Zyxst
@zyxst.bsky.social
Writer of Erotic Fanfic, Cyclone Ranger, Permanent Nobody, Meows Back at Cats in Videos.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
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We aren't left wing, but to the typical conservative we sound like beret wearing, card carrying, commies. That is how detached from reality folks on the right have become.
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We aren't left wing, but to the typical conservative we sound like beret wearing, card carrying, commies. That is how detached from reality folks on the right have become.
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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Good morning. The Guardians of the Stairs bid you approach, humbly and reverently.
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Good morning. The Guardians of the Stairs bid you approach, humbly and reverently.
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For the love of God, Google, this is not “Toad in the Hole”
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
For the love of God, Google, this is not “Toad in the Hole”
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The Russo-Japanese War was the first major conflict in history that saw more deaths in combat than deaths by disease.
Realistically, if you were sent to war any time before WW1, you were more likely to shit yourself to death than die at the hands of the enemy.
Realistically, if you were sent to war any time before WW1, you were more likely to shit yourself to death than die at the hands of the enemy.
If anyone asks you who won the Crimean War the answer is indisputably “cholera”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean... (scroll to “Casualties and Losses”)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean... (scroll to “Casualties and Losses”)
A major cause of death in pretty much every pre-20th century war (especially siege based ones) was highly curable bacterial diseases ripping through people in close proximity to each other, as opposed to actual violence.
February 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Russo-Japanese War was the first major conflict in history that saw more deaths in combat than deaths by disease.
Realistically, if you were sent to war any time before WW1, you were more likely to shit yourself to death than die at the hands of the enemy.
Realistically, if you were sent to war any time before WW1, you were more likely to shit yourself to death than die at the hands of the enemy.
In reply to a YT comment about AEW having too many belts, I looked up how many active championships are in each of the following promotion:
WWE 21
NJPW 13
AEW 10
NWA 10
TNA 6
WWE 21
NJPW 13
AEW 10
NWA 10
TNA 6
February 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
In reply to a YT comment about AEW having too many belts, I looked up how many active championships are in each of the following promotion:
WWE 21
NJPW 13
AEW 10
NWA 10
TNA 6
WWE 21
NJPW 13
AEW 10
NWA 10
TNA 6
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It's incredible how it was revealed that the anti-trans push over the past decade was concocted in no small part by a literal PEDOPHILE CONSPIRACY and the reaction of transphobic lawmakers, journalists, academics has been a shrug and a "well, we gotta
carry out the orders from pedophile island"
carry out the orders from pedophile island"
February 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
It's incredible how it was revealed that the anti-trans push over the past decade was concocted in no small part by a literal PEDOPHILE CONSPIRACY and the reaction of transphobic lawmakers, journalists, academics has been a shrug and a "well, we gotta
carry out the orders from pedophile island"
carry out the orders from pedophile island"
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Loud box is now quieter. Someone kept coming up to fuss Arfa and take his photo and he's now so tired from being loved that he needs to sleep
February 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Loud box is now quieter. Someone kept coming up to fuss Arfa and take his photo and he's now so tired from being loved that he needs to sleep
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The most frequent question I get when we travel like this is: "How is he so calm? My cat would be climbing up the walls!" (4 times today alone)
Truth is, no idea. But he likes to walk, he likes to travel on trains if he can stretch & demands a window seat so he can stare out.
He's just an Arfa boy
Truth is, no idea. But he likes to walk, he likes to travel on trains if he can stretch & demands a window seat so he can stare out.
He's just an Arfa boy
February 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
The most frequent question I get when we travel like this is: "How is he so calm? My cat would be climbing up the walls!" (4 times today alone)
Truth is, no idea. But he likes to walk, he likes to travel on trains if he can stretch & demands a window seat so he can stare out.
He's just an Arfa boy
Truth is, no idea. But he likes to walk, he likes to travel on trains if he can stretch & demands a window seat so he can stare out.
He's just an Arfa boy
Power is still on. Closest power outage is down the hill, literally.
February 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Power is still on. Closest power outage is down the hill, literally.
We still have power so far. Walmart area is down again.
February 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM
We still have power so far. Walmart area is down again.
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Yes.
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Yes.
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
Staph infections were fatal so often that we distinguished them by what part of the body they attacked first. "Childbed fever" is a term for a variety of post-birth complications that killed a lot of women. There are reasons wet nurses used to be so common. (And they're not all class-based.)
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NEWS FLASH: Saja has learned about the space heater under my desk, updates as events unfold
February 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
NEWS FLASH: Saja has learned about the space heater under my desk, updates as events unfold
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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Metrolinx hires elderly woman after watching her take 30 minutes to cross the street
Metrolinx hires elderly woman after watching her take 30 minutes to cross the street
Toronto, ON - Metrolinx has responded to criticism of its project speed by adding Nancy Callahan to their team after her inspiring 30 minute walk across an intersection.
www.thebeaverton.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Metrolinx hires elderly woman after watching her take 30 minutes to cross the street
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Ok, Bordesley Railway Staton [ a least used station, one train a week on a Saturday! ] has been proposed for closure, there's a consulation that runs until 15th May 2026.
Details here:
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Details here:
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Bordesley railway station closure
Seeks views on Network Rail's proposal to close Bordesley railway station.
www.gov.uk
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Ok, Bordesley Railway Staton [ a least used station, one train a week on a Saturday! ] has been proposed for closure, there's a consulation that runs until 15th May 2026.
Details here:
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Details here:
www.gov.uk/government/c...
The blizzard is starting now. More high winds, so power outages.
February 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The blizzard is starting now. More high winds, so power outages.
I wonder if hubby and I have the flu. I have 3 symptoms while he has 3 other symptoms. IDK when we last got vaxxed. It's not something that shows up with the clinic online.
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I wonder if hubby and I have the flu. I have 3 symptoms while he has 3 other symptoms. IDK when we last got vaxxed. It's not something that shows up with the clinic online.
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Swiss Olympic bobsled commentator broke a century of neutrality and spent the entire run of the Israeli bobsled team recounting all the pro-genocide remarks and social media posts by Adam Edelman, one of the apartheid state athletes.
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!
February 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Swiss Olympic bobsled commentator broke a century of neutrality and spent the entire run of the Israeli bobsled team recounting all the pro-genocide remarks and social media posts by Adam Edelman, one of the apartheid state athletes.
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!