Tessa Novak
@tessawrites.bsky.social
Writer, web designer, geek, pedant, floccinaucinihilipilificatrix, night witch, squirrel. She/her.
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every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
I was singing to the cat about how she is not an owl, and she came over and bit me right on the nose.
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I was singing to the cat about how she is not an owl, and she came over and bit me right on the nose.
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yeah, so Fallout nailed it
February 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
yeah, so Fallout nailed it
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
What the fuck. What the FUCK.
They tear gassed children in my city. In Portland Oregon.
I saw it too:
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
What the fuck. What the FUCK.
Well that is sub-fucking-optimal. Finally managed to drag myself to the laundry room. Barely. Had to sit on the floor a couple of times. Staggered back down the hall to the apartment, bright red, drenched in sweat, feeling like I’m gonna puke. No idea how I’m going to finish it now. #dysautonomia
January 23, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Well that is sub-fucking-optimal. Finally managed to drag myself to the laundry room. Barely. Had to sit on the floor a couple of times. Staggered back down the hall to the apartment, bright red, drenched in sweat, feeling like I’m gonna puke. No idea how I’m going to finish it now. #dysautonomia
January has kicked my ass. I’m running super low on funds & I need about $150 to make it to the 1st. Any help you can give would be so appreciated! Link to Venmo in comments. Cat pic for the algorithm. ❤️
January 19, 2026 at 5:46 AM
January has kicked my ass. I’m running super low on funds & I need about $150 to make it to the 1st. Any help you can give would be so appreciated! Link to Venmo in comments. Cat pic for the algorithm. ❤️
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
We have a problem censoring kiddie porn? This is the hill he’s willing to die on?
Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
We have a problem censoring kiddie porn? This is the hill he’s willing to die on?
Toad the Damp Sprocket
They Might Be Slightly Above Average Height
Slightly diminish a band:
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Complaints
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Complaints
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Toad the Damp Sprocket
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
I’m honestly shocked that they have guns. I assumed for a long time they didn’t.
January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I’m honestly shocked that they have guns. I assumed for a long time they didn’t.
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JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder.
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder.
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly.
Here’s why: 👇🧵
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
I just finished Gifted & Talented by @olivieblake.bsky.social and I don’t care if it’s January, I’m declaring it my favorite book of the year.
January 6, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I just finished Gifted & Talented by @olivieblake.bsky.social and I don’t care if it’s January, I’m declaring it my favorite book of the year.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello, I’m Tessa Novak and her clinical depression.
Hello, I’m Tessa Novak and her clinical depression.
Hello, I am Patrick Ness as a gay teenager in a fundamentalist Christian family.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Good evening I am a cerebral spinal fluid leak from when I had a bad head impact with a low doorway that caused an audible crunch and left me bedridden for about 5/6 months in 2011 and constantly at risk of meningitis
Good evening I am a cerebral spinal fluid leak from when I had a bad head impact with a low doorway that caused an audible crunch and left me bedridden for about 5/6 months in 2011 and constantly at risk of meningitis
January 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello, I’m Tessa Novak and her clinical depression.
Hello, I’m Tessa Novak and her clinical depression.
I am in the WORST mood.
That is all.
That is all.
December 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I am in the WORST mood.
That is all.
That is all.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Hall & Oates
Ani DiFranco
Glen Phillips
Queensrÿche
Oingo Boingo
Hall & Oates
Ani DiFranco
Glen Phillips
Queensrÿche
Oingo Boingo
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Hall & Oates
Ani DiFranco
Glen Phillips
Queensrÿche
Oingo Boingo
Hall & Oates
Ani DiFranco
Glen Phillips
Queensrÿche
Oingo Boingo
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It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
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The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
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I mean...he's been on a mission from God for decades!
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I mean...he's been on a mission from God for decades!
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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...