@iriswombat.bsky.social
I asked this 15 years ago, I figure I'm due:
What's your favorite Fantasy book and why? Mine: The Warlock in Spite of Himself, Christopher Stasheff. It's sweet, simple, and romantic. Strands of Starlight by Gael Baudino. Different read than Warlock, a great story of emotional growth.
What's your favorite Fantasy book and why? Mine: The Warlock in Spite of Himself, Christopher Stasheff. It's sweet, simple, and romantic. Strands of Starlight by Gael Baudino. Different read than Warlock, a great story of emotional growth.
April 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I asked this 15 years ago, I figure I'm due:
What's your favorite Fantasy book and why? Mine: The Warlock in Spite of Himself, Christopher Stasheff. It's sweet, simple, and romantic. Strands of Starlight by Gael Baudino. Different read than Warlock, a great story of emotional growth.
What's your favorite Fantasy book and why? Mine: The Warlock in Spite of Himself, Christopher Stasheff. It's sweet, simple, and romantic. Strands of Starlight by Gael Baudino. Different read than Warlock, a great story of emotional growth.
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Laserblasted
an SF folk tale inspired by the most disappointing film ever made
www.kickstarter.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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Imagine how it would look if the leader of another country declared networks they deemed too critical of them “illegal”
Donald Trump Claims MSNBC And CNN Are ‘Illegal’ In DOJ Speech
“In my opinion, they’re really corrupt and they’re illegal, what they do is illegal,” the president said in remarks at the Justice Department.
www.huffpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Imagine how it would look if the leader of another country declared networks they deemed too critical of them “illegal”
#nowwhat? Honestly compared to everything else, who cares about alcohol? It's not lives.
We have local alcohol.
I will miss Macallen, probably, but whatever.
We have local alcohol.
I will miss Macallen, probably, but whatever.
March 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#nowwhat? Honestly compared to everything else, who cares about alcohol? It's not lives.
We have local alcohol.
I will miss Macallen, probably, but whatever.
We have local alcohol.
I will miss Macallen, probably, but whatever.
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Anyone trying to do the economic blackout today? We'll do our best here to support small businesses
February 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Anyone trying to do the economic blackout today? We'll do our best here to support small businesses
I'm so grateful for being able to get sufficient doom scrolling in before 7 am. Now I have the whole day to stare off into space terrified.
February 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I'm so grateful for being able to get sufficient doom scrolling in before 7 am. Now I have the whole day to stare off into space terrified.
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So unhinged one runs out of words.
Trump Gaza video: US president shares AI-generated video of devastated strip as playground for rich
www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/02...
Trump Gaza video: US president shares AI-generated video of devastated strip as playground for rich
www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/02...
Trump Gaza video: US president shares AI-generated vision of strip as playground for rich | The National
Golden statues and Tesla cars line streets in scenes likely to cause horror
www.thenationalnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
So unhinged one runs out of words.
Trump Gaza video: US president shares AI-generated video of devastated strip as playground for rich
www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/02...
Trump Gaza video: US president shares AI-generated video of devastated strip as playground for rich
www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/02...
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THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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'Fascism Came to Idaho—and Hundreds of People Just Sat and Watched'
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
February 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
'Fascism Came to Idaho—and Hundreds of People Just Sat and Watched'
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-ca...
I'm still learning how to repost. If you go to local cons you've probably met the warm-hearted kind wordsmith Zig Zag Claybourne.
He's an awesome dude who brightens my days.
He got pretty sick but is getting better. Please donate or by buy a book or two. Breath, Warmth, Dream is a perfect choice.
He's an awesome dude who brightens my days.
He got pretty sick but is getting better. Please donate or by buy a book or two. Breath, Warmth, Dream is a perfect choice.
Definitely in the 'getting by with a little help from my friends' category.
We are launching a GoFundMe for our lovely @zzclaybourne.bsky.social. Those of you who attended the Black Men Reading Speculative Fiction 2 know that he was too sick even to read that night—after all the love & work he poured into organizing it! This is to help him as he recovers!
gofund.me/8e2a5252
gofund.me/8e2a5252
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I'm still learning how to repost. If you go to local cons you've probably met the warm-hearted kind wordsmith Zig Zag Claybourne.
He's an awesome dude who brightens my days.
He got pretty sick but is getting better. Please donate or by buy a book or two. Breath, Warmth, Dream is a perfect choice.
He's an awesome dude who brightens my days.
He got pretty sick but is getting better. Please donate or by buy a book or two. Breath, Warmth, Dream is a perfect choice.
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Definitely in the 'getting by with a little help from my friends' category.
