Master of the Deck
@panmalazan.bsky.social
Audiobooks. Multishipper. Fat. Queer. Trash. Smashing characters together like Barbies since 2003. Forever crying about Rand al'Thor. Anti-harassment. Accessibility and Disability rights. ♿ She/her. 30s and falling apart. FUCK AI.
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The Black Tower (a wheel of time fanwork)
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Well done to everybody who participated in this #WoTIdol 2025. It's a privilege to continue being part of this event, and I'm looking forward to watching these again and again!
Thank you to everybody who helped make The Black Tower possible. It was a tribute to us.
youtu.be/9bqoKk60LsE
Thank you to everybody who helped make The Black Tower possible. It was a tribute to us.
youtu.be/9bqoKk60LsE
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REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
amidst The Horrors™, it is nice to see that the primary purpose of the internet--the dissemination and enjoyment of cat pictures--has not been lost
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
amidst The Horrors™, it is nice to see that the primary purpose of the internet--the dissemination and enjoyment of cat pictures--has not been lost
Man, covid was bad enough but this is just. Really bad for the future of public health in our country. If you completely destroy the trust that reasonable people had in an institution like the Centers for Disease Control, we've crippled our ability to effectively respond to future disease outbreaks.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Man, covid was bad enough but this is just. Really bad for the future of public health in our country. If you completely destroy the trust that reasonable people had in an institution like the Centers for Disease Control, we've crippled our ability to effectively respond to future disease outbreaks.
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If you sincerely think you have done the Author Job by having an idea, then of course it's legitimate to stick that idea into the regurgitron and claim the extruded word product as 'your book'. If the idea is all that counts then yes, you 'wrote a book'.
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
If you sincerely think you have done the Author Job by having an idea, then of course it's legitimate to stick that idea into the regurgitron and claim the extruded word product as 'your book'. If the idea is all that counts then yes, you 'wrote a book'.
representation in matters of civil law should be a right on par with that of criminal law
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
representation in matters of civil law should be a right on par with that of criminal law
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
tbh I now consider my typos to be evidence that I am a human writing my own stuff rather than AI
Important takeaway: I'm never going to apologize for a typo in an email again.
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
tbh I now consider my typos to be evidence that I am a human writing my own stuff rather than AI
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November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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the wheel of time
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
the wheel of time
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
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These two people have done more to vanquish the Andrew Cuomo monster than almost anyone else. Thank you for your service @lindseyboylan.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🫡🫡
ELECTION DAY. Getting ready to go do poll visibility in Hell’s Kitchen. Come say hi if you see me.
And VOTE @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
And VOTE @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
These two people have done more to vanquish the Andrew Cuomo monster than almost anyone else. Thank you for your service @lindseyboylan.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🫡🫡
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One of the things I appreciate about 'Dark Romance' is that it /is/ self aware. Like 'horror', 'Dark' IS in the name, so I find it wild the sheer amount of time people put into complaining about it being a bad influence on women when It's telling you RIGHT away it's not at all a relationship model 💀
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
One of the things I appreciate about 'Dark Romance' is that it /is/ self aware. Like 'horror', 'Dark' IS in the name, so I find it wild the sheer amount of time people put into complaining about it being a bad influence on women when It's telling you RIGHT away it's not at all a relationship model 💀
fund thousands of research projects specifically intended to engineer potatoes that grow in rainbow colors.
potaboes
potaboes
lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful
what would you buy to break the curse?
what would you buy to break the curse?
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
fund thousands of research projects specifically intended to engineer potatoes that grow in rainbow colors.
potaboes
potaboes
confirmed case of CJD
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
confirmed case of CJD
this is... horrifying
They did give me a nightmare scenario addition:
"The larger the datacenter, the larger the battery backup it needs, which we also only have recently started addressing in the code."
And added "So, yeah, I guess we're waiting for a Triangle Shirtwaist Fire for datacenters."
"The larger the datacenter, the larger the battery backup it needs, which we also only have recently started addressing in the code."
