☆the Glitter Wizard☆

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[wizardwithglitter]

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You may call me the ✧Glitter Wizard✧

✧ ae/aer ✧ star/stars ✧ moon/moons ✧

I post assorted wizard stuff

I ran the wizard tournament

Feel free to ask me things !

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content: | orb pondering | animals | …etc etc

other: | not wizardly | glitterposting | mail |

important/IRL calls to action: | reblog to cast |

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[soymoss]

starling

[special-lucky-chosen-one]

I fucking hate it here

[some-sort-of-ecologist]

For those of you with android devices, you can use the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) standalone app control program to get rid of all the bloatware, data mining, and AI crap - no coding needed!

[d-e-w-p]

save

[clatterbane]

There are also Android-based alternatives like GrapheneOS and LineageOS, which are pretty easy to install. These are unfortunately available for a more limited range of devices (Graphene is ironically Pixel only, while Lineage supports more), but it's very worth checking out whether one of them might work for your phone.

GrapheneOS: the private and secure mobile OS

GrapheneOS is a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.

LineageOS Android Distribution

Typing this from Graphene now, in fact. But, both of those take the Android Open Source Project, without all the bloatware--and largely de-Google the whole thing. They give you much more control over privacy and what the apps you choose to install can do and access on your phone.

I know Graphene sandboxes everything, including the optionally installed Google Play Services which a lot of apps unfortunately require to run. (Lineage uses an alternative to Play Services instead.) So, you can install what would normally be unacceptably intrusive apps and just lock them away from pulling any funny shit with your data, or phoning home. Including the couple of Google things I do still keep around.

I also prefer running much more transparent, privacy-respecting open source apps where possible. Besides the transparency, I'd rather avoid the shitty tech corps entirely where I can. There are pretty good alternatives available for a lot of the usual suspects.

AlternativeTo lets you find apps and software for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablets, Web Apps, Online, Windows Tab

An alternative app store:

F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy

[clatterbane]

Also just going to leave this here.

ReVanced

Continuing the legacy of Vanced.

GitHub - ReVanced/revanced-manager: 💊 Application to use ReVanced on Android

💊 Application to use ReVanced on Android . Contribute to ReVanced/revanced-manager development by creating an account on GitHub.

This lets you pretty easily patch some of the worst offender corporate apps to make them behave better.

[rudavoidish]

Y'all if you're American please email your politicians and senators against the parents decide act. I'm fucking begging because we're reaching a tipping point.

[hetrosjistin]

Call or Write Congress About H.R. 8250: Parents Decide Act - GovTrack.us

Quick and easy link to both find your congressmen/women and giving you a quick and easy way to copy / paste the message into it. You want to oppose. It's an act that will demand that all major OS makers integrate a direct forced age verification control into all OS.

[rudavoidish]

I received a comment on this that I figured would be very helpful- it's a template for communicating with your representatives. Be sure to use it for reference

Dear Representative [Name],

I am writing to express my strong opposition to H.R. 8250 (The "Parents Decide Act"). As your constituent and a concerned citizen, I believe this bill introduces unprecedented risks to digital privacy and security.

Specifically, I am alarmed by:

SEC. 2(a)(1)(B): Requiring age verification to even use an operating system creates a mandatory "hardware lockout" that ends anonymous computing and forces users to hand over sensitive identification data to major corporations just to power on their devices.

SEC. 2(a)(3): Mandating that OS providers create a system for all app developers to access verification data is a massive security vulnerability. This effectively creates a centralized API of user identities accessible to thousands of third-party developers, many of whom may lack adequate data protection.

This bill does not protect children; it creates a centralized surveillance infrastructure at the OS level. I urge you to protect the privacy of your constituents and vote NO on H.R. 8250.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your Zip Code]

[willowtree1527]

This is a hell that us down under in Australia are already living in, and it’s not even effective at what it claims to do in protecting children.

Given that, in the wake of this mandatory identification policy, my country seems to be moving to hand over its citizens biometric data, like fingerprints, Face ID files, and identification documents, over to the USA and to ICE to maintain the visa free travel (ESTA) we have, I strongly urge any US resident to send these emails, or make calls.

