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crankysocrates.bsky.social
@crankysocrates.bsky.social
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Editor, miniatures painter, ttrpg gamer, cat lover, leftist, humanist, LGBTQ+ ally, don't know when to keep my mouth shut. Will do almost anything for Reeses Cups. Well reasoned statements are my own.
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Thanks @annijyn.com !
Picture above books. Print is "The Knight and The Lover" available from annijyn.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Where do you stand on Minilla? 😝
Millia, Godzilla's "son", a stumpy, green turd color bipedal creature (with tail) with a pushed in face, oversized mouth, and odd eyebrow ridges that look like archivaults.
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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I know where my loyalties lie for this one.😉
Servalan from Blake's Seven.
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Santa wears it better.
A picture of Santa Claus, in the foreground, his back turned, as he fiddles with something in his red sleigh, which is stuck in the sand on a beach. There is a suspicious brown stain on the seat of Santa's red pants. Off to the right, a small female child struggles to hitch a sheep to Santa's sleigh.
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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More is always better. Thanks, @annijyn.com
Photo of framed print, "Swamp Witch" by annijyn.com. Print shows rear view of beautiful woman wearing lingerie (?), who is turned slightly toward the viewer, looking at viewer over her left shoulder.
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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One of antifa's first girlfriends.
B&W picture of WW2 Italian partisan Carla Capponi.
October 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Dr. Fox, the discount code is returning a $0.00 discount.
Screenshot of Discount field of UPKansas shop checkout page showing $0.00 discount from applying discount code FRAMINGWWI.
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Finally got this up! Thanks @annijyn.com!
"The Green Witch" - print of sitting female, in robes, long, red hair and fingers on left hand lightly touching left cheek. Her eyes are closed, and her head is very slightly tilted up. Artist is Anni Jyn annijyn.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I did need that. Here's a content cat.
A black cat curled up in a light gray fleece blanket, which is on a couch.
October 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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I'm finally a cool kid! Thanks, @fenrisgames.com!
Amazing coffee mug flanked by two stickers on display. An unusually well ordered hobbyist work table (featuring paint racks, etc.) is seen behind the mug and stickers. The mug is from Fenris Games, and visible "The Toadstool Brownies" printedin black on it in the upper third half, along with a very large toad with a red mushroom head( with red circles) behind it (or on its back!). Visible in the lower left bottom third is the symbol for Fenris Games. The amazing sticker to the left of the mug features Princess Leia (from mid torso on up), wearing her white Cloud City outfit. She is holding a stormtrooper's blaster, her head slightly turned to the left. Behind her is the symbol of the Rebel Alliance, coloredlight blue, pink, and white. At the bottom, the word "Rebel" is written in outline, using a light blue colores "Star Wars" font. The sticker on the right has a black background, with a white circle in the middle. With the circle are are a swooping (from the left) black colored hand, and a red colored hand. Each hand is holding tools used for painting and creating miniatures. Curved writing appears at the top and bottom, just outside the circle. The writing is white (on black background). The upper line reads "Love Miniatures". The bottom line reads "Hate Fascism".
May 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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@ggwynterwrites.bsky.social
6 blueberry muffins still in the baking thingy.
April 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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A profile in courage: the Chancellor of an R1 showing more signs of life and support for the contract extension of the uni's football coach in a paragraph than for their researchers, staff, and students over two months.

I guess football will play better for another feature in "CEO Magazine".
“CU Boulder is one of the most innovative campuses in the country, so it’s only natural and appropriate that we have the most innovative coach as well. Coach Prime has done a masterful job transforming CU Boulder’s football program into the must-watch matchup nationwide, week after week, and I’m excited to see what the team will accomplish under his leadership in the next five years. He is also committed to a program with the highest level of integrity that emphasizes our student-athletes’ academic performance and helps them achieve their post-football career goals.” - Chancellor Justin Schwartz
March 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I haven't verified this yet. And, it wouldn't surprise me.
BlueSky posting about the US Army's removal of a website dedicated to the 442nd RCT during WW2. Comprised of Japanese Ameican men, it is the most decorated unit in US military history. A picture shows 4 Japanese American men, standing at attention, during WW2.
March 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Or, like my VC Research messaged yesterday: you should also lobby publicly for higher ed (even when your institution is doing ridiculously little in that regard).
Today, I want to express my deep appreciation for the amazing work you do and for your strong commitment to scholarship, innovation, and academic freedom. Your dedication is the most important form of engagement and advocacy, and it makes a difference. New numbers from our Contracts and Grants team show that, eight months into the fiscal year, our research funding is up nearly 18% from last year, which was a record year. Though the federal turmoil will eventually affect this trailing indicator, I am delighted about this snapshot of our enterprise’s health and momentum. I am even more impressed by the fact that 322 proposals were submitted by you all in February, also a record high. It takes extra motivation and commitment to develop and submit a proposal in the current environment, and I am proud of everyone’s efforts and contributions. Finally, the impact you create is far greater than what can be captured in numbers of proposals and dollars. I want to acknowledge the breadth of that impact and underscore how important it is for all of us to continue to spread the word about all of our research and creative work. I encourage you to share your perspective—in personal networks, online, and even in the media—as long as you speak from your scholarly or personal perspective and not on behalf of the university. Communication matters, and personal stories and individual perspectives make an impact on our community and our legislators. Uou can share your story with Congressman Through this form. As you likely know, threats specific to NIH have also raised alarm. This handout and website succinctly and effectively illustrate how federal funding through NIH drives impact and economic growth across the nation. These resources are specific to NIH but also paint a broader picture of the importance of federal funding across the board. Comparable summaries from other agencies would paint a similar picture and can be shared with your personal and professional networks.
March 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Boulder faculty, staff, and students standing up while CU administration chooses silence and collaboration.
4 people,dressed in different styles of clothing, two holding protest signs for Stand Up for Science 2025, standing on a sidewalk, with a 4 lane road behind them. There is a large, reddish brick colored building in the background.
March 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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My handiwork, but someone smarter came up with the slogan.
A protest sign reading "Trans-Mice Save Lives". Blue and pink, alternating, are the colors for "Trans". Brown is used for "Mice"; black for "Save", and green for "Lives". In the center of the sign is a graphic detailing the transgenic mouse cycle. Flanking that are two crudely drawn , cartoonish mouse heads with gray fur, pink ears and nose, and red eyes.
March 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Ready for tomorrow. (Can't take credit for the slogan. Totally responsible for the horrible printing.😊)
A sign that reads "Keep Your DOGE-y Paws Off My IDC".
March 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Needs must when one cannot taste @tammi.bsky.social 's cookies.😝
A package of Biscoff cookies in a snack pack, serving as a poor substitute for tasting Tammi's cookies.
March 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I love it! Mine isn't as feisty looking.
A black cat, under a blanket with only its head showing, looking sleepy.
February 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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A picture of the D.C. Comics character G.I. Robot, with the words "G.I. Robot has been waiting for a friend to kill Nazis with for 74 years, 23 days and 52 minutes."
February 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Whoa! Calm down! Dial back that sense of urgency and maybe reconsider the radical defense of research that is signing a letter!

I guess the lawyers gave permission to performatively speak on the subject when there's a good chance it's too little, too late.
Act Now to help protect NIH research message
February 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Kid (and continuing) crush, go
The actress, Valerie Bertinelli.
February 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Then there's this gem. This is not tongue in cheek or some sort of cutesy resistance. The cowards at CU would have taken it down if it were. And if it somehow *is* cutesy resistance, the optics suck.
A picture of George Takei, who comments "Oooh, well played" in response to this information: The University of Colorado took down its main DEI web page, a d posted a new page for an Office of Collaboration.
February 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Me everyday for the foreseeable future.

#allyoufascists
Capt Jean Luc Picard from "Star Trek - The Next Generation". His head is in the foreground. He is bald, and yelling "There are four lights!!" The background is blurry, but the head and chest of a Cardassian soldier can be made out.
February 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Captain Canada, wearing a costume of red and white bearing a maple leaf motif, standing in front of a large, red, maple leaf symbol.
February 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM