Isabel Psaros Lunnen
@psaroslunnen.bsky.social
Fantasy reader and writer | she/her or they/them | PhD in early modern English literature | 5'4" omen of death | participating in #JanWritingChallenge for 2025
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Washington State friends:
There’s a bill proposed to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in Washington. It's currently open for public comment. Please go add your voice.
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
There’s a bill proposed to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in Washington. It's currently open for public comment. Please go add your voice.
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
Washington State Legislature - Public Bill Comments
app.leg.wa.gov
January 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Washington State friends:
There’s a bill proposed to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in Washington. It's currently open for public comment. Please go add your voice.
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
There’s a bill proposed to outlaw gender affirming care for minors in Washington. It's currently open for public comment. Please go add your voice.
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038
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This is his pardon, purchas’d by such sin
For which the pardoner himself is in.
For which the pardoner himself is in.
January 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is his pardon, purchas’d by such sin
For which the pardoner himself is in.
For which the pardoner himself is in.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Portland Saturday to protest ahead of the incoming presidential administration.
“I look out on all of you, and I see an ally in each of you,” said Veronica Leonard, “What we have now is a stronger, more united coalition of communities than ever before.”
“I look out on all of you, and I see an ally in each of you,” said Veronica Leonard, “What we have now is a stronger, more united coalition of communities than ever before.”
January 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Portland Saturday to protest ahead of the incoming presidential administration.
“I look out on all of you, and I see an ally in each of you,” said Veronica Leonard, “What we have now is a stronger, more united coalition of communities than ever before.”
“I look out on all of you, and I see an ally in each of you,” said Veronica Leonard, “What we have now is a stronger, more united coalition of communities than ever before.”
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Just a quick guidance to the differences between #wuxia and #xianxia.
- Wuxia stories center around martial heroes with superb combat skills who live by a code of honor, justice & virtue.
- #JinYong 's novels are typical of this genre with numerous film / TV / #cdrama adaptations.
- Wuxia stories center around martial heroes with superb combat skills who live by a code of honor, justice & virtue.
- #JinYong 's novels are typical of this genre with numerous film / TV / #cdrama adaptations.
January 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
www.finance.senate.gov
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
I don't want to stream anything! I don't care how convenient it is—let me give media companies my money in exchange for actually owning a physical version of the movie/TV show/album/whatever. I don't really want to pirate these things; I want to legally purchase PHYSICAL COPIES I OWN. /80s baby
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I don't want to stream anything! I don't care how convenient it is—let me give media companies my money in exchange for actually owning a physical version of the movie/TV show/album/whatever. I don't really want to pirate these things; I want to legally purchase PHYSICAL COPIES I OWN. /80s baby
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The problem is we combined Tolkien with King Arthur, losing key parts of each. So you get the orphan farmboy who is the Chosen One/True King and must defeat the Dark Lord, the classic LotR + Sword in the Stone formula --
People took all the wrong lessons from Tolkien (fantasy race determinism, long-prophesied return of the king, lore coming out your ears)
and none of the right ones (subversive heroes who succeed through failure, overwhelming grief at the passing of an enchanted world).
and none of the right ones (subversive heroes who succeed through failure, overwhelming grief at the passing of an enchanted world).
People complain a lot about the influence of #Tolkien on fantasy, but I do think it’s fascinating a series about PTSD is so influential, and that ineffable sadness of a world long gone is such an interesting starting place for the modern genre
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
January 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The problem is we combined Tolkien with King Arthur, losing key parts of each. So you get the orphan farmboy who is the Chosen One/True King and must defeat the Dark Lord, the classic LotR + Sword in the Stone formula --
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Frost: "Never did I think that my first debate of the new congress would be debating a Republican bill that empowers pedophiles and predators. They say it's about protecting women but it's a damn lie."
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Frost: "Never did I think that my first debate of the new congress would be debating a Republican bill that empowers pedophiles and predators. They say it's about protecting women but it's a damn lie."
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
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Rep AOC: "republicans, who have voted consistently against the violence against women's act, who have taken the rights of all women to have control over their own body, who as women are bleeding out in parking lots, now want to pretend today that they care about women."
January 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Rep AOC: "republicans, who have voted consistently against the violence against women's act, who have taken the rights of all women to have control over their own body, who as women are bleeding out in parking lots, now want to pretend today that they care about women."
An excellent article on the Gaiman accusations—some of the information has been available for months (enough for us to know he was a sexual abuser), but this is a) nuanced, insightful reporting and b) has more sources and a LOT more detail (TW for basically everything including child abuse).
