Peter Griffin
@zigzackly.bsky.social
Developing writer. Aspiring artist.
https://zigzackly.blogspot.com
Caretaker: @caferati.bsky.social, @poetryinparks.bsky.social, @thegoaproject.bsky.social
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Peter Griffin
@zigzackly.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Useful things for recent Xwitter refugees to know.
Mostly, this looks and acts very similar to X.
• You can post, reply to posts, like, repost, quote-repost, DM.
• Following and unfollowing works the same.
• Your profile page looks the same (but no separate field for website, location)
1/x
Mostly, this looks and acts very similar to X.
• You can post, reply to posts, like, repost, quote-repost, DM.
• Following and unfollowing works the same.
• Your profile page looks the same (but no separate field for website, location)
1/x
If you’ve just got here, you might find this thread useful.
Oh, and if we’re mutuals from elsewhere, you might find others you know via this Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/6RLqFKd (the thread explains what an SP is, if you haven’t come across the term yet).
Oh, and if we’re mutuals from elsewhere, you might find others you know via this Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/6RLqFKd (the thread explains what an SP is, if you haven’t come across the term yet).
Can I have your heart for my Valentine?
(Signed) Doctor Victor Frankenstein.
(Signed) Doctor Victor Frankenstein.
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Can I have your heart for my Valentine?
(Signed) Doctor Victor Frankenstein.
(Signed) Doctor Victor Frankenstein.
I saw you at the protest; your slogans were endearing;
When can we meet again? Perhaps at our bail hearing?
#ActivistValentines
When can we meet again? Perhaps at our bail hearing?
#ActivistValentines
February 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I saw you at the protest; your slogans were endearing;
When can we meet again? Perhaps at our bail hearing?
#ActivistValentines
When can we meet again? Perhaps at our bail hearing?
#ActivistValentines
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If anyone wants to see this funny, flexible man in Mumbai I have one ticket for his show tomorrow in the silver class that I heartbreakingly won't be able to make it to. Pls @ me here, I can't DM on the app.
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
If anyone wants to see this funny, flexible man in Mumbai I have one ticket for his show tomorrow in the silver class that I heartbreakingly won't be able to make it to. Pls @ me here, I can't DM on the app.
Late middle age is when, to your annoyance, you get offered seats in crowded trains and buses.
Early old age is when, to your relief, you get offered seats in crowded trains and buses.
Early old age is when, to your relief, you get offered seats in crowded trains and buses.
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Late middle age is when, to your annoyance, you get offered seats in crowded trains and buses.
Early old age is when, to your relief, you get offered seats in crowded trains and buses.
Early old age is when, to your relief, you get offered seats in crowded trains and buses.
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Found this in my Fb Memories from 12 years ago. Take a look and tell me what you think?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8um...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8um...
Pro Infirmis «Because who is perfect?»
YouTube video by Pro Infirmis
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Found this in my Fb Memories from 12 years ago. Take a look and tell me what you think?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8um...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8um...
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For the first time, a meet in the island city. Our 28th meet is in a grassy south Bombay maidan on 7th February, at 4:00 p.m.
To get the map location, calendar invitation, and suggested theme, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com
To get the map location, calendar invitation, and suggested theme, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
For the first time, a meet in the island city. Our 28th meet is in a grassy south Bombay maidan on 7th February, at 4:00 p.m.
To get the map location, calendar invitation, and suggested theme, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com
To get the map location, calendar invitation, and suggested theme, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com
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The Amazon guy shut down the book section of the WaPo
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Amazon guy shut down the book section of the WaPo
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If you’re a billionaire why are you paying professionals money to make people believe you are good at a videogame? How the fuck did that seem like a good idea? Take a hundred mil and buy the rights to Thief and Deus Ex and make sequels, you can do that, have a fucking dream dumdum create something
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If you’re a billionaire why are you paying professionals money to make people believe you are good at a videogame? How the fuck did that seem like a good idea? Take a hundred mil and buy the rights to Thief and Deus Ex and make sequels, you can do that, have a fucking dream dumdum create something
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#TGPSessions dives into digital scams and cybercrime. One of our speakers has been reporting on the digital arrest phenomenon, the other, an ex-IPS officer, has some pointers for law enforcement on how to deal with ever-evolving digital scams.
More: thegoaproject.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/s...
More: thegoaproject.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/s...
February 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
#TGPSessions dives into digital scams and cybercrime. One of our speakers has been reporting on the digital arrest phenomenon, the other, an ex-IPS officer, has some pointers for law enforcement on how to deal with ever-evolving digital scams.
More: thegoaproject.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/s...
More: thegoaproject.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/s...
Who stole my Bombay Winter? Put it back right now!
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Who stole my Bombay Winter? Put it back right now!
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Excited and proud to announce that I'm guest editing @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's Spring 2026 issue.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
Fiction - Tasavvur
Submissions – FICTION Submission Cycle for our Spring 2026 Issue will be from February 1st – February 28th , 2026. What We’re Looking For: We love Dreamscapes and nightmares Soaring Read More
tasavvurnama.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Excited and proud to announce that I'm guest editing @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's Spring 2026 issue.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
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Popping up from the void to say, I'm starting an independent writing workshop! Do have a look, and share with anyone you think might be interested. samit.substack.com/p/writing-wo...
