Lyss
@savsion.bsky.social
Reader, gamer, nerd. Swears a LOT. (she/her)
Mariners fan since the beginning (for my sins)
Mariners fan since the beginning (for my sins)
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Heritage American has to be the dumbest thing I've heard of in quite a while. And considering what has occurred in 2025, that's pretty damn amazing.
All you need to know to realize “Heritage American” is racist bullshit is those who use the term don’t include Black descendants of enslaved people. (Which I say as someone whose ancestry here traces to the 1600s and includes a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a Revolutionary War hero.)
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Heritage American has to be the dumbest thing I've heard of in quite a while. And considering what has occurred in 2025, that's pretty damn amazing.
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![Comic. [Banner: Mathematical Society: 2025 Meeting.] PERSON 1 with bun: Any other new developments from the year to cover before we wrap? PERSON 2: Oh, the teens picked a new funny number. PERSON 3 with short hair: Aww, I’m glad to hear they’re still doing that. PERSON 4 with ponytail: I’ll add it to the list. [List: 23 (skidoo!; 42; 69; 420; 1,337; 58,008; [circled]: 67]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreig43e2u4zzpifhq6fbf2iwplmva2lt5rokfg5uws5dysbe55up6wa@jpeg)
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
Oooh. Instant preorder.
December 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Oooh. Instant preorder.
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Emotions!!!! That boy immediately became an old man experiencing joy, lol
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Emotions!!!! That boy immediately became an old man experiencing joy, lol
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Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
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All birds are dinosaurs and just as closely related to non-bird dinosaurs as any other bird.
But cassowaries are the most nostalgic for the good ol days.
They might be the “girl who still curls her bangs because her first boyfriend said they made her look pretty in 1987” of birds
But cassowaries are the most nostalgic for the good ol days.
They might be the “girl who still curls her bangs because her first boyfriend said they made her look pretty in 1987” of birds
December 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
All birds are dinosaurs and just as closely related to non-bird dinosaurs as any other bird.
But cassowaries are the most nostalgic for the good ol days.
They might be the “girl who still curls her bangs because her first boyfriend said they made her look pretty in 1987” of birds
But cassowaries are the most nostalgic for the good ol days.
They might be the “girl who still curls her bangs because her first boyfriend said they made her look pretty in 1987” of birds
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honestly between terminator 2 and alien 2 i'm starting to kind of hate james cameron. both very good films but also both watering down near-perfect movies into lowest common denominator action sequels. it sucks even worse that the films are good because you can't just dismiss them out of hand
December 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
honestly between terminator 2 and alien 2 i'm starting to kind of hate james cameron. both very good films but also both watering down near-perfect movies into lowest common denominator action sequels. it sucks even worse that the films are good because you can't just dismiss them out of hand
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"There is but one evil party with two names and it will be elected despite all I can do or say." - Du Bois, 1956
November 30, 2024 at 5:07 AM
"There is but one evil party with two names and it will be elected despite all I can do or say." - Du Bois, 1956
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If I had to pay for every time I used this image over the years, I would be in crushing debt by now
a man with a beard and a hat is saying `` i have no memory of this place . ''
Alt: a man with a beard and a hat is saying `` i have no memory of this place . ''
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
If I had to pay for every time I used this image over the years, I would be in crushing debt by now
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I am invincible i could kill god I am the strongest puppy to ever do it I feel awful im gonna have such an awful hangover tomorrow I can almost guarantee I will throw up between now and breakfast
puppies and pals, I am pleased to announce
I KEPT UP WITH GRANDPA
I KEPT UP WITH GRANDPA
December 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I am invincible i could kill god I am the strongest puppy to ever do it I feel awful im gonna have such an awful hangover tomorrow I can almost guarantee I will throw up between now and breakfast
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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LET ME REPEAT
I have actual training and I wish I didn’t know some stuff
People with actual resources are looking at this
You can do ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW
I have actual training and I wish I didn’t know some stuff
People with actual resources are looking at this
You can do ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW
HEY SURVIVORS !!
