PepGiraffe
@pepgiraffe.bsky.social
In NYC. Fifth best singer in my immediate family.
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If you need a manuscript copy edited or proofread, I highly recommend the services of @emilyherring.bsky.social. I just received an edited manuscript back, and I'm very pleased with the level of detail and her excellent suggestions!
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you need a manuscript copy edited or proofread, I highly recommend the services of @emilyherring.bsky.social. I just received an edited manuscript back, and I'm very pleased with the level of detail and her excellent suggestions!
I wanted to comment on someone's comment to an original poster (OP). I wasn't certain of OP's #pronouns but looking up a profile when I'm mid-skeet is aggravating so I didn't. But (obviously?) I didn't want to misgender them*. So instead, I just changed the sentence structure to not include pronouns
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I wanted to comment on someone's comment to an original poster (OP). I wasn't certain of OP's #pronouns but looking up a profile when I'm mid-skeet is aggravating so I didn't. But (obviously?) I didn't want to misgender them*. So instead, I just changed the sentence structure to not include pronouns
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
You want to stay on my good side? Maybe don't ask me what I think God's plan was when giving my young niece a degenerative,fatal brain disorder which has robbed her of her ability to walk, stand, speak, or eat.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
You want to stay on my good side? Maybe don't ask me what I think God's plan was when giving my young niece a degenerative,fatal brain disorder which has robbed her of her ability to walk, stand, speak, or eat.
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn will be collecting your data to train AI models — starting today.
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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“For many individuals [with long COVID] … traveling to a clinic is harmful or impossible, which is why we have designed this study to be accessible from home. Our approach seeks to lower barriers for participation“
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
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Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
www.scripps.edu
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“For many individuals [with long COVID] … traveling to a clinic is harmful or impossible, which is why we have designed this study to be accessible from home. Our approach seeks to lower barriers for participation“
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Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
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Hello All -- Do you, or did you, work at the VA? We'd like to hear from you -- especially those who work directly in health care. @propublica.org @tophersanders.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs?
ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.
www.propublica.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hello All -- Do you, or did you, work at the VA? We'd like to hear from you -- especially those who work directly in health care. @propublica.org @tophersanders.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
That the AWS outage knock down effects shocked so many people tells me that science fiction should be part of the primary school curriculum. I don't know one self-professed nerd (as we were called back in the day) not say something like "I thought that might happen" when the news hit.
The absurd thing is not just that folks have locked themselves into a subscription for their *bed*, but that the fact that these multi-thousand-dollar beds are affected by outages means they might cook you even when it’s just your WiFi that goes down, not all of Amazon’s servers.
The AWS outage bricked people's $2,700 smartbeds, leaving them in a reclining position or with the heat up. People were unable to use them, basically. A GitHub repo exists that lets people operate their beds without reliance on the normal infrastructure
www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
That the AWS outage knock down effects shocked so many people tells me that science fiction should be part of the primary school curriculum. I don't know one self-professed nerd (as we were called back in the day) not say something like "I thought that might happen" when the news hit.
Apex Magazine is a digital science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror magazine that *pays their writers*. They don't expect any of their creative to work for free and this is how they do it (and subscriptions). If you have the means, here's the link.
Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever.
I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/
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I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/
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Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Apex Magazine is a digital science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror magazine that *pays their writers*. They don't expect any of their creative to work for free and this is how they do it (and subscriptions). If you have the means, here's the link.
I am "I miss Palm Pilots years old."
“Great thing about this app is AI to give you a reminder to do (something).”
Dude, you don’t need an AI to do that. Just put it in a digital calendar, set up a notification alarm, and you’re done. We’ve been able to do that, digitally, for decades. A PDA did that shit.
Dude, you don’t need an AI to do that. Just put it in a digital calendar, set up a notification alarm, and you’re done. We’ve been able to do that, digitally, for decades. A PDA did that shit.
October 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I am "I miss Palm Pilots years old."
Now I have to start listening to country music.
🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now I have to start listening to country music.
Whenever I see an ad for Love is Blind, I get disappointed all over again that it's not about blind people.
October 13, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Whenever I see an ad for Love is Blind, I get disappointed all over again that it's not about blind people.
"Let's just say it's 20% of people on Medicaid...as a thought experiment" is where this interview should have stopped dead. No. If you are making policy because you think people aren't working enough, you should be making up numbers in your head to back that up.
DR OZ: If you're sitting at home as an able-bodied person on Medicaid & on average you'll watch 6.1 hours of TV or leisure time at home, you actually don't want that. Opiate use skyrockets
CNBC: There are a lot of people who are on Medicaid who are there actually as caregivers, so they are working
CNBC: There are a lot of people who are on Medicaid who are there actually as caregivers, so they are working
October 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Let's just say it's 20% of people on Medicaid...as a thought experiment" is where this interview should have stopped dead. No. If you are making policy because you think people aren't working enough, you should be making up numbers in your head to back that up.
There a documentary out about Charlie Sheen and ask I can say is God bless Denise Richard's. She is a seriously underrated human being.
September 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
There a documentary out about Charlie Sheen and ask I can say is God bless Denise Richard's. She is a seriously underrated human being.
Good news!
Three Wins Today (Sept 18, 2025)
CA
Fri, Sept 5 - CA joined the Northwest Wildland Fire Fighting Compact.
NM
Mon, Sep 8 - NM announced they will be the 1st state in the nation to have free universal childcare. This new program removes the income eligibility requirements for financial assistance
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CA
Fri, Sept 5 - CA joined the Northwest Wildland Fire Fighting Compact.
NM
Mon, Sep 8 - NM announced they will be the 1st state in the nation to have free universal childcare. This new program removes the income eligibility requirements for financial assistance
1/
September 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Good news!
I'm watching Six Feet Under and I think the most subversive and unexpected aspect is how much sexy fun time the woman in her early to mid 50s (the mom) is getting.
No discussion about #menopause so far but we'll see what happens next.
No discussion about #menopause so far but we'll see what happens next.
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm watching Six Feet Under and I think the most subversive and unexpected aspect is how much sexy fun time the woman in her early to mid 50s (the mom) is getting.
No discussion about #menopause so far but we'll see what happens next.
No discussion about #menopause so far but we'll see what happens next.
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This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'
Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
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I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either.
This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend
Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.
www.kfvs12.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either.
This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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While you're there, you might also consider subscribing... AUD30/year gets you an extra essay each month, PLUS the two ebook compilations which also include bonus essays...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
We are OPEN for pitches! See www.speculativeinsight.com/pitches-open for the details (and please follow instructions! 😁)
While you're there, you might also consider subscribing... AUD30/year gets you an extra essay each month, PLUS the two ebook compilations which also include bonus essays...
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Remember this. The Nazis were defeated by geologists and car mechanics and school teachers and milkmen. Ordinary people from all over the world who risked their own lives to put the fascists in the ground where they belong.
the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Remember this. The Nazis were defeated by geologists and car mechanics and school teachers and milkmen. Ordinary people from all over the world who risked their own lives to put the fascists in the ground where they belong.
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Just took a call from a library patron looking for Dave Eggers’ WHAT IS THE WHAT. Come to find out, this patron was going through a list of literary fiction recommended by Ann Patchett — whose recommendations are in the context of having gotten good & mad at David Brooks. 🤣📚
youtu.be/tPrH7kqGKCY?...
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New to You: Literature Isn’t Dead
YouTube video by Parnassus Books
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August 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just took a call from a library patron looking for Dave Eggers’ WHAT IS THE WHAT. Come to find out, this patron was going through a list of literary fiction recommended by Ann Patchett — whose recommendations are in the context of having gotten good & mad at David Brooks. 🤣📚
youtu.be/tPrH7kqGKCY?...
youtu.be/tPrH7kqGKCY?...