Avilyn
@avilyn.bsky.social
SFF fan. Coffee Fiend. I block TERFs and Nazis.
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always remember: Terry Pratchett said trans rights
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
always remember: Terry Pratchett said trans rights
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
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Bumping this as a reminder NYT leans hard on revenue from their puzzles, games, Wirecutter etc to fund their billionaire apologist headlines, contrarian Op-Ed take havers, and iffy/yikes livetweeting style of journo
Alternatives to NY Times Games & Puzzles 🧵
If it bothers you that your passive games subscription and clicks to the NYT Games cartel is funding their awful OpEd army and "journalism," there are a wealth of puzzle/game options less iffy/yikes complicit, and many are direct clones to your NYT faves.
If it bothers you that your passive games subscription and clicks to the NYT Games cartel is funding their awful OpEd army and "journalism," there are a wealth of puzzle/game options less iffy/yikes complicit, and many are direct clones to your NYT faves.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Bumping this as a reminder NYT leans hard on revenue from their puzzles, games, Wirecutter etc to fund their billionaire apologist headlines, contrarian Op-Ed take havers, and iffy/yikes livetweeting style of journo
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this is an extremely common and well understood surgery, obviously this was not a real number, but what the fuck
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
this is an extremely common and well understood surgery, obviously this was not a real number, but what the fuck
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
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As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
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hey Cuomo
go away and never come back this time
go away and never come back this time
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
hey Cuomo
go away and never come back this time
go away and never come back this time
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do i think most of mamdani's stances are good and should be replicated? sure. do i understand they wont work in swing/red areas? sure.
do i think democrats should pick people who run for office who look like they give a damn instead of functionaries just checking boxes? fuck yeah.
do i think democrats should pick people who run for office who look like they give a damn instead of functionaries just checking boxes? fuck yeah.
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
do i think most of mamdani's stances are good and should be replicated? sure. do i understand they wont work in swing/red areas? sure.
do i think democrats should pick people who run for office who look like they give a damn instead of functionaries just checking boxes? fuck yeah.
do i think democrats should pick people who run for office who look like they give a damn instead of functionaries just checking boxes? fuck yeah.
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You should be able to eat even if you are not working.
Access to food is a human right.
Access to clean water is a human right.
Access to adequate shelter is a human right.
Access to healthcare is a human right.
Access to food is a human right.
Access to clean water is a human right.
Access to adequate shelter is a human right.
Access to healthcare is a human right.
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You should be able to eat even if you are not working.
Access to food is a human right.
Access to clean water is a human right.
Access to adequate shelter is a human right.
Access to healthcare is a human right.
Access to food is a human right.
Access to clean water is a human right.
Access to adequate shelter is a human right.
Access to healthcare is a human right.
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Longtime readers know the true villain of American politics is the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929. Repealing this and restructuring Supreme Court are the bare minimums of fixing government in this country. Bare minimums.
(Yes, I want mulit-member districts too. Good luck trying for those.)
(Yes, I want mulit-member districts too. Good luck trying for those.)
It's not just geography... it's the fixed number in the House. Since 1920 every new census has disadvantaged more populous states.
It's a lack of fair apportionment. Which not only means more populous states have fewer representatives, they have fewer electoral votes.
It's a lack of fair apportionment. Which not only means more populous states have fewer representatives, they have fewer electoral votes.
America's political geography means Democrats are naturally disadvantaged under single-member districts even if you draw fair, neutral maps. They are less efficiently distributed, perversely punished because they have *more* voters in both safe red seats and deep blue ones.
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Longtime readers know the true villain of American politics is the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929. Repealing this and restructuring Supreme Court are the bare minimums of fixing government in this country. Bare minimums.
(Yes, I want mulit-member districts too. Good luck trying for those.)
(Yes, I want mulit-member districts too. Good luck trying for those.)
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The contrast between what Obama was expected to do to atone for Jeremiah Wright's sermons, which were not at all racist, and what Graham Platner is not expected to do to atone for his own public declarations, which are, is very revealing.
I don’t run a reform school for racism. I’m serious. He could, however, consult with people who do. Read books? I don’t know.
I do believe that should those acts present themselves during a campaign, voters can judge them — they can find them sufficient or wanting. Neither would be a purity test.
I do believe that should those acts present themselves during a campaign, voters can judge them — they can find them sufficient or wanting. Neither would be a purity test.
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The contrast between what Obama was expected to do to atone for Jeremiah Wright's sermons, which were not at all racist, and what Graham Platner is not expected to do to atone for his own public declarations, which are, is very revealing.
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Kobo's big month-long spooky sale continues! Dweller is 50% off in eBook www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... and a couple of bucks off in audio www.kobo.com/ca/en/audiob...
If you haven't yet heard Hannah Church's "Fuck you, Greg", you are not prepared for how beautifully she delivers it.
If you haven't yet heard Hannah Church's "Fuck you, Greg", you are not prepared for how beautifully she delivers it.
October 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Kobo's big month-long spooky sale continues! Dweller is 50% off in eBook www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... and a couple of bucks off in audio www.kobo.com/ca/en/audiob...
If you haven't yet heard Hannah Church's "Fuck you, Greg", you are not prepared for how beautifully she delivers it.