And added "So, yeah, I guess we're waiting for a Triangle Shirtwaist Fire for datacenters."
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
this is... horrifying
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James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.
A long 🧵
A long 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.
A long 🧵
A long 🧵
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it rules how everyone talks about "founders intentions" as if
1) it matters
2) they didn't write at great length about their political beliefs
constitutional originalists are perverts who read tea leaves in the words of racists looking for ways to be racist
1) it matters
2) they didn't write at great length about their political beliefs
constitutional originalists are perverts who read tea leaves in the words of racists looking for ways to be racist
October 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
it rules how everyone talks about "founders intentions" as if
1) it matters
2) they didn't write at great length about their political beliefs
constitutional originalists are perverts who read tea leaves in the words of racists looking for ways to be racist
1) it matters
2) they didn't write at great length about their political beliefs
constitutional originalists are perverts who read tea leaves in the words of racists looking for ways to be racist
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Since you've voluntarily invited a boycott, you get one.
A thread 🧵 about investors in Bluesky, who would love to hear your feedback by phone, snail mail, or email.
A thread 🧵 about investors in Bluesky, who would love to hear your feedback by phone, snail mail, or email.
October 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Since you've voluntarily invited a boycott, you get one.
A thread 🧵 about investors in Bluesky, who would love to hear your feedback by phone, snail mail, or email.
A thread 🧵 about investors in Bluesky, who would love to hear your feedback by phone, snail mail, or email.
So bluesky seems like it's well into its downward spiral era. I'm not all that chuffed with social media at all anymore, but on this second go around with this format I've really enjoyed seeing so much art and fannish content.
I don't know where to go from here. It's sad.
I don't know where to go from here. It's sad.
October 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
So bluesky seems like it's well into its downward spiral era. I'm not all that chuffed with social media at all anymore, but on this second go around with this format I've really enjoyed seeing so much art and fannish content.
I don't know where to go from here. It's sad.
I don't know where to go from here. It's sad.
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I think it's time our state and local law enforcement officers took a page out of Trump's playbook.
Remember, Trump's a big fan of arrest now, figure out if a crime was committed later.
So here's what California and other blue jurisdictions need to do.
Remember, Trump's a big fan of arrest now, figure out if a crime was committed later.
So here's what California and other blue jurisdictions need to do.
September 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I think it's time our state and local law enforcement officers took a page out of Trump's playbook.
Remember, Trump's a big fan of arrest now, figure out if a crime was committed later.
So here's what California and other blue jurisdictions need to do.
Remember, Trump's a big fan of arrest now, figure out if a crime was committed later.
So here's what California and other blue jurisdictions need to do.
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"the menswear guy isn't fair and balanced." do you even hear yourself?
"fork lady is eroding public confidence."
"ladder baby is undermining the credibility of the field."
"lemon raccoon is acting without transparency or accountability."
that's what you sound like.
"fork lady is eroding public confidence."
"ladder baby is undermining the credibility of the field."
"lemon raccoon is acting without transparency or accountability."
that's what you sound like.
September 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"the menswear guy isn't fair and balanced." do you even hear yourself?
"fork lady is eroding public confidence."
"ladder baby is undermining the credibility of the field."
"lemon raccoon is acting without transparency or accountability."
that's what you sound like.
"fork lady is eroding public confidence."
"ladder baby is undermining the credibility of the field."
"lemon raccoon is acting without transparency or accountability."
that's what you sound like.
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2am barely coherent thoughts about how posturing as some kind of palatable freak will not save you: your most beautiful and tender works will be distilled down into 'perverse' and 'vile' no matter how you dress it.
May 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
2am barely coherent thoughts about how posturing as some kind of palatable freak will not save you: your most beautiful and tender works will be distilled down into 'perverse' and 'vile' no matter how you dress it.
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You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:
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September 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You might see several artists mad about the bluesky policy update banning non-con, even artists who do not make that kind of material, and wonder why it's such a problem. If that's you, here is a quick breakdown:
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