Pen Dragon
@thependrake.bsky.social
Author of The Fire Bearers trilogy, Koa of the Drowned Kingdom
California ♥ Married to Jakebe ♥ Weightlifter ♥ Queer af
he/him
California ♥ Married to Jakebe ♥ Weightlifter ♥ Queer af
he/him
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That time of year again!
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That time of year again!
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Who is that in the Epstein files
December 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Who is that in the Epstein files
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some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
Clean energy is going to win. It's just a question of when.
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
I need a good roasting. Roast me, y’all
December 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I need a good roasting. Roast me, y’all
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Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
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People with trauma histories often interpret neutral cues as negative.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
People with trauma histories often interpret neutral cues as negative.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
"You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come.
Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.
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I’d like to breach HIS Data
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I’d like to breach HIS Data
I am home to see my family for the first time in two years and am happy to see all of them are a little saner, wiser, and gentler than before
December 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I am home to see my family for the first time in two years and am happy to see all of them are a little saner, wiser, and gentler than before
I generally try to avoid posting about political stuff unless I have a good joke. Not because I don’t care but because you can see it anywhere you want and I’d rather this account be more of a lighthearted respite from everything
Slipped a little lately tho
Slipped a little lately tho
December 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I generally try to avoid posting about political stuff unless I have a good joke. Not because I don’t care but because you can see it anywhere you want and I’d rather this account be more of a lighthearted respite from everything
Slipped a little lately tho
Slipped a little lately tho
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cyberpunk dystopia is here, there's colored LEDs all over and I eat too much cup noodle
they keep putting bigger pictures of the dictator's face on things but at least on the Nets we still talk freely
sometimes your robot girlfriend is secretly a real person
nothing's been right since the plague
they keep putting bigger pictures of the dictator's face on things but at least on the Nets we still talk freely
sometimes your robot girlfriend is secretly a real person
nothing's been right since the plague
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
cyberpunk dystopia is here, there's colored LEDs all over and I eat too much cup noodle
they keep putting bigger pictures of the dictator's face on things but at least on the Nets we still talk freely
sometimes your robot girlfriend is secretly a real person
nothing's been right since the plague
they keep putting bigger pictures of the dictator's face on things but at least on the Nets we still talk freely
sometimes your robot girlfriend is secretly a real person
nothing's been right since the plague
Then in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men
December 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Then in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men
There is no peace on earth, I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, goodwill to men
Show me how your 2025 went
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Show me how your 2025 went
I wish people would stop believing things that aren't true
December 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I wish people would stop believing things that aren't true
I did actually look this up once and found that the cilantro gene appears in about 30% of the population irrespective of geography
Also don't call certain genes in human populations a weakness, that's a bad path
Also don't call certain genes in human populations a weakness, that's a bad path
"Nobody seems to have the cilantro gene in Mexico" yeah because they genetically selected away from it. Because it's a weakness
December 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I did actually look this up once and found that the cilantro gene appears in about 30% of the population irrespective of geography
Also don't call certain genes in human populations a weakness, that's a bad path
Also don't call certain genes in human populations a weakness, that's a bad path
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Hey everybody in #california. So I emailed my reps about the various internet bills re #KOSA, et al and got this back from Padilla. Sounds like his voicemail inbox needs filling.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hey everybody in #california. So I emailed my reps about the various internet bills re #KOSA, et al and got this back from Padilla. Sounds like his voicemail inbox needs filling.
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All the people younger than me are terrible, all the people older than me are monsters. Luckily I was born at exactly the right moment.
*leans against a wall in a disaaffected way and puffs on a full-cancer cigarette*
whatever
*leans against a wall in a disaaffected way and puffs on a full-cancer cigarette*
whatever
December 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
All the people younger than me are terrible, all the people older than me are monsters. Luckily I was born at exactly the right moment.
*leans against a wall in a disaaffected way and puffs on a full-cancer cigarette*
whatever
*leans against a wall in a disaaffected way and puffs on a full-cancer cigarette*
whatever
Can we get someone really cringe to do the 6-7 thing
Get like Gavin Newsom or somebody to do it so it will die
Get like Gavin Newsom or somebody to do it so it will die
December 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Can we get someone really cringe to do the 6-7 thing
Get like Gavin Newsom or somebody to do it so it will die
Get like Gavin Newsom or somebody to do it so it will die