Tim
@fiduch.bsky.social
Geek, Producer of Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast (queerlodgings.com), Steward of Mythopoeic Conferences at the Mythopoeic Society, Sci-Fi, Collector of DC Comics, Amateur Mixologist, Foodie, Disney Parks Nerd, Progressive. All views my own.
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Tim
@fiduch.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Mae Govannen, new followers! I think most of you are here b/c a couple of good folks added me to their Tolkien Starter Packs, so thought I'd go ahead and reintroduce myself/make a new pinned post. I'm Tim, and I'm producer/occasional co-host of @queerlodgings.bsky.social. 🧵
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"More pointedly, one of the Orc masks was specifically designed to look like producer Harvey Weinstein who had caused Jackson so much trouble in getting the movies greenlit; Weinstein's film credit also appeared on a page featuring a troll."
Based.
Based.
February 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
"More pointedly, one of the Orc masks was specifically designed to look like producer Harvey Weinstein who had caused Jackson so much trouble in getting the movies greenlit; Weinstein's film credit also appeared on a page featuring a troll."
Based.
Based.
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Expanding Jeff's question. Is there any rigorous/legal argument against describing AI as a technology that is fundamentally based in plagiarism? I would argue that there is no use of AI that is not ultimately rooted in intellectual theft.
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
Legal-type people: Is it fair to say that Anthropic "stole" the work of writers? That's what it *feels* like to me (took a bunch of my books), but my understanding is the settlement splits hairs. Would one invite legal trouble by using "stole" publicly?
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Expanding Jeff's question. Is there any rigorous/legal argument against describing AI as a technology that is fundamentally based in plagiarism? I would argue that there is no use of AI that is not ultimately rooted in intellectual theft.
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
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I always have trouble with "favourite song" choice, but here's one song with a longish title that I've been enjoying lately:
Caroline Polacheck "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"
Caroline Polacheck "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I always have trouble with "favourite song" choice, but here's one song with a longish title that I've been enjoying lately:
Caroline Polacheck "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"
Caroline Polacheck "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"
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Chuck Shumer thinks this is “common sense”.
The rest of the world thinks this is “lipstick on the fascist pig”.
America, if history will judge you by your opposition to fascism, you better be sure they don’t think Shumer’s Democrats are considered “opposition” or you will be judged harshly.
The rest of the world thinks this is “lipstick on the fascist pig”.
America, if history will judge you by your opposition to fascism, you better be sure they don’t think Shumer’s Democrats are considered “opposition” or you will be judged harshly.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Chuck Shumer thinks this is “common sense”.
The rest of the world thinks this is “lipstick on the fascist pig”.
America, if history will judge you by your opposition to fascism, you better be sure they don’t think Shumer’s Democrats are considered “opposition” or you will be judged harshly.
The rest of the world thinks this is “lipstick on the fascist pig”.
America, if history will judge you by your opposition to fascism, you better be sure they don’t think Shumer’s Democrats are considered “opposition” or you will be judged harshly.
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Submitted today! Following a few years of rigorous peer-review and working with my co-editor @lukebshelton.bsky.social and many Tolkienists!
- 44 chapters
- 46 Tolkien scholars globally
- over 280K words overall
Still tons of work to do as proofs arrive, but feels like a moment to celebrate. ☺️
- 44 chapters
- 46 Tolkien scholars globally
- over 280K words overall
Still tons of work to do as proofs arrive, but feels like a moment to celebrate. ☺️
January 30, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Submitted today! Following a few years of rigorous peer-review and working with my co-editor @lukebshelton.bsky.social and many Tolkienists!
- 44 chapters
- 46 Tolkien scholars globally
- over 280K words overall
Still tons of work to do as proofs arrive, but feels like a moment to celebrate. ☺️
- 44 chapters
- 46 Tolkien scholars globally
- over 280K words overall
Still tons of work to do as proofs arrive, but feels like a moment to celebrate. ☺️
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It sometimes feels ludicrous to study literature when jackbooted thugs are murdering people in the streets and shipping innocent people to camps. But if I'm going to be an academic in such a moment, at least I get to study this.