HEY ATTENTION TO ME
beloveds you do not have to read or witness all of this . You do not have to re traumatize
You don’t owe nobody nothing
HEY ATTENTION TO ME
beloveds you do not have to read or witness all of this . You do not have to re traumatize
You don’t owe nobody nothing
December 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
LET ME REPEAT
I have actual training and I wish I didn’t know some stuff
People with actual resources are looking at this
You can do ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW
I have actual training and I wish I didn’t know some stuff
People with actual resources are looking at this
You can do ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW
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Probably the best Christmas Eve news I've ever reported:
The VA is legally required to build homes for unhoused veterans in Los Angeles — and homeless vets nationwide might be able to sue for shelter, too.
@longlead.com has been covering this story for 4 years — and we're not stopping here!
The VA is legally required to build homes for unhoused veterans in Los Angeles — and homeless vets nationwide might be able to sue for shelter, too.
@longlead.com has been covering this story for 4 years — and we're not stopping here!
The homeless veterans who sued the VA for access to housing in Los Angeles won their appeal against the government yesterday.
The decision was complex, but may be consequential in eliminating veteran homelessness across the country.
homeofthebrave.substack.com/p/homeless-v...
The decision was complex, but may be consequential in eliminating veteran homelessness across the country.
homeofthebrave.substack.com/p/homeless-v...
Appeals court upholds landmark ruling in homeless veterans lawsuit against the VA
A long-awaited ruling by the 9th Circuit reinforces an order for the VA to build thousands of housing units for vets — but with some unexpected caveats.
homeofthebrave.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Probably the best Christmas Eve news I've ever reported:
The VA is legally required to build homes for unhoused veterans in Los Angeles — and homeless vets nationwide might be able to sue for shelter, too.
@longlead.com has been covering this story for 4 years — and we're not stopping here!
The VA is legally required to build homes for unhoused veterans in Los Angeles — and homeless vets nationwide might be able to sue for shelter, too.
@longlead.com has been covering this story for 4 years — and we're not stopping here!
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Feeling this so hard this past several weeks
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Feeling this so hard this past several weeks
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Like prime, but with human beings”
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they put the postal service in the fucking constitution
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
they put the postal service in the fucking constitution
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
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Fuck this
NFL won’t punish fan involved in altercation with DK Metcalf.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
NFL won't punish fan involved in altercation with DK Metcalf
Neither the NFL nor the Lions will punish the fan involved in the altercation with Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf on Sunday.
www.nbcsports.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Fuck this
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250,000 civilians were killed during the Philippine–American War.
Greenland Envoy Gov. Jeff Landry: "Look, the United States has always been a welcoming party. We don't go in there trying to conquer anybody and trying to take over anybody's country. We say, 'Listen. We represent liberty. We represented economic strength. We represent protection.'"
December 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
250,000 civilians were killed during the Philippine–American War.
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Your auntie Deborah has, once again, bought you a present featuring all the overly aggressive markers of femininity, despite the fact she’s met you on several occasions and – crucially – has eyes.
Coded message? Relative buys gifts for the person she wishes you were
Your auntie Deborah has, once again, bought you a present featuring all the overly aggressive markers of femininity, despite the fact she's met you on several occasions and - crucially - has eyes.…
thedailytism.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Your auntie Deborah has, once again, bought you a present featuring all the overly aggressive markers of femininity, despite the fact she’s met you on several occasions and – crucially – has eyes.
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The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
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I could say plenty about this, and I could quote plenty in this article, but this one short sentence from the article says everything:
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I could say plenty about this, and I could quote plenty in this article, but this one short sentence from the article says everything:
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
"The ableism and the racism go together."
The ableism is foundational.
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Oh a self-important king drew cool plans for a gilded, cannoned-up fantasy ship?
Cant wait for it to sail several hundred meters in a mild wind, over a bed of anaerobic silt.
Cant wait for it to sail several hundred meters in a mild wind, over a bed of anaerobic silt.
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Oh a self-important king drew cool plans for a gilded, cannoned-up fantasy ship?
Cant wait for it to sail several hundred meters in a mild wind, over a bed of anaerobic silt.
Cant wait for it to sail several hundred meters in a mild wind, over a bed of anaerobic silt.
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Some absolutely top notch orange cattery here
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Some absolutely top notch orange cattery here
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literally fuck anyone who doesn’t see at this point that it’s an organized nationwide effort to make trans people unemployable.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
literally fuck anyone who doesn’t see at this point that it’s an organized nationwide effort to make trans people unemployable.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.
every trans person they push out of public life is a win for them & a whole hell of a lot of cis people need to start stepping up and saying fuck off to freaks like this.