Sara Norja
@saranorja.bsky.social
Tietokirja: Alkemian historia ☆ PhD in English ☆ Speculative fiction & poetry ☆ Historical linguistics ☆ History of alchemy ☆ Manuscript studies ☆ English/suomi ☆ Queer ☆ She/her ☆
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Sara Norja
@saranorja.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Hi hello new people! Time for a new intro I think. I'm Sara, a queer, bilingual writer and researcher! I write SFF stories and poetry in Fin & Eng as well as nonfiction in Fin, and I study the history of English (mainly through alchemical manuscript texts).
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okay you know what we're doing this
why rise of skywalker is the worst crime ever committed against cinema and the very concept of a coherent fictional universe: a thread
why rise of skywalker is the worst crime ever committed against cinema and the very concept of a coherent fictional universe: a thread
it is not interested in plot, it is not interested in worldbuilding, it is not interested in anything except throwing random disconnected snapshots of nostalgia at you
rise of skywalker kicks over the sandbox and leaves you uninterested in star wars in a way the prequels never did
rise of skywalker kicks over the sandbox and leaves you uninterested in star wars in a way the prequels never did
I feel comfortable saying Rise of Skywalker was the worst Star Wars because it is the only one I genuinely do not remember enough of it to offer a coherent explanation of the plot. I think a knife and Poe’s ex-wife were somehow involved.
February 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
okay you know what we're doing this
why rise of skywalker is the worst crime ever committed against cinema and the very concept of a coherent fictional universe: a thread
why rise of skywalker is the worst crime ever committed against cinema and the very concept of a coherent fictional universe: a thread
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In honor of the crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS, which desperately needs your spacebucks to get over the finish line, we have the ultimate question:
🚀 What neckline is the most space opera and why? 🚀
🚀 What neckline is the most space opera and why? 🚀
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
In honor of the crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS, which desperately needs your spacebucks to get over the finish line, we have the ultimate question:
🚀 What neckline is the most space opera and why? 🚀
🚀 What neckline is the most space opera and why? 🚀
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Digitaalinen itsenäisyys -kansalaisaloite.
Kriittisten digitaalisten palveluiden rakentaminen suomalaisten ja eurooppalaisten toimijoiden varaan on välttämätöntä itsemääräämisoikeuden, turvallisuuden ja demokratian vahvistamiseksi.
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/16...
digitaalinenitsenaisyys.fi
Kriittisten digitaalisten palveluiden rakentaminen suomalaisten ja eurooppalaisten toimijoiden varaan on välttämätöntä itsemääräämisoikeuden, turvallisuuden ja demokratian vahvistamiseksi.
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/16...
digitaalinenitsenaisyys.fi
www.kansalaisaloite.fi
February 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Digitaalinen itsenäisyys -kansalaisaloite.
Kriittisten digitaalisten palveluiden rakentaminen suomalaisten ja eurooppalaisten toimijoiden varaan on välttämätöntä itsemääräämisoikeuden, turvallisuuden ja demokratian vahvistamiseksi.
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/16...
digitaalinenitsenaisyys.fi
Kriittisten digitaalisten palveluiden rakentaminen suomalaisten ja eurooppalaisten toimijoiden varaan on välttämätöntä itsemääräämisoikeuden, turvallisuuden ja demokratian vahvistamiseksi.
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/16...
digitaalinenitsenaisyys.fi
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Complete and utter insanity in the capitulation to the Zionist lobby.
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
British Museum removes the word 'Palestine' from ancient displays
Information placards in the ancient Middle East gallery have been changed.
metro.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Complete and utter insanity in the capitulation to the Zionist lobby.
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
The British Museum besides stealing West Asian and Palestinian history is now actively erasing it.
metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/b...
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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if i know discord for anything is that they can and will pussy out if people bully them enough for something. get fucking loud about this
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
if i know discord for anything is that they can and will pussy out if people bully them enough for something. get fucking loud about this
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Why are so many platforms punishing adults for wanting to be adults instead of just making parental controls and telling parents to monitor their own kids.
Why is discord rolling out a "teen by default" mandatory ID system. Why the fuck do you need that information. Why are you making this my issue
Why is discord rolling out a "teen by default" mandatory ID system. Why the fuck do you need that information. Why are you making this my issue
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Why are so many platforms punishing adults for wanting to be adults instead of just making parental controls and telling parents to monitor their own kids.
Why is discord rolling out a "teen by default" mandatory ID system. Why the fuck do you need that information. Why are you making this my issue
Why is discord rolling out a "teen by default" mandatory ID system. Why the fuck do you need that information. Why are you making this my issue
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Tryin to sell 20 frogs today to try and get on track for some of these surprise bills flowing through the ether today... I'm at 2/20 sold
I also gotta get fish on my website - if you're interested in a fish just shoot me a DM
www.figmentpudding.com
I also gotta get fish on my website - if you're interested in a fish just shoot me a DM
www.figmentpudding.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Tryin to sell 20 frogs today to try and get on track for some of these surprise bills flowing through the ether today... I'm at 2/20 sold
I also gotta get fish on my website - if you're interested in a fish just shoot me a DM
www.figmentpudding.com
I also gotta get fish on my website - if you're interested in a fish just shoot me a DM
www.figmentpudding.com
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Doodled up a little #Flowerpunk species, the sycafawn!
One of the tiniest members of the unguligrowth group of magical creatures, they reach a height of just a few inches. They live in and around sycamore trees as the name suggests, disguising themselves as seeds.
