#but this is a psa

[unpopulartransfag]

.... So when should I come out and actually tell people that the reason why I don't like Saint Dionysus is because, about 3 years ago, he was extremely transphobic towards me and threatened to murder me if I didn't detransition on a side blog that he shared with one of his friends (@/trans-mom I think was the URL for his friend), backtracked whenever I start having a panic attack and freaked out, claimed it was just a kink before messaging me from his regular blog, and whenever I confronted him he apologized and said that it was all her fault, claimed over DMS that she had made him do it but that the whole thing actually made him extremely dysphoric, but that it was Amy's kink not his, but then later he publicly lied about ever being associated with that account and lied to people that she had nothing to do with it despite the fact that he directly admitted it over DMs to me.

I know it's been a really long time but I cannot feel safe around either of them online after that incident. It wasn't just the fact that they forced non-consensual misgendering and detransition kinks onto someone who he knew was extremely triggered by it, meaning that he and Amy sexually harassed me and shot transphobic harassment at me, but the fact that he apologized to me over DM's and then lied to literally everyone else.

I cannot fucking stand hypocrites or liars. And I fucking cannot stand transphobic trans people and people who don't acknowledge or respect other people's boundaries or consent whenever it comes to triggering Kinks. I lost all of my respect for him whenever that happened and I don't trust him as a human being. I also don't trust Amy as a human being.

I know that they're both really fucking popular on here and whenever I've talked about this before I've gotten my account basically chased off the platform by people who are obsessed with him and think that he can do no wrong. But the truth of the matter is that he's manipulative and he lies. He's transphobic to other trans people and then will deny it in public after apologizing to them personally.

I 100% support his contribution to discussion about transandrophobia, dude can make some good points sometimes, but as a human being he absolutely disgusts me. I didn't deserve to be harassed by him or his friend especially because at the time I was pregnant and the stress from the panic attack that it caused caused me to have to go to the hospital because I almost went into labor early, but I also don't deserve to have someone be a liar and a hypocrite to my face.

I know that I'm older than him but I have such a smaller platform that it doesn't really matter what I say about him. I've been on this platform longer than him but I haven't kept the same account consistently because of his followers harassing me whenever I talked about this originally right whenever it happened, and also because of being harassed by transphobes until my accounts have been removed from false flagging.

So people can fucking believe me however much or little they want about this but that is the honest reason why I don't respect him and don't follow him and don't want to see his name on my fucking page.

Saint Dionysus is a fucking hypocrite. He's manipulative as shit. He's a fucking liar. And he's transphobic towards other trans men when it suits him, which is fucking bullshit.

I'm not saying that I believe that people should unfollow him or block him or that he should be deplatformed but people do need to know that he has done the ship before and I'm not the only person who has talked about it before but usually whenever people do he has his friends and fans chase them off the platform or mass report them.

So yeah y'all can have that little bit of interpersonal drama if you want. Just know that whenever I see his name pop up I feel physically sick and disgusted that he is still even on this platform.

Tldr: I do not trust Saint Dionysus or Amy/trans-mom because they traumatized me, apologized for it privately, and then lied about it publicly to avoid any backlash, and when I spoke out about it, he had my account Mass reported until it was taken down.

[nattousan]

*doom music starts to play* I actually kindof like scheduling these kinds of appointments now...

but seriously Fellas, don't forget to schedule a pap smear every couple of years just in case. If you still have a cervix you can still get cervical cancer. ilu

this has been a psa

[cemeterygrace]

reminders for today:

if you or someone you know might need it in the next few years, purchase plan b. the shelf life of plan b is 4 years, and we might not be able to access it as easily as we can now in the days ahead.

if you are larger/plus size: go online and purchase ella instead of plan b. plan b is less effective if you aren’t under 160 pounds.

if you can, purchase books that project 2025 is looking to ban.

mass deportations are starting. if you see ice vehicles or agents, yell ice raid and la migra as loud as you can.

if someone asks who you voted for, keep your mouth shut. they’re fishing for traitors.

if anyone, anyone at all asks about your neighbors or their legal status in the us, you know nothing. don’t be the reason that their family is separated.

if anyone asks about your religion or lack thereof, keep it vague. this administration will look for any excuse to persecute you.

your friends are trans or queer? for the next four years they’re not. don’t expose anyone’s status as a trans or queer person to anyone else, even if you think you can trust them.

did someone you know get an abortion? no, they didn’t. they were never pregnant.

in short, don’t be a snitch, and keep to yourself these next four years. we’ll make it through this even if it seems hopeless at times.

we can survive this. we’ve survived before, and we’ll survive again.

[allthatispeculiar]

[kazoosandfannypacks]

The company budsies, which specializes in making custom stuffed animals and making duplicates of old or lost plushies, is currently offering to recreate the beloved stuffed animal of any kid who lost theirs in the LA wildfire, free of charge.

