Cap ✨ Polly Cocktail
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A #PirateReadingClub index! In this thread are all the books and brief reviews for @piratereadingclub.bsky.social
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For fuck’s sake.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
For fuck’s sake.
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
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So uh.
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
bookshop.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So uh.
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
last repost: putting that on a sandwich board and getting the loudest, most obnoxious handbell I can find
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
last repost: putting that on a sandwich board and getting the loudest, most obnoxious handbell I can find
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
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in tribute to @charliebrowntc.bsky.social , a king among cats, let us have a thread of Great Departed Cats, to show the angels that are now greeting him.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
in tribute to @charliebrowntc.bsky.social , a king among cats, let us have a thread of Great Departed Cats, to show the angels that are now greeting him.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
this is my baby Fez, who left us in 2022. one time some butter fell off the counter onto his side and Sandal chased him for like twenty minutes.
I was not prepared for how the end of What Went Wrong’s episode on The Shawshank Redemption would make me cry.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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The Shawshank Redemption
Podcast Episode · WHAT WENT WRONG · 08/04/2025 · 1h 29m
podcasts.apple.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I was not prepared for how the end of What Went Wrong’s episode on The Shawshank Redemption would make me cry.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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It’s the last week of preorders for @yearofbelonging.bsky.social! If you purchase a calendar, here’s a little preview of what will greet you on April 1st.
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It’s the last week of preorders for @yearofbelonging.bsky.social! If you purchase a calendar, here’s a little preview of what will greet you on April 1st.
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
“Pope Leo XIV, 70, was a big fan of the anarchic 1980 Hollywood classic, a Vatican-produced documentary has revealed. He dressed up as one of the brothers while a seminarian, donning dark glasses and a fedora hat years before he switched to a mitre and papal robes.”
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
“Pope Leo XIV, 70, was a big fan of the anarchic 1980 Hollywood classic, a Vatican-produced documentary has revealed. He dressed up as one of the brothers while a seminarian, donning dark glasses and a fedora hat years before he switched to a mitre and papal robes.”
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
It’s the last week of preorders for @yearofbelonging.bsky.social! If you purchase a calendar, here’s a little preview of what will greet you on April 1st.
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It’s the last week of preorders for @yearofbelonging.bsky.social! If you purchase a calendar, here’s a little preview of what will greet you on April 1st.
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
Preorder here through Nov. 19:
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like.
Local folklore
Speakeasies
Smoky Mountains
Extremely local ads
Restoration of art, heirlooms, books, etc
Bookbinding
Print ephemera (zines, ghost signs, etc)
Old Hollywood practical effects
Katharine Hepburn
Monsters/monstrosity
Local folklore
Speakeasies
Smoky Mountains
Extremely local ads
Restoration of art, heirlooms, books, etc
Bookbinding
Print ephemera (zines, ghost signs, etc)
Old Hollywood practical effects
Katharine Hepburn
Monsters/monstrosity
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like.
Cephalopods
Seasonal snacks
Amber
Muppets
Doritos
Macoun apples
Skritchy pens
Halloween
Fuzzy socks
Terrible things happening to Edwardian polar explorers
Cephalopods
Seasonal snacks
Amber
Muppets
Doritos
Macoun apples
Skritchy pens
Halloween
Fuzzy socks
Terrible things happening to Edwardian polar explorers
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like.
Ancient History
Crocodiles
Languages
Permaculture Food Systems
Puppetry
Godzilla
Vultures
South/Central American Mythos
Books
Perry Mason
Ancient History
Crocodiles
Languages
Permaculture Food Systems
Puppetry
Godzilla
Vultures
South/Central American Mythos
Books
Perry Mason
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like.
Local folklore
Speakeasies
Smoky Mountains
Extremely local ads
Restoration of art, heirlooms, books, etc
Bookbinding
Print ephemera (zines, ghost signs, etc)
Old Hollywood practical effects
Katharine Hepburn
Monsters/monstrosity
Local folklore
Speakeasies
Smoky Mountains
Extremely local ads
Restoration of art, heirlooms, books, etc
Bookbinding
Print ephemera (zines, ghost signs, etc)
Old Hollywood practical effects
Katharine Hepburn
Monsters/monstrosity
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Washington DC!
I will be doing an event next Weds (11/19) for Lessons in Magic and Disaster. It's at As You Are, a wonderful queer space, and hosted by Little District Books. I would consider it a huge personal kindness if you spread the word.
littledistrictbooks.com/products/les...
I will be doing an event next Weds (11/19) for Lessons in Magic and Disaster. It's at As You Are, a wonderful queer space, and hosted by Little District Books. I would consider it a huge personal kindness if you spread the word.
littledistrictbooks.com/products/les...
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Washington DC!
I will be doing an event next Weds (11/19) for Lessons in Magic and Disaster. It's at As You Are, a wonderful queer space, and hosted by Little District Books. I would consider it a huge personal kindness if you spread the word.
littledistrictbooks.com/products/les...
I will be doing an event next Weds (11/19) for Lessons in Magic and Disaster. It's at As You Are, a wonderful queer space, and hosted by Little District Books. I would consider it a huge personal kindness if you spread the word.
littledistrictbooks.com/products/les...
