There is no ethical consumption of Harry Potter. And not in the usual "no ethical consumption under capitalism" way. In the "your fandom is now comprised of hate symbols" way.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 13h ago

JKR explicitly said she considers anything Potter-related, even fan-made, endorsement of her politics. And every time you engage with this franchise, you signal to the industry that there's still money in it and they should keep pumping out content from full-cast audiobooks to book box partnerships.

SOME GOOD NEWS! continue to contact your reps re: KOSA and the KIDS Act, but also give yourself a pat on the back if you called! Your voice mattered!

Free Speech Coalition@fsc.bsky.social · 14h ago

SCREEN Act, which would have required mandatory age-verification for sites (like this) that allow "material harmful to minors" failed to pass out of committee after thousands and thousands of people called their Senators. More work ahead!

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 · yesterday

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.

It was never going to stop at trans people.

They should invent an ADHD that lets you

No. This is somewhere to be. This is all you have, but it's still something. Streets and sodium lights. The sky, the world. You're still alive.

It will be worse than this! Most websites will be forced to ask you to send your ID to a third party surveillance service, adding a credit card won't be enough for most. Bluesky asks for your *social security number* if you live in Texas now, due to this shit. Call in, and kill it.

Eromancer@eromancer.bsky.social · 3d ago

This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.

This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.

genuinely who the fuck thought forcing 6v6 in overwatch matchmaking was a good idea

Survivors won't even say "Don't shoot that car" anymore, they just look at you like this

Please use this link twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338... and tell twitch how fucking insane this is. Comment and let twitch know that this is horrible. Thank you

Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 5d ago

Twitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.

People need to learn what words mean, and stop dishonestly conflating folks who don't like loli/shota/cub porn (for obviously valid reasons) with puriteens that hate anyone who's into any sort of kink because some 4chan or Twitter fuckhead told them to. CSAM and kinks are not alike in the slightest.

laser 🍩 paints @ EF@laserpaints.com · 8mo ago

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boycotting games is easy when you're broke

"Let PlayStation have a Wii U generation" goes so hard.

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · last wk.

A new petition encourages you to power down your PS5 for a week to protest Sony's all-digital future. https://bit.ly/3TCPnrm

Helldivers has got to be the only game where a level 150 teammate can make the conscious decision to walk directly into your bright red glowing mines, and it's somehow still your fault for them killing themself. Maybe look where you're fucking walking instead of whining to the host about my loadout.

Kim Kitsuragi my beloved 🥺❤️

A tremendous loneliness comes over you. Everybody in the world is doing something without you.

please deprioritize twitter and use other social media

New NJ law criminalizes interference with trans healthcare share.google/xT0wTeUXv9Bf... Some good news!

New Jersey makes it illegal to interfere with reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare

The law makes it a fourth-degree crime to harass or harm patients and healthcare providers, staff, or volunteers or block them from entering a facility that provides reproductive care, including servi...

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i also forgot about this bit i made pretty much immediately after playing the chapter [ #CyDraws #memes #Deltarune #TADC #Ralsei #Jax ]

Now that the Deltarune subreddit has banned using she/her for Ralsei it’s your sworn duty to do it as much as possible The Internet hates trans women so much lmao

Volti vEmmi@voltivemmi.butchsky.social · 4w ago

She/Hering Ralsei prematurely is problematic, even if trans Ralsei turns out to be true which is why I do it

I do not like this gen AI I do not like what it implies I do not want it in my art I do not think it makes you smart I do not want it in my games I do not like its goals and aims I do not want it in my books I do not like the way it looks I do not like it, I don't care I do not want it anywhere

🧵: FYI ALL users in Texas are blocked from Bluesky. Not many people seem to be chatting about this! This is extremely unnecessary and is purely for surveillance. This NEEDS to not happen and there NEEDS to be awareness for this type of shit.

Everyone get serious immediately

Hey, a good way to celebrate Lindsey Graham kicking the bucket is to contact your senators about KOSA and the KIDS Act. Graham was a big proponent of these kinds of laws, as well as of gutting section 230.

Dieselbrain@dieselbrain.bsky.social · last mo.

The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...

how it feels outliving rotting conservative dipshits

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I know im goin on about this a lot but please contact your senators about opposing KOSA and the KIDS Act. Please make friends and family aware of how this will effect them and their privacy.

🏳️‍⚧️ Fiona The Eepiest Kobold 🏳️‍⚧️@scalieshutterbug.bsky.social · 4w ago

Okay, so I guess people in Texas can't use this app anymore. How many of my friends are going to disappear now? ☹️ Also, this isn't going to stop with Texas. If the KIDS Act or KOSA isn't stopped, this'll be your future, too: