Annalee
@flowerhorne.com
Writer, Quaker, candlestick maker. Open source technologist and occasional tailor.
Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
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Reminder:
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
Reminder:
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people f...
hachyderm.io
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Reminder:
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!
So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!
Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics don't apply to joy!
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Answering earnestly:
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
At what point does the daily insanity and wanton cruelty of everyone in power just fundamentally break people? Because I feel like I'm getting there. How are we supposed to just go on day after day witnessing such cruelty and indignity constantly through our screens yet we can't just ignore it?
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Answering earnestly:
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
Make time for Joy! Joy is a powerful weapon.
Some people will break down. Most won't.
I keep pointing out that what cops do to Black folk is measurably 10x to 100x worse than what ICE does to immigrants. And yet, we are still here.
"Strong Black woman!" is survivorship bias.
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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If you or someone you know needs whistles, please check out linktr.ee/3Dwhistles Click on the email address at the top and submit a request, we'll send out between 100 and 1000 whistles to you for free.
If you want to support us, there is a GFM & wishlists to buy our printers filament! 💓
If you want to support us, there is a GFM & wishlists to buy our printers filament! 💓
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If you or someone you know needs whistles, please check out linktr.ee/3Dwhistles Click on the email address at the top and submit a request, we'll send out between 100 and 1000 whistles to you for free.
If you want to support us, there is a GFM & wishlists to buy our printers filament! 💓
If you want to support us, there is a GFM & wishlists to buy our printers filament! 💓
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
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The men who put them back in shackles after those two women saved their comrade's life should heavily consider their honor and that the price of redeeming it is much cheaper on Earth than it is in Hell.
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The men who put them back in shackles after those two women saved their comrade's life should heavily consider their honor and that the price of redeeming it is much cheaper on Earth than it is in Hell.
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Hey! Just a friendly reminder that if you liked what we created with Max and Chloe and Sean and Daniel in #lifeisstrange 1 and 2 you will love Swann, Nora, Autumn and Kat in #LostRecords, play it!
It’s celebrating its first birthday soon!
It’s celebrating its first birthday soon!
January 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Hey! Just a friendly reminder that if you liked what we created with Max and Chloe and Sean and Daniel in #lifeisstrange 1 and 2 you will love Swann, Nora, Autumn and Kat in #LostRecords, play it!
It’s celebrating its first birthday soon!
It’s celebrating its first birthday soon!
I have recently fallen down a rabbit hole of modeling clothing for video games (as in, creating the clothing in 3D modeling software) and am finding it a delight.
January 22, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I have recently fallen down a rabbit hole of modeling clothing for video games (as in, creating the clothing in 3D modeling software) and am finding it a delight.
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All over this land, juries just don’t like the cases the Trump DOJ is bringing.
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 22, 2026 at 10:12 PM
All over this land, juries just don’t like the cases the Trump DOJ is bringing.
It's also essential to remember that the GOP has an extremely well-funded voter suppression operation. A significant chunk of folks who don't vote/didn't vote in 2024 would have voted if the GOP hadn't prevented them from doing so.
One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
The new NYT poll finds Trump 17 points underwater on immigration, and the nonwhite and young voters who went to Trump in 2024 have snapped back to Dems
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
It's also essential to remember that the GOP has an extremely well-funded voter suppression operation. A significant chunk of folks who don't vote/didn't vote in 2024 would have voted if the GOP hadn't prevented them from doing so.
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One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
The new NYT poll finds Trump 17 points underwater on immigration, and the nonwhite and young voters who went to Trump in 2024 have snapped back to Dems
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
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of all the coding I do, I never want to [redacted self violence] more than when I'm doing CSS.
does anyone know of any good guides/courses for debugging it/having better mental models for working with it?
I need to read every layout all the way through, and I have wizard zines pocket guide.
does anyone know of any good guides/courses for debugging it/having better mental models for working with it?
I need to read every layout all the way through, and I have wizard zines pocket guide.
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
of all the coding I do, I never want to [redacted self violence] more than when I'm doing CSS.
does anyone know of any good guides/courses for debugging it/having better mental models for working with it?
I need to read every layout all the way through, and I have wizard zines pocket guide.
does anyone know of any good guides/courses for debugging it/having better mental models for working with it?
I need to read every layout all the way through, and I have wizard zines pocket guide.
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Stop fucking using Reagan as an example of a "good Republican"
He was a monster. If you're not getting that you're swallowing a Republican version of history
He was a monster. If you're not getting that you're swallowing a Republican version of history
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Stop fucking using Reagan as an example of a "good Republican"
He was a monster. If you're not getting that you're swallowing a Republican version of history
He was a monster. If you're not getting that you're swallowing a Republican version of history
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I don’t know who needs to see this but, if a short fiction contract is saying there’s a fee for withdrawing your work, that’s a massive red flag. Personally, I wouldn’t be signing that. 🚩🚩🚩 Read those contracts carefully, folks.
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I don’t know who needs to see this but, if a short fiction contract is saying there’s a fee for withdrawing your work, that’s a massive red flag. Personally, I wouldn’t be signing that. 🚩🚩🚩 Read those contracts carefully, folks.
I'm sorry I'm trying to stay off the Internet — were there two SEPARATE heckling incidents, or am I watching some dude get on Al Gore's Internet and claim that Al Gore heckling a fellow American is somehow a demonstration of the world's contempt for all Americans?
