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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February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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What the congressman reports below is disgusting.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
What the congressman reports below is disgusting.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
He reveals the utter lack of decency and humanity in the Trump administration, especially in the telling detail at the end.
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swan boy is one of the GOAT webcomics but branson’s reviews of all the star trek movies are some of his finest work. describing bones as “dressed like the inventor of cocaine” in the first TOS movie lives rent free in my head
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
swan boy is one of the GOAT webcomics but branson’s reviews of all the star trek movies are some of his finest work. describing bones as “dressed like the inventor of cocaine” in the first TOS movie lives rent free in my head
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In the 102 years since the Winter Olympics began, an athlete representing a South American country had never won a medal.
That changed Saturday when Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men's super-G.
That changed Saturday when Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men's super-G.
South America just won its first medal in the Winter Olympics
Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil wins giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Games, and Brazil could add another medal from skeleton competitor Nicole Rocha Silveira
nbcnews.to
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In the 102 years since the Winter Olympics began, an athlete representing a South American country had never won a medal.
That changed Saturday when Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men's super-G.
That changed Saturday when Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men's super-G.
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by Jim Benson
February 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
by Jim Benson
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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This is what authoritarians are never gonna understand: average, everyday citizens do not like watching paramilitary thugs brutalize children. All the vaporware memes in the world can't fix that for them
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This is what authoritarians are never gonna understand: average, everyday citizens do not like watching paramilitary thugs brutalize children. All the vaporware memes in the world can't fix that for them
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Republicans need to understand that they are on track to all go to prison for the crime of being Republicans.
NEW EPISODE: Republicans know they’re on track to lose the 2026 midterms—and they’re trying to rig the election to stop it. I break down the Save America Act, the most sweeping voter suppression bill in a generation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYsx...
URGENT: GOP Passes Bill to Rig the 2026 Elections
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Republicans need to understand that they are on track to all go to prison for the crime of being Republicans.
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I love that he loves his job and his city and people generally. Doing good things for people feels like a reasonable bar for electeds …
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I love that he loves his job and his city and people generally. Doing good things for people feels like a reasonable bar for electeds …
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Roses are red,
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Roses are red,
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
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We do not teach students the right things about the Nazis.
For example, on March 5th, 1933, Germany held elections.
The Nazi party deployed SS, SA, and other Nazi orgs to “monitor” the elections
This was done to “defend the homeland”
For example, on March 5th, 1933, Germany held elections.
The Nazi party deployed SS, SA, and other Nazi orgs to “monitor” the elections
This was done to “defend the homeland”
we do not teach students the right things about the Nazis
We teach them that they are evil and they did the Holocaust, and so students think these are exceptional things unique to the Nazis
As well we should teach them about the Blood Flag, soaked in the blood of the Bierhallputsch martyrs
We teach them that they are evil and they did the Holocaust, and so students think these are exceptional things unique to the Nazis
As well we should teach them about the Blood Flag, soaked in the blood of the Bierhallputsch martyrs
February 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
We do not teach students the right things about the Nazis.
For example, on March 5th, 1933, Germany held elections.
The Nazi party deployed SS, SA, and other Nazi orgs to “monitor” the elections
This was done to “defend the homeland”
For example, on March 5th, 1933, Germany held elections.
The Nazi party deployed SS, SA, and other Nazi orgs to “monitor” the elections
This was done to “defend the homeland”
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Olympic Village Tour: See Where The Athletes Live, Train And Fuck Each Other
Olympic Village Tour: See Where The Athletes Live, Train And Fuck Each Other
Take a look inside the dorms, restaurants, and gymnasiums where these modern day gods and goddesses go crazy on each other’s perfect bodies.
theonion.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Olympic Village Tour: See Where The Athletes Live, Train And Fuck Each Other
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Musk's main achievements: taking credit for inventing car tech that is now being surpassed; adding annoying design elements and juvenile easter eggs to said cars; gaming the stock market with lies and nonsense; filling Earth's orbit with an impenetrable field of debris that may end space exploration
February 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Musk's main achievements: taking credit for inventing car tech that is now being surpassed; adding annoying design elements and juvenile easter eggs to said cars; gaming the stock market with lies and nonsense; filling Earth's orbit with an impenetrable field of debris that may end space exploration
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It's exactly this. Musk never gets called on the fact that he's been 10 years out from a moon colony for the last 16 years; Republicans never get called on anything; why wouldn't CEOs start testing out this new accountability-free zone and just say whatever's convenient to manipulate the moment?
I work in procurement and our vendors have been rolling out AI systems and... it has been a disaster. The AI gets everything wrong and I have to navigate a labyrinthian telephone menu to get to a human to fix it.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It's exactly this. Musk never gets called on the fact that he's been 10 years out from a moon colony for the last 16 years; Republicans never get called on anything; why wouldn't CEOs start testing out this new accountability-free zone and just say whatever's convenient to manipulate the moment?
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Walter Molino (Italian, 1915-1997)
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Walter Molino (Italian, 1915-1997)
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
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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