Fialka
@stillfialka.bsky.social
What I do when I should something better. Again.
Writer, reader, fluffycat feeder. Currently querying...
Writer, reader, fluffycat feeder. Currently querying...
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Republicans decided to go home for the holidays, leaving millions of Americans staring down massive health care premium hikes.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Republicans decided to go home for the holidays, leaving millions of Americans staring down massive health care premium hikes.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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Think of AI instead of cigarettes here. Nothing is inevitable.
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Think of AI instead of cigarettes here. Nothing is inevitable.
Dear World,
Marks are in, work is done, please now FUCK THE FUCK OFF for the next two weeks so we can try to put some brain cells back together before it all starts up again.
Yes, you there with the cankles and the tiny...hands...and the mind of a rotten peanut, that means you too.
Thx,
Us
Marks are in, work is done, please now FUCK THE FUCK OFF for the next two weeks so we can try to put some brain cells back together before it all starts up again.
Yes, you there with the cankles and the tiny...hands...and the mind of a rotten peanut, that means you too.
Thx,
Us
December 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dear World,
Marks are in, work is done, please now FUCK THE FUCK OFF for the next two weeks so we can try to put some brain cells back together before it all starts up again.
Yes, you there with the cankles and the tiny...hands...and the mind of a rotten peanut, that means you too.
Thx,
Us
Marks are in, work is done, please now FUCK THE FUCK OFF for the next two weeks so we can try to put some brain cells back together before it all starts up again.
Yes, you there with the cankles and the tiny...hands...and the mind of a rotten peanut, that means you too.
Thx,
Us
Where's the emoji for hoist by his own petard?
December 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Where's the emoji for hoist by his own petard?
Objects in this image are exactly the size they appear.
December 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Objects in this image are exactly the size they appear.
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this article really lays it all out on how much we rely on section 230
please do not rest on your laurels, contact your rep and advocate for protecting Section 230!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
please do not rest on your laurels, contact your rep and advocate for protecting Section 230!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
December 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
this article really lays it all out on how much we rely on section 230
please do not rest on your laurels, contact your rep and advocate for protecting Section 230!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
please do not rest on your laurels, contact your rep and advocate for protecting Section 230!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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And returning to business-as-usual ... Maga Twat Gargoyle makes sure she leaves that legacy that seems to be Some People's only means of personal validation - fucking up other people's ability to simply live for shitz, giggles and fluffing the world's tiniest ... hand.
No limits to the ignorance & cruelty. Guess MTG had to pull one more evil move before cowering away. At least this restores a f*cked up sense of what to expect. One bill jails doctors who prescribe gender-affirming care to trans youth. Another blocks Medicaid dollars. 19thnews.org/2025/12/cong...
House Republicans advance sweeping anti-trans bills ahead of holiday break
One bill would jail doctors who prescribe gender-affirming care to trans youth. Another would block Medicaid dollars from funding that care.
19thnews.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
And returning to business-as-usual ... Maga Twat Gargoyle makes sure she leaves that legacy that seems to be Some People's only means of personal validation - fucking up other people's ability to simply live for shitz, giggles and fluffing the world's tiniest ... hand.
Some good news found amongst the general shitebites emanating from the US Senate. And congrats to the lottamany people who made it happen.
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to grant full federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a moment 137 years in the making.
December 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Some good news found amongst the general shitebites emanating from the US Senate. And congrats to the lottamany people who made it happen.
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Quick trivia question: For what did Steven Spielberg earn his first Hugo Award nomination?
The answer is "L.A. 2017," a dystopian vision of this city made uninhabitable by pollution.
He was only 25 when he directed it, making him the youngest Hugo-finalist director.
The answer is "L.A. 2017," a dystopian vision of this city made uninhabitable by pollution.
He was only 25 when he directed it, making him the youngest Hugo-finalist director.
December 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Quick trivia question: For what did Steven Spielberg earn his first Hugo Award nomination?
The answer is "L.A. 2017," a dystopian vision of this city made uninhabitable by pollution.
He was only 25 when he directed it, making him the youngest Hugo-finalist director.
The answer is "L.A. 2017," a dystopian vision of this city made uninhabitable by pollution.
He was only 25 when he directed it, making him the youngest Hugo-finalist director.
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IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
I might argue that it's Die Hard, but this would definitely be the companion in a double feature.
Yearly reminder that the best Christmas action movie is actually The Long Kiss Goodnight.
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I might argue that it's Die Hard, but this would definitely be the companion in a double feature.
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Let me guess: no option for kindle users to turn it off, either.
New #WriterBeware blog post: per a report by @publisherslunch.bsky.social, Amazon's new gen AI-powered "Ask This Book" feature for Kindle is, in effect, an "in-book chatbot" writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...
Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...
writerbeware.blog
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Let me guess: no option for kindle users to turn it off, either.
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One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
Everything else aside, the idea that this is a model for many men of *masculinity* is so wild. This? This is "manly"? This is how people think it's cool to act?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
Dave Portnoy Demands NFL Investigate Pete Carroll & Raiders For Rigging
YouTube video by Clasher Sports
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
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It's not a question of politics or party. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach and to remove a president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors and forsakes his solemn oath.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
There's a Hill bubble narrative, posing as savvy realism, in treating impeachment as some radioactive poison and so Democrats must squash any talk of it. But there's zero evidence for that. No polls back it up, nor recent history. It's all just pundit-brained conventional wisdom eating its own tail.
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's not a question of politics or party. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach and to remove a president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors and forsakes his solemn oath.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
I'm sure everyone in an industry that depends on tourism is gonna love this one.
Florida, in particular, gets to kiss its economy bye-bye. Though that's another chorus for the face-eating leopard song.
Florida, in particular, gets to kiss its economy bye-bye. Though that's another chorus for the face-eating leopard song.
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I'm sure everyone in an industry that depends on tourism is gonna love this one.
Florida, in particular, gets to kiss its economy bye-bye. Though that's another chorus for the face-eating leopard song.
Florida, in particular, gets to kiss its economy bye-bye. Though that's another chorus for the face-eating leopard song.
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If the last 15 years of the tightening chokeholds on society and culture from the tech sector and the American conservative animus have taught us anything, it’s that it’s healthy to be extremely skeptical of anyone calling the humanities “low utility” or similar
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If the last 15 years of the tightening chokeholds on society and culture from the tech sector and the American conservative animus have taught us anything, it’s that it’s healthy to be extremely skeptical of anyone calling the humanities “low utility” or similar
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If you can't imagine yourself as a refugee, you have a very narrow idea of what the future might look like.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you can't imagine yourself as a refugee, you have a very narrow idea of what the future might look like.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
That just gave me chills. OTOH it is pelting down with unseasonably freezing rain and I'm in the coldest part of the attic, which is of course where I put my desk.
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
That just gave me chills. OTOH it is pelting down with unseasonably freezing rain and I'm in the coldest part of the attic, which is of course where I put my desk.
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zombie hands clawing at a zombie world.
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
zombie hands clawing at a zombie world.