PK
@rhiannonrevolts.bsky.social
That same old Social Justice Steersperson and foreign correspondent, now taking up space here because I can.
Unholy hybrid of Cheesehead and Weegie, plus Smithie, for my sins.
(ze/hir, they/them)
Unholy hybrid of Cheesehead and Weegie, plus Smithie, for my sins.
(ze/hir, they/them)
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Who is gonna donate to match the $100 I'm sending in?
A *ton* of autism focused groups are struggling financially this year as the federal government attacks the community. The Somali Parents Autism Network here in Minnesota supports Somali families in providing culturally competent resources on autism for them. They need $25,000 by year end.
Donation - Somali Parents Autism Network
Donate
www.somaliautism.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Who is gonna donate to match the $100 I'm sending in?
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Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
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Teen Vogue was so welcoming to teen We Testify storytellers as they broke new ground. It’s disgusting to see how Condé Nast is destroying some of the best journalism. Young people deserve news and info that educates and uplifts them. Thank you Teen Vogue writers for the way you changed the world.
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Teen Vogue was so welcoming to teen We Testify storytellers as they broke new ground. It’s disgusting to see how Condé Nast is destroying some of the best journalism. Young people deserve news and info that educates and uplifts them. Thank you Teen Vogue writers for the way you changed the world.
Pondering total HFCS in the amount of Push Pops and Airheads I ate as a young teen in the mid/late 90s makes my head swim, but okay kids.
80% of the food I ate when I was 9 years old in 1998 was blue
A friend showed me this screenshot and I started cackling, I was staining my tongue three different colors with OtterPops in 1998 are you fucking kidding me
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pondering total HFCS in the amount of Push Pops and Airheads I ate as a young teen in the mid/late 90s makes my head swim, but okay kids.
Not gonna look at US election stuff, I am not, I am not...
oh hell
oh hell
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Not gonna look at US election stuff, I am not, I am not...
oh hell
oh hell
American here, who will clearly confuse matters by being a 'Roly-Poly'...
I like to think that this map of all the regional names for woodlice in the UK could also be a map illustrating the new tribes of humans to be found on the same landmass after The Great Digital Crash and ensuing breakdown of society.
October 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
American here, who will clearly confuse matters by being a 'Roly-Poly'...
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so just hire a second person to do the job that the first person didn't want to do but also there's no more rainforest?
there is an ENTIRE industry emerging around fixing AI slop errors in a professional setting
These people are going to make incredible amounts of money in a very short amount of time
These people are going to make incredible amounts of money in a very short amount of time
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
so just hire a second person to do the job that the first person didn't want to do but also there's no more rainforest?
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This request just got a lot more urgent as I need to deposit cash in my bank tonight to prevent overdraft but my car is not working. I only need $5 deposited. Please consider a share, thanks!!
Paypal livelylittlefield@gmail.com
Venmo Merideth-Lively (note spelling)
Zelle livelylittlefield@gmail.com
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Venmo Merideth-Lively (note spelling)
Zelle livelylittlefield@gmail.com
Hi all, I lost my income last month while I had COVID, and while I have returned to work, there is a huge hole in my household budget. Can you help a trans family stay housed today? I would not ask unless it were an emergency
Support Merideth
Support Merideth
ko-fi.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This request just got a lot more urgent as I need to deposit cash in my bank tonight to prevent overdraft but my car is not working. I only need $5 deposited. Please consider a share, thanks!!
Paypal livelylittlefield@gmail.com
Venmo Merideth-Lively (note spelling)
Zelle livelylittlefield@gmail.com
Paypal livelylittlefield@gmail.com
Venmo Merideth-Lively (note spelling)
Zelle livelylittlefield@gmail.com
Best: The 10,000 Maniacs' cover of 'Because the Night' from MTV Unplugged.
Most clever: The Carolina Chocolate Drops covering 'Hit Em Up Style'.
Sheer wtfery: Le Tigre's version of 'I'm So Excited'.
(yes, I have a whole covers that don't suck playlist)
Most clever: The Carolina Chocolate Drops covering 'Hit Em Up Style'.
Sheer wtfery: Le Tigre's version of 'I'm So Excited'.
(yes, I have a whole covers that don't suck playlist)
Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Best: The 10,000 Maniacs' cover of 'Because the Night' from MTV Unplugged.
