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The Siobhan

@thesiobhan.bsky.social

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Grumpy old punk. Pinko commie queer. Pronouns are How/Dare.

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 26d

OK look, if you use AI art in your posts I'm just going to block you. I no longer care how great your ideas are or how much I agree with you politically.

I can no longer breathe the air in my province in the summers. It's not worth making climate change worse just to fuel the plagiarism machine.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 55m

Today's haiku

No inspections done
Contractor gone with the wind
I need a lawyer

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 5h

That's been an issue in a number of industries. Management doesn't want to spend money on training so they only hire people with the experience. The people with experience are approaching retirement age with nobody to replace them.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 5h

I wrote something for work and when it was reviewed the by person in charge they sent it back to me with their rewording - and it was SO OBVIOUSLY run thought a chatbot. The content was exactly the same but the language was bland turned up to 11. I was so annoyed.

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Very Antifascist Fuckery [no spooky blend] (he/him) @digitaldiscipline.bsky.social · 2d

If these evil putzes insist on stealing names from Tolkien, it's only fair that we start calling Stephen Miller "Wormtongue."

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 3d

That... was not what I was expecting.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 3d

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 4d

I love how chaotic this is.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a little older, so my examples would be 2001 Space Odyssey and Apocalypse Now.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 7d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 6d

You have an innate ability to string together a group of words that has me gaping at my screen.

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 7d

That is not a reassuring thing for you think.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 11d

At the vet today.

Picture of a closed door with a sign hung on it. The sign reads, "Human Washroom".

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Timly Grae @timlygrae.bsky.social · 11d

There is no paradox.

Tolerance is a social contract. To be protected by the contract, one must adhere to the contract. If you act with intolerance, you can no longer claim to be tolerated.

It's the FAFO clause of a civilized society.

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 12d

Somebody I know linked to Nina Blaze recently as an artist he thinks is AI.

www.youtube.com/@NinaBlazee

Nina Blaze

🎶 Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Nina Blaze! 🎶 where heartbreak meets heat, and every note tells the truth. This is not just blues. This is the raw ache of midnight memories, the fir...

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 12d

If "start" a union isn't on the list, I can't be arsed to even read it.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 17d

If one licence plate is racking up hundreds of dollars in fines every single month, I could see the benefit in sending an actual traffic cop to sit somewhere along his usual route.

Either that or send every licensed person at his address to mandatory driver refresher training.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 17d

Having had drivers try to murder me so they could shave a few minutes off their daily commute, I am not in the least bit surprised.

The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 18d

OK, but "floatato" is killing me over here.

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 18d

I never travel any more, so I feel like I've forgotten how to pack.

"What if I get there and they don't have stores!"

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 18d

I'm supposed to be packing, so that's a good time to clean out my closet, right?

Found two bags of my partner's old clothes and a whole-ass guitar I didn't know about.

(For reference, my partner died in 2019.)

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Charlotte Ashley @charlotteashley.bsky.social · 18d

I am SO EXCITED to finally announce TriCon, Atlantic Canada's newest conference for writers of specfic! Hosted by @tridenthalifax.bsky.social and enabled by an incredible slate of people, we're looking to be @canconsffh.bsky.social East, building new bridges in Canadian SFFH!

TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 18d

Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...

Blue graphic stating that Earlybird Tickets for TriCon: The Trident Conference for Soeculative Fiction are on sale now. Lower right corner says Kjipuktuk | Halifax, May 15-17 2026

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 23d

Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.

I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.

We need a government that serves the many, not the money.

Join in. lewisforleader.ca/

youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY

Why I’m running for NDP leader

YouTube video by Avi Lewis

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 19d

Wise of you not to specify ~whose~ blood exactly.

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Beastly McGee @beastlymcgee.bsky.social · 19d

So, I've decided to start selling my art as digital prints! I'm really into surrealism, monsters, sci-fi and fantasy. I'm going to add more this week, and I'm currently drawing more. I would absolutely appreciate advice and suggestions.

ko-fi.com/beastlymcgee...

Visit Beastly McGee's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

ko-fi.com

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 24d

🚨MESSAGE TO ALL AMERICANS🚨

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The Siobhan @thesiobhan.bsky.social · 25d

No jury of my peers would convict me. As long as my peers are people who own 100+ year-old row-houses.