#I should post something sims-related to this sims blog fr

[fireflowersims]

"Iran is escalating tensions in the Middle East!"

Okay sure, you can make an argument for that, but like, isn't destroying Iran's consulate in Syria also a huge escalation? Israel essentially attacked two countries at once and nobody is telling them "wtf what r u doing stop escalating shit!" But the minute Iran launches an attack....

Let me be clear: Iran's regime is legit awful and they don't deserve any support for their many many repressive policies and violations of human rights. Still, I totally get where they're coming from with this. You do not bomb other countries' diplomatic posts and get away with it. Unless you're Israel I guess. Then it's okay 😒

Also, now with all eyes on Iran, people are distracted from what's happening in Gaza which may very well be an intentional side effect on Israel's part. But don't forget: PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING KILLED AND STARVED IN THE GAZA STRIP.

Keep your eyes on Gaza

#non sims #iran #israel #syria #damascus #gaza #palestine #all eyes on palestine #all eyes on gaza #rafah #news #world news #free palestine #I should post something sims-related to this sims blog fr #also let me be clear that I do not support Iran. I support 'no-attacking-diplomatic-entities' not dictatorships

[transformers-earthspark]

Apologies for my recent radio silence. I've had a lot on my mind lately.

This post isn't Earthspark-related at all, but please read it.

I need to take a second on this blog to acknowledge some things going on in the world. I should not have stayed silent on this blog before, but I'm trying to fix that now.

Genocide in Palestine + how you can help Palestinians

You can buy e-sims for people in Gaza here. Anything helps.

Click here daily to help generate funds for Palestine. It's free and takes less than a minute.

Here's a list of where you can donate to help Palestine.

(If there's anything I should add to this section, please let me know.)

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The KOSA bill, what it's going to do if passed, and how you can help prevent it from taking effect

KOSA will essentially erase anonymity from the internet by requiring people to upload their government ID or other form of identification to any social media site, as well as restricting resources and information on LGBT rights, history, racism, and more. This bill will censor the entire internet and destroy privacy while violating First Amendment rights and potentially putting minors in danger.

This also could very well mean the end of Tumblr, and I'm not exaggerating here.

Tomorrow KOSA could be passed in Senate, and from there it will need to pass in the House of Representatives before being signed into law by the president. It's not doomsday yet, but it is a dangerous situation-- and here's what you can do.

StopKOSA.org provides you with a template email to send to your representatives. You can leave it how it is or edit it to say what you want, and then send it from their website.

The website also allows you to call your representatives and gives you a template of what to say.

BadInternetBills.org, run by the same people, takes action against KOSA as well as other bills like EARN IT. At the time of posting this, over 356,000 people have signed this petition.

Additionally there are several petitions on change.org to help stop KOSA. Here are a few of them.

STOP KOSA

STOP THE KOSA

Stop Kosa

Save Humanity, Oppose KOSA

STOP THE KOSA ACT

(Again, please let me know if there's anything I should add.)

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One last thing-- The evolution of AI images and video.

I don't really have anything good to say. AI is evolving fast and changing the world as we know it. We are adapting, but nobody knows how this really is going to end up.

A few quick points:

AI images are not art. That's all. AI "artists" who genuinely claim to have made something of their own just by typing a prompt into a generator will be blocked. (Which has been in my rules for a while, but I still think it needs to be said.)

I recommend Glaze for artists who don't want their art being scraped and used for data training. Especially with the recent rumors of an upcoming deal between Tumblr and Midjourney. There's also a similar program called Nightshade (haha, earthspark reference? anyone?🦉) that I haven't tested myself but have heard good things about.

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That's all, I suppose. Reblogs are good, if you don't mind.

Spread the word about KOSA. Contact your representatives. Sign the petitions.

Support Palestine if possible. Donate if you can. If you are unable to donate, make sure to do your daily clicks.

Stay safe and take care of yourselves. ❤️

#>> mod: firefly #this will be one of the only non-earthspark things i'll ever post #look i'm going to be completely honest here; i'm stressed out of my fucking mind. this is not okay #the state of the world is terrifying and i hate it #but we can still do things to help #it's important to not give up hope because there is hope and we can fight for it #but not if we give up before we can try #alright yeah that's my attempt at a pep talk. from the earthspark blog mod. #thank you for reading this anyways. <3 #oh and anon asks will be off for a short while because i'm scared of. idk. everything right now. sorry about that #tags: #palestine #from the river to the sea #free palestine #stop kosa #anti ai #ai art theft #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #kosa #kosa bill #bad internet bills #internet censorship #hgffgdfgdfh

[lokiinmediasideblog]

Operation Olive Branch: Help a Palestinian family

Call your reps to allow Gaza aid!

If you can't donate to Palestine, click here for ad revenue to go to them

Donate E-SIMS to Gaza! (Nomad, Mogo, Airalo).

TOURNAMENT OF LOKIS ROUND 4: Ending Dec 1st

Final Brackets:

Tell your representatives to OPPOSE THE EARN IT ACT!!!! And KOSA!!!

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[kaguraspetsims]

so I’ve come across some shit-tastic person. they were involved in the gen 1 near triple debacle. They seem to go by Jax on everything as a short form of Jax Hammer.

Note: the purpose of this post is not related to the scamming accusations. The purpose of this post is to let others block a person who is just overall a very negative presence so that they don’t have to be miserable for no reason. Do not harass them, just block them.

here’s some DR posts they’ve been throwing pissy fits in, 2 of which they posted themselves (please note there are 3 links in this sentence). I am offering these as proof of their amazing attitude.

Here is one of their blogs for blocking purposes (specific to lioden but also some FR)

And here’s another (their main)

And here’s all their names and IDs in case I’ve missed something

In all the DR posts you can see me (admittedly in a shit mood) responding to them, their attempts to lie and deflect very simple things, and they also love to throw insults (one of which they called someone “slow,” and then apologizing when said person told them they are, in fact, autistic and 15).

I apologize for not doing a thourough screenshot-posting-spree, but as most of you know I’m still in the grieving process, so I’m very tired. For the time being, their DR post responses and their pet sim blog are a great show of their absolutely horrendous attitude.

I should add that normally I wouldn’t do this, but I’m very much tired of people’s crappy attitudes. I’m not going to allow people to be hostile for no reason and then claim they’re absolute joys to be around. It’s been a tiring year, and I’m over the act.

Please do not harass this user, just block.

#fr drama #negative #not putting this under a read more #i think this is worth people reading to do some blocking