Crystal
@crystalpalace.bsky.social
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I'm an artist, graphic designer, and lgbtq+ activist
I'm an artist, graphic designer, and lgbtq+ activist
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Trans voice actresses of color (Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous, Latina, SWANA), I wanna know how many of y’all are on BlueSky!
If any of you know any BIPOC trans actresses, feel free to share recommendations as well!🏳️⚧️✨
If any of you know any BIPOC trans actresses, feel free to share recommendations as well!🏳️⚧️✨
October 11, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Trans voice actresses of color (Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous, Latina, SWANA), I wanna know how many of y’all are on BlueSky!
If any of you know any BIPOC trans actresses, feel free to share recommendations as well!🏳️⚧️✨
If any of you know any BIPOC trans actresses, feel free to share recommendations as well!🏳️⚧️✨
I have started to block any ad that even mentions weight loss as this point bc its all GLP-1
It just comes across as
"You're fat, so just drug yourself and lose it as fast as you can, you fat fuck"
Its wild to come out of an era of body positivity into
"You're too fat, here's drugs"
It just comes across as
"You're fat, so just drug yourself and lose it as fast as you can, you fat fuck"
Its wild to come out of an era of body positivity into
"You're too fat, here's drugs"
October 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I have started to block any ad that even mentions weight loss as this point bc its all GLP-1
It just comes across as
"You're fat, so just drug yourself and lose it as fast as you can, you fat fuck"
Its wild to come out of an era of body positivity into
"You're too fat, here's drugs"
It just comes across as
"You're fat, so just drug yourself and lose it as fast as you can, you fat fuck"
Its wild to come out of an era of body positivity into
"You're too fat, here's drugs"
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If you're an EU citizen, here's an EU Citizen's Initiative to stop mandatory age verification for you to sign. I'm doing my part
This isnt just a petition, if they reach the 1 million signature goal the EU commission is required to address it seriously
citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/...
This isnt just a petition, if they reach the 1 million signature goal the EU commission is required to address it seriously
citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/...
September 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
If you're an EU citizen, here's an EU Citizen's Initiative to stop mandatory age verification for you to sign. I'm doing my part
This isnt just a petition, if they reach the 1 million signature goal the EU commission is required to address it seriously
citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/...
This isnt just a petition, if they reach the 1 million signature goal the EU commission is required to address it seriously
citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/...
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Friendly reminder that Duolingo was initially concieved to trick people into translating articles for free, which they later used as training data for MTL algorithms. Duolingo's primary purpose has NEVER been about teaching you a language, even from the start!
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
September 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Friendly reminder that Duolingo was initially concieved to trick people into translating articles for free, which they later used as training data for MTL algorithms. Duolingo's primary purpose has NEVER been about teaching you a language, even from the start!
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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attacking trans people hurts dem politicians and that take is missing from this whole news cycle. dems attacking trans people makes it more likely you will lose, defending trans people makes it more likely they win
I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people
I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people
September 11, 2026 at 10:31 AM
attacking trans people hurts dem politicians and that take is missing from this whole news cycle. dems attacking trans people makes it more likely you will lose, defending trans people makes it more likely they win
I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people
I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people
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Breaking: Someone appears to have hacked the Republican National Convention website and it now redirects to the Epstein Files website.
September 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Breaking: Someone appears to have hacked the Republican National Convention website and it now redirects to the Epstein Files website.
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Tesla's defective self-driving software will still illegally blow past a stopped school bus and run down a child crossing the road!
We warned Tesla of this danger 4 years ago and the safety defect hasn't been fixed in FSD v14 Lite.
Why is this product allowed on public roads?
We warned Tesla of this danger 4 years ago and the safety defect hasn't been fixed in FSD v14 Lite.
Why is this product allowed on public roads?
September 3, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Tesla's defective self-driving software will still illegally blow past a stopped school bus and run down a child crossing the road!
We warned Tesla of this danger 4 years ago and the safety defect hasn't been fixed in FSD v14 Lite.
Why is this product allowed on public roads?
We warned Tesla of this danger 4 years ago and the safety defect hasn't been fixed in FSD v14 Lite.
Why is this product allowed on public roads?
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Some cis people will literally leave their jobs over Joanne's bigotry, and others are mad they're being told not to watch a TV show.
Who our allies are is very obvious to us, and we remember who they are.
Who our allies are is very obvious to us, and we remember who they are.
Speaking of Harry Potter, I resigned from my position at Universal Studios a month ago over all of the Wizarding World/JKR shit. I am now paying my bills and paying for a wedding purely thru YouTube and Patreon.
I loved working at USH. I was very conflicted leaving. Fuck Joanne.
I loved working at USH. I was very conflicted leaving. Fuck Joanne.
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September 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Some cis people will literally leave their jobs over Joanne's bigotry, and others are mad they're being told not to watch a TV show.
Who our allies are is very obvious to us, and we remember who they are.
Who our allies are is very obvious to us, and we remember who they are.
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And here I stand. Still able to draw.
September 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
And here I stand. Still able to draw.
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As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
www.theverge.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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Protip: you do not have to watch the new Harry Potter trailer. I did not watch the new Harry Potter trailer, and I am doing great. If I had watched the new Harry Potter trailer, I am sure to have felt regretful and like I had betrayed many wonderful trans folks just living their lives.