If you haven't yet heard Hannah Church's "Fuck you, Greg", you are not prepared for how beautifully she delivers it.
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💕
"We dont have any illegal aliens. I don't know if that's from some sci-fi message or what.
Look, the legal term for my people was slaves. Do you want me to use that?"
- Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayor
"We dont have any illegal aliens. I don't know if that's from some sci-fi message or what.
Look, the legal term for my people was slaves. Do you want me to use that?"
- Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayor
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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"We dont have any illegal aliens. I don't know if that's from some sci-fi message or what.
Look, the legal term for my people was slaves. Do you want me to use that?"
- Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayor
"We dont have any illegal aliens. I don't know if that's from some sci-fi message or what.
Look, the legal term for my people was slaves. Do you want me to use that?"
- Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayor
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Read the series, and then join Skyla's patreon for the shorts & extra material because you're now obsessed with it and you need it all in your eyeballs like *now*. And then do the same with Demons of Oblivion & Waverly & all the standalones, because seriously, Skyla is an excellent author.
*takes notes* Okay, so now we have a number for Livi 7. Just need to get the funding syndicate rolling.
(I am mostly kidding, but I did straight up ask what the number for that was at one point.)
Which is a sign you should go check out the series. Just saying.
payhip.com/b/Btpi
(I am mostly kidding, but I did straight up ask what the number for that was at one point.)
Which is a sign you should go check out the series. Just saying.
payhip.com/b/Btpi
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Read the series, and then join Skyla's patreon for the shorts & extra material because you're now obsessed with it and you need it all in your eyeballs like *now*. And then do the same with Demons of Oblivion & Waverly & all the standalones, because seriously, Skyla is an excellent author.
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*takes notes* Okay, so now we have a number for Livi 7. Just need to get the funding syndicate rolling.
(I am mostly kidding, but I did straight up ask what the number for that was at one point.)
Which is a sign you should go check out the series. Just saying.
payhip.com/b/Btpi
(I am mostly kidding, but I did straight up ask what the number for that was at one point.)
Which is a sign you should go check out the series. Just saying.
payhip.com/b/Btpi
October 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
*takes notes* Okay, so now we have a number for Livi 7. Just need to get the funding syndicate rolling.
(I am mostly kidding, but I did straight up ask what the number for that was at one point.)
Which is a sign you should go check out the series. Just saying.
payhip.com/b/Btpi
(I am mostly kidding, but I did straight up ask what the number for that was at one point.)
Which is a sign you should go check out the series. Just saying.
payhip.com/b/Btpi
Seriously, this clip is *the best* 😂
The whole audiobook is excellent; treat yourself (and check out The Watcher of the Woods audiobook while you're at it)
The whole audiobook is excellent; treat yourself (and check out The Watcher of the Woods audiobook while you're at it)
I just really want all my Dweller readers awaiting this book for purchase to hear the greatest narration of all time.
October 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Seriously, this clip is *the best* 😂
The whole audiobook is excellent; treat yourself (and check out The Watcher of the Woods audiobook while you're at it)
The whole audiobook is excellent; treat yourself (and check out The Watcher of the Woods audiobook while you're at it)
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I just really want all my Dweller readers awaiting this book for purchase to hear the greatest narration of all time.
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Hannah Church does a fantastic job with Norah--I'm selling an ebook/audio bundle direct (and if you buy print from me, you can get discounts on both of those as well). Store sites have samples but I'll link to the "I drew you a map once" clip below (when I find it).
I just re-read Dweller on the Threshold this October for some spooky thrills.
The samples I've heard from the audiobook are bang on -- what a great narrator to voice this story.
payhip.com/b/qhmZN
The samples I've heard from the audiobook are bang on -- what a great narrator to voice this story.
payhip.com/b/qhmZN
Dweller on the Threshold eBook and Audio Bundle
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October 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hannah Church does a fantastic job with Norah--I'm selling an ebook/audio bundle direct (and if you buy print from me, you can get discounts on both of those as well). Store sites have samples but I'll link to the "I drew you a map once" clip below (when I find it).
Blocking anyone who excuses or supports the Nazi tattoo. Fuck that. No Nazis, No TERFs, No Racists, No Bigots, period.
October 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Blocking anyone who excuses or supports the Nazi tattoo. Fuck that. No Nazis, No TERFs, No Racists, No Bigots, period.
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It's Publication Day for SLAYERS OF OLD!!!
From @dawbooks.bsky.social's official description: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time."
From @dawbooks.bsky.social's official description: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time."
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's Publication Day for SLAYERS OF OLD!!!
From @dawbooks.bsky.social's official description: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time."
From @dawbooks.bsky.social's official description: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time."
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Your "big tent" cannot be so large that it encompasses those who would deny civil/human rights, due process, and the rule of law to *anyone* and that includes the criminals in this administration. It for damn sure means we don't sacrifice immigrants or trans people.
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Your "big tent" cannot be so large that it encompasses those who would deny civil/human rights, due process, and the rule of law to *anyone* and that includes the criminals in this administration. It for damn sure means we don't sacrifice immigrants or trans people.
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the "p.s. fuck cuomo" here is just beautiful
October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
the "p.s. fuck cuomo" here is just beautiful