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hi my name is Auberon (OH-burr-on) Masshole, cat dad, genderfluid icon (he/she/they) I collect autoimmune diseases as a hobby (Celiac & Sjogren's) 🏳️‍🌈 || 🏳️‍⚧️✨|| 18+ Creative stuff: @alluvial.ink @arcadianisles.ink

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Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last wk.

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
˚₊‧꒰ა k8 is at the amaurot dmv ໒꒱ ‧₊˚@selphie.etheirys.social · last wk.

TL;DR THE WORLD AND YOUR FRIENDS DO NOT REVOLVE AROUND YOU. WHAT ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING BY ANNOUNCING YOUR DISLIKE OF A THING ALL YOUR FRIENDS ENJOY. I WILL TELL YOU: YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO YOUR FRIENDS FEELING BAD. YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING NEGATIVITY. THIS ISN'T SOME KARMIC BALANCE SITUATION SHIT

˚₊‧꒰ა k8 is at the amaurot dmv ໒꒱ ‧₊˚@selphie.etheirys.social · last wk.

psa to end all psa's, you can just not like a thing. you do not have to make an announcement or psa letting people know that it's not your thing. I've been pretty nice about my analogies in the past about this but tbh, I've been avoiding this acct because it just straight pisses me off now

It's Windy, Darling 🐸@sylviasbelljar.bsky.social · 4w ago

It's Oliver's 5th gotcha day! The only thing I regretted about deleting my Twitter was losing Oliver's origin thread. But I took screenshots! If you'd like to see some highlights of how he joined our family (some of you saw this in real-time), buckle up - it's going to be a long thread! /1

Over is an eight-year-old part Siamese cat and has super soft medium length fur and blue eyes. He’s various shades of gray with white pays, chest, and tummy. He’s currently a couple of pounds overweight but doesn’t seem bothered by this. He’s a round boy. Tweet text, Aug 28, 2021: I first say this little dude during the heat wave in June hunting on our property, then again last week. Today I made contact. He’s very sweet and I already love him a little bit. I posted his pic on our local FB group to see if he has a home. Tweet pics: 4 pictures of a very skinny Oliver (ha!). Upper left is a close-up of his face, ¾ visible. Upper right is a pic mid-bath with a back leg extended. Lower left is also mid bath with back leg up. Lower right is taken from above and he’s standing looking especially thin.
Vuronika Baked@vuronikabaked.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’m a finalist for our local papers “Best of the Berkshires” competition. I’d be honored if you’d vote for me! Vote here: berkshire-eagle.votebestof.com/b/berkshires-readers-pick-2026/c/drag-perfomer?ref=share&via=voter

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Sho | Dora Ingrid@doraingrid.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's my birthday today! ✨ Honestly no special wishes this year - I've been taking things slow while low on energy so there's fewer personal art this year. But what I did draw I love dearly so feel free to share! Dana and Niamh will appreciate you doing so! 😤 #art | #ocsky

Illustration of Dana (a pale, dark haired female elf) with a tiny opossum Malik on her shoulder, a black raven flying next to the two. She's smirking, light reflected in her eyes. The scene is illuminated like in flash photography Dana is wearing a white shirt with red trimmings, sleeves pulled up showing red tattoos on her forearms, brown pants, two leather belts with gold details and a matching bracelet with a big red gem. She's leaning on a tree, the background behind her is a dark dead forest. The There's a decorative border around the background, in the style of her tattoos. dark urge tiefling Niamh is holding a tray of bloody skulls. her gaze is blank, distant, her eyes bloodshot white - something's not quite right. behind her is a dark eclipse and bhaal's teardrop halo frames her facemy dark urge tiefling Niamh in the style of Hades 2. she's wearing regal bhaalist clothing inspired by the game's aesthetic, lots of reds and whites with gold trims and skull decor. she's smirking, holding a dagger, long hair and cloak flowing in the wind
maya kern@mayakern.com · 2w ago

hi all! this is really difficult for me to talk about, but the store is in danger of closing before the end of the year. you can read more about what happened here: www.mayakern.com/blog i'm at a point where i need to ask for help. 👇

maya is wearing the hot air balloons skirt in size 2xl. the skirt has a gradient of light blue to sunset pink with hot air balloons floating in the skymaya is wearing the wrap top in a dusty greenmaya is wearing a spaghetti strap maxi dress with a flattering pleated bust and belt, the pattern is a sepia-toned repeat of snakes and rosesmaya is wearing a black midi skirt with pleats on the waistband
JRho@jrho.bsky.social · 2w ago

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and whiteCenter square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettesBlock of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in markerCarol St. Clair Johnson born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years 2023 satin ribbons After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair. Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson
𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔲𝔦@emorui.bsky.social · 2w ago

Please please please do this. Only 1663 alegations of thousands of people who are against AI, we NEED to push back

arnaerr 🦭⭑｡@arnaerr.bsky.social · last mo.

Please share your feedback on how genAI destroys the livelihoods of artists on the official EU website. You can do so even if you're not an EU citizen. We have to be loud so the change will come, and practice shoes that voicing hatred towards genAI works ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...