Sara L
@sazzypants.bsky.social
A South African professional game master (D&D 2014, Pathfinder 2e and Blades in The Dark) living life with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
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getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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🧵Spotted While Roaming In Aotearoa New Zealand:
A young human (8?) is crouched in front of a white picket fence, clutching a super soaker to his chest.
He tenses, then...
JUMPS UP
and sprays his little brother who's sleeping on the porch.
GOTCHA!
Little Brother roaring vengeance.
It. Is. On. (1)
A young human (8?) is crouched in front of a white picket fence, clutching a super soaker to his chest.
He tenses, then...
JUMPS UP
and sprays his little brother who's sleeping on the porch.
GOTCHA!
Little Brother roaring vengeance.
It. Is. On. (1)
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🧵Spotted While Roaming In Aotearoa New Zealand:
A young human (8?) is crouched in front of a white picket fence, clutching a super soaker to his chest.
He tenses, then...
JUMPS UP
and sprays his little brother who's sleeping on the porch.
GOTCHA!
Little Brother roaring vengeance.
It. Is. On. (1)
A young human (8?) is crouched in front of a white picket fence, clutching a super soaker to his chest.
He tenses, then...
JUMPS UP
and sprays his little brother who's sleeping on the porch.
GOTCHA!
Little Brother roaring vengeance.
It. Is. On. (1)
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
A tiny human (2?) has spotted Mum's cake on a cafe table.
Ahh...
Mum is distracted talking to a friend.
Hmm...
If he just climbs on this chair...
And then onto the table,
And then SITS on the cake...
She'll never notice, right?
(She notices.)(1)
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It didn’t go far enough. It never went far enough.
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It didn’t go far enough. It never went far enough.
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If you live somewhere other than in South Africa, and you’ve heard Donald Trump once again claim that Afrikaners are being violently persecuted in my country, here’s a brief explainer about what's really going on. (TLDR: It's a hustle.) anotherdayinparadisewithtomeaton.substack.com/p/the-imagin...
The imaginary persecution of Afrikaners in South Africa: a brief explainer
If you live somewhere other than in South Africa, and you’ve heard Donald Trump once again claim that Afrikaners are being violently persecuted in my country, or that there’s a radical Marxist called ...
anotherdayinparadisewithtomeaton.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you live somewhere other than in South Africa, and you’ve heard Donald Trump once again claim that Afrikaners are being violently persecuted in my country, here’s a brief explainer about what's really going on. (TLDR: It's a hustle.) anotherdayinparadisewithtomeaton.substack.com/p/the-imagin...
I already boycott companies, and block channels, podcasts and people using and pushing LLMs.
All this push by Meta is doing is proving me with more products and services I will save money by not buying.
All this push by Meta is doing is proving me with more products and services I will save money by not buying.
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I already boycott companies, and block channels, podcasts and people using and pushing LLMs.
All this push by Meta is doing is proving me with more products and services I will save money by not buying.
All this push by Meta is doing is proving me with more products and services I will save money by not buying.
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Dear Mark,
If you build Gen-AI into your products to create bespoke AI advertising aimed directly at me, I will never buy anything from those companies, ever again.
Advertisers be warned.
Deeply unkind regards,
- Rob
If you build Gen-AI into your products to create bespoke AI advertising aimed directly at me, I will never buy anything from those companies, ever again.
Advertisers be warned.
Deeply unkind regards,
- Rob
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Dear Mark,
If you build Gen-AI into your products to create bespoke AI advertising aimed directly at me, I will never buy anything from those companies, ever again.
Advertisers be warned.
Deeply unkind regards,
- Rob
If you build Gen-AI into your products to create bespoke AI advertising aimed directly at me, I will never buy anything from those companies, ever again.
Advertisers be warned.
Deeply unkind regards,
- Rob
Had a player in an Odyssey of the Dragonlords campaign playing as a copper merchant named Naasir who was turned into a minotaur as a curse in retribution for his bad business practices
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Had a player in an Odyssey of the Dragonlords campaign playing as a copper merchant named Naasir who was turned into a minotaur as a curse in retribution for his bad business practices
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Nobody could have predicted this. Of course the Thieves’ Guild wasn’t happy with laws requiring them not to steal stuff.
apparently the unprecedented wealth and inflcuence big tech is amassing at the cost of the most marginalised is not enough. big tech ceos are not that different from drug cartels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
EU set to water down landmark AI Act after pressure from big tech
European Commission proposes pauses to provisions in digital rule book amid concerns over implications for EU competitiveness
www.irishtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Nobody could have predicted this. Of course the Thieves’ Guild wasn’t happy with laws requiring them not to steal stuff.