But if you can’t do that, the most powerful thing you can do is spread the word. Tell your friends, family, coworkers, anyone who can help.

My reach will likely be small, and so I don’t know if this will mean very much in the grand scheme of things, but I cannot stand to see this tracking happen to another population as it did to mine.

And if you think it won’t affect you, it will. All anonymity goes out the window when your accounts can be linked via your personal ID

I wish you all luck in preventing this act from going through.

[mossdftba]

I called my representative and left a voice message!

[humming-fly]

Here’s the 5calls script to make it easy! https://5calls.org/issue/age-verification-internet-privacy/

[snowsingsalot]

urgent.

find all your mutuals, tag them. we cant let this bill pass.

@ultimate-fashion-designer @kittycatutaite @ena-shinonome-the-painter @akiredemoness @bloody------snow @c0nfessionsofar0ttensena @devilishlys0ur @fyosaint @godofhubris @hpdame @izumis-garden @jirais-original-sin @jirai-love @kokokaboom @landmineidoll @maitsuwu @omg-kawaiii-angel-chaan @omgkawaiiangelllll @pvrgedcvt @pinkgutsblr3 @rayyzerr @rxttenhexrtt @sleepy-sodazzz1128 @uncxnny-starzzzz @vincecrow @wuthering-on-ur-ashes @xosnowball @yourpain2me @z5mb1e-cur3

[lesbiangremlin84]

@generalanachorcollective @multifan06 @scallywiggles @meehlux35 @graybiggestinfluencer

[graybiggestinfluencer]

@0r3nthgoat @thelovebotlikefunbot @the1oflove @the1ofhate @thehomehorse @thatlocalpumpkin @sundaycharlottesstuff @creatorjess1

[thatlocalpumpkin]

@tr1sha-y4y-2763 @justbeingnova @ani-089 @girlbrey-ella @goldenshoes12 @kyounen @karmacreatesstuff

[ani-089]

This is important to everyone, so spread the word. To as many as you can, it's extremely important that this law doesn't pass.

@astronova95 @astronauta95 @hollowdimensionmatrix @stxrlightaries @kaotamashi @greatandpowerfultrixxie @rachaeldafrog @caseythecakeofficial129 @interfirey2025okey

[astronova95]

@shadmare @laundryload @defect-rebel

[karmacreatesstuff]

@rachaeldafrog @creatorjess1 @justbeingnova @axelworlddw @s0dam0ist @sundaycharlottesstuff @dreamzin-da-cloud @girlbrey-ella @moong0w0

(These are all the people I can remember-)

SPREAD THE WORD GUYS

[milk-teaz-room]

[I just woke up so sorry guys I'm lazy.]

Tags open

[makithewizard]

Guys, spread the word as much as possible

@slipperychip @freezedom @clawsofmaine @eventide-paradox @invader-rewa @redfur-the-cat @stellaghost @f-mariaa @jakejavu-offical @tarrblariathemess + open tags

[jakejavu-offical]

@echothevessel @ajithink @jaithink @thehollowmite @grandexcessivecoremode @ihavenocluewhatiwanttobecalled @ipaddres @the-one-and-only-piper-offical @pegz-and-rexy-offical @satan-offical @the-red-ball

Spreading the word to basically whoever I know

[echothevessel]

what the fuuucccckkkkkkkkkkk this is why I hate the u.s

@erroneousaure777 @cobaltjet @luckystar1327 @aces-and-ashes @loch-nes-dragon @ninja-beeveevee @andro-m3da @rosebushartz @adrenalynne @morphologist @toxicrobotyaoi @thestormwielder + open tags

[ninja-beeveevee]

@grimmpheonix @totallynotmimic1-m2 @thecoolestbotfan @tea-doodle @lofidoodles @yaloellie @artastical525 @bebekalord-but-not-art @lionacuty @currumin @catwalkvivi @lightning--ninja @mrgreentrexstudios @stinkershaper @queencrustacio @re1ko-xii

[thecoolestbotfan]

OHHHHH WHAT THIS SUCKS SO BAD. I HATE THIS COUNTRY SO MUCH I REALLY HOPE THIS DOESNT PASS I HAVE SO MANY TRANS/ENBY/OTHER FRIENDS INCLUDING MYSELF STAY SAFE EVERYONE!!!!

