Frankles
@franklesconina.bsky.social
She/her, reader of books, player of games (PC and tabletop), singer of songs, erstwhile scientist.
I'm mainly here to follow authors and find new books and to learn random things from interesting people.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 ally, visibly disabled
I'm mainly here to follow authors and find new books and to learn random things from interesting people.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 ally, visibly disabled
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This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
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A key part of the backlash to ending the two child limit is the idea parents won’t actually spend the extra money on their kids. Why not give them vouchers for food and clothes instead? critics ask.
Because it’s paternalistic classism that believes being poor means you’re a bad parent.
Because it’s paternalistic classism that believes being poor means you’re a bad parent.
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A key part of the backlash to ending the two child limit is the idea parents won’t actually spend the extra money on their kids. Why not give them vouchers for food and clothes instead? critics ask.
Because it’s paternalistic classism that believes being poor means you’re a bad parent.
Because it’s paternalistic classism that believes being poor means you’re a bad parent.
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My new *very* queer and emotional Portland magical girl sequel novel, “Magica Riot: Full Bloom,” is now available in ebook and print formats! With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends. Book get: magicariot.com/fullbloom
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My new *very* queer and emotional Portland magical girl sequel novel, “Magica Riot: Full Bloom,” is now available in ebook and print formats! With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends. Book get: magicariot.com/fullbloom
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OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
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ESO 2025 Seasons of the Worm Cult content pass is $16.50 rn
Obviously, this doesn't include the Writhing Wall event, as that has passed.
(though Phase 3 of the event will return next year for a limited time)
#ESO
Obviously, this doesn't include the Writhing Wall event, as that has passed.
(though Phase 3 of the event will return next year for a limited time)
#ESO
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
ESO 2025 Seasons of the Worm Cult content pass is $16.50 rn
Obviously, this doesn't include the Writhing Wall event, as that has passed.
(though Phase 3 of the event will return next year for a limited time)
#ESO
Obviously, this doesn't include the Writhing Wall event, as that has passed.
(though Phase 3 of the event will return next year for a limited time)
#ESO
Bought Full Bloom today, loved Magica Riot and looking forward to reading the next part!
Today is a good day to get into my trans magical girl novels!
Join Claire as she figures herself out as a girl while simultaneously battling interdimensional monsters, evil tech companies, and steppy-mommy sorceresses!
Get “Magica Riot” and “Magica Riot: Full Bloom” here - magicariot.com/buy
Join Claire as she figures herself out as a girl while simultaneously battling interdimensional monsters, evil tech companies, and steppy-mommy sorceresses!
Get “Magica Riot” and “Magica Riot: Full Bloom” here - magicariot.com/buy
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Bought Full Bloom today, loved Magica Riot and looking forward to reading the next part!
Planning next garden phase: wildlife haven. Going to get a hedgehog house in the spring (bit late for this winter), and birdboxes, and feeding stations, and I've lots of wildflower seeds for spring planting too. Ooh and a bee house for solitary bees.
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Planning next garden phase: wildlife haven. Going to get a hedgehog house in the spring (bit late for this winter), and birdboxes, and feeding stations, and I've lots of wildflower seeds for spring planting too. Ooh and a bee house for solitary bees.
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"So, knowing that sometimes when cats have a shit it triggers their vagus nerve, which makes them do zoomies, does this mean in Thundercats the only reason Cheetara ran so quickly was because she'd just had a dump?"
"No, Simon. I meant any questions about the job."
"No, Simon. I meant any questions about the job."
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"So, knowing that sometimes when cats have a shit it triggers their vagus nerve, which makes them do zoomies, does this mean in Thundercats the only reason Cheetara ran so quickly was because she'd just had a dump?"
"No, Simon. I meant any questions about the job."
"No, Simon. I meant any questions about the job."
