Cynicism & Candied Apples
@doyourdrafts.bsky.social
Extreme-part-time TTRPG content author, unfinished novelist, ADHD, Dyscalculia, she/her, Curséd of the Egg Gods, Kobold of Many Images. I do not speak Welsh, even if I claim that I do.
Every book I've ever read and enjoyed has been another stitch in the embroidered tapestry of my soul.
Terry Pratchett taught me how to be a good person, and that good people can and should also be angry.
Ellis Peters taught me that details matter, and rules can be bent for good reasons.
Terry Pratchett taught me how to be a good person, and that good people can and should also be angry.
Ellis Peters taught me that details matter, and rules can be bent for good reasons.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Every book I've ever read and enjoyed has been another stitch in the embroidered tapestry of my soul.
Terry Pratchett taught me how to be a good person, and that good people can and should also be angry.
Ellis Peters taught me that details matter, and rules can be bent for good reasons.
Terry Pratchett taught me how to be a good person, and that good people can and should also be angry.
Ellis Peters taught me that details matter, and rules can be bent for good reasons.
Kindle keeps saying I'm "getting close to your reading goal" for the year, and it's causing me anxiety because I passed my goal in June and it's making me doubt my memory.
I'm sure they don't mean to be gaslighting me, but it is and it needs to stop.
Imma just turn off notifications.
I'm sure they don't mean to be gaslighting me, but it is and it needs to stop.
Imma just turn off notifications.
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Kindle keeps saying I'm "getting close to your reading goal" for the year, and it's causing me anxiety because I passed my goal in June and it's making me doubt my memory.
I'm sure they don't mean to be gaslighting me, but it is and it needs to stop.
Imma just turn off notifications.
I'm sure they don't mean to be gaslighting me, but it is and it needs to stop.
Imma just turn off notifications.
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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break
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Republicans took away your healthcare. We refused to fight back. Please rush us $3
Can't wait for tomorrow's fundraising email from the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Republicans took away your healthcare. We refused to fight back. Please rush us $3
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“DHS would not comment on the specific incident, instead sending a similar statement to one it sent the day before.”
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
1-year-old, pepper sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Video shows federal agents spraying chemical irritants from a moving vehicle at a line of cars waiting to leave a Cicero Sam's Club on Saturday morning. The action appears to violate a judge's restric...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“DHS would not comment on the specific incident, instead sending a similar statement to one it sent the day before.”
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
“The agency would not answer questions about whether the action violated use-of-force policy — which states that agents “should not use [pepper spray],” on small children.
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Patrick Penn, the man responsible for the USDA's shifting SNAP letters, had never worked in federal government outside of the military until Trump appointed him in May. His only experience in state government was less than five years as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
NEW: DOJ says full SNAP payments were "unauthorized," as USDA directs states to "undo" them.
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
DOJ says full SNAP payments were "unauthorized," as USDA directs states to "undo" them
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Patrick Penn, the man responsible for the USDA's shifting SNAP letters, had never worked in federal government outside of the military until Trump appointed him in May. His only experience in state government was less than five years as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
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ICYMI: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen issued an executive order aimed at cutting off health care-related tax dollars awarded to medical service providers that also provide abortions.
From Erin Bamer:
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/06/p...
From Erin Bamer:
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/06/p...
Pillen signs order cutting off state tax dollars to Nebraska abortion providers • Nebraska Examiner
Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Thursday cutting off state tax dollars, primarily Medicaid funds, to Nebraska abortion providers.
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
ICYMI: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen issued an executive order aimed at cutting off health care-related tax dollars awarded to medical service providers that also provide abortions.
From Erin Bamer:
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/06/p...
From Erin Bamer:
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/06/p...
My son tried to explain the English dub of Ghost Stories to me, and I refused to believe what he's telling me is correct.
So I looked it up and it's correct.
I have apologized to my son.
So I looked it up and it's correct.
I have apologized to my son.
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My son tried to explain the English dub of Ghost Stories to me, and I refused to believe what he's telling me is correct.
So I looked it up and it's correct.
I have apologized to my son.
So I looked it up and it's correct.
I have apologized to my son.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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11/ Theo Bovens, the chairman of the Black Liberators in the Netherlands foundation and also leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Appeal party, says that he intends to raise the removal with the new US Ambassador to the Netherlands, Joe Popolo.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
11/ Theo Bovens, the chairman of the Black Liberators in the Netherlands foundation and also leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Appeal party, says that he intends to raise the removal with the new US Ambassador to the Netherlands, Joe Popolo.
