Tussock
@tussock-rottie.bsky.social
Mid-to-late 20s queer trying to make it day to day up north. I read books and play games, both purely for my own enjoyment.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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I am begging leftists to actually familiarize themselves with the diversity of the agricultural landscape in this country before sounding off like every single farmer is $60 million net worth soybean guy.
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I am begging leftists to actually familiarize themselves with the diversity of the agricultural landscape in this country before sounding off like every single farmer is $60 million net worth soybean guy.
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Reminder that food banks have the ability to buy food in bulk and can make the most out of the economy of scale so cash (if you have it) is always preferred.
But also, they're not going to say no to your pantry items. 💚
But also, they're not going to say no to your pantry items. 💚
I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reminder that food banks have the ability to buy food in bulk and can make the most out of the economy of scale so cash (if you have it) is always preferred.
But also, they're not going to say no to your pantry items. 💚
But also, they're not going to say no to your pantry items. 💚
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I once took some shoes to be repaired and when I walked into the store, the guy grabbed them out of my hands, stared at them, and then said, in a very thick Southern accent, “Did you get these off’n a DAID person?!”
…in retrospect, they were a little beat up.
…in retrospect, they were a little beat up.
do you ever have things that someone has said to you that live forever in your head (non-serious edition)? some older boomer hippie guy said “hahmmus gives you fahts” to me 26 years ago at a free fridge and i think of it every fucking single time i buy hummus to this day.
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I once took some shoes to be repaired and when I walked into the store, the guy grabbed them out of my hands, stared at them, and then said, in a very thick Southern accent, “Did you get these off’n a DAID person?!”
…in retrospect, they were a little beat up.
…in retrospect, they were a little beat up.
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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LEGALLY YOU SHOULD BE SENDING INVOICES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. IF YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS ON PAYPAL DO NOT USE FRIENDS AND FAMILY. YOU ARE NOT SAFE, YOUR CLIENT IS NOT SAFE.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.
Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.
Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.
Sharing a helpful link, has other numbers and call scripts to use.
stop-paypros.neocities.org
stop-paypros.neocities.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
LEGALLY YOU SHOULD BE SENDING INVOICES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. IF YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS ON PAYPAL DO NOT USE FRIENDS AND FAMILY. YOU ARE NOT SAFE, YOUR CLIENT IS NOT SAFE.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION.
YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.
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Food banks need money if you’ve got it. For everything else, contact them and ask—some can take donated meat by hunters or eggs from backyard flocks, some can’t.
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Food banks need money if you’ve got it. For everything else, contact them and ask—some can take donated meat by hunters or eggs from backyard flocks, some can’t.
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
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what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?
“I voted for none of this."
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?
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This is true and they are super endangered by poachers who shovel them up by the hundreds and sell them at flea markets and shit. You should not buy the plants and if you happen to kick the poacher in the shins on accident, no one will hear about it from me.
still amazing to me the number of movies, games, etc. which have Venus Flytrap-based creatures in some form compared to the actual native range of Venus Flytrap, which is like, the great untamed jungles of a few wet pine savannas in North Carolina
October 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is true and they are super endangered by poachers who shovel them up by the hundreds and sell them at flea markets and shit. You should not buy the plants and if you happen to kick the poacher in the shins on accident, no one will hear about it from me.
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I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.
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I would never in ten million years have made Digger if I had any idea how long it would be. You can eat the whale one bite at a time as long as you NEVER look at the whale.
it's crazy that some people make 384-page graphic novels haha. idek how they'd do that
September 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I would never in ten million years have made Digger if I had any idea how long it would be. You can eat the whale one bite at a time as long as you NEVER look at the whale.
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Wow! Brilliant for writers!
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Wow! Brilliant for writers!
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the law of the short underpass is, at least, immediately self-enforcing
Actually this particular sign is one you probably should obey in advance.
