The Spoon Platoon 🥄

Its Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, which is very personal to me. Im raising funds for charity, and giving away steam keys as part of a drawing for donations! We have Spirit City Lofi Sessions, some horror games, and maybe more later! tilt.fyi/aCROhDx4qf
#charity #cancer #awareness

"A graphic highlighting a streamer named ShrillGoblin who uses He/Him pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Latin Heritage Month" in pink. The middle of the graphic has ShrillGoblin's picture, A smiling man wearing half rim rectangular wire frame glasses with black hair parted to the right with a single gray streak in the center. They have a black goatee and mustache. Behind them in the photo is a wall of mugs hanging, the top left one has a snorlax on it, then a pikachu mug, followed by a mug with deadpools logo on it and a mug with the batman logo. The rest of the mugs underneath are hard to make out what is on them. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, “Hi! I’m Shrill, or Goblin, or Skye, and I’m a disabled army veteran. Though I have multiple chronic and disabling conditions, I enjoy spending my time on stream playing cozy games. Indie games., and some horror games, I’m also a published audiobook narrator“ At the bottom links to their channel at twitch . tv / ShrillGoblin The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag."

Checkout @shrillgoblin.bsky.social!

"A graphic highlighting a streamer named IvyWisteria who uses Fae/Faer pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Latin Heritage Month" in pink. The middle of the graphic has IvyWisteria's picture, a person smiling with wide rounded square glasses with clear frames wearing a pastel purple headset with RBG rainbow panels on sides and a sprig on top. Fae are wearing a pink shirt and sitting behind a pink puffball microphone and the entire background is pink as well. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, “Hi, I’m Ivy! I prefer to go by Fae/Faer pronouns, and I’m a pan Demi-Aro/ACe Latine gamer. I play a variety of cute fun games, and dating sims, and I also love to draw and do crafts! Most of my energy and content is cozy, but the animatronics do get quirky at night… Heart Emoji branch emoji “ At the bottom links to their channel at twitch . tv / IvyWisteria The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag."

"A graphic highlighting a streamer named MikelAL93 who uses He/Him pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Latin Heritage Month" in pink. The middle of the graphic has MikelAL93's picture, a purple long haired anime boy wearing a black blazer with a white t-shirt holding a can of pepsi in a hand that has on black fingerless gloves and has sunglasses resting on the top of their head. They have green eyes and are winking their right eye while giving a big smile. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, “Mikel is a JRPG and fighting game streamer who also streams a variety of other games. He has a vTuber OC named Minami Hoshikawa featured in his streams“ At the bottom links to their channel at twitch . tv / MikelAl93 The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag."

Checkout out @ivywisteria.bsky.social and @mikelal93.bsky.social!

"A graphic highlighting a streamer named Beansprig who uses They/Them pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Latin Heritage Month" in pink. The middle of the graphic has Beansprig's picture, A hyena furry with short green hair, two gold cuff earrings in the middle of the ear and a silver stud at the bottom of the ear as well as a gold nose ring. A Paw is in front of their face throwing up a peace sign. The background is a yellow to green gradient starring in the top right corner and going diagonally. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, "hi hello!! I’m charlie beansprig, your favorite silly lil guy!! Im a nonbinary transmasc variety streamer on twitch who only knows how to make peepee poopoo jokes and tell you you're loved!!! I also am a digital artist and make my own stickers at home with my rad dog hashbrown!!!" At the bottom links to their channel at twitch . tv / Beansprig The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag."

"A graphic highlighting a streamer named itsTripleAGaming who uses They/Them pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Latin Heritage Month" in pink. The middle of the graphic has itsTripleAGaming's picture, A green mushroom cap with white spots with a light green mushroom stem with two short nubby legs and two nubby arms hugging the twitch logo. The mushroom has is wearing an eyepath over the right eye and is joyfully winking the other. The entire background is purple. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, "Trip is a disabled. Legally blind. Self proclaimed “they/them causing May/Hem” who loves indie games (especially roguelikes, sandbox games and cozy games)! They also know a LOT of fun facts and love to share them!" At the bottom links to their channel at twitch . tv / itsTripleAGaming The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag."

