Gentle Reader
@ferrymanjones2.bsky.social
Middle-aged (how did that happen?) former writer; professional sick person; nerd for horror, sf, fantasy, history, science, roleplaying games, progressive rock; owner of cats. Fan of the Pacific Northwest, which is fortunate, since I live there.
He/him.
He/him.
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Ah. Port of Tacoma. That tracks. Solidarity with our South Sound brethren
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Ah. Port of Tacoma. That tracks. Solidarity with our South Sound brethren
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This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
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Jupiter & Europa - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/kQUoT
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Jupiter & Europa - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/kQUoT
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Republicans didn’t like the IRS and so they defunded it.
Republicans didn’t like the Dept of Education so when they had a chance they blew it up.
The whole country hates ICE and @schumer.senate.gov is giving us lame, weak, poll-tested pablum.
Seize the moment, my man!
Republicans didn’t like the Dept of Education so when they had a chance they blew it up.
The whole country hates ICE and @schumer.senate.gov is giving us lame, weak, poll-tested pablum.
Seize the moment, my man!
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Republicans didn’t like the IRS and so they defunded it.
Republicans didn’t like the Dept of Education so when they had a chance they blew it up.
The whole country hates ICE and @schumer.senate.gov is giving us lame, weak, poll-tested pablum.
Seize the moment, my man!
Republicans didn’t like the Dept of Education so when they had a chance they blew it up.
The whole country hates ICE and @schumer.senate.gov is giving us lame, weak, poll-tested pablum.
Seize the moment, my man!
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Martha Stewart spoke out because her 14 yo granddaughter demanded that she do so
“I am disheartened and sad…that we cannot demonstrate our sympathy for the beleaguered, that we are told immigrants, which most of us are or descended from, are unwelcome, that we cannot show our frustration in peaceful demonstration, and that we can be attacked and even killed by Federal troops.”
Martha Stewart Issues Rare Political Statement After Stern Text From 14-Year-Old Granddaughter
'I'm not sure it's excusable to not be speaking up right now,' wrote Stewart's granddaughter, inspiring a heartfelt post from the lifestyle media mogul.
parade.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Martha Stewart spoke out because her 14 yo granddaughter demanded that she do so
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'Agree with critiques of Southern authorities' poor handling of the Jim Crow situation, even as I despise these civil rights activists ...'
Say what you will, Rod Dreher puts the 'anti-anti' into honest living.
Say what you will, Rod Dreher puts the 'anti-anti' into honest living.
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 AM
'Agree with critiques of Southern authorities' poor handling of the Jim Crow situation, even as I despise these civil rights activists ...'
Say what you will, Rod Dreher puts the 'anti-anti' into honest living.
Say what you will, Rod Dreher puts the 'anti-anti' into honest living.
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and if he had a chance he will pull down and pulverize that subaltern’s tower, and make a little heap of dust of it
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 AM
and if he had a chance he will pull down and pulverize that subaltern’s tower, and make a little heap of dust of it
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All of which is to say, we just crossed the 1000 copies sold mark with Storyteller!!!!! It's available @bookshop.org @weightlessbooks.bsky.social and many other online retailers. Plus directly from Essential Dreams Press at tanithleestoryteller.com.
October 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
All of which is to say, we just crossed the 1000 copies sold mark with Storyteller!!!!! It's available @bookshop.org @weightlessbooks.bsky.social and many other online retailers. Plus directly from Essential Dreams Press at tanithleestoryteller.com.
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Book release! My new #poem, "Some Shining Earth," is a #solarpunk sequel/retelling of Christina Rossetti's #Goblin Market, mashed up w/ The Green Children of Woolpit. Read it here first! --> www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKPPNT7X ed. @carinabissett.bsky.social #SFFH #fantasy #darkfantasy #SFWA #SFPA #poetry
August 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Book release! My new #poem, "Some Shining Earth," is a #solarpunk sequel/retelling of Christina Rossetti's #Goblin Market, mashed up w/ The Green Children of Woolpit. Read it here first! --> www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKPPNT7X ed. @carinabissett.bsky.social #SFFH #fantasy #darkfantasy #SFWA #SFPA #poetry
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"ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection employed at least 30 people with sexual and violent criminal histories in recent years, according to a report published Monday by the Ohio Immigrant Alliance with research from the Pacific Antifascist Collective."
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:11 AM
"ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection employed at least 30 people with sexual and violent criminal histories in recent years, according to a report published Monday by the Ohio Immigrant Alliance with research from the Pacific Antifascist Collective."
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"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...
After Mamdani Nods to ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Library E-Book Downloads Surge
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"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!
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Remembering Dr. Gladys West (1930-2026), the mathematician whose complex algorithms modeling Earth's shape and satellite data became the foundation for GPS. A true "hidden figure" whose brilliance transformed how billions navigate the world.
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Remembering Dr. Gladys West (1930-2026), the mathematician whose complex algorithms modeling Earth's shape and satellite data became the foundation for GPS. A true "hidden figure" whose brilliance transformed how billions navigate the world.
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
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Hirotoshi Ito (Japan) :
“Laughing Stones” n.d.
Carved rocks
Ito’s family has been into stone work since 1879. He wanted take over the family business. Ito studied at the Metal Work Department of Tokyo University of the Arts. This became the foundation for his creativity.
Further information 👇
“Laughing Stones” n.d.
Carved rocks
Ito’s family has been into stone work since 1879. He wanted take over the family business. Ito studied at the Metal Work Department of Tokyo University of the Arts. This became the foundation for his creativity.
Further information 👇
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Hirotoshi Ito (Japan) :
“Laughing Stones” n.d.
