Bettina
@bettinagzh.bsky.social
bookworm, mothership, recovering librarian
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
A blessed Yuletide and merry Christmas everyone. 💜
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A blessed Yuletide and merry Christmas everyone. 💜
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a very klingon festivus
December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
a very klingon festivus
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!
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Stephen King wrote about "Stand by Me" and his relationship with Rob Reiner. Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion | Stephen King: Why I Hugged Rob Reiner After Watching ‘Stand by Me’
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Stephen King wrote about "Stand by Me" and his relationship with Rob Reiner. Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Any dentists in Kenosha, WI wanna help out a young autistic girl,?? This child needs 5 root canals due to her autism medicine.
Imma trade you a pair of tickets to our show in Chicago with GNR and a meeting next July
www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-...
Imma trade you a pair of tickets to our show in Chicago with GNR and a meeting next July
www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-...
Donate to My 11 year old autistic granddaughter needs 5 root canals, organized by Shirley Tutor-Perez
My granddaughter Rhiannon will be 11 on 12/20. She has been b… Shirley Tutor-Perez needs your support for My 11 year old autistic granddaughter needs 5 root canals
www.gofundme.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Any dentists in Kenosha, WI wanna help out a young autistic girl,?? This child needs 5 root canals due to her autism medicine.
Imma trade you a pair of tickets to our show in Chicago with GNR and a meeting next July
www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-...
Imma trade you a pair of tickets to our show in Chicago with GNR and a meeting next July
www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-...
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.
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non-exploding consoles
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
non-exploding consoles
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a .gif. Hard mode - no Stars (either Trek or Wars), no LOTR, Marvel, Animated, Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a .gif. Hard mode - no Stars (either Trek or Wars), no LOTR, Marvel, Animated, Pixar.
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More than 68,000 women have already added their names to our letter in solidarity - Together we are showing that trans exclusion is not being done in our name.
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
More than 68,000 women have already added their names to our letter in solidarity - Together we are showing that trans exclusion is not being done in our name.
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
You can join us and help keep the momentum growing…
✍️ Sign here: notinourname.org.uk
🔄 Please share to help us reach even more supporters
Do I enjoy watching figure skating or do I enjoy crying over figure skating? Who knows at this point…
December 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Do I enjoy watching figure skating or do I enjoy crying over figure skating? Who knows at this point…
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1/ It’s Small Business Saturday. Put your money where it actually matters: your local butchers, bakers, cafes, indie shops and service providers. They’re the backbone of every town and village.
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
1/ It’s Small Business Saturday. Put your money where it actually matters: your local butchers, bakers, cafes, indie shops and service providers. They’re the backbone of every town and village.
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In this episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, we’re joined by acclaimed filmmaker, writer, and actor Cherien Dabis to discuss her sweeping new film, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU—a powerful Palestinian family drama that spans 70 years and traces the long emotional aftershocks of displacement
youtu.be/rCmXmGErdJU
youtu.be/rCmXmGErdJU
One Family. Seven Decades. A New Kind of Historical Film: All That's Left of You
YouTube video by Inside the Arthouse
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
In this episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, we’re joined by acclaimed filmmaker, writer, and actor Cherien Dabis to discuss her sweeping new film, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU—a powerful Palestinian family drama that spans 70 years and traces the long emotional aftershocks of displacement
youtu.be/rCmXmGErdJU
youtu.be/rCmXmGErdJU
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I Know What You Did Last Sumer
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language
Watch: TCD debuts world's first film in ancient Sumerian
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language.
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I Know What You Did Last Sumer
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𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯.
Poet Hollie McNish reads from Virgin.
Poet Hollie McNish reads from Virgin.
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯.
Poet Hollie McNish reads from Virgin.
Poet Hollie McNish reads from Virgin.
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This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937