Carnforth "Varied" Greville
@anidada.bsky.social
Writes. Wants to play guitar very badly, & does. Has the best kid in the universe. Queer in a number of ways. Chronically ill but still kicking.
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
Pay the mortgage, make improvements, replace appliances. Be able to afford medical care/meds/surgery not covered by the province. Get a new mattress after ~25 years. Professionally frame my kid's grad photo & diploma. Save up to hire an editor. Stop panicking about money, start breathing again.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Pay the mortgage, make improvements, replace appliances. Be able to afford medical care/meds/surgery not covered by the province. Get a new mattress after ~25 years. Professionally frame my kid's grad photo & diploma. Save up to hire an editor. Stop panicking about money, start breathing again.
*adds prunes to shopping list*
Your yearly reminder that it’s almost time to prepare the prune Krampus
Forget cheese and pineapple hedgehog, every party needs an edible Krampus. Especially knowing how much children love prunes.
(From a 1970s edition of Child Education magazine)
(From a 1970s edition of Child Education magazine)
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
*adds prunes to shopping list*
Putting this on the wishlist.
@profciara.bsky.social I don’t know if you saw; I am the author of THE INTERMEDIARIES —It’s been one of those things, where it’s too timely for its own good, and getting the word out has been uphill both ways.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
The Intermediaries
A <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> Best Book of the Year <br /><br /> The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich., The Intermedia...
wwnorton.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Putting this on the wishlist.
There are people close to me who are alive right now because of this.
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There are people close to me who are alive right now because of this.
NB: you have to be physically present in Chicago during this fellowship.
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
NB: you have to be physically present in Chicago during this fellowship.
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Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
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“but thanksgiving was a month ago” - me, on ALL your posts
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
“but thanksgiving was a month ago” - me, on ALL your posts
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Tillis said, "'[T]here’s a $300 billion shortfall in our mutual defense,'"
No, stupid. The 2% of GDP that NATO member nations agreed to spend is on each of our OWN countries' defence.
It's not money that Canada owes to the US or to NATO. Don't try to extort 🇨🇦 for $300B, fucking MAGA GOP gangsters.
No, stupid. The 2% of GDP that NATO member nations agreed to spend is on each of our OWN countries' defence.
It's not money that Canada owes to the US or to NATO. Don't try to extort 🇨🇦 for $300B, fucking MAGA GOP gangsters.
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Tillis said, "'[T]here’s a $300 billion shortfall in our mutual defense,'"
No, stupid. The 2% of GDP that NATO member nations agreed to spend is on each of our OWN countries' defence.
It's not money that Canada owes to the US or to NATO. Don't try to extort 🇨🇦 for $300B, fucking MAGA GOP gangsters.
No, stupid. The 2% of GDP that NATO member nations agreed to spend is on each of our OWN countries' defence.
It's not money that Canada owes to the US or to NATO. Don't try to extort 🇨🇦 for $300B, fucking MAGA GOP gangsters.
So many families have stories about one of their own who never came home, was never found. But there's folks doing their best to find & name them, & ways for descendants to take part in those efforts wherever they are (there's lots of Kirks & Quirks in central Ontario).
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A St. John's soldier killed in France 108 years ago has caught the attention of historians | CBC News
Researchers believe remains found in northern France may be those of a soldier from St. John's, but a family mystery is hindering the identification process.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So many families have stories about one of their own who never came home, was never found. But there's folks doing their best to find & name them, & ways for descendants to take part in those efforts wherever they are (there's lots of Kirks & Quirks in central Ontario).
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Such garbage. We're not the instigators in this situation & they know it. Not once do they mention the repeated threats of annexation. The tariffs aren't Canada's doing, nor our job to end. If they've got problems, they should talk to their own administration.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Cultural break': U.S. senators say relations with Canadian neighbours are suffering | CBC News
The tariffs imposed on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump have clearly caused economic pain for Canada, but a U.S. senator from Maine says he's more worried about how Canadians are reacting on a pe...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Such garbage. We're not the instigators in this situation & they know it. Not once do they mention the repeated threats of annexation. The tariffs aren't Canada's doing, nor our job to end. If they've got problems, they should talk to their own administration.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
Ship nerds, check this out!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A 19th-century shipwreck near Toronto emerges almost untouched by time | CBC News
An exploration dive team seeking the century-old wreck of the Rapid City has instead found a much rarer prize: a virtually undisturbed vessel, potentially dating back to the first half of the 19th cen...
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Ship nerds, check this out!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"He'll keep calling me... he'll make me feel guilty..."
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"He'll keep calling me... he'll make me feel guilty..."
Alice Wong was a friend of my friend Ing Wong-Ward, another brilliant force for good, both gone too damn soon from the world.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Alice Wong was a friend of my friend Ing Wong-Ward, another brilliant force for good, both gone too damn soon from the world.
Sharing because I do actually know people who might want this who live in that area...
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sharing because I do actually know people who might want this who live in that area...
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...