Short read explaining why certain people are faking a "white genocide" in South Africa
The imaginary persecution of Afrikaners in South Africa: a brief explainer
If you live somewhere other than in South Africa, and you’ve heard Donald Trump once again claim that Afrikaners are being violently persecuted in my country, or that there’s a radical Marxist called Julius inciting genocide, and you’re not sure about what’s going on, here’s a brief explainer.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Short read explaining why certain people are faking a "white genocide" in South Africa
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When you realize you need to do a bunch of updating on your web page, linktr.ee/thezebraalliance, GoFundMe, and catch up on research + get present to-do's done... 🤪🫠🤪 If you can relate 🙋♂️🙋♀️🙋
#ChronicIllness
#EDS #raredisease #invisibleillness #chronicpain #mentalhealth #healthcare #selfcare
#ChronicIllness
#EDS #raredisease #invisibleillness #chronicpain #mentalhealth #healthcare #selfcare
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
When you realize you need to do a bunch of updating on your web page, linktr.ee/thezebraalliance, GoFundMe, and catch up on research + get present to-do's done... 🤪🫠🤪 If you can relate 🙋♂️🙋♀️🙋
#ChronicIllness
#EDS #raredisease #invisibleillness #chronicpain #mentalhealth #healthcare #selfcare
#ChronicIllness
#EDS #raredisease #invisibleillness #chronicpain #mentalhealth #healthcare #selfcare
Angie Motshekga instituted this policy here, long after it was debunked.
I remember foundation phase teachers freaking out that they weren't allowed to teach children how to read anymore, just guess.
In grade 4 we could start sneaking phonics into spelling lists, but it was too late for most
I remember foundation phase teachers freaking out that they weren't allowed to teach children how to read anymore, just guess.
In grade 4 we could start sneaking phonics into spelling lists, but it was too late for most
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 12:34 AM
Angie Motshekga instituted this policy here, long after it was debunked.
I remember foundation phase teachers freaking out that they weren't allowed to teach children how to read anymore, just guess.
In grade 4 we could start sneaking phonics into spelling lists, but it was too late for most
I remember foundation phase teachers freaking out that they weren't allowed to teach children how to read anymore, just guess.
In grade 4 we could start sneaking phonics into spelling lists, but it was too late for most
Friend of mine in the US set his VPN to South Africa:
Everywhere I go, I'm getting flooded with news about the South African parliament... this must be what it's like for you and our news all the time!
Everywhere I go, I'm getting flooded with news about the South African parliament... this must be what it's like for you and our news all the time!
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Friend of mine in the US set his VPN to South Africa:
Everywhere I go, I'm getting flooded with news about the South African parliament... this must be what it's like for you and our news all the time!
Everywhere I go, I'm getting flooded with news about the South African parliament... this must be what it's like for you and our news all the time!
The real problem is when only one side of the split is in initiative.
Last night I ran a round of initiative for the 1 PC who went off to fight demons on their own, and then swapped over to a scene of the rest of the group putting on a play for a hag coven.
Felt very lopsided
Last night I ran a round of initiative for the 1 PC who went off to fight demons on their own, and then swapped over to a scene of the rest of the group putting on a play for a hag coven.
Felt very lopsided
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The real problem is when only one side of the split is in initiative.
Last night I ran a round of initiative for the 1 PC who went off to fight demons on their own, and then swapped over to a scene of the rest of the group putting on a play for a hag coven.
Felt very lopsided
Last night I ran a round of initiative for the 1 PC who went off to fight demons on their own, and then swapped over to a scene of the rest of the group putting on a play for a hag coven.
Felt very lopsided
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We have been gagged.
Can’t say why.
Can’t say by who.
Can’t say what is being hidden from you.
Can’t say in which court we will go to fight this order.
Can’t say on what day the matter will be heard.
Can’t say who the Judge is that will hear us.
We will fight this!
Can’t say why.
Can’t say by who.
Can’t say what is being hidden from you.
Can’t say in which court we will go to fight this order.
Can’t say on what day the matter will be heard.
Can’t say who the Judge is that will hear us.
We will fight this!
We have been gagged! We cannot say by who or why. Attempts to silence public-interest journalism threaten everyone’s matters of public interestt. We’ll challenge this order. More information to follow.
https://www.opensecrets.org.za/open-secrets-gag-order/
https://www.opensecrets.org.za/open-secrets-gag-order/
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We have been gagged.
Can’t say why.
Can’t say by who.
Can’t say what is being hidden from you.
Can’t say in which court we will go to fight this order.
Can’t say on what day the matter will be heard.
