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Andi Newton (she/her)

@andimn.bsky.social

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Insufferably compassionate writer, artist, knitter, spinner, cat rescuer, pacifist No genAI. Period. She/her Intolerance will not be tolerated. I know where the airlock button is, and I'm not afraid to use it. OCD is not a joke. www.possumcat.com

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Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · May 22

The "Amanita Some Honey, Please!" prints are in and now available on the PossumCat Studios shop!

Not only do you get some adorable art, but I'm donating 10% of the price (excluding shipping) to arfpnc.com to save homeless pets. 🥰

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A print of a baby bear reaching up to get honey dripping from a giant Amanita mushroom. The mushroom cap is red with yellow honeycomb shapes instead of white spots. A wooden bear statue and wooden cat statue are on either side of the print, on a white cabinet in front of a light blue wall.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 16h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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LauraD-in-Indy @laurad-in-indy.bsky.social · 1d

Got tipped to a great website: isportlandburning.com/
24/7 live video feed from several locations in the city. Check it out & share widely. Let's do our own anti-propaganda campaign with reality.

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 19h

Simple messaging I recommend you share and text friends, family, and neighbors.

These are the lines Democrats need to be using.

Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 19h

Trump went for a Covid shot and then set the CDC on fire.

If that ain’t that asshole in a nutshell.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h

Two people asked Grok if a particular video is AI. One response says it is AI, another says it isn’t.

Please don’t waste your time asking AI chatbots if something is AI.

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Yes, this video appears to be Al-generated. Visual artifacts, like the dog phasing through the fallen branch, and unnatural physics in the fall suggest it's synthetic, consistent with recent trends in fake CCTV clips.
10:12 AM • 10/11/25 • 2.8K Views

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No, the video seems to be real. It's a security camera clip that captures a genuine incident where a tree branch falls near a couple walking their dog.
It shows no obvious signs of Al generation, and there are verified reports of similar events. How lucky they were!
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22h

This is important exculpatory evidence bc the indictment accuses James of seeking a “second home” mortgage when in reality she intended to use it as an “investment” home by renting it out.

(James disclosed between $1,000-5,000 in rent during 1st year, but the contract allowed short term rentals.)

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 23h

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Cthulhu Reborn @cthulhureborn.bsky.social · 1d

We have a big announcement coming soon about Cthulhu Eternal. And as a consequence we've decided to move forward the release of the full Convicts & Cthulhu rulebook, so it coincides with our soon-to-be-announced promo. We also have some pics to share of the core book in print, to whet your appetite.

The front cover of the hardcover Convicts & Cthulhu core rulebook. Text reads: "Convicts & Cthulhu. A Cthulhu Eternal Roleplaying Game of Cosmic Horror in the Early Penal Colonies of 18th Century Australia."

A two-page spread from the Convicts & Cthulhu core rulebook. Left hand page is a text box titled "The Colony Under Grose & Paterson (1792-1795)", the right hand side is a map of colonial New South Wales

A two-page spread from the Convicts & Cthulhu core rulebook. Left hand page is a full-page illustration of humanoid snake creature, right hand side has information about GM Resources.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 1d

Well, you heard the man! HIRE ME!

No, really, hire me. I need a job.

David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen is a great writer and part of the excellent Clockwork Revolution narrative team that’s starting to taper down as we finish the bulk of the writing. Snap him up for your project!

Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 11d

A weekly (soon to be daily!) reminder that I need a new job!

My Narrative Design contract at InXile ends 10/17 and I would love to have something resembling gainful employment before then if at all possible.

www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

"well what are the Democrats supposed to do" I don't know! They're supposed to know! I'm not the one who sought and obtained a political position that would require me to know what to do when the ruling party attempts to install the President as a dictator!

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Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 1d

That is a gorgeous sunrise!

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Kraythur the Fool 🔜 Gamehole Con @kraythur.bsky.social · 1d

Good Morning Bluesky

May your weekend be just what you need it to be.

#Dawn
Aransas Bay
Gulf of Mexico

Dawn on Aransas bay with fishing pier.

Not shown: a fool dreaming of moving to Canada

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Travis Hanson Life of the Party @travtheartist.bsky.social · 2d

life of the party episode 2410

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Dextra Hoffman @dextra.bsky.social · 2d

I am currently living for frogtifa.

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Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 1d

I guess Qatar's "palace in the sky* plane bribe worked.

Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 1d

Read the article. It explains that they're building a Qatari air force *training* facility there. Apparently Singapore already has one.

Which also came as a shock to me. I didn't know we allowed foreign countries to do that.

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Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 1d

*gives him two more Eggo waffles to make up for accidentally misgendering him*

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Kraythur the Fool 🔜 Gamehole Con @kraythur.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Friday to all who celebrate.

Dawn, Aransas Bay.
Gulf of Mexico

#Friday

Dawn on Aransas Bay with Blue Heron.

Not shown: a fool hoping against the odds that things stop getting worse and start getting better.

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Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds like a new crew is moving in (or being moved in).

Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 1d

Look at you, being a tech goddess and all! Way to go!!!

And, yeah, I hate that they put so little ink in the cartridges. I can print maybe -- MAYBE -- 100 pages on the one at the adoption center before it runs out. At $50 a pop for cartridges, that's just wrong.

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Gabrielle Harbowy, Literary Agent 🌈 @gabrielle-h.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for an agent? Free on October 23? @planningforsun.bsky.social (Associate Agent Lisa Gouldy) & I are doing an AMA with the Edmonton Public Library & Writer in Residence, @rhondaparrish.bsky.social. You don't have to be in Edmonton to attend! Reg: epl.bibliocommons.com/events/689f5...

Ask An Agent Anything

Writer in Residence, Rhonda Parrish, hosts literary agents Lisa Gouldy and Gabrielle Harbowy for an evening of discussion. They'll discuss such things as the most important part of a querying package,...

epl.bibliocommons.com

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Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I've got friends who are COBOL programmers and mainframe DBAs. They can write their own paychecks.

Sometimes it's okay to "fall behind".

Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 2d

Is there a feral cat colony near you?

Andi Newton (she/her) @andimn.bsky.social · 2d

Uh....

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 2d

The aim of football is to win the game, but if you tell a footballer, or a football fan, that they can win every game without even playing, they‘ll immediately ask ’What’s the point of that?’

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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