Abi Houghton
@abihoughton.bsky.social
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Another way to restart the world’s idea machine is to restore funding and grants to universities, researchers, and artists.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Another way to restart the world’s idea machine is to restore funding and grants to universities, researchers, and artists.
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Artist: H. Gray (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Artist: H. Gray (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)
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December 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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This has drastically reduced my ability to be online (or do anything really, no fine motor control in your hand sucks). It has removed my ability to write at any notable pace. Which has killed my ability to earn income. So toss some whiskey in the jar'o iff'n you can.
linktr.ee/ravenpenny
linktr.ee/ravenpenny
Christopher R. Rice | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Writer, blogger, RPG designer, avid reader, foodie, inveterate raconteur, he/him
linktr.ee
December 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This has drastically reduced my ability to be online (or do anything really, no fine motor control in your hand sucks). It has removed my ability to write at any notable pace. Which has killed my ability to earn income. So toss some whiskey in the jar'o iff'n you can.
linktr.ee/ravenpenny
linktr.ee/ravenpenny
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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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Jupiter
NASA's Juno up close
NASA's Juno up close
December 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Jupiter
NASA's Juno up close
NASA's Juno up close
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EVERYBODY, my wife @happyblackchick.bsky.social is performing at the Black Women in Comedy Festival in NYC on the afternoon of 2/28 her show is amazing, so come check it OUT! tinyurl.com/t4jpem2p
(Su)Pervirgin: A True Tale of Being Very Old… and Very Unkissed
Kechi is 35 and never been kissed… so her fairy godmother intervenes before it’s too late!
tinyurl.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
EVERYBODY, my wife @happyblackchick.bsky.social is performing at the Black Women in Comedy Festival in NYC on the afternoon of 2/28 her show is amazing, so come check it OUT! tinyurl.com/t4jpem2p
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WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
Moving Stories: Short-Form Graphic Novels for King County Metro Transit RapidRide
King County Metro and 4Culture seek six artists to create short-form graphic novels that illuminate community stories along new and existing RapidRide lines.
www.4culture.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
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When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
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Little goblin girl
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Little goblin girl
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First electric bill came in at 70 dollars. Due by Christmas Eve. Internet follows after. Please help me pay for them and food, supplies, etc. #MutualAidHelp #MutualAidBoost #HelpSky #EmergencySky
~$200 FOOD/MEDS/HYGIENE + ~$150 UTILITIES (Electric came in & wasn't as bad as guesstimated)
Disabled. In SSI appeals. No income until won. Waiting on Section 8 for permanent housing. OK for now w/ temp housing. Any combo ppl x $$ = $350 is good.
Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025
Disabled. In SSI appeals. No income until won. Waiting on Section 8 for permanent housing. OK for now w/ temp housing. Any combo ppl x $$ = $350 is good.
Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025
Electric bill came today first which costs 70 dollars. Internet will come soon. Please help me pay for that, food, internet, etc. Please help me, it's urgent. Especially as electric is due by Christmas Eve. bsky.app/profile/mvbr...
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
First electric bill came in at 70 dollars. Due by Christmas Eve. Internet follows after. Please help me pay for them and food, supplies, etc. #MutualAidHelp #MutualAidBoost #HelpSky #EmergencySky
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I strive to be like this lol
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I strive to be like this lol
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If anyone could please help me and my family get through the holidays, I will be thankful for the rest of my life. My mother is on the penultimate stages of liver and kidney disease and I am the only one in my family who can work. Please! ♡ thank you!
Please help me get my beloved best friend a break from grinding himself half to death and the opportunity to rest and heal from a horrible medical procedure 🤲🏽🤲🏽💕
gofund.me/c3a22949b
gofund.me/c3a22949b
Help my best friend recover from thyroidectomy surgery, organized by Nesrin Kahraman
In early summer of this year my best friend Caleb had to unde… Nesrin Kahraman braucht deine Unterstützung für Help my best friend recover from thyroidectomy surgery
gofund.me
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If anyone could please help me and my family get through the holidays, I will be thankful for the rest of my life. My mother is on the penultimate stages of liver and kidney disease and I am the only one in my family who can work. Please! ♡ thank you!
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A lot of indie authors are (justifiably) raising their prices due to increased fees, but I actually just DROPPED the price of Forget Me Knot for (*mumble mumble reasons*)
The paperback is just $11.99 now! If you like mythology-inspired queer fantasy romance rife with pining, humor, & healing👇🏽🌈📚
The paperback is just $11.99 now! If you like mythology-inspired queer fantasy romance rife with pining, humor, & healing👇🏽🌈📚
Forget Me Knot (Paperback) - Emery Lee's Ko-fi Shop
To make amends for his soulmate’s downfall, Toa is cursed to an immortal life spent unknotting strangers’ Red String of Fate, helping them connect wit...
ko-fi.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A lot of indie authors are (justifiably) raising their prices due to increased fees, but I actually just DROPPED the price of Forget Me Knot for (*mumble mumble reasons*)
The paperback is just $11.99 now! If you like mythology-inspired queer fantasy romance rife with pining, humor, & healing👇🏽🌈📚
The paperback is just $11.99 now! If you like mythology-inspired queer fantasy romance rife with pining, humor, & healing👇🏽🌈📚
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I've been dying to write this for a long time. I love crime fiction and detective fiction; it's how I prefer to relax. I reject the idea that it has to be conservative or reactionary, and Jacobin was kind enough to let me write this essay extolling why we can't surrender this terrain.
We Need More Leftist Crime Fiction
Critics of crime fiction dismiss the genre as hopelessly reactionary, but its history tells a different story. From hard-boiled American detective novels to the explosion of Scandi-noir, crime fiction...
jacobin.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I've been dying to write this for a long time. I love crime fiction and detective fiction; it's how I prefer to relax. I reject the idea that it has to be conservative or reactionary, and Jacobin was kind enough to let me write this essay extolling why we can't surrender this terrain.
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Well, it's December, the Most Expensive Month and on top of that, disability benefits for the next months are wonky because of the holidays.
I could really use some help surviving.
Goal: 0/1500
ko-fi.com/jebwrench
I could really use some help surviving.
Goal: 0/1500
ko-fi.com/jebwrench
Buy Jebwrench a Coffee
Become a supporter of Jebwrench today!
ko-fi.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Well, it's December, the Most Expensive Month and on top of that, disability benefits for the next months are wonky because of the holidays.
I could really use some help surviving.
Goal: 0/1500
ko-fi.com/jebwrench
I could really use some help surviving.
Goal: 0/1500
ko-fi.com/jebwrench
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It has been a while since I bumped this. Our Audio Producer @vandomva.bsky.social has an important business helping transfemme and non-binary folks find their voice. She's a wonderful human being and it's a great alternative if you can't get speech therapy covered by insurance (or don't trust it).
AS SEEN ON CNN
Vandom Voice Academy is open for business! Cheap & effective trans voice lessons are now just a click away.
Schedule your free consultation with trans pro voice actress Alexis Vandom today!
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
vandomvoiceacademy.com/book-now/
Vandom Voice Academy is open for business! Cheap & effective trans voice lessons are now just a click away.
Schedule your free consultation with trans pro voice actress Alexis Vandom today!
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
vandomvoiceacademy.com/book-now/
December 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
It has been a while since I bumped this. Our Audio Producer @vandomva.bsky.social has an important business helping transfemme and non-binary folks find their voice. She's a wonderful human being and it's a great alternative if you can't get speech therapy covered by insurance (or don't trust it).
I happen to love 70's fashion
You say this, but this is my fucking style.
1970s: Where tasteful fashion went to die.
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I happen to love 70's fashion
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I painted a cat in a drawer. medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I painted a cat in a drawer. medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper
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#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org