Richard Wymarc
@wymarc.bsky.social
He/him, code monkey, historical recreation enthusiast, nutter
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Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
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Publishers Weekly has named my novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR a Best Book of the Year, 😃🇳🇬🇺🇸🤖🦿🐬.
Full list here: best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...
Full list here: best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...
October 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Publishers Weekly has named my novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR a Best Book of the Year, 😃🇳🇬🇺🇸🤖🦿🐬.
Full list here: best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...
Full list here: best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...
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It's time for your Friday reality check!
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It's time for your Friday reality check!
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of Terry Pratchett's final masterpiece, 'The Shepherd's Crown.' To honour this milestone, we're sharing these poignant reflections from Rob Wilkins.
🔗📚 bit.ly/the-shepherd...
#TerryPratchett #Discworld
🔗📚 bit.ly/the-shepherd...
#TerryPratchett #Discworld
August 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Terry Pratchett's final masterpiece, 'The Shepherd's Crown.' To honour this milestone, we're sharing these poignant reflections from Rob Wilkins.
🔗📚 bit.ly/the-shepherd...
#TerryPratchett #Discworld
🔗📚 bit.ly/the-shepherd...
#TerryPratchett #Discworld
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Whoops
Don't ya just love live TV?
Don't ya just love live TV?
July 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Whoops
Don't ya just love live TV?
Don't ya just love live TV?
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Does the training begin "everything these tools were built on was stolen, this is fledgling tech and anything it produces has the potential to be catastrophically wrong, and using it is destructive to the environment and to our ability to reason. Here's why we're gonna do this anyway"?
Today we launched the National Academy for AI Instruction with UFT, Microsoft, OpenAI & Anthropic to offer free, high-quality AI training to educators. Some of you have expressed legitimate reservations about AI and tech companies. I want to speak to you directly. 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Does the training begin "everything these tools were built on was stolen, this is fledgling tech and anything it produces has the potential to be catastrophically wrong, and using it is destructive to the environment and to our ability to reason. Here's why we're gonna do this anyway"?
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no one should show up; social media should IGNORE it, we should totally turn our collective attention elsewhere!! Narcissists cannot stand being ignored. Yet most people REFUSE to shut him down that way even for a day.
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
no one should show up; social media should IGNORE it, we should totally turn our collective attention elsewhere!! Narcissists cannot stand being ignored. Yet most people REFUSE to shut him down that way even for a day.
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Note from a human rights lawyer to members of the U.S. military: If directed to execute illegal orders, remember, declaring “I was just following orders” was not a valid defense during the Nuremberg trials, & it won’t be here either.
Your oath is to the US Constitution—not to a 34X convicted felon.
Your oath is to the US Constitution—not to a 34X convicted felon.
June 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Note from a human rights lawyer to members of the U.S. military: If directed to execute illegal orders, remember, declaring “I was just following orders” was not a valid defense during the Nuremberg trials, & it won’t be here either.
Your oath is to the US Constitution—not to a 34X convicted felon.
Your oath is to the US Constitution—not to a 34X convicted felon.
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This is a long thread (oh, and garbage accounts will get blocked):
This whole “men and boys are in crisis” thing is nonsense .
YES, patriarchy is destructive to everyone. That’s what many of us have been saying for some time now. You’re just beginning to notice. GOOD.
This whole “men and boys are in crisis” thing is nonsense .
YES, patriarchy is destructive to everyone. That’s what many of us have been saying for some time now. You’re just beginning to notice. GOOD.
May 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is a long thread (oh, and garbage accounts will get blocked):
This whole “men and boys are in crisis” thing is nonsense .
YES, patriarchy is destructive to everyone. That’s what many of us have been saying for some time now. You’re just beginning to notice. GOOD.
This whole “men and boys are in crisis” thing is nonsense .
YES, patriarchy is destructive to everyone. That’s what many of us have been saying for some time now. You’re just beginning to notice. GOOD.
It is fascinating to watch military strategy and tactics undergo a paradigm shift in real-time.
First Image Of Ukraine's Sidewinder-Armed Magura V7 Surface Drone - Naval News
Here is the first image of the Sidewinder-Armed Magura V7 USV which Ukraine used to successfully shoot down two Russian jets in the Black Sea
www.navalnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
It is fascinating to watch military strategy and tactics undergo a paradigm shift in real-time.
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You can leave me, and about 70 million other voters, out of this "we", @newyorker.com.
*We* warned you, over and over and over. *We* lived through January 6. *We* listened to his speeches and believed him. So leave us out of this, and hold the people who chose this, on purpose, accountable.
*We* warned you, over and over and over. *We* lived through January 6. *We* listened to his speeches and believed him. So leave us out of this, and hold the people who chose this, on purpose, accountable.
Fascism is now in the algorithms, the neural pathways, the social interactions. How did we fail to see all this? “We wanted to see Trump in terms of his absences, so that our way of seeing the world would go unchallenged,” Timothy Snyder writes.