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender.
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender.
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The artists for this calendar are amazing at depicting affection.
Like @lostinthebabylon.bsky.social
A Year of Belonging, a calendar for charity.
Pre-order through November 19!
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
(Showing off some of their OTHER artworks here.)
Like @lostinthebabylon.bsky.social
A Year of Belonging, a calendar for charity.
Pre-order through November 19!
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
(Showing off some of their OTHER artworks here.)
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The artists for this calendar are amazing at depicting affection.
Like @lostinthebabylon.bsky.social
A Year of Belonging, a calendar for charity.
Pre-order through November 19!
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
(Showing off some of their OTHER artworks here.)
Like @lostinthebabylon.bsky.social
A Year of Belonging, a calendar for charity.
Pre-order through November 19!
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
(Showing off some of their OTHER artworks here.)
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
Sharing this Delish article about the pasta recall because it has information about listeria I didn’t know
www.delish.com/food-news/a6...
www.delish.com/food-news/a6...
Death Tolls Rise As Listeria-Contaminated Pasta Recall Expands Nationwide
Here is every pasta affected.
www.delish.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Sharing this Delish article about the pasta recall because it has information about listeria I didn’t know
www.delish.com/food-news/a6...
www.delish.com/food-news/a6...
So turns out my Shakespeare Top 10 is a Top 7 because I haven’t read everything and have no particularly strong feelings about a bunch of the comedies.
In no order after no. 1:
1. Twelfth Night
2. The Tempest
3. Hamlet
4. Othello
5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
6. Henry V
7. Cymbeline
In no order after no. 1:
1. Twelfth Night
2. The Tempest
3. Hamlet
4. Othello
5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
6. Henry V
7. Cymbeline
My Shakespeare Top 10
1. Titus Andronicus
And really in no particular order, based generally on my mood:
2. Much Ado
3. As You Like It
4. Midsummer
5. Hamlet
6. Macbeth
7. Othello
8. Tempest
9. Taming of the Shrew
10. Titus Andronicus Again
1. Titus Andronicus
And really in no particular order, based generally on my mood:
2. Much Ado
3. As You Like It
4. Midsummer
5. Hamlet
6. Macbeth
7. Othello
8. Tempest
9. Taming of the Shrew
10. Titus Andronicus Again
My Shakespeare Top 10*
1. As You Like It
2. Twelfth Night
3. Midsummer Night's Dream
4. The Tempest
5. The Sonnets (top pick 116)
6. Much Ado About Nothing
7. Macbeth
8. The Taming of the Shrew
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. The Merchant of Venice
1. As You Like It
2. Twelfth Night
3. Midsummer Night's Dream
4. The Tempest
5. The Sonnets (top pick 116)
6. Much Ado About Nothing
7. Macbeth
8. The Taming of the Shrew
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. The Merchant of Venice
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
So turns out my Shakespeare Top 10 is a Top 7 because I haven’t read everything and have no particularly strong feelings about a bunch of the comedies.
In no order after no. 1:
1. Twelfth Night
2. The Tempest
3. Hamlet
4. Othello
5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
6. Henry V
7. Cymbeline
In no order after no. 1:
1. Twelfth Night
2. The Tempest
3. Hamlet
4. Othello
5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
6. Henry V
7. Cymbeline
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It's healthy to give ourselves a mental health break 💓
Unplug from the bustle and into an audiobook and let your body rest, even if for only a few minutes.
Unplug from the bustle and into an audiobook and let your body rest, even if for only a few minutes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's healthy to give ourselves a mental health break 💓
Unplug from the bustle and into an audiobook and let your body rest, even if for only a few minutes.
Unplug from the bustle and into an audiobook and let your body rest, even if for only a few minutes.
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Also in case its not being mentioned in your feed, there is still a remaining vote for this and Somehow they didn't anticipate the outrage, so there's apparently some hesitation now.
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Also in case its not being mentioned in your feed, there is still a remaining vote for this and Somehow they didn't anticipate the outrage, so there's apparently some hesitation now.
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine
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That's me!!!
I'm so happy to participate, and I hope y'all will like my contribution to the calendar 🥰
I'm so happy to participate, and I hope y'all will like my contribution to the calendar 🥰
The artists for this calendar create gorgeous atmospheres.
Like @hyaha-ha-ha.bsky.social
A Year of Belonging, a calendar for charity.
Pre-order through November 19!
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
(Showing off some of their OTHER artworks here.)
Like @hyaha-ha-ha.bsky.social
A Year of Belonging, a calendar for charity.
Pre-order through November 19!
yearofbelongingcalendar.bigcartel.com
(Showing off some of their OTHER artworks here.)
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
That's me!!!
I'm so happy to participate, and I hope y'all will like my contribution to the calendar 🥰
I'm so happy to participate, and I hope y'all will like my contribution to the calendar 🥰
Jumpcut to April 2022 Cap going “I TOLD Y’ALL THERE WAS SEXUAL TENSION” and ultimately, due to these two human disasters, finding the best little online community.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Jumpcut to April 2022 Cap going “I TOLD Y’ALL THERE WAS SEXUAL TENSION” and ultimately, due to these two human disasters, finding the best little online community.
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Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.