Shanz
@buttercrispy.bsky.social
Disabled techie housewife. Lots of fibercrafts, misadventures, and a pair of cats named Frito and Bean Dip. Routinely losing thumbwars to my partner of a decade.
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All media mergers end up hurting writers, actors, directors, and everyone else who works in the industry. Executives, assistants, caterers, teamsters, everyone. Fewer companies means fewer jobs, period.
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
All media mergers end up hurting writers, actors, directors, and everyone else who works in the industry. Executives, assistants, caterers, teamsters, everyone. Fewer companies means fewer jobs, period.
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It's time for everyone's favorite chronologically unanchored holiday, The Story of the Lizard in the Leg.
Because people keep asking, the Story of The Lizard In That Dude's Leg. Some caveats:
1. This happened more than twenty years ago. There are no pictures. There was a small article in a local paper with, again, no pictures (I'm assuming that's what the producers of 9-1-1: LONE STAR found).
1. This happened more than twenty years ago. There are no pictures. There was a small article in a local paper with, again, no pictures (I'm assuming that's what the producers of 9-1-1: LONE STAR found).
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's time for everyone's favorite chronologically unanchored holiday, The Story of the Lizard in the Leg.
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summoning circle:
🕯 🕯
🕯 dodgers 🕯
🕯turn down invite 🕯
🕯️to White House 🕯
🕯 🕯
🕯 🕯
🕯 dodgers 🕯
🕯turn down invite 🕯
🕯️to White House 🕯
🕯 🕯
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
summoning circle:
🕯 🕯
🕯 dodgers 🕯
🕯turn down invite 🕯
🕯️to White House 🕯
🕯 🕯
🕯 🕯
🕯 dodgers 🕯
🕯turn down invite 🕯
🕯️to White House 🕯
🕯 🕯
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Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
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This is a really vulnerable time for paypro call centers. It's already been reported that Mastercard is stressed by our persistence
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is a really vulnerable time for paypro call centers. It's already been reported that Mastercard is stressed by our persistence
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
I know we're all busy around this time too but let's fire the engines 🔥
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What we are going to have to do in the coming years is build out a whole lot of parallel institutions that can do the work previously assigned to the state, most especially civic education.
Eventually I will find my way to excitement for that project but right now the prospect exhausts me
Eventually I will find my way to excitement for that project but right now the prospect exhausts me
November 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What we are going to have to do in the coming years is build out a whole lot of parallel institutions that can do the work previously assigned to the state, most especially civic education.
Eventually I will find my way to excitement for that project but right now the prospect exhausts me
Eventually I will find my way to excitement for that project but right now the prospect exhausts me
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
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Yet again i want to remind everyone that Bill Gates and several other billionaires have invested in mining projects in Greenland that are only accessible because of melted land and sea ice, he and other billionaires are essentially shorting the planet
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says countries and leaders need to shift their approach to climate change and focus on 'improving lives'
cnb.cx
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Yet again i want to remind everyone that Bill Gates and several other billionaires have invested in mining projects in Greenland that are only accessible because of melted land and sea ice, he and other billionaires are essentially shorting the planet
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Dems *can’t* fold. Not anymore. Folding and getting nothing is a tacit admission that the shutdown and what pain it caused is all on us. We are in this now, and we’ve got to see it through.
I do not believe Dems should fold. I believe if this works, he will keep doing it. If I believed folding would feed hungry people, I would at the very least strongly consider it. But he explicitly said he felt no obligation to honor any deal struck.
"Trump is illegally impounding SNAP funds to make people hungry so he can force the Democrats to capitulate to help the hungry people" is just a wild state of affairs.
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Dems *can’t* fold. Not anymore. Folding and getting nothing is a tacit admission that the shutdown and what pain it caused is all on us. We are in this now, and we’ve got to see it through.
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look if you watched as much anime for 8 year old girls as I do you'd know there is a stark difference between the personality of a girl who is blue and a girl who is purple. In fact they couldn't be more different.
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
look if you watched as much anime for 8 year old girls as I do you'd know there is a stark difference between the personality of a girl who is blue and a girl who is purple. In fact they couldn't be more different.
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It takes an extra level of cruelty to announce layoffs both right before the holiday season and at a time you know people can’t even access SNAP or other assistance. This is so broken.
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It takes an extra level of cruelty to announce layoffs both right before the holiday season and at a time you know people can’t even access SNAP or other assistance. This is so broken.
