ChandraDKM
@chandradkm.bsky.social
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Writer. Spoonie. Follower of science.
Writer. Spoonie. Follower of science.
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ChandraDKM
@chandradkm.bsky.social
· Mar 31
Reminder:
When a herd of reindeer is threatened, the herd runs fast in a "cyclone" to confuse predators, keeping the most vulnerable in the center. The whole herd survives.
Trying to save "most" of the herd lets predators pick off the herd, most vulnerable first, until there's no herd left.
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When a herd of reindeer is threatened, the herd runs fast in a "cyclone" to confuse predators, keeping the most vulnerable in the center. The whole herd survives.
Trying to save "most" of the herd lets predators pick off the herd, most vulnerable first, until there's no herd left.
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The Thanksgiving (symptomatic) covid infections should begin manifesting their outward symptoms about now.
Flu and RSV symptoms will be following soon.
It's a good day to put on that respirator mask, if you haven't already. For your sake and others.
Flu and RSV symptoms will be following soon.
It's a good day to put on that respirator mask, if you haven't already. For your sake and others.
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Thanksgiving (symptomatic) covid infections should begin manifesting their outward symptoms about now.
Flu and RSV symptoms will be following soon.
It's a good day to put on that respirator mask, if you haven't already. For your sake and others.
Flu and RSV symptoms will be following soon.
It's a good day to put on that respirator mask, if you haven't already. For your sake and others.
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Lodged between Small Business Saturday yesterday and CyberMonday tomorrow, who can forget that we are living in the thrall of SATANIC PANIC SUNDAY!?
Anyway, our shit’s for sale, it’s Weird and it’s Good and you want it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
Anyway, our shit’s for sale, it’s Weird and it’s Good and you want it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Lodged between Small Business Saturday yesterday and CyberMonday tomorrow, who can forget that we are living in the thrall of SATANIC PANIC SUNDAY!?
Anyway, our shit’s for sale, it’s Weird and it’s Good and you want it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
Anyway, our shit’s for sale, it’s Weird and it’s Good and you want it:
store.tenebrouspress.com
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first holiday season after rescuing my dog, i got to thinking about whether or not she’d seen christmas movies before so i showed her some and here are her reactions: thread
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
first holiday season after rescuing my dog, i got to thinking about whether or not she’d seen christmas movies before so i showed her some and here are her reactions: thread
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"I'm going to tax the everloving shit out of the rich people who made your life miserable and put every masked thug who broke the law or traitor who wrecked the government for their own profit in prison" I admit is too long for a sign, but at the very least this should be the spirit of the thing.
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"I'm going to tax the everloving shit out of the rich people who made your life miserable and put every masked thug who broke the law or traitor who wrecked the government for their own profit in prison" I admit is too long for a sign, but at the very least this should be the spirit of the thing.
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The worst part about living in a country diving this deep into fascism and genocide is being unable to escape it because no other country wants you.
This is the truth for millions of disabled people.
This is the truth for millions of disabled people.
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The worst part about living in a country diving this deep into fascism and genocide is being unable to escape it because no other country wants you.
This is the truth for millions of disabled people.
This is the truth for millions of disabled people.
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The wizard, feeling a pain in his knee, sits down and makes different plans for how to spend the rest of his day.
November 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The wizard, feeling a pain in his knee, sits down and makes different plans for how to spend the rest of his day.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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An entire masterpiece
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November 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
An entire masterpiece
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(reposted this way so I could alt text it)
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Here it is with the byline and alt text
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here it is with the byline and alt text
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This made up data needs to be public and discussed by experts. It likely nonsense and was released days before ACIP meets to justify whatever RFK has decided new vaccine policy will be. Prob denying COVID vax to kids entirely. ACIP meets on DEC 2-3.
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
This made up data needs to be public and discussed by experts. It likely nonsense and was released days before ACIP meets to justify whatever RFK has decided new vaccine policy will be. Prob denying COVID vax to kids entirely. ACIP meets on DEC 2-3.
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""You Can't Win if You Don't Play," a common and cruel contemporary fallacy used to persuade vulnerable audiences, particularly the poor, the mathematically illiterate and gambling addicts to throw their money away on lotteries, horse races, casinos and other long-shot gambling schemes."
Master List of Logical Fallacies
utminers.utep.edu
November 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
""You Can't Win if You Don't Play," a common and cruel contemporary fallacy used to persuade vulnerable audiences, particularly the poor, the mathematically illiterate and gambling addicts to throw their money away on lotteries, horse races, casinos and other long-shot gambling schemes."