Checkout @beansprig.bsky.social and @triplea.bsky.social!

"A graphic highlighting Latin streamers in the Spoon Platoon community. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words, "Celebrating Latin Heritage Month" in pink. The graphic showcases each member with an image representing them. From left to right, the creators are beansprig (they/them) itsTripleAGaming (they/them) IvyWisteria (fae/faer) MikelAl93 (he/him) and ShrillGoblin (he/him.)"

We're celebrating Latin Heritage Month and we wanted to highlight some of our community members! You can check the comments below to get to know each of them better.

Thank you for being part of our community, we are so grateful to know you!

Thank you for sharing more about your experience so others can hopefully accommodate better moving forward! Agreed subtitles/closed captions are a great tool that benefit many folks. 😊

Support your local Indigenous Disabled creators:
@maldelune.bsky.social
@nightosprout.bsky.social
@midwestgameguy.bsky.social's wife

and many others outside the SP community! <3

Happy Indigenous People's Day! Check the comments to see some of our amazing Indigenous members. ✨

Information poster with text: Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous people and commemorates their histories and cultures. Indigenous people and LGBTQ+ history Historically, LGBTQ+ Native Americans used terms for gender-related social roles unique to their specific tribe and tribal language. For many tribes, people were historically defined more by their roles in relation to their partner and their tribe, and viewing people as simply male or female was an idea first introduced by colonists. Two-spirit is an English term that emerged in 1990 to describe Indigenous North Americans who fulfill one of many mixed gender roles found traditionally among indgenous groups. Male and female Two-Spirits have been documented in over 130 tribes, in every region of North America. Two-Spirits have had distinct gender and social roles in their tribes. They could have been: Healers Special role players in sundance or other ceremonies Medicine persons Convyers of oral traiditions Name givers Caregivers for orphaned children hrc.org/resources/understanding-native-lgbtq-identies

Informational graphic with profile pictures and informational text about members of fruities. The text reads: Indigenous members in Fruities! Chonk Witch (they/them) Tous! Chonk is a 2-spirit Northern Arapaho living in the PNW! They are an artist and Vtuber who likes to play a variety of games in the RPG, horror or cozy genre! RefereeClark (he/him) Hau mitakuyapi! Clark focuses on first playthroughs of retro classics, JRPGs, souls like, visual novels, or anything else he finds interesting! He is also a referee for professional wrestling! Dokota Nation QTmaple (they/them) Boo-zhoo!! Maple is a shy PNGtuber / Vtuber who plays lots of cozy or community games and sometimes draws on stream! Ojibwe & Ho-Chunk

On this Indigenous Peoples Day, Fruities would like to share about the indigenous concept of "two-spirit" and highlight indigenous members of our team! Today is a great day to support indigenous business, read stories from indigenous people, and engage with indigenous content creators.

An infographic by The Spoon Platoon for International Week of the Deaf. The top of the image has the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. There is a dark grey outline and white accents for the word "The" and for little spoon and hearts drawn around the words. Beneath the logo are the words "International Week of the Deaf" in light green. The main text of the graphic states, "Always ask someone how THEY want to be communicated with - some prefer writing, some sign language, and some lipreading. Everyone is different! Speak clearly, at a good volume (don't shout!). Face the Deaf/ HoH person, ensure the area is well-lit and speak at a moderate pace - not too fast or overly slow! Regardless of if they have an interpreter, you should always speak directly to the Deaf/ Hard-of-Hearing person, not the interpreter! If someone doesn't understand you, repeat what you said or phrase it differently." There is a green spoon in the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right. The background of the entire graphic has textured bands of the disability pride flag colours (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green)

An infographic by The Spoon Platoon for International Week of the Deaf. The top of the image has the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. There is a dark grey outline and white accents for the word "The" and for little spoon and hearts drawn around the words. Beneath the logo are the words "International Week of the Deaf" in light green. The main text of the graphic states, "The Deaf and hard-of-hearing community use many methods to communicate. These can include sign languages, hearing aids, closed captions, video relay services and cochlear implants. Like different spoken languages around the world, there are also different sign languages, including British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL). ASL is actually more closely related to French Sign Language (LSF) than BSL!" There is a green spoon in the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right. The background of the entire graphic has textured bands of the disability pride flag colours (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green)

