Chatelaine
@chatelaine1.bsky.social
Fiber crafts, SFF, lots of other stuff
Catless Mom for justice, peace and sanity
Catless Mom for justice, peace and sanity
Scored big-time today on ebooks! Deals for 2.99€ in Germany, not sure how long the sale will last. These have been on my wishlist for quite awhile.
"Black AF History" by @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Also Paladin's Grace, Faith and Hope by @tkingfisher.com
"Black AF History" by @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Also Paladin's Grace, Faith and Hope by @tkingfisher.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Scored big-time today on ebooks! Deals for 2.99€ in Germany, not sure how long the sale will last. These have been on my wishlist for quite awhile.
"Black AF History" by @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Also Paladin's Grace, Faith and Hope by @tkingfisher.com
"Black AF History" by @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Also Paladin's Grace, Faith and Hope by @tkingfisher.com
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For this Black History Month, given the regime’s vile smearing of Ohio’s Haitian population, I think it’s a good time to remember a literary giant of Haitian descent, Alexander Dumas, père
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
Alexandre Dumas - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For this Black History Month, given the regime’s vile smearing of Ohio’s Haitian population, I think it’s a good time to remember a literary giant of Haitian descent, Alexander Dumas, père
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
💔🧵
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Armies wear uniforms for a reason. And not just because it makes the laundry easier.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I keep hearing how pointless the knit hats are but even aside from the money those have raised, visual symbols of how many of us there are are good. It's solidarity building and keeps the goons from telling themsrlves everyone secretly agrees with them. Nobody's KNITTING a statement they dislike.
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Armies wear uniforms for a reason. And not just because it makes the laundry easier.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
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One sign of falling journalistic standards is the pronunciation of foreign names. In the pre-www past, newsreaders phonecalled embassies to ensure correct pronunciation. These days many anchors in sports & politics don't even google. Saying names right is a mark of respect.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
February 8, 2026 at 5:43 AM
One sign of falling journalistic standards is the pronunciation of foreign names. In the pre-www past, newsreaders phonecalled embassies to ensure correct pronunciation. These days many anchors in sports & politics don't even google. Saying names right is a mark of respect.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
Hmm. This somehow puts me in mind of shadow knitting, which I've always wanted to try...perhaps a scarf?
Experimenting with stranded knitting using two shades of red yarn to make a Norwegian Resistance (now "Melt the Ice") hat.
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Hmm. This somehow puts me in mind of shadow knitting, which I've always wanted to try...perhaps a scarf?
Important thread, up and down.
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Important thread, up and down.
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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Alright. As is now tradition, here are my 10 favorite African SFF stories from 2025 📖 📚
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
2025 was another great year for African short fiction! Author @wtalabi.com recommends 10 highlights across science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from "magic-for-wealth schemes" to an unsettling religious organization (in space). And if there's some ties in there...? We're not complaining.
Ten(ish) of the Best African Speculative Short Fiction Stories of 2025 - Reactor
Here are some of the speculative fiction gems that may have flown under the radar in 2025...
reactormag.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Alright. As is now tradition, here are my 10 favorite African SFF stories from 2025 📖 📚
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
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Sadness is a downpour—it arrives without asking, soaking through our defenses in seconds. Joy is a garden—it must be planted seed by seed, watered with intention, weeded of doubt, and fiercely guarded against the storms that would drown it.
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Sadness is a downpour—it arrives without asking, soaking through our defenses in seconds. Joy is a garden—it must be planted seed by seed, watered with intention, weeded of doubt, and fiercely guarded against the storms that would drown it.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
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"How about I kidnap the dragon," the knight said, "and you come to rescue them?"
"It's still the same story," the princess said.
"No! We're all subverting-"
"I am tired of being in stories," the dragon said.
"What?"
"If you're not in a story, what even are you?"
"I'd like to find out."
"It's still the same story," the princess said.
"No! We're all subverting-"
"I am tired of being in stories," the dragon said.
"What?"
"If you're not in a story, what even are you?"
"I'd like to find out."
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"How about I kidnap the dragon," the knight said, "and you come to rescue them?"
"It's still the same story," the princess said.
"No! We're all subverting-"
"I am tired of being in stories," the dragon said.
"What?"
"If you're not in a story, what even are you?"
"I'd like to find out."
"It's still the same story," the princess said.
"No! We're all subverting-"
"I am tired of being in stories," the dragon said.
"What?"
"If you're not in a story, what even are you?"
"I'd like to find out."
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5. Man könnte sich verleiten lassen, dass unsere ganze Demokratie ein Betrug sei, und die Eliten doch machten, was sie wollten. Aber das Gegenteil ist wichtig: Jetzt darum kämpfen, dass Rechtsstaat und Demokratie stärker sind als Kriminalität und Korruption. #Lockthemup.
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
5. Man könnte sich verleiten lassen, dass unsere ganze Demokratie ein Betrug sei, und die Eliten doch machten, was sie wollten. Aber das Gegenteil ist wichtig: Jetzt darum kämpfen, dass Rechtsstaat und Demokratie stärker sind als Kriminalität und Korruption. #Lockthemup.
Can't order from overseas but happy to signal boost.
Hey everyone!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Can't order from overseas but happy to signal boost.
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Quiet. We’re busy rebuilding Venezuelan infrastructure. And the Kennedy Center. 🤡
Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Quiet. We’re busy rebuilding Venezuelan infrastructure. And the Kennedy Center. 🤡
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Well I'M delighted to be in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!
Latest book from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library had an unexpected awesome surprise, a familiar face in the Table of Contents @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social !!
February 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Well I'M delighted to be in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!
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Hat tip to @geraldcoleman.bsky.social for doing The Work.
Beginner’s Guide to Black Science Fiction and Fantasy
A while back, I created the first beginner's guide to black science fiction & fantasy in answer to two realities.
bookshop.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Hat tip to @geraldcoleman.bsky.social for doing The Work.
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The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
I don't like the idea either, but it's more nuanced than the cartoon suggests:
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I don't like the idea either, but it's more nuanced than the cartoon suggests:
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
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Ältere Frauen mit Uniabschluss sind laut "Economist" übrigens eine der wichtigsten und mutigsten demographischen Gruppen bei den Protesten in Minnesota.
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Ältere Frauen mit Uniabschluss sind laut "Economist" übrigens eine der wichtigsten und mutigsten demographischen Gruppen bei den Protesten in Minnesota.
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (30 Jan 1882-1945)
A Thought for Today from www.wordsmith.org/words/renite...
A Thought for Today from www.wordsmith.org/words/renite...
renitent
adjective: Resistant to compulsion or pressure.
www.wordsmith.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (30 Jan 1882-1945)
A Thought for Today from www.wordsmith.org/words/renite...
A Thought for Today from www.wordsmith.org/words/renite...
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"...Trump has used eerily analogous phrasing to Putin’s in claiming that Canada “isn’t viable as a country” and the border between the US and Canada is artificial."
A Lesson for Alberta from Ukraine: Trump and Putin are Strategic Bedfellows - Policy Magazine
While the most obvious feature of Donald Trump's assault on global power arrangements is the fomenting of chaos to produce narrative dominance, there are
www.policymagazine.ca
January 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"...Trump has used eerily analogous phrasing to Putin’s in claiming that Canada “isn’t viable as a country” and the border between the US and Canada is artificial."