Grace Pritchard Burson
@gaudynight78.bsky.social
Twitter's official Dorothy L. Sayers stan account, 2018-24, now on Bluesky. New Englander in Quebec. Eph '00/YDS '04. Mom, priest (the sweary kind), writer (ask me about my musical!), doula. Yes, my grandma shot a Nazi. She/her. INTJ/5w4.
I just followed this author I never heard of because apparently her bit is having an ongoing beef with Tuesday, and as someone who works six days a week and whose one day off is Monday, I have been hating Tuesdays for 17 years.
Not going into details, but Tuesday really brought its A game today.
Wednesday, be kind.
Wednesday, be kind.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I just followed this author I never heard of because apparently her bit is having an ongoing beef with Tuesday, and as someone who works six days a week and whose one day off is Monday, I have been hating Tuesdays for 17 years.
1. Gift shop clerk
2. Research assistant
3. Urban forester
4. Birth doula
5. Parish priest
2. Research assistant
3. Urban forester
4. Birth doula
5. Parish priest
Quote with 5 jobs you've had:
1. Library page (starting at 13yo!)
2. Energy market analyst
3. Oil pipeline gauger
4. (mostly!) Computer chip engineer(GPS, routers, network appliances, cable boxes, processors)
5. Software documentation writer
1. Library page (starting at 13yo!)
2. Energy market analyst
3. Oil pipeline gauger
4. (mostly!) Computer chip engineer(GPS, routers, network appliances, cable boxes, processors)
5. Software documentation writer
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. camp counselor
2. singer
3. research assistant
4. college geology instructor
5. chaplain
1. camp counselor
2. singer
3. research assistant
4. college geology instructor
5. chaplain
January 29, 2026 at 5:16 AM
1. Gift shop clerk
2. Research assistant
3. Urban forester
4. Birth doula
5. Parish priest
2. Research assistant
3. Urban forester
4. Birth doula
5. Parish priest
As the pastor of a small mainline church with a substantial and growing contingent of refugees and other newcomers to Canada, I am trying to imagine how I would feel if one of them was randomly snatched and sent to a fucking concentration camp. There are no words.
The news from Minnesota is rightly in all the headlines but the news from Maine is terribly ugly as well: wgme.com/news/local/s...
Saco reverend 'heartbroken' and 'furious' over ICE arrest of church member
The reverend says after their conversation Nzeza went to pick up some things for his family and on his way home ICE took him.
wgme.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 AM
As the pastor of a small mainline church with a substantial and growing contingent of refugees and other newcomers to Canada, I am trying to imagine how I would feel if one of them was randomly snatched and sent to a fucking concentration camp. There are no words.
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
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Update, Robusto was released in the Santa Cruz mountains after experts examined the young mountain lion and said he was in "great health" (despite having consumed "more lattes than usual for this species")
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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As one artist who cancelled their Kennedy Center gig said, "It's financially terrifying but morally exhilarating."
Moral exhilaration is the opposite of moral injury and it needs to be much more widespread.
Moral exhilaration is the opposite of moral injury and it needs to be much more widespread.
this shit is scary for so many reasons obviously but it’s also a little fun sometimes
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
As one artist who cancelled their Kennedy Center gig said, "It's financially terrifying but morally exhilarating."
Moral exhilaration is the opposite of moral injury and it needs to be much more widespread.
Moral exhilaration is the opposite of moral injury and it needs to be much more widespread.
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Communities in Minnesota are living in fear due to the violence and brutality perpetrated by ICE.
I'm in Minneapolis with @repilhan.bsky.social to meet with families, organizers and community organizations impacted by Trump's cruel mass deportation agenda.
Follow along.
I'm in Minneapolis with @repilhan.bsky.social to meet with families, organizers and community organizations impacted by Trump's cruel mass deportation agenda.
Follow along.
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Communities in Minnesota are living in fear due to the violence and brutality perpetrated by ICE.
I'm in Minneapolis with @repilhan.bsky.social to meet with families, organizers and community organizations impacted by Trump's cruel mass deportation agenda.
Follow along.
I'm in Minneapolis with @repilhan.bsky.social to meet with families, organizers and community organizations impacted by Trump's cruel mass deportation agenda.
Follow along.