An infographic by The Spoon Platoon for International Week of the Deaf. The top of the image has the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. There is a dark grey outline and white accents for the word "The" and for little spoon and hearts drawn around the words. Beneath the logo are the words "International Week of the Deaf" in light green. The main text of the graphic states, "A hearing threshold of 21 dB (decibels) or greater is considered hearing loss. Hearing loss can be mild, moderate, moderately sever, severe or profound, and can affect one or both ears. 2 to 3 of every 1000 babies in the U.S.A are born with some hearing loss. Globally, 1.5 billion people live with some degree of hearing loss" There is a green spoon in the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right. The background of the entire graphic has textured bands of the disability pride flag colours (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green)

An infographic by The Spoon Platoon for International Week of the Deaf. The top of the image has the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. There is a dark grey outline and white accents for the word "The" and for little spoon and hearts drawn around the words. Beneath the logo are the words "International Week of the Deaf" in light green. The main text of the graphic states, "Utilizing Captions. Include all audio: Captions should be descriptive, conveying spoken dialogue, but also sound effects, music cues, and other relevant audio information. Format for readability: Ensure captions are legible, adequate size, and high-contrast. Avoid placing them in a way that blocks important visuals. Accurate captions are important for making video and audio content accessible to Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences." There is a green spoon in the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right. The background of the entire graphic has textured bands of the disability pride flag colours (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green)

Using captions is incredibly important and helpful for people to enjoy your streams.

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This tutorial can help you set things up in just over 1 minute!

A graphic highlighting a streamer named Adobeard who uses He/They pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words "International Week of the Deaf" in light green. The middle of the graphic has Adobeard's profile picture which is a background with red at the bottom which darkens at the top to black. In gold fantasy font is the word "Adobeard". A cartoon head smiling at the viewer depicts the streamer. He has pale skin, short red hair that flips up at the forehead, a full beard, light blue eyes, and a brown hearing aid curled behind his left ear. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of them that states, "Howdy! I'm a deaf demisexual ginger streamer who loves cheese, RPGs and cozy games! We have lots of jokes, puns, and cheesy silliness to try to escape the stressors of life! In addition, we focus heavily on mental health, accessibility, and common decency for all!" At the bottom links to their channel at twitch . tv / adobeard The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag colours (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag.

A graphic highlighting a streamer named Poksmox who uses He/Him pronouns. The top of the image has the text from the Spoon Platoon logo with letters alternating colours between red and yellow for the word Spoon, and blue and green for the word Platoon. Beneath the logo are the words "International Week of the Deaf" in light green. The middle of the graphic has Poksmox's profile picture which has several purple swoops framing a central figure, lavender star shines and a purple and blue starry sky in the background. The streamer pictured has tan skin, curly puffs of pink hair with blue swirls and white stars, tied back with a green scrunchie. He has a big open smile, blue-green eyes, a black and gold ear piercing, and a bright yellow and blue shirt with a high neck and detached sleeves. He is making the Korean hand heart with his left hand which has black fingernails. Below the profile picture is the streamer's name, pronouns, and a quoted description of him that states, "Aloha! I'm Poksmox and I am an AroAce/Non-Binary Hawaiian Streamer. I love to play games and make art! If you see me live on Twitch, come by and say hi! Tell me about your day!" At the bottom links to his channel at twitch . tv / poksmox The background of the entire graphic are textured bands of the disability pride flag colours (Black, red, yellow, white, blue, and green) There are also decorations of a grey spoon on the bottom left, a grey hand holding the disability pride flag on the bottom right, and two circles with crossed spoons over the disability pride flag.

As International Week of The Deaf passes we want to highlight a few of our Deaf / Hard of Hearing team members!

We've also created a few helpful info graphics on accommodation and learning in the 🧵 below!

Check out @poksmox.bsky.social and @adobeard.bsky.social

Thank you so much, we can't wait to do more!

Annnnd that's a wrap! Official post-train trailer still to come, but enjoy this finale video I made to thank everyone for helping!

