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@silverhawthorne.bsky.social
writer, poet, editor (Liminality)
burlesque producer & host (Viscous & Tingle)
🌈🦓, 🧶, freelance alchemist, ornamental hermit.
habitat restoration as tikkun olam.
AEW/ROH/NJPW/CMLL.
4’11”.
Pagliacci.
burlesque producer & host (Viscous & Tingle)
🌈🦓, 🧶, freelance alchemist, ornamental hermit.
habitat restoration as tikkun olam.
AEW/ROH/NJPW/CMLL.
4’11”.
Pagliacci.
Pinned
The Japanese Artist Who Sends His Work to Space | The New Yorker Documentary
YouTube video by The New Yorker
www.youtube.com
Good morning. Here's my favorite half-hour documentary as a treat. Make a cup of tea and enjoy.
Also the scarf I’m knitting has reached the point where it’s longer than I am tall. Unwieldy!
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Also the scarf I’m knitting has reached the point where it’s longer than I am tall. Unwieldy!
Usually at the end of The Pitt I am feral for more Pitt but this week… I am so sad this week, y’all.
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Usually at the end of The Pitt I am feral for more Pitt but this week… I am so sad this week, y’all.
NYOOM
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
NYOOM
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I'm sure this will be a gift for stalkers and domestic abusers.
I missed this comment before, and in case the ring/flock divorce suggests to you that ring is any less evil, consider the prospect of ring or ring users getting to decide who has “dementia” and then uploading them to their digital dragnet.
February 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I'm sure this will be a gift for stalkers and domestic abusers.
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Saturday Evening Wrestling
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Saturday Evening Wrestling
Clark Connors is from a different part of the 80s than the Outrunners 🤼
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Clark Connors is from a different part of the 80s than the Outrunners 🤼
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Solidarity means we are all neighbors, everywhere, always. Don't wait for some magical change. We are always who was coming to save us.
something from minnesota that i would like people to learn, that i don’t think is hitting people yet:
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Solidarity means we are all neighbors, everywhere, always. Don't wait for some magical change. We are always who was coming to save us.
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Ring has done this before. They partner with cops, get backlash, withdraw a bit, wait for it to calm down, and then go right back to working with cops. Don't believe this spin.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Ring has done this before. They partner with cops, get backlash, withdraw a bit, wait for it to calm down, and then go right back to working with cops. Don't believe this spin.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
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We’re partnering with @smittenkittenmn.bsky.social to help raise funds for their mutual aid program! Come on out to @f1rstwrestling.bsky.social next weekend, see a fun show, and hep neighbors!
February 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
We’re partnering with @smittenkittenmn.bsky.social to help raise funds for their mutual aid program! Come on out to @f1rstwrestling.bsky.social next weekend, see a fun show, and hep neighbors!
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Today is Quintidi the 25th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares
February 12, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Today is Quintidi the 25th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hares.#JacobinDay
More information on hares
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The second, though, is that able-bodied people often think of someone being "wheelchair bound."
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The second, though, is that able-bodied people often think of someone being "wheelchair bound."
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
For most who use them, the wheelchair is not the issue. The frailty of the body is an issue - the wheelchair is a solution. The disability is what binds you, but the wheelchair provides *freedom.*
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I'll get the first, Doylist reason out of the way quick - because star trek is a way to talk about our society and its future, and medicine is only as good as the plot says it is.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I'll get the first, Doylist reason out of the way quick - because star trek is a way to talk about our society and its future, and medicine is only as good as the plot says it is.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
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EVEN WORSE news about the AI Irish folk cover of the Springsteen Minneapolis song.
AI slop version from a disingenuous account that also posts right wing music “covers” for clicks.
February 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
EVEN WORSE news about the AI Irish folk cover of the Springsteen Minneapolis song.
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Apps suck, so here's some Weimar Republic stuff we should bring back right now
bigthink.com/the-past/ber...
bigthink.com/the-past/ber...
