Lia
@liadanmakes.bsky.social
Librarian, crafter, dungeon master. Hard of hearing/hearing aid cyborg. I post too many photos of my cats. Member of @peculiarityshop.bsky.social. I post lots of sweaters to @knitsonfilm.bsky.social. she/her or they/them
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Lia
@liadanmakes.bsky.social
· Feb 1
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Today I get to make an exciting announcement! After years of work, San Francisco Public Library's alternative headings are now live. This list represents hundreds of hours of work and I'm proud of what we've done. Here is the list if your library would like to use it: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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alt text is important for accessibility and my plea for people who don't personally need it - aside from it being the right thing to do - is, well, you'd actually benefit from it more than you think
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
Folks I know it takes a little extra time and there's a lot going on, but please try to use alt text. It's hard if you're otg but otherwise just do it.
It's not just about your one post, it's about creating and sustaining a culture of accessibility.
It's not just about your one post, it's about creating and sustaining a culture of accessibility.
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
alt text is important for accessibility and my plea for people who don't personally need it - aside from it being the right thing to do - is, well, you'd actually benefit from it more than you think
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
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Folks, you don’t have to watch the video. It’s horrifying, vicarious trauma is real and traumatizing yourself will not help this person or anyone. If you watched already, drinking a glass of water to help flush adrenaline and dunking your face in a cold bowl of water can help.
January 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Folks, you don’t have to watch the video. It’s horrifying, vicarious trauma is real and traumatizing yourself will not help this person or anyone. If you watched already, drinking a glass of water to help flush adrenaline and dunking your face in a cold bowl of water can help.
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I deleted TikTok back when the Oracle purchase was announced but if you've still got it, you GOTTA dump it. Especially for trans folks. It straight up says in the new TOS that they--Oracle, the company that has active ties to the Trump admin--are monitoring and documenting trans and NB users.
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I deleted TikTok back when the Oracle purchase was announced but if you've still got it, you GOTTA dump it. Especially for trans folks. It straight up says in the new TOS that they--Oracle, the company that has active ties to the Trump admin--are monitoring and documenting trans and NB users.
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Y'all don't need TikTok that bad. Holy hell those terms and conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Y'all don't need TikTok that bad. Holy hell those terms and conditions.
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 AM
“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”
Costco: you can get a free hat if you sign up to auto renew your membership
Me: *excited sweating*
Me: *excited sweating*
January 22, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Costco: you can get a free hat if you sign up to auto renew your membership
Me: *excited sweating*
Me: *excited sweating*
My partner and I have been feeding a stray cat, who we nicknamed Charals (because he's at the window). Shimmy has developed a massive crush on Charals, and toots at him from the other side of the window every night. Shimmy is *distraught* when Charals eats and leaves.
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 PM
My partner and I have been feeding a stray cat, who we nicknamed Charals (because he's at the window). Shimmy has developed a massive crush on Charals, and toots at him from the other side of the window every night. Shimmy is *distraught* when Charals eats and leaves.
My roommate and I trading cans of sardines like they're baseball cards
January 19, 2026 at 12:37 AM
My roommate and I trading cans of sardines like they're baseball cards
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I hope that every mouthful of tamale, chilaquiles, and posole turns to bitter ash in their mouths, from now until the day they die.
This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could
January 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I hope that every mouthful of tamale, chilaquiles, and posole turns to bitter ash in their mouths, from now until the day they die.
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Hey, people are permanently losing their eyesight at some of these protests and have been for some time. These people, the ones that have put their bodies on the line, are among the people who would benefit from your usage of alt-text when posting protest related imagery.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Hey, people are permanently losing their eyesight at some of these protests and have been for some time. These people, the ones that have put their bodies on the line, are among the people who would benefit from your usage of alt-text when posting protest related imagery.
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As a kid I'd read Warhammer stories where they tried to explain Nurgle Cultists, people who give themselves over to the plague god. In those stories, set in a grimdark medieval fantasy, they just lean into the disease, embracing it as inevitable and then fueling horror and monstrosity. Ah, fiction.
"The share of U.S. counties where 95 percent or more of kindergartners were vaccinated against measles — the number doctors say is needed to achieve overall protection for the class, known as “herd immunity” — has dropped from 50% before the pandemic to 28%" www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
As a kid I'd read Warhammer stories where they tried to explain Nurgle Cultists, people who give themselves over to the plague god. In those stories, set in a grimdark medieval fantasy, they just lean into the disease, embracing it as inevitable and then fueling horror and monstrosity. Ah, fiction.
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Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
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Today, 1pm EST!
The only mystery box we're doing this year is spring 2026, The Dragon's Den, and the preorder goes live at 1pm.
@peculiarityshop.bsky.social
@peculiarityshop.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Today, 1pm EST!
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Repeating my mantra that the average person out there has *no idea* how much of a fiasco the student loan program is right now and that 90% of it has to do with politicking (going back decades) and nothing to do with the borrower.