We will be taking a much needed rest to recharge spoons, but promise more events will be on the way. 🥰

#SPRaidTrain2025 #DisabilityPrideMonth

Thank you for the Baldur's Gate 3 stream! We are nearing the end of Baldur's Gate 3! We took the love over to @novanagi.bsky.social who is playing Hades 2 as part of the @spoonplatooncrew.bsky.social raid train!

Thank you to @snazzyazzy83.bsky.social for the raid

A graphic from Neurodivergent Insights showcasing the Disability Pride Flag (a black background with various colored stripes drawn diagonal from top left to bottom right). The circle with the Disability Pride Flag is in the center and is surrounded by other colored circles explaining what each colored stripe represents. From left to right, red represents physical disabilities; gold represents neurodiversity; white represents invisible and undiagnosed disabilities; blue represents emotional and psychiatric disabilities; and green represents sensory disabilities. The charcoal background honors the disabled lives lost to injustice.

Around 15% of the global population, or an estimate of 1 million people, are disabled. #DisabilityPrideMonth asks us to advocate for the inclusion of disabled people, accepting them as they are. How do we, as streamers and content creators, make our spaces accessibility-forward?

Today's slots:
@dabbinbeebs.bsky.social
@creativedesires.bsky.social
@8bitquinn.bsky.social
@deviant-nails.bsky.social
@/stefimiau
@/TheNyxed
@mokaboba.bsky.social
@jazzadelegames.bsky.social
@novanagi.bsky.social
@spoonplatooncrew.bsky.social (Last stop!)

A promotional graphic for The Spoon Platoon Raid Train celebrating Disability Pride Month for Tuesday, July 29th. The logo in the top left, waves of colour in two of the corners, 5 flags on the bottom, & a heart and spoon decorated train in the bottom right all show the Disability Pride Flag colors; (red, yellow, white, green, blue, & dark grey). The background is a gradient of purple, blue, & teal with silver spoons throughout. The schedule for the day has 1 different streamers, each listed with Twitch username, pronouns, & profile picture, shown in Eastern Time (ET): From left to right, top to bottom, the schedule includes: 12AM ET: @ dabbinbeebs (she/her) 2AM ET: @ creativedesires(she/they) 6AM ET: @ 8bit_quinn(he/him) 8AM ET: @deviantnails (she/her) 10AM ET: @stefimiau (she/her) 12PM ET: @TheNyxed (she/her) 2PM ET: @mokaboba (she/her) 4PM ET: @jazzadelegames (he/him) 6PM ET: @Novanagi(he/him) 8PM ET: @SpoonPlatoonCrew Finale with admins! Last stop!

🎊 DAY FIFTEEN of the #SPRaidTrain2025 🎊

How is it the last day of the train already?! TYSM to the admins, helpers, artists, sitters, etc. for keeping us on track these last 2 weeks. 🥄✨

Join us for our finale tonight @ 8PM ET on our Twitch channel!

Follow the train ⤵️
🚂: horaro.org/spoon-platoo...

thanks to @spoonplatooncrew.bsky.social for including me in the train this year. i'm excited to see you tomorrow!

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Going live for my second @spoonplatooncrew.bsky.social raid train slot, celebrating disability pride month with some Mario Galaxy! t.co/wlzJ6qBLvq

An image that says Celebrating Disability Pride Month from July 15-29th. Featuring the streamer Frostymancer July 28th, 9PM CDT. Pronouns are She/Fae. A logo at the bottom of the image says The Spoon Platoon Raid Train. The background is a gradient of purple and blue, with silver spoons in the background. The upper right hand corner image shows the Disability pride flag colors of red, yellow, white, blue and green. An image of Frostymancer's profile picture of her grinning with her claws out is inside a teacup. There is a silver spoon with a Disability pride flag heart on it resting on top of the teacup. The train icon, visible at the bottom right, is decorated with hearts and spoons with the Disability pride colors (red, gold, white, blue and green). There is also Disability pride flags on the bottom.

And just like normal, Frosty forgets to announce she's doing something till the last minute. I'm taking part in the @spoonplatooncrew.bsky.social's Disability Pride Month Raid Train tonight at 9pm CDT. I'm trying out House Flipper for the first time and I'd love it if you joined me 💖🍄

Choo Choooooooo!!

