marithlizard
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marithlizard
@marithlizard.bsky.social
Old, crotchety, Hellaverse fan.
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”

Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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“Under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being."
— Robert Anton Wilson
"Assume everyone I interact with online is struggling with their mental health" has only become a more important guiding principle in the past couple years
My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:

Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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There is a story of a widow woman & her daughters, Snow White & Rose Red, the most darling little girls who had ever lived.

This is not—quite—that story.

BONE & BLOOD is out in March 2026! #booksky #preorders #fairytales #retoldfairytales #fantasy

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFPLQW...
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Just note. Yes, YIKES mistake but NO this was not done in any way intentionally. Assets go thru a lot of changes before being finalized for the show and, in this case, an older asset was ACCIDENTALLY used by our merch partner. It’s being fixed and the adjusted item will be in the shop shortly.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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he fell victim to one of the classic blunders! the most famous of which is, ‘never answer the phone for isaac chotiner,’ but only slightly less well-known is this: ‘never behave in a manner which causes derek guy to critique your fashion choices’
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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malicious denial of service attack on an adhd person by scheduling something to happen at some point in the afternoon
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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my take on food discourse is my same take as music discourse, television discourse etc which is that the take-haver should in most cases say that they don’t like something rather than that it is “bad” and the take reader should in all cases not react to said takes as a personal affront
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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1, for the record. Not just a whole apple, but specific apples with other specific details, full color, full sensory, with other images lurking just nearby - it's an easy jump, for instance, to imagining the texture of biting into that specific apple, the crunch and gush, the taste.
What’s your score on the apple test?
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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If you want literature to exist you have to support it and that doesn't always mean you, personally, will pay. The more we USE our libraries the better they can justify their funding, and the more people they can serve.

By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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raise your hand if you'd buy a phone or computer that promises it has no generative AI on it
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated. In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Not saying I would be caught by sirensong but I would definitely crash my ship straight into a rock if I heard this
Seals singing in a sea cave

#Orkney 🦭🎧
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I spoke with people role-playing ICE raids in video games to help educate people on their rights and what to do in real-life situations. Tonight, they're holding an event in Fortnite www.wired.com/story/activi...
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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My mom ordered us the Dandelion Chocolate advent calendar after I got a targeted ad for it and showed her the gorgeous packaging. At the request of the lovely @clairewillett.bsky.social, I am sharing as we go through it, aiming to share small joys in this rough time.

#SageDandelionAdventIsh
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I do not like your AI slop
I do not want this worthless glop
I do not read its overviews
I don't care what Grok says is true
I do not like it here nor there
I'm tired of it everywhere
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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My assumption would be a pivot to punditry / Fox commentator or other similar grift.

She assumed office on 1/3/21, so 1/6/26 will give her the five years required to get a congressional pension and lifetime access to FEHB health insurance. And it'd get her out of the blast radius of a GOP collapse.
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop

Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause.
#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli

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November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM