diff --git a/.forgejo/buttons.sh b/.forgejo/buttons.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# script downloads buttons manually and hosts them. so hotlinking but Not Really
+# probably don't need to do this/this is probably worse but it runs weekly so its not *that* bad i think??
+
+BUTTONS_DIR=/workspace/sneexy/pages/assets/buttons/friends
+
+# 23sonics
+wget "https://23sonics.zone/media/88x31/me.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/23sonics.gif"
+# authenyo
+wget "https://authenyo.xyz/images/button.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/authenyo.gif"
+# autumn
+wget "http://autumn.town/assets/buttons/mybutton.webp" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/autumn.gif"
+# av70
+wget "https://av70.neocities.org/assets/88x31/av70.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/av70.gif"
+# birdcat
+wget "https://birdcat.online/img/buttons/birdcatonline.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/birdcat.gif"
+# david
+wget "https://david.garden/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/david-site-button.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/david.png"
+# sirlan
+wget "https://dragon-vi.be/buttons/button.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/sirlan.png"
+# drakonic
+wget "https://drakonic.zone/images/button.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/drakonic.zone"
+# charon
+wget "https://cdn.exlitry.world/media/buttons/exlitry.world.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/exlitry.world.gif"
+# freeplay
+wget "https://freeplay.floof.company/assets/buttons/free.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/freeplay.gif"
+# thermia
+wget "https://girlthi.ng/~thermia/img/88x31/thermia.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/thermia.gif"
+# kyropy
+wget "https://kyropy.neocities.org/images/kyropybutton.svg" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/kyropy.svg"
+# lars
+wget "https://larsfrommars.neocities.org/buttons/lars.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/lars.png"
+# micro
+wget "https://git.gay/Micro/pages/raw/branch/egui-rewrite/src/assets/buttons/micro.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/micro.png"
+# notfire
+wget "https://notfire.cc/design/images/buttons/notfire-cc-88x31-af.gif" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/notfire.gif"
+# odoben
+wget "https://odoben.space/img/odoben_88x31.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/odoben.png"
+# millions
+wget "https://ofplayers.net/images/88x31/millions.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/millions.png"
+# pc100
+wget "https://oli.pages.gay/badges/WebButton.svg" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/pc100.svg"
+# therra
+wget "https://smolderg.xyz/img/badges/theysosmall_by_liah.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/theysosmall.png"
+# lexi
+wget "https://softkittypa.ws/assets/buttons/softkittypaws.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/lexi.png"
+# coffy
+wget "https://sweetcoffy.pages.gay/assets/button.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/sweetcoffy.png"
+# pancakes
+wget "https://trypancakes.com/assets/88x31.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/pancakes.png"
+# unnick
+wget "https://unnick.mice.tel/88x31.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/unnick.png"
+# kopper
+wget "https://w.on-t.work/assets/88x31.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/wontwork.png"
+# winter
+wget "https://winter.entities.org.uk/buttons/self.png" -O "${BUTTONS_DIR}/winter.png"
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diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/buttons.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/buttons.yml
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+on:
+  push:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 8 * * 6'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: docker
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: 'main'
+
+      - name: git setup
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.name "protogen"
+          git config --local user.email "proot@toasters.com"
+
+      - name: download buttons
+        run: |
+          chmod +x /workspace/sneexy/pages/.forgejo/buttons.sh
+          bash -c "/workspace/sneexy/pages/.forgejo/buttons.sh"
+
+      - name: push updated buttons
+        id: github-push
+        run: |
+          git config pull.rebase true
+          git add .
+          git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -m "beep~! (updated buttons)"
+          git push
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
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--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@
         <div class="buttons">
             <p>friends!</p>      
             <a href="https://23sonics.zone"><img src="https://23sonics.zone/media/88x31/me.gif" alt="23Sonics" title="23Sonics"></a>
-            <a href="https://amycatgirl.nekoweb.org"><img src="https://amycatgirl.nekoweb.org/assets/8831.png" alt="amycatgirl" title="amycatgirl"></a>
             <a href="https://authenyo.xyz"><img src="https://authenyo.xyz/images/button.gif" alt="authenyo" title="authenyo"></a>
             <a href="https://autumn.town"><img src="http://autumn.town/assets/buttons/mybutton.webp" alt="Autumn Town Café" title="Autumn Town Café"></a>
             <a href="https://av70.neocities.org"><img src="https://av70.neocities.org/assets/88x31/av70.gif" alt="av70" title="av70"></a>