@skymachine.bsky.social
Stupid Joth Genderfuck - They/He/It - in my late 20s Art - Environmental Science - Political Stuff - Nerd Shit ๐๐๐ https://www.patreon.com/c/skymachine
A wasp grub and a wasp sitting at a table. The grub has a comically big pile of juicy meat in front of it, while the adult has a tiny slice of fruit.
Baby & big sis wasps... Grubs need a high-protein diet to grow, while adults mostly just have a sweet tooth!
01.08.2025 18:17 โ ๐ 701 ๐ 196 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 3freaking artfight attack that I had to colour in a panic so i can post it before bedtime
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#SaveSpeech
Alongside focusing on payment processors, we ALSO need to pressure our govt representatives about the 'Kids Online Safety Act' aka 'KOSA'
I made a script (combining my own talking points w/ a script from stopkosa.com)
find your reps below!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
I feel we need to remind everyone that this all started just a few days ago, we haven't even been calling for a week and they're already at the "Hanging up because they can't take it anymore" stage.
Keep calling
pony boy
28.03.2025 04:46 โ ๐ 803 ๐ 163 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 1Sheeeeeesh! ๐ซ๐ถ๐ถ
09.07.2025 19:44 โ ๐ 436 ๐ 181 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0WHY? 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!!!
KOSA is back. This is the internet censorship bill!
And it's not just coming for SWers, it'll be coming for all LGBTQ content, because the people in charge view LGBTQ people as inherently pornagraphic!
We must push back even harder than we did last time we killed this bill ๐ฅ
Kevin McLeod, who for 20 years has been the "royalty-free music guy" online, has just launched a new website where other composers will also be offering royalty-free music for anyone to use in their projects: freepd.com
26.07.2025 17:23 โ ๐ 2728 ๐ 1409 ๐ฌ 30 ๐ 27Two million people are being threatened with forced starvation in #Palestine, as the US government continues to support ongoing ethnic-cleansing.
We've created a list of on-the-ground mutual aid groups in #Gaza that you can support, amplify, and follow. itsgoingdown.org/your-guide-o...
I expect the funding cuts will force them to increase fare to 3 dollars soon and the decreased frequency of certain lines will incentivize people to use trimet less which will cause further cuts ๐คท but weโll see
25.07.2025 20:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0They told me they're getting a lot of complaints about this when I called, tried to push me to do an e-mail. Politely told them I would prefer to leave my complaint by phone and they took it. Easy. If you're calling Visa, hit 0 and lead by saying you'd like to file a complaint.
24.07.2025 20:21 โ ๐ 3428 ๐ 2540 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 9sick desire
07.07.2025 19:52 โ ๐ 2676 ๐ 847 ๐ฌ 19 ๐ 3We have done this experiment one billion times and it has worked great all one billion times.
24.07.2025 20:25 โ ๐ 20879 ๐ 7524 ๐ฌ 236 ๐ 116Various figures
25.07.2025 05:54 โ ๐ 379 ๐ 94 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0something i've been fiddling with on my work breaks. the procreate pencil brushes feel weirdly nice for painting
23.07.2025 10:34 โ ๐ 99 ๐ 32 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0# to complain to Mastercard, Visa, & Paypal
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Mastercard (US Alt. #): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (US): 1-800-307-7309
Mastercard (UK): 0800-96-4767
Mastercard (Aus): 1800-120-113
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Might I also suggest going right for MasterCard's PR team? If you can find Visa's more power to you! I haven't found em yet.
Seth.Eisen@mastercard.com | William.Tsang@mastercard.com | Jennifer.Erickson@mastercard.com
Remember to use BCC!
The city of portland is the awkward nerd girl that drops all her books (cash) in front of her crush (portland police) to get his attention
24.07.2025 19:24 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0sorry that my stupid fucking country allowed a group of terf/swerfs to nuke sexy/trans gaming. the terfs here have been actively losing most battles and decided to go after this instead. even in our safest spaces they are finding a way to make everything miserable
24.07.2025 15:34 โ ๐ 34 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Sketches from Cannabis Works 2 (2017) by Tatsuyuki Tanaka
28.06.2025 20:41 โ ๐ 2009 ๐ 580 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 1Close up of an anthro canine character swinging a black blade wreathed in purple flames at the viewer with a wild, frenzied expression. Spider lilies surround them.
Your End Approaches ๐ด
AF friendly fire on @forestfright.art!
Orias
Done for the Ars Goetia Illustrated project
BIG BAD WOLF (3/3)
OOAK handmade art doll (NFS)
#artdoll
โผ๏ธ I NEED 2 PAY SCHOOL LUNCHES PLS !!!!!!!โผ๏ธ
230 USD 1 character โผ๏ธ 350 USD 2 characterโผ๏ธ
a pale texture, an eruption of blood
a piercing, a separation anxiety
a broken moon, a birth
a beheading, a release
you can no longer be yourself ๐ช
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05.07.2025 03:47 โ ๐ 3035 ๐ 916 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 2Still Canada Day up here, so I may as well cap it off by sharing off my own favorite Canadian OC, Bey. My huggable donut beaver with a lot to love (& her own bae, Maki)! ๐จ๐ฆ Original design by @skymachine.bsky.social, additional art by @awd.bsky.social, they each do amazing work! ^_^
02.07.2025 02:09 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0With the awful news from the last couple hours, this post from the political optimism subreddit helped to break through a bit of the despair fog. Repubs know this is political suicide, ICE's support is crumbling despite the budget increase, and there's a myriad of ways to fight back. Keep strong.
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