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Queen NomNom De Plume

@stinginthetail.bsky.social

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Song/ writer, pro vax/science. Sweary. Leftist Australian, ex-Editor, ex-X, London, WA/NSW, now Qld. ADHD diagnosis changed perception of 1st 60 yrs. Now it makes sense! She/Her. Bundjalung land. Pic is black cat, gold eyes, looking dangerous, holding toy.

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Queen NomNom De Plume @stinginthetail.bsky.social · Dec 5

I added "sweary" to my bio. Truth in fkn advertising.

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Queen NomNom De Plume @stinginthetail.bsky.social · 15h

Fark, Poss, I had no idea. And I thought I'd read up. Thanks.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h

New statement from AG James:

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system.

"I am not fearful — I am fearless."

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 1d

Britain’s electricity has been 100% clean for 87 hours this year – more than ever before.

The challenge now?

Stretching that record from 15 hours straight to 8,760 by 2030.

Dr Simon Evans reports

Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far

Clean-energy sources have powered Great Britain entirely for a record 87 hours this year — a milestone toward 2030 targets

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Queen NomNom De Plume @stinginthetail.bsky.social · 15h

Lol, I mentioned last week that Mastodon was not the fun place ppl pretended it was, more mind-numbing. Everyone I liked was banned for possible infractions that never made sense. Like a non-inclusive Tellytubby Land. I was flamed & blocked. Pretty sure Mastodon is why we can't have nice things. 🤔

Lindsay but pumpkin-spiced @lindsaynicolle.bsky.social · 1d

Are people actually moving to mastodon? Because I’ve been there exactly twice and both times, I was like, maybe we should just let social media die

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Lindsay but pumpkin-spiced @lindsaynicolle.bsky.social · 1d

Are people actually moving to mastodon? Because I’ve been there exactly twice and both times, I was like, maybe we should just let social media die

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Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 18h

Most Russians don’t know Putin is a dictator—because he controls the news media.

Same thing is happening with legacy and mainstream news media in the U.S.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 23h

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h

Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media over the false neutrality of legacy outlets, support Democracy Docket by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Joan Walsh @joanwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

If seeing the video of a pastor being shot in the head with a pepperball and pepper-sprayed in the face up close doesn't change this debate just a little, I don't know what will...Of course it's not on Fox or NewsMax...

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on Middle East peace

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22h

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 18h

You can’t get into Heaven if you go around arresting innocent people and pardoning guilty ones.

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Mira | Indie Maker @miracodes.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone knows they should do data-first marketing.

But most people look at their numbers & go into emotional shutdown

The fix:
• remove your self-worth from the outcome
• treat it like a fun little experiment
• realize that the right diagnosis increases conversions fast

#buildinpublic #marketing

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onion person @junlper.beer · 20h

i’ll never get over this

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 17h

Player characters who constantly talk to themselves is my pet peeve. Anything but that

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 17h

bad writing to write a character therapizing themselves out loud imo. Please do not use self therapizing as a basis for how people communicate with others in moments of crisis or drama because base emotions bypass all of that and people do not self analyse aloud in those moments either

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 17h

the solution here is relatively simple at least: remove the part of their expression where a character is able to isolate their emotions and describe how that makes them want to speak or act, and simply have them speak or act that way. Congrats, you've got subtext at that point!

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 17h

The other crucial thing is that this is work that has to be done. Sometimes with therapists, sometimes just with wisdom. Young people are much less likely to do this! People in fantasy worlds are much likely to do this! A Greek god who embodies a certain kind of power REALLY isn't likely to!

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 17h

So if a character begins their story with the ability to isolate their emotions and then explain how those emotions make them behave, there's no real drama to how they interact, and no interesting subtext for what they say or do.

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 17h

there is a lot of good in this manner of speaking, don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to it in general in fiction or reality, but it is an ENDPOINT of a person doing long and worthwhile self-examination, not a starting point

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 17h

I'd really appreciate if writers these days took a look at their characters doing therapyspeak and whether that's appropriate for their work and their world.

By "therapyspeak" I mean speaking like this: "This is the emotion I'm feeling, and feeling that emotion makes me want to act in a way"

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 22h

Things that cause autism, per RFK jr:

1. Tylenol
2. Circumcision
3. Holiday sweaters
4. Seattle sports fandom
5. Oscar-watch parties
6. Ketchup on hot dogs
7. Visiting Brooklyn
8. Dental brush picks
9. Greta Gerwig films
10. Hummus

Stay tuned, more super-scientific studies forthcoming…

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18h

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 20h

Gavin Newsom: “Masked men. Jumping out of unmarked vehicles. People disappearing. No due process. No oversight. No accountability. People say I’m being hyperbolic. Bullshit. This is happening in America today.”

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