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Toastheaven

@toastheaven.bsky.social

30+ | ♒️ | INF/TP | They/Them Non-Binary | ADHD | Singer | Voice Actor | Video Game Enjoyer | #DigitalArt Maker | Occasional #Cosplay er

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#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · yesterday

The former Special Assistant to President Joe Biden decided to throw a temper tantrum on Twitter, but I do think it is actually really good to have Biden alumna say this out loud.

Michael LaRosa @MichaelLaRosaDC ... Here's what I think @mehdirhasan doesn't understand: In the United States, polls don't make policy. Policymakers do. Screaming, shouting, and protesting are cute, and exercising all of your freedoms of speech in defense of the Palestinians is admirable. But Mehdi is just a spectator. He's a professional spectator, jawboner, and bloviator, so he has no idea how government, diplomacy, negotiation, or strategic alliances actually work. No amount of public support in polling or public protest will influence how or when those in power drastically change Israel policy. Mehdi can hate U.S. policy toward Israel all he wants, whether it's being carried out by a Democratic or Republican president. But public opinion polls don't dictate American foreign policy. Never have. Never will.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 8h ago

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…
evy kwong@evystadium.bsky.social · 10h ago

underlining that sam altman reinstated chatgpt 4o which is the subject of multiple lawsuits where family says their love one died by suicide

404 Media@404media.co · 10h ago

WARNING: Self harm/suicide After allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened. @samleecole.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/austin-gordo...

Morbi@morbi.bsky.social · 2y ago

[repost] Mineru spending 10,000 years stuck in an ipad and developing a more intimate relationship with a single image of a guy looking at a wall than she had with every person she ever knew in her life combined

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Kdin Jenzen 🏳️‍⚧️🐺@kdinjenzenvo.com · 6d ago

For those who don’t “get” the point, lemme make it very obvious: The video game industry is suffering and has crashed harder than 40 years ago affecting the lives of countless gaming professionals. Nintendo shifting how they make and market games is an indicator of how bad the crash actually is.

Toastheaven@toastheaven.bsky.social · 3d ago

Been nostalgic for my furry days lately and poking around the space again... Headshot of my first Fursona Jiah, and a derg.. dergdal... whatever you want to call them IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT I LOVE THEM

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Toastheaven@toastheaven.bsky.social · 2d ago

The more I try to speak up when I see it the more tiring it is to try to get people to take racism and disrespect to indigenous folks seriously. I get it almost every time I explain why I'm asking someone not to use the W, because their desire to use it outweighs how important they think respect is.

Toastheaven@toastheaven.bsky.social · 2d ago

Once again FFXIV using north american indigenous singing for... I can only presume to make the Beastmaster arena feel "savage" or "primal"? Not the first time it's been used deeply inappropriately (somewhere in Thavnair afaik, as if someone just searched "indian" and went with it).

Rose⁺@mewmus.bsky.social · last yr.

When therapy teaches "you don't owe anyone anything" it's to understand "you are not others expectations of you" or "no one is entitled to your body or time" NOT you should be an antisocial ass to everyone This is meant to protect from those that would abuse your kindness, not an excuse to be mean

Sine@transwron.gs · last yr.

Disco Desire Zine@discodesirezine.bsky.social · 2w ago

Disco Desire: an 18+ #DiscoElysium Fanzine is out 🌟NOW!🌟The zine is completely free for your viewing pleasure, giving you over 160 pages of steaming hot pages full of sensual art and writing pieces by some of the fandom's most talented artists and writers! Dive in with the links BELOW!

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Toastheaven@toastheaven.bsky.social · 2d ago

I miss Blizzard games so much, but with the whole Owned By Microsoft thing... Idk man. Once again grappling with sticking to a well-justified boycott for moral's sake despite its clear failure vs. supporting dev teams who have been through So Much. Argh.

BornUnderPunches - low art enthusiast@bornunderpunches.bsky.social · 2d ago

Not giving it to the US, but watching Rowling run into the 1st Amendment is always a treat

Dr. Catherine Strickson@brigitteempire.bsky.social · 2d ago

Eye-wateringly stupid defence from Rowling’s team here - ‘She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people.’ - Really? So that £70,000 towards the bathroom ban was by accident? The JKR Women’s Fund was made by an impersonator? At least have the spine to admit you want us dead

PunchElf ((comms open))@punchelf.bsky.social · 3d ago

A lot of folks may not know what to look for, so I've collected a handful of resources for folks who want to learn to identify hate symbols in the wild 🧵:

🏳️‍🌈 🐀 Unusual Rat 🐀 🏳️‍⚧️@ovintiaxiv.bsky.social · 4d ago

Just a friendly reminder. As we approach Evercold keep an eye out for antisemitic dog whistles. Call that out. Tell your friends why such things are harmful to not just the Jewish diaspora but to everyone.