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10/ A second panel was dedicated to telephone engineer George H. Pruitt, who died on June 10, 1945, while trying to save a comrade who had fallen into a river.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
10/ A second panel was dedicated to telephone engineer George H. Pruitt, who died on June 10, 1945, while trying to save a comrade who had fallen into a river.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
Dutch researchers and historians say that they are shocked and outraged by the move.
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5/ The site of the cemetery was established by Captain Joseph Shomon, the head of the 611th Graves Registration Company, while the task of digging it and burying the bodies was given to the 960th QMSC during September-November 1944.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
5/ The site of the cemetery was established by Captain Joseph Shomon, the head of the 611th Graves Registration Company, while the task of digging it and burying the bodies was given to the 960th QMSC during September-November 1944.
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4/ One of those roles was burying the dead, a highly traumatic duty as many of the bodies were severely mutilated. The cemetery was constructed by the 960th Quartermaster Service Company, an all-Black unit of 260 men under the command of a White officer (as was usual).
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
4/ One of those roles was burying the dead, a highly traumatic duty as many of the bodies were severely mutilated. The cemetery was constructed by the 960th Quartermaster Service Company, an all-Black unit of 260 men under the command of a White officer (as was usual).
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3/ One of the two panels described how a million African-Americans volunteered for service during World War II, but had to fight against both the enemy and racism on their own side, including segregation within the army itself that confined many to supporting roles.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
3/ One of the two panels described how a million African-Americans volunteered for service during World War II, but had to fight against both the enemy and racism on their own side, including segregation within the army itself that confined many to supporting roles.
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2/ The Dutch newspaper reports that two memorial panels installed at the NAC were removed some time earlier this year. They commemorated African-American soldiers who helped liberate Europe from German occupation during World War II.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
2/ The Dutch newspaper reports that two memorial panels installed at the NAC were removed some time earlier this year. They commemorated African-American soldiers who helped liberate Europe from German occupation during World War II.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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"Trump is the man responsible for it. He’s fucking with your airplanes, he’s fucking with your time, and he’s fucking with your money. He’s the reason you’re a caged animal right now. I wouldn’t want to be him if you ever get loose."
and it's only going to get worse from here
and it's only going to get worse from here
I'm on Sunday duty at @defector.com today! First up, my newser on the airport crisis. Spoiler: Trump is fucking you. defector.com/if-youre-stu...
If You’re Stuck At An Airport Right Now, It’s Because Trump Fucked You | Defector
You picked a bad weekend to fly. Over 1,500 flights in the US were cancelled yesterday, and over 1,200 over them have already been cancelled this morning. One of those may have been yours. You’re stuc...
defector.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Trump is the man responsible for it. He’s fucking with your airplanes, he’s fucking with your time, and he’s fucking with your money. He’s the reason you’re a caged animal right now. I wouldn’t want to be him if you ever get loose."
and it's only going to get worse from here
and it's only going to get worse from here
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#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks
A recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and ...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
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Ask him why so many air traffic controllers are retiring at once. Ask him if it has anything to do with Reagan firing 11K union strikers in 1981 and having to replace them all at once. Ask him how the mass firings this year will impact us the same way 40 years from now. Ask him, Jake.
"This will live on" -- Duffy explains that flying will remain a mess even after the shutdown because so many air traffic controllers are retiring
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ask him why so many air traffic controllers are retiring at once. Ask him if it has anything to do with Reagan firing 11K union strikers in 1981 and having to replace them all at once. Ask him how the mass firings this year will impact us the same way 40 years from now. Ask him, Jake.
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The Trump admin fucking up state administrative capacity to provide SNAP benefits is not just a feature of the shutdown. This is their long-term plan to reduce SNAP.
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill
How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Trump admin fucking up state administrative capacity to provide SNAP benefits is not just a feature of the shutdown. This is their long-term plan to reduce SNAP.
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
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NO TALKS: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is “not into the mood of negotiation” for a tobacco tax compact with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska as the tribe moves forward with medical cannabis and could eventually add recreational.
From Zach Wendling:
From Zach Wendling:
Pillen, Hilgers address Omaha Tribe of Nebraska marijuana law and tobacco tax compact • Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is “not into the mood of negotiation” with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska as it moves forward with medical cannabis.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NO TALKS: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is “not into the mood of negotiation” for a tobacco tax compact with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska as the tribe moves forward with medical cannabis and could eventually add recreational.
From Zach Wendling:
From Zach Wendling:
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