babelglyph, MLIS
@babelglyph.bsky.social
I wear wonderful yet very dumb things. I would like everyone to have this option. blurbs are hard. information is good. she/her
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babelglyph, MLIS
@babelglyph.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Yo! I'm babelglyph. I wear ridiculous things, mainly #LolitaFashion but sometimes cosplay, steampunk, vintage, or whatever else floats my boat. My two core fashion philosophies are "pay your bills then buy frills" and "shitpost hard, coord harder". Here are a few of my recent outfits!
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I went to pick up a prescription at a pharmacy that's barely a mile away - and in doing so, I passed *two* protests with anti-Trump sign-wavers flagging down traffic in the middle of lunch rush
'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'
The idea that there are no protests in the US and no one is standing up to Trump is proving incredibly hard to kill over here in Germany. It’s become dogma, utterly detached from empirical reality.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
January 21, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I went to pick up a prescription at a pharmacy that's barely a mile away - and in doing so, I passed *two* protests with anti-Trump sign-wavers flagging down traffic in the middle of lunch rush
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pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
lol BlueSky launched me two weeks back in my following for some reason? Pretty sure I didn't scroll that far manually, but I got to see some good posts regardless so I guess that was nice
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM
lol BlueSky launched me two weeks back in my following for some reason? Pretty sure I didn't scroll that far manually, but I got to see some good posts regardless so I guess that was nice
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I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination.
First off: Let’s talk about money.
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I am not feeling the whimsy.
Donald Trump’s White House is now a volatile force of change and whimsy
Donald Trump’s White House is now a volatile force of change and whimsy
The US president is now 12 months into his second term, but this may be his last year as the only relevant player on stage
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I am not feeling the whimsy.
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Jesus famously did not disrupt proceedings at a place of worship and call out religious hypocrisy
Rep. Keith Self on anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "I compare them to Hamas who live-streamed the attack in Israel that killed hundreds of people. They want to instill terror."
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Jesus famously did not disrupt proceedings at a place of worship and call out religious hypocrisy
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A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.
ATTENTION.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.
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That money could’ve ended homelessness in the US, or established UBI for every American, student loan erasure, or supercharged every creative industry in existence to pay artists better,
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
That money could’ve ended homelessness in the US, or established UBI for every American, student loan erasure, or supercharged every creative industry in existence to pay artists better,
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here
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Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
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That's it, I'm upgrading from my safety whistles to my safety recorder.
A little bit more bulky, but may have the effect of working as a snake charmer on ICE.
A little bit more bulky, but may have the effect of working as a snake charmer on ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 10:37 PM
That's it, I'm upgrading from my safety whistles to my safety recorder.
A little bit more bulky, but may have the effect of working as a snake charmer on ICE.
A little bit more bulky, but may have the effect of working as a snake charmer on ICE.
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Can I get a fuck you Hanz Zimmer?
Hans Zimmer to compose score for Harry Potter HBO series
Esteemed German composer Hans Zimmer is to create the score for the upcoming controversial Harry Potter TV series.
www.thepinknews.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Can I get a fuck you Hanz Zimmer?
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I know facts don't matter anymore but there's only 15-20 thousand Inuit in the United States. ~90 percent of the people in Greenland are Inuit.
Paid American protestors would stand out. Just a bit.
Paid American protestors would stand out. Just a bit.
lmao the Fox commentators are using the "paid protestors" line for Nuuk protestors
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I know facts don't matter anymore but there's only 15-20 thousand Inuit in the United States. ~90 percent of the people in Greenland are Inuit.
Paid American protestors would stand out. Just a bit.
Paid American protestors would stand out. Just a bit.
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And if you truly have none, you can be the person you wish your ancestors were
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
And if you truly have none, you can be the person you wish your ancestors were
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There's a reason why every fascist movement tries to destroy artists (this time it's via the enshittification via AI slop).
Art and creation are the opposite of hate and destruction. Art reminds us of our joy, our individuality, our history. Art always has value, but especially now.