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The four horsemen of internet service outages are DNS, BGP, the Greater American Cable Seeking Backhoe, and a fucked up config file getting propagated through the network, and the result is in: the fourth horseman is what got Cloudflare this time blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025
Cloudflare suffered a service outage on November 18, 2025. The outage was triggered by a bug in generation logic for a Bot Management feature file causing many Cloudflare services to be affected.
blog.cloudflare.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The four horsemen of internet service outages are DNS, BGP, the Greater American Cable Seeking Backhoe, and a fucked up config file getting propagated through the network, and the result is in: the fourth horseman is what got Cloudflare this time blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
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A fine display of signage.
“Not an 'accident' but rather a 'stupid'.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A fine display of signage.
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What's your latest book? I just started Lost Contact by Nathan Hystad and I'm really enjoying it so far!
Lent from borrowbox - SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY! They are more important than you realise.
#Books #LiteraturePosts
Lent from borrowbox - SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY! They are more important than you realise.
#Books #LiteraturePosts
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What's your latest book? I just started Lost Contact by Nathan Hystad and I'm really enjoying it so far!
Lent from borrowbox - SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY! They are more important than you realise.
#Books #LiteraturePosts
Lent from borrowbox - SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY! They are more important than you realise.
#Books #LiteraturePosts
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For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
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Me: I need to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Me: I need to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.
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I would rather listen to a thousand wet farts than any song made by generative “AI”.
I would rather listen to a cat walking across a piano than any song made by generative AI
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I would rather listen to a thousand wet farts than any song made by generative “AI”.
Woke up at 4am with the vaccination aches. Good body. Aching bones means you're making lots of lovely extra white blood cells especially for the virus strains I've been injected with. I have taken painkillers and had a snack and now I shall return to sleep.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Woke up at 4am with the vaccination aches. Good body. Aching bones means you're making lots of lovely extra white blood cells especially for the virus strains I've been injected with. I have taken painkillers and had a snack and now I shall return to sleep.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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This is a great summary of what's going on in particular sections of the news media. It's obvious that the only real issue that the tabloid media has with Zack Polanski's mouth is that he uses it to say that we should lift up people who are struggling instead of the rich.
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This is a great summary of what's going on in particular sections of the news media. It's obvious that the only real issue that the tabloid media has with Zack Polanski's mouth is that he uses it to say that we should lift up people who are struggling instead of the rich.
Been to get my COVID in and flu vaccinations with hubby 🥰 galling that we need to pay for this in the UK, but I'd rather have the protection it affords whilst I am able to pay for it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Been to get my COVID in and flu vaccinations with hubby 🥰 galling that we need to pay for this in the UK, but I'd rather have the protection it affords whilst I am able to pay for it.
I bought them all... Mwah ha ha ha!
🌸beep boop 🌸
For no reason at all
50% off all my books on itch
Or $20 for everything
Now through midnight EST Sunday 11/9
Go nuts!
itch.io/s/167176/hal...
For no reason at all
50% off all my books on itch
Or $20 for everything
Now through midnight EST Sunday 11/9
Go nuts!
itch.io/s/167176/hal...
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I bought them all... Mwah ha ha ha!
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Growing concerned that Boo Boo might be the world's most photogenic kitten.
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Growing concerned that Boo Boo might be the world's most photogenic kitten.
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Your daily fortune:
Not every problem can be solved with logic, coins, or daggers. Some can only be solved with potatoes. Lots of potatoes.
Not every problem can be solved with logic, coins, or daggers. Some can only be solved with potatoes. Lots of potatoes.
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Your daily fortune:
Not every problem can be solved with logic, coins, or daggers. Some can only be solved with potatoes. Lots of potatoes.
Not every problem can be solved with logic, coins, or daggers. Some can only be solved with potatoes. Lots of potatoes.
Celebrating properly being middle-aged by ordering £200 of plants. The garden will look nice this year, I swear it!
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Celebrating properly being middle-aged by ordering £200 of plants. The garden will look nice this year, I swear it!
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In the Dune books Earth was destroyed during the Butlerian Jihad when humans set off nukes to destroy the AI that was based on earth.
Frankly, fair enough.
Frankly, fair enough.
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In the Dune books Earth was destroyed during the Butlerian Jihad when humans set off nukes to destroy the AI that was based on earth.
Frankly, fair enough.
Frankly, fair enough.