Destina
@destina.bsky.social
Fanperson, inveterate lurker and introvert, writer, media enthusiast. Currently faintly fannish about Star Wars, some parts of SPN, and MCU. She/her.
The only effect of a post/skeet ordering the internet at large to do any particular thing whatsoever, no matter what it's about or how righteous the tone, is to absolutely guarantee I will never in a million fucking years do the thing you are ordering me to do.
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The only effect of a post/skeet ordering the internet at large to do any particular thing whatsoever, no matter what it's about or how righteous the tone, is to absolutely guarantee I will never in a million fucking years do the thing you are ordering me to do.
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California unveiled an online portal to report potentially illegal activity by federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to the state Department of Justice.
You can now report crimes by federal agents in California
California unveiled an online portal to report potentially illegal activity by federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to the state Department of Justice.
oaklandside.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
California unveiled an online portal to report potentially illegal activity by federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to the state Department of Justice.
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BEIGNET BLANC
Thanks to Sesame Street, we have a Knives Out puppet mystery.
Benoit Blanc Gets Puppety in KNIVES OUT x SESAME STREET Short
nerdist.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
BEIGNET BLANC
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“Zamora, who died hours after The Real World: San Francisco’s finale aired, broke barriers during his short life. His commitment ceremony to partner Sean Sasser was included in the series, marking the first-ever same-sex ceremony on TV.” people.com/pedro-zamora...
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“Zamora, who died hours after The Real World: San Francisco’s finale aired, broke barriers during his short life. His commitment ceremony to partner Sean Sasser was included in the series, marking the first-ever same-sex ceremony on TV.” people.com/pedro-zamora...
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Tomorrow is the day :D I think this is actually the first year in ages I haven't had a Christmas Calendar? But I've decided *this* shall be my daily treat (not to mention nudging me back into posting regularly 🤞)
I do love me some recs, be it for fic, fanart, vids, meta, you name it. And this December I'm hoping to gather a bunch of folks for a big rec fest. What better way to spread holiday cheer :D
Come join in at rec-cember.dreamwidth.org/2025/11/04/s...
Come join in at rec-cember.dreamwidth.org/2025/11/04/s...
November 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Tomorrow is the day :D I think this is actually the first year in ages I haven't had a Christmas Calendar? But I've decided *this* shall be my daily treat (not to mention nudging me back into posting regularly 🤞)
There are so many delightful books on this list, and also some I've never heard of...I recommend having a look if you like discovering stuff that isn't hashed up by random algorithms.
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
There are so many delightful books on this list, and also some I've never heard of...I recommend having a look if you like discovering stuff that isn't hashed up by random algorithms.
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
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Here’s this year’s Books We Love—but thanks to lots of work by lots of people, you can also look over all the Books We Love years back to 2013. It’s a remarkable project, and I can say that because I have nothing to do with it. (/fin)
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here’s this year’s Books We Love—but thanks to lots of work by lots of people, you can also look over all the Books We Love years back to 2013. It’s a remarkable project, and I can say that because I have nothing to do with it. (/fin)
Five animals I've seen in the wild (or the backyard, or the suburbs, I get around):
Alligator
Prairie dog
Bison
Black bear
Bobcat
Alligator
Prairie dog
Bison
Black bear
Bobcat
Five animals I’ve seen in the wild
I’ll count the suburbs as wild.
Sandhill crane
Gopher tortoise
Indigo snake
Coyote*
Alligator**
* keep your pets safe
** keep yourself AND your pets safe
I’ll count the suburbs as wild.
Sandhill crane
Gopher tortoise
Indigo snake
Coyote*
Alligator**
* keep your pets safe
** keep yourself AND your pets safe
Five animals I’ve seen in the wild
Deer
Egyptian red fox
Puffin
Seal
Hoopoe
Deer
Egyptian red fox
Puffin
Seal
Hoopoe
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Five animals I've seen in the wild (or the backyard, or the suburbs, I get around):
Alligator
Prairie dog
Bison
Black bear
Bobcat
Alligator
Prairie dog
Bison
Black bear
Bobcat
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Three evenings ago I read an article about using ice packs on the forehead to help beat insomnia. The original study was from 2011 IIRC. Apparently if you drop the temperature of your frontal lobe by a degree or so you trigger a cascade of sleepy time metabolic events.
