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@otar.bsky.social

He/it. Lab Rat Bastardβ„’, small demon lad raised by a pack of mad science. Β½ of @shadybug.bsky.social, β…™ of a person.

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

gofund.meDonate to Help a homeless, disabled, black trans woman stay alive, organized by Cicada CarpenterWe're Cicada and Otar, friends of Amber's who are setting thi… Cicada Carpenter needs your support for Help a homeless, disabled, black trans woman stay alive
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If you know any helpful places/communities/resources and/or available jobs in Philly that are safe for a black homeless trans woman: PLEASE share in replies/quotes. Tag folks who might know. Share this if you can. My friend is going through so much rn all on her own, would mean the world to us. Tysm

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I got these messages Wednesday & wish I could have shared sooner: Amber is in need of $200 for a bill she needs to pay off tomorrow (Saturday) evening for the fine. Every bit helps, including even just sharing the post. Thank you. πŸ’š

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

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We have CANCER VACCINES. Fucking CANCER VACCINES. We have AIDS TREATMENTS. AIDS IS NO LONGER A DEATH SENTENCE. IN MY LIIFETIME. FUCK.

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

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There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, β€œthis will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, β€œwe will survive” Let’s do that some more

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

people even just 10 years younger than me have expressed that they genuinely didn't know homophobia was so all over the place that "gay" was used all the time as a synonym for "stupid"/"lame". celebrities, characters, etc are openly gay/bi/pan & it's not typically considered "inappropriate" anymore.

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

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this isn't as first-hand but there have also been *amazing* wildlife conservation efforts that have helped species stay alive and repopulate enough to get out of the endangered or even near-extinct status. also medical advancements. do you know how amazing it is that we've found shit that prevents

or even in some cases cures shit like cancer or alzheimer's? it's incredible. also holy shit the discoveries and education on mental health and disorders and neurodivergence. holy shit. fidget/stim toys are ALL over now and idk if the concept alone existed when i was younger. it rules.

people even just 10 years younger than me have expressed that they genuinely didn't know homophobia was so all over the place that "gay" was used all the time as a synonym for "stupid"/"lame". celebrities, characters, etc are openly gay/bi/pan & it's not typically considered "inappropriate" anymore.

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

of course this is just coming from someone living in northeast USA; this is not to say it's like this worldwide nor that we don't have massive queerphobes still here. but the average person around here is more likely to be disgusted by homophobia rather than gayness & it's awesome to see.

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every time I watch a show that predates smartphones whose entire premise would be defeated by them (e. g. free long distance calls/foreign language translation/gps/mapping/flashlight/dictionary/notes/a million other uses) I think about how for all their flaws it really is the tech of the future lol

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

I got these messages Wednesday & wish I could have shared sooner: Amber is in need of $200 for a bill she needs to pay off tomorrow (Saturday) evening for the fine. Every bit helps, including even just sharing the post. Thank you. πŸ’š

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

I'm so sorry for the lack of updates the past 2+ weeks. It's been really hard for me to have the spoons for keeping up with anything social or... really doing anything in general, honestly, since a loved one's recent passing.

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If I got swallowed by a whale it would recognize my superior posting abilities and keep me alive to utilize them. Unrelated but we dont talk enough about krill on this app. This app unfortunately has a real anti-eating mass quantities of krill bias, and its why this app will never be mainstream.

i know it's kind of childish to be like "it's not fair" about shit but it really just Isn't that we keep losing so many kind and wonderful people so young while the most horrific evil people doing their damndest to ruin the planet and all lives within it get to live forever

you're telling me i've had this many people dear to me die before i even reach half of the average expected lifespan while we got nazis and abusers and other evil fucking people who have repeatedly survived life-threatening shit like it's nothing and get to thrive with all this power... fucked up.

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Seriously, please don't be too shy or polite to ask for ICE whistles if you need them, especially in SoCal. A bunch of us have stockpiles all ready to go in case of surges, if you have the ability to pass them out, we have the whistles!

