Swindle's Bartender

A NFSW side blog for my TF art/ 30s+ 🏳️‍⚧️ / No Minors 🔞 / ⚠️ Mind the CWs / Adult Artworks / FUBree / Current fixation: Combaticons

[classicalcanvas]

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette (1886) by Vincent van Gogh

[tendermiasma]

Free Speech Coalition trying to start Adult Industry Credit Union: INTEREST FORM LINK

Hey guys, the Free Speech Coalition looks serious about starting an adult industry credit union and they need our help to demonstrate to regulators that enough people would use it.

(and yes, credit unions can issue credit cards!)

Fill out this form if you're interested:

I don't ask much to have posts spread, but adult content creators are trying to break free from the censorship of current payment processors and we need one with a TOS that actually serves us. Please help us!

[julevanwilde]

As someone who has been in the industry for a decade now, a credit union is the way to go. Credit unions (key word: union!) are member owned and profits pay back members as dividends.

Bear in mind that your card processors (Visa, American Express, Mastercard, etc.) are distinct entities with their own service terms and present a separate obstacle that a credit union doesn't overcome, but it's an excellent first step and there are workarounds. Members within the union would be able to send and receive funds amongst themselves with no outside restrictions imposed. 🤷

[tendermiasma]

This is also non-binding; it's an interest check. Depends on the rules of individual credit unions, but sometimes you don't even have to be engaged with a particular company or industry sector to use the credit union. So don't worry about if you think you'd qualify, if you're in the US and interested, take 60 seconds to fill it out

[5yin]

sorry i didn't reply i have existence issues

[wetheurban]

Sending love to anyone who is just… tired.

Not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, socially, financially.

Life is asking a lot right now.

Pause when you can. Breathe when you remember.

Give yourself space. Give yourself grace.

[tendermiasma]

Subscribestar quietly updated their TOS yesterday to ban a load of previously allowed content at the behest of payment processors. There are no safe platforms. This will keep happening and we have to fight back.

The government is asking for public comments on whether banks should be able to deny you from buying legal goods at their own whim (i.e. how they're cracking down on art, Substar, itch, Patreon, etc)

This is your chance to tell them directly that you don't want to be told how to spend your money:

Federal Reserve Board - Proposal Details

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

✨ Guidance on submitting an effective comment per the Free Speeh Coalition via ECR News:

"YES it's a good idea to comment on this as ero creatives. the FSC is also submitting a comment. Summarized advice from the FSC (from their lobbyists) was that you should tell your story/explain why the issue is important to you, and – most importantly – clearly say what you want the Fed to do about it. In this case, eliminating "reputation risk" from the Board's supervisory programs."

Before anyone suspects this is only going to benefit republican institutions, remember that last year the OCC specifically named adult industries as a sector facing unfair debankment.

Please leave a comment as so many others have done already! Artists need you and you're going to need you too because they never stop with what you personally find distasteful. They are insatiable and you will watch your livelihoods, what you love, disappear too.

[diblmetta]

DID YOU SEE TFA SHATTERED GLASS

HECK YEAH I DID!!

I inked the first half of it!!

DIGITAL COPY

COVER A PHYSICAL

COVER B PHYSICAL

COVER C PHYSICAL

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

a reminder all of us (including myself) could use

maturity in fandom space is understanding that people will have their own characterization and interpretation of the fictional characters you love, sometimes you will see their opinions on your favorite fictional characters that you don’t agree with or outright believe is wrong, but instead of getting into an argument with them or insulting them, you choose to scroll past things you don’t like and mind your own business. it’s all play pretend anyway. I promise you it won’t affect your life in any way, shape or form if a random stranger doesn’t sympathize with a misunderstood villain you love (and I say this as a villain lover who loves and sympathizes with so many misunderstood villains)

let’s keep fandom a kinder and less toxic space.

[creekfiend]

people talk about how we need to bring back "don't feed the trolls" rhetoric for modern internet ragebait and I agree but also I think the most useful thing from the Old Internet that I miss is LURKING

be a lurker. just read things and think about them without feeling the need to weigh in or call out or disseminate everything you encounter. it's so nice and so freeing and it's a good way to learn things.

I have frequently regretted getting involved in shit that didn't involve me online but you know what I've never regretted doing? Lurking. literally lurk moar

[zaharatide]

Fanfics with shitty English are valuable.

Fanfics with the weirdest tropes or pairings are valuable.

"No beta" fanfics are valuable.

Artistic outlets save lives.

Never stop writting.

[robonuts]

2 Artists, 1 Character Challenge: Wheeljack!

I couldn’t decide which one I liked more so I posted both. Me and my homie @robotsdonthavepockets did this!

[robonuts]

I’ll be renaming this account

apologies that I haven’t posted much here, I had unexpected financial issues due to lack of work. However I’ve decided to retool this account to what’s been keeping me sane this past year. I won’t be upset if you have to unfollow this blog, it’s understandable

thank you ✌️

[paper-mario-wiki]

reposting from bsky, but heres a cheat sheet for how to properly send a message to payment processing companies over the recent highly conservative shift in where youre allowed to legally spend your money

more info here!

