Lia
@liadanmakes.bsky.social
Librarian, crafter, dungeon master. Hard of hearing/hearing aid cyborg. I post too many photos of my cats. Member of @peculiarityshop.bsky.social. I post lots of sweaters to @knitsonfilm.bsky.social. she/her or they/them
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Lia
@liadanmakes.bsky.social
· Feb 1
SFPL_SubjectHeadings
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Today I get to make an exciting announcement! After years of work, San Francisco Public Library's alternative headings are now live. This list represents hundreds of hours of work and I'm proud of what we've done. Here is the list if your library would like to use it: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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WE WILL NOT STOP TRYING TO MAKE PINK HAPPEN
The shop? Loves pink.
Pink has historically not sold.
We are trying to make it cool.
Pink has historically not sold.
We are trying to make it cool.
February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
WE WILL NOT STOP TRYING TO MAKE PINK HAPPEN
My current spinning project is @fossilfibers.bsky.social in the colorway Mirkwood Spiders, spinning for a sweater project. I'm very happy with how the singles are turning out!
Spun on my fabulous @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie.
Spun on my fabulous @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie.
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
My current spinning project is @fossilfibers.bsky.social in the colorway Mirkwood Spiders, spinning for a sweater project. I'm very happy with how the singles are turning out!
Spun on my fabulous @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie.
Spun on my fabulous @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie.
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Disability!! Is!! Not!! A Moral!! Failing!!!!!!!!!
And! Neither! Is! Height!!
And! Neither! Is! Height!!
even though we all hate him and everything he does, this is not something to mock or judge. Like being fat. It doesn’t become okay to diss on just because we don’t like him.
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Disability!! Is!! Not!! A Moral!! Failing!!!!!!!!!
And! Neither! Is! Height!!
And! Neither! Is! Height!!
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Seattle had a terrible and unexpected loss this weekend. If you have a little spare cash, please consider helping out Beau’s family. www.gofundme.com/f/help-beaus...
Donate to Help Beau’s Family Through This Tragic Loss, organized by Emmie Farber
Beloved father, husband, friend, cyclist, and transit activist Beau Morton tr… Emmie Farber needs your support for Help Beau’s Family Through This Tragic Loss
www.gofundme.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Seattle had a terrible and unexpected loss this weekend. If you have a little spare cash, please consider helping out Beau’s family. www.gofundme.com/f/help-beaus...
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Neil Gaiman is crawling out of his bog two years after sexual assault allegations to play the sweet old fantasy uncle again -- complete with name-dropping that book you like & his twee "make good art" catchphrase -- all in order to (of course) sell you his upcoming book. Don't you dare fall for it.
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Neil Gaiman is crawling out of his bog two years after sexual assault allegations to play the sweet old fantasy uncle again -- complete with name-dropping that book you like & his twee "make good art" catchphrase -- all in order to (of course) sell you his upcoming book. Don't you dare fall for it.
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I made this ASL video about the SALUTE/ACTUAR acronyms re: observing ICE, but @bsky.app won't let me post here because, best I can tell, hands are moving too much? Anyway, if you have a moment to share, many d/hh folks have 1st lang that's not English.
www.instagram.com/reel/DT5OPk0...
www.instagram.com/reel/DT5OPk0...
www.instagram.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I made this ASL video about the SALUTE/ACTUAR acronyms re: observing ICE, but @bsky.app won't let me post here because, best I can tell, hands are moving too much? Anyway, if you have a moment to share, many d/hh folks have 1st lang that's not English.
www.instagram.com/reel/DT5OPk0...
www.instagram.com/reel/DT5OPk0...
If you feel like you're having a chaotic day, consider my orange cat Rumble, who first scooped enough water out of the fountain to make a small lake, and then managed to knock over two food bowls.
January 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
If you feel like you're having a chaotic day, consider my orange cat Rumble, who first scooped enough water out of the fountain to make a small lake, and then managed to knock over two food bowls.
Sometimes you can be in the city and hardly even know you're in the city.
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Sometimes you can be in the city and hardly even know you're in the city.
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izombie seasons 1-3: quality buddy cop comfort food (lol) television
izombie seasons 4-5: saving immigrants from fascism in the underground resistance will both fulfill and tear apart your heart, and everyone you love will be crushed
izombie seasons 4-5: saving immigrants from fascism in the underground resistance will both fulfill and tear apart your heart, and everyone you love will be crushed
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 AM
izombie seasons 1-3: quality buddy cop comfort food (lol) television
izombie seasons 4-5: saving immigrants from fascism in the underground resistance will both fulfill and tear apart your heart, and everyone you love will be crushed
izombie seasons 4-5: saving immigrants from fascism in the underground resistance will both fulfill and tear apart your heart, and everyone you love will be crushed
Yourself but as a cartoon.
Akatsuki from Log Horizon. I'm very tiny but will kick people a lot bigger than me in the face. Also curry night.
Akatsuki from Log Horizon. I'm very tiny but will kick people a lot bigger than me in the face. Also curry night.
January 28, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Yourself but as a cartoon.
Akatsuki from Log Horizon. I'm very tiny but will kick people a lot bigger than me in the face. Also curry night.
Akatsuki from Log Horizon. I'm very tiny but will kick people a lot bigger than me in the face. Also curry night.
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Speaking from the Accessibility side, it is literally a net negative to be critical of a game. Developers will either argue with you or even blacklist you, and other disabled people will argue because your experience doesn't match theirs.
I'm seeing a lot of people today claim that negative criticism of games is overvalued or overrepresented and that's...just not true? The incentives are very clearly on the side of positivity, whereas giving a game a bad review is almost guaranteed to get you at least some hate mail
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Speaking from the Accessibility side, it is literally a net negative to be critical of a game. Developers will either argue with you or even blacklist you, and other disabled people will argue because your experience doesn't match theirs.
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alt text is important for accessibility and my plea for people who don't personally need it - aside from it being the right thing to do - is, well, you'd actually benefit from it more than you think
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
Folks I know it takes a little extra time and there's a lot going on, but please try to use alt text. It's hard if you're otg but otherwise just do it.
It's not just about your one post, it's about creating and sustaining a culture of accessibility.
It's not just about your one post, it's about creating and sustaining a culture of accessibility.
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
alt text is important for accessibility and my plea for people who don't personally need it - aside from it being the right thing to do - is, well, you'd actually benefit from it more than you think
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
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Folks, you don’t have to watch the video. It’s horrifying, vicarious trauma is real and traumatizing yourself will not help this person or anyone. If you watched already, drinking a glass of water to help flush adrenaline and dunking your face in a cold bowl of water can help.
January 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Folks, you don’t have to watch the video. It’s horrifying, vicarious trauma is real and traumatizing yourself will not help this person or anyone. If you watched already, drinking a glass of water to help flush adrenaline and dunking your face in a cold bowl of water can help.
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I deleted TikTok back when the Oracle purchase was announced but if you've still got it, you GOTTA dump it. Especially for trans folks. It straight up says in the new TOS that they--Oracle, the company that has active ties to the Trump admin--are monitoring and documenting trans and NB users.
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I deleted TikTok back when the Oracle purchase was announced but if you've still got it, you GOTTA dump it. Especially for trans folks. It straight up says in the new TOS that they--Oracle, the company that has active ties to the Trump admin--are monitoring and documenting trans and NB users.
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Y'all don't need TikTok that bad. Holy hell those terms and conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Y'all don't need TikTok that bad. Holy hell those terms and conditions.
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 AM
“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”
Costco: you can get a free hat if you sign up to auto renew your membership
Me: *excited sweating*
Me: *excited sweating*
January 22, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Costco: you can get a free hat if you sign up to auto renew your membership
Me: *excited sweating*
Me: *excited sweating*
My partner and I have been feeding a stray cat, who we nicknamed Charals (because he's at the window). Shimmy has developed a massive crush on Charals, and toots at him from the other side of the window every night. Shimmy is *distraught* when Charals eats and leaves.
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 PM
My partner and I have been feeding a stray cat, who we nicknamed Charals (because he's at the window). Shimmy has developed a massive crush on Charals, and toots at him from the other side of the window every night. Shimmy is *distraught* when Charals eats and leaves.
My roommate and I trading cans of sardines like they're baseball cards
January 19, 2026 at 12:37 AM
My roommate and I trading cans of sardines like they're baseball cards
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I hope that every mouthful of tamale, chilaquiles, and posole turns to bitter ash in their mouths, from now until the day they die.
This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could
January 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I hope that every mouthful of tamale, chilaquiles, and posole turns to bitter ash in their mouths, from now until the day they die.