Roan/Juniper
@roanaway.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, Artist
20s - Disabled - Queer - they/them
20s - Disabled - Queer - they/them
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I loved writing these show-rec essays! So many series to choose from
Also it’s maybe my ongoing mission to give people some options for investing in and engaging with queer art/media in a more transnational way,
Also it’s maybe my ongoing mission to give people some options for investing in and engaging with queer art/media in a more transnational way,
If you're looking for clever, imaginative, often heartfelt and deeply horny queer drama, the most-excellent @leemandelo.bsky.social has put together *two* lists of Thai dramas for @reactorsff.bsky.social many of which I've watched and adored. So, yeah.
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Five Vibrantly Queer Thai TV Shows - Reactor
Welcome back for the second installment of Queering SFF’s Big Gay Pride Month Recommendation List(s), for getting our vibes right via arts and entertainment. Last week I gathered four weird and sexy b...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I loved writing these show-rec essays! So many series to choose from
Also it’s maybe my ongoing mission to give people some options for investing in and engaging with queer art/media in a more transnational way,
Also it’s maybe my ongoing mission to give people some options for investing in and engaging with queer art/media in a more transnational way,
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While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
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my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
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Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
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Romance has been keeping publishing afloat for a while now. And far more people read romance than will admit to it.
And in the audiobook world? We have narrators who are FAMOUS for doing romance audiobooks. They’re basically celebrities.
And in the audiobook world? We have narrators who are FAMOUS for doing romance audiobooks. They’re basically celebrities.
seriously, it appears that while basically nobody is reading fiction anymore when it comes to 90% of genres of literature, a lot of very horny people must be spending a lot of money on romance novels
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Romance has been keeping publishing afloat for a while now. And far more people read romance than will admit to it.
And in the audiobook world? We have narrators who are FAMOUS for doing romance audiobooks. They’re basically celebrities.
And in the audiobook world? We have narrators who are FAMOUS for doing romance audiobooks. They’re basically celebrities.
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As everyone knows, the basis of capitalism is that if a product is great you'll need to cram it down everyone's throats (without consent) for years before finally being bailed out by the government
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As everyone knows, the basis of capitalism is that if a product is great you'll need to cram it down everyone's throats (without consent) for years before finally being bailed out by the government
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And now for some of my very favourite Smol Paul moments in no particular order, starting with the first ever yeet
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And now for some of my very favourite Smol Paul moments in no particular order, starting with the first ever yeet
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Hey if your last name is Graves and you discover a disease that’s not terminal maybe don’t name it after yourself
April 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hey if your last name is Graves and you discover a disease that’s not terminal maybe don’t name it after yourself
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One thing I learned over the weekend from talking to finance people is that they assume the AI bubble is going to burst and their issue is figuring out when so they can time their trades right.
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One thing I learned over the weekend from talking to finance people is that they assume the AI bubble is going to burst and their issue is figuring out when so they can time their trades right.
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Over at #Ebooks Direct, on this "Whatever We're Supposed To Call The Sunday After Black Friday" Sunday: our #Pride package is on sale! Contains #LGBTQ & queer folk (mortal and immortal) of many kinds, stripes and varieties, all of them worth meeting at least for drinks! ebooks.direct/products/pri...
Ebooks Direct Pride Package
This package contains all our Middle Kingdoms material—some of the first LGBTQ-representing epic fantasy in the 20th-century fantasy field, now continuing into the 21st. It also contains the matter-of...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Over at #Ebooks Direct, on this "Whatever We're Supposed To Call The Sunday After Black Friday" Sunday: our #Pride package is on sale! Contains #LGBTQ & queer folk (mortal and immortal) of many kinds, stripes and varieties, all of them worth meeting at least for drinks! ebooks.direct/products/pri...
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One of the kindest things you can do for your fellow creators is talk them up. Editors want to hire new people, but nobody wants to get burned. That's reasonable! Hearing from someone they trust that someone has the goods? It means everything. When you get new people work, everyone wins.
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One of the kindest things you can do for your fellow creators is talk them up. Editors want to hire new people, but nobody wants to get burned. That's reasonable! Hearing from someone they trust that someone has the goods? It means everything. When you get new people work, everyone wins.
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More inks for Absolute Wonder Woman #14!