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An increasing number of bookstores in Japan are leasing out their shelves to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owners.” 👉 ebx.sh/CY9y2V
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
An increasing number of bookstores in Japan are leasing out their shelves to book lovers to allow them to sell the works they want to recommend, fostering communities of such “shelf owners.” 👉 ebx.sh/CY9y2V
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Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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I have discovered a planet. It is not out of reach. The wind is whispering and has the scent of coffee. Will you go there with me?
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I have discovered a planet. It is not out of reach. The wind is whispering and has the scent of coffee. Will you go there with me?
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Are there any good food prep services for autistic people with celiac? Food aversions are also an issue for them
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Are there any good food prep services for autistic people with celiac? Food aversions are also an issue for them
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
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Maybe I'm missing an important point, but the Ford gov's claim that "Landlords will lower rents if they can rent out more of their properties now that we've given them more power over tenants" feels like something you'd say if you'd never literally never heard of capitalism before in your life.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Maybe I'm missing an important point, but the Ford gov's claim that "Landlords will lower rents if they can rent out more of their properties now that we've given them more power over tenants" feels like something you'd say if you'd never literally never heard of capitalism before in your life.
I'm going to go one step further:
Please don't steal a physical book, even from a "big box store".
My experience working in a big bookstore was that the theft counted against our store, not corporate, and determined available payroll hours.
Ask your library to buy the book if you can't afford it.
Please don't steal a physical book, even from a "big box store".
My experience working in a big bookstore was that the theft counted against our store, not corporate, and determined available payroll hours.
Ask your library to buy the book if you can't afford it.
REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I'm going to go one step further:
Please don't steal a physical book, even from a "big box store".
My experience working in a big bookstore was that the theft counted against our store, not corporate, and determined available payroll hours.
Ask your library to buy the book if you can't afford it.
Please don't steal a physical book, even from a "big box store".
My experience working in a big bookstore was that the theft counted against our store, not corporate, and determined available payroll hours.
Ask your library to buy the book if you can't afford it.
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•Every $1 per hour increase in minimum wage corresponds to a 1% decrease in suicide rates
Blocking these common sense policies to protect 800 billionaires isn’t just fiscally dumb—it’s literally killing us by the hundreds of thousands
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Blocking these common sense policies to protect 800 billionaires isn’t just fiscally dumb—it’s literally killing us by the hundreds of thousands
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
•Every $1 per hour increase in minimum wage corresponds to a 1% decrease in suicide rates
Blocking these common sense policies to protect 800 billionaires isn’t just fiscally dumb—it’s literally killing us by the hundreds of thousands
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Blocking these common sense policies to protect 800 billionaires isn’t just fiscally dumb—it’s literally killing us by the hundreds of thousands
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To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The Cherokee have always been an agricultural people, The vegetable kingdom consequently holds a far more
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The Cherokee have always been an agricultural people, The vegetable kingdom consequently holds a far more
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The Cherokee have always been an agricultural people, The vegetable kingdom consequently holds a far more
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The Cherokee have always been an agricultural people, The vegetable kingdom consequently holds a far more
Hey, graphic designers... lil chat?
We get it. You're artists. We all respect how you can make almost words w/ just shapes and colors.
But you save that sh*t for a gallery show.
Your job is to communicate.
Logos like this are annoying to anyone, and a hate crime against neurodivergent folks.
We get it. You're artists. We all respect how you can make almost words w/ just shapes and colors.
But you save that sh*t for a gallery show.
Your job is to communicate.
Logos like this are annoying to anyone, and a hate crime against neurodivergent folks.
I’m very sorry to announce this to the rest of the country & the world, but a transitional logo has been chosen for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics & this is it. Why does it say Utah? We don’t know. Why is the font illegible? Yet another mystery. Did they go ugly on purpose? Again, no idea.
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hey, graphic designers... lil chat?
We get it. You're artists. We all respect how you can make almost words w/ just shapes and colors.
But you save that sh*t for a gallery show.
Your job is to communicate.
Logos like this are annoying to anyone, and a hate crime against neurodivergent folks.
We get it. You're artists. We all respect how you can make almost words w/ just shapes and colors.
But you save that sh*t for a gallery show.
Your job is to communicate.
Logos like this are annoying to anyone, and a hate crime against neurodivergent folks.
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soylent green but with muppets: thread
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
soylent green but with muppets: thread