Jo Berry
@joberry.bsky.social
English gal in Montreal and Senior Game Writer at Motive Studio (Star Wars: Squadrons, Dead Space Remake); formerly at BioWare. Short stories and novellas (latest here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW2Y5WH1) She / her. Opinions are mine.
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Jo Berry
@joberry.bsky.social
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Solstices, the turning of the year, competition between the Holly and Oak Kings... and a goddess defending both her kingdom and her marriage. Feels like a good day to talk about The Cold Iron of Summer ❄️ ☀️
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXBQSM3F
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXBQSM3F
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"All this foolishness
About moons and blossoms
Pricked by the cold’s needle."
(Basho)
🎨 Shoun Yamamoto
#wintersky
About moons and blossoms
Pricked by the cold’s needle."
(Basho)
🎨 Shoun Yamamoto
#wintersky
January 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"All this foolishness
About moons and blossoms
Pricked by the cold’s needle."
(Basho)
🎨 Shoun Yamamoto
#wintersky
About moons and blossoms
Pricked by the cold’s needle."
(Basho)
🎨 Shoun Yamamoto
#wintersky
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The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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Calling all West Midlands and East Midlands writers - you're invited to a New Year's get-together, Tues 13 Jan, from 7.30pm at All Bar One in Birmingham New Street Station (the venue is fully accessible)
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Calling all West Midlands and East Midlands writers - you're invited to a New Year's get-together, Tues 13 Jan, from 7.30pm at All Bar One in Birmingham New Street Station (the venue is fully accessible)
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
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I see life as a shared gift, received from others and passed on to others, living and dying as one process, in which lies both our suffering and our reward. Without mortality to purchase it, how can we have the consciousness of eternity? I think the price is worth paying.
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I see life as a shared gift, received from others and passed on to others, living and dying as one process, in which lies both our suffering and our reward. Without mortality to purchase it, how can we have the consciousness of eternity? I think the price is worth paying.
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One of our tiny dogs has been nauseous lately and the vet thinks it's an allergy. As with a human, this means adopting a strict diet of non-allergenic foods + novel proteins to isolate the issue (prescription special-order food).
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM
One of our tiny dogs has been nauseous lately and the vet thinks it's an allergy. As with a human, this means adopting a strict diet of non-allergenic foods + novel proteins to isolate the issue (prescription special-order food).
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
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This wintery scene of Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill is by Japanese print designer Utagawa Hiroshige II.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This wintery scene of Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill is by Japanese print designer Utagawa Hiroshige II.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.
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it’s sort of crazy seeing the world build diplomacy around trumps weird personality when he is absolutely going to be gone in a decade
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
it’s sort of crazy seeing the world build diplomacy around trumps weird personality when he is absolutely going to be gone in a decade
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Because their reading comprehension skills are equal to their infosec skills
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
www.independent.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Because their reading comprehension skills are equal to their infosec skills
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Rules are made to be broken. Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Rules are made to be broken. Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.
MASH makes you chuckle before it hits you right between the eyes: m.youtube.com/watch?v=GUeB...
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
MASH makes you chuckle before it hits you right between the eyes: m.youtube.com/watch?v=GUeB...
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"So, five-card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit."
January 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
"So, five-card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit."
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also don't forget he made his crush into the most heavenly waifu of literature
dante made up an entire fake trip through hell just so he could talk about how he coincidentally saw every single one of his enemies there receiving graphically specific and tailor-made punishments
Do you have a historical figure you most wish got to be a poster? I feel like you must have a better answer than mine, which is Churchill. The guy started autobiography when he was 19 I think. And just never stopped. True poster.
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
also don't forget he made his crush into the most heavenly waifu of literature
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One thing I love about the Onion staff is that when you click on these articles, it's clear they do actually read our media releases.
NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
January 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
One thing I love about the Onion staff is that when you click on these articles, it's clear they do actually read our media releases.
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The papacy once had a personal physician so inept and crooked that he caused the pope to explode. beardyhistory.com/2022/12/19/p...
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The papacy once had a personal physician so inept and crooked that he caused the pope to explode. beardyhistory.com/2022/12/19/p...
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No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.
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“Blossoming Defense” from Lorwyn. Oil on gessoboard. Big thank you to my AD Sam Padilla for the commission! This is one of my favourite things I’ve ever painted.
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
“Blossoming Defense” from Lorwyn. Oil on gessoboard. Big thank you to my AD Sam Padilla for the commission! This is one of my favourite things I’ve ever painted.
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this is how every outlet should refer to X
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
this is how every outlet should refer to X
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A key point in Fahrenheit 451 is that books were banned because they made people depressed and uncomfortable. The novel's protagonist, Montag, is taken into custody after he reads a poem that makes a woman cry because she realizes the emptiness of her life.
![[quoting a tweet from isabelunraveled in which she rails against depressing books that get branded as “great writing”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreidzblpxefncqr2c73v7myen325wvtk767i7rw4zcc32c3hj4gzv5a@jpeg)
July 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A key point in Fahrenheit 451 is that books were banned because they made people depressed and uncomfortable. The novel's protagonist, Montag, is taken into custody after he reads a poem that makes a woman cry because she realizes the emptiness of her life.
Game devs when there's free food in the kitchen:
STOCK FOOTAGE THEATRE:
Caption this gif!
Caption this gif!
a herd of cows are walking across a grassy field .
ALT: a herd of cows are walking across a grassy field .
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Game devs when there's free food in the kitchen:
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I love the @aftermath.site folks, but this headline and subhed are absolutely art.
Please Seek Help Immediately
Motherfucker have you listened to yourself
aftermath.site
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I love the @aftermath.site folks, but this headline and subhed are absolutely art.
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If your resolution this year is to support more independent bookstores, hi!👋🏽
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
If your resolution this year is to support more independent bookstores, hi!👋🏽
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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Feeling guilty about blocking people on social media is like feeling guilty about using the MUTE button on the TV.
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Feeling guilty about blocking people on social media is like feeling guilty about using the MUTE button on the TV.
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Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
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Im sorry if someone sent me this email, Phd student or not, I would not be polite, or kind.
Some people do not learn hard lessons about respecting other people's work easily.
Some people do not learn hard lessons about respecting other people's work easily.
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Im sorry if someone sent me this email, Phd student or not, I would not be polite, or kind.
Some people do not learn hard lessons about respecting other people's work easily.
Some people do not learn hard lessons about respecting other people's work easily.