Erika Hall
@erikahall.bsky.social
I try to be helpful. Bike-riding dog butler and mold connoisseur.
Use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research: www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research.
Enjoy clickens.chicken.pics when you need a break.
San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
Use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research: www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research.
Enjoy clickens.chicken.pics when you need a break.
San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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i literally have special glasses i wear at night now to try and combat this.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
i literally have special glasses i wear at night now to try and combat this.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
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We used to have nice things
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We used to have nice things
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This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
I can’t tell you how much my dog is not adjusted to dinner on standard time.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I can’t tell you how much my dog is not adjusted to dinner on standard time.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
compelled to break my "don't amplify nonsense" rule to say
WRONG
WRONG
![Bannon blasted legislators and industry leaders over the lack of regulation regarding AI, the next-generation computer technology capable of performing human-like reasoning and decision-making that's already available in offerings ranging from virtual assistants to self-driving cars.
[No. It cannot do this]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ty2kxmxjmtealqi2kc7f4pww/bafkreifho4xoua6teabo2zwjg6ucnupje5qu5yuwdpzg7jpdn7cdtcyziq@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
compelled to break my "don't amplify nonsense" rule to say
WRONG
WRONG
The response from university administrations to genocide and fascism has been roundly disappointing.
Don't know why I expected better.
Don't know why I expected better.
“International students and members of the community are not anxious and concerned.
They are terrified.“
They are terrified.“
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The response from university administrations to genocide and fascism has been roundly disappointing.
Don't know why I expected better.
Don't know why I expected better.
showed up at a friend's parents house. his mom greeted us at the door with "your father is out back cleaning a biohazard situation around the hot tub. he tried using it to thaw the turkey. it exploded. we're having all sides."
man has a math PhD.
man has a math PhD.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
showed up at a friend's parents house. his mom greeted us at the door with "your father is out back cleaning a biohazard situation around the hot tub. he tried using it to thaw the turkey. it exploded. we're having all sides."
man has a math PhD.
man has a math PhD.
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Ken Burn: Zoning would challenge his core fan base (NIMBY liberals) to the very core
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Ken Burn: Zoning would challenge his core fan base (NIMBY liberals) to the very core
This is excellent.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is excellent.
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Cat is hitting on a very real point, here. Honestly, my gut instinct is that this is part of what happens when shame is outlawed as an acceptable emotion to feel
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Cat is hitting on a very real point, here. Honestly, my gut instinct is that this is part of what happens when shame is outlawed as an acceptable emotion to feel
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
Tech doesn't *have* shame, and its workers are forbidden from feeling it. Ergo, anything shameful cannot be tech.
But DOGE is shameful!
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ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
I think this counts as shopping local. The socks are being lovingly assembled as I type.
www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...
www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...
2025 Sock of Shit — MULE BOOKS
A cheap xmas stocking full of stuff! Just like when you were a kid. (If you grew up poor like I did.) You get zines, pins, stickers, sugar candy, and shitty toys. You get some stickers designed by Mul...
www.mulebooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I think this counts as shopping local. The socks are being lovingly assembled as I type.
www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...
www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...
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Featured story: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
www.texasobserver.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Featured story: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you definitely have a real product, you don't do this.
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you definitely have a real product, you don't do this.
There's a lot going on this week. Take your one minute Clickens break, and advise others to do the same.
Contemplate and assess: clickens.chicken.pics
Contemplate and assess: clickens.chicken.pics
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
There's a lot going on this week. Take your one minute Clickens break, and advise others to do the same.
Contemplate and assess: clickens.chicken.pics
Contemplate and assess: clickens.chicken.pics
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Writers — the ones you know and love, the ones you think of as successful — have sources of income outside that book you read. Most of us are a half-step ahead of the landlord at best, and struggling to maintain health insurance. We figure out other ways to make a buck.
I wrote 12 novels.
Hit #2 on the NYT bestseller list.
Optioned three works for film and TV.
Have close to 20 short fiction works in anthos.
I have 35,000 BSky followers.
Have you seen my jewelry shop that keeps my lights on.
www.peculiarityshop.com
Hit #2 on the NYT bestseller list.
Optioned three works for film and TV.
Have close to 20 short fiction works in anthos.
I have 35,000 BSky followers.
Have you seen my jewelry shop that keeps my lights on.
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Writers — the ones you know and love, the ones you think of as successful — have sources of income outside that book you read. Most of us are a half-step ahead of the landlord at best, and struggling to maintain health insurance. We figure out other ways to make a buck.
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So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
📷 Getty
📷 Getty
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
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First of all, rude
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
First of all, rude
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Evidently my hens Smartypants and One-Eye are closer than I thought.
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Evidently my hens Smartypants and One-Eye are closer than I thought.