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Dina James

@dinajames.com

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Chronicler of the Paranormal. Tea junkie. Gothic Goddess. Knitter of DOOM. Kind and Benevolent DM. She/her. Mostly evil. https://www.patreon.com/dinajames

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Dina James @dinajames.com · Nov 12

Whoa. Hello new followers!

I post about my cats, rescue kittens, knit, quilt, and sometimes write books.

I require tea in vast quantities to maintain equilibrium and always choose violence. I use the word “fuck” in all of its many forms judiciously and with extreme prejudice. Rage is my default.

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 57m

while it may not seem like it to someone scrolling by with a cursory look, what i am creating is not ‘ironic’ nor a ‘get rich quick scheme’ and it is certainly not AI GENERATED. it is a genuine expression of my heart and my beliefs about sexuality and art and love and freedom and curiosity and joy

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 2h

Polarizing content

Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 2h

The best part is if you try to take the house back, they will swear vengeance on you, hunt you down, and murder you.

Polar Bears are one of the only carnivores who hunt for sport, the petty, petty beasties.

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Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station

Polar bears that have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia’s far eastern coast were intimately captured in drone footage by Vadim Makhorov.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1h

Posting ahead of other folks sending it to me - yes, there are indeed similarities between this and what "Integrators" do in my Lock In series

Paralysed man can feel objects through another person's hand | New Scientist share.google/wRVj1X1ydIDy...

Paralysed man can feel objects through another person's hand

Keith Thomas, a man in his 40s with no sensation or movement in his hands, is able to feel and move objects by controlling another person's hand via a brain implant. The technique might one day even a...

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Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 1h

big boat stuck!!

Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 2h

Interesting events on the Norwegian/Swedish border, where the Hagland Captain is still stuck next to the Svinesund Bridge having failed to successfully identify the wet bit that runs underneath it.

Photo of the unfortunate vessel, suspiciously close to the shore and even more suspiciously not moving...

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 18h

We have hay donations from *almost* the entire United States - does anyone want to donate a bale or two from the grey states? Thank you! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 18h

We made up a map of all the donations to our hay campaign from the United States and we almost have the whole country! Does anyone from the grey states want to help us complete it?! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

Map of the United States with all of the states colored in different colors according to how many donations they have given. It’s shades of green and blue and purple, except for the states with no donations, which are gray. the states with no donations are Alaska Mississippi Iowa, Oklahoma South Dakota Wyoming, Montana and Delaware.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 14h

Windows 10 end of life is today, and a lot of people don't want to switch to 11 because they fucking hate it but didn't know what they could do to get the Extended Security Updates; well it seems like this might be something:

Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 12d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 21h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 21h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 15h

Feels quaint, almost cliché, to say this about a Trump action, but just for the record:

This is all illegal, the President can't simply disregard the laws passed and agencies created by Congress, and both Vought & Trump would be impeached if the Constitution or the rule of law mattered to the GOP.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Patrick McCray @patrickmccray.bsky.social · Sep 17

If you're having a rough day, remember that in 1991 Tim Berners-Lee's paper for the World Wide Web was rejected and he was relegated to the poster session.

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 12h

pretending you were asking for more information was the best way to try to get the humans to realize they were doing something stupid.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22h

It's day 15 of the shutdown and our first missed paycheck.

For feds 👇

🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)

🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/

💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/

🧑‍🏫https://wearewellfed.com/

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 21h

👇NAMI is maintaining a list government health services impacted by the shutdown.

The NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264, text “NAMI” to 62640, or email [email protected]. If you are in a crisis, call or text 988 or chat online at 988Lifeline.org.

Shutdown Resources

2025 Federal Government Shutdown As of 12 AM ET on October 1, 2025, the federal government has shut down due to lack of an agreement for funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Some federal services and fu...

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

Three panel cartoon by Wawa wiwa comics

An octopus, a shark and a jellyfish are talking to each other

Octopus: I once saw a human and peed myself

Shark: a human saw and peed himself

Jellyfish: a human touched me once and his friend peed on him

Octopus: dude…

Shark: what?

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 1d

Kobo boxset sale! Save 25% with the coupon code BOXSET at checkout CA/US/UK/AU/NZ kobo.com/p/october-bo...

Misanthropic. Obsessive. Manipulative. Talks to the hallucination of her dead sister. Save on Waverly Jones Mysteries Vol I and start your murder board... www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

A boxset of books with a young woman on the front cover looking down, trees running vertically behind her. She is serious and contemplative and the overall vibe is moody. The promo text says Waverly Jones Mysteries: Volume One. 25% off at Kobo until October 20, coupon code BOXSET at checkout. "Five stars. Fucking hell."

