that it is more racist than the other chatbots

Whenever Bluesky announces something new you get all the sickos going on and on about their precious Edit button and that’s some bullshit, this is a no edit button zone

"The series’ momentum is relentless, but each episode — released weekly, as God and Philo T. Farnsworth intended — feels like a satisfying unit."

This is candidate for sentence of the year.

Weekly releases as God herself intended.

You: They did the math.

Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ

You: What was that?

Me: Nothing.

Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ

A perfect example, Medium - well done.

@_heatherlynn • 22h it is physically painful to watch society get less and less intelligent and more weird and evil and devoid of empathy by the day @LordSaturnX @grok is society really getting less intelligent? 2:43 PM • 5/10/25 • 31 Views

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The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"

a Chris Murphy-retweeting pope. The ResistLibs really do have the Mandate of Heaven

Guy from Chicago who hates JD Vance and it's JB Pritzker and pope leo