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Storyteller, knitter, Factorio-player, parent
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The only person currently in jail for the Epstein sex trafficking of girls to hundreds of men is a woman.
One of the men most deeply involved is still president of one of the most powerful nations on earth.
Yet when Christian pastors preach against evil they will still talk about trans people.
🤦🏻♂️
One of the men most deeply involved is still president of one of the most powerful nations on earth.
Yet when Christian pastors preach against evil they will still talk about trans people.
🤦🏻♂️
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The only person currently in jail for the Epstein sex trafficking of girls to hundreds of men is a woman.
One of the men most deeply involved is still president of one of the most powerful nations on earth.
Yet when Christian pastors preach against evil they will still talk about trans people.
🤦🏻♂️
One of the men most deeply involved is still president of one of the most powerful nations on earth.
Yet when Christian pastors preach against evil they will still talk about trans people.
🤦🏻♂️
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This incidentally is why true humility is a right reckoning and understanding of both your limitations AND power, because if you downplay or forget the latter, at a certain point you can do real harm and not even intend it.
February 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
This incidentally is why true humility is a right reckoning and understanding of both your limitations AND power, because if you downplay or forget the latter, at a certain point you can do real harm and not even intend it.
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I believe in redemption, because I have to. But it is not owed, to anyone, and some things are genuinely unforgivable. Some things are too far beyond the lines of acceptability to come back from. I'm not talking about mistakes: I'm talking about choices, patterns of behavior.
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I believe in redemption, because I have to. But it is not owed, to anyone, and some things are genuinely unforgivable. Some things are too far beyond the lines of acceptability to come back from. I'm not talking about mistakes: I'm talking about choices, patterns of behavior.
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There are some great soundbites from @scimandan.bsky.social¹, but I think my favorite is toward the end. Flat Earth is dangerous, not because it's wrong about geography but because "it trains people to reject corrective feedback."
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¹ not an active Bloosk, but I linked it anyway.
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¹ not an active Bloosk, but I linked it anyway.
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
There are some great soundbites from @scimandan.bsky.social¹, but I think my favorite is toward the end. Flat Earth is dangerous, not because it's wrong about geography but because "it trains people to reject corrective feedback."
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¹ not an active Bloosk, but I linked it anyway.
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¹ not an active Bloosk, but I linked it anyway.
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The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
February 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
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Narcissistic rage. If artists won't crawl to him to perform at "his" theatre, he'll burn the whole thing down
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Narcissistic rage. If artists won't crawl to him to perform at "his" theatre, he'll burn the whole thing down
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As an aside to the above note, just today I saw some dudes still seethingly furious about something I wrote in 2012, on how being a straight white dude in the US is the Lowest Difficulty Setting in the game of life. That's longevity in writing for you!
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is
I’ve been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a …
whatever.scalzi.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
As an aside to the above note, just today I saw some dudes still seethingly furious about something I wrote in 2012, on how being a straight white dude in the US is the Lowest Difficulty Setting in the game of life. That's longevity in writing for you!
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
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Sword gripped in white-knuckled fist, Conan flattened himself against the dripping stone wall. Monday was on the prowl again.
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Sword gripped in white-knuckled fist, Conan flattened himself against the dripping stone wall. Monday was on the prowl again.
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Holy moly. Show this to anyone who says, "Wow, it's cold. So much for global warming!"
A data-driven mosaic of our warming planet - now updated through 2025 🥵
Download graphic at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
Download graphic at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Holy moly. Show this to anyone who says, "Wow, it's cold. So much for global warming!"
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People not in the Epstein files:
- drag queens
- transgender athletes
- librarians
- Black journalists
- “radical leftist scum”
- hungry family needing SNAP benefits
- workers on strike
- the cast of Sesame Street
- drag queens
- transgender athletes
- librarians
- Black journalists
- “radical leftist scum”
- hungry family needing SNAP benefits
- workers on strike
- the cast of Sesame Street
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
People not in the Epstein files:
- drag queens
- transgender athletes
- librarians
- Black journalists
- “radical leftist scum”
- hungry family needing SNAP benefits
- workers on strike
- the cast of Sesame Street
- drag queens
- transgender athletes
- librarians
- Black journalists
- “radical leftist scum”
- hungry family needing SNAP benefits
- workers on strike
- the cast of Sesame Street
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*uncontrollable weeping*
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
*uncontrollable weeping*
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A great day to get Joanna Russ's "How to Suppress Women's Writing" from a local library and read it while you're striking.
It's short.
Everything she says about the erasure of women's voices from history goes for black, indigenous, brown, immigrant, genderqueer, disabled, and queer people, too.
It's short.
Everything she says about the erasure of women's voices from history goes for black, indigenous, brown, immigrant, genderqueer, disabled, and queer people, too.
Crews today dismantled plaques telling the stories of enslaved people who lived in the President's House in Philadelphia following orders by President Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum to remove content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the US. 6abc.com/post/philade...
Slavery exhibits at President's House in Philadelphia removed after Trump administration directive
Crews dismantled plaques telling the stories of the nine enslaved people who lived in the President's House and were owned by George Washington.
6abc.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A great day to get Joanna Russ's "How to Suppress Women's Writing" from a local library and read it while you're striking.
