BensNotWriting
@bensnotwriting.bsky.social
Non-binary (they/he). Pansexual. Anti-AI. Exhausted optimist.
Owner & editor of Sliced Up Press. I also write!
Owner & editor of Sliced Up Press. I also write!
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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I need 149 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I need 149 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
Obviously things are going really great! Why draw unnecessary attention to said great goingness! Exclamation marks!!!
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Obviously things are going really great! Why draw unnecessary attention to said great goingness! Exclamation marks!!!
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If nothing else, you know Wes will be absolutely fizzing at this.
Absolutely honoured to be named @attitudemag.bsky.social trailblazer of the year in their #101 list.
As a gay man, I know it's a worrying time for our LGBTIQA+ community.
We are under attack.
When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And we will stand together.
As a gay man, I know it's a worrying time for our LGBTIQA+ community.
We are under attack.
When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And we will stand together.
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If nothing else, you know Wes will be absolutely fizzing at this.
I wonder if you carried around a really strong magnet all the time and waved it at guy's faces what would happen
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I wonder if you carried around a really strong magnet all the time and waved it at guy's faces what would happen
*to the tune of I Love Rock n' Roll*
🎵It was made for me!
Th-this is my hole
drr-drr-drr-drr-drrr🎵
🎵It was made for me!
Th-this is my hole
drr-drr-drr-drr-drrr🎵
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
*to the tune of I Love Rock n' Roll*
🎵It was made for me!
Th-this is my hole
drr-drr-drr-drr-drrr🎵
🎵It was made for me!
Th-this is my hole
drr-drr-drr-drr-drrr🎵
These losers really looked at Cameo and thought "nah, too much effort"
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 AM
These losers really looked at Cameo and thought "nah, too much effort"
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It is International Day of Women in Science! For this ocassion, a thread on influential women that illustrate prehistoric life🧵
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
It is International Day of Women in Science! For this ocassion, a thread on influential women that illustrate prehistoric life🧵
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.
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We are thrilled to announce the final group of contributors for the WOMEN OF THE WEIRD WEST anthology!
Newly Announced Authors:
K.M. CHAVEZ
SARAH FAXON
ANASTASIA JILL
CHRISTINE LUCAS
ANNA MADDEN
SJ MYLES
NICO MARTINEZ NOCITO
GRACE QUON
LISA TIMPF
ANGELICA URQUIZO
Newly Announced Authors:
K.M. CHAVEZ
SARAH FAXON
ANASTASIA JILL
CHRISTINE LUCAS
ANNA MADDEN
SJ MYLES
NICO MARTINEZ NOCITO
GRACE QUON
LISA TIMPF
ANGELICA URQUIZO
February 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
We are thrilled to announce the final group of contributors for the WOMEN OF THE WEIRD WEST anthology!
Newly Announced Authors:
K.M. CHAVEZ
SARAH FAXON
ANASTASIA JILL
CHRISTINE LUCAS
ANNA MADDEN
SJ MYLES
NICO MARTINEZ NOCITO
GRACE QUON
LISA TIMPF
ANGELICA URQUIZO
Newly Announced Authors:
K.M. CHAVEZ
SARAH FAXON
ANASTASIA JILL
CHRISTINE LUCAS
ANNA MADDEN
SJ MYLES
NICO MARTINEZ NOCITO
GRACE QUON
LISA TIMPF
ANGELICA URQUIZO
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The thing about the campaign to get journalists off of the nazi empowering platform substack is that they really truly value the prestige of being on the Nazi friendly platform more than they care about denying content and cash to Nazi enablers.
February 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The thing about the campaign to get journalists off of the nazi empowering platform substack is that they really truly value the prestige of being on the Nazi friendly platform more than they care about denying content and cash to Nazi enablers.
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Redid the banner, I should have been showing off the incredibly glorious back artwork instead of the front!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
#EldenRing #Art
Any shares are appreciated! I'm 221€ away from being funded!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
#EldenRing #Art
Any shares are appreciated! I'm 221€ away from being funded!
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Redid the banner, I should have been showing off the incredibly glorious back artwork instead of the front!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
#EldenRing #Art
Any shares are appreciated! I'm 221€ away from being funded!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...
#EldenRing #Art
Any shares are appreciated! I'm 221€ away from being funded!