Can’t say who the Judge is that will hear us.
We will fight this!
Can’t say why.
Can’t say by who.
Can’t say what is being hidden from you.
Can’t say in which court we will go to fight this order.
Can’t say on what day the matter will be heard.
Can’t say who the Judge is that will hear us.
We will fight this!
Seats for my new Blades in the Dark drop-in/drop-out campaign are now available on StartPlaying.
Jump in with the link below, and get $10 off your first game when you open a new account.
Jump in with the link below, and get $10 off your first game when you open a new account.
Join The Desperate and the Daring: A Blades in the Dark Campaign - Foundry VTT - Blades in the Dark | StartPlaying Games
Steal from the rich, assassinate the powerful, summon otherworldly horrors, and make your enemies fear the very mention of your name in this narrative-driven campaign set in a haunted city at the heig...
startplaying.games
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Seats for my new Blades in the Dark drop-in/drop-out campaign are now available on StartPlaying.
Jump in with the link below, and get $10 off your first game when you open a new account.
Jump in with the link below, and get $10 off your first game when you open a new account.
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Forgive me for my shameless post:
Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shonda McLaughlin Drives Disability Inclusion & Vocational Rehab at UJ Soweto Campus
by Masego Panyane
news.uj.ac.za/news/fulbrig...
#Fulbright #Disability #Inclusion #Relationships #VocationalReab #UJoBurg #SouthAfrica #Soweto
Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shonda McLaughlin Drives Disability Inclusion & Vocational Rehab at UJ Soweto Campus
by Masego Panyane
news.uj.ac.za/news/fulbrig...
#Fulbright #Disability #Inclusion #Relationships #VocationalReab #UJoBurg #SouthAfrica #Soweto
Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shonda McLaughlin Drives Disability Inclusion & Vocational Rehab at UJ Soweto Campus
UJ Soweto Campus has been hosting Dr. Shonda McLaughlin, an Independent Scholar and founder of The Vocational Rehab Academy LLC, for several months now.
news.uj.ac.za
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Forgive me for my shameless post:
Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shonda McLaughlin Drives Disability Inclusion & Vocational Rehab at UJ Soweto Campus
by Masego Panyane
news.uj.ac.za/news/fulbrig...
#Fulbright #Disability #Inclusion #Relationships #VocationalReab #UJoBurg #SouthAfrica #Soweto
Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shonda McLaughlin Drives Disability Inclusion & Vocational Rehab at UJ Soweto Campus
by Masego Panyane
news.uj.ac.za/news/fulbrig...
#Fulbright #Disability #Inclusion #Relationships #VocationalReab #UJoBurg #SouthAfrica #Soweto
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Open Secrets, an organisation which exposes economic crimes and human rights abuses, has been issued a prepublication gag order. This is according to a statement released by the organisation on Monday.
Read groundup.org.za/article/anon... by Zora Hollie
Read groundup.org.za/article/anon... by Zora Hollie
Unknown judge in unknown court gags Open Secrets from saying …
This appears to be the most draconian pre-publication interdict we have come across
groundup.org.za
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Open Secrets, an organisation which exposes economic crimes and human rights abuses, has been issued a prepublication gag order. This is according to a statement released by the organisation on Monday.
Read groundup.org.za/article/anon... by Zora Hollie
Read groundup.org.za/article/anon... by Zora Hollie
Me, a South African: Oh no! What's happening in Durban?
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Me, a South African: Oh no! What's happening in Durban?
Another thing: don't force us to tell you our sob story.
Sure, sometimes talking about it helps, but other times it's too heavy and we'd rather have something to take our minds off it.
If we say we don't feel like talking about it, believe us
Sure, sometimes talking about it helps, but other times it's too heavy and we'd rather have something to take our minds off it.
If we say we don't feel like talking about it, believe us
“Don’t tell your friend that you know how it feels to be living in #ChronicPain. Suffering from the flu, a broken leg, or dealing with a bad back don’t compare to what [they’re] going through. In fact, your friend might be feeling like she has all three.” https://buff.ly/xYLu5qd #NERVEmber
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Another thing: don't force us to tell you our sob story.
Sure, sometimes talking about it helps, but other times it's too heavy and we'd rather have something to take our minds off it.
If we say we don't feel like talking about it, believe us
Sure, sometimes talking about it helps, but other times it's too heavy and we'd rather have something to take our minds off it.
If we say we don't feel like talking about it, believe us
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🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
A small human (4?) wearing a frilly crocodile print dress has a VERY important announcement to make.
Looking up at Mum, she announces very solemnly: "My brain has a thought inside."
Mum treats this information with the seriousness it deserves. (1)
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Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd