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Non-binary (he/they). Bi. Anti-AI. Exhausted optimist. Owner & editor of Sliced Up Press. I also write!

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It is hard to balance, but finding those small moments of brightness amidst all the shite can help a lot. Or discovering ways to fight back against the shite.

10.08.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

whimsy interrupted

10.08.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

log on hoping to see some whimsy

whimsy obtained

whimsy interrupted

log off again

repeat

10.08.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Greta Thunberg and other activists, including Nelson Mandela's grandson, are sailing to try to break the siege in Gaza again. This time, with dozens of boats and coordinated mobilisation from 44 countries.

10.08.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
The meme with the guy watching an other girl than his girlfriend, but the thing that interested him is the customer support of Paypal Visa stripe and mastercard to complant about their policy.

The meme with the guy watching an other girl than his girlfriend, but the thing that interested him is the customer support of Paypal Visa stripe and mastercard to complant about their policy.

Don't stop complaining ! @voiddebris.bsky.social
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

10.08.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2611    πŸ” 1823    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7

yes but what did he do with his friday evenings

10.08.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

looks like they're leaning into a crib to shove a smoke into a baby's mouth

10.08.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The real question is what did the innkeeper of the Prancing Pony do after the ringwraiths killed the fuck out of all his pillows?

Find out in hollywood's newest blockbuster Butterbur: Bedquest coming Summer 2029

10.08.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When Gollum's not on the screen all the other characters should be asking "where's Gollum?"

10.08.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Collective shout are a charity in australia; aussies can formally complaint. https://www.acnc.gov.au/raise-concern. They do not have a governing document publicly available, they retain a surplus, they do not break down their expenses, its unclear how their actions align with their stated purpose, they do not assist real victims.

Collective shout are a charity in australia; aussies can formally complaint. https://www.acnc.gov.au/raise-concern. They do not have a governing document publicly available, they retain a surplus, they do not break down their expenses, its unclear how their actions align with their stated purpose, they do not assist real victims.

anyway a lovely mutual who asked to be anonymous made a graphic to help aussies complain about Collective Shout for violating Australian guidelines for charity orgs and reasons to report them.

www.acnc.gov.au/raise-concern

08.08.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
a group of people standing around a man in a hawaiian shirt Alt: ichiban being hyped the fuck up by his colleagues gif

curing my woes with sidequests in like a dragon infinite wealth

08.08.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ban trans women from single-sex spaces, equality watchdog to say

Ban trans women from single-sex spaces, equality watchdog to say

The EHRC is not changing course on their bathroom ban.

They don’t care what the consultation said.

So what happens now? 🧡

archive.ph/inGpF

08.08.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 16

KPop Demon Hunters was really good.

08.08.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

we all know the answer to that one

08.08.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

roses are red
trumpets go toot
if you're a dickhead
i block or mute

07.08.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
talkie toaster from red dwarf. its a toaster that talks

talkie toaster from red dwarf. its a toaster that talks

imagine getting ratted out to the pigs by this little fucker

06.08.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the year is 2027 and you cant yell at your malfunctioning ai enabled toaster for fear of getting charged with a hate crime

06.08.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
AFI - Behind The Clock (Official Video)
YouTube video by AFI AFIREINSIDE AFI - Behind The Clock (Official Video)

This sounds like it's from The Crow OST and I fucking love it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Xq...

05.08.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

03.08.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the alt text is killing me here

03.08.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Subject: I No Longer Recognise the EHRC as a National Human Rights Institution Subject: I No Longer Recognise the EHRC as a National Human Rights Institution [Make your own amendments and additions to this email.] Dear [MP's Name], I am writing to express my deep concern regardi...

If you’re an individual, you can write to your MP to express your concerns, and state that you no longer recognise the EHRC as a NHRI. We’ve prepared a letter you can personalise and send. It helps show this issue matters to constituents.

02.08.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

all copies of ninja gaiden have been edited to show ryu hayabusa wielding a battered sausage and instead of blood stricken enemies now squirt out mushy peas

02.08.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a little girl is sitting on a couch with her eyes closed and making a funny face . Alt: a tiny child stricken with woe, eyes closed, collapsing slowly onto a table or a bed or a cushion or something gif

mood

01.08.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How to securely store/transmit your NSFW work on googledrive etc:

1️⃣Download 7-Zip

2️⃣Right-click your file or folder

3️⃣Choose 7-Zip > Add to archive

4️⃣Set the archive format to zip

5️⃣Under Encryption, enter a password and select AES-256

6️⃣Click OK to create a secure, password-protected ZIP file

29.07.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

oh nice fic you're writing there, very hot
DON'T YOU WANT TO SAVE IT ON THE CLOUD☁️✨
so we can scan your files for Unacceptable Content and lock you out from your own creative works✨✨✨

29.07.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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

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!!!

27.07.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9324    πŸ” 7728    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 221
a cutesy ceramic ghost in a blue witch's hat holding a pink lollipop - it has a tag with the word "GHOULISH" on it

a cutesy ceramic ghost in a blue witch's hat holding a pink lollipop - it has a tag with the word "GHOULISH" on it

@fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social have you branched out into ceramics?

26.07.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IT'S WORKING, Y'ALL!! Keep the pressure up!!

26.07.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6109    πŸ” 3636    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 44

This is how hardcore censorship begins. Download the guide. Get as many of your books offline as possible.

They won't stop here.

24.07.2025 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 362    πŸ” 227    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Just dropping in to say fuck payment processors, sending them complaints about their conduct as should we all

24.07.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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