In other news I opened the Xena DVD boxset we've had sitting around for ages and was delighted to find that, on the 2nd season discs - well, see for yourself:
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
In other news I opened the Xena DVD boxset we've had sitting around for ages and was delighted to find that, on the 2nd season discs - well, see for yourself:
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Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
Using genAI then getting all pissy and defensive when people politely suggest you don't isn't a great look.
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Using genAI then getting all pissy and defensive when people politely suggest you don't isn't a great look.
why?
no.
why?
no.
why?
Mike Flanagan will bring Stephen King's THE MIST back to the screen with a brand new movie for Warner Bros.
Flanagan will write & direct the new adaptation of King's tale, which was previously turned into a 2007 movie and a one-season TV series in 2017.
Source: @deadline.com
Flanagan will write & direct the new adaptation of King's tale, which was previously turned into a 2007 movie and a one-season TV series in 2017.
Source: @deadline.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
why?
no.
why?
no.
why?
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Harry Potter:
- stupid
- only enjoyed by sad 38 year olds
- sucks shit
- no one cares
Dragon Ball:
- awesome
- beloved by all
- its “the good stuff”
- goku is my friend
- stupid
- only enjoyed by sad 38 year olds
- sucks shit
- no one cares
Dragon Ball:
- awesome
- beloved by all
- its “the good stuff”
- goku is my friend
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Harry Potter:
- stupid
- only enjoyed by sad 38 year olds
- sucks shit
- no one cares
Dragon Ball:
- awesome
- beloved by all
- its “the good stuff”
- goku is my friend
- stupid
- only enjoyed by sad 38 year olds
- sucks shit
- no one cares
Dragon Ball:
- awesome
- beloved by all
- its “the good stuff”
- goku is my friend
Something went: "oooOOoo"
The sound was coming from behind me. Back there was nothing but the factory, looming above. No nearby doors or windows.
"aaaaah!" went the thing. I did a full 360. Nothing.
"oooOOoo"
I started to panic.
It took me a solid 5 minutes to work out it was the Furby.
2/2
The sound was coming from behind me. Back there was nothing but the factory, looming above. No nearby doors or windows.
"aaaaah!" went the thing. I did a full 360. Nothing.
"oooOOoo"
I started to panic.
It took me a solid 5 minutes to work out it was the Furby.
2/2
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Something went: "oooOOoo"
The sound was coming from behind me. Back there was nothing but the factory, looming above. No nearby doors or windows.
"aaaaah!" went the thing. I did a full 360. Nothing.
"oooOOoo"
I started to panic.
It took me a solid 5 minutes to work out it was the Furby.
2/2
The sound was coming from behind me. Back there was nothing but the factory, looming above. No nearby doors or windows.
"aaaaah!" went the thing. I did a full 360. Nothing.
"oooOOoo"
I started to panic.
It took me a solid 5 minutes to work out it was the Furby.
2/2
True story: i once took a Furby to a friends house in my backpack, and on the way home I missed the bus. I didn't want to walk home (it as a good 5 miles away and I was tired), so I decided to call a taxi. As I waited, I stood near a closed factory, my back to the wall. That's when I heard it.
1/2
1/2
sometimes life is the forgotten furby in your childhood closet that says, "wWwWhaAaA" randomly one night.
and sometimes you are the furby, waking up in the dark, wailing. forgotten.
have a good one!
and sometimes you are the furby, waking up in the dark, wailing. forgotten.
have a good one!
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
True story: i once took a Furby to a friends house in my backpack, and on the way home I missed the bus. I didn't want to walk home (it as a good 5 miles away and I was tired), so I decided to call a taxi. As I waited, I stood near a closed factory, my back to the wall. That's when I heard it.
1/2
1/2
we got drafts before we got the transphobes booted from this hellsite
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
we got drafts before we got the transphobes booted from this hellsite
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I use @element.io for a number of libre / FOSS projects I contribute to. It’s secure, encrypted, & has voice chat! Check it out.
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I use @element.io for a number of libre / FOSS projects I contribute to. It’s secure, encrypted, & has voice chat! Check it out.
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Yeah we could bully Discord into not ramming shitty verification rules down our throats after their recent data breach, but alternatively
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Yeah we could bully Discord into not ramming shitty verification rules down our throats after their recent data breach, but alternatively
Maybe stop doing Reform's work for them with your divisive policies, eh?
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Maybe stop doing Reform's work for them with your divisive policies, eh?