September 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Protip: you do not have to watch the new Harry Potter trailer. I did not watch the new Harry Potter trailer, and I am doing great. If I had watched the new Harry Potter trailer, I am sure to have felt regretful and like I had betrayed many wonderful trans folks just living their lives.
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Hi I'm a AAA dev who is now indie.
It's a depressing time, and it would be uplifting to see games industry folks boycott The Game Awards.
Later this year Geoff is going to be handing awards to people who literally use plagiarism machines, after unheard of layoffs.
Please just don't go.
It's a depressing time, and it would be uplifting to see games industry folks boycott The Game Awards.
Later this year Geoff is going to be handing awards to people who literally use plagiarism machines, after unheard of layoffs.
Please just don't go.
Worried about your growing games wishlist? Here's some help to make it smaller https://kotaku.com/opening-night-live-2026-genai-slop-games-geoff-keighley-2000728477
Here Are The Opening Night Live Games You Can Ignore Because Of GenAI Slop - Kotaku
Some were already known to feature genAI, but a lot of them are new
kotaku.com
August 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Hi I'm a AAA dev who is now indie.
It's a depressing time, and it would be uplifting to see games industry folks boycott The Game Awards.
Later this year Geoff is going to be handing awards to people who literally use plagiarism machines, after unheard of layoffs.
Please just don't go.
It's a depressing time, and it would be uplifting to see games industry folks boycott The Game Awards.
Later this year Geoff is going to be handing awards to people who literally use plagiarism machines, after unheard of layoffs.
Please just don't go.
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This reinstatement happened for one reason: a union contract. She was brought back against managements wishes because she won the highest level of the grievance procedure, arbitration. This is how you can take the power back from people like Jeff Bezos: form a union.
BREAKING:
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This reinstatement happened for one reason: a union contract. She was brought back against managements wishes because she won the highest level of the grievance procedure, arbitration. This is how you can take the power back from people like Jeff Bezos: form a union.
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More and more people are talking about Medicare for All.
Why? Because our system is broken and there’s a real solution on the table that threatens the profits of CEOs and corporations.
Everyone deserves healthcare. And WE have the power to make this a reality.
Why? Because our system is broken and there’s a real solution on the table that threatens the profits of CEOs and corporations.
Everyone deserves healthcare. And WE have the power to make this a reality.
August 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
More and more people are talking about Medicare for All.
Why? Because our system is broken and there’s a real solution on the table that threatens the profits of CEOs and corporations.
Everyone deserves healthcare. And WE have the power to make this a reality.
Why? Because our system is broken and there’s a real solution on the table that threatens the profits of CEOs and corporations.
Everyone deserves healthcare. And WE have the power to make this a reality.
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RTA in Japan, a Japanese speedrunning event similar to AGDQ etc. has a list of situations that result in disqualification
Among these are rules like no sexual content or adults only rated games but then a blanket ban for any Harry Potter games
Source rtain.jp/submission-g...
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Among these are rules like no sexual content or adults only rated games but then a blanket ban for any Harry Potter games
Source rtain.jp/submission-g...
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August 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
RTA in Japan, a Japanese speedrunning event similar to AGDQ etc. has a list of situations that result in disqualification
Among these are rules like no sexual content or adults only rated games but then a blanket ban for any Harry Potter games
Source rtain.jp/submission-g...
Alt text within image
Among these are rules like no sexual content or adults only rated games but then a blanket ban for any Harry Potter games
Source rtain.jp/submission-g...
Alt text within image
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Love working on games, but I've learned in recent years that the excitement of working on a cool game is fleeting. A safety net, time to rest and not overwork, and money for building a life and retiring are more important. The talent will vanish if the industry does not stop underpaying freelancers.
Award-Winning Translator, Jan Mitsuko Cash, Calls on American Manga Industry to Double Their Rates!
August 22, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Love working on games, but I've learned in recent years that the excitement of working on a cool game is fleeting. A safety net, time to rest and not overwork, and money for building a life and retiring are more important. The talent will vanish if the industry does not stop underpaying freelancers.
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“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
Frank Herbert, Dune
Frank Herbert, Dune
August 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
Frank Herbert, Dune
Frank Herbert, Dune
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"We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise."
-Elliot Page
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤
-Elliot Page
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤
November 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM
"We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise."
-Elliot Page
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤
-Elliot Page
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤
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I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling.
They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
August 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling.
They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
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Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community💙🩷🤍
August 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community💙🩷🤍
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If Chain of Memories came out today and was a roguelike I legitimately think it could sell like 50 million copies.
August 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
If Chain of Memories came out today and was a roguelike I legitimately think it could sell like 50 million copies.
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Netherlands Privacy + Data Protection Authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), recommends that users opt out of Twitch's AI training with Amazon, calling it "very risky".
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/a...
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/a...
August 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Netherlands Privacy + Data Protection Authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), recommends that users opt out of Twitch's AI training with Amazon, calling it "very risky".
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/a...
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/a...
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Gem alert
Sonic Adventure 2 (OVA) | Short animation
The animation is finally out! This is my solo project, which took an extremely long time to make
The animation is finally out! This is my solo project, which took an extremely long time to make
August 20, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Gem alert