The Barbarienne
@thebarbarienne.bsky.social
Book production queen. Occasional writer. Amateur jeweler. Spoonie. I post pictures of my cats and food. I love to RT art, but only if it has decent alt-text.
🦖TRANS RIGHTS OR I BITES 🦕
🦖TRANS RIGHTS OR I BITES 🦕
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I say it all the time:
FUNCTIONAL LITERACY IS NOT THE SAME AS AN ABILITY TO WRITE.
People who don't understand this will never be any good as fiction writers.
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FUNCTIONAL LITERACY IS NOT THE SAME AS AN ABILITY TO WRITE.
People who don't understand this will never be any good as fiction writers.
13/x
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November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Strands #625
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November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
goddamn fucking yellow again *_%#&(
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Turns out both DownDetector and DownForEveryoneOrJustMe use Cloudflare so are currently, themselves, down
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Turns out both DownDetector and DownForEveryoneOrJustMe use Cloudflare so are currently, themselves, down
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“The Data Center Coalition, a trade association representing the interests of data center developers, spent $123,000 on lobbying during the first quarter of 2025 and $125,000 in the second quarter — and then more than doubled those numbers, spending $360,000 in the third quarter.”
Data centers are fueling the lobbying industry, not just the growth of AI - OpenSecrets News
From the farmlands of Northern Virginia to the industrial parks of New Jersey, massive new data centers are popping up…
www.opensecrets.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“The Data Center Coalition, a trade association representing the interests of data center developers, spent $123,000 on lobbying during the first quarter of 2025 and $125,000 in the second quarter — and then more than doubled those numbers, spending $360,000 in the third quarter.”
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Love their slow realizations this place is "dead" and "boring" because they've been instantly clocked and added to 157 blocklists
Their attention/energy vampirism interaction model starves them on platforms where they aren't forced into feeds unasked and can be effectively ignored 🤭
Their attention/energy vampirism interaction model starves them on platforms where they aren't forced into feeds unasked and can be effectively ignored 🤭
Hello to any Twitter people who wandered in because Musky’s toy is down!
I fully expect these events to net us at least one Bluesky is a Bubble Because They Won’t Talk to ME thinkpiece, maybe more!
I fully expect these events to net us at least one Bluesky is a Bubble Because They Won’t Talk to ME thinkpiece, maybe more!
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Love their slow realizations this place is "dead" and "boring" because they've been instantly clocked and added to 157 blocklists
Their attention/energy vampirism interaction model starves them on platforms where they aren't forced into feeds unasked and can be effectively ignored 🤭
Their attention/energy vampirism interaction model starves them on platforms where they aren't forced into feeds unasked and can be effectively ignored 🤭
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Get it yet? THEY'RE DEPORTING ANYONE WHO ISN'T WHITE.
“by mistake”
ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Get it yet? THEY'RE DEPORTING ANYONE WHO ISN'T WHITE.
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brain bleach to cleanse any unwanted associations of bamboo for you, play on repeat until effect is achieved
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - Me Ol' Bam-Boo Scene (4/12) | Movieclips
YouTube video by Movieclips
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
brain bleach to cleanse any unwanted associations of bamboo for you, play on repeat until effect is achieved
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My brother in christ, you are literally describing All Teh Apps. All of them. Shit, even video games fall into the category of "produces information to the government when required to do so."
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
My brother in christ, you are literally describing All Teh Apps. All of them. Shit, even video games fall into the category of "produces information to the government when required to do so."
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Alt text must provide context for people who cannot see the image. Describe the image's context and purpose. Do not write alt text for cute or clever jokes based on visual content you expect users can see. This is an abuse of alt text, as it violates the whole point of alt text.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Alt text must provide context for people who cannot see the image. Describe the image's context and purpose. Do not write alt text for cute or clever jokes based on visual content you expect users can see. This is an abuse of alt text, as it violates the whole point of alt text.
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But also maybe they should ruin his life?
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
Larry Summers is 70. Firing him is not ruining his life.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
But also maybe they should ruin his life?
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
A guy asking Epstein for advice on how to sexually harass a junior colleague knows exactly what Epstein was and was clearly OK with it. I am frankly OK with someone ruining his life.
Evidently it ought to have happened decades ago.
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Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
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Building on the point below, I’m amazed that nearly 2,200 humans and pornbots follow my niche account and interact quite regularly. I appreciate the chance to chat with historians and historical hobbyists on my and their accounts without trolls and troll bots ruining the conversation.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Building on the point below, I’m amazed that nearly 2,200 humans and pornbots follow my niche account and interact quite regularly. I appreciate the chance to chat with historians and historical hobbyists on my and their accounts without trolls and troll bots ruining the conversation.
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
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Shit, when is b***s** banning Hitchcock??
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Shit, when is b***s** banning Hitchcock??
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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Your motivational post for the day
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Your motivational post for the day
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oh, is this popping off? You should all BUY MY BOOK bsky.app/profile/bitt...
My deranged splatterpunk horror book MOONFLOW about a trans shroom dealer getting lost in a haunted forest and running afoul of evil lesbian hippies and their bound fungus god is available for preorder!! Buy it today or look really uncool!
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitte...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitte...
Moonflow
Annihilation meets Manhunt in three-time Hugo Award nominee Bitter Karella’s debut horror novel—a gloriously queer and irreverent psychedelic trip int...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
oh, is this popping off? You should all BUY MY BOOK bsky.app/profile/bitt...
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It reminds me when those militia guys occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and then got all confused when they got arrested afterwards. they were literally "b-but we're not occupying it anymore? what do you mean i'm being held to account for my PAST actions??" literal pancake batter for brains
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It reminds me when those militia guys occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and then got all confused when they got arrested afterwards. they were literally "b-but we're not occupying it anymore? what do you mean i'm being held to account for my PAST actions??" literal pancake batter for brains
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the entire CHUD demographic really does believe video game rules apply, where you just bust into a guy's house and steal his stuff and if you go back one respawn cycle he'll be all "welcome, stranger!"
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
the entire CHUD demographic really does believe video game rules apply, where you just bust into a guy's house and steal his stuff and if you go back one respawn cycle he'll be all "welcome, stranger!"
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
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This is how you know that it's not about the money. Because if it were, then libraries would not keep being defunded.
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is how you know that it's not about the money. Because if it were, then libraries would not keep being defunded.
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San Diego has 2x the population of Helsinki and about 270 people died in traffic related fatalities in 2024
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
San Diego has 2x the population of Helsinki and about 270 people died in traffic related fatalities in 2024
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Kim - you’ll never guess who Apollo struck with prophesy for just one specific tweet
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Kim - you’ll never guess who Apollo struck with prophesy for just one specific tweet
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neither of them has the decency to write a good sentence about any of this and I've had it. Stop gawking at these mediocrities
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
neither of them has the decency to write a good sentence about any of this and I've had it. Stop gawking at these mediocrities