Maple_Monarchy 🍁

@maplemonarchy.bsky.social

28|I am also on tumblr and youtube. I draw sometimes. https://maplemonarchy.neocities.org/

Saw a post saying "I don't want NSFW accounts to talk about voting, just let me jack off" Buddy, NSFW artists and sex workers are being constantly attacked by a government of nonces trying to distract from their own crimes by pinning the blame on porn. They have the right to speak up about this.

URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST: TRANS WOMAN FACING HOMELESSNESS lily is a wonderful person, i met her recently when i saw here she was having housing trouble. she stayed at mine for 2 weeks and it was a real pleasure getting to know her. can anyone help with temporary accom? PLEASE share #MutualAid

Lily 🏳️‍⚧️@nearchitecture.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hi everyone. I'm facing housing problems again. My landlord has decided to kick me out since I can't make the rent. I fucking hate this shit.

If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.

404 Media@404media.co · 2d ago

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

Not only is "friendslop" good, this newly defined genre of tightly-focused multiplayer indie games have been able to swing at AAA live service games for real good reasons lately. Also, after the top of the page, I pitch the new name "bestiecore" here. Yay bestiecore. www.mmorpg.com/editorials/s...

Smaller 'Friendslop' Games With Friends Highlight What Big Live Service Games Get Wrong | MMORPG.com

Live service games are losing the plot, and Victoria is here to tell you why.

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I think my main takeaway from Hank Green using AI shit aside from plagiarism is that it's a horrifically shameful abdication of responsibility as a science communicator. You have an obligation to a standard of ethics and veracity in a position like his and I don't think that's guaranteed w AI use.

Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry

In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...

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