Schaffe
@loliryder.bsky.social
Screenwriter/Devotee of the Romcom. Ranter on the future of work. Lover of rhubarb. Settler on Mi'kma'ki. 🍉
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Archaeologist here. For 99.5% of human history (ca 300-400,000 years), we were peaceful (no war). There was conflict and smaller scale violence, but countless studies on the 119 known modern hunter gatherer groups show cooperation, negotiation, and peace instead of conflict. Please read books.
Revenge/physical combat was how people settled things for literally millions of years, it's normal human behavior, we're wolves not sheep, the government project trying to social engineer us and domesticate us into sheep has been unsuccessful
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Archaeologist here. For 99.5% of human history (ca 300-400,000 years), we were peaceful (no war). There was conflict and smaller scale violence, but countless studies on the 119 known modern hunter gatherer groups show cooperation, negotiation, and peace instead of conflict. Please read books.
A few weeks ago, I was wondering how I knew the word "deshabill" when I was a teen. I'm re-reading what counted as YA in 1985 and just discovered it on there. So nice to have a question answered I thought would never be answered! Makes me wonder if my subconscious nudged me towards it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A few weeks ago, I was wondering how I knew the word "deshabill" when I was a teen. I'm re-reading what counted as YA in 1985 and just discovered it on there. So nice to have a question answered I thought would never be answered! Makes me wonder if my subconscious nudged me towards it.
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Trump does not represent the “will of the people” – a stable majority of Americans, including about two thirds of those who call themselves independents, reject core tenets of Trumpism. It is the Republican Party that is moving away from the center of American society.
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trump does not represent the “will of the people” – a stable majority of Americans, including about two thirds of those who call themselves independents, reject core tenets of Trumpism. It is the Republican Party that is moving away from the center of American society.
Just realized Zuck is only 41, good lord we will be dealing with that dude for the rest of my lifetime.
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just realized Zuck is only 41, good lord we will be dealing with that dude for the rest of my lifetime.
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Love this so much. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Love this so much. 💜
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
First off, incredible she prepared this. Secondly, this guy's arc seems to mimic many famous people who "trust their gut" without nuance (or doing work on inherent bias), get massive attention at first, say horrid shit and then double down and become resentful when ppl push them away. Jkr anyone?
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
First off, incredible she prepared this. Secondly, this guy's arc seems to mimic many famous people who "trust their gut" without nuance (or doing work on inherent bias), get massive attention at first, say horrid shit and then double down and become resentful when ppl push them away. Jkr anyone?
Get to know your mutuals 10 random things (Writing retreat edition)
* sharpies
* Chocola's crispy thins
* Radical Face (band)
* fingers going tippy tap on keyboard
* cheeky smoke (allowed on retreat)
* Dash & Lily on Netflix
* Pride & Prejudice 2005
* dog walks
* the quiet
* antique shop adventures
* sharpies
* Chocola's crispy thins
* Radical Face (band)
* fingers going tippy tap on keyboard
* cheeky smoke (allowed on retreat)
* Dash & Lily on Netflix
* Pride & Prejudice 2005
* dog walks
* the quiet
* antique shop adventures
get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
* having a woodstove
* grooming horses
* hot coffee & a chocolate biscuit
* documentaries
* candlelight
* being inside with a storm howling outside
* zero balances / zero inbox
* a very clean kitchen
* Xmas lights
* my kids laughing
* having a woodstove
* grooming horses
* hot coffee & a chocolate biscuit
* documentaries
* candlelight
* being inside with a storm howling outside
* zero balances / zero inbox
* a very clean kitchen
* Xmas lights
* my kids laughing
get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:
* cats
* strawberries
* the sound of waves, esp as they roll over tiny pebbles at the beach
* good pens
* being very cold &then being warm again
* Diet Coke
* roasted marshmallows
* computer games
* Christmas
* used bookstores
* cats
* strawberries
* the sound of waves, esp as they roll over tiny pebbles at the beach
* good pens
* being very cold &then being warm again
* Diet Coke
* roasted marshmallows
* computer games
* Christmas
* used bookstores
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Get to know your mutuals 10 random things (Writing retreat edition)
* sharpies
* Chocola's crispy thins
* Radical Face (band)
* fingers going tippy tap on keyboard
* cheeky smoke (allowed on retreat)
* Dash & Lily on Netflix
* Pride & Prejudice 2005
* dog walks
* the quiet
* antique shop adventures
* sharpies
* Chocola's crispy thins
* Radical Face (band)
* fingers going tippy tap on keyboard
* cheeky smoke (allowed on retreat)
* Dash & Lily on Netflix
* Pride & Prejudice 2005
* dog walks
* the quiet
* antique shop adventures
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Let's again stipulate that the government is not a business & the whole idea it should run like one is a dumb category error. But if anyone was actually serious about running the government like a business & eliminating waste, the model would be Costco & not a single person/firm from Silicon Valley.
