David T./D.T. Brandt - Settler on Stolen Land
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(he/him) PanEnby writer of a variety of tales of queer fantasy romance. 40. I also play a LOT of board games. Banner art by @sheilkuroi. pfp pepperjackets (IG) picrew dtbrandt.com RIP X: Nov 16, 2024
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If you've been enjoying my #Smutcember posts, why not see what my opinions look like in practice?
My four books at queerpointyears.itch.io are all free~ I just want you to feel seen and have a fun time.
My four books at queerpointyears.itch.io are all free~ I just want you to feel seen and have a fun time.
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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it's really good that Oracle bought TikTok, a business that only loses money, at a time when it took on $56bn+ in debt and $240bn in lease obligations for GPUs to rent to OpenAI, a company that will run out of money. This could all have the funniest ending ever
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
it's really good that Oracle bought TikTok, a business that only loses money, at a time when it took on $56bn+ in debt and $240bn in lease obligations for GPUs to rent to OpenAI, a company that will run out of money. This could all have the funniest ending ever
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This is essentially what governments did in the late 1900s and early 2000s with respect to Nazis. Whether you were a lowly concentration camp guard or in Hitler's inner circle, if there was evidence you were a Nazi, it was straight to jail with your walker.
It worked.
It worked.
Maybe instead of identifying specific ICE agents who do particularly heinous things, we could just penalize everyone who was on payroll at the agency starting by a certain date.
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 AM
This is essentially what governments did in the late 1900s and early 2000s with respect to Nazis. Whether you were a lowly concentration camp guard or in Hitler's inner circle, if there was evidence you were a Nazi, it was straight to jail with your walker.
It worked.
It worked.
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emotional support bat
January 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
emotional support bat
Fun fact: I was NOT a fan of Trigun '98.
Stampede has been every bit as good as its fandom hype.
Stampede has been every bit as good as its fandom hype.
Round 3 begins, with the end of Trigun Stampede! This was recorded in 2025, and Trigun Stargaze is already airing, so are we looking forward to when Stargaze hits physical media? Listen and find out!
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Round 3: Trigun Stampede 9-12 FINAL | Disc By Disc Podcast
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January 24, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Fun fact: I was NOT a fan of Trigun '98.
Stampede has been every bit as good as its fandom hype.
Stampede has been every bit as good as its fandom hype.
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New on Patreon: Will Millard Webb's The Woman Who Dared (1933) ever be seen again? A print of it was found in 2005, but no news has come out about its status since.
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Is The Woman Who Dared (1933) Lost? | Chace Verity
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January 24, 2026 at 3:07 AM
New on Patreon: Will Millard Webb's The Woman Who Dared (1933) ever be seen again? A print of it was found in 2005, but no news has come out about its status since.
www.patreon.com/posts/is-wom...
www.patreon.com/posts/is-wom...
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Amazon doubling down on AI dubs despite taking steps to quietly pull the ones people noticed is pretty darn fucked
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Amazon Doubles Down on AI Dubs for Anime Despite Backlash: Creative Director Wanted - Anime Corner
Despite backlash from anime fans, Amazon is seeking an AI dubbing Creative Director for its Prime Video streaming service for anime and other content.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Amazon doubling down on AI dubs despite taking steps to quietly pull the ones people noticed is pretty darn fucked
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I would like to gently request that AI pharmacy bots stop trying to kill my mother
Recently, I got a notice from my new pharmacy provider that they wouldn’t cover my thyroid medication and bizarrely suggested insulin instead! I need my thyroid medication. Then a couple of days ago, they called and told me to disregard the letter they had sent. AI is such a time and labor saver!
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I would like to gently request that AI pharmacy bots stop trying to kill my mother
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US-owned TikTok is a greater threat than Chinese-owned TikTok.
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
US-owned TikTok is a greater threat than Chinese-owned TikTok.
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Much of the problem with conservative comes down to a starting assumption. Conservatives assume that the universe is created by an authority figure top down. Since the universe self built from the bottom up, conservatives will always be wrong about everything.
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Much of the problem with conservative comes down to a starting assumption. Conservatives assume that the universe is created by an authority figure top down. Since the universe self built from the bottom up, conservatives will always be wrong about everything.
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
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Just a reminder, the wind chill is -40 C / -40 F.
I love us. 💙🩵🤍
I love us. 💙🩵🤍
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Just a reminder, the wind chill is -40 C / -40 F.
I love us. 💙🩵🤍
I love us. 💙🩵🤍
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TikTok is now under US ownership and their new ToS reads like a guide to giving fascists everything they need to put you on a list.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
TikTok is now under US ownership and their new ToS reads like a guide to giving fascists everything they need to put you on a list.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
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weird to see a governor of a state under hostile occupation posting about resilience like it's a bad storm the community is enduring, rather than an armed attack by people with names and badges who could and should be confronted by the state.
