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Mostly a feminist liberal screaming leftie fangirl. No tolerance for fascism. AO3: Rhyolight She/her, cis, historically het. Probably older than you are. Tea. Can't quit the NHL. Western MA. (Photo by Inge Morath, 1957)
When I was digging in Canterbury, I noticed, a couple years in a row, that there were always a few warm days around now. I was delighted to learn other people had noticed, and it was called 'St. Martin's Summer.'
Since today is Saint Martin's Day, here's a humble image of the popular saint that I recently encountered on Veliki Brijun, Croatia. Carved for a church in Senj c. 1330, it has "Sveti Marъtinъ" written in Glagolitic letters around the saint's head – part of Croatia's long tradition of Glagolitic.
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
When I was digging in Canterbury, I noticed, a couple years in a row, that there were always a few warm days around now. I was delighted to learn other people had noticed, and it was called 'St. Martin's Summer.'
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Obviously if it turns out she's a serial killer haunting the town of Cabot Cove I retract what I've said.
It's just genuinely nice to be able to like enjoy what she did without having to pretend I like who she is (I'm indifferent to her as a person)
It's just genuinely nice to be able to like enjoy what she did without having to pretend I like who she is (I'm indifferent to her as a person)
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Obviously if it turns out she's a serial killer haunting the town of Cabot Cove I retract what I've said.
It's just genuinely nice to be able to like enjoy what she did without having to pretend I like who she is (I'm indifferent to her as a person)
It's just genuinely nice to be able to like enjoy what she did without having to pretend I like who she is (I'm indifferent to her as a person)
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Really pretty golden brown/tans sketch of a person in rags, their flesh in tatters, staggering away from a ruined possibly bombed city in a field of bones. The only pops of white are around their eyes and the tiny sticker they wear: " [American flag] I voted "
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Really pretty golden brown/tans sketch of a person in rags, their flesh in tatters, staggering away from a ruined possibly bombed city in a field of bones. The only pops of white are around their eyes and the tiny sticker they wear: " [American flag] I voted "
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You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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Poppies for Remembrance. Day
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Poppies for Remembrance. Day
If BlueSky suspends someone, natural justice requires, surely, that they be given some explanation? @jay.bsky.team #sarahkendzior
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If BlueSky suspends someone, natural justice requires, surely, that they be given some explanation? @jay.bsky.team #sarahkendzior
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I’d like to know, too. In what way did Sarah Kendzior violate the terms of use here, please? @bsky.support?
#SarahKendzior
#SarahKendzior
If BlueSky suspends someone, natural justice requires, surely, that they be given some explanation? @jay.bsky.team #sarahkendzior
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I’d like to know, too. In what way did Sarah Kendzior violate the terms of use here, please? @bsky.support?
#SarahKendzior
#SarahKendzior
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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One more thought on science and religion and why it's not either/or. Plus language nerdery!
Russian has two words for "why." Почему and зачем. Why two different words? Because "why" actually means two different things; we just don't think about it consciously because we use the same word. 1/?
Russian has two words for "why." Почему and зачем. Why two different words? Because "why" actually means two different things; we just don't think about it consciously because we use the same word. 1/?
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
One more thought on science and religion and why it's not either/or. Plus language nerdery!
Russian has two words for "why." Почему and зачем. Why two different words? Because "why" actually means two different things; we just don't think about it consciously because we use the same word. 1/?
Russian has two words for "why." Почему and зачем. Why two different words? Because "why" actually means two different things; we just don't think about it consciously because we use the same word. 1/?
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She's not done. She's still going
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
She's not done. She's still going
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And they rang that bell today, 31 times. For the 29 on the Edmund Fitzgerald, one for all Great Lakes shipwreck victims, and once for Gordon Lightfoot.
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One more skeet for Edmund Fitzgerald Day. Behind this historical marker is the famed Whitefish Bay. Today the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Mich., rang the recovered bell 31 times, 29 for the victims of the wreck, once for all Great Lakes shipwreck victims, and once for Gordon Lightfoot.
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
And they rang that bell today, 31 times. For the 29 on the Edmund Fitzgerald, one for all Great Lakes shipwreck victims, and once for Gordon Lightfoot.
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only took me 26 years but i’m *finally* getting to mystery men which…sucks, but it’s got claire forlani playing low-status, which…..doesn’t work but she’s still claire forlani & janeane garofalo as…..semigoth? quasipunk?…which absolutely *does* work. teen emily would have been a mess.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
only took me 26 years but i’m *finally* getting to mystery men which…sucks, but it’s got claire forlani playing low-status, which…..doesn’t work but she’s still claire forlani & janeane garofalo as…..semigoth? quasipunk?…which absolutely *does* work. teen emily would have been a mess.
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Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Information underpins Democracy – why the BBC must be defended
Recent events at the BBC have wide-reaching implications for our democracy - and the sooner we realise it, the better
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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I blame woke
Does anybody else find it odd that you don't hear much about pyramids keeping razor blades sharp any more?
When did they stop working?
When did they stop working?
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I blame woke
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Re-upping for #RemembranceDay
#OTD 1867, Marie Curie was born.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Re-upping for #RemembranceDay
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Eleventh day of the eleventh month.
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Juxtaposition!
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Juxtaposition!
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@tomsbrown.bsky.social She falls into her bog bed. Peat-pillowed. Moss-blanketed. Cradled by its brown waters. A protection of humic acids, tannins. Heather honey on the tongue of her bitter dreams.
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
@tomsbrown.bsky.social She falls into her bog bed. Peat-pillowed. Moss-blanketed. Cradled by its brown waters. A protection of humic acids, tannins. Heather honey on the tongue of her bitter dreams.
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Goodnight from Justine Tuttle, wondering how cold the nights have to get before the chimes of the phantom ice cream van stops being heard. Goodnight from Grace Nash, tying ribbons of prayer to the bare wooden bones of the wild cherry trees on Mill Lane. Goodnight from Hookland.
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Goodnight from Justine Tuttle, wondering how cold the nights have to get before the chimes of the phantom ice cream van stops being heard. Goodnight from Grace Nash, tying ribbons of prayer to the bare wooden bones of the wild cherry trees on Mill Lane. Goodnight from Hookland.
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AI usually means Arseholes Involved. It’s a thieving, hollowing and unethical beast of a thing. It has no place in an ethical, decent society. It has no place in Hookland and never will.
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
AI usually means Arseholes Involved. It’s a thieving, hollowing and unethical beast of a thing. It has no place in an ethical, decent society. It has no place in Hookland and never will.
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The view of the glass of water on my bedside cabinet felt somewhat like a 70s painting this morning.
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The view of the glass of water on my bedside cabinet felt somewhat like a 70s painting this morning.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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everything is bonkers right now and we need a timeline cleanse. let’s play a game. if I handed you a blank check but you could ONLY spend it on an Advent calendar, what absurdly pricy collection of little treats are you buying yourself?
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
everything is bonkers right now and we need a timeline cleanse. let’s play a game. if I handed you a blank check but you could ONLY spend it on an Advent calendar, what absurdly pricy collection of little treats are you buying yourself?