Alanna Smith
@alannawrites.bsky.social
Science fiction and fantasy writer, Marvel Comics editor, crafting enthusiast, hobby artist, mother of cats, Captain America's boss
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Alanna Smith
@alannawrites.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Creating an ongoing thread of things (books, movies, games, crafts, whatever) that spark joy because holding onto joy=holding onto sanity, and I want to boost things I love! Let's go! 🧵💕
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As someone who has gotten QUITE A FEW death threats over the years, if you start having "it was a joke" as a viable defense of them you IMMEDIATELY lose any ability to actually regulate or cut down on them because no one can prove what is and is not a joke properly
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As someone who has gotten QUITE A FEW death threats over the years, if you start having "it was a joke" as a viable defense of them you IMMEDIATELY lose any ability to actually regulate or cut down on them because no one can prove what is and is not a joke properly
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Look I ain't gonna defend Bluesky moderation, all I'm gonna say is "hey this specific death threat is a joke" is never something you can really handle well when dealing with a population of millions of posters.
It sucks but it's just a reality of how shit goes
It sucks but it's just a reality of how shit goes
Apparently Oswalt has been banned for this. Not debating the virtues of this policy right now - just noting that Bluesky admins seem to be establishing a hard policy of banning people for death threats, whether folks think of those posts as jokes or not.
Just important to be aware of as you post.
Just important to be aware of as you post.
Will Bluesky ban Patton around Christmas? 🤔
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Look I ain't gonna defend Bluesky moderation, all I'm gonna say is "hey this specific death threat is a joke" is never something you can really handle well when dealing with a population of millions of posters.
It sucks but it's just a reality of how shit goes
It sucks but it's just a reality of how shit goes
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I'll just say I am not a fan of death threats, jokey or not, and don't have a problem with social media sites banning them. In fact, I'm HERE in part because Twitter couldn't be trusted on this issue. Huge questions as always are transparency and consistency in enforcement.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'll just say I am not a fan of death threats, jokey or not, and don't have a problem with social media sites banning them. In fact, I'm HERE in part because Twitter couldn't be trusted on this issue. Huge questions as always are transparency and consistency in enforcement.
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“You disabled replies” correct, I do not want to talk to you because you are an idiot
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“You disabled replies” correct, I do not want to talk to you because you are an idiot
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I know it's really about control, but the way these evil monsters talk about banning books to save the children out of one side of their mouths, and downplay an actual pedophile out of the other is rage inducing
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I know it's really about control, but the way these evil monsters talk about banning books to save the children out of one side of their mouths, and downplay an actual pedophile out of the other is rage inducing
Hey so what tf was Merrick Garland doing for four years
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hey so what tf was Merrick Garland doing for four years
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being mean in a funny way is not the same thing as satire.
I realize this is pedantic, but also, FFS.
I realize this is pedantic, but also, FFS.
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
being mean in a funny way is not the same thing as satire.
I realize this is pedantic, but also, FFS.
I realize this is pedantic, but also, FFS.
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Hey! Here is a really important distinction:
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey! Here is a really important distinction:
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
satire
vs.
being shitty, but in a jokey tone
I'm sorry but as someone who's faced online harassment, I would take a statement of intent to harm me pretty seriously even if they were "just quoting song lyrics."
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm sorry but as someone who's faced online harassment, I would take a statement of intent to harm me pretty seriously even if they were "just quoting song lyrics."
I don't think I'll ever get over Mark Zuckerberg pivoting his whole brand to support a venture that was basically VRchat but worse.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I don't think I'll ever get over Mark Zuckerberg pivoting his whole brand to support a venture that was basically VRchat but worse.
Just realized I've been confusing Tricia Paytas and Kim Petras simply based on name similarity for god knows how long
(I know basically nothing about either of them so this hasn't materially affected my life aside from being confused by headlines)
(I know basically nothing about either of them so this hasn't materially affected my life aside from being confused by headlines)
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Just realized I've been confusing Tricia Paytas and Kim Petras simply based on name similarity for god knows how long
(I know basically nothing about either of them so this hasn't materially affected my life aside from being confused by headlines)
(I know basically nothing about either of them so this hasn't materially affected my life aside from being confused by headlines)
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if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now
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🔥 “A gut-driven #Avengers book.” Writer @samhumphries.bsky.social joins @davidbrooke.bsky.social to talk chaos chemistry, killer clones, and Clea’s scene-stealing rise in New Avengers! 🧠💥
#comicsky
Trust is cracking, Carnage is hungry, and the Killuminati just leveled up—dive in:
#comicsky
Trust is cracking, Carnage is hungry, and the Killuminati just leveled up—dive in:
“A gut-driven Avengers book”: Sam Humphries on chaos chemistry, killer clones, and Clea’s star turn
The ish hits the fan for the New Avengers starting this week.
aiptcomics.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🔥 “A gut-driven #Avengers book.” Writer @samhumphries.bsky.social joins @davidbrooke.bsky.social to talk chaos chemistry, killer clones, and Clea’s scene-stealing rise in New Avengers! 🧠💥
#comicsky
Trust is cracking, Carnage is hungry, and the Killuminati just leveled up—dive in:
#comicsky
Trust is cracking, Carnage is hungry, and the Killuminati just leveled up—dive in:
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Join the Party fighting back: wfpus.org/JoinUs
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Join the Party fighting back: wfpus.org/JoinUs
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
These peleton instructors are delulu for putting side planks in a beginner pilates class
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
These peleton instructors are delulu for putting side planks in a beginner pilates class
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🚨 The end begins! Zdarsky launches ARMAGEDDON, Marvel’s next universe-shattering event — starting with #WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON! 🐺🔥
@inhyuklee.bsky.social #MarvelComics #comicsky
Get the full details on the story that’ll change everything:
@inhyuklee.bsky.social #MarvelComics #comicsky
Get the full details on the story that’ll change everything:
Marvel reveals Armageddon: Chip Zdarsky launches the next major universe-changing event starting February 2026
WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON by Chip Zdarsky and Luca Maresca, a lead-in series to next summer’s ARMAGEDDON event, arrives in February.
aiptcomics.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🚨 The end begins! Zdarsky launches ARMAGEDDON, Marvel’s next universe-shattering event — starting with #WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF ARMAGEDDON! 🐺🔥
@inhyuklee.bsky.social #MarvelComics #comicsky
Get the full details on the story that’ll change everything:
@inhyuklee.bsky.social #MarvelComics #comicsky
Get the full details on the story that’ll change everything:
We got a chance to talk to the team behind the Lakota dub of Avengers as part of ECHO: SEEKER OF TRUTH #1, which is on-sale in comic shops now! The interview is in the issue along with a lot of other great stuff, and you can check out the extended interview here!
www.marvel.com/articles/mov...
www.marvel.com/articles/mov...
A Conversation with Marvel Studios’ ‘The Avengers’ Lakota Language Dub Team
Read Angélique Roché’s extended interview with the team behind the Lakota Language dub of ‘The Avengers.’
www.marvel.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We got a chance to talk to the team behind the Lakota dub of Avengers as part of ECHO: SEEKER OF TRUTH #1, which is on-sale in comic shops now! The interview is in the issue along with a lot of other great stuff, and you can check out the extended interview here!
www.marvel.com/articles/mov...
www.marvel.com/articles/mov...
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
What if I just stay up all night worrying about the likelihood that I'll have to pay a new dentist for a replacement crown because my current dentist seems unwilling ir unable to fix the current one?? What then??
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
What if I just stay up all night worrying about the likelihood that I'll have to pay a new dentist for a replacement crown because my current dentist seems unwilling ir unable to fix the current one?? What then??
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.