What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist?
Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs.
www.newyorker.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You can leave me, and about 70 million other voters, out of this "we", @newyorker.com.
*We* warned you, over and over and over. *We* lived through January 6. *We* listened to his speeches and believed him. So leave us out of this, and hold the people who chose this, on purpose, accountable.
*We* warned you, over and over and over. *We* lived through January 6. *We* listened to his speeches and believed him. So leave us out of this, and hold the people who chose this, on purpose, accountable.
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Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't."
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't."
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
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The problem with America’s legal system
To practice law:
—4 year degree, take LSAT, 3 year JD, pass BAR, buy malpractice insurance, total cost ~$300K
To enforce the law:
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun
To write the law:
—0 qualifications needed, a billionaire can buy your seat
Smh
To practice law:
—4 year degree, take LSAT, 3 year JD, pass BAR, buy malpractice insurance, total cost ~$300K
To enforce the law:
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun
To write the law:
—0 qualifications needed, a billionaire can buy your seat
Smh
February 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The problem with America’s legal system
To practice law:
—4 year degree, take LSAT, 3 year JD, pass BAR, buy malpractice insurance, total cost ~$300K
To enforce the law:
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun
To write the law:
—0 qualifications needed, a billionaire can buy your seat
Smh
To practice law:
—4 year degree, take LSAT, 3 year JD, pass BAR, buy malpractice insurance, total cost ~$300K
To enforce the law:
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun
To write the law:
—0 qualifications needed, a billionaire can buy your seat
Smh
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8/🧵End
Above quotes are from the following works authored by Marie de Gournay 👇
-Égalité des Hommes et des Femmes, 1622
-Le Grief des Dames, 1626
-Preface to Montaigne’s "Essais," 1595 edition
Above quotes are from the following works authored by Marie de Gournay 👇
-Égalité des Hommes et des Femmes, 1622
-Le Grief des Dames, 1626
-Preface to Montaigne’s "Essais," 1595 edition
February 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
8/🧵End
Above quotes are from the following works authored by Marie de Gournay 👇
-Égalité des Hommes et des Femmes, 1622
-Le Grief des Dames, 1626
-Preface to Montaigne’s "Essais," 1595 edition
Above quotes are from the following works authored by Marie de Gournay 👇
-Égalité des Hommes et des Femmes, 1622
-Le Grief des Dames, 1626
-Preface to Montaigne’s "Essais," 1595 edition
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Yuuuuuuuuuup
Dems: Y’all gotta cease the *High Road, Institutionalist* BS and pivot to Ruthlessly Effing Them Up. YoursTruly, a BW StratCommPro who has been ringing this Alarm for years. 🚨📢
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Yuuuuuuuuuup
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Hackers don't audit accounts. Hackers hack passwords, steal data and info, and install worms/viruses/malware. DOGE is a hacker squad. If they wanted an audit, there would be accountants.
February 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hackers don't audit accounts. Hackers hack passwords, steal data and info, and install worms/viruses/malware. DOGE is a hacker squad. If they wanted an audit, there would be accountants.
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Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impeachable offenses before breakfast.
January 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impeachable offenses before breakfast.
“Thing is, we’re humans. We’re tribal. More settled things are, the bigger your tribe is. All the people in your gang, or all the people in your country. All the ones on your planet. Then the churn comes, and the tribe gets small again.” -Amos Burton
Nemesis Games. S.A. Corey. chapter 30
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Nemesis Games. S.A. Corey. chapter 30
1/2
January 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“Thing is, we’re humans. We’re tribal. More settled things are, the bigger your tribe is. All the people in your gang, or all the people in your country. All the ones on your planet. Then the churn comes, and the tribe gets small again.” -Amos Burton
Nemesis Games. S.A. Corey. chapter 30
1/2
Nemesis Games. S.A. Corey. chapter 30
1/2
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Text says 👇
Serenity prayer for the New Reich: God Grant me the serenity to remain calm and to live my life peacefully as I resist, obstruct, and disrespect these [expletives] in every way possible.
Serenity prayer for the New Reich: God Grant me the serenity to remain calm and to live my life peacefully as I resist, obstruct, and disrespect these [expletives] in every way possible.
January 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Text says 👇
Serenity prayer for the New Reich: God Grant me the serenity to remain calm and to live my life peacefully as I resist, obstruct, and disrespect these [expletives] in every way possible.
Serenity prayer for the New Reich: God Grant me the serenity to remain calm and to live my life peacefully as I resist, obstruct, and disrespect these [expletives] in every way possible.
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Rod Serling could preach a sermon. #twilightzonemarathon
January 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Rod Serling could preach a sermon. #twilightzonemarathon
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The fandom doesn’t kid around.
February 27, 2024 at 5:53 PM
The fandom doesn’t kid around.