January 25, 2026 at 9:24 AM
It sometimes feels ludicrous to study literature when jackbooted thugs are murdering people in the streets and shipping innocent people to camps. But if I'm going to be an academic in such a moment, at least I get to study this.
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I am a single-issue voter and that issue is "Nuremberg Trials for Kristi Noem."
January 24, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I am a single-issue voter and that issue is "Nuremberg Trials for Kristi Noem."
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some of y'all are going to need to come to grips with the fact that being a citizen of the evil nazi hegemony threatening to start a world war is enough for people to get angry at you, personally, sight unseen, and there's no dignified way to get defensive about that.
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
some of y'all are going to need to come to grips with the fact that being a citizen of the evil nazi hegemony threatening to start a world war is enough for people to get angry at you, personally, sight unseen, and there's no dignified way to get defensive about that.
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Terrible restaurant could close unless people enthusiastically embrace bad food, complains chef.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Terrible restaurant could close unless people enthusiastically embrace bad food, complains chef.
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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An important thread. The Trump administration will continue to expand the categories of non- & partial-citizens this year. Fascism used "qualitative citizenship" to describe the flexibility they gave the term. That's what we're watching unfold.
German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 AM
An important thread. The Trump administration will continue to expand the categories of non- & partial-citizens this year. Fascism used "qualitative citizenship" to describe the flexibility they gave the term. That's what we're watching unfold.
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NEW — DHS just posted this as an apparent explanation for why they arrested an elderly US citizen with no criminal record (it's a quote post of a post about ChongLy Thao's arrest.) The implication seems to be that all Asian men look the same, and it's not their fault they mistook one for another.
January 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM
NEW — DHS just posted this as an apparent explanation for why they arrested an elderly US citizen with no criminal record (it's a quote post of a post about ChongLy Thao's arrest.) The implication seems to be that all Asian men look the same, and it's not their fault they mistook one for another.
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Our new members area is live! You can now log into our website and update your info whenever you want and also set your membership to auto-renew if you always forget to renew it too😅
members area: mythsoc.org/members/logi...
a short explainer for first time login: youtu.be/lwKo4H-hNcs?...
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a short explainer for first time login: youtu.be/lwKo4H-hNcs?...
mythsoc.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Our new members area is live! You can now log into our website and update your info whenever you want and also set your membership to auto-renew if you always forget to renew it too😅
members area: mythsoc.org/members/logi...
a short explainer for first time login: youtu.be/lwKo4H-hNcs?...
members area: mythsoc.org/members/logi...
a short explainer for first time login: youtu.be/lwKo4H-hNcs?...
Fucken hero. This is art.
Eating the AI art in protest is ironically more Art than whatever the fuck the ai guy was doing
KINGOOOOOOOOOOO
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Fucken hero. This is art.
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i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 AM
i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything
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Accelerating ICE violence & MAGA imperialism might finally push the opposition past the near-decade-long definitional debate about fascism ("but is this REALLY fascism?") into a pitched battle between those who demand, "how do we STOP THIS NOW?" & those who get primaried & swept aside.
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Accelerating ICE violence & MAGA imperialism might finally push the opposition past the near-decade-long definitional debate about fascism ("but is this REALLY fascism?") into a pitched battle between those who demand, "how do we STOP THIS NOW?" & those who get primaried & swept aside.
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I've harped on congressional war powers for a long time and we do need to fix all that, but threatening to invade Greenland while ranting at Norway about the Nobel Peace Prize and imposing trade sanctions on NATO is more the kind of thing you can only fix by not having a literally insane president.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I've harped on congressional war powers for a long time and we do need to fix all that, but threatening to invade Greenland while ranting at Norway about the Nobel Peace Prize and imposing trade sanctions on NATO is more the kind of thing you can only fix by not having a literally insane president.
Rabbit version of my very pukey dog.
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Rabbit version of my very pukey dog.
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To be clear, Disney asked for quotes, then deleted the post because folks passed the vibes check 😂
January 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
To be clear, Disney asked for quotes, then deleted the post because folks passed the vibes check 😂
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Why is Frodo Baggins like. Ideal ace person rep.
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Why is Frodo Baggins like. Ideal ace person rep.