Jack who wrote Aether Torrent
@jackscarab.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, 🍞&🌹 socialist, somehow Oklahoman.
Author of YA fantasy Aether Torrent. Buy it and then read and review it!
https://lnk.bio/JackDuffe
https://books2read.com/aethertorrent
💙📚 #booksky
Author of YA fantasy Aether Torrent. Buy it and then read and review it!
https://lnk.bio/JackDuffe
https://books2read.com/aethertorrent
💙📚 #booksky
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It's late January -- book awards season!
Being a YA Fantasy from 2025, my book AETHER TORRENT is eligible for the Nebula, Hugo Lodestar, and Andre Norton awards, and I advise anyone nominating for them to give it a look.
It's very good.
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
books2read.com/aethertorrent
Being a YA Fantasy from 2025, my book AETHER TORRENT is eligible for the Nebula, Hugo Lodestar, and Andre Norton awards, and I advise anyone nominating for them to give it a look.
It's very good.
💙📚 #booksky
#aethertorrent
books2read.com/aethertorrent
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A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
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Whatever could Thomas Massie be worried about? Oh, right.
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Whatever could Thomas Massie be worried about? Oh, right.
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30 countries use mail voting
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
30 countries use mail voting
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but now who will protect us from nothing
BREAKING: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shuts down due to lack of funding
February 14, 2026 at 6:11 AM
but now who will protect us from nothing
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👇 this is a very good summary of all the anti-trans positions Newsom has taken:
There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom
We have seen this song and dance before.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
👇 this is a very good summary of all the anti-trans positions Newsom has taken:
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i'm older than the DHS and have never seen it do anything good for The Average American (whatever that means) in my entire life. i have seen it be a big racism lever that every administration loves to pull like that dril tweet tho
DHS is just a relic from the overreaction to 9/11 and all the opportunistic skullduggery that took advantage of it. There was never any need for it. Let it be dead. Its abrupt dissolution will be a bit chaotic but fuck it we ball.
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
i'm older than the DHS and have never seen it do anything good for The Average American (whatever that means) in my entire life. i have seen it be a big racism lever that every administration loves to pull like that dril tweet tho
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the olympic snowboarding events are proof that dude is a universal gender and nationality
February 14, 2026 at 7:06 AM
the olympic snowboarding events are proof that dude is a universal gender and nationality
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I had the amazing opportunity to work as 2nd Key Animator for episode 54 of Jujutsu Kaisen.
Thank you so much to the staff at MAPPA for the opportunity!!
第54話、MAPPAの制作スタッフの皆様、このような貴重な機会を誠にありがとうございました。#呪術廻戦 #JujutsuKaisen
Thank you so much to the staff at MAPPA for the opportunity!!
第54話、MAPPAの制作スタッフの皆様、このような貴重な機会を誠にありがとうございました。#呪術廻戦 #JujutsuKaisen
February 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I had the amazing opportunity to work as 2nd Key Animator for episode 54 of Jujutsu Kaisen.
Thank you so much to the staff at MAPPA for the opportunity!!
第54話、MAPPAの制作スタッフの皆様、このような貴重な機会を誠にありがとうございました。#呪術廻戦 #JujutsuKaisen
Thank you so much to the staff at MAPPA for the opportunity!!
第54話、MAPPAの制作スタッフの皆様、このような貴重な機会を誠にありがとうございました。#呪術廻戦 #JujutsuKaisen
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Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
I feel that the single most of-its-time line in The Simpsons is this one:
"It was an unusually warm February 14th, so the children walked home without jackets."
February 14th is no longer cold, children no longer walk home from school, and youth jackets are tremendously outnumbered by hoodies.
"It was an unusually warm February 14th, so the children walked home without jackets."
February 14th is no longer cold, children no longer walk home from school, and youth jackets are tremendously outnumbered by hoodies.
February 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I feel that the single most of-its-time line in The Simpsons is this one:
"It was an unusually warm February 14th, so the children walked home without jackets."
February 14th is no longer cold, children no longer walk home from school, and youth jackets are tremendously outnumbered by hoodies.
"It was an unusually warm February 14th, so the children walked home without jackets."
February 14th is no longer cold, children no longer walk home from school, and youth jackets are tremendously outnumbered by hoodies.
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Chinese dissidents have issued such notarized statements for the past two decades, in case they later die under mysterious circumstances and authorities rule their deaths as "suicide", a practice more commonly known as "suicided" (被自殺).
The term "suicided" is banned on the Chinese internet.
The term "suicided" is banned on the Chinese internet.
With before-death notes, China activists attempt to preempt being 'suicided'
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Chinese dissidents have issued such notarized statements for the past two decades, in case they later die under mysterious circumstances and authorities rule their deaths as "suicide", a practice more commonly known as "suicided" (被自殺).
The term "suicided" is banned on the Chinese internet.
The term "suicided" is banned on the Chinese internet.
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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Hey remember the shooting in Minneapolis that happened between Renee Good and Alexi Pretti, the guy they claimed was shot by an agent after he had attacked that agent with a shovel? I know it's hard to believe but the agents' story fell apart and charges were dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
February 14, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Hey remember the shooting in Minneapolis that happened between Renee Good and Alexi Pretti, the guy they claimed was shot by an agent after he had attacked that agent with a shovel? I know it's hard to believe but the agents' story fell apart and charges were dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
And as a result, their stock price has done nothing but increase -- I say as a shareholder who regrets only that I didn't buy more, several years ago.
February 14, 2026 at 4:45 AM
And as a result, their stock price has done nothing but increase -- I say as a shareholder who regrets only that I didn't buy more, several years ago.
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
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Most companies, when their main competitor absolutely biffs it, would take that opportunity to build customer trust, regain market share, bring customers back. Or you could go "hold my beer"
February 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Most companies, when their main competitor absolutely biffs it, would take that opportunity to build customer trust, regain market share, bring customers back. Or you could go "hold my beer"
I don't find them annoying so much as I find them what they are: a direct invention of incels. The words are therefore something to be avoided, much like the Nazi-sourced memes of the blonde guy with the curly mustache.
They are tools of the enemy. We do not need them. We will not use them.
They are tools of the enemy. We do not need them. We will not use them.
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I don't find them annoying so much as I find them what they are: a direct invention of incels. The words are therefore something to be avoided, much like the Nazi-sourced memes of the blonde guy with the curly mustache.
They are tools of the enemy. We do not need them. We will not use them.
They are tools of the enemy. We do not need them. We will not use them.
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reminder that as insurrectionists and domestic enemies of the United States, all Republicans everywhere are constitutionally banned from holding or seeking public office, so every position they hold they hold illegitimately, and every vote they receive should be deemed invalid
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
reminder that as insurrectionists and domestic enemies of the United States, all Republicans everywhere are constitutionally banned from holding or seeking public office, so every position they hold they hold illegitimately, and every vote they receive should be deemed invalid
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Wanna see a Nostalgia Nook turn into a Nostalgia Pit live and in person?? This is your chance!
I just carry the aura of chaos wherever I go. I’m favoured by Dionysus, maybe? 🤷♀️
I just carry the aura of chaos wherever I go. I’m favoured by Dionysus, maybe? 🤷♀️
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Wanna see a Nostalgia Nook turn into a Nostalgia Pit live and in person?? This is your chance!
I just carry the aura of chaos wherever I go. I’m favoured by Dionysus, maybe? 🤷♀️
I just carry the aura of chaos wherever I go. I’m favoured by Dionysus, maybe? 🤷♀️
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🔥 “To me, when we're talking about what justice looks like, it's ultimately getting to a place where every single fascist agent and the leaders that directed them to do what they did are held accountable to the highest degree of the law. And that means prosecution.”
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
🔥 “To me, when we're talking about what justice looks like, it's ultimately getting to a place where every single fascist agent and the leaders that directed them to do what they did are held accountable to the highest degree of the law. And that means prosecution.”
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KOG IS GREENLIT!
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
KOG IS GREENLIT!
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
The context to this is that he justifiably fears repercussions from his own party's stochastic terrorists.
The SAVE Act is the poll tax. The thing requiring IDs to vote and register to vote. He voted for it, and yet shortly before that, he voted against bringing it immediately to the floor. [1/3]
The SAVE Act is the poll tax. The thing requiring IDs to vote and register to vote. He voted for it, and yet shortly before that, he voted against bringing it immediately to the floor. [1/3]
Wild that a sitting member of Congress, a Republican no less, feels compelled to post this.
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
The context to this is that he justifiably fears repercussions from his own party's stochastic terrorists.
The SAVE Act is the poll tax. The thing requiring IDs to vote and register to vote. He voted for it, and yet shortly before that, he voted against bringing it immediately to the floor. [1/3]
The SAVE Act is the poll tax. The thing requiring IDs to vote and register to vote. He voted for it, and yet shortly before that, he voted against bringing it immediately to the floor. [1/3]
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The problem with living in winter climes is sometimes you get THE perfect vibes and forget how brutal this season can be.
(Also this rink smells like weeeeeed lmaoooo)
(Also this rink smells like weeeeeed lmaoooo)
February 14, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The problem with living in winter climes is sometimes you get THE perfect vibes and forget how brutal this season can be.
(Also this rink smells like weeeeeed lmaoooo)
(Also this rink smells like weeeeeed lmaoooo)
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DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.