penguin-esque, i guess
@tiredencourager2.bsky.social
Free Palestine, Congo, all who are oppressed
he/him, 30s (somehow)
left in more ways than one
tired in more ways than two
hope today is good to you
he/him, 30s (somehow)
left in more ways than one
tired in more ways than two
hope today is good to you
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There's bad, and there's "an entire paragraph about academics included in the press release to justify keeping him" bad. They're playing the school card!
News: UAB head coach Trent Dilfer will RETURN next season for a third year.
Statement from AD Mark Ingram:
Statement from AD Mark Ingram:
December 3, 2024 at 10:25 PM
There's bad, and there's "an entire paragraph about academics included in the press release to justify keeping him" bad. They're playing the school card!
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Granted there is no way Campbell was responsible for any of the plays that worked
December 3, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Granted there is no way Campbell was responsible for any of the plays that worked
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well I'm happy the last 4 years didn't see the funding and militarization of the police increase dramati—oh....
The reason the coup attempt in South Korea failed as quickly as it did is because South Koreans immediately rushed to the streets to say “we won’t let you do that” and force the military to decide whether they’d shoot their fellow citizens or not.
Important for us remember over the next 4 years.
Important for us remember over the next 4 years.
December 3, 2024 at 10:27 PM
well I'm happy the last 4 years didn't see the funding and militarization of the police increase dramati—oh....
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Objectively the right move (firing Wink should happen too) but it makes the Ohio State game so much funnier somehow.
Michigan offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell has been fired by head coach Sherrone Moore. Tight ends coach Steve Casula will serve as the interim OC.
December 3, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Objectively the right move (firing Wink should happen too) but it makes the Ohio State game so much funnier somehow.
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welcome to earth, smol baby
start therapy now
start therapy now
November 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM
welcome to earth, smol baby
start therapy now
start therapy now
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If you want to support creators, likes and replies from a place of genuine and respectful interest are lovely, but reskeeting is the move. Better yet, support their work with M O N E Y.
November 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
If you want to support creators, likes and replies from a place of genuine and respectful interest are lovely, but reskeeting is the move. Better yet, support their work with M O N E Y.
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Which means that on those platforms, for me personally anyway, a lot of time begrudgingly putting up with reply guys I dislike for the sake of getting more eyes on my content. But because replies don't boost my stuff in the same way here, I can employ better boundaries for my own time and wellbeing.
November 19, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Which means that on those platforms, for me personally anyway, a lot of time begrudgingly putting up with reply guys I dislike for the sake of getting more eyes on my content. But because replies don't boost my stuff in the same way here, I can employ better boundaries for my own time and wellbeing.
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One thing I love about bsky not having an algorithm is that creators here are less reliant on engagement in the form of comments & likes
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate and enjoy genuine replies! But on ig, twitter, reddit, replies boost our content in the algo and replying to them does too (cont)
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate and enjoy genuine replies! But on ig, twitter, reddit, replies boost our content in the algo and replying to them does too (cont)
November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM
One thing I love about bsky not having an algorithm is that creators here are less reliant on engagement in the form of comments & likes
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate and enjoy genuine replies! But on ig, twitter, reddit, replies boost our content in the algo and replying to them does too (cont)
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate and enjoy genuine replies! But on ig, twitter, reddit, replies boost our content in the algo and replying to them does too (cont)
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By the way, there should never be fees attached to filing government paperwork necessary to restore the rights—identity, citizenship—that the government denied us.
It should be fucking FREE. 🥚
It should be fucking FREE. 🥚
Hey, folks, can we figure out a way to get an immigration fee paid for one of my clients, whose AParents are not relinquishing her Certificate of Citizenship (not uncommon) Details here: adopteerightslaw.com/help-filing-...
Help Pay a USCIS Fee for an Intercountry Adoptee
An adult intercountry adoptee needs our assistance in paying a $505 filing fee for a Replacement Certificate of Citizenship.
adopteerightslaw.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM
By the way, there should never be fees attached to filing government paperwork necessary to restore the rights—identity, citizenship—that the government denied us.
It should be fucking FREE. 🥚
It should be fucking FREE. 🥚
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And this is why authors are always asking you to preorder.
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
More detail: When booksellers get pre-orders, it's a quantitative and qualitative signal that there is like *something here* about a book. The avalanche of new books out there is hard to communicate if you're not in the industry, and pre-orders are one of vanishingly few signals. It is a real thing!
November 19, 2024 at 7:29 PM
And this is why authors are always asking you to preorder.
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Can anyone please help me out in rebuilding my life? I’m a disabled trans woman without an income trying to recover from a long period of illness and homelessness, and I’ve lost nearly all my possessions over the last few years.
paypal.me/qirenni
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💕💸
paypal.me/qirenni
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💕💸
Pay George Richardson using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/qirenni and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
October 15, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Can anyone please help me out in rebuilding my life? I’m a disabled trans woman without an income trying to recover from a long period of illness and homelessness, and I’ve lost nearly all my possessions over the last few years.
paypal.me/qirenni
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💕💸
paypal.me/qirenni
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💕💸
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Who up thinking about the touch the feel of cotton the fabric of our lives
October 16, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Who up thinking about the touch the feel of cotton the fabric of our lives
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I will never shut up about the continued need to KEEP MASKING. As a disabled, immunocompromised person who still gets dirty looks while masking everywhere: covid hasn't gone anywhere. I know that most people don't want to hear this and want people like me to put a cork in it but this is important
I still mask everywhere. I got two big boxes of N-95s cheap.