Most clever: The Carolina Chocolate Drops covering 'Hit Em Up Style'.
Sheer wtfery: Le Tigre's version of 'I'm So Excited'.
(yes, I have a whole covers that don't suck playlist)
Most clever: The Carolina Chocolate Drops covering 'Hit Em Up Style'.
Sheer wtfery: Le Tigre's version of 'I'm So Excited'.
(yes, I have a whole covers that don't suck playlist)
According to British people, my insistence on having mayo as the condiment on my bacon breakfast roll.
(look, I grew up with BLTs and clubs as the only bacon sandwiches, ffs, mayo belongs with bacon, end of)
(look, I grew up with BLTs and clubs as the only bacon sandwiches, ffs, mayo belongs with bacon, end of)
What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
According to British people, my insistence on having mayo as the condiment on my bacon breakfast roll.
(look, I grew up with BLTs and clubs as the only bacon sandwiches, ffs, mayo belongs with bacon, end of)
(look, I grew up with BLTs and clubs as the only bacon sandwiches, ffs, mayo belongs with bacon, end of)
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3. this is not the moment for an incredibly expensive increase in state surveillance infrastructure to be run for profit by private tech firms just before Labour ushers in an (even more) authoritarian right wing government.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
September 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
3. this is not the moment for an incredibly expensive increase in state surveillance infrastructure to be run for profit by private tech firms just before Labour ushers in an (even more) authoritarian right wing government.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
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2. Countries that have ID cards - like the whole of Europe - still have the same irregular migration problem (you may have heard!!!)
& in fact the UK has the lowest share of its economy estimated as irregular economy in Europe so if it fixes the issue WHY DIDNT IT FIX IT THERE?
& in fact the UK has the lowest share of its economy estimated as irregular economy in Europe so if it fixes the issue WHY DIDNT IT FIX IT THERE?
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
2. Countries that have ID cards - like the whole of Europe - still have the same irregular migration problem (you may have heard!!!)
& in fact the UK has the lowest share of its economy estimated as irregular economy in Europe so if it fixes the issue WHY DIDNT IT FIX IT THERE?
& in fact the UK has the lowest share of its economy estimated as irregular economy in Europe so if it fixes the issue WHY DIDNT IT FIX IT THERE?
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
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Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...
Nobody Wants to Be a Foodie
How “foodie” went from badge of honor to cringey term to pejorative smear and all the way back again.
www.eater.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...
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deepest of deep breaths
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
"Feed fanfic into capitalism, and it comes out shaped like capitalism."
@readingtheend.bsky.social dissects the trend pulling fanfiction through the traditional publishing pipeline (and what it means for fandom):
reactormag.com/with-the-ser...
@readingtheend.bsky.social dissects the trend pulling fanfiction through the traditional publishing pipeline (and what it means for fandom):
reactormag.com/with-the-ser...
With the Serial Numbers Filed Off: The Problem with Trad Pub Fanfic - Reactor
Jenny Hamilton looks closer at three Dramione fics-turned-novels publishing this year.
reactormag.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
deepest of deep breaths
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
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Phew. Okay, so, this is tough.
I can't afford to pay for the surgery my beloved Eugenides needs to save his mouth from severe inflammation and infection. I'm chronically underpaid by my day job and already struggling financially.
Please ... I need help. www.gofundme.com/f/gen-sad-ki...
I can't afford to pay for the surgery my beloved Eugenides needs to save his mouth from severe inflammation and infection. I'm chronically underpaid by my day job and already struggling financially.
Please ... I need help. www.gofundme.com/f/gen-sad-ki...
Donate to Help give Gen a chance at a long, healthy life!, organized by Allie Kleber
TL;DR - beloved cat, severe periodontal disease, expensive surgery, broke… Allie Kleber needs your support for Help give Gen a chance at a long, healthy life!
www.gofundme.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Phew. Okay, so, this is tough.
I can't afford to pay for the surgery my beloved Eugenides needs to save his mouth from severe inflammation and infection. I'm chronically underpaid by my day job and already struggling financially.
Please ... I need help. www.gofundme.com/f/gen-sad-ki...
I can't afford to pay for the surgery my beloved Eugenides needs to save his mouth from severe inflammation and infection. I'm chronically underpaid by my day job and already struggling financially.
