Tara
@bransler.bsky.social
(she/her) Liberal, Musician, Book-Lover, Science Nerd, Gamer, Nature-Enthusiast, People-Enthusiast, Mom.
US-American. Currently learning to speak Turkish (poorly).
US-American. Currently learning to speak Turkish (poorly).
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Be safe!
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Be safe!
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Meet @arielkasten.bsky.social: an Atlanta-based actor, musician, gamer, and bona fide super-geek.
Watch as they bring their unique spark to the unfolding mystery.
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #HouseOfSkye #ShadowCityMysteries #TabletopRPG #NoirFantasy
Watch as they bring their unique spark to the unfolding mystery.
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #HouseOfSkye #ShadowCityMysteries #TabletopRPG #NoirFantasy
August 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Meet @arielkasten.bsky.social: an Atlanta-based actor, musician, gamer, and bona fide super-geek.
Watch as they bring their unique spark to the unfolding mystery.
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #HouseOfSkye #ShadowCityMysteries #TabletopRPG #NoirFantasy
Watch as they bring their unique spark to the unfolding mystery.
#TTRPG #ActualPlay #HouseOfSkye #ShadowCityMysteries #TabletopRPG #NoirFantasy
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Mamdani is going to impose shillelagh law. Everyone must carry a stout stick and start down the rocky road to Dublin.
Mamdani is going to impose shangri-la law. Everyone will be blindfolded and forced to play Marco Polo
Mamdani gonna implement Shaaloani law. All disputes settled via shootout duels using non-lethal rounds with all the authenticity of a spaghetti western directed by Japanese anime enthusiasts.
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Mamdani is going to impose shillelagh law. Everyone must carry a stout stick and start down the rocky road to Dublin.
Hey @tatoennisson.bsky.social, is it weird to see this butterfly in my asparagus at the end of October in GA?
October 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hey @tatoennisson.bsky.social, is it weird to see this butterfly in my asparagus at the end of October in GA?
Richardson and Reich agree. Here's hoping.
youtu.be/AQ2ZxeneQrk?...
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The Tide Turned This Week | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Richardson and Reich agree. Here's hoping.
youtu.be/AQ2ZxeneQrk?...
youtu.be/AQ2ZxeneQrk?...
Didn't get Raptured yesterday, but that's OK, because I have some nice pears I just bought, and I would hate for them to go to waste.
September 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Didn't get Raptured yesterday, but that's OK, because I have some nice pears I just bought, and I would hate for them to go to waste.
- Had friends over for dinner
- Drank iced tea (rare caffeine for me)
- Had the first big high-sugar dessert I've had in weeks
- Guests leave
- I put on music playlist my kids made me for Mothers' Day this year (best gift!)
- Dance around the kitchen like a DERANGED PERSON
The dogs now fear me
- Drank iced tea (rare caffeine for me)
- Had the first big high-sugar dessert I've had in weeks
- Guests leave
- I put on music playlist my kids made me for Mothers' Day this year (best gift!)
- Dance around the kitchen like a DERANGED PERSON
The dogs now fear me
September 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
- Had friends over for dinner
- Drank iced tea (rare caffeine for me)
- Had the first big high-sugar dessert I've had in weeks
- Guests leave
- I put on music playlist my kids made me for Mothers' Day this year (best gift!)
- Dance around the kitchen like a DERANGED PERSON
The dogs now fear me
- Drank iced tea (rare caffeine for me)
- Had the first big high-sugar dessert I've had in weeks
- Guests leave
- I put on music playlist my kids made me for Mothers' Day this year (best gift!)
- Dance around the kitchen like a DERANGED PERSON
The dogs now fear me
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A couple years ago, I was talking a lot about board games and comics and my dog and kayaking and now every time I post about anything but the upcoming apocalypse, I feel like I am being an utter doofus.
We still have to post about happy stuff sometimes, right?
We still have to post about happy stuff sometimes, right?
August 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A couple years ago, I was talking a lot about board games and comics and my dog and kayaking and now every time I post about anything but the upcoming apocalypse, I feel like I am being an utter doofus.
We still have to post about happy stuff sometimes, right?
We still have to post about happy stuff sometimes, right?
Saddleback Caterpillar (moth) on Ironweed.
I hear they sting, so I decided not to give him a little kiss.
I hear they sting, so I decided not to give him a little kiss.
August 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Saddleback Caterpillar (moth) on Ironweed.
I hear they sting, so I decided not to give him a little kiss.
I hear they sting, so I decided not to give him a little kiss.
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Just wondering why I would want a technology whose "grandest promises" include destroying the need for human creativity and creating a new class of enslaved people trapped inside data centers controlled by oligarchs
August 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just wondering why I would want a technology whose "grandest promises" include destroying the need for human creativity and creating a new class of enslaved people trapped inside data centers controlled by oligarchs
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It’s easy and reasonable to note the horror of the Trump regime evil. But it’s necessary to also note that a healthy republic doesn’t collapse into fascism overnight. This is the path America has been in at least since 9/11/2001. This police state wasn’t birthed full born from Zeus’ forehead.
