ann marie aka hal
@haleth.bsky.social
ok i don't mind posting pronouns, just choosing is hard cause gender doesn't seem that relevant to my life rn. um. how about she/them/what?!??. i love all life forms. queer autistic/adhd
Apologies but I seem to have gone off social media for the moment. Like sometimes I go off eggs: one day they are food and perfectly fine to eat, but the next they are Meat and I can't get them down. RN social media is like meat. If it's not reptiles, I'm not interested. Be back... eventually.
August 31, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Apologies but I seem to have gone off social media for the moment. Like sometimes I go off eggs: one day they are food and perfectly fine to eat, but the next they are Meat and I can't get them down. RN social media is like meat. If it's not reptiles, I'm not interested. Be back... eventually.
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Today is apparently Black Indie Day, so now seems like a great time to snag my horror thriller about an atheist who’s raised from the dead & has to save her soul from Baron Samedi.
Link previews are still broken, but I promise it’s here: bit.ly/getrisen
Link previews are still broken, but I promise it’s here: bit.ly/getrisen
August 21, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Today is apparently Black Indie Day, so now seems like a great time to snag my horror thriller about an atheist who’s raised from the dead & has to save her soul from Baron Samedi.
Link previews are still broken, but I promise it’s here: bit.ly/getrisen
Link previews are still broken, but I promise it’s here: bit.ly/getrisen
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Verreciel’s Hierarchy of Needs
August 15, 2023 at 11:19 AM
Verreciel’s Hierarchy of Needs
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ai in hollywood (and everywhere else) is a union busting tactic
the goal isnt actually ai scripts, its execs telling writers every day "stop complaining or we'll replace you with a robot"
the goal isnt actually ai scripts, its execs telling writers every day "stop complaining or we'll replace you with a robot"
Even after more than a decade of Uber, people don’t seem to get that the venture capitalists only subsidize the “disruptive” tech long enough to throw the displaced workers into permanent precarity, then they raise prices after destroying the overall market. Cab driver suicides are the strategy.
At an end, your rule is. And not short enough, it was.
August 13, 2023 at 9:27 PM
ai in hollywood (and everywhere else) is a union busting tactic
the goal isnt actually ai scripts, its execs telling writers every day "stop complaining or we'll replace you with a robot"
the goal isnt actually ai scripts, its execs telling writers every day "stop complaining or we'll replace you with a robot"
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Natural disasters really highlight our huge housing issues - including the fact that renters often get little to no support or consideration when they lose their homes to fire, as opposed to homeowners.
August 13, 2023 at 10:50 PM
Natural disasters really highlight our huge housing issues - including the fact that renters often get little to no support or consideration when they lose their homes to fire, as opposed to homeowners.
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Reskeet if you like trans people 🏳️⚧️
August 14, 2023 at 2:32 AM
Reskeet if you like trans people 🏳️⚧️
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As a vegetarian, I approve this message
People say that being a vegetarian is good for the environment. I think you can fight climate change more as a carnivore. A billionaire has 1 million times the average carbon emissions. Therefore, a carnivore eating just one billionaire would do more for the environment a million vegetarians.
August 13, 2023 at 10:43 PM
As a vegetarian, I approve this message
Meet my best bud, Clement!
August 13, 2023 at 8:47 AM
Meet my best bud, Clement!
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your boss is not your friend. never help your boss
August 10, 2023 at 4:35 PM
your boss is not your friend. never help your boss
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After I called a “You aren’t alone :)” hotline on campus - they called cqmpus PD who put me in handcuffs, put me in the back of a squad car, and I sat in a hospital without my phone or any way to contact anyone while I waited for a doctor to sign off on my release - 5 hours later.
Oh by the way don't call the cops on people in mental crisis.
August 9, 2023 at 3:48 AM
After I called a “You aren’t alone :)” hotline on campus - they called cqmpus PD who put me in handcuffs, put me in the back of a squad car, and I sat in a hospital without my phone or any way to contact anyone while I waited for a doctor to sign off on my release - 5 hours later.
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“It's what they spent their budgets on in every city.”
August 8, 2023 at 8:35 PM
“It's what they spent their budgets on in every city.”
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The PseudoPod portal is open for general submissions from 11 Aug 5am BST until 22 Aug 2023 4:59 BST*
We're looking for horror stories of up to 6000 words. You may submit one reprint and one original.