People in 1920s Berlin nightclubs flirted via pneumatic tubes
In the 1920s, nightclub-goers in Berlin who feared face-to-face encounters could still talk with beautiful strangers from across the room.
bigthink.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Apps suck, so here's some Weimar Republic stuff we should bring back right now
bigthink.com/the-past/ber...
bigthink.com/the-past/ber...
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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never seen a better clapback to "just playing devil's advocate," this made me screech
rather than play advocate, go meet your client in person to be sure you understand their concerns
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
never seen a better clapback to "just playing devil's advocate," this made me screech
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Already seeing people not from around here saying "Minnesota won" and I just— It's not over yet. We don't know if they'll actually withdraw. And the damage is overwhelming. We need a lot of fucking help here. And there are still people in concentration camps.
Abolish ICE, shut down DHS, prosecute.
Abolish ICE, shut down DHS, prosecute.
February 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Already seeing people not from around here saying "Minnesota won" and I just— It's not over yet. We don't know if they'll actually withdraw. And the damage is overwhelming. We need a lot of fucking help here. And there are still people in concentration camps.
Abolish ICE, shut down DHS, prosecute.
Abolish ICE, shut down DHS, prosecute.
Today in Patient Gateway:
To PCP office: "That thing you allegedly sent weeks ago? You didn't. Do it NOW."
To immunologist: "PCP won't tell insurance they have to cover my asthma medication, and I haven't breathed properly in a month. Can I get Xolair?"
To podiatrist: "No."
To PCP office: "That thing you allegedly sent weeks ago? You didn't. Do it NOW."
To immunologist: "PCP won't tell insurance they have to cover my asthma medication, and I haven't breathed properly in a month. Can I get Xolair?"
To podiatrist: "No."
February 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Today in Patient Gateway:
To PCP office: "That thing you allegedly sent weeks ago? You didn't. Do it NOW."
To immunologist: "PCP won't tell insurance they have to cover my asthma medication, and I haven't breathed properly in a month. Can I get Xolair?"
To podiatrist: "No."
To PCP office: "That thing you allegedly sent weeks ago? You didn't. Do it NOW."
To immunologist: "PCP won't tell insurance they have to cover my asthma medication, and I haven't breathed properly in a month. Can I get Xolair?"
To podiatrist: "No."
Remember the pigeon sweater from Jeopardy? Pattern's out!
The Pigeon Sweater pattern by Michelle Tsai
This one is for the bird-lovers, the city-dwellers, the coo kids. Emulate the form and feathers of the world’s most famous bird with the Pigeon Sweater!
www.ravelry.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Remember the pigeon sweater from Jeopardy? Pattern's out!
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/n... PAY ATTENTION TO THIS. If you ever wondered what good it is to have district judges say no to Trump if the Circuits and SCOTUS reverse it, pay attention to this story. This is between the judiciary and Trump, over the powers of the Third Branch 1/
U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/n... PAY ATTENTION TO THIS. If you ever wondered what good it is to have district judges say no to Trump if the Circuits and SCOTUS reverse it, pay attention to this story. This is between the judiciary and Trump, over the powers of the Third Branch 1/
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HIRING MANAGER: Can you explain this gap on your resume?
ME: I was going through an alchemical process.
HIRING MANAGER: Which one?
ME: I don't think you're allowed to ask me.
OWNER CRACKING HIS KNUCKLES: Was there purification with water?
ME: I was going through an alchemical process.
HIRING MANAGER: Which one?
ME: I don't think you're allowed to ask me.
OWNER CRACKING HIS KNUCKLES: Was there purification with water?
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
HIRING MANAGER: Can you explain this gap on your resume?
ME: I was going through an alchemical process.
HIRING MANAGER: Which one?
ME: I don't think you're allowed to ask me.
OWNER CRACKING HIS KNUCKLES: Was there purification with water?
ME: I was going through an alchemical process.
HIRING MANAGER: Which one?
ME: I don't think you're allowed to ask me.
OWNER CRACKING HIS KNUCKLES: Was there purification with water?
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Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".