Rhys 🔞🤫

Don’t automatically assume that your elected officials will do the right thing because we know that half of them won’t and may try to capitulate under pressure. Call your elected officials and be a constant, unceasing pain in their ass. You elected them to work for you not the other way around.

if you have democrat rep/senators i recommend calling and reminding them you will never vote for them again if they bend the knee on this. shutting down the government is the correct choice. that is the exact phrasing in my 3 calls and it took 5 min total

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be firm. threaten to take away their precious votes. make it abundantly clear that you would rather the govt shut down than throw trans people under the bus

I just called Chuck Schumer’s office and, for the first time EVER, a person answered, who then politely entered my complaints into their call log.

This tells me two things:

1) They’re not getting enough calls over there, and 2) If you want to yell at Schumer, today’s the day.

(212) 486-4430

ftr this isn't the first time bluesky has done stupid as fuck shit. I was here in the trenches in 2023 watching them pull dumb moves and get yelled down by everyone to back down, successfully. the people running this place are not on your side but they are hilariously easy to bully. go hard.

A source familiar with internal workings at MasterCard notes the company is paying attention to calls around the payment processor issue. These calls continue to make the company uncomfortable internally

The Treachery of Images by René Marguerite A painting of a tobacco pipe with words beneath it written in French “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” meaning “This is not a pipe”

Was going to post a rant about making rules for “consent” in fictional creations but I got tired

This is basically the gist of it:

Not that those feelings arent valid btw kind of over folx acting like people defending artistic freedom couldn't possibly be grossed out by the things you are, we may be in some cases but mainly we just arent interested in being cops about it. Anyone who is is kind of a lame

The thing people dont like is that yeah, you're gonna have to defend kinks in fiction that make you sick to your stomach or make you suspicious or wary of people bc all these motherfuckers want and need is a foothold to leverage a disgust narrative against you and make you clap for it

Acting like fictional creations can or cannot give consent waters down the actual concept of consent. Prescribing rules or governance about fictional consent isn't a solution, it's a part of the PROBLEM

I STRUGGLE to empathize with anyone who cheers on the mass removal of art from any platform

Also, who exactly is going to be moderating whether fictional characters appear to be adequately enjoying themselves in porn? Or whether the noncon depicted is sexual vs acceptably “artistic”?

Restricting the expression of sexuality through fiction and art made by adults, for adults – including those you find personally disturbing or offputting – is conservative censorship, full stop. When that censorship disproportionately affects subgroups, that's also discrimination. For shame.

Germany joins the opposition against Chat Control to save encryption Only four EU members are still undecided ahead of the crucial September 12 meeting

I meant to talk about this earlier but Germany is opposing the EU chat control law. That's big

"Germany moving to the opposition ranks could then seriously sway the vote, meaning that the chances for the Danish proposals to pass get slimmer."

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pixel art illustration of a man smoking

Haven't drawn any pixel art in years, but I wanted to do some last night and ended up drawing my boy Gio

Recent cock-hugging holes and glowing bulges 🫶
Can you name all the characters?

A stylized painting of someone masturbating, but with multiple fake pop-ups blocking parts of their body. The popups read: "Sorry, this content is not approved for viewing." "Please prove to your holy governing body that you are a law-abiding citizen of legal age to continue thirdpartyIDverification.trustusbro.org" and "Reasons for restriction: Lack of artistic merit, obscene content, depiction of gross indulgence, not christian". To the side, there is a cursor with ?! beside it in a speech bubble.

trust us bro
#myart #nudity #censorship

This is why you keep at these motherfuckers with your calls. Do. Not. Stop.

Oh, oh I -like- this.

If you want to switch gears on hassling the Payment Processors, take a page out of the (American) insurance industry by being a 'diligent customer' and calling the company ahead of time to confirm Prior Authorization. Be polite, but very confused when they insist you stop. 😇

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!!!

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.

It's a frankly disappointing waste of passion – a precious resource that could be better-spent in any number of other directions.

Idk it just blows my mind how ppl willingly & voraciously devote seemingly all their time and energy to lambaste others over an ephemeral, ever-changing line of Bad Behaviour...

-who will have/find reason to take issue w that Person, no matter how unproblematic each trait may seem. There will never be absolute agreement on what is Right & Correct for how other ppl look, sound, think, behave, etc. Everything will always be subjective to SOMEONE. For worse AND better!

-discuss/depict the Bad Things in ways/frames of reference which have been approved by the Good People. So watch out!!☝🏻

Being subject to being Alive is to be imperfect. It's impossible to even describe a hypothetical Perfect Person bc the nature of humans is there will always be Someone, Somewhere-

-think abt any Bad Things without automatically being labeled a Bad Person *extremely loud incorrect buzzer noise*

Of course you'll have to submit additional paperwork n arguments if u also want to be allowed to discuss, depict, etc any Bad Things without being labeled a Bad Person. And then only-

Idk it just blows my mind how ppl can willingly & voraciously devote seemingly all their energy and time

And also implies there's universally agreed upon absolute Good/Bad Things *incorrect buzzer noise*

The idea of black&white morality & u have to have the right trauma credentials (who decides which credentials r correct? Wouldn't u like to know<3) to be issued a Free Pass to be allowed to even-

I just continually can't get over the mindset of "i cant stand A. Turns out A is into X topic, which everyone knows is a Bad Topic so this means they're actually a Bad Person, which justifies my dislike of them"

Which implies there's clear lines btwn Good/Bad ppl *incorrect buzzer noise*

Some are even topics posted abt by ppl i follow – by FRIENDS, even!! I block/mute words a lot bc Im just Not Interested in the topic, it's that simple! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