Arinn Dembo
@erinys.bsky.social
Lead Writer, Narrative Designer, Textile Artist, Anti-Fascist. Games: Homeworld, Sword of the Stars, Fort Zombie, many others. Television: World Trigger, Metalions. Stories/poetry: F&SF, Weird Tales, many anthologies. Fibre Arts: Slan Baby.
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Arinn Dembo
@erinys.bsky.social
· Oct 25
Hi! Rumor has it that lots of new people are coming to this app, so—hello to friends old and new!
Ten things I do and love (and post about):
🎮 #gamedev
👾 #pixelart
🎭 #voiceacting
💻 #writing
🏺 #archaeology
🚀 #sciencefiction
🦄 #fantasy
💀 #horror
🏳️🌈 #pride
🧶 #crafting (especially dyeing yarn).
Ten things I do and love (and post about):
🎮 #gamedev
👾 #pixelart
🎭 #voiceacting
💻 #writing
🏺 #archaeology
🚀 #sciencefiction
🦄 #fantasy
💀 #horror
🏳️🌈 #pride
🧶 #crafting (especially dyeing yarn).
No, but we totally should. 🤣
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
No, but we totally should. 🤣
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Cast on my first sweater this week and today was the day it kinda sorta started to look like something!
I’ve been sick for a few days and it’s has been very comforting to work on this project with a cup of tea at my elbow.🧶
I’ve been sick for a few days and it’s has been very comforting to work on this project with a cup of tea at my elbow.🧶
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Cast on my first sweater this week and today was the day it kinda sorta started to look like something!
I’ve been sick for a few days and it’s has been very comforting to work on this project with a cup of tea at my elbow.🧶
I’ve been sick for a few days and it’s has been very comforting to work on this project with a cup of tea at my elbow.🧶
A million times over, this.
The more that the tech megaplex tries to force their human-free future down my throat, the more my resistance hardens…and the more I learn to deeply, truly hate them.
The more that the tech megaplex tries to force their human-free future down my throat, the more my resistance hardens…and the more I learn to deeply, truly hate them.
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A million times over, this.
The more that the tech megaplex tries to force their human-free future down my throat, the more my resistance hardens…and the more I learn to deeply, truly hate them.
The more that the tech megaplex tries to force their human-free future down my throat, the more my resistance hardens…and the more I learn to deeply, truly hate them.
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Libraries are free for you to use, serve the public good, are great, support creators financially and, I cannot be clear enough about this-- ARE FREE FOR YOU TO USE-- so pirating books makes you kind of an asshole, not some Marxist revolutionary.
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Libraries are free for you to use, serve the public good, are great, support creators financially and, I cannot be clear enough about this-- ARE FREE FOR YOU TO USE-- so pirating books makes you kind of an asshole, not some Marxist revolutionary.
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
Just picked up the @blacktopkid.bsky.social crime thriller “King of Ashes” this morning and hoooooly shit this book blew my hair back.
I cannot wait to see what happens next. This book slaps like Charles Mingus.
I cannot wait to see what happens next. This book slaps like Charles Mingus.
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Just picked up the @blacktopkid.bsky.social crime thriller “King of Ashes” this morning and hoooooly shit this book blew my hair back.
I cannot wait to see what happens next. This book slaps like Charles Mingus.
I cannot wait to see what happens next. This book slaps like Charles Mingus.
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If you have a GOP rep and you’ve been holding off on contacting them because what difference will it make, you could be the reason the funniest thing happens
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you have a GOP rep and you’ve been holding off on contacting them because what difference will it make, you could be the reason the funniest thing happens
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ICYMI, I get royalties for this, if you want to help out a freelancing writer in the heat death of online promo.
My Lambda Award-winning debut novel THE DEVOURERS, a dark, queer, mythic realist tale about sex, love, violence, & shapeshifting, has finally surpassed 20k sales. Those may be rookie numbers to many authors, but for me, it's a big deal, even if not big money. Sincerest gratitude to my readers 🖤
The Devourers by Indra Das: 9781101967539 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
For readers of Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination. LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER •...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
ICYMI, I get royalties for this, if you want to help out a freelancing writer in the heat death of online promo.
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
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She mooo~
#Bovember #cows #cowart #moo #bovineart #ungulates #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #coloredpencils #prismacolors #animalart #animalillustration #art #illustration #critterart
#Bovember #cows #cowart #moo #bovineart #ungulates #drawing #sketching #sketchbook #coloredpencils #prismacolors #animalart #animalillustration #art #illustration #critterart
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the night is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Get more from Jeremy Creature on Patreon
fabric art, weird little guys, puppets
www.patreon.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the night is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
*hastily mimics* I’M NOT EITHER
I'M NOT
If you think your friend group doesn’t have one, please consider YOU may be the entity.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
*hastily mimics* I’M NOT EITHER
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
Fascism is not cheap. It takes a lot of tax payer dollars to fatten all those oligarchs and corrupt politicians.
The UCP strikes again. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's bid to privatize lab services wasted more than $100M: auditor general | CBC News
Alberta's auditor general has released a report detailing numerous failures in process and lack of due diligence by the province in its attempt to privatize community lab services.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Fascism is not cheap. It takes a lot of tax payer dollars to fatten all those oligarchs and corrupt politicians.
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I've never really commented on how this is one of the great moments in television.
Events today reminded me.
Events today reminded me.
The Good Place season finale - Eleanor realizes the truth, Michael responds
YouTube video by James
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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I've never really commented on how this is one of the great moments in television.
Events today reminded me.
Events today reminded me.
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Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
Martha Wells
Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
worldbuildersmarket.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
If/when the current surge of fascism ends, I hope that this is the next big step forward.
Meeting the minimum basic survival needs of all people is the foundation of a great civilization. Everything else—including individual wealth and “achievement”, whatever that means to us—must be built on that.
Meeting the minimum basic survival needs of all people is the foundation of a great civilization. Everything else—including individual wealth and “achievement”, whatever that means to us—must be built on that.
No one “deserves” to starve or be denied healthcare.
The richest country in the world can easily provide for all, and people shouldn’t have to prove they matter to be fed, housed & cared for.
It’s past time for a universal basic income, universal healthcare, affordable housing & food.
The richest country in the world can easily provide for all, and people shouldn’t have to prove they matter to be fed, housed & cared for.
It’s past time for a universal basic income, universal healthcare, affordable housing & food.
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If/when the current surge of fascism ends, I hope that this is the next big step forward.
Meeting the minimum basic survival needs of all people is the foundation of a great civilization. Everything else—including individual wealth and “achievement”, whatever that means to us—must be built on that.
Meeting the minimum basic survival needs of all people is the foundation of a great civilization. Everything else—including individual wealth and “achievement”, whatever that means to us—must be built on that.
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
Slan Baby news—Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” just sold at Sotheby’s for 236.4 million dollars!
This beautiful painting was the inspiration for my “Elisabeth’s Grey” colorway. Ready-to-ship skeins are available on the Slan Baby website—along with other delicious colours.🧶
www.slanbaby.com
This beautiful painting was the inspiration for my “Elisabeth’s Grey” colorway. Ready-to-ship skeins are available on the Slan Baby website—along with other delicious colours.🧶
www.slanbaby.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Slan Baby news—Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” just sold at Sotheby’s for 236.4 million dollars!
This beautiful painting was the inspiration for my “Elisabeth’s Grey” colorway. Ready-to-ship skeins are available on the Slan Baby website—along with other delicious colours.🧶
www.slanbaby.com
This beautiful painting was the inspiration for my “Elisabeth’s Grey” colorway. Ready-to-ship skeins are available on the Slan Baby website—along with other delicious colours.🧶
www.slanbaby.com
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For all of you who went through a Mucha phase or indeed have never left their Mucha phase (valid), here is a pencil, watercolor, and gouache study he did for a stained glass window:
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
For all of you who went through a Mucha phase or indeed have never left their Mucha phase (valid), here is a pencil, watercolor, and gouache study he did for a stained glass window:
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Ooh ooh SONGS NEVER SUNG is live at @3lobedmag.com ! 🥰
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
3LBE Magazine - Songs Never Sung by Premee Mohamed
It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had ...
www.3lobedmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Ooh ooh SONGS NEVER SUNG is live at @3lobedmag.com ! 🥰
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
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R.I.P. to video gaming LEGEND and trans icon Rebecca Heineman.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
R.I.P. to video gaming LEGEND and trans icon Rebecca Heineman.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.
R.I.P. to video gaming LEGEND and trans icon Rebecca Heineman.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
R.I.P. to video gaming LEGEND and trans icon Rebecca Heineman.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.
First EVER champion of a US videogame tournament.
Iconic hacker recruited as a programmer for games before she even finished high school.
Co-founder of 4 different companies, starting with Interplay.
Programmer, designer, leader.