A really excellent read about the difference between friendship and community and who to exist with folks you just don't like. 1/3

Micaiah Johnson@micaiahjohnson.bsky.social · 2d ago

I was beaten to it by the amazingly generous @mollytempleton.com but yes! The blog I was nervous about yesterday is a reality today. She’s free. She’s long. She contains multiple cat photos. www.patreon.com/MicaiahJohns...

I think of the headlines below whenever someone insists the worst most horrible thing that happened "during covid" was that children were harmed by schools being closed. We had YEARS of coast-to-coast waves of running out of room for dead bodies * "during covid" is now, we're still during covid

Jonathan Howard@joho.bsky.social · 3d ago

I post for the people who grew up wailing “ahhhh! ahhhh!” in perfect time with the lady slumped backward over a gravestone in the Masterpiece: Mystery! opening credits and still do it every single time.

Edward Gorey's Masterpiece Theater Animation

Alt: Edward Gorey's Masterpiece Theater Animation, first shot is the fancy 1920s people dancing and then we quick cut to the lady with the amazing batwing hat and the magic eye fan holding a shushing finger to her lips.

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Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization. The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry

In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...

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I remain so incredibly fascinated by Alexander Skarsgård's career choices as of late, which apparently also include [checks notes] playing a WICKER HUSBAND

WICKER | Official Trailer | Only In Theaters October

YouTube video by Black Bear

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National, ACT, and NZ First made voter suppression a law - prohibiting voter enrollments 13 days before AND on Election Day. Voter enrollments for this General Election close on October 25. Check your voter enrollments, as soon as possible: www.vote.nz #nzpol

Appreciating this photo from the World Fencing Championships, because who amongst us have never confidently attempted some bold manoeuvre in life, only for it to result with us immediately getting stabbed in the nads?

This is a really beautiful website by @jdworkin.bsky.social on the everyday household items that were once only dreamt about – a music player, nightlight, family photos, clean water, ice, spices, and more. 10/10 would recommend exploring it! ordinaryabundance.com

Ordinary Abundance

A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.

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People on Bluesky sigh and talk about The Discourse as if it were something required of them instead of something they opt to partake in, day in and day out. You really don't have to. Post about your favorite cheese

You know how I wasn't going into detail about how good the Greens political communication strategy has been and why? I CHANGED MY MIND. The umbrella under which everything else fits is that the Greens understand the mainstream media landscape is hostile to them, and act accordingly. 1/? #nzpol

Hayley@writagal.bsky.social · last wk.

“Every day, powerful men are making decisions to increase the profits of a few at the top. And you pay the price.” “We will ensure the super rich and big corporations pay their fair share of tax so we can fund the critical services people rely on.” Sounds like a logical, smart, solid plan to me ✅

#StarTrekSNW has been added to the Title Card Generator!

Oh, we’re talking about movies? Okay. Pillion. Yes, it *is* a sexy D/s queer relationship story with Alexander Skarsgård as a hot leather daddy, but it’s also an absolutely beautiful vulnerable performance by Harry Melling of someone coming into their authentic self. Honestly heartwarming.

PILLION - Official Trailer - Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård

YouTube video by Picturehouse

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Conference organisers could immediately impose an embarrassingly silly “AI hat” forfeit. The hat has to be worn for the rest of the talk, and also if you want to be served lunch or get your free drink at the dinner and of course in the group photo.

Zen Faulkes@doctorzen.net · last wk.

Conference organizers don’t have any way to ban gen AI talks and slides, but they could provide far more guidance on best practice and good design.