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com

People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

just heard the news about Jeff. trouble processing. i really thought I'd get to see him at least just one more time before this. rest in peace man... i love you so much. thank you for always making me feel like a celebrity whenever i saw you.

one of my favorite games ever, which is also my favorite piece of art ever, and i say neither of these lightly. i am absolutely obsessed with this game. if i could only ever encourage people to play one singular game, it would be Hypnospace Outlaw. if you haven't yet, this is the perfect chance.

Just 18hrs left to get Hypnospace Outlaw for $5!!

Nice news for once: she's gotten food stamps now, so way less stress over food! :) Still very much needs help with bills and transportation but things are looking up and it's all thanks to you folks for all the sharing and contributing you've been doing, thank you so much

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

Update: Amber's still in need of donations for food in transportation β€” if she gets at least $15 tonight, she'll be able to uber to someone who's letting her stay for 3 nights instead of having to sleep outside tonight!

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

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update: she's currently unable to get food from the food bank until the 6th, so she's relying on donations in order to keep from starving. thank you so much to those who share or especially contribute <3

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

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UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 8!!! Why are Queer cartoon characters censored?! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation

update: she's currently unable to get food from the food bank until the 6th, so she's relying on donations in order to keep from starving. thank you so much to those who share or especially contribute <3

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

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update: things are looking grim. she's had to stay with random men on craigslist demanding sex in return. she's worried she'll be taken to court soon over not having the money for bills she's told me she's very close to just giving up & ending it all. please keep doing what you can. thank you.

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

update: things are looking grim. she's had to stay with random men on craigslist demanding sex in return. she's worried she'll be taken to court soon over not having the money for bills she's told me she's very close to just giving up & ending it all. please keep doing what you can. thank you.

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

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i like how the files came out and were deadass like "So yeah this entire trans-scare thing is to strip them of their rights so they can be our sex slaves. This is what we are doing. That's literally it. We want trans sex slaves pls" and everyone went "Well that's fine, we can keep doing that"

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i’ve been solving a lot of problems lately with my calculator like 5 + 8 and 12 x 3. but now i’m starting to think it’s alive

correction to last Quote update (i misinterpreted her texts last night): she needs $120 within the next hour (4 pm EST) to secure a room so she can then move on to bill payment safely.

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3

For the past few years I've been hearing friends who only ever correctly use he/it for me suddenly use they/them for me instead. Which have literally never been my pronouns. I'm sure there's no ill intent, but what this tells me is that not even my friends see me as a man. And it hurts. REALLY bad.

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But if you've known me for over half a decade and used to have no problem referring to me as male... why is it different now? Why does this keep happening with so many people? It hurts bc I have several transphobes in my life who use they/them for me to avoid correctly gendering me/to misgender

me in a way that's seen as socially acceptable/something I can't argue against. And while I'm certain that's not why friends are doing this, it doesn't lessen any of the pain. Please just stop. And if you hear someone doing this, please correct them for me. It hurts.

For the past few years I've been hearing friends who only ever correctly use he/it for me suddenly use they/them for me instead. Which have literally never been my pronouns. I'm sure there's no ill intent, but what this tells me is that not even my friends see me as a man. And it hurts. REALLY bad.

I'm not nonbinary. I'm not androgynous. I'm male. I'm a man. I don't know how to be more clear about this. All of my social media has he/it shown as my pronouns. I literally wear bracelets with my pronouns. Strangers who use they/them bc they don't have this info, that's fine. I don't mind that.

Update: She needs $140 within the next 12 hours so she can pay a bill for the fine her family caused and avoid going to court.

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Update: Per her request, my partner & I have set her up a GFM! She's no longer able to work, currently trying to get on disability. It's a LONG process, so she needs everyone's help to be able to afford to eat & keep surviving til then! Please share & spare what you can! gofund.me/de40e9dd3