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
More inks for Absolute Wonder Woman #14!
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Ponyo scene redraw I did for an even! DP X DC themed.
October 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ponyo scene redraw I did for an even! DP X DC themed.
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⏭️ Notably Next: Your government has been shut down for 16 days; "No Kings Day" is Oct. 18; the 2026 midterms are in 383 days.
October 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
⏭️ Notably Next: Your government has been shut down for 16 days; "No Kings Day" is Oct. 18; the 2026 midterms are in 383 days.
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In honor of @colleencoover.bsky.social's birthday, today, I'm posting her comic of Superman's Ex-Girlfriend, Lana Lang.
July 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In honor of @colleencoover.bsky.social's birthday, today, I'm posting her comic of Superman's Ex-Girlfriend, Lana Lang.
Used a writing prompt generator, this isn't really fitting the prompt. But It's getting me back in the habit.
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Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle.
Squeak. Pause.
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Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle.
Squeak. Pause.
May 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Used a writing prompt generator, this isn't really fitting the prompt. But It's getting me back in the habit.
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Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle.
Squeak. Pause.
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Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle. Squeak. Whistle. Groan. Rattle.
Squeak. Pause.
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work requirements for welfare are just subsiding businesses that pay low wages.
fuck 'em.
fuck 'em.
love that the NYT op-ed page is giving space to RFK and Dr Oz to call for throwing people off welfare
May 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
work requirements for welfare are just subsiding businesses that pay low wages.
fuck 'em.
fuck 'em.
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It’s not ageist to want your president to be young enough to thoroughly understand the problems affecting the generations of the working class, or to be present enough to be able to respond to all facets of the job. It is ableist to not want your president to need a wheelchair. Do we all get this
May 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s not ageist to want your president to be young enough to thoroughly understand the problems affecting the generations of the working class, or to be present enough to be able to respond to all facets of the job. It is ableist to not want your president to need a wheelchair. Do we all get this
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This stern and relentless hero secretly feeds cats.
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#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #TurnerSeries
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#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #TurnerSeries
May 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This stern and relentless hero secretly feeds cats.
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Unrav...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Kobo: http://store.koboboo...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #TurnerSeries
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Unrav...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Kobo: http://store.koboboo...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #TurnerSeries
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there are 1,100 words in this article and zero of them are "bus"
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters | TechCrunch
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities -- one
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May 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
there are 1,100 words in this article and zero of them are "bus"
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This is a useful demo of just how easy it is to transform an "AI" into a fascist propaganda machine; we only noticed b/c Elon demands everything be done fast and half-assed, so it broke.
But they'll fix it, and from now on xAI will prioritize white nationalist claims more subtly, forever.
But they'll fix it, and from now on xAI will prioritize white nationalist claims more subtly, forever.
apparently Elon's gotten so mad about Grok not answering questions about Afrikaners the way he wants, xAI's now somehow managed to put it into some kind of hyper-Afriforum mode where it thinks every question is about farm murders or the song "Kill the Boer"
May 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is a useful demo of just how easy it is to transform an "AI" into a fascist propaganda machine; we only noticed b/c Elon demands everything be done fast and half-assed, so it broke.
But they'll fix it, and from now on xAI will prioritize white nationalist claims more subtly, forever.
But they'll fix it, and from now on xAI will prioritize white nationalist claims more subtly, forever.
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RFK Jr on clinical trials halted by cuts. RFKJ says he ran down the case and says the patient was medically ineligible.
What garbage. This isn't an issue of a single patient, it has happened all over.
What garbage. This isn't an issue of a single patient, it has happened all over.
After NIH staffing cuts, cancer patient in clinical trial worries she may lose crucial time | CNN
With the future of her cancer treatment in limbo, Natalie Phelps doesn’t know how much longer she can wait.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
RFK Jr on clinical trials halted by cuts. RFKJ says he ran down the case and says the patient was medically ineligible.
What garbage. This isn't an issue of a single patient, it has happened all over.
What garbage. This isn't an issue of a single patient, it has happened all over.
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RFKJ is now talking about bullshit therapies for autism. Please, for the love of god, do not subject your kid to chelation therapy, it does not treat autism.
May 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
RFKJ is now talking about bullshit therapies for autism. Please, for the love of god, do not subject your kid to chelation therapy, it does not treat autism.