SeasonalPun
@pixelfish.bsky.social
Artist. Writer. ND mum to Doombringer. Art, feminism, geoguessr, health, writing, photos, Bluey obsessed. She/they.
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SeasonalPun
@pixelfish.bsky.social
· Sep 8
Intro for new folks: I’m Lis, an artist & writer. I have 6yo Doombringer. I play Geoguessr a LOT & my handle is Pixelfish there too.
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performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
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Watching more people discover this infuriating fact and getting righteously furious about it is at least good reinforcement that we are correct to be righteously furious about it
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Watching more people discover this infuriating fact and getting righteously furious about it is at least good reinforcement that we are correct to be righteously furious about it
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mobile alabama. on the gulf coast!
Seeing the aurora from the office wasn't on my to-do list for tonight. Absolutely wild that it was viewable all the way down in Mobile. 🤩
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
mobile alabama. on the gulf coast!
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Men embracing reading is the absolute worst thing to happen to manosphere influencers and hate groups. They don't know how to pivot to take advantage of that. It's not like Andrew Tate is going to be able to lead a YouTube discussion on Watchmen.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Men embracing reading is the absolute worst thing to happen to manosphere influencers and hate groups. They don't know how to pivot to take advantage of that. It's not like Andrew Tate is going to be able to lead a YouTube discussion on Watchmen.
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Me: I would like to read this article.
Also Me: The article I want to read is actually a video. Never mind.
Also Me: The article I want to read is actually a video. Never mind.
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Me: I would like to read this article.
Also Me: The article I want to read is actually a video. Never mind.
Also Me: The article I want to read is actually a video. Never mind.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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This camp is in El Paso. This is where today’s flight from Gary just landed. It was carrying detainees from ICE’s detention facility in Broadview.
All of DHS’s denials in this story about inhumane conditions and lack of access to attorneys are the same false claims they made about Broadview.
All of DHS’s denials in this story about inhumane conditions and lack of access to attorneys are the same false claims they made about Broadview.
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This camp is in El Paso. This is where today’s flight from Gary just landed. It was carrying detainees from ICE’s detention facility in Broadview.
All of DHS’s denials in this story about inhumane conditions and lack of access to attorneys are the same false claims they made about Broadview.
All of DHS’s denials in this story about inhumane conditions and lack of access to attorneys are the same false claims they made about Broadview.
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I consistently share this anecdote any time I hear anyone opine on how the poor spend their money then move on to the fact that UBI experiments pretty solidly indicate that poor people overwhelmingly do not do this when you give them money
There's this story about how CS Lewis was out with a friend and stopped to give a vagrant some money. Lewis's friend chided him, saying "you know he's just to buy liquor with it, right?"
Lewis responded, "Well, so was I."
Lewis responded, "Well, so was I."
The right's obsession with SNAP recipients buying popsicles is a modern version of a centuries-old tradition of scolding the poor for what they eat. It mimics verbatim Victorian complaints about the poor indulging in tea and sugar, mistaking consumption as a cause of poverty instead of a symptom.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I consistently share this anecdote any time I hear anyone opine on how the poor spend their money then move on to the fact that UBI experiments pretty solidly indicate that poor people overwhelmingly do not do this when you give them money
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the single most annoying thing about cigarettes, which are terrible and will kill you, is how fucking cool people can make them look
I mean come on
I mean come on
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
the single most annoying thing about cigarettes, which are terrible and will kill you, is how fucking cool people can make them look
I mean come on
I mean come on
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I honestly have some intellectual disagreements with Sarah and had her muted but banning someone who operates in the disinformation space is… a choice
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I honestly have some intellectual disagreements with Sarah and had her muted but banning someone who operates in the disinformation space is… a choice
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Genuine question- since everything is public- is there anyway to see the last few posts of Sarah Kendzior before she got booted?
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Genuine question- since everything is public- is there anyway to see the last few posts of Sarah Kendzior before she got booted?
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Well-meaning negotiators on both sides of the aisle could likely agree to tweaks to ACA premium tax credits. But, trying to upend the structure during open enrollment with out-of-pocket premiums poised to more than double is like trying to retrofit a plane mid flight.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Well-meaning negotiators on both sides of the aisle could likely agree to tweaks to ACA premium tax credits. But, trying to upend the structure during open enrollment with out-of-pocket premiums poised to more than double is like trying to retrofit a plane mid flight.
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Also has to be discussed along with killing the filibuster because there better not be a single Dem vote for gutting the ACA.
Well-meaning negotiators on both sides of the aisle could likely agree to tweaks to ACA premium tax credits. But, trying to upend the structure during open enrollment with out-of-pocket premiums poised to more than double is like trying to retrofit a plane mid flight.
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Also has to be discussed along with killing the filibuster because there better not be a single Dem vote for gutting the ACA.
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You’re at Brainchild (aka Charles).
I need you at Chairface Chippendale.
Yes, the moon should be worried.
I need you at Chairface Chippendale.
Yes, the moon should be worried.
You’re at Lilo.
I need you at Stitch.
I need you at Stitch.
You're at Guns.
I need you at Roses.
I need you at Roses.
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
You’re at Brainchild (aka Charles).
I need you at Chairface Chippendale.
Yes, the moon should be worried.
I need you at Chairface Chippendale.
Yes, the moon should be worried.
Can marine mammals live in fresh water? Like…can a whale live in fresh water if all other things work out? Does it require the salt?
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Can marine mammals live in fresh water? Like…can a whale live in fresh water if all other things work out? Does it require the salt?
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The best way to show that MAGA is not part of some dark authoritarian movement is to remove professors who suggest that it is
Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...
www.wfyi.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The best way to show that MAGA is not part of some dark authoritarian movement is to remove professors who suggest that it is
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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Seemed obvious to me that the Dem surrender on the shutdown was orchestrated, with eight senators who are retiring or wouldn’t be facing primaries soon set up as the fall guys, leaving Chuck Schumer to disingenuously announce he was voting no. He was in on it the whole time.
Democrat Who Caved on Shutdown Says Chuck Schumer Knew All Along
Senator Jeanne Shaheen just threw the minority leader under the bus.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Seemed obvious to me that the Dem surrender on the shutdown was orchestrated, with eight senators who are retiring or wouldn’t be facing primaries soon set up as the fall guys, leaving Chuck Schumer to disingenuously announce he was voting no. He was in on it the whole time.
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SERIOUS SCIFI LAND OF THE LOST?? oh my god i’m there
Happy release day to @peterclines.bsky.social!
His latest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out today!
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
His latest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out today!
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
God’s Junk Drawer
From New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines, God’s Junk Drawer is a mind-bending tale of mystery and adventure set at the dawn of time.Welcome to the valley …Forty years ago, the Gather family...
www.blackstonepublishing.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
SERIOUS SCIFI LAND OF THE LOST?? oh my god i’m there
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i agree, but what i mean is if they continue to ban people “accidentally” over and over, then at a certain point they are responsible for the accidents
the system sucks, yes, but they keep using it
the system sucks, yes, but they keep using it
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
i agree, but what i mean is if they continue to ban people “accidentally” over and over, then at a certain point they are responsible for the accidents
the system sucks, yes, but they keep using it
the system sucks, yes, but they keep using it
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BlueSky is not decentralized in any meaningful way.
I had thought that being on a custom PDS was safe, but BlueSky can still ban people (like Link).
I had thought that being on a custom PDS was safe, but BlueSky can still ban people (like Link).
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BlueSky is not decentralized in any meaningful way.
I had thought that being on a custom PDS was safe, but BlueSky can still ban people (like Link).
I had thought that being on a custom PDS was safe, but BlueSky can still ban people (like Link).
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That was my initial assumption but the longer it goes without any explanation or reversal the more I start to question it ...
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That was my initial assumption but the longer it goes without any explanation or reversal the more I start to question it ...
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And also clearly not reversing it quickly as if it were a mistake
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
And also clearly not reversing it quickly as if it were a mistake
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Anyone know why Sarah Kendzior got suspended?
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Anyone know why Sarah Kendzior got suspended?
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...