Ginger
@gentlyepigrams.bsky.social
Life is too short to drink bad beer. Born Texas; currently Dallas. Rice grad. MA History. Gen X. She/her. Fannish, political, music, books. Mefite. TTRPG & PBEM gamer. Work in progress.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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A treasure of medieval legal history - A splendid 15th-century illuminated manuscript showing the Court of Common Pleas in session. #medievalsky
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A treasure of medieval legal history - A splendid 15th-century illuminated manuscript showing the Court of Common Pleas in session. #medievalsky
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The *actual* old school revival we need in RPGs is that glorious post Vampire pre D20/Magic period when everyone was putting out stuff like In Nomine, Unknown Armies and Underground.
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The *actual* old school revival we need in RPGs is that glorious post Vampire pre D20/Magic period when everyone was putting out stuff like In Nomine, Unknown Armies and Underground.
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We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 11 medieval suns.
Don't you love their shining faces?
Don't you love their shining faces?
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 11 medieval suns.
Don't you love their shining faces?
Don't you love their shining faces?
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yes I would like to order one (1) historical romance novel that uses this broadside ballad as a plot
The Female Highwayman
YouTube video by Lucy Ward - Topic
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
yes I would like to order one (1) historical romance novel that uses this broadside ballad as a plot
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Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
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This stunning 1984 poster was created from a 1983 photograph taken by Tseng Kwong Chi of totally nude dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones painted from head to toe by Keith Haring. Jones’s body became a literal canvas for Haring. emuseum.mfah.org/objects/1595... #art #photography #80s #LGBTQIA
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This stunning 1984 poster was created from a 1983 photograph taken by Tseng Kwong Chi of totally nude dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones painted from head to toe by Keith Haring. Jones’s body became a literal canvas for Haring. emuseum.mfah.org/objects/1595... #art #photography #80s #LGBTQIA
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DMV folks — are you or anyone you know a wheelchair tech and able to help out?
Please signal boost. Need a wheelchair tech who can help troubleshoot in Silver Spring, MD.
My wheelchair won't turn on and a wheelchair technician won't be available until the 15th...
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
DMV folks — are you or anyone you know a wheelchair tech and able to help out?
*music plays*
Me: It's a cover!
Me: It's a cover!
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
*music plays*
Me: It's a cover!
Me: It's a cover!
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HELL YEAH A MILLION REPOSTS
May 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
HELL YEAH A MILLION REPOSTS
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
I am not allowed to spend £585 on a replica of Han Solo's trenchcoat from ROTJ.
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Today marks a year since my Burnished City trilogy concluded. Still so proud of my desperate disaster trio and their story of defying the rules--in magic, in politics, and in love!
Never too late to join the fun. Start with the "wickedly entertaining" NOTORIOUS SORCERER. viscerate.com?page_id=243
Never too late to join the fun. Start with the "wickedly entertaining" NOTORIOUS SORCERER. viscerate.com?page_id=243
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Today marks a year since my Burnished City trilogy concluded. Still so proud of my desperate disaster trio and their story of defying the rules--in magic, in politics, and in love!
Never too late to join the fun. Start with the "wickedly entertaining" NOTORIOUS SORCERER. viscerate.com?page_id=243
Never too late to join the fun. Start with the "wickedly entertaining" NOTORIOUS SORCERER. viscerate.com?page_id=243
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They should do MyChart Wrapped
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That's right... Harrison Ford
You know who was also a carpenter and spoke truth to power 🤔
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
That's right... Harrison Ford
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if you are worried that people might fraudulently access disability accommodations to gain a competitive edge in college, the proper solution is to structure education less like a competition
but I encourage you to think about disability accomodations from a lens where disabled people exist to you
but I encourage you to think about disability accomodations from a lens where disabled people exist to you
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
if you are worried that people might fraudulently access disability accommodations to gain a competitive edge in college, the proper solution is to structure education less like a competition
but I encourage you to think about disability accomodations from a lens where disabled people exist to you
but I encourage you to think about disability accomodations from a lens where disabled people exist to you
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Dick didn’t come up with the titles.
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Dick didn’t come up with the titles.
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193 years ago today, Dec. 2, 1832, is an auspicious date in Texas history because it was on that date that Sam Houston crossed the Red River at Jonesborough and entered Texas for the first time. He could never, EVER have imagined all that would ensue as a result of that decision.
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
193 years ago today, Dec. 2, 1832, is an auspicious date in Texas history because it was on that date that Sam Houston crossed the Red River at Jonesborough and entered Texas for the first time. He could never, EVER have imagined all that would ensue as a result of that decision.
In the waiting room for PT and a medication advert comes on with Bust A Move as the music.
Excuse me, I'll be over here crumbling to dust.
Excuse me, I'll be over here crumbling to dust.
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In the waiting room for PT and a medication advert comes on with Bust A Move as the music.
Excuse me, I'll be over here crumbling to dust.
Excuse me, I'll be over here crumbling to dust.
Early this morning the lawn guys showed up and the Asylum Street Spankers song "Leaf Blower" immediately earwormed me. And yet again I remember that the song stopped being funny the moment it became clear a lot of people really would shoot the guy with the leaf blower and had guns.
Leaf Blower, by Asylum Street Spankers
from the album What? And Give Up Show Biz?
asylumstreetspankers.bandcamp.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Early this morning the lawn guys showed up and the Asylum Street Spankers song "Leaf Blower" immediately earwormed me. And yet again I remember that the song stopped being funny the moment it became clear a lot of people really would shoot the guy with the leaf blower and had guns.
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If you are getting married soon and on the fence about changing your name, my vote is for keeping your maiden name! Not because of the risk of divorce (though there’s that too), but because it’s a PITA with no tangible benefit. Change it socially but not legally, if you want.
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If you are getting married soon and on the fence about changing your name, my vote is for keeping your maiden name! Not because of the risk of divorce (though there’s that too), but because it’s a PITA with no tangible benefit. Change it socially but not legally, if you want.
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For the first time since 1988 the U.S. government is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day. So, I'm posting a few photos from a 2015 exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum. Hard to pick just one. Here is an Altar Piece by Keith Haring, his last before his death. #WorldAIDSDay
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
For the first time since 1988 the U.S. government is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day. So, I'm posting a few photos from a 2015 exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum. Hard to pick just one. Here is an Altar Piece by Keith Haring, his last before his death. #WorldAIDSDay
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One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
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Texas Tech has decided it wants to be a football program affiliated with something equivalent to an air conditioning repair school
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Texas Tech has decided it wants to be a football program affiliated with something equivalent to an air conditioning repair school
I've worked as a software tech writer and for an immigration lawyer. Not questions, but:
Software tech writer: "I know who to blame for the lousy help/documents now, ha ha!"
Legal assistant: All sorts of racist and xenophobic shit. Much more so now than when I was doing the job in the 90s.
Software tech writer: "I know who to blame for the lousy help/documents now, ha ha!"
Legal assistant: All sorts of racist and xenophobic shit. Much more so now than when I was doing the job in the 90s.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I've worked as a software tech writer and for an immigration lawyer. Not questions, but:
Software tech writer: "I know who to blame for the lousy help/documents now, ha ha!"
Legal assistant: All sorts of racist and xenophobic shit. Much more so now than when I was doing the job in the 90s.
Software tech writer: "I know who to blame for the lousy help/documents now, ha ha!"
Legal assistant: All sorts of racist and xenophobic shit. Much more so now than when I was doing the job in the 90s.