#Art #CreatureDesign
One of the tiniest members of the unguligrowth group of magical creatures, they reach a height of just a few inches. They live in and around sycamore trees as the name suggests, disguising themselves as seeds.
#Art #CreatureDesign
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Doodled up a little #Flowerpunk species, the sycafawn!
One of the tiniest members of the unguligrowth group of magical creatures, they reach a height of just a few inches. They live in and around sycamore trees as the name suggests, disguising themselves as seeds.
#Art #CreatureDesign
One of the tiniest members of the unguligrowth group of magical creatures, they reach a height of just a few inches. They live in and around sycamore trees as the name suggests, disguising themselves as seeds.
#Art #CreatureDesign
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what are we reading???? I just finished Lia Amador's wonderfully Cuban diaspora-inflected rom-com Witch You Would and then somehow fell into a partial Wimsey reread, though I've got Meg Elison's forthcoming Founding Fathers queued up too.
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
what are we reading???? I just finished Lia Amador's wonderfully Cuban diaspora-inflected rom-com Witch You Would and then somehow fell into a partial Wimsey reread, though I've got Meg Elison's forthcoming Founding Fathers queued up too.
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it's like our entire sense of morality has been filtered through the act of consumption, and the highest good we can imagine is feeling good and clean and pure as individuals, unpolluted by the obvious evil are around us
meanwhile, real change requires the kind of work you need a drink after
meanwhile, real change requires the kind of work you need a drink after
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
it's like our entire sense of morality has been filtered through the act of consumption, and the highest good we can imagine is feeling good and clean and pure as individuals, unpolluted by the obvious evil are around us
meanwhile, real change requires the kind of work you need a drink after
meanwhile, real change requires the kind of work you need a drink after
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Good morning! I’m drawing a Neolithic pig cauldron
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Good morning! I’m drawing a Neolithic pig cauldron
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Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳
The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public
Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.
www.euronews.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳
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I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
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“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
![“Good afternoon. My name is [redacted] and my wife and I have been at OMDC since April 15 2025,” reads a handwritten note, wrapped around a lotion bottle that was thrown by a man held captive inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) on Sunday.
“It’s cold here all the time and the food is poor,” the missive continues. “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreiet46krrk7ovnqxsd6vr7ogw2lgame43jsqw25u2ygi5el5i5toom@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Gorgeous poem!!
So, yes, Small Wonders has just published a brand new poem by me, "Straw Gold."
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
February 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Gorgeous poem!!
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WHO THE FUCK COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING
YOU ANTIVAX CONCENTRATION CAMP GHOULS
did you know that Anne Frank died of typhus
maybe don't have people in concentration camps to begin with
YOU ANTIVAX CONCENTRATION CAMP GHOULS
did you know that Anne Frank died of typhus
maybe don't have people in concentration camps to begin with
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
WHO THE FUCK COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING
YOU ANTIVAX CONCENTRATION CAMP GHOULS
did you know that Anne Frank died of typhus
maybe don't have people in concentration camps to begin with
YOU ANTIVAX CONCENTRATION CAMP GHOULS
did you know that Anne Frank died of typhus
maybe don't have people in concentration camps to begin with
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HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
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Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
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Epstein's predators were men. There are probably more rapists in the Epstein files than there are trans people in the UK. And yet the pearl-clutching TERFS are playing useful idiots to fascism by working to drive trans people out of public life, and worse.
February 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Epstein's predators were men. There are probably more rapists in the Epstein files than there are trans people in the UK. And yet the pearl-clutching TERFS are playing useful idiots to fascism by working to drive trans people out of public life, and worse.
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One of the best AI critiques I’ve seen read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
A Pedagogy of the Inevitable
Over the last couple of years, two altogether incompatible discourses of “AI literacy” have emerged. One seeks just enough literacy to support a smooth, perhaps even joyful, integration with new techn...
read.dukeupress.edu
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 AM
One of the best AI critiques I’ve seen read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
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Honestly thought this was a nice, quite legible hand! Maybe it's all the 18C hands I've been staring at this month.
This prompts me to make a short 🧵 about recent thoughts about handwriting and palaeography: (1/11)
This prompts me to make a short 🧵 about recent thoughts about handwriting and palaeography: (1/11)
I decided to take a break from reading (about) Aquinas's handwriting to open some mail that had been accumulating on my hall table. And lo: a card from one of my three most paleographically challenging friends, a buddy from textual criticism class long ago. It says... 🧵
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Honestly thought this was a nice, quite legible hand! Maybe it's all the 18C hands I've been staring at this month.
This prompts me to make a short 🧵 about recent thoughts about handwriting and palaeography: (1/11)
This prompts me to make a short 🧵 about recent thoughts about handwriting and palaeography: (1/11)
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Peurakaira, suuri suojelematon erämaa Saamenmaan etelälaidalla. Inarilaiselle kartoittajalle se näyttää, tuntuu ja tuoksuu uudelta ja erilaiselta, samalla kuitenkin niin kovin tutulta: metsiltä ja soilta jotka ovat olleet tuhansia vuosia.
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Peurakaira, suuri suojelematon erämaa Saamenmaan etelälaidalla. Inarilaiselle kartoittajalle se näyttää, tuntuu ja tuoksuu uudelta ja erilaiselta, samalla kuitenkin niin kovin tutulta: metsiltä ja soilta jotka ovat olleet tuhansia vuosia.
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"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
Deadline mode yaaasssss, let's finish this book
January 30, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Deadline mode yaaasssss, let's finish this book