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
An excellent article on the Gaiman accusations—some of the information has been available for months (enough for us to know he was a sexual abuser), but this is a) nuanced, insightful reporting and b) has more sources and a LOT more detail (TW for basically everything including child abuse).
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Starbucks workers in LA are being forced to work in areas impacted by the recent wildfires - even where the air quality is unsafe.
Management told partners that stores must open because “the community depends on us,” ignoring that some workers had to evacuate their own homes.
Management told partners that stores must open because “the community depends on us,” ignoring that some workers had to evacuate their own homes.
January 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Starbucks workers in LA are being forced to work in areas impacted by the recent wildfires - even where the air quality is unsafe.
Management told partners that stores must open because “the community depends on us,” ignoring that some workers had to evacuate their own homes.
Management told partners that stores must open because “the community depends on us,” ignoring that some workers had to evacuate their own homes.
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we must remember anita bryant as she lived
January 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
we must remember anita bryant as she lived
[laughs in Greek]
The British museum upset and scrambling because someone appointed to a position of authority over it stole artifacts from there and took them away for his own profit is the most hilariously ironic story of the last 10 years
apnews.com/article/brit...
apnews.com/article/brit...
The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them
The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online.
apnews.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
[laughs in Greek]
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This is absolutely not restricted to Meta; judging by the cavalier and apologise-rather-than-ask-permission attitudes of Big Tech, and yet so many of us in academia are pretending that using ChatGPT or Microsoft's Copilot is fine, as if there are no ethical issues.
Meta tried to hide that it trained its AI on pirated books.
One staff member wrote:
“If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues”
Fantastic @knibbs.bsky.social story
One staff member wrote:
“If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues”
Fantastic @knibbs.bsky.social story
Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn.
www.wired.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is absolutely not restricted to Meta; judging by the cavalier and apologise-rather-than-ask-permission attitudes of Big Tech, and yet so many of us in academia are pretending that using ChatGPT or Microsoft's Copilot is fine, as if there are no ethical issues.
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What happens when aliens attempt to govern humanity, only to find we're a rather ungovernable species? @jdnicoll.bsky.social on five stories in which our alien overlords get more than they bargained for.
reactormag.com/five-stories...
reactormag.com/five-stories...
Five Stories About Aliens Attempting to Govern Humans - Reactor
Maybe conquering Earth was a bad idea?
reactormag.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
What happens when aliens attempt to govern humanity, only to find we're a rather ungovernable species? @jdnicoll.bsky.social on five stories in which our alien overlords get more than they bargained for.
reactormag.com/five-stories...
reactormag.com/five-stories...
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Put your best foot forward in this new year, it's the first Manul Monday of 2025!
January 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Put your best foot forward in this new year, it's the first Manul Monday of 2025!
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Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien. Thank you for bring such inspiration to readers and creatives around the world!
"J.R.R. Tolkien"
42" x 33"- 106cm x 83cm oil on panel, 2012
private collection
"J.R.R. Tolkien"
42" x 33"- 106cm x 83cm oil on panel, 2012
private collection
January 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien. Thank you for bring such inspiration to readers and creatives around the world!
"J.R.R. Tolkien"
42" x 33"- 106cm x 83cm oil on panel, 2012
private collection
"J.R.R. Tolkien"
42" x 33"- 106cm x 83cm oil on panel, 2012
private collection
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Every year on 1 January, Public Domain Day celebrates the artistic works that enter the public domain, becoming free for everyone to use, share, and adapt.
Wikimedia volunteers are at the forefront of sharing these works while navigating copyright restrictions. ➡️ w.wiki/CbAe
Wikimedia volunteers are at the forefront of sharing these works while navigating copyright restrictions. ➡️ w.wiki/CbAe
January 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Every year on 1 January, Public Domain Day celebrates the artistic works that enter the public domain, becoming free for everyone to use, share, and adapt.
Wikimedia volunteers are at the forefront of sharing these works while navigating copyright restrictions. ➡️ w.wiki/CbAe
Wikimedia volunteers are at the forefront of sharing these works while navigating copyright restrictions. ➡️ w.wiki/CbAe
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Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
December 24, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
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Earthrise.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
December 24, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Earthrise.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
Taken #OTD 56 years ago.
In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.
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Canadian man tempted to support annexation just to watch Americans try to deal with Quebec
Canadian man tempted to support annexation just to watch Americans try to deal with Quebec
OTTAWA – Local man Matthew Kearns has admitted that, despite despising Trump and wanting Canada to remain independent, it would almost be worth becoming the 51st state just to watch American politicia...
thebeaverton.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Canadian man tempted to support annexation just to watch Americans try to deal with Quebec