Arinn Dembo
@erinys.bsky.social
Lead Writer, Narrative Designer, Textile Artist, Anti-Fascist. Games: Homeworld, Sword of the Stars, Fort Zombie, many others. Television: World Trigger, Metalions. Stories/poetry: F&SF, Weird Tales, many anthologies. Fibre Arts: Slan Baby.
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Arinn Dembo
@erinys.bsky.social
· Dec 25
Have you enjoyed my art, writing and my general Arinn-ness in 2025? Would you like to support my creativity and my little accomplishments in 2026?
Here’s a thread of things you can buy, read or do to celebrate the Joy of Arinn all year long, starting with stuff that is (or can be) free!
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Here’s a thread of things you can buy, read or do to celebrate the Joy of Arinn all year long, starting with stuff that is (or can be) free!
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Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins & Other Men Are
Transcript: Well, it happened again. I’m mentioned in the Epstein files. Again. You probably saw my first video on this topic and you came away thinking that I’ve spent the past decade being as awe…
skepchick.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
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You know what they say about letting just one nazi drink at your bar
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
You know what they say about letting just one nazi drink at your bar
Oh no. 😟
A'ight kids, it's time for a thread giving you the lowdown on Draft2Digital.
1: They were founded by right-wing Xtians.
2: They donate masses of cash to their church and missions.
3: They view ROMANCE and EROTICA as the same thing, *and* as "dangerous".
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1: They were founded by right-wing Xtians.
2: They donate masses of cash to their church and missions.
3: They view ROMANCE and EROTICA as the same thing, *and* as "dangerous".
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Unfortunately they are blocking all erotica from distribution. Very sad to see a champion for indie bookstores take such a restrictive stance on fiction.
February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Oh no. 😟
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit
This.
I just saw this instagram post from the incredibly talented and breathtakingly hilarious Kate Welch, who was laid off around a year ago, and I wanted to share it here. It’s an important message, and you deserve to read it:
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February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This.
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The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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This debate or discourse or discussion about why Bezos is dismantling WaPo or whether or not more subscriptions or boycotts could change things or how he could fund it easily is pointless. It’s moot.
Bezos bought the Post to control the narrative and push his agenda. Financials don’t matter.
Bezos bought the Post to control the narrative and push his agenda. Financials don’t matter.
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This debate or discourse or discussion about why Bezos is dismantling WaPo or whether or not more subscriptions or boycotts could change things or how he could fund it easily is pointless. It’s moot.
Bezos bought the Post to control the narrative and push his agenda. Financials don’t matter.
Bezos bought the Post to control the narrative and push his agenda. Financials don’t matter.
Call me old, but I seem to recall that when I was a child, we called this a “newspaper” and every town and city had at least one.
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Call me old, but I seem to recall that when I was a child, we called this a “newspaper” and every town and city had at least one.
Today is my birthday. The gift I'd most like to receive is your support: join my Patreon if you can, and please share/re-post too.
Thank you!
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Thank you!
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...
Happy Birthday to Me | Arinn Dembo
Get more from Arinn Dembo on Patreon
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February 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Today is my birthday. The gift I'd most like to receive is your support: join my Patreon if you can, and please share/re-post too.
Thank you!
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...
Thank you!
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...
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Lizzie lives in the neighborhood and this arrest/abduction happened on the street in front of my house. I know there are way too many causes that need money right now, but they could use help.
My friend and tattoo artist Ray is facing federal charges related to a 1/21 incident where federal agents boxed their car in and then hit them and arrested them. They need help with legal fees and paying bills while they cannot work due to this.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
Donate to Support Lizzie & Ray's Legal Defense Fund, organized by Aly Koning
Our friends Lizzie & Ray were recently abducted by ICE and are now facing federal… Aly Koning needs your support for Support Lizzie & Ray's Legal Defense Fund
www.gofundme.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Lizzie lives in the neighborhood and this arrest/abduction happened on the street in front of my house. I know there are way too many causes that need money right now, but they could use help.
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I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
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This is a great example of what Marx called "the vampire thirst for the living blood of labour."
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This is a great example of what Marx called "the vampire thirst for the living blood of labour."
If this happened to my crew in the ‘80’s, one of us probably would have taken the truck. Gen X is always the Feral Generation, I guess.
Still! It warms my heart that the other kids mobbed him like starlings when he went after the kid with glasses.
Fuck that guy.
Still! It warms my heart that the other kids mobbed him like starlings when he went after the kid with glasses.
Fuck that guy.
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
If this happened to my crew in the ‘80’s, one of us probably would have taken the truck. Gen X is always the Feral Generation, I guess.
Still! It warms my heart that the other kids mobbed him like starlings when he went after the kid with glasses.
Fuck that guy.
Still! It warms my heart that the other kids mobbed him like starlings when he went after the kid with glasses.
Fuck that guy.
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Today's FAFO variant: Fucked Around, Fucking Obliterated.
(Holding on to his precious red hat like it's his teddy bear, poor widdle bean. Take your Nazi haircut and get the fuck out of our civilization.)
The kids are alright.
(Holding on to his precious red hat like it's his teddy bear, poor widdle bean. Take your Nazi haircut and get the fuck out of our civilization.)
The kids are alright.
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Today's FAFO variant: Fucked Around, Fucking Obliterated.
(Holding on to his precious red hat like it's his teddy bear, poor widdle bean. Take your Nazi haircut and get the fuck out of our civilization.)
The kids are alright.