@beebisbeeble @ruii-cha @transgender-berdly-deltarune @grey-washere @condishawn-haver @roseisverytired @amphibiousbug @toadslug @apothecaryofdigitalis @that1chaospotato @banditbeloathed @partialpablo @mischievous-archeologist @travelingbug @kitty-da-insane @voidgivenformofficial @sarah-under90 @noswaith-eats-glitter @sludgefan0 @spectroacha @marshmallow-gem @sleepystrutter28

[kitty-da-insane]

Just called my senators

@sceaminglems @nayl0rdoesstuff @nellies-ghost @weaveryivel @fridgecharming @timaeustiger @westeggsocial

[nayl0rdoesstuff]

I will not let them harm the people I've come to love as family

@frog-wizard-almighty @ravenspiritlin @embers--and--ashes @jkl-fff @noswaith-eats-glitter

[frog-wizard-almighty]

WHAT THE FUCK! PROTECT TRANS PEOPLE

@numinouss @emberdragon34 @shakespeare-guy-anon @smallpwbbles @sexy-people-contests-2026

gonna be honest I only know like 2 of these people but fuck it we ball

[sexy-people-contests-2026]

I gotta get out of this country

[teethsmoothie]

hi, all. i'm sorry to have to ask again, but we have to move in a week, and are damn close to flat broke

our mom – the only one of the five of us working right now – had to come home from alaska early, the job she was supposed to be on all this week laid her off after two days, and our landlady isn't going to let us stay here past our set move-out date

our bare minimum goal is $5k by the 31st. i understand everyone's broke, and my mom's figuring things out as best she can, but anything anyone can spare on my end will help

all my payhandles are beefbrain, & they all share the same alien with a burger icon. thank you for your time

[littlefingies]

Sorry for us politics posting, but we have until May 22, 2026 to submit public comment to the FCC:

More info from GLAAD:

https://glaad.org/fcc/

They have some good tips about writing a comment and protecting your privacy which, fuck it, I'll just paste here:

Providing an email address is optional. If you have concerns about privacy, you may use your initials or public address in your local area, such as City Hall. Do not use a joke name. It diminishes the comment’s credibility.

Your submission does not need to be long. A single, well-reasoned paragraph is sufficient.

Do not copy/paste a template comment. The FCC values unique perspectives, and an original comment carries significantly more weight in the public record. You can explain why this matters to you without revealing private or sensitive personal information.

Here's what I said:

“Free speech is a fundamental American freedom. I do not need a warning about seeing queer people, much like I do not need a warning about women, veterans, or any other group of people.”

Here's the link to submit your comment by May 22:

https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express?proceeding%5Bname%5D=19-41

[444purity]

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[catchymemes]

[alphabetizing-posts]

and are happy now Poof! u untired very

[theaceofwords]

Why Tumblr Has Rolled Out ID Verification

UK legislation: Online Safety Act 2023

Brazil legislation: Digital Statute For Children And Adolescents

Apple App Store Age Verification

These are not tumblr specific policies. Tumblr is implementing age verification in response to legislative moves that were made months ago.

Tumblr is a failing social media site that has escaped death multiple times already; they do not have the social cachet to defy state regulatory agencies. We know they won't say no to Apple, either--the porn ban on tumblr was in response to Apple's crackdown on explicit content.

If you did not know this was happening, you were behind the curve. That is fine. You're caught up now. The next step is to link up with people in your country who are working to preserve privacy, to roll back these laws where they exist, and to prevent their passage where they do not. In the US the organization you want is Stop KOSA--in the EU you can start with Fight Chat Control.

Repealing ID verification and blocking chat control will help everyone, especially the most vulnerable. We can push this back, but we cannot get it done through the Feedback form. We have to get it done at the legislative level and lock it down so it cannot be forced upon us. I see lots of anger out there. Good. Put it to use.

[lifesgrandparade]

I want you guys to all start making a bigger stink about Tumblr's Age Verification Horseshit.

[lifesgrandparade]

Like they tried to change Reblogs and people rightfully got up in arms, this is a LOT worse. In order to have access to any sort of thing dubbed mature, and We haveALL seen what they think is mature, Everything from a black and white photo of a black woman's arm, to posts about IUD recalls, to a nude painted by a 17th century artist, to anything involving the word Trans; you have to send your personal information to a third party site that WILL get hacked, and you will be doxxed. And they can say "Oh shit, well it wasn't us who sent your name address and gender identity to Moldovan teenagers, here's a couple extra minutes in the ball pit.

That's bad enough!!!!!!!! But the entire idea of needing permission from state authorities to access anything labeled mature by our friendly AI overlords is some fucking Boll shit. Die Gedenken Sind Frie baby. This is all a reaction to people getting uppity about their lowly lowly rights and is being propped up by the same bad actors tht have made life unlivable. Fuck that shit.

"Well it's only being rolled out in Brazil and UK" Yeah, to start. "Well they're being forced to do this by laws." YOu know it's always really funny when these tech giants (Or whatever you call owning tumblr dot com) get really antsy about laws considering they pick and choose which ones they abide by.

This is a breaking point and it's going to be very interesting to see how we proceed from here.

[dragunsblood]

WOWIE! Come help two disabled furries finally move out of our parents' place and actually start our lives!

I cannot overstate how huge this move will be for us. Almost our entire support system lives in Colorado, and we just simply cannot afford both the financial and emotional cost of living in California anymore. We want to start doing more than getting by and surviving. We want to start thriving! And this is step one to that.

My Ko-Fi has a goal set up already, and I threw what adoptables I still have available into my Ko-Fi shop. Anything helps, even just a reblog. Thank you!

[bimbocore]

Hey everyone, this isn't something I like to do but my new kitten, Peppernut is in pretty bad shape and we barely have any funds to cover her vet bills. If you'd all be so kind as to share her fundraiser, it would mean the world to us.

In all her glory ❤️

[lore-gore]

May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Day. A reminder that 84.3 percent of native women have experienced violence. 56.1 percent of native women have experienced sexual violence. And the 3rd leading cause of death for native women is murder.

And they haven't even gathered significant information on native women living in URBAN areas. It could be much higher.

Dwell on this. Wear red.

[avakining]

hey so Blender announced that AI company Anthropic is now their patron

Anthropic joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron — Blender

Anthropic is joining the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron.

good news tho: they might reconsider. especially if more 3D modellers and artists tell them to.

Here's the contact information to do so!

Additionally, here are some of Blender's social medias you can contact:

https://mastodon.social/@Blender

https://bsky.app/profile/blender.org

https://instagram.com/blender.official/

[mikahseacole]

Anthropic also works with Palantir, aka the "let's use AI to figure out which children to bomb" company.

[queenanthai]

Blender users, make some noise

[nostalgicmermaaiid]

Black indie animated projects that you should check out!

I thought I’d share the ones i’ve seen and link the channels in light of recent events. beating myself up for not having done this sooner tbh

Wheels and Roses - roller derby & magical girls!

The Three Tomes - a vampire love story

DizzyCat - slice of life adventures of 2 cat siblings

Crocodile Dance - a thriller combining myth and Afrofuturism

Furious and Fat Cat - comedy about 2 childhood friends who reunite as roommates

The Ebony Witch - disney/don bluth inspired fantasy series

I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl - yall probably know this one but I’m putting it here anyway

Please reblog with any that I missed!

[aurosoulart]

when your art program’s closing message hits you straight in the heart and makes you stop and contemplate the state of it all

[aurosoulart]

because of the huge response to this post, I decided to make a version of the art that includes the text

I’ve also uploaded this design to INPRNT, and all sales proceeds will be donated to environmental and humanitarian charities!

[aurosoulart]

this is still going around with the old dead links - please help me share this version