Dope Wars.

headfallsoff@headfallsoff.com · last wk.

what's everyone else's fab examples of once massively popular and influential landmark titles in especially western games from back in the day that have just been forgotten and abandoned completely now. mine is black and white

By popular demand, I have turned my 'if i am dead, look here' list into a fillable template: (Almost) everything someone wrapping up your estate needs to know about finances, how to access your accounts, and other fun things. www.realsesmith.com/the-list

100% agree. The counter-example is when Bluey's parents say, "Biscuits!" or "Cheese and crackers!" instead of swearing. It sounds right both phonetically and from a character perspective.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2w ago

In my considered opinion, so much created slang/cursing comes across as cringe precisely because it doesn't sound like anything anyone would ever have coming out of their mouth, this especially true of adding/changing letters in "fuck"

No question: Count von Count, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear

Count Dracula Counts to 23

Alt: Count von Count delights in counting to 23 in front of a desk with bats flapping in behind

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Moss Lawton @ Midsummer Scream #667@dinolich.bsky.social · 2w ago

if you had to pick three muppets to represent you (not your three favorites) who would you pick? greater henson canon counts. I think I'd go Gonzo, Rizzo and Uncle Deadly.

I saw Suzy Eddie Izzard's solo performance of Hamlet last night and holy shit, if you get the opportunity run do not walk. People throw around the phrase tour de force, but that's really what this is. She is incredible! It's proper Hamlet, BTW, not a send up or comedy. Utter brilliance.

Don't forget: the settlement *only* covers books published in the US. Many thousands (tens? hundreds?) more *are not covered* by this ruling, and authors are receiving no compensation.

Aster Vérité@aster-verite.bsky.social · 2w ago

Given how much Anthropic will generate til the end of time, off almost half a million instances of theft, $3000 per book seems cheap, a pittance. Half a million instances of theft. Let that sink in. No one is going to prison for the crime. In the old west they'd hang people for stealing a horse.

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

Mark your calendars for the Women's World Cup in Brazil. June 24 to July 25 www.olympics.com/pt/noticias/...

Copa do Mundo Feminina 2027: ingressos, datas e onde assistir

Mundial feminino chega à 10ª edição e será disputado pela primeira vez na América do Sul. Confira tudo sobre o torneio

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Hard to believe that the two best football games I've ever seen featured England.

Well this isn't boring!

So honored to be a part of this writing quintet. And just floored that we won this award together.

Darkly Lem@darklylem.com · 3w ago

We are thrilled, delighted, gobsmacked, bamboozled and amazed that Transmentation | Transience won the Manly Wade Wellman Award! Thanks so much to the jury for this incredible honor.

Freaking thrilled for @darklylem.com - thanks to the Wellman Award jury for continuing to celebrate NC spec fic writers!

Darkly Lem@darklylem.com · 3w ago

We are thrilled, delighted, gobsmacked, bamboozled and amazed that Transmentation | Transience won the Manly Wade Wellman Award! Thanks so much to the jury for this incredible honor.

So, this happened! Thanks to darkly @echoesofthemurk.bsky.social for representing us in person at the convention and securing this dope plaque.

Darkly Lem@darklylem.com · 3w ago

We are thrilled, delighted, gobsmacked, bamboozled and amazed that Transmentation | Transience won the Manly Wade Wellman Award! Thanks so much to the jury for this incredible honor.

i am obsessed with Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui a generation ship arrives fulla skeletons and a monk of death is excited to do his job. but when he gets there? he's not alone, and neither are all the academics AvP for the gardening set

The Iron Garden Sutra

Klara and the Sun meets S. A. Barnes’s Dead Silence with a touch of Becky Chambers’ A Psalm for the Wild-Built in Nebula Award-winning author A.D. Sui’s darkly philosophical, locked ...

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AI discourse is taking up too much oxygen (in addition to water) in writer spaces and it's bumming me right the fuck out. What is a delightful/weird/delightfully weird story you've read this year? Include read/purchase links. Get some humans paid.

Happy Space Whales Sunday.

If people would use alt text, this wouldn't be an issue. Alt text is parsed by the mute words filter so please use it.

EarthMachine@terramachina.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wish I could mute images because damn am I seeing more of a certain politician than I've ever wanted in my life.