@spiderryder.bsky.social
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Support us dry dry humans
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Support us dry dry humans
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There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.
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HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: heads up, y'all. I've got links. I've got books. I've got stuff on sale, and you can find it all here:
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: heads up, y'all. I've got links. I've got books. I've got stuff on sale, and you can find it all here:
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
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How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
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Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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The fucked up shit he does quietly is sometimes worse than his public tantrums.
Once a species is gone, it is gone forever.
Once pristine forest is befouled there is no putting it back as it was.
Fuck this man. Fuck anyone who supports him.
#cleanwater #cleanair
GIFT:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
Once a species is gone, it is gone forever.
Once pristine forest is befouled there is no putting it back as it was.
Fuck this man. Fuck anyone who supports him.
#cleanwater #cleanair
GIFT:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The fucked up shit he does quietly is sometimes worse than his public tantrums.
Once a species is gone, it is gone forever.
Once pristine forest is befouled there is no putting it back as it was.
Fuck this man. Fuck anyone who supports him.
#cleanwater #cleanair
GIFT:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
Once a species is gone, it is gone forever.
Once pristine forest is befouled there is no putting it back as it was.
Fuck this man. Fuck anyone who supports him.
#cleanwater #cleanair
GIFT:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
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Today I have seen the (correct, important) argument that not all parts of the world have access to public libraries, and also the (incorrect, weird) assertion that only the US does. Here's an interactive map if you want to check avail stats for a given country (may not give full picture of course).
IFLA Library Map of the World
librarymap.ifla.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today I have seen the (correct, important) argument that not all parts of the world have access to public libraries, and also the (incorrect, weird) assertion that only the US does. Here's an interactive map if you want to check avail stats for a given country (may not give full picture of course).
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“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
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The witch made him hot chocolate.
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The witch made him hot chocolate.
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
"They say I'm strong," he said. "And I am."
He took a sip.
"They say I can overcome any hardship."
"Mm," said the witch.
"And I can. I do."
The witch said nothing.
"But I shouldn't have to!"
"No."
The witch held the hero as he wept.
"No, you shouldn't."
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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With ALT-text.
Teach this wisdom to your friends and to the young people around you.
Teach this wisdom to your friends and to the young people around you.
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
With ALT-text.
Teach this wisdom to your friends and to the young people around you.
Teach this wisdom to your friends and to the young people around you.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually
October 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually
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I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
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Classicstober Day 7: Φαρμακίς (witch, Sorceress)🔮✨🏺
October 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Classicstober Day 7: Φαρμακίς (witch, Sorceress)🔮✨🏺
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"I wonder what algorithm it's using to sort this data"
-- fine thing to say because machines use data and algorithms and usually are referred to as "it"
"I wonder what algorithm it's using to sort this data"
-- incredibly fucked thing to say about a human
-- fine thing to say because machines use data and algorithms and usually are referred to as "it"
"I wonder what algorithm it's using to sort this data"
-- incredibly fucked thing to say about a human
October 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"I wonder what algorithm it's using to sort this data"
-- fine thing to say because machines use data and algorithms and usually are referred to as "it"
"I wonder what algorithm it's using to sort this data"
-- incredibly fucked thing to say about a human
-- fine thing to say because machines use data and algorithms and usually are referred to as "it"
"I wonder what algorithm it's using to sort this data"
-- incredibly fucked thing to say about a human
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Using the language we use to describe machines and applying it to humans is dehumanizing, because--wait for it--humans are not machines.
The word we use when we describe machines with human language is "anthropomorphizing."
The word we use when we describe machines with human language is "anthropomorphizing."
October 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Using the language we use to describe machines and applying it to humans is dehumanizing, because--wait for it--humans are not machines.
The word we use when we describe machines with human language is "anthropomorphizing."
The word we use when we describe machines with human language is "anthropomorphizing."
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One of the things I took away from the 60s and Richard Nixon, first mentioned by Hunter Thompson, but I believe to be true, is the fact that we believed, at time, that all our protesting, marching and sign waving was futile and pointless when in fact, it drove Richard Nixon to alcohol fueled madness
Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary
October 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
One of the things I took away from the 60s and Richard Nixon, first mentioned by Hunter Thompson, but I believe to be true, is the fact that we believed, at time, that all our protesting, marching and sign waving was futile and pointless when in fact, it drove Richard Nixon to alcohol fueled madness
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when I tell you (readers) that Ronnie is straight outta my psyche, well…
still reading IT WAS HER HOUSE FIRST by @cheriepriest.com and omg.
Ronnie.
I have never felt so seen. We are brain twins and I'm so sorry.
As MiL put it: 'it's not that you worry, because I worry, too. You worry about very specific scenarios and have contingency plans & avoidance measures.'
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Ronnie.
I have never felt so seen. We are brain twins and I'm so sorry.
As MiL put it: 'it's not that you worry, because I worry, too. You worry about very specific scenarios and have contingency plans & avoidance measures.'
🤷♀️
October 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
when I tell you (readers) that Ronnie is straight outta my psyche, well…
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#RIPJaneGoodall
"Live your life in such a way that the world will mourn your passing when you die, rather than celebrating it" (quoting Janis Ian)
"Live your life in such a way that the world will mourn your passing when you die, rather than celebrating it" (quoting Janis Ian)
October 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#RIPJaneGoodall
"Live your life in such a way that the world will mourn your passing when you die, rather than celebrating it" (quoting Janis Ian)
"Live your life in such a way that the world will mourn your passing when you die, rather than celebrating it" (quoting Janis Ian)
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Help her out, eh? I don't think I'm an entirely objective source for feedback on this one 😉
It is spooky season and that means haunted house tales, what do we think of @cheriepriest.com's It Was Her House First? Loved Drowning House, the Toll, etc.
September 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Help her out, eh? I don't think I'm an entirely objective source for feedback on this one 😉
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Odysseus & the Dead 💀🔮👻
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Odysseus & the Dead 💀🔮👻