August 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s easy and reasonable to note the horror of the Trump regime evil. But it’s necessary to also note that a healthy republic doesn’t collapse into fascism overnight. This is the path America has been in at least since 9/11/2001. This police state wasn’t birthed full born from Zeus’ forehead.
Flu shot 2025 acquired!
Early this year. Nice to check that off the list.
Early this year. Nice to check that off the list.
August 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Flu shot 2025 acquired!
Early this year. Nice to check that off the list.
Early this year. Nice to check that off the list.
Mystery plant that "volunteered" out of my compost this year.
Any garden-experts out there want to help me ID it?
Any garden-experts out there want to help me ID it?
August 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Mystery plant that "volunteered" out of my compost this year.
Any garden-experts out there want to help me ID it?
Any garden-experts out there want to help me ID it?
My favorite new word-puzzle game:
raddle.quest
raddle.quest
RADDLE
The daily word transformation game
raddle.quest
August 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My favorite new word-puzzle game:
raddle.quest
raddle.quest
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visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
July 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
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New Report: Codifying Censorship or Reclaiming Rights from @everylibrary.bsky.social: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries
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New Report: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries
The 2025 report provides a comprehensive overview of legislative trends, including an executive summary of 11 categories of harmful bills and their impact on libraries.
www.everylibrary.org
July 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New Report: Codifying Censorship or Reclaiming Rights from @everylibrary.bsky.social: The State-by-State 2025 Legislative Landscape for Libraries
www.everylibrary.org/state_by_sta...
www.everylibrary.org/state_by_sta...
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Someone could just leave the Epstein Files on the doorstep of The Guardian or Salon or something
July 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Someone could just leave the Epstein Files on the doorstep of The Guardian or Salon or something
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When I see people talking shit about events like this, the main impression I get is that some people cannot stand people doing things different than the thing they are doing.
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
When I see people talking shit about events like this, the main impression I get is that some people cannot stand people doing things different than the thing they are doing.
This site may seem a little silly, but it's a very clever way to make yourself think through solutions when maybe you're in a situation where that feels like a chalkenge.
philome.la/jace_harr/yo...
philome.la/jace_harr/yo...
You feel like shit.
philome.la
July 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This site may seem a little silly, but it's a very clever way to make yourself think through solutions when maybe you're in a situation where that feels like a chalkenge.
philome.la/jace_harr/yo...
philome.la/jace_harr/yo...
From an engineering and public policy perspective, the vast majority of deaths in Natural Disasters can be prevented by better infrastructure, policy, and planning.
Every time I hear some leader (like Governor Abbot of TX) say something like, "All we know is that prayer does work," I want to vomit.
Every time I hear some leader (like Governor Abbot of TX) say something like, "All we know is that prayer does work," I want to vomit.
July 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
From an engineering and public policy perspective, the vast majority of deaths in Natural Disasters can be prevented by better infrastructure, policy, and planning.
Every time I hear some leader (like Governor Abbot of TX) say something like, "All we know is that prayer does work," I want to vomit.
Every time I hear some leader (like Governor Abbot of TX) say something like, "All we know is that prayer does work," I want to vomit.
My fellow gaming nerds:
A discord friend just showed me this fundraiser bundle with a HUGE number of small/indie TTRPG and video games. The money goes to Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
itch.io/b/3110/no-ic...
A discord friend just showed me this fundraiser bundle with a HUGE number of small/indie TTRPG and video games. The money goes to Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
itch.io/b/3110/no-ic...
No ICE in California by jesthehuman and 268 others
No ICE in California: 560 items for $10.00
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July 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My fellow gaming nerds:
A discord friend just showed me this fundraiser bundle with a HUGE number of small/indie TTRPG and video games. The money goes to Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
itch.io/b/3110/no-ic...
A discord friend just showed me this fundraiser bundle with a HUGE number of small/indie TTRPG and video games. The money goes to Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
itch.io/b/3110/no-ic...
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Dems need to putting up billboards in every Republican district with the name and photo of their Republican rep and what they’re voting for - Americans losing health insurance, jobs lost, kids hungry. Billboards - blanketing America. I’d contribute.
July 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Dems need to putting up billboards in every Republican district with the name and photo of their Republican rep and what they’re voting for - Americans losing health insurance, jobs lost, kids hungry. Billboards - blanketing America. I’d contribute.
Google must have recently had a new (cursed) update. It created a calendar of birthdays for everyone in my Contacts address book, and started sending me chiming phone notifications a week before and a day before each one.
My contacts has people I haven't seen for decades. NO
My contacts has people I haven't seen for decades. NO
July 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Google must have recently had a new (cursed) update. It created a calendar of birthdays for everyone in my Contacts address book, and started sending me chiming phone notifications a week before and a day before each one.
My contacts has people I haven't seen for decades. NO
My contacts has people I haven't seen for decades. NO
There is still time for you to vote for this year's best duct tape prom dress and tux.
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June 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There is still time for you to vote for this year's best duct tape prom dress and tux.
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Ed People should probably get some kind of international award for promoting world peace.
June 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ed People should probably get some kind of international award for promoting world peace.