Antijen
@antijen.bsky.social
Mad Laboratorian. Writer. Multiple Mom. Feminist. Neurospicy. Evidence-based (til proven otherwise). Opinions are mine. ALL MINE. I stand for science and justice. Guns suck. She/her
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?
ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Let's hope they're trying to rescue me from habitat destruction or poaching.
Let's hope they're trying to rescue me from habitat destruction or poaching.
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Let's hope they're trying to rescue me from habitat destruction or poaching.
Let's hope they're trying to rescue me from habitat destruction or poaching.
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We're getting so close! This thread and the link can help you decide if you want to participate (the answer is yes) It's an all skill levels, unthemed, relaxed, fun & easy to spend the dark days of winter.
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We're getting so close! This thread and the link can help you decide if you want to participate (the answer is yes) It's an all skill levels, unthemed, relaxed, fun & easy to spend the dark days of winter.
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People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
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Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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Shoutout to food. Yall ever had food? stuff is spectacular.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Shoutout to food. Yall ever had food? stuff is spectacular.
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2. It's rare for any creative, including writers, to be able to live solely off their creative income. Moreover, there is no correlation between the creative value of art and the income status of its creator. It's okay to have another gig to eat and pay bills and survive our capitalist hellscape.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
2. It's rare for any creative, including writers, to be able to live solely off their creative income. Moreover, there is no correlation between the creative value of art and the income status of its creator. It's okay to have another gig to eat and pay bills and survive our capitalist hellscape.
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And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
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Device…hoarding. Because you don’t go get a new one while yours is still fine.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Device…hoarding. Because you don’t go get a new one while yours is still fine.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
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Big stick energy
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Big stick energy
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"Holy shit, look at me, I'm doing something that just a year or so ago I found really hard and stressful and confusing, but it's second nature now."
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Holy shit, look at me, I'm doing something that just a year or so ago I found really hard and stressful and confusing, but it's second nature now."
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
Generative AI deliberately removes this, entirely, from learning.
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I have given
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I have given
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
the plum
that was in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for humans
to a groundhog
I am not sorry
my guy
really enjoyed it
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Okay, who remembers the first cassette tape/CD they ever purchased? For me:
CD: Pink Floyd's The Wall
cassette: Styx's Kilroy Was Here
CD: Pink Floyd's The Wall
cassette: Styx's Kilroy Was Here
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Okay, who remembers the first cassette tape/CD they ever purchased? For me:
CD: Pink Floyd's The Wall
cassette: Styx's Kilroy Was Here
CD: Pink Floyd's The Wall
cassette: Styx's Kilroy Was Here
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Really proud of my colleagues for launching this new series at @coyotemedia.org -- First Aid Kit, a set of pieces that help you be safer, healthier, and more helpful in your community.
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
COYOTE First Aid Kit: How to Compassionately Respond to an Overdose
Naloxone, rescue breathing, and 911: Learn the do's, don'ts, and best practices for reversing an overdose.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Really proud of my colleagues for launching this new series at @coyotemedia.org -- First Aid Kit, a set of pieces that help you be safer, healthier, and more helpful in your community.
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
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Probably the worst of them all is the Ring doorbell.
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Probably the worst of them all is the Ring doorbell.
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
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"All of this, food bloggers say, erodes the simple promise of a recipe: that someone has actually cooked it before you have."
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"All of this, food bloggers say, erodes the simple promise of a recipe: that someone has actually cooked it before you have."
My kid has started designing "coloring pages" that he wants me to "put on the internet" so kids can print and color them.
I'll properly scan and upload this eventually but here's a preview of his first creation.
I'll properly scan and upload this eventually but here's a preview of his first creation.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My kid has started designing "coloring pages" that he wants me to "put on the internet" so kids can print and color them.
I'll properly scan and upload this eventually but here's a preview of his first creation.
I'll properly scan and upload this eventually but here's a preview of his first creation.
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Same, turkey. Same.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Same, turkey. Same.
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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In case you’re ever wondering if there’s a point to calling/emailing your concerns:
“Councilwoman Odette Ramos, the task force chair, said … that she and the mayor’s office had received about 1,000 emails about the proposed move to the Jones Falls Valley.
Of those, two favored the plan.”
“Councilwoman Odette Ramos, the task force chair, said … that she and the mayor’s office had received about 1,000 emails about the proposed move to the Jones Falls Valley.
Of those, two favored the plan.”
IT'S OUT - The Sisson Street Task force takes the Falls Road site for a trash drop-off center - the one beside the Jones Falls - off the table. tinyurl.com/2nkwnudd The chair now says the group’s work won’t be done by @mayorbmscott.bsky.social's December deadline.
Sisson Street Task Force rejects Falls Road as site for trash drop-off center | Baltimore Brew
With a location beside the Jones Falls taken off the table, the chair says the group’s work won’t be done by Mayor Scott’s December deadline.
tinyurl.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In case you’re ever wondering if there’s a point to calling/emailing your concerns:
“Councilwoman Odette Ramos, the task force chair, said … that she and the mayor’s office had received about 1,000 emails about the proposed move to the Jones Falls Valley.
Of those, two favored the plan.”
“Councilwoman Odette Ramos, the task force chair, said … that she and the mayor’s office had received about 1,000 emails about the proposed move to the Jones Falls Valley.
Of those, two favored the plan.”
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Say no to algorithmic beige
If you prefer something wearable, grab a silk scarf or tie in a sciency pattern artologica.etsy.com 🧪🐡 #BSNM Support your bsky artists
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Say no to algorithmic beige
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Welp, I'm not getting anything done today.
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Welp, I'm not getting anything done today.
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Friendly reminder that playing Whamapalooza, where you try to listen to Last Christmas as many times as possible, is infinitely more fun than playing Whamageddon.
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Friendly reminder that playing Whamapalooza, where you try to listen to Last Christmas as many times as possible, is infinitely more fun than playing Whamageddon.
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Trying to decide on a career for when the economy crashes and we return to the ancient times. I'm leaning toward soothsayer but I'm also open to banditry
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trying to decide on a career for when the economy crashes and we return to the ancient times. I'm leaning toward soothsayer but I'm also open to banditry