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Tymber Dalton aka Lesli Richardson

@tymberdalton.bsky.social

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(She/Her) Snarky, mostly harmless USAT bestselling author of 🌶️📚 HEAs. Geek, ♉️Pagan witch, Oxford comma ♥️er. Fiber artist. 🧶🧵🪡 Gives good brain. Spoonie. Neurospicy. #AuDHD #Romancelandia #VoteBlue #BLM 🦄🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Ally 🚫AI - I write my own books. tymberdalton.com

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Tymber Dalton aka Lesli Richardson @tymberdalton.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hello new arrivals! I’m Lesli Richardson/Tymber Dalton, writer of HEAs, spoonie (fibromyalgia and long covid), late dx AuDHD, solitary eclectic Pagan witch. Blue FL native. I also crochet and have an Etsy shop @madmumbler.bsky.social I block mǎgats and bigots and nazïs and -phobes of all flavors.

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Andrew Wetzel @circlereader.bsky.social · 18h

Nested Frog Skeets

Screenshot of a quote Skeet of Rose Lerner appreciating a screenshot of Claire Willett's skeet about the Portland Frogs being followed on her feed by the Frog and Toad Bot's skeet reading, "Don't be silly," said Frog, followed on my feed by Django Wexler's skeet imagining the office conversation between the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits and his boss…

(Sorry I called them "skeets.")

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Paul @dedikend.bsky.social · 1d

Cassidy Hutchinson was 23 when she testified against Trump in the J6 hearings. She was a staffer and true MAGA but she said she could not pass the 'mirror test' if she remained silent.

Dear GOP, could you grow a spine and mimic this young lady.

#USDemocracy

www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/u...

Cassidy Hutchinson Stuns With Testimony About Trump on Jan. 6 (Published 2022)

www.nytimes.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Matterist Books @matteristbooks.bsky.social · 1d

New York’s largest ICE detention camp is blocking book deliveries. lithub.com/new-yorks-la...

New York’s largest ICE detention camp is blocking book deliveries.

ICE is depraved, and every day they seem to find new ways to lash out. Their incompetence—from out-of-shape squadristi getting embarrassed in Chicago to the poorly written snivelings of racist penc…

lithub.com

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your #3 source for absurdist true crime 🔨 @davidgerard.co.uk · 1d

LLM AI exists to crush labour. That's not even my surmise, the people paying billions of dollars to fund this stuff are extremely open and explicit that this is their goal.

There are no ethical use cases for LLMs at this point in time. Maybe when the bubble has popped thoroughly. Not before.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 1d

1. It’s tempting to believe the Democrats are winning the shutdown fight. After all, if Marjorie Taylor Greene, she of Jewish space laser fame, is now the voice of reason, something is surely going their way.

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 1d

"They're firing the judges because they think they're not going to need them. Instead of empowering the courts to process more cases, the administration appears to be eviscerating the system to potentially undermine legal proceedings altogether."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts

The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

www.motherjones.com

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 4d

I was Pritzker’s biggest fanboy, so I realize it’s hard to accept his betrayal. It was hard for me, but I saw it with my own eyes.
Please stop gaslighting me about Pritzker. You weren’t there. I was. These are Pritzker’s brown shirts, working fist-in-glove with ICE/CBP.

Pritzker’s brown shirts attacking protesters.

Pritzker’s brown shirts. Dude in military gear is also Pritzker’s.

Note the Illinois State Police patch on the dude in military gear.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to the Nobel Committee for being more resistant to Trump attacks than most institutions

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Tymber Dalton aka Lesli Richardson @tymberdalton.bsky.social · 1d

#Romancelandia

Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 2d

Authors - need a cover artist? This pack has you covered (lol) and is a great starting point for getting human made arts for your writing!

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 2d

Authors - need a cover artist? This pack has you covered (lol) and is a great starting point for getting human made arts for your writing!

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 1d

Happy Friday, friends!

Meme image, top text reads: *the Party can't solve the Problem with diplomacy*

The barbarian:

Bottom image is a picture of Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a very wide eyed expression.

Bottom text reads: COWABUNGA IT IS

Watermark reads: Made with mematic

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Tymber Dalton aka Lesli Richardson @tymberdalton.bsky.social · 1d

I use a project for a series too. Has made my life so much easier.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 1d

RIGHT, I think I've got bibliography up to date except for some weird bugs that are with my webmaster
BTW, in case you missed it, I've got two free stories:
-Angsty f/f Annatar/Celebrimbor
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
-Death, grief, letting go and dragons: frictionlit.org/descendant/?...

The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers - Uncanny Magazine

Content note: torture Imawane has lost track of time, hanging in the chains—everything contracting to the pain in her legs, the pull of the chains on her wrists, the broken ribs, the breath that rat...

www.uncannymagazine.com

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furbabies.bsky.social @furbabies.bsky.social · 1d

Next week, 7 MILLION pregnant women and new mothers will lose food assistance, and formula vouchers. Children will die. Mike Johnson still refuses to reopen the House. So much for "Pro Life".

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Page One in Chicago.

@chicago.suntimes.com

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Tymber Dalton aka Lesli Richardson @tymberdalton.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, it’s not like the only reason Tiny Hands was eager to get a cease-fire was ahead of the 10/9 announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize, right?

Tymber Dalton aka Lesli Richardson @tymberdalton.bsky.social · 1d

This is why I love Scrivener.

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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so glad to be back on #Bluesky after 24 hours locked in my room!

"I have returned to finish what I started."

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Jacob Knutson @jaknutson.bsky.social · 1d

The DOJ is currently arguing in court that the president can deliberately provoke unrest and incite chaos in a city and then can use that turmoil as justification for deploying the National Guard.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: How do you respond to the plaintiffs' contention that any unrest, any violence is the fault of how federal agents are interacting with members of the public? Does it matter if their conduct is why they can't execute federal laws?
Hamilton: No.

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1d

The @peculiarityshop.bsky.social is 11 LGBTQIA+ misfits who make sparkly stuff. The store is 20% off in hopes of homing a few more spooky pieces you may ABSOLUTELY NEED.

Highlights! Mute thread as needed.

Nibs! Art nouveau. NNNGH. $18.40 ($4 flat US ship)

www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...

Nibs' The Goddess in the Grove | Peculiarity Shop

These earrings from Nibs make me think of walking through a cemetery in the gloaming. Components: Oxidized brass, czech glass, electroplated steel hooks Lead/nickel free.

www.peculiarityshop.com

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Feral Cat Lady @trinityvixen.bsky.social · 1d

This is part of the goal. The fascist movement is all about co-opting and ruining previous institutions' power and prestige to undermine their authority as neutral arbiters so they cannot be used against you. You rant about how terrible HHS is, say, until you get Sec RFK Jr.

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

This isn't about honoring them so much as making the title meaningless for previous winners

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Trump hints that he's going to give Andy Ngo, Pizzagate Jack, and others at the antifa roundtable the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

"You have been amazing, you have been brave. You are real patriots. At some point, we will look into rewarding you with very important medals and honors."

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Francis Ford Copulate @francis-f-copulate.bsky.social · 1d

speaking of not working

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