Art and creation are the opposite of hate and destruction. Art reminds us of our joy, our individuality, our history. Art always has value, but especially now.
It feels so dumb being an artist right now, especially when I don't make anything super meaningful. I love what I do, it keeps me sane, and pays my bills. But like people are out there getting terrorized and I'm here like buy my trinkets, cause... they're pretty 🫤
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
There's a reason why every fascist movement tries to destroy artists (this time it's via the enshittification via AI slop).
Art and creation are the opposite of hate and destruction. Art reminds us of our joy, our individuality, our history. Art always has value, but especially now.
Art and creation are the opposite of hate and destruction. Art reminds us of our joy, our individuality, our history. Art always has value, but especially now.
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Lady knight lineart:
January 18, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Lady knight lineart:
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Dems need to stop acting like what ICE is doing is an accident, or a failure of policy, or a tactic of distraction.
It's the policy. And that's fucking terrifying, because it means that there's no negotiating with it, no ameliorating it.
There's only defeating it, or being defeated by it.
It's the policy. And that's fucking terrifying, because it means that there's no negotiating with it, no ameliorating it.
There's only defeating it, or being defeated by it.
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Dems need to stop acting like what ICE is doing is an accident, or a failure of policy, or a tactic of distraction.
It's the policy. And that's fucking terrifying, because it means that there's no negotiating with it, no ameliorating it.
There's only defeating it, or being defeated by it.
It's the policy. And that's fucking terrifying, because it means that there's no negotiating with it, no ameliorating it.
There's only defeating it, or being defeated by it.
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Hey visual kei fandom—
This is a lot of our bands. I get it. Getting CDs is hard and all big tech companies are bad. But if you can stream through a platform that isn’t Spotify, it’s marginally less bad.
And if you can, support bands by buying merch, physical media, and seeing them live.
This is a lot of our bands. I get it. Getting CDs is hard and all big tech companies are bad. But if you can stream through a platform that isn’t Spotify, it’s marginally less bad.
And if you can, support bands by buying merch, physical media, and seeing them live.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Hey visual kei fandom—
This is a lot of our bands. I get it. Getting CDs is hard and all big tech companies are bad. But if you can stream through a platform that isn’t Spotify, it’s marginally less bad.
And if you can, support bands by buying merch, physical media, and seeing them live.
This is a lot of our bands. I get it. Getting CDs is hard and all big tech companies are bad. But if you can stream through a platform that isn’t Spotify, it’s marginally less bad.
And if you can, support bands by buying merch, physical media, and seeing them live.
someone said "hey i think pics of this dress are actually this other dress" and i said "cool lemme do some research", seems Dress A's colorways are 2/3 different from Dress B's. one has a weird name. googled to see if i could find other things in that color.
anyway now i have 4 colorways of Dress A
anyway now i have 4 colorways of Dress A
January 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
someone said "hey i think pics of this dress are actually this other dress" and i said "cool lemme do some research", seems Dress A's colorways are 2/3 different from Dress B's. one has a weird name. googled to see if i could find other things in that color.
anyway now i have 4 colorways of Dress A
anyway now i have 4 colorways of Dress A
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I have never been more proud of Minnesota. And as a friend said recently—
Nazis never learn not to invade in winter, apparently.
Nazis never learn not to invade in winter, apparently.
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I have never been more proud of Minnesota. And as a friend said recently—
Nazis never learn not to invade in winter, apparently.
Nazis never learn not to invade in winter, apparently.
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The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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Ghosting is praxis
With the influx of thousands of 🧊 dudes in town I really hope locals are absolutely fucking with them on the dating apps.
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Ghosting is praxis
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“What if Philadelphians had a switch in their head that allowed them the impulse control to wait to swing until the moment it would do the most damage”
Them targeting Minnesota is absolutely wild. Minnesotans are like if Philadelphians weren’t as obvious about The Way They Are
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“What if Philadelphians had a switch in their head that allowed them the impulse control to wait to swing until the moment it would do the most damage”