amber bird
@amberbird.bsky.social
Writer, rockstar, sci-fi simulacrum ★ Varnish (post-glam/post-punk) ★ Peaceforger trilogy (gripping near-future sci-fi) ★ The Companions (transatlantic Autistic musical duo) ★ Poet ★ Temporarily lapsed actor ★ Autistic ★ Queer ★ zie/zir/any
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amber bird
@amberbird.bsky.social
· Dec 9
been reminded a thing an artist can do for free for their own work is actually post about it ✨ i do poetry, sci-fi novels, music, acting, and any other art i can manage where i am good at it and enjoy doing it (ideally both). you can find some links at amberbird.com. (pic is of my completed trilogy)
Grateful!
For peanut butter cups.
For defining exits.
For sharp tweezers.
For peanut butter cups.
For defining exits.
For sharp tweezers.
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Grateful!
For peanut butter cups.
For defining exits.
For sharp tweezers.
For peanut butter cups.
For defining exits.
For sharp tweezers.
...two people just showed up and started a conversation in my head. not in a "please get me psychiatric help" way but in a writer way. which means i now get to treat them like a mystery to solve (who are they? what did she mean by that? where's this mountain? etc) until it yields a story idea. yay!
February 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
...two people just showed up and started a conversation in my head. not in a "please get me psychiatric help" way but in a writer way. which means i now get to treat them like a mystery to solve (who are they? what did she mean by that? where's this mountain? etc) until it yields a story idea. yay!
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Why AI are a bunch of pricks-
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Why AI are a bunch of pricks-
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…the VA emails trying to pump up all the good they’re doing is a smokescreen.
They do not care about us veterans when they are doing things like this:
They do not care about us veterans when they are doing things like this:
This major change was only made public two days ago, and will go into effect immediately tomorrow, bypassing the notice and comment period, through an entirely spurious and fabricated line of reasoning.
The rule is a significant, and cowardly, attack on veterans benefits by the administration.
The rule is a significant, and cowardly, attack on veterans benefits by the administration.
Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends 38 CFR 4.10 within the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). This amendment clarifies VA's longstanding interpretation of Sec. 4.10 and, in doing ...
www.federalregister.gov
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
…the VA emails trying to pump up all the good they’re doing is a smokescreen.
They do not care about us veterans when they are doing things like this:
They do not care about us veterans when they are doing things like this:
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This major change was only made public two days ago, and will go into effect immediately tomorrow, bypassing the notice and comment period, through an entirely spurious and fabricated line of reasoning.
The rule is a significant, and cowardly, attack on veterans benefits by the administration.
The rule is a significant, and cowardly, attack on veterans benefits by the administration.
Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends 38 CFR 4.10 within the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). This amendment clarifies VA's longstanding interpretation of Sec. 4.10 and, in doing ...
www.federalregister.gov
February 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM
This major change was only made public two days ago, and will go into effect immediately tomorrow, bypassing the notice and comment period, through an entirely spurious and fabricated line of reasoning.
The rule is a significant, and cowardly, attack on veterans benefits by the administration.
The rule is a significant, and cowardly, attack on veterans benefits by the administration.
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If anyone asks you who won the Crimean War the answer is indisputably “cholera”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean... (scroll to “Casualties and Losses”)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean... (scroll to “Casualties and Losses”)
A major cause of death in pretty much every pre-20th century war (especially siege based ones) was highly curable bacterial diseases ripping through people in close proximity to each other, as opposed to actual violence.
Yes. Our current form of living, highly concentrated urban with constant global mobility, only can happen because of vaccines, antibiotics, running water, and public health efforts like meat inspection. Without all of these, we die and it ends.
February 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
If anyone asks you who won the Crimean War the answer is indisputably “cholera”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean... (scroll to “Casualties and Losses”)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean... (scroll to “Casualties and Losses”)
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The wild false equivalences are so ridiculous.
Yes, some hotels require one of the adults in a room to show ID when using a credit card so that if you trash the place or if you have stolen a credit card, they've covered their ass. But Holiday Inn isn't the government trying to control voters.
Yes, some hotels require one of the adults in a room to show ID when using a credit card so that if you trash the place or if you have stolen a credit card, they've covered their ass. But Holiday Inn isn't the government trying to control voters.
Sen. Eric Schmitt on voter ID: "Think about it -- you have to show a photo ID or your driver's license to check into a hotel room, right? This is common sense."
February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The wild false equivalences are so ridiculous.
Yes, some hotels require one of the adults in a room to show ID when using a credit card so that if you trash the place or if you have stolen a credit card, they've covered their ass. But Holiday Inn isn't the government trying to control voters.
Yes, some hotels require one of the adults in a room to show ID when using a credit card so that if you trash the place or if you have stolen a credit card, they've covered their ass. But Holiday Inn isn't the government trying to control voters.
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Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
i don't know everyone on the ballot, because it's not my state, but the way he talks about religion is just so good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
i don't know everyone on the ballot, because it's not my state, but the way he talks about religion is just so good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
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The slopaganda machine is neither alive nor sentient, and pretending that it is denotes either bare stupidity or a burning desire to get in on the grift.
