Karen Effie
@kareneffie.bsky.social
Animist, heathen, rune reader, anti-fash, gig worker, metalhead. Writes about the bad old Story of the Cosmic War & how to stop it. She/her. HAMMERS UP
WRITING ABOUT ENDING THE COSMIC WAR WHEN IT SEEMS IT IS JUST KICKING OFF www.kareneffie.com/p/writing-ab... finally posting again, sort of
WRITING ABOUT ENDING THE COSMIC WAR WHEN IT SEEMS IT IS JUST KICKING OFF
SHOULD I BOTHER?
www.kareneffie.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
WRITING ABOUT ENDING THE COSMIC WAR WHEN IT SEEMS IT IS JUST KICKING OFF www.kareneffie.com/p/writing-ab... finally posting again, sort of
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...
Demand Accountability for Disinformation in Public Discourse
Peters’ recent comments misrepresented the facts surrounding athletes Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting and the broader debate on gender and sports. His assertions, based on misleading information and lack...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...
This has got to be everything that is wrong with the world today
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This has got to be everything that is wrong with the world today
Currently listening to a lot of proto-Metal. Like Bedemon, Pentagram, Sir Lord Baltimore. Metal has to be about a limited range of subjects, and not love or sex or fun. This wipes out a lot of proto-Metal for me despite what riffs they have
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Currently listening to a lot of proto-Metal. Like Bedemon, Pentagram, Sir Lord Baltimore. Metal has to be about a limited range of subjects, and not love or sex or fun. This wipes out a lot of proto-Metal for me despite what riffs they have
This is a book for everyone who has always known deer are punk anarchist mystics. Tom Cox “Everything Will Swallow You” page 1
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is a book for everyone who has always known deer are punk anarchist mystics. Tom Cox “Everything Will Swallow You” page 1
Really excellent clouds
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Really excellent clouds
This is a long but very serious article
Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is a long but very serious article
darktimesacademy.co.nz here is a good thing. Alternative learning with thinkers and experts, who step outside academia to engage more freely. No AI. Run by good folk
Home - Dark Times Academy
Welcome to Dark Times. These are hard times for those of us who love learning for the joy of learning and teaching for the joy of teaching.
darktimesacademy.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
darktimesacademy.co.nz here is a good thing. Alternative learning with thinkers and experts, who step outside academia to engage more freely. No AI. Run by good folk
Reposted by Karen Effie
THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?
Reposted by Karen Effie
Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo
Reposted by Karen Effie
Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
This is the face of Jonathan, age 191, a tortoise, the oldest known living land animal. I love him. I hope when I’m that old I have that much sand in my nostrils
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is the face of Jonathan, age 191, a tortoise, the oldest known living land animal. I love him. I hope when I’m that old I have that much sand in my nostrils
Blaming the dems instead of the GOP is like blaming Mom because Dad hit you. Understandable. Feels right. Ultimately unhelpful. Let’s find alternatives , organise, care for each other, there are no atheists in this foxhole
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Blaming the dems instead of the GOP is like blaming Mom because Dad hit you. Understandable. Feels right. Ultimately unhelpful. Let’s find alternatives , organise, care for each other, there are no atheists in this foxhole
Well, why not? They’re “engineered” after all. Hard core blokey stuff right there
Finally, a product that allows me to avoid the feminising effects of *checks notes* bed sheets.
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Well, why not? They’re “engineered” after all. Hard core blokey stuff right there
Reposted by Karen Effie
Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
Reposted by Karen Effie
Reading about how hiring workers at Amazon is automated. But all job hunting is automated. How many chat bots I’ve ‘spoken’ to, videos I’ve made, online psychometric tests I’ve done. All to attempt to sell my labour
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Reading about how hiring workers at Amazon is automated. But all job hunting is automated. How many chat bots I’ve ‘spoken’ to, videos I’ve made, online psychometric tests I’ve done. All to attempt to sell my labour
theonion.com/trump-defend... So many snakes you wouldn't believe
Trump Defends Demolition Of Yggdrasil, Ancient Tree Of Life
WASHINGTON—Claiming that the sacred ash tree had outlived its usefulness and needed to be updated, President Donald Trump made remarks Monday defending his demolition of Yggdrasil, the ancient tree of...
theonion.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
theonion.com/trump-defend... So many snakes you wouldn't believe
Reposted by Karen Effie
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October 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This took a couple of minutes to fill out and would mean so much to our precious libraries
Trick or treat time
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Trick or treat time