This is possibly the most concise way of defining a Xennial: born when Carter was president, but only remembers Reagan.
I mean yeah. Look at the lifetime of your average millennial:
Reagan: Ugh
Bush Sr: More of the same
Clinton: Meh
Bush Jr: Lots of bad
Obama: OK this is good
Trump I: Fuck
Biden: There were SOME good things here
Trump II: Fuckity fuck fuck fuck
Reagan: Ugh
Bush Sr: More of the same
Clinton: Meh
Bush Jr: Lots of bad
Obama: OK this is good
Trump I: Fuck
Biden: There were SOME good things here
Trump II: Fuckity fuck fuck fuck
obama was probably the best president of our lifetime and biden the second
which honestly says something about the current bar
which honestly says something about the current bar
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This is possibly the most concise way of defining a Xennial: born when Carter was president, but only remembers Reagan.
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"Citizen! the upstanding Turk wants YOU to fight against the perfidious Armo" you read in a 2026 newsletter next to an article about tariffs and opinion piece extolling the benefits of bloodletting
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"Citizen! the upstanding Turk wants YOU to fight against the perfidious Armo" you read in a 2026 newsletter next to an article about tariffs and opinion piece extolling the benefits of bloodletting
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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My godmother Susan Amussen will shortly be publishing this very sensible book on the topic:
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
My godmother Susan Amussen will shortly be publishing this very sensible book on the topic:
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"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
I am once again pointing out that my preferred sleep schedule has been perfectly consistent since my late teens, but in university it made me the weirdo who went to bed early, and in middle age it makes me the weirdo who stays up late
hmm, that was me in ye olden dayes
then I started training myself to sleep at more normal hours
and now I am sleepy at 11pm and still an ogre in the morning
then I started training myself to sleep at more normal hours
and now I am sleepy at 11pm and still an ogre in the morning
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I am once again pointing out that my preferred sleep schedule has been perfectly consistent since my late teens, but in university it made me the weirdo who went to bed early, and in middle age it makes me the weirdo who stays up late
The daycare is having their music classes in the chapel due to the renovations in the basement, and every few minutes the teacher hits "play" on a recording that sounds almost, but not quite, exactly like a track from one of Maddy Prior's Christmas albums, and my brain is VERY CONFUSED.
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The daycare is having their music classes in the chapel due to the renovations in the basement, and every few minutes the teacher hits "play" on a recording that sounds almost, but not quite, exactly like a track from one of Maddy Prior's Christmas albums, and my brain is VERY CONFUSED.
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As power outages continue in Ukraine, WCK teams are making sure families in Kyiv have access to hot meals when they stop by warming points across the city. We’re currently serving two traditional Ukrainian comfort foods: bohrach and borsch, classics that warm both the body and soul. #ChefsForUkraine
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
As power outages continue in Ukraine, WCK teams are making sure families in Kyiv have access to hot meals when they stop by warming points across the city. We’re currently serving two traditional Ukrainian comfort foods: bohrach and borsch, classics that warm both the body and soul. #ChefsForUkraine
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TIL that a delegation from the Maldives presented Emperor Julian (355-360/361-363) with gifts.
I might have guessed that there indigenous peoples on the Maldives in the mid-4th century. Never would have guessed they were a part of Rome's international network.
I might have guessed that there indigenous peoples on the Maldives in the mid-4th century. Never would have guessed they were a part of Rome's international network.
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
TIL that a delegation from the Maldives presented Emperor Julian (355-360/361-363) with gifts.
I might have guessed that there indigenous peoples on the Maldives in the mid-4th century. Never would have guessed they were a part of Rome's international network.
I might have guessed that there indigenous peoples on the Maldives in the mid-4th century. Never would have guessed they were a part of Rome's international network.
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Today is Charlemagne’s death day in 814 CE. In his honor, I give you the best depiction of professors writing in their offices while attempting not to socially interact with each other on any level. It’s from the Aachen Gospels. 📕
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Today is Charlemagne’s death day in 814 CE. In his honor, I give you the best depiction of professors writing in their offices while attempting not to socially interact with each other on any level. It’s from the Aachen Gospels. 📕
Today's reason to love perimenopause: because I have had the same itchy spot on my left shoulder for MONTHS, and it could be another stupid peri symptom or it could be skin cancer, who knows!