(Holding on to his precious red hat like it's his teddy bear, poor widdle bean. Take your Nazi haircut and get the fuck out of our civilization.)
The kids are alright.
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This deal is incredible & it's for the best cause! You can get ALL the fiction by me and @charliejane.bsky.social from @humblebundle.com for a low, low price -- and all sales benefit the Miss Major Alexander L. Lee Black Trans Justice Center. www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This deal is incredible & it's for the best cause! You can get ALL the fiction by me and @charliejane.bsky.social from @humblebundle.com for a low, low price -- and all sales benefit the Miss Major Alexander L. Lee Black Trans Justice Center. www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Photo of the last red yarn left in my studio this evening: the rest was sent to fibre artists in the USA with free shipping when they used my ICEOUT discount code.
I’m glad the yarn can help to make this small non-violent statement:
“I don’t want this.”
Now…back to the dye pots. I need more red.🧶
I’m glad the yarn can help to make this small non-violent statement:
“I don’t want this.”
Now…back to the dye pots. I need more red.🧶
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Photo of the last red yarn left in my studio this evening: the rest was sent to fibre artists in the USA with free shipping when they used my ICEOUT discount code.
I’m glad the yarn can help to make this small non-violent statement:
“I don’t want this.”
Now…back to the dye pots. I need more red.🧶
I’m glad the yarn can help to make this small non-violent statement:
“I don’t want this.”
Now…back to the dye pots. I need more red.🧶
I went down to the States today to spend the afternoon in the hospital with my Mom, since we can’t be together on my birthday.
We did some acrylic painting for fun. Funny how successive washes of paint on a birch panel can show you what successive dye baths will do on yarn!🧶
We did some acrylic painting for fun. Funny how successive washes of paint on a birch panel can show you what successive dye baths will do on yarn!🧶
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I went down to the States today to spend the afternoon in the hospital with my Mom, since we can’t be together on my birthday.
We did some acrylic painting for fun. Funny how successive washes of paint on a birch panel can show you what successive dye baths will do on yarn!🧶
We did some acrylic painting for fun. Funny how successive washes of paint on a birch panel can show you what successive dye baths will do on yarn!🧶
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When the non profit I work / volunteered for took a shit ton of money from Activision I knew it was time to leave
For people outside the industry, here's why it matters that the CEO of Activision was in the Epstein files (writing sexy flirtatious emails to career groomer/trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, who he seemed to know VERY well).
#gamedev #indiedev #activision
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...
#gamedev #indiedev #activision
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...
February 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
When the non profit I work / volunteered for took a shit ton of money from Activision I knew it was time to leave
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These are gorgeous. I am 🤤 over Winterberry. Free shipping to USA!
Need to knit another Melt the Ice Hat? LYS in your area sold out of red?
My contribution to the cause for 2026 is free shipping to the USA for all orders of Resistance Red yarns. Use the discount code ICEOUT, and remember: you still have friends in Canada.💕🧶
www.slanbaby.com/collections/...
My contribution to the cause for 2026 is free shipping to the USA for all orders of Resistance Red yarns. Use the discount code ICEOUT, and remember: you still have friends in Canada.💕🧶
www.slanbaby.com/collections/...
February 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
These are gorgeous. I am 🤤 over Winterberry. Free shipping to USA!
Need to knit another Melt the Ice Hat? LYS in your area sold out of red?
My contribution to the cause for 2026 is free shipping to the USA for all orders of Resistance Red yarns. Use the discount code ICEOUT, and remember: you still have friends in Canada.💕🧶
www.slanbaby.com/collections/...
My contribution to the cause for 2026 is free shipping to the USA for all orders of Resistance Red yarns. Use the discount code ICEOUT, and remember: you still have friends in Canada.💕🧶
www.slanbaby.com/collections/...
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Need to knit another Melt the Ice Hat? LYS in your area sold out of red?
My contribution to the cause for 2026 is free shipping to the USA for all orders of Resistance Red yarns. Use the discount code ICEOUT, and remember: you still have friends in Canada.💕🧶
www.slanbaby.com/collections/...
My contribution to the cause for 2026 is free shipping to the USA for all orders of Resistance Red yarns. Use the discount code ICEOUT, and remember: you still have friends in Canada.💕🧶
www.slanbaby.com/collections/...
For people outside the industry, here's why it matters that the CEO of Activision was in the Epstein files (writing sexy flirtatious emails to career groomer/trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, who he seemed to know VERY well).
#gamedev #indiedev #activision
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...
#gamedev #indiedev #activision
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...
February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
For people outside the industry, here's why it matters that the CEO of Activision was in the Epstein files (writing sexy flirtatious emails to career groomer/trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, who he seemed to know VERY well).
#gamedev #indiedev #activision
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...
#gamedev #indiedev #activision
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...
Bobby. Fucking. Kotick. In the Epstein files.
And every male dev for the last thirty years who looked at me like I was crazy when I said I wouldn’t be complicit in sexualizing female characters that were framed as under 18. 🙄
#gamedev #indiedev
And every male dev for the last thirty years who looked at me like I was crazy when I said I wouldn’t be complicit in sexualizing female characters that were framed as under 18. 🙄
#gamedev #indiedev
IT'S JUST A FUCKING WHOS WHO OF PEOPLE WHO RUINED LITERALLY FUCKING EVERYTHING FROM HOUSING TO HEALTHCARE TO POLOTICS TO VIDEOGAMES I HATE IT HERE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
and then i spat out beer www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is who runs this account:
February 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is who runs this account: