this world needs more magical girls who are trans

High effort

everyday when i wake up

These are tough times. But refusing to sell out to Generative AI, transphobia, and fascism is more valuable than anything right now.

there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.

How about this: Instead of hyping up the piece of shit TERF queen and her exceedingly mid books, we point kids in the direction of K.A. Applegate and her fantastic, terrifying Animorphs series?

There you have it.

Rogue Ren@rogueren.net · 2d ago

So it seems that #Twitch normal staff are also pissed at the gen AI crap, but big daddy Amazon makes the rules so they don't get a choice. GREAT! infosec.exchange/@0xabad1dea/...

I always find it seriously annoying when I go from “artist’s block cause I can’t come up with any ideas” to “artist’s block cause I have too many ideas and can’t decide which one to draw first”

eepy sad girl hours, speedrun practice of Splatoon 3 - Side Order www.twitch.tv/maplestargirl

MapleStargirl - Live on Twitch

eepy sad girl hours, speedrun practice of Side Order | !discord | Streaming splatoon 3.

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I’m making a browser extension called Safe Badge to let you know which Twitch streamers have disabled Gen AI training. This is an honor system as there’s no way to verify it. But it’s better than nothing. The extension isn’t finished yet but you can give yourself the badge here: safebadge.ori.mx

if you don't think a run is "good enough" or whatever then submit your own or shut up! actually, on second thought, shut up either way.

i can't believe we're still talking about this but just to make it very clear: there is no room for elitism in the speedrun community, and nobody can or should control what other people submit to events.

do not abandon your streamers. your time watching is more valuable to most streamers than anything else, if you don't want to give money to twitch you don't have to. look for your streamers alternative support methods. if you want them to make content, they need you there.

"If it was opt in, nobody would opt in," admitted the streaming site's chief product officer. This happened during a livestream earlier today focused on addressing the controversial decision to force users to opt out of Amazon using Twitch content to train its AI models and tech.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d ago

Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out

Automatically enabling AI training without the consent of the creator should be fucking illegal.

How to turn off Gen AI training on Twitch in 4 easy steps (as demonstrated by Ted): 1️⃣ Click your Profile image 2️⃣ Click Settings 3️⃣ Click Security and Privacy 4️⃣ Turn Training for Generative AI off

Here's a look at the revamped party menu in Cassette Beasts 2002! We’ve been doing a whole lot of overhauling on all aspects of the UI to improve usability, flow and all that good stuff. What do you think? #godot

I am quite frankly disgusted (but all the same unsurprised) that Amazon treats me and countless other users with such contempt as to place this burden on us automatically without our express consent. I'm a person with standards using the Twitch service, not a pawn to be played in this grand scam.

Account > Settings > Security & Privacy > (Scroll to near bottom) > Training for Generative A.I. > SWITCH THAT SHIT OFF.

that’s fucking right

Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 5d ago

Decision Desk HQ projects Peggy Flanagan wins the MN US Senate Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 11:20 PM EDT

Gender is a lot like ice cream: so many flavors and all of them awesome and yum

Baltimore cut homicides 68% with 400 fewer cops, which is a deeply inconvenient plot twist for the “more police is the only way to safety” narrative.

How Baltimore Achieved Historically Low Homicides—With Less Police – Emerald Book

◆ Emerald Pages ◆ public safety / urban policy How Baltimore Achieved Historically Low Homicides—With Less Police Emerald Book Publication August 4, 2026 Updated: August 6, 2026 9 min read Baltimore h...

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Fun fact: this was unintentional

Maybe: Steven@ikiguy.bsky.social · 2w ago

massive respect for Arakawa-sensei, who set out in her latest series to improve on Edward Elric by making her just the grungiest lesbian

Couldn't fit my thoughts into the character limit, oh well.

Wait, what do you mean the most recent Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble tournament has already come and gone? ...Well, while that may be true, there's still some backend work to be done! Such as, finally posting the VODs, so here's the first one of round 1 (Maple vs RaySMB)! youtu.be/r5QocL8qf98

Banana Ball - Grand Dance #1 - Round 1, Maple Stargirl Vs RaySMB (Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble)

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I will always stand with you 🏳️‍⚧️

Please stop paying for anything Harry Potter. This is where your money is going. At this point, you're not an ally, you're an abuser and we're your victim.

had a dream a few nights ago there was a speedrunner just named "twocigarettes" whose thing was that he always had two lit cigs in his mouth while doing runs. we let him on the gdq stage and told him the cigs couldn't be lit so he did a full run of call of duty 4 with two unlit cigs in his mouth

6 years ago today, the Owl House episode ‘Enchanting Grom Fright’ premiered on Disney Channel.