All aboard the @spoonplatooncrew.bsky.social Disability Pride Month Raid Train for some Dino Time!!!

We're gonna be having a chill slot finding Sunflowers in the @wildamber.bsky.social DPM Sunflower Scavenger Hunt!!!

www.twitch.tv/deviant_nails_

Today's slots:
@nerdyfamgayming.bsky.social
@reikakupo.bsky.social
@itslokiluck.bsky.social
@lorecurator.bsky.social
@thatwelshkaren.bsky.social
@8bitquinn.bsky.social
@hiyapixel.bsky.social
@buzbee.bsky.social
@lunardvst.bsky.social
@mmorgnn.bsky.social
@frostymancer.bsky.social

A promotional graphic for The Spoon Platoon Raid Train celebrating Disability Pride Month for Monday, July 28th. The logo in the top left, waves of colour in two of the corners, 5 flags on the bottom, & a heart and spoon decorated train in the bottom right all show the Disability Pride Flag colors; (red, yellow, white, green, blue, & dark grey). The background is a gradient of yellow, pink, & purple with silver spoons throughout. The schedule for the day has 11 different streamers, each listed with Twitch username, pronouns, & profile picture, shown in Eastern Time (ET): From left to right, top to bottom, the schedule includes: 2AM ET: @NerdyFamGayming (they/them) 4AM ET: @ReikaNya (she/her) 6AM ET: @itslokiluck (they/he) 8AM ET: @LoreCurator (they/fae) 10AM ET: @ThatWelshKaren (she/her) 12PM ET: @8bit_Quinn (he/him) 2PM ET: @HiyaPixel (she/they) 4PM ET: @bumblinbuzbee (they/them) 6PM ET: @lunar_dvst (she/they) 8PM ET: @mmorgnn (she/her) 10PM ET: @Frostymancer (she/fae)

🎊 DAY FOURTEEN of the #SPRaidTrain2025 🎊

Only two days left to join us in celebrating Disability Pride Month! Go check out the amazing streamers on our train today. 💕

Follow the train ⤵️
🚂: horaro.org/spoon-platoo...

Slots:
@sxkyu.bsky.social
@midwestgameguy.bsky.social
@chrysuscoris.bsky.social
@shaka6331.bsky.social
@mikelal93.bsky.social
@pronouncedsteven.bsky.social
@triplea.bsky.social
@maldelune.bsky.social
@poksmox.bsky.social
@ekkotronic.bsky.social
@foxiimadness.bsky.social
@latenightcandi.bsky.social

"The Spoon Platoon Raid Train" celebrating Disability Pride Month on Sunday, July 27th. The sides have wavy stripes in red, yellow, white, green, and blue. The train icon, visible at the bottom right, is decorated with hearts and spoons with the Disability pride colors (red, gold, white, blue & green). There is also Disability pride flags with black background on the bottom. The background is a gradient of purple, blue and sea blue with silver spoons scattered throughout. The schedule for the day includes nine different streamers, each listed with their Twitch username, pronouns, & a profile picture, organized by Eastern Time (ET): From left to right, top to bottom, the schedule includes: 12AM ET: @sxkyu (he/him) 3AM ET: @MidwestGameGuy (she/her) 5AM ET: @chrysuscoris (he/they) 7AM ET: @shaka6331 (they/them) 9AM ET: @MikelAL93 (he/him) 11AM ET: @Pronouncedsteven (they/them) 1PM ET: @ItsTripleAGaming (they/them) 3PM ET: @maldelune (they/them) 5PM ET: @Poksmox (he/him) 7PM ET: @ekkotronic (he/him) 9PM ET: @FoxiiMadness (she/her) 11PM ET: @LateNightCandi (she/her) Each timeslot is represented by their corresponding username's personal avatar or profile picture.

🎊 DAY THIRTEEN of the #SPRaidTrain2025 🎊

How is it already almost over?! Feels like time's been flying by so quickly but don't forget to check out these lovely creators, many of whom are having their first slot today! 🥰

Follow the train ⤵️
🚂: horaro.org/spoon-platoo...

Thank you so so much for being part of this with us, so glad you've been able to talk about your journey of discovery!!