Damiana Swan
@damianaswan.bsky.social
Artist, photographer, editor, writer, goddess of administrative organization and amaretto. Joyous partner in crime with Satyros Brucato, aka That Damn Mage Guy. She/they. #Resist #BLM #ProtectTransPeople https://linktr.ee/damianaswan
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Seattle weather a bit sleepy for now, but if you’ve got popcorn ready to pop and are looking for some exciting weather to chase, maybe keep an eye on Thanksgiving weekend, which isn’t really up to 😮 Emoji status just yet, but would qualify as 🧐.
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-weat... #wawx
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-weat... #wawx
Mundane weather for now, but cool down looms for Thanksgiving week - Emerald City Weather Blog
For being in the heart of November, the weather around here is going to take what will qualify
emeraldcityweather.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Seattle weather a bit sleepy for now, but if you’ve got popcorn ready to pop and are looking for some exciting weather to chase, maybe keep an eye on Thanksgiving weekend, which isn’t really up to 😮 Emoji status just yet, but would qualify as 🧐.
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-weat... #wawx
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-weat... #wawx
Reposted by Damiana Swan
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Each smallest bit of genai dogshit, represents *hundreds* of artists being fucked over. Not just now, but artists years from now who would have been hired had the company kept paying people to find and hire and manage artists.
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Each smallest bit of genai dogshit, represents *hundreds* of artists being fucked over. Not just now, but artists years from now who would have been hired had the company kept paying people to find and hire and manage artists.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Folks, a famous author isn't ever going to contact you out of the blue to offer you literary services. It's always a scam. Also, speaking as an at least semifamous author, you wouldn't want any services we did offer, we're just barely handling our own shit, much less anyone else's.
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Folks, a famous author isn't ever going to contact you out of the blue to offer you literary services. It's always a scam. Also, speaking as an at least semifamous author, you wouldn't want any services we did offer, we're just barely handling our own shit, much less anyone else's.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
"if you build something new, you purchase the components --"
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"if you build something new, you purchase the components --"
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
i cannot help but see Open AI's insistence that they have a right to use all "content" as connected to the online environment of the past 20 years that has made photos, video, music, and writing feel "free" and therefore valueless.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Still about £200 short on rent, and a couple of days to get it together.
I've just added 7 new labradorite pendants here: oishiny.etsy.com
And as always, the #TurtleOfCalm is on tiny wallpaper adventures here: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm...
#Helpsky #💕💸 #DisabledArtist
I've just added 7 new labradorite pendants here: oishiny.etsy.com
And as always, the #TurtleOfCalm is on tiny wallpaper adventures here: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm...
#Helpsky #💕💸 #DisabledArtist
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Still about £200 short on rent, and a couple of days to get it together.
I've just added 7 new labradorite pendants here: oishiny.etsy.com
And as always, the #TurtleOfCalm is on tiny wallpaper adventures here: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm...
#Helpsky #💕💸 #DisabledArtist
I've just added 7 new labradorite pendants here: oishiny.etsy.com
And as always, the #TurtleOfCalm is on tiny wallpaper adventures here: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm...
#Helpsky #💕💸 #DisabledArtist
Reposted by Damiana Swan
web.archive.org/web/20241122...
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Disability Visibility - Latest
Get the latest on Disability Visibility from Teen Vogue. Find articles, slideshows and more.
web.archive.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
web.archive.org/web/20241122...
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Reposted by Damiana Swan
I saw a post this morning somewhere about trying to draw an upturned chin from below and yeah - that's a tough one!
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I saw a post this morning somewhere about trying to draw an upturned chin from below and yeah - that's a tough one!
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
You need to rely a lot on shading the form rather than lines for this usually. Beards can be a nice cheat. 😋
Here's a few refs to try today if you want the challenge. ⭐
Reposted by Damiana Swan
The Rainbow Ice Cave, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington
📸Mathew Nichols
📸Mathew Nichols
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The Rainbow Ice Cave, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington
📸Mathew Nichols
📸Mathew Nichols
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Good news! Nine of the fave Jerry teas you've been waiting to restock are on their way! It'll take a couple of weeks for them to arrive, but we've opened preorders for first dibs on that stock as of now!
www.fridaytea.com/collections/...
www.fridaytea.com/collections/...
November 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Good news! Nine of the fave Jerry teas you've been waiting to restock are on their way! It'll take a couple of weeks for them to arrive, but we've opened preorders for first dibs on that stock as of now!
www.fridaytea.com/collections/...
www.fridaytea.com/collections/...
Reposted by Damiana Swan
“There’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
“There’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
I mean yes, obviously, there is a difference. But that difference isn’t “It’s fine to have sex with one of them.”
Reposted by Damiana Swan
THANKSGIVING RECIPES THREAD 🧵🍁🦃
I’m Head Chef at this year’s Bower family Thanksgiving.
The soup season thread was a hit, so now I’m turning to Bluesky for your best Turkey Day recipes.
What’s the one dish you can’t live without?
Drop recipes and tips in the replies ⬇️
(Photo: my fave appetizer)
I’m Head Chef at this year’s Bower family Thanksgiving.
The soup season thread was a hit, so now I’m turning to Bluesky for your best Turkey Day recipes.
What’s the one dish you can’t live without?
Drop recipes and tips in the replies ⬇️
(Photo: my fave appetizer)
November 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
THANKSGIVING RECIPES THREAD 🧵🍁🦃
I’m Head Chef at this year’s Bower family Thanksgiving.
The soup season thread was a hit, so now I’m turning to Bluesky for your best Turkey Day recipes.
What’s the one dish you can’t live without?
Drop recipes and tips in the replies ⬇️
(Photo: my fave appetizer)
I’m Head Chef at this year’s Bower family Thanksgiving.
The soup season thread was a hit, so now I’m turning to Bluesky for your best Turkey Day recipes.
What’s the one dish you can’t live without?
Drop recipes and tips in the replies ⬇️
(Photo: my fave appetizer)
Reposted by Damiana Swan
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
Reposted by Damiana Swan
The freedom to *checks notes* shit yourself to death
Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
truthout.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The freedom to *checks notes* shit yourself to death
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Reposted by Damiana Swan
NEW: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, along with the family of Virginia Giuffre, have written to Congress — demanding members vote to release the Epstein files.
"There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation."
"There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation."
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, along with the family of Virginia Giuffre, have written to Congress — demanding members vote to release the Epstein files.
"There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation."
"There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation."
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Behavior bio people, check out this guy's experience training an octopus!
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Behavior bio people, check out this guy's experience training an octopus!
Reposted by Damiana Swan
So there’s a lawyer going around BlueSky right now responding to everyone talking about the Anthropic book settlement by (1) urging people to opt out and (2) saying that they are representing authors who are opting out.
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So there’s a lawyer going around BlueSky right now responding to everyone talking about the Anthropic book settlement by (1) urging people to opt out and (2) saying that they are representing authors who are opting out.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
Get in, losers, we’re going to the Cambrian Explosion.
ZOMG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SHALE
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Get in, losers, we’re going to the Cambrian Explosion.
Reposted by Damiana Swan
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
Reposted by Damiana Swan
a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
Reposted by Damiana Swan
In a court victory from the 2021 resistance to Line 3 pipeline construction in MN, a federal appeals court ruled that police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case - UNICORN RIOT
Police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 17.
unicornriot.ninja
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In a court victory from the 2021 resistance to Line 3 pipeline construction in MN, a federal appeals court ruled that police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...