Writing our Destiny aka Andrew
@planecrazy.bsky.social
A strange assortment of knowledge, caprice, and whims. Throw in steel pens and DnD, shake, strain and serve.
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https://thesteelpen.com/
https://theesterbrookproject.com/
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https://thesteelpen.com/
https://theesterbrookproject.com/
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Thought I'd try something, see if anyone is interested.
Let's look at a single object, humble and everyday for it's time, and unpack some of its context and importance.
This is a "steel pen" from Gillott. They were sold by the gross in small paper boxes.
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Let's look at a single object, humble and everyday for it's time, and unpack some of its context and importance.
This is a "steel pen" from Gillott. They were sold by the gross in small paper boxes.
1/
I'll make this a table of contents post for my steel pen posts. They seem to be reasonably popular, but I only post them periodically, so they may get buried. Here are the ones I've posted so far. I'll keep adding as I go.
Also, more info in my alt text.
The original.
bsky.app/profile/plan...
Also, more info in my alt text.
The original.
bsky.app/profile/plan...
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*REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
*REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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I've taken the paywall off this eulogy I wrote for my magical, mysterious ex-stray cat George - who died last year - in case anybody would like a read.
It was very, very hard to write but I think it might be my favourite thing I’ve ever written about cats.
www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...
It was very, very hard to write but I think it might be my favourite thing I’ve ever written about cats.
www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I've taken the paywall off this eulogy I wrote for my magical, mysterious ex-stray cat George - who died last year - in case anybody would like a read.
It was very, very hard to write but I think it might be my favourite thing I’ve ever written about cats.
www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...
It was very, very hard to write but I think it might be my favourite thing I’ve ever written about cats.
www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...
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Same story as the ozone layer! It was a huge issue at the time, but laws got set up to prevent further issues.
You can just do that.
You can just do that.
to young people: you may at some point have heard about the Y2K problem. some people may have told you it wasn't a big deal
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Same story as the ozone layer! It was a huge issue at the time, but laws got set up to prevent further issues.
You can just do that.
You can just do that.
Planthony has made my morning. This is one that deserves archiving by historians. It has so many elements that capture the times.
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Planthony has made my morning. This is one that deserves archiving by historians. It has so many elements that capture the times.
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Which Chelsea gallery will be home to the sculpture of decapitated ICE dolls covered in menstrual blood?
If you work for ice please understand that your kids will laugh at a character based on you dying in an action movie before the end of the decade. They’ll be in movies for really little kids. Like Phineas and Ferb shit. There will be an action figure of you with a detachable head
January 18, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Which Chelsea gallery will be home to the sculpture of decapitated ICE dolls covered in menstrual blood?
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
Made Armenian lamb chops tonight with bulgar. Falls in the category of ultimate comfort food. Cook lamb shoulder chops with peppers, onions and tomato purée and salt, pepper, lots of paprika, and ground coriander. Cooked for a couple of hours until falls off the bone. So good.
January 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Made Armenian lamb chops tonight with bulgar. Falls in the category of ultimate comfort food. Cook lamb shoulder chops with peppers, onions and tomato purée and salt, pepper, lots of paprika, and ground coriander. Cooked for a couple of hours until falls off the bone. So good.
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In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
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"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
Critical national shit shortage. Also, a distinct lack of fucks among large portions of the population.
"We have checked our inventory thoroughly, and we no longer have any shits left to give. We only had a small amount of shits left at the end of last year, and now we’ve found that the most recent news cycles have completely emptied us out."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
FAQ: The Status of the Shits Women Have Left to Give
Q: I was wondering: how much of a shit do women give about what conservative old white dudes say about them? A: Thanks for contacting us. We have c...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Critical national shit shortage. Also, a distinct lack of fucks among large portions of the population.
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"We have checked our inventory thoroughly, and we no longer have any shits left to give. We only had a small amount of shits left at the end of last year, and now we’ve found that the most recent news cycles have completely emptied us out."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
FAQ: The Status of the Shits Women Have Left to Give
Q: I was wondering: how much of a shit do women give about what conservative old white dudes say about them? A: Thanks for contacting us. We have c...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"We have checked our inventory thoroughly, and we no longer have any shits left to give. We only had a small amount of shits left at the end of last year, and now we’ve found that the most recent news cycles have completely emptied us out."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...
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They had to combine millennials and Gen Z so it wouldn't look as distressing.
We basically don't have any money.
We basically don't have any money.
January 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
They had to combine millennials and Gen Z so it wouldn't look as distressing.
We basically don't have any money.
We basically don't have any money.
Cause who wants to be connected to those choads?
You know what goes great with camo-green?
That's right: DayGlo Hi-vis Yellow!
That's right: DayGlo Hi-vis Yellow!
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Cause who wants to be connected to those choads?
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OMG 😂🤣😂
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 PM
OMG 😂🤣😂
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"Ex-ICE agent" will become the stock character of choice for anyone needing to populate a story with some mooks who are idiotic but also utterly unsympathetic (so if the protagonist curb stomps them it's awesome)
January 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"Ex-ICE agent" will become the stock character of choice for anyone needing to populate a story with some mooks who are idiotic but also utterly unsympathetic (so if the protagonist curb stomps them it's awesome)
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Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
I can't repeat this enough.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
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wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
Opinion | This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
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For any who don't know, for most of the time I research prehistoric gold, especially Iron Age gold - looking at it from a craft perspective.
My website (of free to read info, from the basics to the complex) can be found here:
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
www.bigbookoftorcs.com
My website (of free to read info, from the basics to the complex) can be found here:
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
www.bigbookoftorcs.com
The Big Book of Torcs
by Tess Machling
www.bigbookoftorcs.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
For any who don't know, for most of the time I research prehistoric gold, especially Iron Age gold - looking at it from a craft perspective.
My website (of free to read info, from the basics to the complex) can be found here:
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
www.bigbookoftorcs.com
My website (of free to read info, from the basics to the complex) can be found here:
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
www.bigbookoftorcs.com