We are launching a GoFundMe for our lovely @zzclaybourne.bsky.social. Those of you who attended the Black Men Reading Speculative Fiction 2 know that he was too sick even to read that night—after all the love & work he poured into organizing it! This is to help him as he recovers!
gofund.me/8e2a5252
gofund.me/8e2a5252
Donate to Help Zig Zag Claybourne in His Recovery Process, organized by CSE Cooney
Hi friends. Claire—C. S. E. Cooney—here, on behalf of our beloved friend Cl… CSE Cooney needs your support for Help Zig Zag Claybourne in His Recovery Process
gofund.me
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Definitely in the 'getting by with a little help from my friends' category.
You don't just deserve to dream, you need to dream. To share dreams. We must provide respite for our souls in infinite imagination. To birth a better world, we have to nurture our ideals together. This is spirituality; connecting with each other in the kindest most idealistic ways possible.
February 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
You don't just deserve to dream, you need to dream. To share dreams. We must provide respite for our souls in infinite imagination. To birth a better world, we have to nurture our ideals together. This is spirituality; connecting with each other in the kindest most idealistic ways possible.
Strength and safety to you if you're protesting today/tonight.
February 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Strength and safety to you if you're protesting today/tonight.
Petroglyph Goddess
February 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Petroglyph Goddess
At some point, the worry and anger settle into disgust.
What search engine are you switching to?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What search engine are you switching to?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism
It controversially updated the Gulf's name for US users after President Trump ordered it to be changed.
www.bbc.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
At some point, the worry and anger settle into disgust.
What search engine are you switching to?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What search engine are you switching to?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Please take a moment to report Google for stupidly relabeling the Gulf of Mexico.
Ugh
Ugh
February 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Please take a moment to report Google for stupidly relabeling the Gulf of Mexico.
Ugh
Ugh
Making jewelry today and contemplating the connection between early Armenian paganism and Celtic inspired neo paganism.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetanis....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetanis....
February 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Making jewelry today and contemplating the connection between early Armenian paganism and Celtic inspired neo paganism.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetanis....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetanis....
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Reason 7 of 7: Mr. Zig Zag Claybourne.
Dig if u will the picture / of a dork whose writing is a list / of dreams and wishes and human emotions. Can u, my darling, can u picture this?
www.eventbrite.com/e/black-men-...
Dig if u will the picture / of a dork whose writing is a list / of dreams and wishes and human emotions. Can u, my darling, can u picture this?
www.eventbrite.com/e/black-men-...
February 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Reason 7 of 7: Mr. Zig Zag Claybourne.
Dig if u will the picture / of a dork whose writing is a list / of dreams and wishes and human emotions. Can u, my darling, can u picture this?
www.eventbrite.com/e/black-men-...
Dig if u will the picture / of a dork whose writing is a list / of dreams and wishes and human emotions. Can u, my darling, can u picture this?
www.eventbrite.com/e/black-men-...
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In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
What you can do
Revised and expanded
robertreich.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
In these tougher times, I'm grateful for time with loved ones, good food, and kind souls creating magic.
I'm grateful for the art I was honored to witness. I'm grateful that the sun will return to warmer times soon.
I'm grateful for you, friends and strangers, that we can try to create better days.
I'm grateful for the art I was honored to witness. I'm grateful that the sun will return to warmer times soon.
I'm grateful for you, friends and strangers, that we can try to create better days.
February 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In these tougher times, I'm grateful for time with loved ones, good food, and kind souls creating magic.
I'm grateful for the art I was honored to witness. I'm grateful that the sun will return to warmer times soon.
I'm grateful for you, friends and strangers, that we can try to create better days.
I'm grateful for the art I was honored to witness. I'm grateful that the sun will return to warmer times soon.
I'm grateful for you, friends and strangers, that we can try to create better days.
We need to stand up for trans and non-binary people.
Denying US citizens passports is dictatorial.
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Under President Trump's executive order, the U.S. State Department has suspended all passport applications for the gender changes. Here's the impact. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
Denying US citizens passports is dictatorial.
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Under President Trump's executive order, the U.S. State Department has suspended all passport applications for the gender changes. Here's the impact. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
'I feel like I’m stuck here': Trans, nonbinary Americans' passports remain in limbo
Under President Trump's executive order, the U.S. State Department has suspended all passport applications for the gender changes. Here's the impact.
www.usatoday.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We need to stand up for trans and non-binary people.
Denying US citizens passports is dictatorial.
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Under President Trump's executive order, the U.S. State Department has suspended all passport applications for the gender changes. Here's the impact. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
Denying US citizens passports is dictatorial.
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Under President Trump's executive order, the U.S. State Department has suspended all passport applications for the gender changes. Here's the impact. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
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"Sometimes reliable information is all that’s needed to help immigrants avoid ICE agents, and anyone can help reduce the unnecessary panic that arrest announcements can generate."
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"Sometimes reliable information is all that’s needed to help immigrants avoid ICE agents, and anyone can help reduce the unnecessary panic that arrest announcements can generate."
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️