Lord Bashere, Jeskai Windrunner
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What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
Why do I ask this every day?
Because joy is an act of resistance. Bringing joy to others is an act of resistance.
It can be overwhelming when the news is constantly scary. But bring joy to others and yourself. Resistance is a process, not a single moment. Remember there is always good.
Because joy is an act of resistance. Bringing joy to others is an act of resistance.
It can be overwhelming when the news is constantly scary. But bring joy to others and yourself. Resistance is a process, not a single moment. Remember there is always good.
nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/15/g...
JIM, 3200 WORKERS IN A TOWN OF 9000 ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR JOBS BY THE END OF THE MONTH IN NEBRASKA.
FUCKING GQP MORONS
JIM, 3200 WORKERS IN A TOWN OF 9000 ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR JOBS BY THE END OF THE MONTH IN NEBRASKA.
FUCKING GQP MORONS
Gov. Jim Pillen calls Nebraska 'recession-proof' in State of the State • Nebraska Examiner
Gov. Jim Pillen's election-year State of the State address highlights plans to slash state spending and try again for property tax relief.
nebraskaexaminer.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:41 AM
nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/15/g...
JIM, 3200 WORKERS IN A TOWN OF 9000 ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR JOBS BY THE END OF THE MONTH IN NEBRASKA.
FUCKING GQP MORONS
JIM, 3200 WORKERS IN A TOWN OF 9000 ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR JOBS BY THE END OF THE MONTH IN NEBRASKA.
FUCKING GQP MORONS
Opera nerd rant:
Miss Saigon (the musical) just transplanting the plot of Madama Butterfly to 1967 Vietnam instead of 1904 Nagasaki misses the mark a bit. While both are anti-imperialist, the context of the Vietnam war is drastically different.
Miss Saigon (the musical) just transplanting the plot of Madama Butterfly to 1967 Vietnam instead of 1904 Nagasaki misses the mark a bit. While both are anti-imperialist, the context of the Vietnam war is drastically different.
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Opera nerd rant:
Miss Saigon (the musical) just transplanting the plot of Madama Butterfly to 1967 Vietnam instead of 1904 Nagasaki misses the mark a bit. While both are anti-imperialist, the context of the Vietnam war is drastically different.
Miss Saigon (the musical) just transplanting the plot of Madama Butterfly to 1967 Vietnam instead of 1904 Nagasaki misses the mark a bit. While both are anti-imperialist, the context of the Vietnam war is drastically different.
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
January 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
The “maybe that’s the real punk rock” scene in Superman is the moment my trust in James Gunn for Superman went from 90% to 1000%.
“You think everyone you meet is like beautiful…” sums up Clark so damn well.
David S Goyer and Snyder could never.
“You think everyone you meet is like beautiful…” sums up Clark so damn well.
David S Goyer and Snyder could never.
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The “maybe that’s the real punk rock” scene in Superman is the moment my trust in James Gunn for Superman went from 90% to 1000%.
“You think everyone you meet is like beautiful…” sums up Clark so damn well.
David S Goyer and Snyder could never.
“You think everyone you meet is like beautiful…” sums up Clark so damn well.
David S Goyer and Snyder could never.
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
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That means it’s even more important now for those of us who review books (like me) to seek out those voices and highlight them
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
That means it’s even more important now for those of us who review books (like me) to seek out those voices and highlight them
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Knew this was coming. Something I've been noticing happening slowly for a while now. It's also happening in conjunction with the aging up of YA and the influx of romantasies that tend to feature cisallohet relationships and dabble in fascism-adjacent storytelling themes.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Knew this was coming. Something I've been noticing happening slowly for a while now. It's also happening in conjunction with the aging up of YA and the influx of romantasies that tend to feature cisallohet relationships and dabble in fascism-adjacent storytelling themes.
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
I remembered the ending to the "Project Overlord" DLC from Mass Effect 2, and man that ending fucks you up.