Please ... I need help. www.gofundme.com/f/gen-sad-ki...
Every time I make myself cinnamon toast (especially using Penzey's blend, because cinnamon here is less cassia-forward than in the US), it is delicious and I get decked by nostalgia.
Why don't I do it more often? It's not like it's hard.
Why don't I do it more often? It's not like it's hard.
September 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Every time I make myself cinnamon toast (especially using Penzey's blend, because cinnamon here is less cassia-forward than in the US), it is delicious and I get decked by nostalgia.
Why don't I do it more often? It's not like it's hard.
Why don't I do it more often? It's not like it's hard.
So the Rapture is Rosh Hashanah and also Bi Awareness Day? this seems...odd
September 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
So the Rapture is Rosh Hashanah and also Bi Awareness Day? this seems...odd
Again, I'm pretty sure the rerelease of Buckingham/Nicks is what broke our timeline (I've been a fan for over 25 years and suspected S&L would NEVER, especially after the latest Fleetwood Mac implosion of the late 10s).
But it's a banger of an album, so you might as well buy it or at least stream.
But it's a banger of an album, so you might as well buy it or at least stream.
September 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Again, I'm pretty sure the rerelease of Buckingham/Nicks is what broke our timeline (I've been a fan for over 25 years and suspected S&L would NEVER, especially after the latest Fleetwood Mac implosion of the late 10s).
But it's a banger of an album, so you might as well buy it or at least stream.
But it's a banger of an album, so you might as well buy it or at least stream.
this week in surprise UK-US culture gaps...
ME: I'd forgotten Robert Redford was involved in Ordinary People.
MATT: What's Ordinary People?
ME: [halfassedly explains the plot, Oscar bait, heartbreak, etc.]
MATT: Uh-huh. Never heard of it.
ME: It won several Oscars.
MATT: Nope, no idea.
1/?
ME: I'd forgotten Robert Redford was involved in Ordinary People.
MATT: What's Ordinary People?
ME: [halfassedly explains the plot, Oscar bait, heartbreak, etc.]
MATT: Uh-huh. Never heard of it.
ME: It won several Oscars.
MATT: Nope, no idea.
1/?
September 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
this week in surprise UK-US culture gaps...
ME: I'd forgotten Robert Redford was involved in Ordinary People.
MATT: What's Ordinary People?
ME: [halfassedly explains the plot, Oscar bait, heartbreak, etc.]
MATT: Uh-huh. Never heard of it.
ME: It won several Oscars.
MATT: Nope, no idea.
1/?
ME: I'd forgotten Robert Redford was involved in Ordinary People.
MATT: What's Ordinary People?
ME: [halfassedly explains the plot, Oscar bait, heartbreak, etc.]
MATT: Uh-huh. Never heard of it.
ME: It won several Oscars.
MATT: Nope, no idea.
1/?
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Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
ME FOR YEARS: why does the cursor speed keep randomly dropping on my work mouse [breaks everything]
ME TODAY: [discovers this model, designed for gamers, has a CPI toggle button very prominently located on top] oh come ON
ME TODAY: [discovers this model, designed for gamers, has a CPI toggle button very prominently located on top] oh come ON
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ME FOR YEARS: why does the cursor speed keep randomly dropping on my work mouse [breaks everything]
ME TODAY: [discovers this model, designed for gamers, has a CPI toggle button very prominently located on top] oh come ON
ME TODAY: [discovers this model, designed for gamers, has a CPI toggle button very prominently located on top] oh come ON
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A big problem with US conservatives is that they view people disagreeing with them as an attack — but they view them actually attacking people as “a disagreement.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
A big problem with US conservatives is that they view people disagreeing with them as an attack — but they view them actually attacking people as “a disagreement.”
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The Washington Post’s decision to fire a Black opinion journalist for accurately quoting Charlie Kirke’s racism is a fitting tribute to “free speech” as Kirke and his hagiographers practiced it: whites only, flattering to the powerful, and in furtherance of a fascist agenda.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Washington Post’s decision to fire a Black opinion journalist for accurately quoting Charlie Kirke’s racism is a fitting tribute to “free speech” as Kirke and his hagiographers practiced it: whites only, flattering to the powerful, and in furtherance of a fascist agenda.