Bart Leib
@metafrantic.bsky.social
Father. Former publisher of Crossed Genres. FULL-time library Assistant! Queer/bi/pan (plus probably some other stuff - still figuring it out). He/Him. When I figure out what my life is for I’ll let you know. #ADHD #FuckFascism #FuckIce #PunchNazis
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Bart Leib
@metafrantic.bsky.social
· Nov 10
I made a starter pack of SFF small press publishers. I threw it together so I'm sure I missed tons, if there's some that should be included let me know! go.bsky.app/RVLLDFp
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Telling someone you like them by making them a custom Magic the Gathering card? Deckromancy.
Telling someone you like them by making them a custom Magic the Gathering card? Deckromancy.
Dating robots? That's techromancy.
Proposal: vampire romance is necromantasy
February 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Telling someone you like them by making them a custom Magic the Gathering card? Deckromancy.
Telling someone you like them by making them a custom Magic the Gathering card? Deckromancy.
True, insofar as to understand that they are above such petty human concepts.
“Yes, I murdered him. You say that as if it were a bad thing.”
“Yes, I murdered him. You say that as if it were a bad thing.”
i think cats understand crime
February 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
True, insofar as to understand that they are above such petty human concepts.
“Yes, I murdered him. You say that as if it were a bad thing.”
“Yes, I murdered him. You say that as if it were a bad thing.”
OH YA THINK
SCOOP: Ring’s controversial, AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media.
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
OH YA THINK
I've said I won't be buying a new phone any time soon because of all the AI garbage, but it turns out I won't be buying another phone because they're gonna cost $5000 by next month.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I've said I won't be buying a new phone any time soon because of all the AI garbage, but it turns out I won't be buying another phone because they're gonna cost $5000 by next month.
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
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ICE agents are still out there this morning, photographing schools from unmarked vehicles and then quickly leaving after being confronted. Keep your heads up.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
ICE agents are still out there this morning, photographing schools from unmarked vehicles and then quickly leaving after being confronted. Keep your heads up.
Within one week Maura Healey @massgovernor.bsky.social will try to tout her great environmental record.
Massachusetts becomes first state to use ChatGPT in the executive branch, drawing criticism #news
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/02/17/healey-ai-tool-implementation/
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/02/17/healey-ai-tool-implementation/
Massachusetts becomes first state to use ChatGPT in the executive branch, drawing criticism
Boston.com
www.boston.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Within one week Maura Healey @massgovernor.bsky.social will try to tout her great environmental record.
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if she actually was serious about condemning ICE and protecting citizens from ICE terror she'd end the state's 287(g) agreement with ICE
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined Boston Public Radio for her monthly Ask the Governor segment, where she condemned ICE, outlined what the state is doing to protect its citizens from immigration authorities. https://bit.ly/4rGyusd
How strong is the MA state government against ICE?
YouTube video by GBH News
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
if she actually was serious about condemning ICE and protecting citizens from ICE terror she'd end the state's 287(g) agreement with ICE
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The #WIP just broke 20,000 words! 😱😱😱
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The #WIP just broke 20,000 words! 😱😱😱
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
Should’ve left it one turn away from completion just to drive people up a wall
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Should’ve left it one turn away from completion just to drive people up a wall
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
The #WIP just broke 20,000 words! 😱😱😱
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The #WIP just broke 20,000 words! 😱😱😱
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
I've written more in the past 2-3 weeks than in the previous 9 or 10 years. #AmWriting
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Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
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with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭
Just @ me already
the AuDHD urge to put additional context in parentheses in texts so others know there’s more than one thought happening at the same time
February 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Just @ me already
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Getting long covid will make it much harder to do organizing or mutual aid work. If you want to preserve your ability to help, wear an n95 when you share air.
Breaking: The CDC reports SARS-CoV-2 levels *quadrupled* in Minnesota in the past week.
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
February 15, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Getting long covid will make it much harder to do organizing or mutual aid work. If you want to preserve your ability to help, wear an n95 when you share air.
Thinking of the video of Richard Spencer getting punched in his stupid Nazi face.
February 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Thinking of the video of Richard Spencer getting punched in his stupid Nazi face.
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They call this an ADHD chair, but isn't it actually the bisexual chair? sellout.woot.com/offers/athop...
AtHopee W0893 ADHD Chair 1 (Open Box) - $78.80 - Free shipping for Prime members
AtHopee W0893 ADHD Chair 1 (Open Box)
sellout.woot.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
They call this an ADHD chair, but isn't it actually the bisexual chair? sellout.woot.com/offers/athop...
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Massachusetts Politicians Who Cannot Read The Room, Example # 23095767234
BIG NEWS: We’re partnering with Open AI to launch a phased rollout of a ChatGPT-powered AI assistant for state workers – the first state in the nation to do it.
AI is here. Let’s use it as a tool to make government work faster and better for the people of Massachusetts.
AI is here. Let’s use it as a tool to make government work faster and better for the people of Massachusetts.
February 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Massachusetts Politicians Who Cannot Read The Room, Example # 23095767234
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I voted for this woman, and I'd love to see someone primary her.
BIG NEWS: We’re partnering with Open AI to launch a phased rollout of a ChatGPT-powered AI assistant for state workers – the first state in the nation to do it.
AI is here. Let’s use it as a tool to make government work faster and better for the people of Massachusetts.
AI is here. Let’s use it as a tool to make government work faster and better for the people of Massachusetts.
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I voted for this woman, and I'd love to see someone primary her.
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
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"You always had to make a choice, and the world was always chaos. It's just touching you now."
- Thaisha Lloy (Aabria Iyengar), Critical Role
- Thaisha Lloy (Aabria Iyengar), Critical Role
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
"You always had to make a choice, and the world was always chaos. It's just touching you now."
- Thaisha Lloy (Aabria Iyengar), Critical Role
- Thaisha Lloy (Aabria Iyengar), Critical Role
The only reason I haven't deleted my Discord account is because I'm going to do it the day this garbage rolls out.
it's 2026. PC Gamer is doing journalism while actual news outlets post more transphobia. a sandwich costs $16 or five easy payments of $5 with SandoLoan
Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.
www.pcgamer.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The only reason I haven't deleted my Discord account is because I'm going to do it the day this garbage rolls out.