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There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…

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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Yep! I found out about my sulfa allergy years ago when my throat swelled to the point that I could barely breathe. I’m taking cyclosporiasis prevention very seriously.

Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH@geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 2d ago

What’s important to know is that prevention is key for cyclosporiasis because the ONLY surefire cure is Bactrim. Unfortunately many people (ME) are allergic to sulfa drugs and the only way you find that out is when your tongue swells in your mouth and you break out in hives like I did

Have you tracked your ballot? info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...

Evening, #Seattle movie fans. The Beacon has been restored to seattle-movies.innocence.com (my fault, I didn't catch the failing crawler). Apologies for the outage. On the bright side, I am refamiliarized with my code base and I hope to be able to get a Twin Cities version up soon after we move. 🎥

ICE has killed another person.

El Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family Says

The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.

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So, the EA sale is happening on August 4th. No changes are announced, but to me it's an ignominious end to a company whose games have brought me so much joy over the years. My heart goes out to the employees. I have no regrets about leaving the Creator Program. None. kotaku.com/ea-says-sale...

EA Says Sale To Saudi Arabia Will Go Through Next Week

The company says that "all regulatory approvals required...have been obtained"

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They’re even going to have a @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social guide on-site to help you choose movies (which, as a Scarecrow fan, I think is an excellent decision). Pledged!

Bryant Durrell@innocence.com · 3d ago

Heyo! Remember, if you want @smichele.bsky.social and me to be happy, you’ll want to make sure we can rent Blu-rays locally once we move to St. Paul. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Happy Saturday! Are you interested in submitting to Crossroads? We are now accepting proposals for our third issue, "This Haunted Landscape." Think sacred places, hauntings, and regional cryptids. We close submissions on September 1st.

Crossroads - Issue 3 - Proposal

The issue theme is "This Haunted Landscape" and will focus on the folk horror of place in the USA. Think haunted places, sacred spaces, and regional cryptids. All contributors will receive a $50 paym...

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Seattle Police Chief Assures City He Commutes Back to Chicago to See Wife, Kids as Little as Possible: tinyurl.com/5cz4hx3z

I have no clue who needs to see this but start writing again.

Voted in #Seattle. Remember to use a ballot drop box this year or if you have to use USPS for some reason, get it in the mail in the next couple of days.

My husband @innocence.com have played the heck out of every GUMSHOE One-2-One game — they’re easy to run, easy to modify, great for when we want to just sit down together and play. Can’t wait to try Alteregomania!

SoloRPGList@solorpglist.com · last wk.

New to the #SoloRPG List: Alteregomania from @sabbad.bsky.social & @pelgranepress.bsky.social Expose the corrupt superhuman elite as an investigative journalist in a city ruled by corporate-sponsored heroes. GUMSHOE One-2-One LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

being afraid of the DSA is loser shit, sorry. “these progressive ideas are scary!” grow up.

“When I hear people in the west preaching fatalism from our more comfortable position, I feel it is a terrible betrayal of those women who are desperately trying still to heal and rebuild our world” @natashawalter.bsky.social on not giving in to climate fatalism www.thenerve.news/p/natasha-wa...

Hey let’s get on this one y’all. The Twin Cities deserve a video rental store. 📽️ Hot tip: follow the Kickstarter even if you’re not sure you’ll pledge; it helps this very worthy cause be discovered. Do it for me and @smichele.bsky.social! We need this. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Coming soon: The Video Store MPLS

Help Bring Back a Brick-and-Mortar Video Store to Minneapolis!

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Gee, seems like the arrest of Meta exec Josh Felker for sexting a child and Meta’s history of consistently lax standards around child protection might be related

Jeff Horwitz@jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · 12mo ago

"It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual." Meta removed that language from its internal guidelines after I raised it. AI experts worry financial incentives will blur the line between human relationships and bot engagement. www.reuters.com/investigates...

This shit with Taylor Farms is exactly what I’m talking about when I say you may say you “don’t do politics,“ but politics are more than happy to do you. The microbes political bribes got out the door and into your intestines don’t particularly care that you find it all beneath you.

I am freaking the crap *out* about this.

Kermit the Frog Dancing on Stage

Alt: Kermit the frog flailing his arms, just like I’m mentally doing right now.

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Bryant Durrell@innocence.com · 2w ago

Breaking news from #Fantasia2026: Bruce McDonald says he and Tony Burgess just finished the script for a Pontypool sequel about three weeks ago. Hope endures.

Surefire way to make me not read your anything: start with “Why is no one talking about…?” It’s total petty-pet-peeve, but oh my god.

NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.

"But a close examination of those cases reveals that in its rush to meet White House demands for deportations, federal law enforcement has engaged in extensive misconduct — ranging from attacking protesters to destroying evidence and misrepresenting facts in court." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...

They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.

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About to see “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” and I am over the moon with excitement. I will report back. #fantasiafest

We’ve almost survived this batshit taxi ride to our lodgings in Montreal - more importantly, we’re here! Time for 9 days of #fantasiafest delirium!

ICE will keep killing people as long as they think they can get away it and not a moment sooner than that.

You can and should point out that police killing people daily is the "norm" in America. But that doesn't mean you *accept* the normalization of this violence and the way some people rush to smugly point these things out contributes to collective fatigue. Your horror has been stolen from you.

It’s a good day for an In the Mouth of Madness rewatch. What a loss.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sam Neill, known for starring in "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," has died. He was 78.

He says "niche," I say "omg that's so cool."

Bryant Durrell@innocence.com · 3w ago

This is the topic of the podcast I want to try making sometime soonish: in each episode I’ll take an arthouse movie and talk about how you could use it as TTRPG inspiration. It’s the most niche idea I could think of, removing any hint of pressure for success.

There’s very little that gets me out of my house for something that *starts* at 10 PM. Avalon Fast’s “Honeycomb” at the Beacon meets the criteria. boxd.it/yoDI

Honeycomb (2022)

Five girls stray from society on the hunt for something more special...you can find them if you follow the sound.

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Ok, we’re 5 minutes out from “Without Name” for #folkhorrorfriday! Here’s my thread - please mute if that’s not your (spooky in the woods) sort of thing! (Or join us, it’s free on Tubi and less free on Shudder)