New: Secretary Linda McMahon says the Department of Education has decided to "pause" garnishing wages for student loans.
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Repeating my mantra that the average person out there has *no idea* how much of a fiasco the student loan program is right now and that 90% of it has to do with politicking (going back decades) and nothing to do with the borrower.
I recommend @stickerninja.bsky.social! They've done a great job with sticker designs I've sent them, high quality, and my order came with some free queer joy stickers.
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I recommend @stickerninja.bsky.social! They've done a great job with sticker designs I've sent them, high quality, and my order came with some free queer joy stickers.
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Babby trans girl Girl Scout is up to her cookie laundering again. We love supporting the Girl Scouts because every kid, cis or trans, matters.
Eat cookies with Pride!
Eat cookies with Pride!
Thank you for supprting her! If you'd like to do so again this year, she would appreciate it so much! digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/gracie...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Babby trans girl Girl Scout is up to her cookie laundering again. We love supporting the Girl Scouts because every kid, cis or trans, matters.
Eat cookies with Pride!
Eat cookies with Pride!
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Because we are classy, this is in fact called Unicorn Farts.
A) Because @liadanmakes.bsky.social will love that
and
B) It's as queer as a three dollar bill.
Convertible brooch OR pendant, $66.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
A) Because @liadanmakes.bsky.social will love that
and
B) It's as queer as a three dollar bill.
Convertible brooch OR pendant, $66.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Lia's Unicorn Fart | Peculiarity Shop
I mean, we're not wrong. Components: Dichroic glass cabochon, Czech glass beads, seed beads, leather, combo pin back/bail Please note: This is a brooch that can be worn as a pendant if you attach a ch...
www.peculiarityshop.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Because we are classy, this is in fact called Unicorn Farts.
A) Because @liadanmakes.bsky.social will love that
and
B) It's as queer as a three dollar bill.
Convertible brooch OR pendant, $66.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
A) Because @liadanmakes.bsky.social will love that
and
B) It's as queer as a three dollar bill.
Convertible brooch OR pendant, $66.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
I live in Night City.
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I live in Night City.
My heart desires sparkles.
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
My heart desires sparkles.
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May I tempt you with Gay Crimes?
Becky did Gay Crimes for ears. $70 because of all the sterling and crystal and handmade ceramics, these are a one of a kind creation and gorgeous.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Becky's Sing the Body Electric | Peculiarity Shop
These are so cool. Vavia is coveting them something fierce. Completely one of a kind and sterling from hooks to dangles! Made with love by our Becky. Components: Ceramic by ScorchedEarth, sterling sil...
www.peculiarityshop.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
May I tempt you with Gay Crimes?
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a reminder, again, that AltNPS is a grifter account run by people who have no affiliation with the National Park Service and indeed who never did have any affiliation with the National Park Service. They have no sources, they have no information, they are purely there to scam you.
"Receiving reports" my ass. AltNPS is not receiving reports of ICE raids in Saint Paul. They are seeing posts on social media like the rest of us.
I DO have loved ones in Saint Paul. ALL of my loved ones. They're terrified. Fuck you.
I DO have loved ones in Saint Paul. ALL of my loved ones. They're terrified. Fuck you.
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM
a reminder, again, that AltNPS is a grifter account run by people who have no affiliation with the National Park Service and indeed who never did have any affiliation with the National Park Service. They have no sources, they have no information, they are purely there to scam you.
I was born in Davis, near the Sacramento River, Lake Berryessa, and Putah Creek.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I was born in Davis, near the Sacramento River, Lake Berryessa, and Putah Creek.
A thread about morale.
I don't know when bad things started happening in my life, because memory is fuzzy when we're children. But I know I was afraid at age 3. So probably always. Some years back I learned that growing up in this kind of environment alters our brain development, maybe forever.
I don't know when bad things started happening in my life, because memory is fuzzy when we're children. But I know I was afraid at age 3. So probably always. Some years back I learned that growing up in this kind of environment alters our brain development, maybe forever.
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A thread about morale.
I don't know when bad things started happening in my life, because memory is fuzzy when we're children. But I know I was afraid at age 3. So probably always. Some years back I learned that growing up in this kind of environment alters our brain development, maybe forever.
I don't know when bad things started happening in my life, because memory is fuzzy when we're children. But I know I was afraid at age 3. So probably always. Some years back I learned that growing up in this kind of environment alters our brain development, maybe forever.
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Everything is horrible and this website is definitely a distillation of that horribleness -- which is probably good in some way because we need a place where we can talk about and show what's happening! Still, some deep breath break is needed, so, what can I do? I can post DOGS. Here there be dogs.
January 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Everything is horrible and this website is definitely a distillation of that horribleness -- which is probably good in some way because we need a place where we can talk about and show what's happening! Still, some deep breath break is needed, so, what can I do? I can post DOGS. Here there be dogs.