September 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
the law of the short underpass is, at least, immediately self-enforcing
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It's new @tkingfisher.com book day! I need to rush to finish the current book I'm on the last like 150 pages of because I have been impatiently waiting for this book since it was announced. Ruritanian romance meets gothic horror meets new weird. Tightly plotted, beautifully written, and SO creepy.
September 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's new @tkingfisher.com book day! I need to rush to finish the current book I'm on the last like 150 pages of because I have been impatiently waiting for this book since it was announced. Ruritanian romance meets gothic horror meets new weird. Tightly plotted, beautifully written, and SO creepy.
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It's a myth that banning a book increases that book's readership. For most books, banning has the chilling effect the censors want. Your favorite banned books need to you be loud for them!
Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support!
Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...
(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)
Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...
(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)
October 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's a myth that banning a book increases that book's readership. For most books, banning has the chilling effect the censors want. Your favorite banned books need to you be loud for them!
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"cancel culture" was an overblown thing where some people got fired for sexually harassing their employees and others got yelled at on Twitter. The conservative version, which some claim as an inevitable counterbalance, is doxxing & death threats for making fun of self-proclaimed white supremacists.
September 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"cancel culture" was an overblown thing where some people got fired for sexually harassing their employees and others got yelled at on Twitter. The conservative version, which some claim as an inevitable counterbalance, is doxxing & death threats for making fun of self-proclaimed white supremacists.
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when I sent the brief over for the cover design I was like "so don't panic but it has to be a bit like she's banging the goat man in a bdsmy kind of way but it also needs to be deniable/ acceptable for a bookstore shelf" and the cover designer was like say no more I have been dreaming of this moment
some exciting news: another book! announcing The Devil and Mrs Gooch, a fantasy in which our capricious friend The Devil falls head over hoof for dread entrepreneur Gwendolyn Gooch, and her latest diabolical scheme: the rented apartment. expect torrid results. releasing USA May 2026 from W.W. Norton
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
when I sent the brief over for the cover design I was like "so don't panic but it has to be a bit like she's banging the goat man in a bdsmy kind of way but it also needs to be deniable/ acceptable for a bookstore shelf" and the cover designer was like say no more I have been dreaming of this moment
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all that stuff the "edgy" comics pay lip service to—telling it like it is, questioning power and wealth, not moderating your message to preserve someone's feelings—this is what that looks like in action. but sure, maybe we need another hour about how nobody calls trans folks slurs anymore
September 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
all that stuff the "edgy" comics pay lip service to—telling it like it is, questioning power and wealth, not moderating your message to preserve someone's feelings—this is what that looks like in action. but sure, maybe we need another hour about how nobody calls trans folks slurs anymore
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Yeah huh, it's AI slop. I just checked the insta of this guy and it's full of it. I think he takes ref from AI and also just post AI stuff. I'm quite disappointed by beautiful bizarre 😐
Wow, I love the way this painting connects with the natural world, evoking the cyclical elegance of growth. Wonderful painting by Antonio Iovine.
"Maybe he will come tomorrow"
oil on canvas, 50x50 round
#beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #nature #artinspo #art
"Maybe he will come tomorrow"
oil on canvas, 50x50 round
#beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #nature #artinspo #art
September 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Yeah huh, it's AI slop. I just checked the insta of this guy and it's full of it. I think he takes ref from AI and also just post AI stuff. I'm quite disappointed by beautiful bizarre 😐
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Quote how you paint dark skin! 🖤🤎
September 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Quote how you paint dark skin! 🖤🤎
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If you'd like Top Chef, but in a historical Korean romcom about a 3 star Michelin chef who accidentally time travels to Joseon period Korea then MacGyvers her way through court politics by cooking for a foodie tyrant, let me introduce you to my Lord and Savior, 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty'.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
September 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If you'd like Top Chef, but in a historical Korean romcom about a 3 star Michelin chef who accidentally time travels to Joseon period Korea then MacGyvers her way through court politics by cooking for a foodie tyrant, let me introduce you to my Lord and Savior, 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty'.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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We gotta lower the rent guys
September 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
We gotta lower the rent guys