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#Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is BACK for our 6th year! 🎁✨
This community-powered gifting initiative is all about mutual aid, kindness, and making sure no one goes without a little magic this season.
Let’s make 2025 our most generous year yet!
Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies
This community-powered gifting initiative is all about mutual aid, kindness, and making sure no one goes without a little magic this season.
Let’s make 2025 our most generous year yet!
Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is BACK for our 6th year! 🎁✨
This community-powered gifting initiative is all about mutual aid, kindness, and making sure no one goes without a little magic this season.
Let’s make 2025 our most generous year yet!
Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies
This community-powered gifting initiative is all about mutual aid, kindness, and making sure no one goes without a little magic this season.
Let’s make 2025 our most generous year yet!
Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
If you or someone you love could use help with holiday gifting, or if you want to spread some joy as a Holiday Fairy, all the details are here: bit.ly/holidayfairies
3 Ways to Take Action Now:
-Submit your wishlist!
-Support a wishlist!
-Boost this community initiative!
3 Ways to Take Action Now:
-Submit your wishlist!
-Support a wishlist!
-Boost this community initiative!
Holiday Fairies
Romancelandia holiday fairies is a mutual aid effort for the romance novel reader community.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If you or someone you love could use help with holiday gifting, or if you want to spread some joy as a Holiday Fairy, all the details are here: bit.ly/holidayfairies
3 Ways to Take Action Now:
-Submit your wishlist!
-Support a wishlist!
-Boost this community initiative!
3 Ways to Take Action Now:
-Submit your wishlist!
-Support a wishlist!
-Boost this community initiative!
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
Are you still massively against me breaking into your home and stealing all your stuff so I can sell it or have you moved more towards acceptance?
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Are you still massively against me breaking into your home and stealing all your stuff so I can sell it or have you moved more towards acceptance?
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
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If you're looking for a historical romance (and you know you are...), A Nun for a Viking Warrior by Lucy Morris is just $1.99. It's really good - lots of emotional grist for the angst mill. My review from 2022 wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2022/01/libr... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
Library Loot Review: A Nun for the Viking Warrior
A public librarian-written blog about romance novels, baseball, and other random natterings.
wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you're looking for a historical romance (and you know you are...), A Nun for a Viking Warrior by Lucy Morris is just $1.99. It's really good - lots of emotional grist for the angst mill. My review from 2022 wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2022/01/libr... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
Christmas foster kittens, a missing E.L.V.I.S, and a P.I. in love. It's time for some #free Christmas shenanigans! www.ellerush.com/decker-and-joy #SweetRomance #ChristmasRomance #HolidayRomance #ChristmasCookies #ChristmasCat #BookSky
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Christmas foster kittens, a missing E.L.V.I.S, and a P.I. in love. It's time for some #free Christmas shenanigans! www.ellerush.com/decker-and-joy #SweetRomance #ChristmasRomance #HolidayRomance #ChristmasCookies #ChristmasCat #BookSky
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It’s over, y’all. We have a winner.
It's been SEVEN hours and
fifteen days
fifteen days
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It’s over, y’all. We have a winner.
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Richard Scarry (American Children's Book Author and Illustrator, 1919–1994)
"The First Snow is Magical", 1963.
Gouache (an opaque Watercolor Paint) on Illustration Board.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt #Winter
"The First Snow is Magical", 1963.
Gouache (an opaque Watercolor Paint) on Illustration Board.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt #Winter
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Richard Scarry (American Children's Book Author and Illustrator, 1919–1994)
"The First Snow is Magical", 1963.
Gouache (an opaque Watercolor Paint) on Illustration Board.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt #Winter
"The First Snow is Magical", 1963.
Gouache (an opaque Watercolor Paint) on Illustration Board.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt #Winter
I'm not on X but this is interesting
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I'm not on X but this is interesting
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
Here is a gift link. I canceled the other day but still have a few days left of my subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Thucydides Trap Is Coming for America
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Here is a gift link. I canceled the other day but still have a few days left of my subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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This is absolutely. batshit. insane.
And one of the most beautifully terrifying things I've ever watched.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZv...
And one of the most beautifully terrifying things I've ever watched.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZv...
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
YouTube video by Red Bull
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This is absolutely. batshit. insane.
And one of the most beautifully terrifying things I've ever watched.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZv...
And one of the most beautifully terrifying things I've ever watched.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZv...
Reposted by Christine Maria Rose 🇨🇦
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.