Costco is a really popular subject for business-success case studies but I feel like business guys kinda lose interest when the upshot of the study is like "just operate with scrupulous integrity in all facets and levels of your business for four decades" and not some easy-to-fix gimmick
“You can’t say people are our most important product and then treat them like shit.” - Jim Sinegal, co-founder of Costco
April 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Let's again stipulate that the government is not a business & the whole idea it should run like one is a dumb category error. But if anyone was actually serious about running the government like a business & eliminating waste, the model would be Costco & not a single person/firm from Silicon Valley.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Zohran Mamdani pledges to protect trans people after winning New York mayoral election
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/05/zohran-mamdani-trans-election-win/?utm_content=1762765201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/05/zohran-mamdani-trans-election-win/?utm_content=1762765201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Zohran Mamdani pledges to protect trans people after New York mayoral win
Zohran Mamdani has pledged to protect trans people during his speech following a historic New York City mayoral election win.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Zohran Mamdani pledges to protect trans people after winning New York mayoral election
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/05/zohran-mamdani-trans-election-win/?utm_content=1762765201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/05/zohran-mamdani-trans-election-win/?utm_content=1762765201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
No worries, I gotchu
As the owner of an independent bookstore, I must ask all of y'all to do the opposite of this forever and ever, amen.
I am not allowed to buy more books until I read the ones I already own
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No worries, I gotchu
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ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Tomorrow is the start of my writing retreat, but first I have to make it through the packing up of me and the dog.
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Tomorrow is the start of my writing retreat, but first I have to make it through the packing up of me and the dog.
Did women ruin the workplace?
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Did women ruin the workplace?
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Get ya ears off the charger and listen:
“I don’t know what I want” doesn’t mean I’m not hungry. It means I’m about two inhales from being violently hangry & lack the executive function to navigate a menu. Know what I like to eat and FEED ME so no one gets hurt.
“I don’t know what I want” doesn’t mean I’m not hungry. It means I’m about two inhales from being violently hangry & lack the executive function to navigate a menu. Know what I like to eat and FEED ME so no one gets hurt.
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Get ya ears off the charger and listen:
“I don’t know what I want” doesn’t mean I’m not hungry. It means I’m about two inhales from being violently hangry & lack the executive function to navigate a menu. Know what I like to eat and FEED ME so no one gets hurt.
“I don’t know what I want” doesn’t mean I’m not hungry. It means I’m about two inhales from being violently hangry & lack the executive function to navigate a menu. Know what I like to eat and FEED ME so no one gets hurt.
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Ok I had to go find the clip bc this is the energy I will be bringing when anyone ever asks me if I use this ugly nonsense
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ok I had to go find the clip bc this is the energy I will be bringing when anyone ever asks me if I use this ugly nonsense
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
Uh, starter word magic this morning. I should play my toonie.
Wordle 1,603 1/6
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November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Uh, starter word magic this morning. I should play my toonie.
Wordle 1,603 1/6
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Wordle 1,603 1/6
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I’m not sure which is the worst part of ADHD, this or time blindness, but oof, yeah:
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’m not sure which is the worst part of ADHD, this or time blindness, but oof, yeah:
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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sections with big newness!
*GIFT CARDS under WINTER tab
*STOCKING STUFFER SECTION under GIFTS tab
*YULE
*IMBOLC
*WINTER
*ALTAR CLOTHS
*TAROT
*BOOKS
*CRYSTALS
*OMG RIIIIIINGS
*7.00 RINGS
*PENDANTS
All have new items!
It's a biggie, in just over 5 minutes on www.spellfiregifts.com
*GIFT CARDS under WINTER tab
*STOCKING STUFFER SECTION under GIFTS tab
*YULE
*IMBOLC
*WINTER
*ALTAR CLOTHS
*TAROT
*BOOKS
*CRYSTALS
*OMG RIIIIIINGS
*7.00 RINGS
*PENDANTS
All have new items!
It's a biggie, in just over 5 minutes on www.spellfiregifts.com
Every season of Foundation takes a bit to rev the engine and get a new complex story moving but once it does it SOARS.
It does philosophy, moral and
ethical questions, and humor in the midst of darkness so well.
(Autocorrect changed ethical for mythical which also works!) #TV #Foundation
It does philosophy, moral and
ethical questions, and humor in the midst of darkness so well.
(Autocorrect changed ethical for mythical which also works!) #TV #Foundation
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Every season of Foundation takes a bit to rev the engine and get a new complex story moving but once it does it SOARS.
It does philosophy, moral and
ethical questions, and humor in the midst of darkness so well.
(Autocorrect changed ethical for mythical which also works!) #TV #Foundation
It does philosophy, moral and
ethical questions, and humor in the midst of darkness so well.
(Autocorrect changed ethical for mythical which also works!) #TV #Foundation
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The thing is, it’s actually blindingly obvious that Zohran Mamdani’s campaign speaks to what Americans all over the country are looking for and even what people around the world are looking for
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The thing is, it’s actually blindingly obvious that Zohran Mamdani’s campaign speaks to what Americans all over the country are looking for and even what people around the world are looking for
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Zohran Mamdani polled +40% on men under 30. So we wasted all that time on all those think pieces about how we need a Joe Rogan for the left, when what we actually needed were *policies* for the left.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Zohran Mamdani polled +40% on men under 30. So we wasted all that time on all those think pieces about how we need a Joe Rogan for the left, when what we actually needed were *policies* for the left.