This. God, this. It is such a manufactured panic and it started the moment they lost the fight over gay marriage. Support trans rights because it’s the right thing to do and also because this is all just a fascist push
Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera@pantibliss.bsky.social · 11mo agoTrans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should
Getting to vote in an election where my vote will actually matter is a novel experience!
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
Always use the mic at a conference even if you’re loud. People who can’t hear you *can’t hear you * when you ask if you can hear them in the back. Some of us went to one too many hardcore shows in our youth without ear plugs and our hearing ain’t what it used to be 🥺 #SICB2026
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff "But what should we do when the highborn and wealthy take to crime? Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger, how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man who breaks the law out of greed?"
Micah@rincewind.run · 7mo agoDiscworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
Starting the year seeing these 2 headlines side by side just sums up the state of things and likelihood of improvements...
Good for her. Wish more people, especially those with less to lose like actors and footballers, took the opportunity to make a stand, whether to highlight the absurdity of the system and corruption, monarchy, empire, or harmful policies.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 7mo agoCampaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities
Everything Harry Potter got should have gone to Discworld instead. I don’t care that 41 is a lot more movies than 8.
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Donate to Holly's Merry Moggies cat rescue (registered charity number 1215708, woo!)
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£1 to repair nature this Christmas | The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire Manchester and North Merseyside
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer@cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 8mo agoInstead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead. Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today. QRP with your links!
In honor of @scalzi.com's visit to our warehouse today, our fabulous production editor did a little photo shoot with two of her pet mice, Ivy and Nettle. We feel it's only right to give away a signed copy of WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE. Follow and reshares to enter! Int'l, ends 9-14 at noon ET!
Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
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Apparently you can't just record yourself screaming as a description, so I have relunctantly written some actual words about the problems we're facing as a rescue
Donate to Help! Everything is terrible and we are drowning, organized by Holly Brockwell
Hello! I'm Holly-the-Perpetually-Exhausted, owner of Holly's Merry Mo… Holly Brockwell needs your support for Help! Everything is terrible and we are drowning
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