January 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I remembered the ending to the "Project Overlord" DLC from Mass Effect 2, and man that ending fucks you up.
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Trump managed to shift public opinion on immigration to the highest approval it's ever had just by being this horrifying, imagine if we took advantage of that. Because right now? NORMIES HATE ICE.
the only reason "abolish ICE" is seen as radical is that no one will say it but the far left. if every normie Democrat started saying it tomorrow it would move the overton window so far you'd have to squint to find it. my kingdom for leaders who understand they can shape public opinion.
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Trump managed to shift public opinion on immigration to the highest approval it's ever had just by being this horrifying, imagine if we took advantage of that. Because right now? NORMIES HATE ICE.
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Dear #WoTSkies,
In this Age, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, we will #SaveWoT and #TheWheelOfTime will come back to screens.
Happy Moonday mornaftevenight! ❤️
#ThankYouRafe
In this Age, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, we will #SaveWoT and #TheWheelOfTime will come back to screens.
Happy Moonday mornaftevenight! ❤️
#ThankYouRafe
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Dear #WoTSkies,
In this Age, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, we will #SaveWoT and #TheWheelOfTime will come back to screens.
Happy Moonday mornaftevenight! ❤️
#ThankYouRafe
In this Age, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, we will #SaveWoT and #TheWheelOfTime will come back to screens.
Happy Moonday mornaftevenight! ❤️
#ThankYouRafe
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"Whether it's surviving intimate partner violence and even murder attempts or being scolded by a mother or fifth grade teacher, both genders have had unpleasant experiences with the other."
Did I do it right, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social?
Did I do it right, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social?
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Whether it's surviving intimate partner violence and even murder attempts or being scolded by a mother or fifth grade teacher, both genders have had unpleasant experiences with the other."
Did I do it right, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social?
Did I do it right, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social?
I don't want a hungry ghost in a jar doing either of those things.
If you can substitute "hungry ghost trapped in a jar" for "AI" in a sentence it's probably a valid use case for LLMs. Take "I have a bunch of hungry ghosts in jars, they mainly write SQL queries for me". Sure. Reasonable use case.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
January 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I don't want a hungry ghost in a jar doing either of those things.
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
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I love being tagged in/sent memes and content but I have but one (1) humble request:
January 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I love being tagged in/sent memes and content but I have but one (1) humble request:
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
January 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
I just remembered how not subtle Puccini's Madama Butterfly was.
The titular character is a 15 year old Geisha, who gets abandoned after her marriage by an American. Which was a real practice at the time because colonialism.
The American's name is PINKERTON.
The opera is very anti-colonial.
The titular character is a 15 year old Geisha, who gets abandoned after her marriage by an American. Which was a real practice at the time because colonialism.
The American's name is PINKERTON.
The opera is very anti-colonial.
January 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I just remembered how not subtle Puccini's Madama Butterfly was.
The titular character is a 15 year old Geisha, who gets abandoned after her marriage by an American. Which was a real practice at the time because colonialism.
The American's name is PINKERTON.
The opera is very anti-colonial.
The titular character is a 15 year old Geisha, who gets abandoned after her marriage by an American. Which was a real practice at the time because colonialism.
The American's name is PINKERTON.
The opera is very anti-colonial.
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
What is bringing you joy today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
What made you laugh or smile today?
Have you brought joy to someone else today?
My absolute favorite musical is The Secret Garden.
If you’re unfamiliar with the musical and only know the book or films, you are missing out. It’s rare to say, but I genuinely think the musical is the best version of that story.
If you’re unfamiliar with the musical and only know the book or films, you are missing out. It’s rare to say, but I genuinely think the musical is the best version of that story.
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
My absolute favorite musical is The Secret Garden.
If you’re unfamiliar with the musical and only know the book or films, you are missing out. It’s rare to say, but I genuinely think the musical is the best version of that story.
If you’re unfamiliar with the musical and only know the book or films, you are missing out. It’s rare to say, but I genuinely think the musical is the best version of that story.