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Today's reason to love perimenopause: because I have had the same itchy spot on my left shoulder for MONTHS, and it could be another stupid peri symptom or it could be skin cancer, who knows!
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Get their plates. Maine SoS is refusing to issue them undercover license plates. Live stream your interactions. Never get between one of those big boys and food.
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Get their plates. Maine SoS is refusing to issue them undercover license plates. Live stream your interactions. Never get between one of those big boys and food.
Interestingly, although as a hater/refusenik the presentation made steam come out of my ears, apparently quite a few people who came in knowing little about "AI" but thinking it sounded cool, after attending the webinar were much more inclined to be cautious.
I am on a church webinar about AI and it is so fucking depressing to see what people are putting in the chat about their use of LLMs
January 28, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Interestingly, although as a hater/refusenik the presentation made steam come out of my ears, apparently quite a few people who came in knowing little about "AI" but thinking it sounded cool, after attending the webinar were much more inclined to be cautious.
Why am I not sledding with moose in Norway
Stor stas for turistene i #Korketrekkeren, dette. Ping @visitoslo.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Why am I not sledding with moose in Norway
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Canada's smallest tactical nukes will be called timbits.
The really big deterrence nukes will be crullers.
The really big deterrence nukes will be crullers.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Canada's smallest tactical nukes will be called timbits.
The really big deterrence nukes will be crullers.
The really big deterrence nukes will be crullers.
If this makes me elitist, so be it, but I've realized my basic problem with LLMs:
If you're smart enough to use the technology responsibly, you're smart enough that (a) you don't need it and (b) you find it viscerally revolting and don't want to use it.
If you're smart enough to use the technology responsibly, you're smart enough that (a) you don't need it and (b) you find it viscerally revolting and don't want to use it.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
If this makes me elitist, so be it, but I've realized my basic problem with LLMs:
If you're smart enough to use the technology responsibly, you're smart enough that (a) you don't need it and (b) you find it viscerally revolting and don't want to use it.
If you're smart enough to use the technology responsibly, you're smart enough that (a) you don't need it and (b) you find it viscerally revolting and don't want to use it.
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I DON’T NEED AN APP TO GIVE ME A DEEPFAKE OF MY GRANDPA!
HE HAUNTS ME JUST FINE ON HIS OWN AND THESE DAYS HE MOSTLY FUNCTIONS AS A PERSONAL, LIMITED VERSION OF SAINT ANTHONY WHO CAN ONLY BE INVOKED TO FIND MISSING POWER TOOLS!
I DON’T NEED AN APP TO GIVE ME A DEEPFAKE OF MY GRANDPA!
HE HAUNTS ME JUST FINE ON HIS OWN AND THESE DAYS HE MOSTLY FUNCTIONS AS A PERSONAL, LIMITED VERSION OF SAINT ANTHONY WHO CAN ONLY BE INVOKED TO FIND MISSING POWER TOOLS!
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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I DON’T NEED AN APP TO GIVE ME A DEEPFAKE OF MY GRANDPA!
HE HAUNTS ME JUST FINE ON HIS OWN AND THESE DAYS HE MOSTLY FUNCTIONS AS A PERSONAL, LIMITED VERSION OF SAINT ANTHONY WHO CAN ONLY BE INVOKED TO FIND MISSING POWER TOOLS!
I DON’T NEED AN APP TO GIVE ME A DEEPFAKE OF MY GRANDPA!
HE HAUNTS ME JUST FINE ON HIS OWN AND THESE DAYS HE MOSTLY FUNCTIONS AS A PERSONAL, LIMITED VERSION OF SAINT ANTHONY WHO CAN ONLY BE INVOKED TO FIND MISSING POWER TOOLS!
ABSOLUTE SAME
I will fight my way out of the top level of Purgatory to haunt you
I will fight my way out of the top level of Purgatory to haunt you
(And later: “if there is a continuity of consciousness after this and I find out you’re running a simulation of me in any space outside of your own head, I will endeavor to figure out how to haunt you in a way that inflicts maximum bodily harm.”)
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
ABSOLUTE SAME
I will fight my way out of the top level of Purgatory to haunt you
I will fight my way out of the top level of Purgatory to haunt you