Susan Zegarsky
@zegarsky.bsky.social
★ #Artist ★ #Writer ★ Flâneuse ★ الحمد لله ★
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©Susan Zegarsky 2000-2026
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©Susan Zegarsky 2000-2026
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
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#FolkloreSunday Some legends equate Frau Perchta with the legend of the Wild Hunt, and say that she flies through the night sky attended by an army of lost souls, including the Perchten, her army of servants who are nearly indistinguishable from Krampus. boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#FolkloreSunday Some legends equate Frau Perchta with the legend of the Wild Hunt, and say that she flies through the night sky attended by an army of lost souls, including the Perchten, her army of servants who are nearly indistinguishable from Krampus. boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/
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"At the stroke of midnight, she awoke to a tapping at the window. A figure stood there—cloaked in mist, with eyes like glowing embers in a heap of ash"
Find today's tale here:
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Find today's tale here:
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Today, O my best beloved, you may find an Advent wreath on many tables across the world. Evergreen boughs encircle four candles, and a first is lit on this Sunday, a flickering pro…
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November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"At the stroke of midnight, she awoke to a tapping at the window. A figure stood there—cloaked in mist, with eyes like glowing embers in a heap of ash"
Find today's tale here:
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Find today's tale here:
www.tumblr.com/whatthecrowt...
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Magic, tall tales and #Yulefolklore
A story a day – told over the holidays, until 6 January.
So, come, gather around the fireplace and listen to dark seasonal tales of trolls, witches & other things that go bump in the Winter!
Find the link for today’s first tale in the comments
🎨Hannah Ward
A story a day – told over the holidays, until 6 January.
So, come, gather around the fireplace and listen to dark seasonal tales of trolls, witches & other things that go bump in the Winter!
Find the link for today’s first tale in the comments
🎨Hannah Ward
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Magic, tall tales and #Yulefolklore
A story a day – told over the holidays, until 6 January.
So, come, gather around the fireplace and listen to dark seasonal tales of trolls, witches & other things that go bump in the Winter!
Find the link for today’s first tale in the comments
🎨Hannah Ward
A story a day – told over the holidays, until 6 January.
So, come, gather around the fireplace and listen to dark seasonal tales of trolls, witches & other things that go bump in the Winter!
Find the link for today’s first tale in the comments
🎨Hannah Ward
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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WHY IS SHIT LIKE THIS TREATED LIKE NEWS?! THIS IS SURELY FUCKING OBVIOUS TO ANYONE!? AM I LOSING MY FUCKDANCING MIND?!
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Learning With AI Falls Short Compared to Old-Fashioned Web Search
In virtually all the ways that matter, getting summarized information from AI models was less educational than doing the work of search.
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
WHY IS SHIT LIKE THIS TREATED LIKE NEWS?! THIS IS SURELY FUCKING OBVIOUS TO ANYONE!? AM I LOSING MY FUCKDANCING MIND?!
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When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
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Pete Hegseth is a straight-up serial killer
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Pete Hegseth is a straight-up serial killer
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
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I'm not exactly sure how many cranberries you have to eat before transmogrifying into a cranberry goblin but I get the feeling I'm about to find out.
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I'm not exactly sure how many cranberries you have to eat before transmogrifying into a cranberry goblin but I get the feeling I'm about to find out.
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I don't know if the video conveys how big they are. They stand between four and five feet tall, and they sound like dinosaurs when they call to each other. There was one walking around my neighborhood calling, and I'm pretty I heard it from a quarter mile or more before I saw it. They're amazing.
Your third moment of calm: Sandhill cranes walking along the edge of marsh...
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don't know if the video conveys how big they are. They stand between four and five feet tall, and they sound like dinosaurs when they call to each other. There was one walking around my neighborhood calling, and I'm pretty I heard it from a quarter mile or more before I saw it. They're amazing.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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Dear members of the Press,
When one of you asks Donald Trump a question, and he calls any one of you a derogatory name, or treats you harshly, you should all 'in unison' turn and walk out. The one thing Donald Trump relishes above money is that camera and the attention. Try taking it away from him.
When one of you asks Donald Trump a question, and he calls any one of you a derogatory name, or treats you harshly, you should all 'in unison' turn and walk out. The one thing Donald Trump relishes above money is that camera and the attention. Try taking it away from him.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Dear members of the Press,
When one of you asks Donald Trump a question, and he calls any one of you a derogatory name, or treats you harshly, you should all 'in unison' turn and walk out. The one thing Donald Trump relishes above money is that camera and the attention. Try taking it away from him.
When one of you asks Donald Trump a question, and he calls any one of you a derogatory name, or treats you harshly, you should all 'in unison' turn and walk out. The one thing Donald Trump relishes above money is that camera and the attention. Try taking it away from him.
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I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
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Every single person in that room, standing there silently, is culpable. Fucking cowards. No one says a damn thing to defend that woman.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Every single person in that room, standing there silently, is culpable. Fucking cowards. No one says a damn thing to defend that woman.
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those national guard folks should be at home for the holidays not being used by a pedo administration as martial law bait
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
those national guard folks should be at home for the holidays not being used by a pedo administration as martial law bait
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
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These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
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Hi, traditionally published author here! We make about $1 or $2 off each regular priced sale, depending on format. The added value is that it encourages stores to keep stocking it, and it keeps bookstores alive, which is huge for us, and sales determine whether publishers offer us more book deals.
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hi, traditionally published author here! We make about $1 or $2 off each regular priced sale, depending on format. The added value is that it encourages stores to keep stocking it, and it keeps bookstores alive, which is huge for us, and sales determine whether publishers offer us more book deals.
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New pricing tiers at national parks based on who you are and where you come from is EXTREMELY Nazi stuff
The Trump administration is raising national parks' prices and adding fees for international tourists from next year in an "America-first" initiative, the Interior Department announced.
Trump admin hikes national parks prices by up to $170 for international tourists
The Interior Department said the "America-first" policy will see "resident-only patriotic fee-free days" on some holidays.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
New pricing tiers at national parks based on who you are and where you come from is EXTREMELY Nazi stuff
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And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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I mean, Steven king is the most successful living author money-wise, and The Shining is basically "here's how the poverty and rejection of my early career almost made me an alcoholic ax murderer"
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I mean, Steven king is the most successful living author money-wise, and The Shining is basically "here's how the poverty and rejection of my early career almost made me an alcoholic ax murderer"
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And the folks actually writing full-time (which also includes all that other stuff like workshops, speaking fees, patreon, etc.) are usually making about the same as a shelf stacker in a supermarket or other minimum wage-adjacent job.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
And the folks actually writing full-time (which also includes all that other stuff like workshops, speaking fees, patreon, etc.) are usually making about the same as a shelf stacker in a supermarket or other minimum wage-adjacent job.
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Is the Trump admin using ICE to settle family disputes?
This is fucked up.
This is fucked up.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Is the Trump admin using ICE to settle family disputes?
This is fucked up.
This is fucked up.