Hot take:
Citizen Kane has aged like fine wine and is just as relevant today as it was in 1940.
Citizen Kane has aged like fine wine and is just as relevant today as it was in 1940.
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Hot take:
Citizen Kane has aged like fine wine and is just as relevant today as it was in 1940.
Citizen Kane has aged like fine wine and is just as relevant today as it was in 1940.
Share the facts.
This regime will do their best to make this normal.
It is not normal.
This regime will do their best to make this normal.
It is not normal.
Fact checking the shooting and killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer.
January 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Share the facts.
This regime will do their best to make this normal.
It is not normal.
This regime will do their best to make this normal.
It is not normal.
Not going back. Spotify is still going for Gen AI and bricking devices people paid for.
variety.com/2026/digital...
And… we f-ing won another one! Keep it coming. Watch out Home Depot. Karma is a stink that stays on you.
And… we f-ing won another one! Keep it coming. Watch out Home Depot. Karma is a stink that stays on you.
Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform
Spotify has confirimed that ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on its platform following criticism from last year.
variety.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Not going back. Spotify is still going for Gen AI and bricking devices people paid for.
It has a bot that makes CASM at a single request. It needs to be taken down everywhere and since the company is privately owned, its owner should be held liable for it.
As in prison time for CASM.
He was dumb and took it private. Consequences means he's wholly the owner and liable.
As in prison time for CASM.
He was dumb and took it private. Consequences means he's wholly the owner and liable.
the telegraph reports the UK government may move to ban X, the everything app
Musk’s X could be banned in Britain over AI chatbot row
Sir Keir Starmer brands deepfakes on social media site ‘disgusting and not to be tolerated’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
It has a bot that makes CASM at a single request. It needs to be taken down everywhere and since the company is privately owned, its owner should be held liable for it.
As in prison time for CASM.
He was dumb and took it private. Consequences means he's wholly the owner and liable.
As in prison time for CASM.
He was dumb and took it private. Consequences means he's wholly the owner and liable.
Google's AI search feature fucking sucks. I was looking for a specific book of art songs I had in college with a distinct green cover, and AI told me "try A COURT OF MIST AND FURY".
Yes, a romantasy book is a book of art songs.
Fuck Gen AI.
Yes, a romantasy book is a book of art songs.
Fuck Gen AI.
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Google's AI search feature fucking sucks. I was looking for a specific book of art songs I had in college with a distinct green cover, and AI told me "try A COURT OF MIST AND FURY".
Yes, a romantasy book is a book of art songs.
Fuck Gen AI.
Yes, a romantasy book is a book of art songs.
Fuck Gen AI.
And while I’m cautiously optimistic about the next Ted Lasso season, the ending we currently have is so perfect.
“Father and Son” by Cat Stevens is always a gut punch song with lyrics that age better than a Scotch, Wine, and Helen Mirren combined.
And the show was about fatherhood.
“Father and Son” by Cat Stevens is always a gut punch song with lyrics that age better than a Scotch, Wine, and Helen Mirren combined.
And the show was about fatherhood.
Just remembered that Scrubs is getting a reboot.
And I’m of the opinion “why?”
If it weren’t for season 9, the final moments of Scrubs are perfect.
JD imagining the life he’ll live with his found family is so beautiful, and ages better the older you get.
And I’m of the opinion “why?”
If it weren’t for season 9, the final moments of Scrubs are perfect.
JD imagining the life he’ll live with his found family is so beautiful, and ages better the older you get.
January 8, 2026 at 6:48 PM
And while I’m cautiously optimistic about the next Ted Lasso season, the ending we currently have is so perfect.
“Father and Son” by Cat Stevens is always a gut punch song with lyrics that age better than a Scotch, Wine, and Helen Mirren combined.
And the show was about fatherhood.
“Father and Son” by Cat Stevens is always a gut punch song with lyrics that age better than a Scotch, Wine, and Helen Mirren combined.
And the show was about fatherhood.