How can I help?

Cameron; Any pronouns. Life ain't easy for a girl named Bob.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

The first photo is from 1956. It shows a Black woman watching members of the Ku Klux Klan (a terrorist, racist, far-right organization focused on white supremacy) walking along a sidewalk in Montgomery, Alabama (USA). I couldn't find the photo's author, but most sources state that it was taken in 1956.

The second photo shows members of the Patriot Front group (a white supremacist and nationalist group, formed in 2017, that openly advocates what they call "American Fascism") traveling on the subway during the 250th anniversary of the U.S. independence in Washington D.C., while a Black woman watches them. The photo is by photographer Cheney Orr, taken on July 4, 2026, 70 years after the first photo.

Via Jurunense

[everydaylouie]

the beautiful game...

[redsixwing]

Hey, Bandcamp users. You have probably already heard, but Bandcamp was bought by a music licensing firm, and laid off half its staff "as a cost cutting measure."

I will be downloading everything I purchased from Bandcamp and keeping an eye on it.

Bandcamp Undergoes Ownership Transition with Layoffs and Industry Concerns | Enterprise Wired

In a significant shift of ownership, Bandcamp, the renowned digital music marketplace, has officially transitioned from its previous owner,

[the-dozing-cadent]

i feel like a lot of people in my life have picked up the habit of not letting themselves get interrupted in conversation - which isn't a problem in and of itself, it's just very different from how we used to talk and it's an adjustment. that's fine. but also. not letting themselves get interrupted has not stopped them from interrupting other people. namely me. so essentially i just don't get to participate in the conversation with them beyond affirmitive monosyllables and quips. very occasionally they'll ask me a question.

and like. i know intellectually that if i just stopped showing up, my presence would be missed. at least in theory. but that doesn't stop me from feeling like a ghost when i'm there.

[3liza]

cancel your mullvad subscription

tech news today is that Mullvad VPN has gone mask-off about being the major funding source for the Swedish Orebro party, who are racist nationalists. unfortunately all discussion of this is occurring on fucking Mastodon instances i can barely load

if you are a mullvad customer (as i am) and want to get out, here is guidance from this guy

If you don't want your Mullvad fees going to fund neo-Nazis - or @mozilla VPN fees, which is rebranded Mullvad - cancel and get a refund immediately that's whose "free speech" the official account is talking about here, and that's where your fees go to EDIT: Mullvad has a 14 day refund policy. But the message below is a direct call to ask for a refund if you don't want to give money to Nazis. If Mullvad refuse a refund, call your consumer protection agency. And reverse credit card charges on the basis of deceptive refund policy representations. It's not like you ever want to be a Mullvad customer again. archive copy of Mullvad statement: https://web.archive.org/web/2026062717

[antifainternational]

[mortalityplays]

some people have reported being refused refunds that fall outside their 14-day refund window. my sub was 60 days past the payment date, but fwiw I emailed support with my account number and a screenshot of the above mastodon post and explicitly said "In line with your official account's statement, I'd like to request an immediate cancellation and refund on the grounds that I don't share the values of Mullvad or any other company that knowingly profits Nazis. If you're unwilling to issue this refund, please let me know and I'll be happy to escalate the matter to consumer protection." and they issued my refund without a fuss.

[yellow-cat]

draw it bad and draw it weird and draw it catered only to yourself and draw it wobbly and draw it too small and draw it with the default brush and draw it without using references and draw it and leave it unfinished and draw it for the first time and draw it

[yellow-cat]

youre literally allowed to do anything u want forever. i hope this helps

[yellow-cat]

accept the fact that youre not necessarily going to be happy with the end result and allow yourself to draw it anyway. hope this helps

[the-dozing-cadent]

i spent a lot of time yesterday drawing for the first time in ages. i've never considered myself an artist or even 'someone who draws', but i had fun.

i think this advice is misplaced.

the first, most fundamental question you need to ask yourself is 'why do i want to draw?' this post - and *every* other post like it - assumes in the first place that people want to draw because drawing itself is a fun and rewarding activity. and it can be, but it isn't necessarily the reason for everyone. i spent years wanting to draw because i wanted to make what other people could make. in that context, 'just do it bad' produced a negative amount of enjoyment - not only was what i was doing not good enough for myself, but the fact that it was bad was actively demotivating because i wasn't drawing for the sake of drawing, i was drawing for the sake of the end product.

the first step to learning to draw is learning how to enjoy drawing. the second step is to practice. you can't start practicing regularly if the practice itself makes you feel bad. once you learn to enjoy drawing for its own sake, even producing something that looks bad still feels fun and good.

[machinot]

what if objects in blender possibly made a weee woooo when being scaled and clacked against eachother when bein moved around

[enki2]

[thebdelliumlady]

For anyone wondering, the PhD student's name is Myra Cheng.

Here's a link to an article about the study from the Stanford Report: link.

[chapscher]

Across three preregistered studies, participants interacting with sycophantic AI became more convinced of their own rightness and less willing to repair relationships. Yet at the same time, participants rated sycophantic AI models as higher quality, more trustworthy, and more desirable for future use, which may explain why this behavior has persisted despite its harmful impacts.

Myra Cheng et al. "Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence." Science 391, eaec8352 (2026).

[biologizeable]

I can relate to this on every level

[ceekari]

“postmortem decay set in SERIOUSLY quickly”

[heavenlyevan]

Visit Original Link

Introduction to Marielda 06: The Valentine Affair, Pt. 1

Keep reading

[shamebats]

For context: Jonis Josef is a famous Norwegian comedian.

[brightlotusmoon]

[toasst753]

Vent art

[toasst753]

Why is this my post with the most notes where did you all come from

[greatcheshire]

Hnnnng. Colonel. I’ve infiltrated Shadow Moses.

[zestydippingsauce]

[drunkenskunk]

[depsidase]

[haunted-hideaway]

I’m glad that OP:

1) Figured this out.

2) Shared so others can learn from their mistake.

[prokopetz]

Frankly, I don't buy the theory that the repeated sweeping deletions of trans women's blogs have principally been the product of bad-faith mass reporting campaigns abusing automated moderation. I've been falsely mass-reported before, on multiple occasions, and nothing's ever come of it. Someone is pulling that trigger.

[closet-keys]

yeah. in that vein, I personally think the banning of transfeminized people's blogs really needs to be contextualized alongside the also current and constant banning of Palestinian people's blogs. the way that some of my friends in Gaza have gotten very small blogs banned with no explanation, repeatedly, before any zionist users even found them, indicates to me that staff is likely actively targeting specific demographics of users.

[star-mom-selkie]

happy pride month

[star-angel-selkie]

this one kinda hurts when i see it every pride month. im glad to see an art piece of mine still circulating, and with nearly 100,000 notes too! it just hurts that im separated from it. everyone in the notes thinks im gone. im still here, but my potential community and connection is lost because im forgotten in place of the art. yeah, my deactivated profile does add to the profoundness of what i was saying, but i am still removed.

[fairweatheralways]