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not to sound like a broken record but this is (one of the reasons) why history and literature are a tremendous salve to being a person alive at any one specific moment

States with Age Verification ID tracker Bills introduced MINNESOTA: SF 2105/HF 1434, HF 1875 HAWAII: HB 1212, HB 1198 MICHIGAN: SB284/HB4429, SB 191 MINNESOTA: HF 1875, HF 1434 NEW JERSEY: S4455, A4146 PENNSYLVANIA: HB 1513, SB 603 SOUTH CAROLINA: H 3405 TENNESSEE: HB222/SB 466 IOWA: SF 207/443, HF 864 WISCONSIN: AB 105/SB 130 If you live in these states, Contact your Governor and State Legislators and tell them to OPPOSE these bills

#SaveSpeech
The FSC has a website for tracking online ID Bills.
action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica...
These are all states with ID laws introduced (but not enacted) and the bill numbers

tell your state reps to vote NO
www.usa.gov/state-governor
www.congress.gov/state-legisl...

if you are ever tempted to write off the residents of a "red" (i.e., gerrymandered) state and say "set them adrift, let them secede, they deserve what they voted for", you are missing all the thousands of stories like this where the human beings in those states are pushing back every single day

Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.

And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...

my main problem with the attitude of "butlerian jihad" or "killing the computer" is that it assigns blame to inanimate objects instead of the real people who very much can be held accountable who designed the computer to be this way

"Please DO NOT FREEZE YOUR beautiful crystals and I would also NOT RECOMMEND cooking them!"

"I repeat for all you rock goblins DO NOT DRINK THE GEODE WATER"

Oh the quotes I find when researching a rock...

To illustrate further how big shoujo anime and manga was in the early 00's, these are just a few cosplay photoshoot / meet ups at Anime Expo 2004 (Anaheim, CA) highlighting series such as Fruits Basket, Fushigi Yuugi, and various CLAMP series. I really miss the massive CLAMP meet ups!

YIKES!!!!!! thank you for sharing this wlswarts!

copying this from the tumblr post for reference

People reading these and being like “ooooh okay so it’s only for REALLY bad stuff” is very eye opening to the fact that none of u actually engage with any meaningful stories, like at all

As a maker of exceptionally sexless art, I just wanna say publicly that any attempt at censorship of the arts is to be resisted. NSFW art is always an easy target, but it’s also always only the first step in a chain, not to mention the artistic value of this stuff in its own right.

i worked with our director RJ to put together a web page compiling phone numbers, emails, and petitions where you can make your voice heard - protect queer artists and sex workers and tell payment processing companies to end their awful policies harming safe spaces for creative art

Header text: "HEY YOU! YES YOU! TAKE THIS SHIT OUT OF LINKS!" This is followed by a couple example urls, with a red square highlighting the sections with source identifiers. The rest of the text is as follows: Source identifiers are used to track your activity on a site. Where you came from, what device you use, and even who you talk to. Whether it's written clearly in the url or tied to a random string of characters, it's assigned to your activity. When you send a link containing a source identifier to somebody and they click it, it signals to the website that you two are connected. And that data goes right back to the website operators, and thus their advertisers. Whenever you select "share" or "copy link" on a social app or website, it creates a link like this. If you give even the smallest shit about online privacy, it's important to remove them. Everything after the "?" symbol can be removed without issue, especially sections starting with "si=" or "utm_source="

I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven

When I think about how when I was young I was able to walk family members all the way to their gate at the airport to say goodbye until I was 15 years old & then suddenly the advisory system kicked in & we never "won" the war on terror, & now I'm 39 & it's still like this, I get so fucking mad.

Your regular reminder that the feds are reading your Bluesky account too.

It's that time of year again! Drowning doesn't look like drowning; familiarize yourself with the instinctive drowning response

If you want to help today, pick one of the list and donate.

If you want to help today and you can't afford to donate, share this with your followers! These resources can't save lives if people don't know about them. Spreading the word matters.

Rainbow dot pattern graphic that reads "pride merch that you can buy right now! art share"

Let's do a different type of art share... With so much going on with LGBTQ+ & corporate America, why don't we keep the queer dollar in the queer community? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

In this thread, share your Pride merch, or your friend's Pride merch. Let's buy from each other rather than the corporations this year.

Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.

So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.

Not in LA? Can't safely protest?

👇

Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor.

He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down.

The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him.

This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies

Panel 1 August and Penelope are picking up their kids. As Penelope leaves, she compliments August's shirt. It's a pretty sweet shirt. I'd like one myself. Penelope: August! I love your shirt. Panel 2 August freezes for a moment. In the background, the word processing repeats over and over again. He's calculating the perfect response. This shouldn't take long. Panel 3 August is still processing. Panel 4 August is in bed with his cats. The processing has just finished. August: Oh... I should have said thank you.

Nice Shirt - Gator Days

🌈This PRIDE I'd like to see more people calling for those kidnapped like Andry Hernandez to be freed. This administrations relentless attacks are already making the public forget about him and other victims of ICE as the news cycle moves on. A moment of outrage isn't enough, they need ACTION.

Throughout queer/trans history, every problem we've ever faced was solved with community. Community care and protection. We've been split up during the internet years that let us break into smaller and smaller subgroups. But we do need to come together again.

My doctor changed my diagnosis to "Endocrine Disorder" in November without me asking--because he saw the writing on the wall.

Ask your doctors to do the same--Just to protect your access to life-saving medication.

a screenshot of a gradient backed text image with the word FALSE superimposed on the top. the text (which, again, is misinformation) reads: As Trump shuts down the suicide hotline, Canada has broadcasted their national hotline which now has a toll-free American version: 1-877-330-6366

please stop sharing this. it is completely misinformation. it is putting vulnerable people at risk.

1. the number given is for the Canadian Trans Lifeline, not suicide hotline.

2. the US Trans Lifeline, 877-565-8860, is still operational

3. Trans Lifeline is not part of the US 988 network

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I don't think this means the entire usability dies overnight per se, but I would once again encourage that people back shit up if you are for some reason using a discord server as an info repository

a reminder that "death of the author" is not a balm to assuage your guilt for engaging w/ media made by hateful people

it's a media theory that ignores author intent, preferring reader interpretation

so sure "miku" wrote it, but you still gave a bigot your money and they're using it to harm folks

Just finished and currently reading

Color photo of a white lily blossom, overlaid with a black skull and cross bones and text that reads “no lilies for kitties”.

It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...