Rowan
@dalzell.bsky.social
Library worker, crafter, here for whatever brings my tiny animal heart some joy. They/them
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long thread incoming but if you read/watched heated rivalry and want to know what to read next (after you read all six game changers books, time to shine, and the shots you take, tbc), a few suggestions....
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
long thread incoming but if you read/watched heated rivalry and want to know what to read next (after you read all six game changers books, time to shine, and the shots you take, tbc), a few suggestions....
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*not shopping at Target intensifies*
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
*not shopping at Target intensifies*
I named my fists Mycroft and Holmes because my entire personality is based around thinking trivia equates to intelligence
I named my fists Hercule and Poirot because they’re about to be covered in someone’s little grey cells.
…also because I prefer to sit in an armchair and let my burly sidekick actually do the physical work.
…also because I prefer to sit in an armchair and let my burly sidekick actually do the physical work.
I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I named my fists Mycroft and Holmes because my entire personality is based around thinking trivia equates to intelligence
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a lot of great christmas songs were written by jews; leonard cohen's hallelujah is not one of these songs
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
a lot of great christmas songs were written by jews; leonard cohen's hallelujah is not one of these songs
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laurel is correct, these are the best socks. I buy one pair a year (look there's only so much sock budget) and I can't tell which ones I bought 4 years ago and which ones I bought last week in terms of wear.
I've become a fan of Darn Tough socks and hey, here's a link for 10% off that should work: prz.io/x8Dg44VCm
Would make great gifts, obviously, for people who appreciate quality warm socks with a lifetime warranty.
Some of the socks in my small collection.
Would make great gifts, obviously, for people who appreciate quality warm socks with a lifetime warranty.
Some of the socks in my small collection.
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
laurel is correct, these are the best socks. I buy one pair a year (look there's only so much sock budget) and I can't tell which ones I bought 4 years ago and which ones I bought last week in terms of wear.
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you have to be able to look bad faith in the eye and say absolutely not, even if that bad faith is coming from the highest levels of government
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
this is just rank cowardice, the student very obviously disregarded the instructions and the assignment to antagonize her peers and instructors and provoke this exact reaction, society simply can’t function when the people in charge scurry like kicked dogs every time some troll bully says boo
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
you have to be able to look bad faith in the eye and say absolutely not, even if that bad faith is coming from the highest levels of government
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
if you can’t, you do not - in any meaningful sense - have an institution, and all the kids who go there will learn is to weaponize bad faith themselves
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Wolf
Atlantic puffin
Bottlenose dolphin
Eurasian robin
Pronghorn antelope
Wolf
Atlantic puffin
Bottlenose dolphin
Eurasian robin
Pronghorn antelope
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Blue whale (and calf)
Mexican free-tailed bat
King rail
Portuguese man-o-war
17 year periodical cicada
Blue whale (and calf)
Mexican free-tailed bat
King rail
Portuguese man-o-war
17 year periodical cicada
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Wolf
Atlantic puffin
Bottlenose dolphin
Eurasian robin
Pronghorn antelope
Wolf
Atlantic puffin
Bottlenose dolphin
Eurasian robin
Pronghorn antelope
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Looking to support small queer businesses this Black Friday? Get gifts for the kinky folk in your life at LA&M’s Gift Shop! 🎁
Check out this year’s Holiday Collection and fill up on the new pins, patches, and shirts we have in stock!
Check out this year’s Holiday Collection and fill up on the new pins, patches, and shirts we have in stock!
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Looking to support small queer businesses this Black Friday? Get gifts for the kinky folk in your life at LA&M’s Gift Shop! 🎁
Check out this year’s Holiday Collection and fill up on the new pins, patches, and shirts we have in stock!
Check out this year’s Holiday Collection and fill up on the new pins, patches, and shirts we have in stock!
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I hate it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My Independent Dad is yelling at my Covenanter cousin for allying with the king while my Fifth Monarchist uncle keeps making cryptic pronouncements about the Book of Daniel, and here I am, a Leveller.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I hate it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My Independent Dad is yelling at my Covenanter cousin for allying with the king while my Fifth Monarchist uncle keeps making cryptic pronouncements about the Book of Daniel, and here I am, a Leveller.
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These guys are great! I donate every year and may I suggest that some of the crafts they sell on behalf of the elders make great Christmas presents?
Time once again to rep my favorite place for giving: anelder.org - they supply food, firewood and supplies for traditional crafting to Navajo Elders. If you have the cash, please give these folks a hand.
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
These guys are great! I donate every year and may I suggest that some of the crafts they sell on behalf of the elders make great Christmas presents?
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as a Massachusetts native it is my duty to wish you all a happy Alice’s Restaurant day wherever you are
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
as a Massachusetts native it is my duty to wish you all a happy Alice’s Restaurant day wherever you are
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
remember: you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)
Hell yeah!! I nabbed this AND a pileated woodpecker today! I've seen them both before but not often, and it's an extra thrill to add it to the app.
It's a great day and we haven't even eaten yet.
It's a great day and we haven't even eaten yet.
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hell yeah!! I nabbed this AND a pileated woodpecker today! I've seen them both before but not often, and it's an extra thrill to add it to the app.
It's a great day and we haven't even eaten yet.
It's a great day and we haven't even eaten yet.
I've seen at least 7 ravens today! Truly, I am in @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social country.
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I've seen at least 7 ravens today! Truly, I am in @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social country.
The most I bite my tongue in a year is when my in-laws ask what roads we took to get there.
I don't know why it drives me so crazy but God, it's just the least interesting thing I can think of
I don't know why it drives me so crazy but God, it's just the least interesting thing I can think of
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The most I bite my tongue in a year is when my in-laws ask what roads we took to get there.
I don't know why it drives me so crazy but God, it's just the least interesting thing I can think of
I don't know why it drives me so crazy but God, it's just the least interesting thing I can think of
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Man, we're trying! I made little handout versions of this list for my library. The Dewey number changes based on your library's collection, btw
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Man, we're trying! I made little handout versions of this list for my library. The Dewey number changes based on your library's collection, btw
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he fell victim to one of the classic blunders! the most famous of which is, ‘never answer the phone for isaac chotiner,’ but only slightly less well-known is this: ‘never behave in a manner which causes derek guy to critique your fashion choices’
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
he fell victim to one of the classic blunders! the most famous of which is, ‘never answer the phone for isaac chotiner,’ but only slightly less well-known is this: ‘never behave in a manner which causes derek guy to critique your fashion choices’
Chris had never seen So I Married an Axe Murderer so we're watching it. It doesn't hold up as well as I'd hoped, sadly.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Chris had never seen So I Married an Axe Murderer so we're watching it. It doesn't hold up as well as I'd hoped, sadly.
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could’ve also tried to say they were for “they/them”’ period but apparently didn’t qualify as “we” then
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
could’ve also tried to say they were for “they/them”’ period but apparently didn’t qualify as “we” then
...it sounds like damn near every cop car in town just passed.
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
...it sounds like damn near every cop car in town just passed.
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.