"Go Indie" is not a great solution to all this fascist shit goin onbecayse indie quite Famously *doesnt pay a living wage or health insurance*
But making something for yourself, building a community and not in hopes itll appear on Cartoon Network... that means something much more.
"Discord is apparently switching age verification providers to Persona due to the bypasses...
which means everything they said about it being client-side and face images not being uploaded is now false"
a screenshot from the press release from discord which reads as follows: Privacy-Forward Age Assurance Age assurance is the foundation of this new experience and is designed to respect Discord users’ privacy and choice. Discord users can choose to use facial age estimation or submit a form of identification to its vendor partners, with more options coming in the future. Additionally, Discord will implement its age inference model, a new system that runs in the background to help determine whether an account belongs to an adult, without always requiring users to verify their age. Some users may be asked to use multiple methods if more information is needed to assign an age group.
this is a nothing statement and not a walk back, they're just repeating what was already in the initial press release and they said the same thing in the interviews they gave to certain outlets
10.02.2026 02:20 — 👍 680 🔁 145 💬 11 📌 8"Don't worry, we've already collected enough data on you to verify your age :)" is not the comforting statement they want it to be.
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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access starting next month
➡️ www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
#Discord
Page 10: Whitney turns Pepper back towards the mirror and the two embrace as they look at the reflection together. Whitney is smiling again, while Pepper can't keep a frown at bay when she looks at her own form once again. "When you look at me, you don't see anything wrong. That's how I look at you too," Whitney explains. "All I see right now is beautiful. And I happen to love how round your face is, so..." - Pepper immediately winces. although Whitney nuzzles against her neck affectionately, Pepper looks on the verge of being hurt. "Hey... don't joke... that's not fair..." - but finally, Whitney brings her head back up to reassure her, "You know I'd never."
Page 11: Whitney looks over Pepper. "You don't look any different," she says. "From when I fell for you... I dunno, you could never embarrass me." We see Pepper blushing and looking genuinely moved, and now even Whitney is getting sheepish, with a hand on the back of her head. "Honestly- I got pretty excited about seeing you wear it again..." - Pepper cuts in, she has picked up her dress and is holding it up once more. "Ok, ok... Then I guess I don't wanna let you down."
Page 12: "You're gonna look amazing," Whitney reassures Pepper, as Pepper moves to pick up the clothes hanger from the floor as well. Whitney leans in with a wry, cheeky grin, looking suddenly flirtatious. "Though I'm liking the way you look out of it, too..." - Pepper, although clearly flattered, laughs nervously. "We're gonna be so late..." she reminds her girlfriend, who looks immediately shocked - clearly she has forgotten the two of them are, in fact, meant to be hurrying up. A small handwritten note confirms this: "(She forgot about that part)."
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Page 8. One large central panel depicts Whitney and Pepper, the latter of whom is startled. Whitney's face is almost touching Pepper's, wide eyed with concern, trying to level with her. Pepper's hands have been clasped together inside of one of Whitney's, while the horse girl's other hand gently rests on Pepper's face. "Hey..." she says, commanding but caring, "Don't talk about yourself like that..."
Page 9. Whitney pulls back just a little bit, but doesn't break eye contact for second. "There's a lot I don't like about myself either..." she starts, and the comic shows us some little doodles of her own insecurities, which she is bringing up not to focus on but to include as part of a larger point. An illustration shows a comically realistic horse face with goofy pronounced teeth. "I think my teeth are way too big when I smile," says Whitney. "My eyes are too far apart." - Another doodle shows Whitney taller than everyone around her in a crowd. "And I really don't like my proportions either. If you ask me, I'm gangly and weird looking... But you don't think any of this about me, do you?" - Pepper leans into Whitney's hand, beginning to understand. "No..." she acknowledges softly.
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Page 6. "No way!" Whitney blurts out, in genuine surprise. "You looked so good in it when we picked it out!" - "Yeah... I know..." Pepper sighs. "But..." - We then focus visually on the parts of Pepper that she herself is focused on. "My face is too round..." she complains. We see her back, her legs and her belly. "I definitely put on weight, ugh... I'm gonna look like a bean bag.
Page 7. Pepper once again can't look Whitney in the eyes, but she tries her very hardest to be honest. "I just don't wanna embarrass you." Whitney looks suddenly concerned. "It's ok, you know?" Pepper sadly adds, "I can wear it another time." - Then suddenly, the dress clatters to the ground. Pepper is spun around to face her girlfriend by a sudden but gentle force.
