SweetZazu
@sweetzazu.bsky.social
Gardener, artist, writer, animal companion, change manager, wonder curator, skeptical optimist, thinker
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Folks, I'm really proud that when chuds show up in my comments to take a crap on my timeline, by and large your response is... nothing. You are truly living the magic of "don't engage the assholes" and I love that for all of us. And then I block em and they're gone forever. You're great! Thank you.
December 4, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Folks, I'm really proud that when chuds show up in my comments to take a crap on my timeline, by and large your response is... nothing. You are truly living the magic of "don't engage the assholes" and I love that for all of us. And then I block em and they're gone forever. You're great! Thank you.
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I'll also be doing a stock signing at @murderbooks.bsky.social in Houston in early January: www.murderbooks.com/martha-wells... This will include all the books they have listed there, including the new Murderbot compilation editions, releasing for the Apple+ TV show airing later in the year.
December 4, 2024 at 7:11 PM
I'll also be doing a stock signing at @murderbooks.bsky.social in Houston in early January: www.murderbooks.com/martha-wells... This will include all the books they have listed there, including the new Murderbot compilation editions, releasing for the Apple+ TV show airing later in the year.
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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So Wired Magazine did a profile of me! www.wired.com/story/murder...
How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells' Life
Martha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:27 PM
So Wired Magazine did a profile of me! www.wired.com/story/murder...
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
Life certainly is strange when your advice from Bukowski and Waits. Seems apropos.
youtu.be/H-d1wMlLNiY?...
youtu.be/H-d1wMlLNiY?...
TOM WAITS READING BUKOWSKI POEM - THE LAUGHING HEART
YouTube video by Read Me A Poem
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November 23, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Life certainly is strange when your advice from Bukowski and Waits. Seems apropos.
youtu.be/H-d1wMlLNiY?...
youtu.be/H-d1wMlLNiY?...
Those nudibranches, they’re everywhere.
“This funny-looking critter has been spotted in the deepest parts of the ocean - KQED”
“This funny-looking critter has been spotted in the deepest parts of the ocean - KQED”
November 22, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Those nudibranches, they’re everywhere.
“This funny-looking critter has been spotted in the deepest parts of the ocean - KQED”
“This funny-looking critter has been spotted in the deepest parts of the ocean - KQED”
Everybody assumes reality will prevail; I have my doubts.
Very important points here: there are a lot of friction points to doing mass deportations (and people certainly have the opportunity to create more—you don’t have to willingly participate in this effort)
November 21, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Everybody assumes reality will prevail; I have my doubts.
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Leak the report. Pass it on.
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Leak the report. Pass it on.
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There's something I need people to understand.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
November 20, 2024 at 9:12 PM
There's something I need people to understand.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
November 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop.
Now.
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I AM DECEASED.
November 15, 2024 at 2:31 AM
I AM DECEASED.
Strange days have found us.
While the alternative universe was appearing, i.e. November 5, I was in hospital with a cracked hip after a misstep on the 4th.
They pinned my hip the next day. I was so lucky: I only had a slight crack.The operation appears to have been a success.
Make more Art.
November 16, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Strange days have found us.
While the alternative universe was appearing, i.e. November 5, I was in hospital with a cracked hip after a misstep on the 4th.
They pinned my hip the next day. I was so lucky: I only had a slight crack.The operation appears to have been a success.
Make more Art.
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Surprise! The audiobook of The Violence is only $5.99! That's like a paperback from the 80s!
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-violen...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Violence-Nov...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-violen...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Violence-Nov...
November 2, 2023 at 10:58 PM
Surprise! The audiobook of The Violence is only $5.99! That's like a paperback from the 80s!
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-violen...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Violence-Nov...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-violen...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Violence-Nov...
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On twitter around this time every year I spent a day boosting independent artists so people could buy stuff for the holidays. Bluesky's smaller, so reply to this with your OR someone you know's art, a link to buy it (VERY IMPORTANT) and a pic of the art! Hooray let's SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS!
November 3, 2023 at 2:36 PM
On twitter around this time every year I spent a day boosting independent artists so people could buy stuff for the holidays. Bluesky's smaller, so reply to this with your OR someone you know's art, a link to buy it (VERY IMPORTANT) and a pic of the art! Hooray let's SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS!
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I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with this information
Starfish ‘arms’ are actually extensions of their head, scientists say
The echinoderms more closely resemble disembodied heads than multi-limbed creatures, experts have discovered
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2023 at 12:29 AM
I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with this information
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Africa has the fastest-growing, youngest population of any continent. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African — a development that will transform many African countries, experts say, and reshape their relationship with the world.
The World Is Becoming More African
Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population of any continent. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the...
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2023 at 4:21 PM
Africa has the fastest-growing, youngest population of any continent. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African — a development that will transform many African countries, experts say, and reshape their relationship with the world.
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Breaking news: United Auto Workers leaders reached a tentative contract deal with General Motors, according to people familiar with the matter, making GM the last of the Big Three automakers to negotiate an agreement after weeks of strikes.
UAW reaches tentative deal with GM to end strike, concluding talks with the last of the Big Three
United Auto Workers leaders reached a tentative contract deal with General Motors, according to people familiar with the matter, the last of the Big Three automakers to negotiate an agreement after we...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2023 at 1:59 PM
Breaking news: United Auto Workers leaders reached a tentative contract deal with General Motors, according to people familiar with the matter, making GM the last of the Big Three automakers to negotiate an agreement after weeks of strikes.
We all know that over 250 of cat expressions are scathing, right?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
October 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM
We all know that over 250 of cat expressions are scathing, right?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
They should show pictures of all the dogs and owners.
Despite the gray skies and light drizzle, about 15,000 people and more than 600 pups turned out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade on Saturday — nearly doubling last year’s attendance. nyti.ms/4059OMO
October 22, 2023 at 4:37 PM
They should show pictures of all the dogs and owners.
I believe universal basic income not only works but creates a better world.
October 22, 2023 at 3:36 PM
I believe universal basic income not only works but creates a better world.
There is nothing more magical than scuffing your way through a carpet of golden ginkgo leaves.
The #Ginkgoales mega-diagram I've been working on is finally done, so I've written a #blog post to showcase it! There is a key to all the species included and some personal thoughts I had while doing it. I hope you enjoy!
palaeoflora.blogspot.com/2023/10/too-...
#paleoart #paleobotany #ginkgo
palaeoflora.blogspot.com/2023/10/too-...
#paleoart #paleobotany #ginkgo
October 22, 2023 at 3:33 PM
There is nothing more magical than scuffing your way through a carpet of golden ginkgo leaves.
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October 19, 2023 at 12:43 PM