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you KNOW when the soundtrack in the movie switches from extradiegetic to diegetic during the course of the same song??? it's absolute bedlam. me and the boys jumping up and down, screaming, breaking the couch etc
March 8, 2024 at 4:29 PM
you KNOW when the soundtrack in the movie switches from extradiegetic to diegetic during the course of the same song??? it's absolute bedlam. me and the boys jumping up and down, screaming, breaking the couch etc
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you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones
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They’re playing Superman
September 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
They’re playing Superman
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if you know a doctor personally please mention to them over dinner that trans people are waiting in the wings for them to do a focus group about the knowledge gaps we have noticed
September 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
if you know a doctor personally please mention to them over dinner that trans people are waiting in the wings for them to do a focus group about the knowledge gaps we have noticed
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"Yeah, it was clearly illegal, but what are going to do?" becoming the defining legal mantra of the Trump era.
All of this conditioned by SCOTUS refusing to act with any sort of urgency until the damage is done *except* when Trump asks them to jump in to facilitate the damage.
All of this conditioned by SCOTUS refusing to act with any sort of urgency until the damage is done *except* when Trump asks them to jump in to facilitate the damage.
A judge ruled the firing of thousands of federal employees was illegal. But he stopped short of ordering the government to reinstate them, predicting the Supreme Court would overturn it.
A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway
A judge ruled the firing of thousands of federal employees was illegal. But he stopped short of ordering the government to reinstate them, predicting the Supreme Court would overturn it.
n.pr
September 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Yeah, it was clearly illegal, but what are going to do?" becoming the defining legal mantra of the Trump era.
All of this conditioned by SCOTUS refusing to act with any sort of urgency until the damage is done *except* when Trump asks them to jump in to facilitate the damage.
All of this conditioned by SCOTUS refusing to act with any sort of urgency until the damage is done *except* when Trump asks them to jump in to facilitate the damage.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
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Brilliant businessman accidentally gives employees 7-month paid vacation.
September 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Brilliant businessman accidentally gives employees 7-month paid vacation.
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Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️
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September 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️
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Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
September 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
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Today, Maryland took additional actions to protect COVID access:
- Issued a standing order so vaccines can be administered based on guidance developed by medical professional societies instead of the federal government
- Confirmed they have joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
- Issued a standing order so vaccines can be administered based on guidance developed by medical professional societies instead of the federal government
- Confirmed they have joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
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Maryland Department of Health issues respiratory virus vaccine guidance, COVID-19 vaccine standing order
An official website of the State of Maryland.
health.maryland.gov
September 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Today, Maryland took additional actions to protect COVID access:
- Issued a standing order so vaccines can be administered based on guidance developed by medical professional societies instead of the federal government
- Confirmed they have joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
- Issued a standing order so vaccines can be administered based on guidance developed by medical professional societies instead of the federal government
- Confirmed they have joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
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A pitch for those of you canceling Disney+/Hulu this week would be to use that cash and subscribe to PBS/PBS Passport.
Public media is foundational to our democracy and supporting @pbs.org is just about the best value for your dollar. Plus, there are so many British mysteries!!!
Public media is foundational to our democracy and supporting @pbs.org is just about the best value for your dollar. Plus, there are so many British mysteries!!!
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A pitch for those of you canceling Disney+/Hulu this week would be to use that cash and subscribe to PBS/PBS Passport.
Public media is foundational to our democracy and supporting @pbs.org is just about the best value for your dollar. Plus, there are so many British mysteries!!!
Public media is foundational to our democracy and supporting @pbs.org is just about the best value for your dollar. Plus, there are so many British mysteries!!!
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now's a better time than any in living memory to start dressing and acting like a beatnik. little goatee or fugly bob, striped shirts, saying daddio a lot
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
now's a better time than any in living memory to start dressing and acting like a beatnik. little goatee or fugly bob, striped shirts, saying daddio a lot
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This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.
Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms
Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high
edmontonjournal.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.
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ZINKE: A news outlet called President Trump a Nazi 3,000 times. 3,000 times!
SEAWRIGHT: His own vice president called him a Nazi
SEAWRIGHT: His own vice president called him a Nazi
September 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
ZINKE: A news outlet called President Trump a Nazi 3,000 times. 3,000 times!
SEAWRIGHT: His own vice president called him a Nazi
SEAWRIGHT: His own vice president called him a Nazi