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Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 1d

For my librarian fans, RATTLESNAKE WIND is part of an Overdrive promo (especially for libraries!) until October 17.

eBook - Rattlesnake Wind

A teenager must rely on deadly magic taught by an elderly neighbor to protect her family in this coming-of-age story. After the death of their abusive patriarch, sixteen-year-old Desiree “Dez” Sarpe and her family moved to the high plains of Wyomi...

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eschneider @eschneider.bsky.social · 1d

This looks nice! +5 for telling us who's in it and a bit about each story. :)

Tyche BoooOOOoooks 👻🇨🇦 @tychebooks.bsky.social · Aug 20

Starship Librarians, appropriately, is chock full of stories that celebrate stories, knowledge, information, & *the accessibility* of all those things. Many of the Librarians are gritty warriors or subversive elements. All are determined. Enjoy a sneak peek!

Get a copy: tinyurl.com/3e4ym9p3

Book promo post. A textured orange-hued background with a book cover overlaid it. The book cover is for Starship Librarians and features a humanoid librarian in a retro-coloured spacesuit of oranges, creams, and teal, shelves books. They are framed by a window looking out onto space. Behind them is a bookcart with thrusters instead of wheels. Additional text says Opening Lines. "The right story can save your life." C. N. Wheaton from "How to Save a Life"

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 1d

Kindle users, it's very easy to sideload books bought direct! Here's Krista's shop which she worked VERY hard on to make look super slick: payhip.com/kristadball

Payhip has lots of instructions to load your ebooks to Kindle! help.payhip.com/article/106-...

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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 1d

I just wanted to say that I appreciate Tyche Books (I've worked w/ now for over a decade) & who actively supports the books and authors she publishes.

FYI: we had to cyberbully her into doing a cover reveal for her own collection b/c she puts others first.

BUY HER BOOK IT IS GOOD AND PRETTY

Tyche BoooOOOoooks 👻🇨🇦 @tychebooks.bsky.social · Aug 7

Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories, a short story collection from @mldcurelas.bsky.social is coming out soon--at the end of August! Pre-order now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...

And if you're at WWC next week, you can get a copy early.

Book promo post. A distressed golden background. On a stack of books, a 3D mock up of the collection Harvesting Moonshine & Other Stories stands face out, displaying a gold and teal cover with retro futuristic illustrations of flying saucers and imposing skyscrapers. Next to the stack of another copy of the book, but with the back cover displayed, showing off vintage-style illustrations of robots, rocket ships, flying saucers, and a woman reading a newspaper. The words "Visit Alternate Earths" are in large, bold text at the top of the back cover.

Additional promo text reads: Coming Soon.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 1d

New motion sensor wireless water fountain. He has spent several minutes drinking and trying to find his favourite spot. Here is where he was startled to discover it made a noise when he drank directly from the spout.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 1d

If we can get them to $16,000 by midnight I will post a video tour guided by ME with all the true facts you can handle like the following: bsky.app/profile/merr...

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is why Molly is not allowed to do tours.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 1d

At one time in my life I wouldn't donate to fundraisers if I only had a little to give. It seemed too small to make a difference so why bother? Now I know that goals get achieved when LOTS of people give those small amounts! Let's smash this hay drive one $8 bale at a time. 🍂

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 1d

Truly, every bale matters and you can give one today for only $8! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

2025 Hay Drive | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary (Powered by Donorbox)

Hay, grain and supplements are the #1 expense at MMFS. It's part of the foundation of the farm's daily activities. As you may imagine, we go through a LOT of it, and it's not cheap - costing $8 per ba...

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 2d

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE and their owner is helping to develop military AI. Maybe hit that "cancel my account" button?

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Reading that cretin Alex Jones was put on blast by the conservative Supreme Court and "Dr. Phil" has had to declare bankruptcy on the same day? What an embarrassment of riches! Only one other breaking news story about another odious man would make things better.
www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trum...

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 1d

This request is personal. A dear friend's best fur friend needs help. PLEASE help if you can. 👇💗💗💗

gofund.me/3b6a0133e

Donate to Urgent Care Needed for Tigger, organized by Jackson Dean

My name is Jackson, I’m a freshman in college and im studying technical theater. After 12 y… Jackson Dean needs your support for Urgent Care Needed for Tigger

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Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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