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 PM
weird to see a governor of a state under hostile occupation posting about resilience like it's a bad storm the community is enduring, rather than an armed attack by people with names and badges who could and should be confronted by the state.
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10 minutes later, still going, streamer says "no end in sight" i truly do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
Watching a livestream of the main anti-ICE march in MPLS it has just been a still shot on a single intersection and it's just been a full street wide march for 25 minutes
January 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM
10 minutes later, still going, streamer says "no end in sight" i truly do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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Perhaps an anonymous hacker could prove themselves a worthy comrade by deleting every instance of that database. Of ALL this regime's databases for DHS and ICE, actually.
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Perhaps an anonymous hacker could prove themselves a worthy comrade by deleting every instance of that database. Of ALL this regime's databases for DHS and ICE, actually.
Did I write this JUST NOW so I had ANY line to say was my fave?
Maybe. 👀 Don't @ me. #FaveLineFriday
"Neven slipped off his boots, white-furred and 5-clawed feet with pink pads free on the cool floor. The heat of the day seeped freely into the stone, but the building heat of the moment remained."
Maybe. 👀 Don't @ me. #FaveLineFriday
"Neven slipped off his boots, white-furred and 5-clawed feet with pink pads free on the cool floor. The heat of the day seeped freely into the stone, but the building heat of the moment remained."
#FaveLineFriday Did I forget that it's Friday again?
Yes, but anyway! Post your favorite line that you worked on this week, and don't forget to tag your posts and support your fellow authors!
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #writesky
Yes, but anyway! Post your favorite line that you worked on this week, and don't forget to tag your posts and support your fellow authors!
#writingprompt #writingcommunity #writesky
January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Did I write this JUST NOW so I had ANY line to say was my fave?
Maybe. 👀 Don't @ me. #FaveLineFriday
"Neven slipped off his boots, white-furred and 5-clawed feet with pink pads free on the cool floor. The heat of the day seeped freely into the stone, but the building heat of the moment remained."
Maybe. 👀 Don't @ me. #FaveLineFriday
"Neven slipped off his boots, white-furred and 5-clawed feet with pink pads free on the cool floor. The heat of the day seeped freely into the stone, but the building heat of the moment remained."
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It's STFU Friday.
Refresh the script 👇
Refresh the script 👇
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 AM
It's STFU Friday.
Refresh the script 👇
Refresh the script 👇
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The American Revolution was precipitated, in part, by outrage over warrantless searches.
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The American Revolution was precipitated, in part, by outrage over warrantless searches.
Samiel: GET THOSE TEETH IN ME. 😈
Rapuska: 👀 Okay, I love you, and I would LOVE to, but your soft skin might not be biologically suited for that.
Samiel: 😡
Rapuska: I have this friend who might have just the thing, though... 😼
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Rapuska: 👀 Okay, I love you, and I would LOVE to, but your soft skin might not be biologically suited for that.
Samiel: 😡
Rapuska: I have this friend who might have just the thing, though... 😼
queerpointyears.itch.io/catbrat
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Samiel: GET THOSE TEETH IN ME. 😈
Rapuska: 👀 Okay, I love you, and I would LOVE to, but your soft skin might not be biologically suited for that.
Samiel: 😡
Rapuska: I have this friend who might have just the thing, though... 😼
queerpointyears.itch.io/catbrat
Rapuska: 👀 Okay, I love you, and I would LOVE to, but your soft skin might not be biologically suited for that.
Samiel: 😡
Rapuska: I have this friend who might have just the thing, though... 😼
queerpointyears.itch.io/catbrat
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This is your ongoing reminder to get weirder with your writing. Yes, I'm going to keep saying it. Weird is where cool lives and rule of cool makes stories alive.
January 23, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is your ongoing reminder to get weirder with your writing. Yes, I'm going to keep saying it. Weird is where cool lives and rule of cool makes stories alive.
In the moment, I will wrote a character being clever/witty, but when I go back and read it, sometimes I forget what the irony was and have to try to decode it and leave more context for readers who aren't in the characters' heads. 😭 (And for myself.)
What's something you tend to always forget in your writing? #WritingPrompt
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
In the moment, I will wrote a character being clever/witty, but when I go back and read it, sometimes I forget what the irony was and have to try to decode it and leave more context for readers who aren't in the characters' heads. 😭 (And for myself.)
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Solidarity with everyone striking today. The only way we’ve ever secured and held our rights is through collective action.
January 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Solidarity with everyone striking today. The only way we’ve ever secured and held our rights is through collective action.
