Sloane of Shadows
@sloanemactire.bsky.social
Amateur time waster and professional maker of bad choices. Lover of science fiction, particularly Star Trek, StarGate, and Babylon 5.
Trans. Queer. Sometimes I write things.
I'm also the @sloanwanderer
Trans. Queer. Sometimes I write things.
I'm also the @sloanwanderer
So far, it's 10 days into the 2026 reading challenge and I'm already 3 books ahead of schedule.
January 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
So far, it's 10 days into the 2026 reading challenge and I'm already 3 books ahead of schedule.
I forgot to cancel my subscription after the 7-day trial and now I fear I'm stuck with 2026 for the next 356 more days.
January 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I forgot to cancel my subscription after the 7-day trial and now I fear I'm stuck with 2026 for the next 356 more days.
This...is a really apt analogy. The bad restaurant has given everyone food poisoning, and now we need our representatives make sure it can't hurt people any further by taking away its license.
If it helps, people are mad at Democrats because many of their social media presences produce comms which address what's happening as though we're simply dealing with the consequences of going along with a bad restaurant recommendation.
The food isn't just bad, we want to shut down the restaurant.
The food isn't just bad, we want to shut down the restaurant.
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This...is a really apt analogy. The bad restaurant has given everyone food poisoning, and now we need our representatives make sure it can't hurt people any further by taking away its license.
Cursed knowledge: a hospital performed forced sterilizations between 1924 and the 70's when the law was repealed, as well as electroshock therapy. They vacated the premises in the 70's, the complex became a prison for a while, and is now a hotel and residences.
Stay classy, [StateRedacted].
Stay classy, [StateRedacted].
January 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Cursed knowledge: a hospital performed forced sterilizations between 1924 and the 70's when the law was repealed, as well as electroshock therapy. They vacated the premises in the 70's, the complex became a prison for a while, and is now a hotel and residences.
Stay classy, [StateRedacted].
Stay classy, [StateRedacted].
I just transferred some money from Venmo to my bank. I hit "Send" in Venmo for the instant transfer. Less than a second later, my bank app had triggered a push notification on my phone about the transfer being received.
We live in the gorram future.
We live in the gorram future.
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I just transferred some money from Venmo to my bank. I hit "Send" in Venmo for the instant transfer. Less than a second later, my bank app had triggered a push notification on my phone about the transfer being received.
We live in the gorram future.
We live in the gorram future.
It boggles my mind when I think about the fact that the B-52 has been flying for 73 years, and the youngest ones currently in service were manufactured in 1963. The Air Force currently has plans to keep flying them into the 2050's or beyond.
January 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It boggles my mind when I think about the fact that the B-52 has been flying for 73 years, and the youngest ones currently in service were manufactured in 1963. The Air Force currently has plans to keep flying them into the 2050's or beyond.
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The Truth about Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Truth about Venezuela.
I don't know which is more impressive: the idea of a 1/2 scale Death Star, or the fact that it's only $20.04 at full price.
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I don't know which is more impressive: the idea of a 1/2 scale Death Star, or the fact that it's only $20.04 at full price.
I was having a lovely low-energy day, then came on here to post something interesting I'd learned only to go, "Wait, what did this misadministration do now? They did WHAT?!"
January 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I was having a lovely low-energy day, then came on here to post something interesting I'd learned only to go, "Wait, what did this misadministration do now? They did WHAT?!"
TIL that while henges derive their names from Stonehenge, Stonehenge itself is not a henge.
January 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
TIL that while henges derive their names from Stonehenge, Stonehenge itself is not a henge.
JFC, this is bleak. www.reddit.com/r/confession...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
JFC, this is bleak. www.reddit.com/r/confession...
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Life is like roasting a marshmallow… a comic about life through birds.
February 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Life is like roasting a marshmallow… a comic about life through birds.
This is amazing. www.reddit.com/r/shrooms/co...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is amazing. www.reddit.com/r/shrooms/co...
And here's a hand, my trusty friere,
And gie a hand o'thine.
And we'll take a right gude willy-waught
For auld lang syne.
Here's to the new year. May it be kinder to us all than the one now past, and may we all toast it in a year's time.
And gie a hand o'thine.
And we'll take a right gude willy-waught
For auld lang syne.
Here's to the new year. May it be kinder to us all than the one now past, and may we all toast it in a year's time.
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
And here's a hand, my trusty friere,
And gie a hand o'thine.
And we'll take a right gude willy-waught
For auld lang syne.
Here's to the new year. May it be kinder to us all than the one now past, and may we all toast it in a year's time.
And gie a hand o'thine.
And we'll take a right gude willy-waught
For auld lang syne.
Here's to the new year. May it be kinder to us all than the one now past, and may we all toast it in a year's time.
This year, I read 117 books of my 60 book goal. (I somehow doubt I'm going to finish another one today).
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This year, I read 117 books of my 60 book goal. (I somehow doubt I'm going to finish another one today).
Am I alone in thinking that spotted lanternflies are ugly?
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Am I alone in thinking that spotted lanternflies are ugly?
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Your inspirational quote of the day:
"Friendship is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth."
- Jon Foreman
"Friendship is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth."
- Jon Foreman
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Your inspirational quote of the day:
"Friendship is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth."
- Jon Foreman
"Friendship is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth."
- Jon Foreman
I really have to give the BBC props for a fantastic job with diverse casting in the most recent Doctor Who series and "The War Between Land and Sea."
Also, I really did like Ncuti Gatwa's portrayal of the Doctor, and I'm sad he only got 18 episodes. #DoctorWho #BBC
Also, I really did like Ncuti Gatwa's portrayal of the Doctor, and I'm sad he only got 18 episodes. #DoctorWho #BBC
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I really have to give the BBC props for a fantastic job with diverse casting in the most recent Doctor Who series and "The War Between Land and Sea."
Also, I really did like Ncuti Gatwa's portrayal of the Doctor, and I'm sad he only got 18 episodes. #DoctorWho #BBC
Also, I really did like Ncuti Gatwa's portrayal of the Doctor, and I'm sad he only got 18 episodes. #DoctorWho #BBC
I feel like the Doctor's monologue in "Lucky Day" could be written to a certain political party not in the UK. Hell, the entire episode explains why you should never see UNIT in the US.
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I feel like the Doctor's monologue in "Lucky Day" could be written to a certain political party not in the UK. Hell, the entire episode explains why you should never see UNIT in the US.
"How's it going?"
"I've been taken captive by an alien."
"I've been taken captive by an alien."
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"How's it going?"
"I've been taken captive by an alien."
"I've been taken captive by an alien."
Photographic evidence that this cat is "secretly" an agent of the Orange Cat Collective.
December 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Photographic evidence that this cat is "secretly" an agent of the Orange Cat Collective.
AI is rapidly becoming a danger to society. Until it is free of these hallucinations, it should be treated with skepticism.
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
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December 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
AI is rapidly becoming a danger to society. Until it is free of these hallucinations, it should be treated with skepticism.
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We need to do something about this shit.
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
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December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We need to do something about this shit.
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
Props to @bennjordan.bsky.social for pressing this issue so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
If Vicks is able to make NyQuil that tastes reasonable, why can't they do the same with DayQuil?
December 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If Vicks is able to make NyQuil that tastes reasonable, why can't they do the same with DayQuil?