Just Another Tnetennba
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"Reason notwithstanding, the universe contributed unabated."
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based on the law where i live, i can be arrested for doing a poetry reading anywhere that isn’t exclusively 18+. i had to quit my job leading a local book club at a bookstore. i don’t think people realize how surreal things are becoming for trans people on the level of day-to-day life. crazy shit.
August 31, 2023 at 4:23 PM
based on the law where i live, i can be arrested for doing a poetry reading anywhere that isn’t exclusively 18+. i had to quit my job leading a local book club at a bookstore. i don’t think people realize how surreal things are becoming for trans people on the level of day-to-day life. crazy shit.
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A new comet might - *might* - be a showstopper in a few weeks. Read all about it here!
badastronomy.substack.com/p/a-new-come...
badastronomy.substack.com/p/a-new-come...
A new comet might — might — get bright enough to see naked eye next month
Comets are notoriously fickle, but this one might be a good one
badastronomy.substack.com
August 28, 2023 at 3:09 PM
A new comet might - *might* - be a showstopper in a few weeks. Read all about it here!
badastronomy.substack.com/p/a-new-come...
badastronomy.substack.com/p/a-new-come...
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Capricorn: The back of your wardrobe does not lead to Narnia, so stop checking. There's no easy way out of this life for you.
August 25, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Capricorn: The back of your wardrobe does not lead to Narnia, so stop checking. There's no easy way out of this life for you.
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When my daughter was 6, she discovered that thing where you sneakily stick a note on someone’s back. But she didn’t know they should say stuff like “kick me.” She just put space facts on them. 🔭
One time I felt something on my back, then heard her run off giggling. I reached around to find this:
One time I felt something on my back, then heard her run off giggling. I reached around to find this:
August 25, 2023 at 5:09 PM
When my daughter was 6, she discovered that thing where you sneakily stick a note on someone’s back. But she didn’t know they should say stuff like “kick me.” She just put space facts on them. 🔭
One time I felt something on my back, then heard her run off giggling. I reached around to find this:
One time I felt something on my back, then heard her run off giggling. I reached around to find this:
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the studios let the strike go for months and lost more money than what the WGA is asking (and then spent even more on PR firms fighting the strike)
12k people could get livable careers for AN INCREDIBLY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS WE MAKE THEM but that would mean less yachts for them so
12k people could get livable careers for AN INCREDIBLY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS WE MAKE THEM but that would mean less yachts for them so
August 26, 2023 at 12:40 AM
the studios let the strike go for months and lost more money than what the WGA is asking (and then spent even more on PR firms fighting the strike)
12k people could get livable careers for AN INCREDIBLY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS WE MAKE THEM but that would mean less yachts for them so
12k people could get livable careers for AN INCREDIBLY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS WE MAKE THEM but that would mean less yachts for them so
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Well, time for my first thread here on BlueSky, and I'm pissed off. I've been catching up on the situation with F&SF and Sheree Thomas. I'm slow because I'm not on FB anymore, where apparently the bulk of the convo is happening, and I'm barely on Twitter. Anyway.
August 24, 2023 at 10:12 PM
Well, time for my first thread here on BlueSky, and I'm pissed off. I've been catching up on the situation with F&SF and Sheree Thomas. I'm slow because I'm not on FB anymore, where apparently the bulk of the convo is happening, and I'm barely on Twitter. Anyway.
~I feel personally attacked~
Confused? Angry? Humorless?
Try...
NOT REPLYING!
Always an option!
You don't have say things!
Try it when...
-Joke you don't understand
-Thing you don't experience
-Only know some words
-Normal selfie but you have a boner
NOT REPLYING: It may be for you!
Try...
NOT REPLYING!
Always an option!
You don't have say things!
Try it when...
-Joke you don't understand
-Thing you don't experience
-Only know some words
-Normal selfie but you have a boner
NOT REPLYING: It may be for you!
August 25, 2023 at 5:14 PM
~I feel personally attacked~
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This take, by Matt Yglesias, is one that can only be held by someone whose fundamental humanity or right to exist is never one of the things being compromised away.
August 22, 2023 at 5:23 PM
This take, by Matt Yglesias, is one that can only be held by someone whose fundamental humanity or right to exist is never one of the things being compromised away.
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Deeply impressed by the business acumen required to buy the place where experts wrote stuff for free and make it the place where WokeDestroyer1488 will never be banned.
A survey from Nature found that about half of scientists who used to use Twitter have cut back or quit it entirely & half are using other platforms. 🧪 By Myriam Vidal Valero www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty
A Nature survey reveals scientists’ reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community. A Nature survey reveals scientis...
www.nature.com
August 22, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Deeply impressed by the business acumen required to buy the place where experts wrote stuff for free and make it the place where WokeDestroyer1488 will never be banned.