Their instagram post said to share this, so please spread this around so that families who've lost everything can receive just a little bit more hope in their lives 🥺

[meluiloth]

Since the whole thing with NaNoWriMo has gone down, I've noticed that one of their former sponsors, Ellipsus, has cut contact with NaNoWriMo because they do not support their stance on AI; I didn't know what Ellipsus was, but upon further research I've found that they are a writing platform that works a lot like Google Docs and Microsoft Word, only with a heavier leaning on the story-writing aspect and connecting with other writers - and they also completely denounce any use of AI, both in the writing process itself and in the use of their platform. I really appreciate that.

Since this is the case (and since I've noticed Google has begun implementing more AI into their software), I've decided to give Ellipsus a try to see if it's a good alternative to Google Docs (my main writing platform). It's completely free and so far, I've found it simple to use (although it is pretty minimal in its features), and I really like the look of it.

I figured I'd spread the word about this platform in case any of you writers would want to give it a try, and if you do, let me know how you like it!

[heywriters]

btw the majority of your life will be lived as a adult. yeah i don't make the rules. go have fun in your 40s or 70s or whatever. no one expects you to accomplish everything at 17 or 27. you've got time and in the meantime get some life experience, it will pay off

[wdapteo]

hey everyone be careful

I don't know if anyone has talked about this, but lately this has been happening in other fandoms too. There'll be these bot accounts that straight up steals people's posts and adds "expand" "read more" "continue" as a link in the end of the post - DON'T CLICK ON THAT, it's most likely a malware or something of the like.

so if you see a post like this: no profile picture, something that looks reposted (I've seen this happening to artists too) and a link at the end, even if the post has tags, that's a bot. Block and report it.

stay safe, and I hope @staff finds a way to stop these bots soon!

[benjaminallhope-fulltimemind]

just a handy little info chart on the spectrums of sexuality.

/Edit: I forgot to give credit this is a screenshot from a video made by a content creator called Lily Orchard you should check her channel out it's amazing

[golyadkin]

you'll get the urge as an artist or a writer to say out loud the things you're worried about "the proportions are off" "kind of out of character" "i'm not good at summaries" "didn't get as much detail as i wanted" "i made a mistake and here's how" and that's the self-conscious part of your brain telling you "it's bad and if you don't tell them you know it's bad then they'll think you're stupid" but you've got to ignore that little voice and pretend you think it's good or else that little voice is going to ruin your life

[everlastingrandom]

U.S. people, if you bought cinnamon from Dollar Tree, Dollar General, or other discount stores, throw it out. It's got lead

[nyaa]

Japanese train advert warning about predatory job listings.

[lets-steal-an-archive]

Also, it's only available for a limited time so don't miss out.

[irlpinkiepie]

psa for usamericans

if you live in any of the states below: the tax filing resource you should be looking for is IRS Direct File; you can file federal taxes directly on the IRS' website, they have a free support helpline if you're stuck, they'll also redirect you to a free preparer for state taxes, and it should work with most tax situations

if you live in any other state (or aren't eligible for Direct File) and your total income for the year was $84,000 or less, you're eligible for IRS Free File; this only covers federal taxes, and works through external providers, but will guarantee that you can use their tax preparation services for free

if you are eligible for Direct File, though, you should use it! obviously very few things about the current political situation are certain right now, but it is a genuinely good and revolutionary way to handle tax paperwork and it's a lot more likely to stick around and expand into more states if more people actually know how to access it and end up using it

[hershelchocolateart]

Just to make a point, every time I finished a panel of this I would export it as a PNG on the perceptual setting and use it as a color reference for the next panel

IT'S BAD

PLEASE CHECK YOUR COLOR SETTINGS

EDIT: If you're still having problems, it might help to switch from "Save/Save as" to "Export (as a) Single Layer". Just. Make SURE the box labeled "Expression Color" is set to RGB. I've been messing with this all day, and it looks like this combination of settings will allow exported PNGs to maintain their colors perfectly. To you. So far both Discord and Toyhouse still only display desaturated images and I cannot for the life of me figure out why

[creature-wizard]

Since the r-slur is making a comeback (you know, the word that starts with R, has six letters, and ends in D), I'm gonna make a little PSA:

Yes, it's an ableist slur.

Terms like "asshat," "head-up-ass," "up their own ass," and "high on their own farts" exist. There's also words like crap, dogshit, half-assed, assclown, and chucklefuck. And on the less vulgar side, there are terms like ridiculous, nonsense, train wreck, pointless, insipid, self-absorbed, pretentious, annoying, boring, contemptible, vile, and disgusting.

Substituting words like restarted, poptarted, brain damaged, smoothbrain, etc. is still ableist, because either 1. you obviously still mean the r-word, or 2. you're still using disability as an insult.