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Glowing (m)ember of the Sun @ionaddis.bsky.social · 23m

Fandom folks will be happy I've inched along on a few fanfics these past few days.

My problem is largely that I kicked a plot point down the road, but now that can is at my feet and I have to figure out what to do with it. Because I didn't actually PLAN anything with that bit, rotfl.

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Glowing (m)ember of the Sun @ionaddis.bsky.social · 2h

Like, it never really FELT like including "cancer" as a potential health problem would make my work feel dated and old-timey...

...and yet...science seems to be going that way...

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Glowing (m)ember of the Sun @ionaddis.bsky.social · 2h

With all the recent good news I've been seeing about vaccines and such against cancer, I had to pause when I was re-reading old work and wonder if "cancer" as the Big Bad Health Thing will someday soon be as much a marker of the era I wrote in as "consumption" used to be ages ago.

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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 5h

I know it's still early to be talking about Christmas, but if you would like to commission a pet portrait from me to give as a gift, now is a great time! 👀🎄

hellocloudy.etsy.com 💖

a portrait of a white and grey fluffy cat named Gustavo, wearing a blue babushka headscarf and surrounded by forget me nots

a portrait of a white and grey cat named Pancake and a white and brown dog named Fritter. Pancake is wearing a pink babushka headscarf and Fritter is wearing a red one and they're surrounded by strawberry plants

a portrait of a calico cat named Babushka, wearing an orange babushka headscarf and surrounded by orange poppies

a portrait of a white and black cat named Mona, wearing a yellow babushka headscarf and surrounded by silent princess flowers

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 6h

With the holidays upon us, don't give to Salvation Army. Not even change. It's a scumbag "charity" run by anti-gay zealots.

Habitat for Humanity is great. Your local Food Bank is great.

So many "charities" are for-profit scams. Use Charity Navigator to vet them. www.charitynavigator.org

Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 17h

Fun fact about the Salvation Army: they use a form of substance use treatment called work therapy. Oh, and by treatment, I mean they have people who have been convicted of drug charges work for their stores & warehouses in exchange for room, board, around a $1 a week, and minimal actual therapy.

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Glowing (m)ember of the Sun @ionaddis.bsky.social · 4h

The wizard needs to translate for us what mameys are, otherwise he might need the ex-paladin's help when people start thinking the wizard is actually a necromancer...

a wizard @towerwizard.bsky.social · 5h

The wizard cuts up some mameys for pickling.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 5h

Hey cousin can Chicago borrow The Swiss Guard for a sec, we've got some fed-level trash to take out

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 23h

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Athanaca @athanaca.bsky.social · 23h

Iridescent black🖤

#bird #raven #birdart #animalart #digitalart #illustration #birdwatching #crow #original #colorful #avian
#feather

A raven with colorful reflections on its feathers

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Misha is: a gift box full of owls @howliet.bsky.social · 5h

Yes I have pinned this, I think more people should see this giant bean

Misha is: a gift box full of owls @howliet.bsky.social · 5h

Look at this giant bean

Me standing in a kitchen wearing a long sleeves black and white teeshirt, I am holding up a rubber bean pod approximately 30cms long and looking delighted about it, I am wielding it like a short sword

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Emi @cleveremi.bsky.social · 22h

Extremely hot man, fantastic smile, good knitwear, feet like Baba Yaga’s hut. 5/5

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 23h

Mr Ecuador. Look at how happy he is. This is a chap who is just *thrilled* to be there. Also look at how tiny his feet look peeping out of those giant fluffy trousers.

A photo of a contestant at Mister Global 2025

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 19h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19h

Exactly! They've been denying Jesus entrance all along, but by carrying the monstrance to the gates, they make it VERY OBVIOUS. They prominently and solemnly escorted Jesus through the streets of Chicago for the purpose of comfort to the faithful and the secular authorities turned them all away!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 20h

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 20h

What Fr Dowling is doing here was not just "offering communion to detainees". A full on Eucharistic Procession is a really fucking big deal. In Catholic theological framing, those folks were the honor guard with the very great privilege of escorting Jesus himself to the detention center.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 19h

Sometimes when I posted images of Barbarella, people initially thought it was AI. No, no, it's a real 1968 movie. ☝️

Lobby cards:

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 19h

Hey, sci-fi and fantasy folks, if you happen to know folks who are involved with various estates in the field, do tip them a hat about the Anthropic settlement. Agencies do not get $ out of the deal and may not remember to talk to estate clients. My agent was worrying about estates not being alerted

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naylandblake @naylandblake.bsky.social · 19h

Fuck you auto correct that was the QUEER ZINE FAIR!!

naylandblake @naylandblake.bsky.social · 19h

Went to the Quiet Zone Fair at The Center here in New York, and yup I second all of what you just said.

Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 20h

I went to a zine event today here in Austin - lots of young weirdos (very complimentary) making cool stuff - it was great, made me feel a bit more optimistic about the future, but also, GOD I'M SO FRIGGIN OLD

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 20h

Bruce Pennington ‘Eschatus’ (Dragon’s World, 1976) 1/2

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 1d

This is the pettiest of complaints, but I’m sick of websites and apps removing “no” as an option. It’s been replaced by “maybe later” or “ask again later.”

I swear there is a direct line between anger about women’s consent and this and it WILL be what drives me to villainy.

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Annie Stegg Gerard @anniestegg.bsky.social · 2d

Blocking in each of the little woodland critters one by one for the new Moonlit March painting. Here’s a tiny sneak peek of what’s to come! 🌙✨

#MoonlitMarch #WIP #AnimalArt #FantasyArt #WoodlandCreatures #OpossumArt #FantasyPainter #InTheStudio #OilPainting

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Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 1d

We just hit 1M+ daily queries on Kagi!

It might be a drop in the bucket by comparison, but with Kagi, each search is intentional, user-funded, free from ads and surveillance, and designed to serve you.

Thank you to our community. Here’s to many more milestones together.

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Chron.com @chron.com · 1d

🪧 Texans are taking aim at their own brands.

After Gov. Greg Abbott sent hundreds of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois and Oregon, a new “Governor Abbott Boycott” has taken off online: bit.ly/46X7Odj

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 1d

New: Judge Perry's ruling against Texas troops in Chicago is a banger.

1. Invokes Hamilton
2. Rips into ICE for lying
3. Says "law enforcement officers who go into an event expecting 'a shitshow' are much more likely to experience one than those who go into the event prepared to de-escalate it.

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