There is now just a month left, so thank you to everyone who keeps reposting this, and for every dollar y'all are donating. Little by little, we'll get there.

Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian@riversidewings.bsky.social · 12h ago

Just 30 days are left until I need to pay for top surgery! Insurance & credit BS has left me without coverage or other options. Please send a few dollars to help close this gap, so that I can access necessary healthcare ⛰️⛰️ To all who spread the word and donate, I thank you 💙 buff.ly/m4LeXn4

It's a very good picture of beach holidays in Britain: look at that sunshine; look at those white-capped waves in an icy sea. Being freezing from the wind whilst in full sun is the British seaside experience.

Roseanna Pendlebury@chloroformtea.bsky.social · 16h ago

Gone on a little excursion today. I was planning to read on the pier, but it’s enormously windy, so doughnuts it’ll have to be instead.

I think it's worth remembering that if conductors had their way, every song would be "Jeff Stickwaver and His Band" and vocalists would be totally uncredited.

I wrote a thing.

Drained pool, failed government, stagnant country

A Senate committee rubber-stamps the most corrupt attorney general nominee ever put forward, and Trump's corruption trundles on.

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this is really, really bad, and Spokane is ... not exactly on the national radar. I know there are infinite people and places that need help, and everyone's resources are finite, but some options if you are so inclined:

NPR@npr.org · 2d ago

Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people. n.pr/3Sbed19

Mr. "Let's spread rumours in Spanish that ERs are killing people to harvest their organs, as Latinos are mostly illegal immigrants and don't deserve healthcare anyway." SIGMA, baby!

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 2d ago

Larry Niven will be another one of our Featured Guests at #LAconV! A published writer since 1964, Larry is a Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award winner who has created such works as Neutron Star, Ringworld, A Mote in God's Eye, and Lucifer's Hammer.

I am old enough that I was sold margarine on the grounds that it was healthier than butter, and reader, it was not.

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer@princejvstin.com · 3d ago

Butter. Butter. That's the post. (actually its an ode by @megelison.bsky.social ) buttondown.com/megelison/ar...

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

Boosting!

Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · 4d ago

My sweet boy Elias in Gaza is going blind! Amidst this utter hell,Iam begging on my knees—please,merciful souls, save his eyes before darkness steals him forever!We are desperate,time is running out! Don't let my child lose his sight! Save Elias😔 Verified by:molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/1624...

Please help if you can!

Memento Mori Povich 🇵🇸❤️‍🔥@paradis3gained.bsky.social · 4d ago

Om jameel:My kids have raised the white flag in surrender to hunger,&we have no source of income.Their father has sustained severe injuries as a result of the war in Gaza,&I, their mom,suffer from mitral valve prolapse.I urgently need $200 to provide food We are dying now chuffed.org/project/1839...

"You wouldn't understand, dear; it's called style."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Trump: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a 70, & am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, bc I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it”

A craft book by KJ Charles is a craft book you want to read. I’ve looked up to her writing and mastery of romance for a long time, and there’s a lot of benefit in learning from her. I can’t wait to talk about this book!

KJ Charles@kjcharleswriter.com · 4d ago

Just saying www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/839534...

If you are in the Bay Area, I want to call your attention to the upcoming dance project by my friends at Sharp & Fine, Iphigenia. It looks to be spectacular: sharpandfine.org/iphigenia

These days, we're not allowed to talk about people being turned into pigs by morally-ambiguous sorceresses because of woke!

Daniel Kennedy@fliglman.bsky.social · 4d ago

As a cyclops truther I like that Homer’s Odyssey is listed as non-fiction

I’m currently trying to find a job (one rejection already) and am struggling to pay rent as a result, so any help yall can give would be greatly appreciate. Right now I need $500 to cover what I owe within the next 3 weeks, so every single dollar will be greatly appreciated

Queen Bailey, Defiler of Truth@thebailster.blacksky.app · 2y ago

gofund.me/30cedb86 please check this out yall

Why does Satya Nadella dress like Steve Jobs having a midlife crisis?

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 7mo ago

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

I sometimes wonder if I am alone in despising the Romans as genocidal lunatics. Sort of what if the Nazis had won, and killed everyone who disagreed with them, so history remembers them as being good.

Also discover the phrase "Battlestar Craptastica"!

Cora Buhlert@corabuhlert.bsky.social · 5d ago

So what does Cora think of the new Masters of the Universe toys revealed at the 2026 San Diego Comic Con? – plus Marvel Musings and Battlestar Galactica San Diego Comic Con is currently going on, which means that this is the weekend where we get a look at what will entertain us in the year to…

I wrote a thing.

What the hell is wrong with Republicans, man

Everything the party does it does out of giddy cruelty; ascribing some higher strategy or purpose to it makes you look crazier than they are.

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Sourcing my estrogen and saving for laser treatments has gone pretty terribly the past couple months, so anything you can spare would go a long way. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

Donate to Tris' Gender-Affirming Care, organized by Tristan Kasinger

I am a 36 year old trans woman who is raising money for gender-affirming surger… Tristan Kasinger needs your support for Donate to Tris' Gender-Affirming Care

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Incidentally, that bit in Back to the Future where they imply Chuck Berry is a fraud, really ticks me off. Can't give a black man a bit of respect by accident now can we.

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Brandon Lee: It Can't Rain All The Time

Alt: Brandon Lee, in full Crow makeup in the rain saying, "It can't rain all the time."

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Gareth Hanrahan@mytholder.bsky.social · 7d ago

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Please help little Elias!

Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · last wk.

My soul is breaking! Gaza is stealing my son Elias's eyes. Darkness is swallowing his gentle vision, and time has run out. Without immediate surgery, he will be blind forever. I am begging on my knees—save my boy's sight before night claims him! Verified : molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/1624...

Can we help this poor family?

Memento Mori Povich 🇵🇸❤️‍🔥@paradis3gained.bsky.social · last wk.

Om jameel:Although I need injections for my injured shoulder, suffer from a heart valve prolapse,&have 5 kids who are suffering from hunger, my husband was injured in the war,&his wounds have become severely infected after surgery.Urgent $200 for his treatment to rescue🥹 chuffed.org/project/1839...

A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly And is also known as a Buster

If you’re looking for an editor or are curious about my services, here’s a quick summary of what I offer and my hourly rates. Shoot me an email to inquire about estimates and availability!

Well let's do it, sort of: a photo of a photo of my long-gone cats; a screenshot of an ebook about death and cats and other things.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · last wk.

I am GOING TO BED and my mentions in the morning better be full of photos of your pets and my book, which is FINALLY HERE. (It may not be the 28th yet but comrades report ebooks and audiobooks are populating!)

Oh, *this* is how I ended up buying 'Tarot for Storytellers'! I was looking at it fifteen minutes later like, I can see why I bought it, but how did I find out about it?

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer@princejvstin.com · last wk.

Guest Genre Grapevine Essay: The Most Important Story You'll Ever Tell A guest post by Monica Valentinelli at @jasonsanford.bsky.social Genre Grapevine www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...

Man, I don't listen to audiobooks but I sure was tempted.