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Queen of Land
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Singing to the sea, the sky, the land. They/Prefer Not to Say. Blendian. Immunocompromised af.

“Trauma is an unrelenting beast. It never quite leaves our side. But that doesn’t mean we owe it a damn thing.”
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I cannot stress this enough, and I am tired of saying it: British white people, everything you are seeing in the US is coming here and you cannot watch Eurovision or Great British Bakeoff or sign petitions and think you can stiff-upper-lip or ignore your way out of this.

Learn to be UNCOMFORTABLE.
An impressive project showing what can be possible, right now; nature and cities intertwined seamlessly.

"You cannot protect what you do not love; you cannot love what you do not understand; you cannot understand what you are not taught."

Time to learn.

youtu.be/Jw1b_SviPyU?...
How Singapore’s Urban Design Makes Way for Wildlife | WILD HOPE
YouTube video by Nature on PBS
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December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Discover the secrets of alchemical processes, the hidden secrets of world and even deeper secrets hidden within us…

All Living Things has a steampage, wishlist to be notified for the upcoming early demo!

store.steampowered.com/app/3681340
May 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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We’re human beings, not cogs in some massive economic machine. That’s as true for migrants as it is for others.

That should be our starting point.
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Whatever else it can do, this tech adds work and erodes trust. The extra work is time-wasting and wearying, and I resent the erosion of trust most deeply. I cannot believe it is healthy for society to be ever less sure that anything you encounter is the real thought or expression of a fellow human
I spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
Here's the reality this example illustrates:

It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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i like it when all of you post good because then i can just repost your good posts and i don't have to think
December 7, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Not that it wasn't abundantly clear, but the strategy for the UK's next pandemic is to, literally, do nothing.
NHS England: “It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.”

This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.
December 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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NHS England: “It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.”

This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.
December 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This was my sister's favourite album and I haven't listened to it in years.

Same song. Song feeling. Same message as in 1989.

tidal.com/track/111148...
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
Listen to Rhythm Nation on TIDAL
tidal.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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On January 1, Illinois begins to regulate employer use of AI, making it a civil rights violation to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, or other employment terms and requiring notice of AI use. #AIBillofRights
Illinois becomes one of the few states to regulate employer use of AI. House Bill 3773 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation for employers to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on race, gender, age, or disability.
www.mystateline.com/news/local-n...
www.mystateline.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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I desperately need to get groceries and pay car insurance.

It’s embarrassing to beg while I’m declining from cancer like this, while taking all week just to post a writing piece now pushes past my capacity and physically working is currently impossible.

Could you please at least share? Thank you.
Hey there. I know most of us are going through hard times right now.

So I’m sorry to even be asking, I put it off as long as I could. I’ve tried.

But my kids+ do still depend on me, and I am declining. Please don’t let me die in the street with my kid. Please share this so others might help us.
December 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If there's a thing I really wish I had energy for again, it was smoking my own meat and bacon. There's something about smoking food that goes out of just cooking and into a form of chemistry that appeals to me.

The locals are masters of smoking fish; I'd love to learn what they know. Someday...
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This is a huge part of welfare benefits or anything that looks like an "advantage" to others; because ppl are miserable, they want other people to be as miserable as they are.

The idea that maybe we all could have a better life and can fight for that together doesn't occur if there's a scapegoat.
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Black women told you this in 2018.
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Minnesotans are diehard in a weird way because a lot of us have college educations and we realize that all ICE can do is threaten us or kill us. And killing us would create intense scrutiny and headaches that they don't need.
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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BEHOLD: MOON 🛰️
December 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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It is that time of night when I would really appreciate it if my hip would lie.
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It is that time of night when I would really appreciate it if my hip would lie.
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Good morning to fuckers in our neighborhood kidnapping our neighbors! Can you see the city skyline? No? You’re wondering if Minneapolis burned down again overnight? Oh no, sweetie. That’s ice crystals in the air . It looks like it will get to around -8F without windchill! Please enjoy your stay!
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I felt compelled to make some flyers to welcome these Twin Cities tourists!

High res downloads of these posters (as well as others) are available for FREE on my Ko-Fi shop.

ko-fi.com/pailbn/shop/...

#art #digitalart #poster #flyer #minneapolis #stpaul
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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I’m glad he finally said this. It was so apparent. Y’all had some takes about this scene that were egregious.

Also, the most correct take is that her motherhood isn’t the only reason Grace Was Right.

The vampires threatened to ambush the town. You gotta fight then & there. Decision is made for you
'Sinners' star Li Jun Li knew her character would be 'absolutely hated' for inviting the vampires inside

“I said, ‘Why is it that she has not considered anyone else’s lives before doing what she does?..’ And Ryan Coogler simply answered, ‘Because she’s a mother'"

(via Variety)
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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ROUTINE is sensational. Suffocating, oppressive, nerve-wracking. Environmental design and sound work light years ahead of every other game out there right now. I do frequently struggle keeping track of where I am, but getting lost in such a lavishly crafted atmosphere is its own reward
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Indigenous art. Handmade gifts. Supporting Community.
Join us for the Indigenous Artisan Market, December 9 to 11 at The Westin Ottawa.
Browse the work of more than 40 Indigenous artisans and find something beautiful for yourself or a loved one.
#SupportIndigenous #ShopIndigenous #IndigenousArt
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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If you wanted to give a bit of Hookland for Yule or Christmas, I offer The Latchless Door. Is a wee book, signed and numbered, and we always include a surprise of some sort.https://thomas-brown-1.sumupstore.com/product/the-latchless-door-rhymes-and-songs-of-hookland-signed-numbered-edition
December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM