Christine
@klaxoncomms.com
Posts a lot of cat pictures. Former scholar of medieval Islamic history who now writes and podcasts about SciFi and Fantasy at Hugo History: https://klaxoncomms.com/hugo-history/
Queer/Ace/ADHD. #Vancouver 🇨🇦
Queer/Ace/ADHD. #Vancouver 🇨🇦
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I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
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Ken Sim's austerity budget is so severe that they're going to be REMOVING EXISTING BABY CHANGING TABLES
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Ken Sim's austerity budget is so severe that they're going to be REMOVING EXISTING BABY CHANGING TABLES
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
I am def supposed to be grading right now but I cannot make myself.
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I am def supposed to be grading right now but I cannot make myself.
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TIM FOUND IT
BLESS YOUR HEART, TIM
BLESS YOUR HEART, TIM
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
TIM FOUND IT
BLESS YOUR HEART, TIM
BLESS YOUR HEART, TIM
Amazing news!!
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,346 votes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Amazing news!!
I’m waiting at the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. I know this is a good and important thing but I hate it.
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’m waiting at the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. I know this is a good and important thing but I hate it.
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TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Not even the 100th most important point about the email release, but what the fuck is up with Epstein's punctuation and writing?
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not even the 100th most important point about the email release, but what the fuck is up with Epstein's punctuation and writing?
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I will march into gunfire for the candidate that treats million dollar white collar finance criminals like ICE treats nannies.
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I will march into gunfire for the candidate that treats million dollar white collar finance criminals like ICE treats nannies.
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We probably all need this right now: Japanese surrealist Tohukiro Kawai’s saintly cats. 🐈 🐱 www.gyokuei.tokyo/globalstore?...
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We probably all need this right now: Japanese surrealist Tohukiro Kawai’s saintly cats. 🐈 🐱 www.gyokuei.tokyo/globalstore?...
I do not understand the Goodreads readers choice awards nominees. Inspired by @chloroformtea.bsky.social, here are my stats: of the 20 fantasy nominees, I have read 5/20 and heard of about 11/20. For Scifi, I have read 4/20 and heard of 8/20. Ugh. These are the genres I read the most of!
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I do not understand the Goodreads readers choice awards nominees. Inspired by @chloroformtea.bsky.social, here are my stats: of the 20 fantasy nominees, I have read 5/20 and heard of about 11/20. For Scifi, I have read 4/20 and heard of 8/20. Ugh. These are the genres I read the most of!
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be there or be square!
me:
me:
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
be there or be square!
me:
me:
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And then he shoves all his chips into the pot.
Dealer: alright everyone ante up
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
And then he shoves all his chips into the pot.
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Perfect. Saving for future use
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 7:28 PM
Perfect. Saving for future use
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particularly when axios is reporting it and no one else — not even politico — is.
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
particularly when axios is reporting it and no one else — not even politico — is.
Hello from nearby, Portland and Vancouver, WA friends!
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Hello from nearby, Portland and Vancouver, WA friends!
I'm late, but I finally got around to reading Ministry for the Future, based on a recc from @aptshadow.bsky.social and @emmanewman.bsky.social on Starship Alexandria. And, whoa, that book HITS. Ended on a much more hopeful note than I was expecting.
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm late, but I finally got around to reading Ministry for the Future, based on a recc from @aptshadow.bsky.social and @emmanewman.bsky.social on Starship Alexandria. And, whoa, that book HITS. Ended on a much more hopeful note than I was expecting.
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AI is killing people. We don't have to let companies hawking these products embed them in everything. If you work at a college, your students are already struggling with mental health, and you want to give them this?
www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...
www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
AI is killing people. We don't have to let companies hawking these products embed them in everything. If you work at a college, your students are already struggling with mental health, and you want to give them this?
www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...
www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...
I look happier than I feel here, after my ride home. I’m pretty soaked. Thankful for good rain gear tho.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I look happier than I feel here, after my ride home. I’m pretty soaked. Thankful for good rain gear tho.
It is dark and rainy and I do not want to ride my bike home. :(
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It is dark and rainy and I do not want to ride my bike home. :(
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Paul’s threads are one of the best things on Bluesky, and this one in particular is a must
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Paul’s threads are one of the best things on Bluesky, and this one in particular is a must
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Sent this to my partner. Her reaction: "FINALLY."
Here’s today’s live coverage of the decision to cull ostriches on a farm in Edgewood, B.C., due to avian flu concerns as protesters honk and hurl expletives at CFIA agents tasked with the job
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Crews in hazmat suits move in on ostriches at B.C. farm after top court dismisses appeal to save flock | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sent this to my partner. Her reaction: "FINALLY."
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Taking a moment to think fondly of my many male colleagues who have definitely contributed to ruining the workplace. Gentlemen, I did not appreciate the depths of your solidarity.
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Taking a moment to think fondly of my many male colleagues who have definitely contributed to ruining the workplace. Gentlemen, I did not appreciate the depths of your solidarity.
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Best Picture 2025
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Best Picture 2025