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Fortuna Terribilis

@nerienis.bsky.social

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Tinker, Tailor, Veteran, Antifascist (They/She) 🏳️‍🌈🎃🦇💀🏳️‍⚧️

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · Jul 5

My mission statement for these fascist times (to impede, to annoy, to overcome)

An image of a freshly-tattooed triangle with the Latin words Impedire - Vexare - Superare (to hinder, to vex, to overcome) around it

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1h

Trump labeling ANTIFA a terrorist group is all part of his plan to criminalize the Democratic Party and ultimately ban it as a terrorist group. He wants one party rule. We know this because it's exactly what Hitler and Mussolini did when first came to power.

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 51m

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Murder board approved *that*?’

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 7h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“The tapes wouldn’t start”

Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 7h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 8h

Share a cartoon you will always love.

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 9h

I think not.

A sepia-tone image of General William Tecumseh Sherman with his right hand tucked into the front of his dark, formal
uniform jacket. He is giving major side eye to something to his 9 o’clock, which his stern expression suggests he does not approve of at all. The caption reads, ‘lighter flicking intensifies’.

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 10h

ugh I wish they would

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 11h

A close-up of William Shatner’s face screaming KHAN in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, captioned ‘Ea-Nāșir’

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 13h

Still one of my favorite RATM comment-threads

A screenshot of a Twitter thread in which someone asks Tom Morello lead singer of rage against the machine. I want to know what machine these guys thought you were raging against in a political way. Someone else replies I really hate printers with a GIF of the scene from the office where the guys beat a printer with baseball bats. A third person chimes in, they are evil!

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 15h

Gustav Klimt, Beechwood Forest, 1903

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 16h

I mean, I *would* have solicited it if I’d known it was available 🥰

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 23h

Unsolicited lick pic

A small black-and-white dog is licking a window with a pink tongue. The window is smudged, as if he has licked it many times, and his expression is derpy, as if he will lick it many more.

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 1d

That happened to me once when I slept with my watch band pressing a nerve in my wrist. Scary, but also So Annoying 🤨

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 1d

He’s still pain-free, energetic, and joyously destructive. Just swiped yet another tennis ball from the courts across the street, bringing his collection to an even 20. It ain’t over til it’s over.

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 1d

My little dingbat’s fallen out of remission and the lymphoma’s not responding to chemo this time. We got an extra year with him, but the clock is ticking loudly now. As licks the couch for no discernible reason. Sigh.

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like somebody entered and met with some consequences

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 1d

Huzzah! So glad you found her people! 🥳

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

Welp.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

fucking WOOF

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly I don’t know why Klimt didn’t paint it this way in the first place

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

What could’ve been just a random giveaway turned into a meaningful remembrance, because she did the background work of telling me their stories to pass along to family and friends. If we’re saddling heirs with objets, the least we can do is give them the province and significance before we go!

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

When my mom (who could never resist a shiny object!) died, I invited everyone who came to the house after her memorial to take a piece of jewelry to remember her, and told them where she got it and why. I could do that because she told me the stories of her collection before she died.

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

Would you be open to moving to a solid blue state that pays solid blue-state salaries to contractors? Trying to dm you and the platform is glitching atm.

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

Could’ve been a cousin or school friend as well. Always glad to help!

Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

What was his occupational specialty?

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

They’re Army, not Navy. We tend to use challenge coins and unit patches now, but servicemembers used to trade uniform accouterments (badges, buttons, and other easily-replaced items) with members of other services they traveled or worked with and became friendly with.

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

(Redone for better link) Ope, they’re WWII/Korea era Army cap badges. The Navy used cut-out seals, not discs like these.

www.etsy.com/listing/1821...

www.etsy.com

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Fortuna Terribilis @nerienis.bsky.social · 2d

Are they pins or flat, like coins?