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Playing EDH, reading novels, and eating pasta. All Cats Are Beautiful. She/her.
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I may be a simple 4/4 for 1GW but I can't be countered and that's not nothing.
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At this point, a Hall of Fame Tumblr post
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
At this point, a Hall of Fame Tumblr post
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Did the food replicator on the Enterprise really work or was it secretly a bunch of ensigns inside the bulkhead doing their best with a teapot and a little range?
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Did the food replicator on the Enterprise really work or was it secretly a bunch of ensigns inside the bulkhead doing their best with a teapot and a little range?
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also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
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Your hands are covered in little men. And the little men can make you sick if you don’t give them a bath. Sometimes they make other people sick too. Please give the little men a bath! I’m not crazy! Just listen to me! Bathe the little men on your hands! This is real! Get the men wet, you fools!
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Your hands are covered in little men. And the little men can make you sick if you don’t give them a bath. Sometimes they make other people sick too. Please give the little men a bath! I’m not crazy! Just listen to me! Bathe the little men on your hands! This is real! Get the men wet, you fools!
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
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GANDALF: Can you see anything?
FRODO: There's nothing…Wait. There are markings. It's some form of Elvish. I can't read it.
GANDALF: There are few who can. The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. In the common tongue it says, "Light the lamp, not the rat."
FRODO: There's nothing…Wait. There are markings. It's some form of Elvish. I can't read it.
GANDALF: There are few who can. The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. In the common tongue it says, "Light the lamp, not the rat."
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
GANDALF: Can you see anything?
FRODO: There's nothing…Wait. There are markings. It's some form of Elvish. I can't read it.
GANDALF: There are few who can. The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. In the common tongue it says, "Light the lamp, not the rat."
FRODO: There's nothing…Wait. There are markings. It's some form of Elvish. I can't read it.
GANDALF: There are few who can. The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. In the common tongue it says, "Light the lamp, not the rat."
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I see folks who want Magic IP supported and given breathing space.
Lorwyn Eclipsed stories start Monday, then Tuesday WeeklyMTG is showing Marvel Super Heroes previews.
Now, I don't expect story to be sole community focus for a full week. But can you try NOT stomping out your own story with UB?
Lorwyn Eclipsed stories start Monday, then Tuesday WeeklyMTG is showing Marvel Super Heroes previews.
Now, I don't expect story to be sole community focus for a full week. But can you try NOT stomping out your own story with UB?
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I see folks who want Magic IP supported and given breathing space.
Lorwyn Eclipsed stories start Monday, then Tuesday WeeklyMTG is showing Marvel Super Heroes previews.
Now, I don't expect story to be sole community focus for a full week. But can you try NOT stomping out your own story with UB?
Lorwyn Eclipsed stories start Monday, then Tuesday WeeklyMTG is showing Marvel Super Heroes previews.
Now, I don't expect story to be sole community focus for a full week. But can you try NOT stomping out your own story with UB?
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I’m always this close to becoming the Joker
Anytime I pick up a pen that IS, ITSELF, the color BLUE and it writes in BLACK INK I become closer to the Joker.
December 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m always this close to becoming the Joker
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HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: heads up, y'all. I've got links. I've got books. I've got stuff on sale, and you can find it all here:
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: heads up, y'all. I've got links. I've got books. I've got stuff on sale, and you can find it all here:
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday...
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And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
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putting the ham in warhammer
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
putting the ham in warhammer
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Oh, your movie doesn’t have Miss Piggy crashing through a stained glass window on a motorcycle to tackle Charles Grodin then hop up and Emma Peel* the shit out of his accomplices while dressed like (Even More) Glam Evel Knievel? Sucks to suck.
*in a movie WITH Diana Rigg in it, no less
*in a movie WITH Diana Rigg in it, no less
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Oh, your movie doesn’t have Miss Piggy crashing through a stained glass window on a motorcycle to tackle Charles Grodin then hop up and Emma Peel* the shit out of his accomplices while dressed like (Even More) Glam Evel Knievel? Sucks to suck.
*in a movie WITH Diana Rigg in it, no less
*in a movie WITH Diana Rigg in it, no less
Just finished listening to this and it was a goddamn delight
YOU ASKED FOR IT? WE did it. We signed @shivambhatt.bsky.social up for Secondary Gender Studies: AKA We finally did the OMEGAVERSE episode.
(Every new episode is our favorite episode of Open Tabs but this one might be an all-timer. Seriously.)
opentabs.libsyn.com/22-secondary...
(Every new episode is our favorite episode of Open Tabs but this one might be an all-timer. Seriously.)
opentabs.libsyn.com/22-secondary...
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just finished listening to this and it was a goddamn delight
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Why are students having learning challenges?
I can't imagine:
I can't imagine:
I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why are students having learning challenges?
I can't imagine:
I can't imagine:
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Stop thinking of COVID as if it's an acute cold. Think of it as a neuroinvasive virus you can get every year or two that slowly degrades your brain in ways that will harm your abilities and quality of life throughout your life. (2/?)
July 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Stop thinking of COVID as if it's an acute cold. Think of it as a neuroinvasive virus you can get every year or two that slowly degrades your brain in ways that will harm your abilities and quality of life throughout your life. (2/?)
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Wow so you're telling me that AI is much less useful to people who have to do actual work that involves critical thinking and accuracy and so on and so forth and the people higher up who are increasingly just doing busy work (if any at all) are the ones enamored with it? Wow how about that wow.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Wow so you're telling me that AI is much less useful to people who have to do actual work that involves critical thinking and accuracy and so on and so forth and the people higher up who are increasingly just doing busy work (if any at all) are the ones enamored with it? Wow how about that wow.
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Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Starbucks workers' union escalates strike on Black Friday
() -The Starbucks workers' union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout,...
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
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one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!
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Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
I may do nothing but read romance for the rest of the year.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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The age of generative AI is truly the age of people just casually, with zero shame, discussing on public forums how thinkie hurtie bwainie.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The age of generative AI is truly the age of people just casually, with zero shame, discussing on public forums how thinkie hurtie bwainie.