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This piece is this bad as everyone says, but Matt is not even the worst offender.
The entire journalism industry has insisted on casting trans rights as some kind of late-night dorm room debate rather than a bog-standard civil rights issue with very clear empirics.
The entire journalism industry has insisted on casting trans rights as some kind of late-night dorm room debate rather than a bog-standard civil rights issue with very clear empirics.
The two kinds of progressives
Moralists vs. pragmatists
www.slowboring.com
August 22, 2023 at 2:45 PM
This piece is this bad as everyone says, but Matt is not even the worst offender.
The entire journalism industry has insisted on casting trans rights as some kind of late-night dorm room debate rather than a bog-standard civil rights issue with very clear empirics.
The entire journalism industry has insisted on casting trans rights as some kind of late-night dorm room debate rather than a bog-standard civil rights issue with very clear empirics.
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Hi. There's no bigger attack on parental rights than banning gender-affirming care. This isn't just banning a book. This is telling you that you can't get medical care prescribed by a doctor that may save your kid's life because a freaky blogger in Nashville found an easy target.
August 21, 2023 at 1:01 PM
Hi. There's no bigger attack on parental rights than banning gender-affirming care. This isn't just banning a book. This is telling you that you can't get medical care prescribed by a doctor that may save your kid's life because a freaky blogger in Nashville found an easy target.
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Can someone call Audio Technica and have them do a sale on the ATH-R70X? Much obliged.
August 21, 2023 at 2:41 AM
Can someone call Audio Technica and have them do a sale on the ATH-R70X? Much obliged.
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Capricorn: Due to focus grouping, your part will now be played by a more attractive and intelligent player.
August 20, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Capricorn: Due to focus grouping, your part will now be played by a more attractive and intelligent player.
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Aquarius: You will finally achieve all of your dreams this week by drastically lowering your expectations.
August 20, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Aquarius: You will finally achieve all of your dreams this week by drastically lowering your expectations.
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This is not "ignore them and they'll go away"
Blocking grifters and transphobes is removing the ability of them to spread their message.
It's removing their ability to latch onto targets and attack.
It's deplatforming, one block at a time.
And for the love of the tiny bunnies, no quote dunks!
Blocking grifters and transphobes is removing the ability of them to spread their message.
It's removing their ability to latch onto targets and attack.
It's deplatforming, one block at a time.
And for the love of the tiny bunnies, no quote dunks!
August 19, 2023 at 3:16 PM
This is not "ignore them and they'll go away"
Blocking grifters and transphobes is removing the ability of them to spread their message.
It's removing their ability to latch onto targets and attack.
It's deplatforming, one block at a time.
And for the love of the tiny bunnies, no quote dunks!
Blocking grifters and transphobes is removing the ability of them to spread their message.
It's removing their ability to latch onto targets and attack.
It's deplatforming, one block at a time.
And for the love of the tiny bunnies, no quote dunks!
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The apex of content design.
August 19, 2023 at 11:41 PM
The apex of content design.
A vending machine that vends all kinds of vending machines
August 17, 2023 at 2:44 AM
A vending machine that vends all kinds of vending machines
Oh my God, Bruce Sterling is on this platform as well 😮
August 15, 2023 at 4:27 PM
Oh my God, Bruce Sterling is on this platform as well 😮
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Bluesky gets it first: The official announcement of my 2023 book tour, with places, dates, times and links for tickets. Come see me when I'm on tour in September and October!
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/14/announcing-the-starter-villain-book-tour/
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/14/announcing-the-starter-villain-book-tour/
August 14, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Bluesky gets it first: The official announcement of my 2023 book tour, with places, dates, times and links for tickets. Come see me when I'm on tour in September and October!
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/14/announcing-the-starter-villain-book-tour/
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/14/announcing-the-starter-villain-book-tour/
Both touching and powerful, all at once!
Classic: Acceptance 1-4 (Part 1/2)
Reread this by accident and it spoke to me in a good way.
Reread this by accident and it spoke to me in a good way.
August 14, 2023 at 1:01 PM
Both touching and powerful, all at once!
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Classic: Acceptance 1-4 (Part 1/2)
Reread this by accident and it spoke to me in a good way.
Reread this by accident and it spoke to me in a good way.
August 12, 2023 at 1:52 AM
Classic: Acceptance 1-4 (Part 1/2)
Reread this by accident and it spoke to me in a good way.
Reread this by accident and it spoke to me in a good way.