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Three evenings ago I read an article about using ice packs on the forehead to help beat insomnia. The original study was from 2011 IIRC. Apparently if you drop the temperature of your frontal lobe by a degree or so you trigger a cascade of sleepy time metabolic events.
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My favorite bookstore is about to level up and buy their building!!! 🤩 Go forth, and help them by buying books!
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My favorite bookstore is about to level up and buy their building!!! 🤩 Go forth, and help them by buying books!
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Hey, friends who like shiny things! The Peculiarity Shop's Black Friday collection is liiiiiive!
We're a group of 11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, with lots of cool things to share!
Come pick up some pretty pieces for yourself or someone you dig. www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
We're a group of 11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, with lots of cool things to share!
Come pick up some pretty pieces for yourself or someone you dig. www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hey, friends who like shiny things! The Peculiarity Shop's Black Friday collection is liiiiiive!
We're a group of 11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, with lots of cool things to share!
Come pick up some pretty pieces for yourself or someone you dig. www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
We're a group of 11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, with lots of cool things to share!
Come pick up some pretty pieces for yourself or someone you dig. www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
Did I get up this morning and watch those first two episodes of Heated Rivalry while eating my granola, despite not liking hockey and not caring about that book? Yes. Yes I did. And they were excellent.
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Did I get up this morning and watch those first two episodes of Heated Rivalry while eating my granola, despite not liking hockey and not caring about that book? Yes. Yes I did. And they were excellent.
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it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…
kadoore.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
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I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
It's so refreshing to see humility and actual service from a public servant that I actually teared up.
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
It's so refreshing to see humility and actual service from a public servant that I actually teared up.
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I've spent a lot of holidays on my own. And I've definitely been the guy who had to work while all my fellow employees have been off with their families. So if you're working or alone this holiday, much love to you. May the day treat you well, pass quickly, and be devoid of assholes. Love you guys.
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I've spent a lot of holidays on my own. And I've definitely been the guy who had to work while all my fellow employees have been off with their families. So if you're working or alone this holiday, much love to you. May the day treat you well, pass quickly, and be devoid of assholes. Love you guys.
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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.
Every time I get one of these on a story, it gives a warm fuzzy reaction, and I have never once thought the person leaving them was a psycho, no matter how many re-reads. It's such a kind way to make an author's day. Kudos to you. ❤️
i want to leave a kudos for every read, but ive started adding a "re-read kudo 🤎" comment which i think is really cute :(( that said, some authors would probably think i was a psycho if i left one on the fic every single time, so its probably a one time solution.
“you have already left kudos here :)” pisses me off sooooo bad like omg 😭
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Every time I get one of these on a story, it gives a warm fuzzy reaction, and I have never once thought the person leaving them was a psycho, no matter how many re-reads. It's such a kind way to make an author's day. Kudos to you. ❤️
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Thread. 🧵
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thread. 🧵
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Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
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You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)
I've posted 253ish stories (including one I'd call a novel). It was initially more - stories that were once a series of multiple stories, but are now one story file. I maybe have a 20 stories out there in zines or that I never collected off a mailing list or my LJ. They don't count, but they exist.
Question for Stayter!
How many fanfics have you posted? For this fandom and overall! 😊
Share your answers in the comments and quotes! 🩷
How many fanfics have you posted? For this fandom and overall! 😊
Share your answers in the comments and quotes! 🩷
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I've posted 253ish stories (including one I'd call a novel). It was initially more - stories that were once a series of multiple stories, but are now one story file. I maybe have a 20 stories out there in zines or that I never collected off a mailing list or my LJ. They don't count, but they exist.
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Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
Hello queers and fears, it's almost Pride Month and I've got a gift for you:
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
the first six months of the 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
I'm organizing this by month so click on through!
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hello gays and theys, the end of the year approach-eth, so you know what that means:
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
The second half of 🏳️🌈2025 Queer Adult SFF List! 🏳️🌈
Organized by month again, because that seemed to work pretty well last time!
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Amazing thread:
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Amazing thread:
YAY!
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
YAY!