Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.
Lish McBride
@lishmcbride.bsky.social
Former indie bookseller and cursed object, current feral goblin bard spinning coffee and spite into books about necromancers, werewolves, and delightful weirdos. (She/her) https://linktr.ee/lishmcbride
Just bumping this up again. Hailey is also late with her rent — she just needs to hang in there until her scholarship kicks in in October. But she's the sole caregiver of her mom, who's recovering from cancer, so it's impossible to work right now. Please help if you can! #transcrowdfund
Hailey Kaas - Cancer fund ($520/$750)@transqueerfem.bsky.social · 6d agoThanks for the kind souls who contributed yesterday! We need at least $100 to buy meds though, can you help by boosting/chipping in? ❤️ #transcrowdfund #mutualaid #EN #helpsky ko-fi.com/haileykaas
I love Jane's Patreon. Been a supporter for YEARS. She always posts wonderful recipes along with other great stuff. She is a fantastic human being and I would be personally grateful if y'all stepped up and supported her Patreon so she can pay rent this month and every month. #transcrowdfund
Jane@fightingpride93.bsky.social · 4d agoMY RENT IS DUE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AND I'M STILL £474 SHORT Really anything at all you can give or sharing helps me get closer
#BookstoreRomanceDay is coming up on August 15! Here's where you can find me and my books this year.🧵 Virtual panel: History is Queer 9am PST/12pm EST FREE
History Is Queer
With authors TJ Alexander, Olivia Waite, EE Ottoman, Alexandra Vasti, Rose Lerner, Erica Ridley, & Courtney Milan.
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I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them
Jennifer Romig @jennifermromig.bsky.social · 4d agoNotetaking in meetings is tiny case in point - used to be some predictable social assumptions who would do it; now anyone can offer to do ”notetaking” by turning on the AI listener. Further interesting scenario is human recollection / notes (taken by habit by a person) conflict with AI summary
Great thread for book nerds (me. I’m talking about me.).
Olivia Waite@oliviawaite.com · last wk.A thread on special editions, luxury books, and publishing history: In 1903, J. M. Dent created Everyman’s Library, intended as a cheap line of hardbacks to make a classical education accessible as mass literacy rates were on the rise.
"Always look on the bright side of life" is good advice, but it's not always easy to follow–@lishmcbride.bsky.social's Necessary Whimsy column is here to help with fiction, comics, and TV recs that will keep you smiling when you need it most :)
Finding Joy with Jimothy, Genre Hijinks, and Pushing Daisies - Reactor
Clever books, delightful comics, and the best TV show ever will always be here for you!
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Bigs: can I use the crock pot? Me: No, it’s my crock pot! Mine! Yes, of course you can. Bigs: Yay thank you. Just wasn’t sure if you had plans. Me: no plans Except my plans for REVENGE Which do not, oddly enough, involve the crock pot
Pantone colour of the year is gonna be brown
KTLA 5@ktla.com · last wk.Dozens sickened across 17 states, including California, in salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs
If you can donate, please do. If you were previously not eligible to donate, the criteria have been SERIOUSLY revised: you are no longer deferred for spending time in England/the EU and the sexual risk screening has been replaced with a much more evidence based model.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last wk."On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
Y'ALL OUR FRIEND @celestepewter.bsky.social is sooooooo close to this critical fundraising goal & can we help boost this so she reaches the goal & can focus on her health & healing!?? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, Skyverse, we can do this!!!!! #mutualaid is so important www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-bu...
Donate to A Safe Bridge Through a Medical Crisis, organized by C Pewter
Hi everyone — I was encouraged to update this, since I didn't fully explain the scope … C Pewter needs your support for A Safe Bridge Through a Medical Crisis
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Celeste Pewter@celestepewter.bsky.social · last mo.My doctor is pretty convinced that's why I'm sick now; he thinks the thyroiditis and goiter started once I hit too many months of chronic stress. I'm trying my best to get better, and that's why I seriously appreciate the support/shares/boosts; it truly means a lot. gofund.me/7872605fc
Me: how was your cooking class? Smalls: The French may have given us the Black Death, but at least their food is good. (He clarified for me later that he was referring the scientist who isolated the bacterium, who was actually French and Swiss, but his comment made me laugh anyway.)
Except Jimothy. If he became a wizard as well, he would be TOO POWERFUL.
Edmonds Scanner@edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 2w agoEvery day is a brand new day, and a new chance to teach your local raccoons to become wizards.
If you have time this weekend, please check out the doc (~30 min.) my team & I released this week on Musk’s push into Greater Memphis with xAI and its noisy, methane gas burning turbines, data centers, broken promises & impacts on majority Black communities next door. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/e...
Elon Musk's Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash
Data center-related policy proposals, protests and litigation are underway across the country citing Colossus and Memphis as a cautionary tale.
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Arrested at the UK's behest so they can face justice for a bunch of serious sex crimes allegations there. apnews.com/article/tate...
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristian Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami, according to U.S. Marshals Service.
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Americans are struggling with excessive stress, anxiety, or burnout, finds that it affects all aspects of their lives. This is why many libraries have created initiatives to maintain mental health and work through trying times: buff.ly/qkEHl0R #Libraries #Services #Stress #Anxiety #MentalHealth
Libraries Can Help in Times of Stress, Uncertainty, and Burnout
Libraries Can Help in Times of Stress, Uncertainty, and Burnout
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WAT “Small digs have since uncovered "extremely rare" evidence of early humans and animals - including the bones of a hippopotamus which roamed Wales 120,000 years ago.” WELSH HIPPOS!
David Blanchflower BSc@davidbflower.bsky.social · 3w ago'Mind-blowing' ancient bones discovery sparked by family holiday. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There’s poop on the lettuce. There’s worms in the beef. There’s glass in the bread. What kind of Upton Sinclair timeline is this
If you have an Instagram account, don't forget to go turn off the new sneaky "features" that allow The Entitled to pretend they can make a thing.
They mixed the salt, with water, to make homemade electrolyte, because they worked all day in the Texas sun to build people houses. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
Houston ICE Shooting: Lawyer Says Bags Held Salt, Not Drugs
Federal investigators said a “crystal-like” substance in the bags looked like methamphetamine. A lawyer for the victim’s brother said it was salt.
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Pretty much any time I’ve seen characters on TV or movies who get their books published and become authors it’s wildly, hilariously off base. I’ve never ONCE been asked to solve a murder, for example.
⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️🎮@purestinnosense.blacksky.app · 3w agoCan you think of a movie/ tv trope that is a wildly inaccurate representation of what they’re trying to depict? For me, it’s science stuff . They’ll show a scientist and say something like “ he has a ph. D in molecular biology “ and then have him solving physics or organic chemistry problems