If you don't mask, the second best time to start again is tomorrow.
If you don't mask, the second best time to start again is tomorrow.
So. Bluesky.
Why don't y'all mask up in public anymore?
Why don't y'all mask up in public anymore?
November 19, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I will never shut up about the continued need to KEEP MASKING. As a disabled, immunocompromised person who still gets dirty looks while masking everywhere: covid hasn't gone anywhere. I know that most people don't want to hear this and want people like me to put a cork in it but this is important
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This is why visual rhetoric is so important. If you just glance at this chart, it'd be easy to come away with an impression of fairly equal racial ratios, which is not what the actual listed statistics imply
people keep showing me this chart to imply that an overwhelming amount of asian americans voted for trump and i do not get it this shows us as the second weakest supporters of trump by demo. like exit polls are trash but are you all not reading this right??
November 19, 2024 at 7:44 PM
This is why visual rhetoric is so important. If you just glance at this chart, it'd be easy to come away with an impression of fairly equal racial ratios, which is not what the actual listed statistics imply
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I know very few people, in any industry at all, who aren’t working multiple jobs and still getting a fraction of their income from ten years ago. I feel gaslighted every time I hear the Biden administration tout The Strongest Economy Ever. for whom??? by what metrics??
November 19, 2024 at 7:52 PM
I know very few people, in any industry at all, who aren’t working multiple jobs and still getting a fraction of their income from ten years ago. I feel gaslighted every time I hear the Biden administration tout The Strongest Economy Ever. for whom??? by what metrics??
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I am a former copywriter who had steady, mostly full-time work from 2007 (when I got my first full-time job as a PROOFREADER, you could still do that then) until just before the pandemic. I gave up and quit the industry in 2023 when it became clear AI would finish what the gig economy started.
That's the third recruiter I've talked to who has basically said, yeah, you're not going to be able to find work.
There is no work. The economy being even okay is a lie. I'm literally out of money and being told by people whose job it is to find jobs that there aren't any.
It's happening.
There is no work. The economy being even okay is a lie. I'm literally out of money and being told by people whose job it is to find jobs that there aren't any.
It's happening.
November 19, 2024 at 7:50 PM
I am a former copywriter who had steady, mostly full-time work from 2007 (when I got my first full-time job as a PROOFREADER, you could still do that then) until just before the pandemic. I gave up and quit the industry in 2023 when it became clear AI would finish what the gig economy started.
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NEW: 3 more LA sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty over this WILD investigation into a crypto mogul who allegedly hired cops to do crimes for him
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Crypto 'godfather' of Bel-Air: Probe widens into L.A. deputies' alleged links to mogul
At least six L.A. County sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty amid an investigation into their work for a 24-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of extortion and hiding millions of d...
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:20 AM
NEW: 3 more LA sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty over this WILD investigation into a crypto mogul who allegedly hired cops to do crimes for him
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
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i drew a begonia amphioxus🌿🐸🍄
November 19, 2024 at 7:32 PM
i drew a begonia amphioxus🌿🐸🍄
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You might think it'd be easy for a state like CA to agree that pregnant women shouldn't be held in solitary confinement. Well, you'd be wrong. New for @bolts.bsky.social - the strange story of how an effort to officially abolish this practice ended up codifying it.
boltsmag.org/california-s...
boltsmag.org/california-s...
On Solitary Confinement, California Officials Side With the Prison System—Again
Organizers wanted to ban the use of solitary confinement against pregnant Californians. They got something else entirely.
boltsmag.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:47 PM
You might think it'd be easy for a state like CA to agree that pregnant women shouldn't be held in solitary confinement. Well, you'd be wrong. New for @bolts.bsky.social - the strange story of how an effort to officially abolish this practice ended up codifying it.
boltsmag.org/california-s...
boltsmag.org/california-s...
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Everyone thinks this guy is such a fun personality until they have to be a fan of and watch the mostly dogshit football this guy has overseen in recent years.
November 19, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Everyone thinks this guy is such a fun personality until they have to be a fan of and watch the mostly dogshit football this guy has overseen in recent years.
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I’ve had a shit morning. Who wants to hear about the time I (according to my old boss) ended up on a heresy watch list at Mormon church headquarters for maybe, possibly, accidentally teaching my students sex magic
November 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
I’ve had a shit morning. Who wants to hear about the time I (according to my old boss) ended up on a heresy watch list at Mormon church headquarters for maybe, possibly, accidentally teaching my students sex magic
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I owe this man my career.
November 19, 2024 at 8:08 PM
I owe this man my career.