It's short.
Everything she says about the erasure of women's voices from history goes for black, indigenous, brown, immigrant, genderqueer, disabled, and queer people, too.
It's short.
Everything she says about the erasure of women's voices from history goes for black, indigenous, brown, immigrant, genderqueer, disabled, and queer people, too.
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This comment still rings true:
“First they came for the journalists
and I did not speak out
because no one knew what happened.”
“First they came for the journalists
and I did not speak out
because no one knew what happened.”
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This comment still rings true:
“First they came for the journalists
and I did not speak out
because no one knew what happened.”
“First they came for the journalists
and I did not speak out
because no one knew what happened.”
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I'm tired of judges stopping with repeated "warnings" to the bad guys instead of using their power, sending the US marshal over there, and perp-walking them to court. In cuffs and shackles.
We need action, not just words. Legal action. But action. We need enforcement of accountability.,
We need action, not just words. Legal action. But action. We need enforcement of accountability.,
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I'm tired of judges stopping with repeated "warnings" to the bad guys instead of using their power, sending the US marshal over there, and perp-walking them to court. In cuffs and shackles.
We need action, not just words. Legal action. But action. We need enforcement of accountability.,
We need action, not just words. Legal action. But action. We need enforcement of accountability.,
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The "Police-as-Victim" Loophole:
Once the officer is classified as a "victim," they invoke Marsy’s Law to redact their name from the police report and blur their face on body-cam footage.
The law meant to protect vulnerable survivors is weaponized to shield state agents from scrutiny.
The "Police-as-Victim" Loophole:
Once the officer is classified as a "victim," they invoke Marsy’s Law to redact their name from the police report and blur their face on body-cam footage.
The law meant to protect vulnerable survivors is weaponized to shield state agents from scrutiny.
January 28, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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The "Police-as-Victim" Loophole:
Once the officer is classified as a "victim," they invoke Marsy’s Law to redact their name from the police report and blur their face on body-cam footage.
The law meant to protect vulnerable survivors is weaponized to shield state agents from scrutiny.
The "Police-as-Victim" Loophole:
Once the officer is classified as a "victim," they invoke Marsy’s Law to redact their name from the police report and blur their face on body-cam footage.
The law meant to protect vulnerable survivors is weaponized to shield state agents from scrutiny.
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Hey Critters!
As a quick note, our usual 9AM PT rebroadcast will be postponed this Friday, January 30th, so that everyone at Critical Role has the option to participate in the Nationwide General Strike in response to the ongoing brutality seen across our country, but especially in Minneapolis.
As a quick note, our usual 9AM PT rebroadcast will be postponed this Friday, January 30th, so that everyone at Critical Role has the option to participate in the Nationwide General Strike in response to the ongoing brutality seen across our country, but especially in Minneapolis.
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Hey Critters!
As a quick note, our usual 9AM PT rebroadcast will be postponed this Friday, January 30th, so that everyone at Critical Role has the option to participate in the Nationwide General Strike in response to the ongoing brutality seen across our country, but especially in Minneapolis.
As a quick note, our usual 9AM PT rebroadcast will be postponed this Friday, January 30th, so that everyone at Critical Role has the option to participate in the Nationwide General Strike in response to the ongoing brutality seen across our country, but especially in Minneapolis.
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1. Discovery is hard in any era of social media, and on any platform, in any time, ever
2. This is neither here nor there to my point that on your own site you are not subject to the whims of fascists and/or billionaires
3. These days it's actually really easy to start one's own site! (con't)
2. This is neither here nor there to my point that on your own site you are not subject to the whims of fascists and/or billionaires
3. These days it's actually really easy to start one's own site! (con't)
You started your blog at a time when people were still discovering new websites organically. The mechanisms are different now. While your sentiment is correct, the reality of people in the current tech era means that it is harder to start independent sites.
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
1. Discovery is hard in any era of social media, and on any platform, in any time, ever
2. This is neither here nor there to my point that on your own site you are not subject to the whims of fascists and/or billionaires
3. These days it's actually really easy to start one's own site! (con't)
2. This is neither here nor there to my point that on your own site you are not subject to the whims of fascists and/or billionaires
3. These days it's actually really easy to start one's own site! (con't)
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I post this link merely as a cultural curiosity and not so that anyone could print one if, say, whistles were banned. Obviously that would be wrong.
Who knew a retractable desktop vuvuzela is something we’d all want someday?
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I post this link merely as a cultural curiosity and not so that anyone could print one if, say, whistles were banned. Obviously that would be wrong.
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More than 38,000 hotel bookings for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S. have been canceled
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
US Airports Can Now Request DNA From International Travelers
Foreign visitors face deeper security screening under new federal rules.
www.travelpulse.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
More than 38,000 hotel bookings for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S. have been canceled
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
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2000 People want to use the library. Mandami has done more for literacy in New York than any other democrat in recent history
@mychal3ts.bsky.social
@mychal3ts.bsky.social
"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
gifting this article because it made me laugh, which is hard to do in this context. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/n...
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
2000 People want to use the library. Mandami has done more for literacy in New York than any other democrat in recent history
@mychal3ts.bsky.social
@mychal3ts.bsky.social