Writing workshops
(Yes, I'm starting one)
samit.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Popping up from the void to say, I'm starting an independent writing workshop! Do have a look, and share with anyone you think might be interested. samit.substack.com/p/writing-wo...
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A Life in Public Service: Nepal from Autocracy to Democracy by Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (my dad🙂) and translated by Prawin Adhikari is out in South Asia. The official launch takes place in ten days, but you can ask for it at your favourite bookshop now. 💙 📚
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A Life in Public Service: Nepal from Autocracy to Democracy by Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (my dad🙂) and translated by Prawin Adhikari is out in South Asia. The official launch takes place in ten days, but you can ask for it at your favourite bookshop now. 💙 📚
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"FB comments are…a homogenized shit hole full of bots, rage, and bile that undermines connection and any effort at real conversation. These sorts of badly run systems are also more easily gamed by bad actors (like…authoritarians using culture war agitprop to confuse the electorate and take power)."
news websites made a mistake when they killed on-site comment sections and outsourced all audience interaction to hyper-scaled, badly-run trash fires like Facebook
Whoops, Websites Realize That Killing Their Comment Sections Was A Mistake
So for years we pointed out how the trend of news websites killing off their comment section (usually because they were too cheap or lazy to creatively manage them) was counterproductive.…
www.techdirt.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"FB comments are…a homogenized shit hole full of bots, rage, and bile that undermines connection and any effort at real conversation. These sorts of badly run systems are also more easily gamed by bad actors (like…authoritarians using culture war agitprop to confuse the electorate and take power)."
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I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
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Keep Palestinian kids alive. Here are two you can help directly: little girls Remas & Toleen who need sustained support for shelter, winter supplies, and other necessities. Then act for their lives. Make this stop.
Give/find their link here:
Give/find their link here:
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that their...
chuffed.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Keep Palestinian kids alive. Here are two you can help directly: little girls Remas & Toleen who need sustained support for shelter, winter supplies, and other necessities. Then act for their lives. Make this stop.
Give/find their link here:
Give/find their link here:
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We're doing a zine making shindig at The Bookshop in Vasant Kunj, Delhi on the 6th!
Register for ₹299, redeemable against book purchase
Come make art and stuph with us
pages.razorpay.com/zineswithblaft
Register for ₹299, redeemable against book purchase
Come make art and stuph with us
pages.razorpay.com/zineswithblaft
Pay for February 6: Zines with Blaft by The Bookshop Inc
.
pages.razorpay.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
We're doing a zine making shindig at The Bookshop in Vasant Kunj, Delhi on the 6th!
Register for ₹299, redeemable against book purchase
Come make art and stuph with us
pages.razorpay.com/zineswithblaft
Register for ₹299, redeemable against book purchase
Come make art and stuph with us
pages.razorpay.com/zineswithblaft
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#Delhi friends come say hi this Thursday or Friday!
Best way to spend the month of love?
Go on a bookstore date with Paromita Vohra and Love, Sex and India!
Come say hi to us tomorrow at Midland The Book Shop and Bahrisons Booksellers and on Friday at Kunzum Books
Agents of Ishq
🌹#RepublicofLove #agentofishq #delhi
Go on a bookstore date with Paromita Vohra and Love, Sex and India!
Come say hi to us tomorrow at Midland The Book Shop and Bahrisons Booksellers and on Friday at Kunzum Books
Agents of Ishq
🌹#RepublicofLove #agentofishq #delhi
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 AM
#Delhi friends come say hi this Thursday or Friday!
I’ve posted this in an Indian context before. It might be a good time for USAian friends to pay heed too.
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I’ve posted this in an Indian context before. It might be a good time for USAian friends to pay heed too.
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"You tell me that Hitler is a mighty bad man. I guess he took lessons from the Ku Klux Klan. You tell me Mussolini's got an evil heart. Well, it mus-a been in Beaumont that he had his start-- Cause everything that Hitler and Mussolini do, Negroes get the same Treatment from you." --Langston Hughes
February 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"You tell me that Hitler is a mighty bad man. I guess he took lessons from the Ku Klux Klan. You tell me Mussolini's got an evil heart. Well, it mus-a been in Beaumont that he had his start-- Cause everything that Hitler and Mussolini do, Negroes get the same Treatment from you." --Langston Hughes
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Weekly respiratory viruses update:
- #influenza circulation remains HIGH with early signs of a new INCREASE
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and INCREASING
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
- #influenza circulation remains HIGH with early signs of a new INCREASE
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and INCREASING
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
February 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Weekly respiratory viruses update:
- #influenza circulation remains HIGH with early signs of a new INCREASE
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and INCREASING
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
- #influenza circulation remains HIGH with early signs of a new INCREASE
- #RSV circulation ELEVATED and INCREASING
- #SARSCoV2 circulation remains at LOW levels.
More info: erviss.org
#ERVISS #RespiratoryViruses #IDsky #EpiSky #COVID19
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[sex crime island]
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
[sex crime island]
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
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in 2018!!!! can we please stop giving her plausible deniability for being one of the most disgusting humans alive
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
in 2018!!!! can we please stop giving her plausible deniability for being one of the most disgusting humans alive