Carved rocks
Ito’s family has been into stone work since 1879. He wanted take over the family business. Ito studied at the Metal Work Department of Tokyo University of the Arts. This became the foundation for his creativity.
Further information 👇
“Laughing Stones” n.d.
Carved rocks
Ito’s family has been into stone work since 1879. He wanted take over the family business. Ito studied at the Metal Work Department of Tokyo University of the Arts. This became the foundation for his creativity.
Further information 👇
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Don't say I didn't warn you.
openroadmedia.com/ebook/eclips...
“... a Goya-esque vision of war-torn western Europe, bombed out and unstable . . . from a resurgence of Russian militarism and the collapse of NATO.” —Publishers Weekly
“John Shirley is cyberpunk’s Patient Zero.” —William Gibson
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openroadmedia.com/ebook/eclips...
“... a Goya-esque vision of war-torn western Europe, bombed out and unstable . . . from a resurgence of Russian militarism and the collapse of NATO.” —Publishers Weekly
“John Shirley is cyberpunk’s Patient Zero.” —William Gibson
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January 27, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Don't say I didn't warn you.
openroadmedia.com/ebook/eclips...
“... a Goya-esque vision of war-torn western Europe, bombed out and unstable . . . from a resurgence of Russian militarism and the collapse of NATO.” —Publishers Weekly
“John Shirley is cyberpunk’s Patient Zero.” —William Gibson
💙📚
openroadmedia.com/ebook/eclips...
“... a Goya-esque vision of war-torn western Europe, bombed out and unstable . . . from a resurgence of Russian militarism and the collapse of NATO.” —Publishers Weekly
“John Shirley is cyberpunk’s Patient Zero.” —William Gibson
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adverts250project.org/tag/slave-fo... (great site in general)
Slave for Sale – The Adverts 250 Project
Posts about Slave for Sale written by Carl Robert Keyes
adverts250project.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM
adverts250project.org/tag/slave-fo... (great site in general)
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there's quite a few semi-explicit references to this in the contemporary literature by escapees, and an interesting looking study from a few years ago - www.amazon.com/Rethinking-R...
Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men (Gender and Slavery)
Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men (Gender and Slavery)
www.amazon.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 AM
there's quite a few semi-explicit references to this in the contemporary literature by escapees, and an interesting looking study from a few years ago - www.amazon.com/Rethinking-R...
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Today's treat over on This Is Horror YouTube, the full video conversation with Clay McLeod Chapman (@claymcleod.bsky.social) in which we talk about Acquired Taste, getting drunk on ideas, and much more.
youtu.be/DWSbA4w3-nM
youtu.be/DWSbA4w3-nM
Clay McLeod Chapman on Acquired Taste and First Draft Optimism (This Is Horror Podcast 648 & 649)
YouTube video by This Is Horror
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Today's treat over on This Is Horror YouTube, the full video conversation with Clay McLeod Chapman (@claymcleod.bsky.social) in which we talk about Acquired Taste, getting drunk on ideas, and much more.
youtu.be/DWSbA4w3-nM
youtu.be/DWSbA4w3-nM
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Animals are always more intelligent and sensitive than we suppose.
" monkeys don't copy or follow each other or wander randomly...their movements complement one another, different monkeys exploring different areas to fill in the gaps for the troop...a group of friends exploring a new neighborhood"
" monkeys don't copy or follow each other or wander randomly...their movements complement one another, different monkeys exploring different areas to fill in the gaps for the troop...a group of friends exploring a new neighborhood"
Spider monkeys pool their knowledge to find the best fruit
When spider monkeys want to tell others about the best fruit trees in the forest or ones they've missed, they do so by changing their social groups to share what they know, according to a new study pu...
phys.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Animals are always more intelligent and sensitive than we suppose.
" monkeys don't copy or follow each other or wander randomly...their movements complement one another, different monkeys exploring different areas to fill in the gaps for the troop...a group of friends exploring a new neighborhood"
" monkeys don't copy or follow each other or wander randomly...their movements complement one another, different monkeys exploring different areas to fill in the gaps for the troop...a group of friends exploring a new neighborhood"
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A fresh newsletter has landed in inboxes and can be viewed over on the website. Includes our fantastic conversation with @claymcleod.bsky.social and shoutouts to @igreggreene.bsky.social, @jasonwhite.bsky.social, and Chris DiLeo amongst others.
podcast-horror.kit.com/posts/clay-m...
podcast-horror.kit.com/posts/clay-m...
Clay McLeod Chapman on Acquired Taste | What I'm Working On | Music and TV Recommendations
podcast-horror.kit.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
A fresh newsletter has landed in inboxes and can be viewed over on the website. Includes our fantastic conversation with @claymcleod.bsky.social and shoutouts to @igreggreene.bsky.social, @jasonwhite.bsky.social, and Chris DiLeo amongst others.
podcast-horror.kit.com/posts/clay-m...
podcast-horror.kit.com/posts/clay-m...
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Ingenuity, Flight 51 - Sol 772 - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2ovA9fD
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Ingenuity, Flight 51 - Sol 772 - From Simeon Schmauß (stim3on.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2ovA9fD
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This is ridiculously cute, and thus I must share:
ME: [begrudgingly practicing self-care because I refuse to let the world harden me]
January 27, 2026 at 8:37 AM
This is ridiculously cute, and thus I must share:
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Jupiter - PJ58-34 - From Kevin M. Gill (kevinmgill.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2pzRNx3
January 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Jupiter - PJ58-34 - From Kevin M. Gill (kevinmgill.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2pzRNx3