[albycnyu]

Full Credit to planetstardream on bsky for providing ALT TEXT and new Stripe HQ info (I just copy-pasted it here with slightly bigger fonts)

Anti Censorship Cheat Sheet

Why? Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Paypal have been censoring free speech and legal business on the internet for too long. Their most recent targets are Steam and Itch.io, but they have also been pressuring websites like Pixiv, Patreon, Fansly, Onlyfans and more for years, applying draconian standards for what kind of adult/pornographic content platforms and their users can host and sell. If we as consumers and creators want to regain ground on this issue, we have to make our voice heard.

How? Bombard them with phone calls. Collective Shout, the organization that lobbied to have Steam and Itch.io change their TOS, did so with only around 1000 phone calls. Visa and MC have backed down from pressuring Onlyfans to remove adult content entirely due to public backlash. Clogging their phone lines for an extended period, over a month at the absolute least, will almost guarantee that these companies will at least have to pay attention to the backlash. This list is not exhaustive, but some contact points for the 4 targets are:

Visa

US/Canada: [phone] US option selection for operator: 1-1-2 or 1-1-3

Mastercard

US: [phone] US option selection for operator: 1-1-2-2-2-1 Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111

Stripe

Headquarters: [phone] THE STRIPE HEADQUARTERS NUMBER NO LONGER WORKS. THE NEW NUMBER IS 877-887-7815 France: [phone] Email: [email protected]

Paypal

US: [phone] Outside US: 1-402-935-2050 Customer Service: [phone]

Try to hit all 4 targets per day. This is only going to have an effect if as many people as possible call every day as long as possible. This is a marathon, not a race. If you can, it is also a good idea to try to spread the word to organizations and groups that can either actively combat these huge companies legally, or can spread news, in a manner supportive of this movement, more effectively than your average person.

Examples of organizations:

ACLU Canadian Civil Liberties Association local legislators/gov representatives

Examples of spreading the news: local newspapers special interest publications videogame streamers

[END OF ALT-TEXT]

Okay hi! I did see an update about Stripe which I'll copy-paste here too.

⚠️ = Priority target for itch.io

Stripe is currently a major priority, as they have the ability to deny itch.io's eligibility to their services according to itch.io's owner.

UPDATE [2025-07-29] : Stripe has responded with the following statement:

Stripe has a policy against commenting on users. Generally speaking, we take action when we conclude that users violate our terms of service. We do not support adult content.

A new number has been added to Stripe. Keep calling.

354 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 US

[phone] - State you are from California when calling this number

1 [phone] (San Francisco HQ)

[phone] (Customer Support/Complaints)

[phone] (France HQ)

[email protected]

okay... i think that's everything

do what ya can and let your voice(s) be heard everyone!

[albycnyu]

If you're not aware a PHASE 2's been added.

MAILING PHYSICAL LETTERS

Dieselbrain (@dieselbrain.bsky.social)

#SaveSpeech its been a week, and while we cannot let up pressure on making phone calls, we need to start applying pressure elsewhere now as

Get your pens, papers, and stamps ready ! 😆

[unpeeled-human]

hey so . im rlly sorry to just be asking for assistance like this, especially when everything's so expensive and uncertain. but , unfortunately, im moving to a new city very soon, and thus i've quit the job i have now. finding a new job will be difficult enough on its own, but in addition to that i'll be taking a $200 rent increase that would've be hard enough to deal with even with the job i had. i'll be opening commissions soon enough (likely after the move is complete in a few weeks) but if you've enjoyed my art to this point, and you feel like you can support, i would appreciate any help i can get- even just one dollar would help.

thank you so much for your patience, it means more than i have words for

Support mayday

Support mayday

[robotsdonthavepockets]

Boss makes a dollar

I make a dime

Thats why I write fanfic on company time

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you have skilled writer friends and you're damn proud of them

[tranquil-slaughterhouse]

Well shit, the Republicans brought a certain anti-online porn bill back to the table.

The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act.

This should alarm you guys.

[tranquil-slaughterhouse]

Tell your rep to reject Interstate Obscenities Definition Act

Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress

Find your members of Congress by typing in your address on Congress.gov.

[mottsfiddle]

Here's a script from @/dieselbrain on Bluesky, use it to call your representatives

Source:

https://bsky.app/profile/dieselbrain.bsky.social/post/3lor4hs3ruc24

[alpaca-clouds]

This.

Look, always remember. Any sort of porn ban will be used to:

ban a variety of queer content (both trans and just other queer stuff)

ban certain health education content (especially on women's health)

create a precedent to charge minorities for any sort of content that will be argued to be then "pornographic"

will also very certainly create precedent to go against platforms like tumblr and AO3 and whereever you consume your favorite fanwork

will definitely also charge any depiction of "female presenting nipples"

Even if you think all porn is bad (you are wrong by the way), this stuff is never just about porn. Heck, chances are they would use such a law to in some roundabout way also prevent simple sex ed!

[robonuts]

Wrong photo 🔞

🔞 CW// suggestive, partial nudity, NSFT

full NSFT piece under the cut

He’s done this like 5 times already 😩 Yet the Resident Representative has been very forgiving for some reason… 👀