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Page 4. "Huh?" Whitney questions Pepper. "Why? What's wrong with it?" Leaning almost playfully against her partner's back, she doesn't fully understand what the problem is, and is much more focused on the fact they are going to be late for their booking. "C'mon, we're gonna be late..." - But Pepper is frozen in place. At least now, she turns her head to look back, "Nothing's wrong with it..." she murmurs, but she is beginning to explain the true nature of her problem.
Page 5. "It's, um..." Pepper nervously continues. "It's a really nice dress." - Whitney turns her head downwards for her girlfriend, content to take a pause and listen. "Yeah... so what's up?" - "I think it's me that's the problem," Pepper states bluntly. She is again staring at herself in the mirror, and hating what she sees, holding a hand self-consciously over her stomach.
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Page 2. "You should'a come got me!" Whitney continues, rushing for the wardrobe to find her own clothes for the night out. "I was totally spacing out! You know how I get!" Pepper stands motionless in the background, still glued to her own reflection. Whitney hasn't noticed her. "Oh my god... I booked the fancy place." Whitney thinks out loud. "No way in hell we get a refund this time... Babe, we might be cooked." - Only then does she notice, over her shoulder, her girlfriend hasn't moved the entire time. "Babe?
Page 3. "You're not dressed yet..?" Whitney asks, coming over to stand behind Pepper and see what's going on. "Is there something wrong with the dress?" - Finally, Pepper responds with a glum: "Um... I don't think I can wear this tonight...". Her eyes have sunk low, unable to look either Whitney or herself in the eyes.
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This is the first page of a multi-panel 12 page comic strip by saucypaws, featuring two anthropomorphic female characters: Pepper, a shorter, curvy calico cat with short hair, and Whitney, a taller, athletic horse girl with longer hair. Both characters are getting ready to go out somewhere and are wearing just their underwear. The comic aims to depict a tender moment relating to body image and insecurity. Pepper is standing in front of a full-length mirror, looking at herself while holding up a green velvet strapless dress as if she is unsure whether or not she wants to put it on or not. We see a close up of her face and she is clearly very unhappy. Suddenly, a very alarmed Whitney comes rushing in: "Shoot!" she exclaims. "What time is it?" - the two of them must be late for something...
insecurities
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You talkin' bout when I mentioned Slam? Because I'm talking about the 1998 poetry slam inspired movie starring Saul Williams. It's not that well known, but I love it. The "Amethyst Rocks" scene alone is memorable
youtu.be/1ay_nSSTpNc?...
GO my butchfemmes #oc #ocsky
07.02.2026 20:32 — 👍 296 🔁 138 💬 2 📌 0This is not at all breaking news at all and many have pointed out as such but this is also the key reason why many folks will not partake of your Substacks (because it is hosted at THE Nazi bar)
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Usually a Very Liberal Person: “Read my substack where I talk about this thing that affects everybody!”
Two Substacks on Down: “Heil Hitler!”
Substack: “We get the money either way so we’re cool w/ it!”
Very Liberal Person: “Well its all I have to use and I already have an audience there and—“
size difference but the tall one is treated like a person and not a hypermasculinized and aggressive fetish object that can never be hurt, and is cared for and treated w tenderness.
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commission for anon ♡ ty!
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Sarcastic SpongeBob saying "it's just for memes"
"I don't even like gen A I, it's just for memes"
This took less than 90 seconds and I didn't drink any water while making it myself:
"it's just for school"
Your mind is a muscle. If you give up on learning, why are you going into debt for college?
"it's just to summarize emails"
Do you not know how to read?
"It just writes my emails"
Your communication skills are shriveling faster than your mortal husk
"It just assists my writing"
Fuck you, go actually write
"I don't use it in my writing, just to narrate"
Get a narrator or read yourself
"I don't use it in my writing, just for cover art"
MSPaint stick figures have more value than anything you've rummaged for in that digital garbage disposal
No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Hades 2 Hera from October of last year.
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Franz lifting his visor to show an annoyed Occtis that it is indeed him.
Aww, maaaan, it was Franz?? What are the CHANCES! XD
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRolefanart
Wip of Thimble and Vaelus fighting (not each other)
Finally made more progress on this #WIP during tonight's episode #CriticalRole
#criticalrolefanart #Thimble #Vaelus #fanart #art
Brennan Lee Mulligan thank you so much for giving us this moment XD
#criticalrole #criticalrolespoilers #criticalroleart #criticalrolefanart
As @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social so aptly put it... BONK!
#criticalrole #gif
Orc lineart commission
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shockbun
watch out he's gonna stomp!!!
🦜 #art #lintuart #transformers #shockwave #maccadam
soundkitty
no talk!!
🦜 #art #lintuart #transformers #soundwave #maccadam
