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ni dieu ni mâitre*always poetry*Dr; not MD*neurodivergent*ENM*union strong*BLM*TransBLM*support SWers*🇬🇧 🇺🇲 🇨🇦*don't do drama*she/her/hers*

Twitter refugee (apologies to the real refugees of the world)
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My partner is a low vision user and she deserves the option of a social media network gives her that accessibility. Come on, bsky.
Another Bluesky update, still no solutions for low vision users using large text and/or screenreaders.

Beginning to believe this site isn’t serious about accessibility, despite the nice words they send me in reply to my feedback.
August 27, 2023 at 5:10 AM
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Hey, busketeers, here's another fun fact from my trove of interesting tidbits and trivium:

No combination of words that mean "This is why it's not cool to me when people make fun of Trump's weight" also mean "Please tell me your personal exception to this, I so yearn to know why it's okay for you."
August 25, 2023 at 4:06 AM
United we bargain; divided we beg. I'm sticking with the union, and the union's sticking with me.
As we wade through another round of “Did this just add weeks to the strike?” headlines, remember:

The length of this strike will be determined by one thing and one thing only — how long it takes CEOs to accept reality. A deal can be made in a few days as soon as they get serious.
August 25, 2023 at 4:48 AM
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No one knows how much longer it will take the CEOs to accept reality and bargain in good faith to make a fair deal, because no one can know how long it will take them to overcome their egos and do what’s right.

But that day is coming — sooner than they think.
#WGAStrong
August 24, 2023 at 11:33 PM
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OK this is a good question. the thing about restorative justice is that it's in the hands of the person who was HARMED, not the person who did wrong.

at the moment, both of the men who have done wrong are scrambling to preserve their reputation. they are making no genuine inroads at fixing things
August 25, 2023 at 4:40 AM
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i have been trying to make Slut Coven happen since MAY and my baby is finally flourishing
August 24, 2023 at 10:28 PM
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August 24, 2023 at 10:27 PM
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spoken like someone who truly does not understand the ways in which women are harmed for speaking out, thanks 🖕🏻
Just say who you are talking about. I'm tired of the mysterious innuendo from the big accounts around here gossiping about each other. Did you all miss out on HS the first time around?
August 24, 2023 at 10:30 PM
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A school system that's been shut down for half the week by bomb threats
national media keeps sleeping on it, but an oklahoma state education official publicly buddying up with libs of tiktok and trying to strip accredidation from the state’s largest school district in order to privatize the entire district really ought to be bigger news than it is.
August 24, 2023 at 9:12 PM
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I assume all Irish comic Creators will eventually read my twitter thing, but if not and you want to attend Cork Comic Expo (free tables) make sure you read it, dammit!

twitter.com/TheBigBang_/...
Tweet by @TheBigBang_
If you haven't heard it yet, CORK COMIC EXPO is back, thanks to @mahonpointsc and the unstoppable @WillSliney ! And just like last time, we will have FREE tables available for comic creators!
twitter.com
August 22, 2023 at 4:58 PM
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It has come to my attention that I am not independently wealthy. I am therefor looking for work November 2023 on.

I have colored Sword of Azrael, Grumble, Harley Quinn Animated Series, The Unchosen on Zoop & 3W3M.
August 21, 2023 at 3:06 PM
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still takes me about 80 minutes to walk 4 miles and i berate myself for not being faster because Stephen King's THE LONG WALK posits a deathmarch competition set around the concept of people walking 4 miles an hour for days on end. like, i'd be shot on hour 1, which just seems disgraceful.
August 22, 2023 at 12:58 AM
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in the dog version of The Matrix, the choice is being redfrisbee’d or bluefrisbee’d
August 23, 2023 at 1:48 AM
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nothing gets me more excited about a new movie than the director saying "My hope is that this also becomes a massive IP and a universe that can be built out." because i mainly watch movies to root for their box office and merchandising potential
August 23, 2023 at 1:07 AM
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Finally starting Wayward and I feel so nervous. I read The Wanderers in fall 2019 and ooohhhh boy was it a prelude to the pandemic. @chuckwendig.bsky.social promise me it will be ok 😬
August 23, 2023 at 1:27 AM
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"Enchanting, exquisite and dark, Chuck Wendig masterfully weaves a new horrifying fairy tale in BLACK RIVER ORCHARD." -- @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social Stoker-award winning author, whose FORGOTTEN SISTERS you need to watch out for real soon.

BLACK RIVER ORCHARD -- take a bite on 9/26.
August 23, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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In response to rising COVID cases, hospitals, schools, and now Hollywood are bringing back mandates to protect their workers and communities. Great job everyone! Who’s next?
Hollywood studio Lionsgate brings back mask mandate amid Covid spike
The studio behind John Wick and The Hunger Games has reinstated the use of masks after several employees tested positive for Covid-19
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2023 at 10:22 PM
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The "starving artist" myth is one promoted by people in power to romanticize the forced austerity of artists and writers -- meaning, to convince creators that being paid less than they are worth is simply part of the expected narrative when it shouldn't be. (See also: the WGA strike.)
The biggest enabler for creativity is stability. I wish that was made more central to the creative narrative. Figure out what your specific needs are to limit stressors and enable "boring" time and work to achieve that as hard as you're practicing your art.
August 23, 2023 at 1:32 PM
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So good. I love Dr D'Angour's work.
August 23, 2023 at 2:42 PM
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A lineup.
An enshitteration? A bigotwallet? A fucknettery? A klanfistula?
A gathering of GOP Presidential candidates is called a “Casserole of Cunts”
August 23, 2023 at 2:18 PM
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This was just an astoundingly dumb thing for the hospital’s lawyer to do. Looks like an employment lawyer who was trying to get leverage in the employment dispute with the young man’s mother. A gigantic own-goal. Malpractice.
August 23, 2023 at 2:34 PM
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Okay, yes, the New York Times is publishing Ann Coulter, but I’m sure they’ll also publish Andrew Tate to offer a perspective on why they shouldn’t have done that.
August 23, 2023 at 2:38 PM
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The NYT remains like Mork from Ork, a charming but childish stranger unable to understand the culture in which it finds itself and incapable of understanding the difference between different things, like performance artists and serious writers.
August 23, 2023 at 2:41 PM