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The slopaganda machine is neither alive nor sentient, and pretending that it is denotes either bare stupidity or a burning desire to get in on the grift.
🧵
As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates.
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
February 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🧵
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The classic “rocks just laying around” convention speech remains the main guide to how I’d like the left to think about electoral politics. Rest in peace.
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The classic “rocks just laying around” convention speech remains the main guide to how I’d like the left to think about electoral politics. Rest in peace.
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unmute and listen all the way through, trust me
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
unmute and listen all the way through, trust me
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CBS and Fox are both state tv.
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
CBS and Fox are both state tv.
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I remember long ago when this was mentioned on the other site. I decided to test it by never stepping aside. I quit because I got sick of annoyed men running into me and getting pissed. It was 100% of the time.
it sucks how many men will just make zero effort to move out of someone’s way walking down the street but it is very funny to see two such men collide with one another
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I remember long ago when this was mentioned on the other site. I decided to test it by never stepping aside. I quit because I got sick of annoyed men running into me and getting pissed. It was 100% of the time.
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They said Cuba was next.
"Why Is Trump Strangling Cuba?"
How Miami elites may be behind the current blockade causing a humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
Read/share/subscribe:
How Miami elites may be behind the current blockade causing a humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
Read/share/subscribe:
Why Is Trump Strangling Cuba?
How Miami elites may be behind the current blockade causing a humanitarian crisis in Cuba.
zeteo.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:46 AM
They said Cuba was next.
Grateful!
For kitchen witches.
For soap.
For having hats anyway.
For kitchen witches.
For soap.
For having hats anyway.
February 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Grateful!
For kitchen witches.
For soap.
For having hats anyway.
For kitchen witches.
For soap.
For having hats anyway.
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No, bitch.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
No, bitch.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
Worrying about kids playing a ttrpg with orcs and elves or listening to metal (or hip hop) is moral panic
Raping stolen children is a moral evil.
And it is literally only my long-held beliefs against the death penalty keeping me from burning every one of you at the stake.
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i will be relieved when they are out of MN but there cannot be any letup until this scourge is abolished. Just awful
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:08 AM
i will be relieved when they are out of MN but there cannot be any letup until this scourge is abolished. Just awful
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Your regular reminder that what people look like, their hair is like, their clothes are like, is not the point.
We are here to call people to account for what they do and say. That is what matters.
We are here to fight for the dignity of every single human being.
Pursue justice justly.
We are here to call people to account for what they do and say. That is what matters.
We are here to fight for the dignity of every single human being.
Pursue justice justly.
February 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Your regular reminder that what people look like, their hair is like, their clothes are like, is not the point.
We are here to call people to account for what they do and say. That is what matters.
We are here to fight for the dignity of every single human being.
Pursue justice justly.
We are here to call people to account for what they do and say. That is what matters.
We are here to fight for the dignity of every single human being.
Pursue justice justly.
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We live in an autocratic oligarchic hellhole.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
Exclusive: Pentagon warns Anthropic will "pay a price" as feud escalates
The Pentagon may label Anthropic a "supply chain risk," forcing all its vendors to sever ties.
www.axios.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
We live in an autocratic oligarchic hellhole.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.
there is something magical about thinking, "the person i'm trying to remember is a kitchen witch, local to me, and a writer" and having there still be multiple possibilities.
February 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
there is something magical about thinking, "the person i'm trying to remember is a kitchen witch, local to me, and a writer" and having there still be multiple possibilities.
i can randomly search online, but maybe one of you has actually baked pie in a 4- or 6-ounce ramekin and you can tell me what temp + time worked for you? (my recipe is basic butter/flour/salt/water, fwiw.) decided individual pies is the solution for me, but want to make crust once and not use immed
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
i can randomly search online, but maybe one of you has actually baked pie in a 4- or 6-ounce ramekin and you can tell me what temp + time worked for you? (my recipe is basic butter/flour/salt/water, fwiw.) decided individual pies is the solution for me, but want to make crust once and not use immed
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"They want the disguised monsters dripping in weapons who are representing our government to be accountable for their actions as they kidnap and kill people, but they also want to vote like they have in previous elections... Can you believe the nerve of that?!!"
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"They want the disguised monsters dripping in weapons who are representing our government to be accountable for their actions as they kidnap and kill people, but they also want to vote like they have in previous elections... Can you believe the nerve of that?!!"
when your family reads in the genre you write, so you spend some time thinking about what warnings to give them for each book
(my dad will be glad the latest doesn't need a swear count. these warnings started with Peace Fire when he said, "i'm fine as long as there aren't many f-bombs." 😂🤐💣)
(my dad will be glad the latest doesn't need a swear count. these warnings started with Peace Fire when he said, "i'm fine as long as there aren't many f-bombs." 😂🤐💣)
February 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
when your family reads in the genre you write, so you spend some time thinking about what warnings to give them for each book
(my dad will be glad the latest doesn't need a swear count. these warnings started with Peace Fire when he said, "i'm fine as long as there aren't many f-bombs." 😂🤐💣)
(my dad will be glad the latest doesn't need a swear count. these warnings started with Peace Fire when he said, "i'm fine as long as there aren't many f-bombs." 😂🤐💣)