January 21, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I'm sorry I'm trying to stay off the Internet — were there two SEPARATE heckling incidents, or am I watching some dude get on Al Gore's Internet and claim that Al Gore heckling a fellow American is somehow a demonstration of the world's contempt for all Americans?
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to fucken vanquish someone wearing scissor shoe
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 AM
to fucken vanquish someone wearing scissor shoe
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i am very worried there is an emerging consensus from "trans-supportive" cishets in the US that's basically "you can be trans, but not if you're a child". trans rights ok if they don't have to cede property "rights" over their kids
there is no trans liberation without youth liberation
there is no trans liberation without youth liberation
I do have to point out that even with a more-accepting society, there is a gulf between "I am okay with queers" and "I am okay with my kid being a queer". People can support LGBT rights in the abstract and then get spooked when their own precious cinnamon roll makes them a "non-traditional family".
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 AM
i am very worried there is an emerging consensus from "trans-supportive" cishets in the US that's basically "you can be trans, but not if you're a child". trans rights ok if they don't have to cede property "rights" over their kids
there is no trans liberation without youth liberation
there is no trans liberation without youth liberation
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I'm referring to North Lawndale in my quoted skeet, a community that's been strategically impoverished for so long (but is quietly gentrifying right now) that Dr. King moved his family here in 1968 as part of his activism.
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I'm referring to North Lawndale in my quoted skeet, a community that's been strategically impoverished for so long (but is quietly gentrifying right now) that Dr. King moved his family here in 1968 as part of his activism.
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And remember, elderly and disabled people have to pay for shoveling, because the city tickets everybody
Making it through winter is a team effort. While Public Works is handling the streets, you can help by shoveling your sidewalks and adjacent curb ramps this morning. Please clear a minimum 42-inch-wide pathway to ensure safe access for wheelchairs & strollers. We appreciate it!
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
And remember, elderly and disabled people have to pay for shoveling, because the city tickets everybody
A thing I really like about being part of a developer *community* is that sometimes I'll have a problem on my todo list to solve and then by the time I get around to it, someone else will have solved it for me first
January 19, 2026 at 1:31 AM
A thing I really like about being part of a developer *community* is that sometimes I'll have a problem on my todo list to solve and then by the time I get around to it, someone else will have solved it for me first
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Also if we give “normal” people who supported Trump ann”off ramp”
Are we giving the people who warned about him repair? Are we giving the people who risked ostracization , personal and professional loss to reject him the same aid back into society ?
Are we giving the people who warned about him repair? Are we giving the people who risked ostracization , personal and professional loss to reject him the same aid back into society ?
True, but there has never not been an off-ramp.
I mean, lots of the people that oppose Trump today, supported him before. Seriously. It's not even an issue.🤷🏿♂️
The issue is when people still want to hold onto the hate that lead them to support him, but want sympathy because they got burned too.
I mean, lots of the people that oppose Trump today, supported him before. Seriously. It's not even an issue.🤷🏿♂️
The issue is when people still want to hold onto the hate that lead them to support him, but want sympathy because they got burned too.
Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Also if we give “normal” people who supported Trump ann”off ramp”
Are we giving the people who warned about him repair? Are we giving the people who risked ostracization , personal and professional loss to reject him the same aid back into society ?
Are we giving the people who warned about him repair? Are we giving the people who risked ostracization , personal and professional loss to reject him the same aid back into society ?
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Re: off-ramps and inclusion for former Trump supporters:
You are welcome in my tent when you own the harm you've contributed to, express genuine desire to do the work to help fix it, and back that up with action. That's... actually not a lot to ask, considering.
🤷♂️
You are welcome in my tent when you own the harm you've contributed to, express genuine desire to do the work to help fix it, and back that up with action. That's... actually not a lot to ask, considering.
🤷♂️
January 18, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Re: off-ramps and inclusion for former Trump supporters:
You are welcome in my tent when you own the harm you've contributed to, express genuine desire to do the work to help fix it, and back that up with action. That's... actually not a lot to ask, considering.
🤷♂️
You are welcome in my tent when you own the harm you've contributed to, express genuine desire to do the work to help fix it, and back that up with action. That's... actually not a lot to ask, considering.
🤷♂️
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This is why I caution folks about how we speak about other peoples' food in my replies. A lot of the mockery ends up mocking real people, often those from poverty or from economically poor areas that are often forgotten by governments.
Lefties snickering over wild meat and roadkill in @kristadb1.bsky.social 's comments probably don't even know that they are mocking real people who are still around.
January 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This is why I caution folks about how we speak about other peoples' food in my replies. A lot of the mockery ends up mocking real people, often those from poverty or from economically poor areas that are often forgotten by governments.
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Someone resurrected this thread as potentially helpful for instructors trying to figure out how to manage disruptions to schoolwork due to ICE occupation.
If it’s helping, I’m happy to repost it too:
If it’s helping, I’m happy to repost it too:
In light of today’s conversation on academic accommodations, I’m going to revive a thread lost to time when I deleted my Twitter profile.
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Someone resurrected this thread as potentially helpful for instructors trying to figure out how to manage disruptions to schoolwork due to ICE occupation.
If it’s helping, I’m happy to repost it too:
If it’s helping, I’m happy to repost it too: