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kitty
@arsenikitty.bsky.social
· Mar 1
Hey #booksky cuties! We're Field Day Books & Bottles, a new book-and-bottle shop coming to Portland this spring.
🥐 Yes, we're named after Theo and Kit's passion project.
(shoutout to @caseymcquiston.bsky.social for giving us their blessing at last year's Portland Literary Festival)
🥐 Yes, we're named after Theo and Kit's passion project.
(shoutout to @caseymcquiston.bsky.social for giving us their blessing at last year's Portland Literary Festival)
Hey nerds, go follow my bookstore! We're very cute!!
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i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
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I would not be me without libraries. An inspiring and devastating read—with helpful action ideas.
I wrote about public libraries as spaces of civic solidarity, common knowledge, and public infrastructure — all endangered by commercial and federal saboteurs
Extralibrary Loan: Making the Civic Infrastructure We Need
Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.
placesjournal.org
November 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I would not be me without libraries. An inspiring and devastating read—with helpful action ideas.
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What a great resource. Spread the word.
This is a great resource in precarious times.
Tried it for my city and it pulled up all the things I know about + more I didn’t. It finds food pantries, but also stuff like legal help and housing assistance.
For those of us more fortunate, great way to find volunteer and donation opportunities.
Tried it for my city and it pulled up all the things I know about + more I didn’t. It finds food pantries, but also stuff like legal help and housing assistance.
For those of us more fortunate, great way to find volunteer and donation opportunities.
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
findhelp.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What a great resource. Spread the word.
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"all lectures, assignments, feedback, and grades will be made by me without AI, nor will any of your intellectual property be fed to tools that train AI. Ideas are social, so let’s make them together. "
against-a-i.com/syllabus-lan...
against-a-i.com/syllabus-lan...
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"all lectures, assignments, feedback, and grades will be made by me without AI, nor will any of your intellectual property be fed to tools that train AI. Ideas are social, so let’s make them together. "
against-a-i.com/syllabus-lan...
against-a-i.com/syllabus-lan...
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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One of those really cool bits of news: women teaching women how to build flood-safe huts out of local materials - and making them pretty works of art, too!!
The 82-year-old female architect working to flood-proof Pakistan
Yasmeen Lari is making bamboo houses for people living on the front lines of climate change.
www.aljazeera.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
One of those really cool bits of news: women teaching women how to build flood-safe huts out of local materials - and making them pretty works of art, too!!
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We're a rogue state.
Trump administration officials warned of additional trade tariffs and made personal threats against negotiators from other countries to block a historic climate deal for shipping. on.ft.com/4p98Drd
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We're a rogue state.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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In which a straight woman highlights a bunch of known anti trans activists and claims there's a divide in the queer community.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In which a straight woman highlights a bunch of known anti trans activists and claims there's a divide in the queer community.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
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As someone that grew up receiving SNAP at various times and also struggled as a young adult to consistently follow through on the cumbersome process of establishing benefits while working three jobs and attending college, I can attest to our broken system.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/snap-benef...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/snap-benef...
November 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
As someone that grew up receiving SNAP at various times and also struggled as a young adult to consistently follow through on the cumbersome process of establishing benefits while working three jobs and attending college, I can attest to our broken system.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/snap-benef...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/snap-benef...
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Status report, "Recipe Experiments (Sudtirolese)" dep't: Another run at *grosti da patac* (deep-fried potato pancakes) from Val Gardena, with better imagery this time. Descriprive post comes later, as something definitive is about to happen to these before they lose their lovely delicate crunch.
November 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Status report, "Recipe Experiments (Sudtirolese)" dep't: Another run at *grosti da patac* (deep-fried potato pancakes) from Val Gardena, with better imagery this time. Descriprive post comes later, as something definitive is about to happen to these before they lose their lovely delicate crunch.
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Very important thread on what’s going on in the U of California system.
The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, PPFP, has been a jewel in the crown for faculty development and recruitment at the University of California for years and the results have been an expanded faculty with almost 100% tenure rates — unprecedented success.
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Very important thread on what’s going on in the U of California system.
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First ep of season 2 of fionna and cake is out today ! Honored to have had the opportunity to continue directing on this season, and work with a bunch of insanely inspiring artists to make something really cool! Hope you tune in and enjoy!
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
First ep of season 2 of fionna and cake is out today ! Honored to have had the opportunity to continue directing on this season, and work with a bunch of insanely inspiring artists to make something really cool! Hope you tune in and enjoy!
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Good morning! An impromptu stream will be beginning at 11am ET as @notquitereal.bsky.social plays the extremely intricate-looking medieval city builder, Farthest Frontier twitch.tv/friendsatthetable
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Good morning! An impromptu stream will be beginning at 11am ET as @notquitereal.bsky.social plays the extremely intricate-looking medieval city builder, Farthest Frontier twitch.tv/friendsatthetable
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If your car dies, you die in real life
Auto loan debt recently surpassed student loans as the second-largest consumer debt category in the U.S., trailing mortgages. Americans owe a record $1.66 trillion in auto loan debt, up 20% since 2020.
The average monthly payment on a new car is now $754, up from $570 in 2019.
The average monthly payment on a new car is now $754, up from $570 in 2019.
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If your car dies, you die in real life
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This is good news, but also typical for adult gamedev: There is a policy, but you can't know what it is
Anonymous adult Steam dev asked if NSFW titles can no longer be released in Early Access, Steam rep replied evaluation is “on a case-by-case basis” during build, store review
“There is no blanket policy preventing certain games from using the Early Access model of development.”
“There is no blanket policy preventing certain games from using the Early Access model of development.”
October 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This is good news, but also typical for adult gamedev: There is a policy, but you can't know what it is
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This is incredible.
It's exactly what you think an AI game would be, a kind of Call of BattleMedal FightSoldierSiege IP grey goo that can only seemingly be an on-rails affair where you can only move forward and the only possible interaction is a QTE, and the whole thing is still melting down.
It's exactly what you think an AI game would be, a kind of Call of BattleMedal FightSoldierSiege IP grey goo that can only seemingly be an on-rails affair where you can only move forward and the only possible interaction is a QTE, and the whole thing is still melting down.
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is incredible.
It's exactly what you think an AI game would be, a kind of Call of BattleMedal FightSoldierSiege IP grey goo that can only seemingly be an on-rails affair where you can only move forward and the only possible interaction is a QTE, and the whole thing is still melting down.
It's exactly what you think an AI game would be, a kind of Call of BattleMedal FightSoldierSiege IP grey goo that can only seemingly be an on-rails affair where you can only move forward and the only possible interaction is a QTE, and the whole thing is still melting down.
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.
October 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.
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One of the most unattractive traits a person can have is being a chickenshit who can’t say their peace.
October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One of the most unattractive traits a person can have is being a chickenshit who can’t say their peace.
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You gotta get over your aversion to conflict. It’s not healthy. Avoiding it is disrespectful to yourself and the people you have a problem with. And it’s part of the whole obey authority mindset that is instilled in us.
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
You gotta get over your aversion to conflict. It’s not healthy. Avoiding it is disrespectful to yourself and the people you have a problem with. And it’s part of the whole obey authority mindset that is instilled in us.
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Today on #NationalFoodDay, many Americans are worried about their next meal. States are warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may not be issued in November if the shutdown continues.
Today on #NationalFoodDay, many Americans are worried about their next meal. States are warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may not be issued in November if the shutdown continues.
www.reuters.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Today on #NationalFoodDay, many Americans are worried about their next meal. States are warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may not be issued in November if the shutdown continues.
Today on #NationalFoodDay, many Americans are worried about their next meal. States are warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may not be issued in November if the shutdown continues.
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as a note, food banks need money, not canned goods
In one week, food aid is going to run out if the federal government is still shutdown. 1 in 10 Americans will not get paid they rely on in November, like SNAP. Please give to local food banks now, if you are able. Look into local groups that are providing meals and things like diapers. This is bad.
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
as a note, food banks need money, not canned goods
just saw someone ride their motorcycle past me wearing boat shoes... portland do be portlanding
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
just saw someone ride their motorcycle past me wearing boat shoes... portland do be portlanding
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Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
October 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