(*Portals are slippery: we recommend not leaving it until the last minute)
We're looking for horror stories of up to 6000 words. You may submit one reprint and one original.
(*Portals are slippery: we recommend not leaving it until the last minute)
August 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM
The PseudoPod portal is open for general submissions from 11 Aug 5am BST until 22 Aug 2023 4:59 BST*
We're looking for horror stories of up to 6000 words. You may submit one reprint and one original.
(*Portals are slippery: we recommend not leaving it until the last minute)
We're looking for horror stories of up to 6000 words. You may submit one reprint and one original.
(*Portals are slippery: we recommend not leaving it until the last minute)
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Black woman, who was 8 months pregnant at the time, is arrested for carjacking based on faulty facial recognition match. She is the sixth (known) person to have this happen—all six have been Black. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html
Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match
Porsha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully accused as a result of facial recognition technolog...
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Black woman, who was 8 months pregnant at the time, is arrested for carjacking based on faulty facial recognition match. She is the sixth (known) person to have this happen—all six have been Black. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html
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No borders on stolen land.
Reskeet if you're rocking with border abolition
August 4, 2023 at 8:35 PM
No borders on stolen land.
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My upcoming novel, THE REFORMATORY, is more than a ghost story or a fictionalization of the Dozier School.
Set in 1950, it includes historical figures like Harry T. Moore & references to the ugly underbelly of Florida's history that DeSantis & Republicans don't want you to know.
PRE-ORDER: 10/31
Set in 1950, it includes historical figures like Harry T. Moore & references to the ugly underbelly of Florida's history that DeSantis & Republicans don't want you to know.
PRE-ORDER: 10/31
July 20, 2023 at 3:25 PM
My upcoming novel, THE REFORMATORY, is more than a ghost story or a fictionalization of the Dozier School.
Set in 1950, it includes historical figures like Harry T. Moore & references to the ugly underbelly of Florida's history that DeSantis & Republicans don't want you to know.
PRE-ORDER: 10/31
Set in 1950, it includes historical figures like Harry T. Moore & references to the ugly underbelly of Florida's history that DeSantis & Republicans don't want you to know.
PRE-ORDER: 10/31
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Author Dominic has come through for my silly little noodle site yet again!
This time, they're bringing you 5 tips for writing non-monogamy and polyamory in your next fiction masterpiece.
*noodle noises*
#blogpost
https://theangrynoodle.com/5-tips-for-writing-non-monogamy-and-polyamory/
This time, they're bringing you 5 tips for writing non-monogamy and polyamory in your next fiction masterpiece.
*noodle noises*
#blogpost
https://theangrynoodle.com/5-tips-for-writing-non-monogamy-and-polyamory/
5 Tips for Writing Non-monogamy and Polyamory
Author Dominic is back again, this time bringing you 5 tips for writing nonmanogamous relationships in your next work-in-progress!
theangrynoodle.com
August 1, 2023 at 3:35 PM
Author Dominic has come through for my silly little noodle site yet again!
This time, they're bringing you 5 tips for writing non-monogamy and polyamory in your next fiction masterpiece.
*noodle noises*
#blogpost
https://theangrynoodle.com/5-tips-for-writing-non-monogamy-and-polyamory/
This time, they're bringing you 5 tips for writing non-monogamy and polyamory in your next fiction masterpiece.
*noodle noises*
#blogpost
https://theangrynoodle.com/5-tips-for-writing-non-monogamy-and-polyamory/
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driving through endless road construction and thinking about the workers, whose mandated water breaks are being taken away as it reaches 110° outside
August 1, 2023 at 8:41 PM
driving through endless road construction and thinking about the workers, whose mandated water breaks are being taken away as it reaches 110° outside
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I lifted this from another place but it is a perfect gold star.
July 31, 2023 at 7:06 PM
I lifted this from another place but it is a perfect gold star.
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Hey. So I don't know if you knew this, but often a major trigger for autistic people is being taken uncharitably.
What we say being interpreted the worst way possible has been used to punish and abuse us.
You combat ableism by assuming good faith and asking us questions. Please try to do this.
What we say being interpreted the worst way possible has been used to punish and abuse us.
You combat ableism by assuming good faith and asking us questions. Please try to do this.
July 31, 2023 at 7:43 AM
Hey. So I don't know if you knew this, but often a major trigger for autistic people is being taken uncharitably.
What we say being interpreted the worst way possible has been used to punish and abuse us.
You combat ableism by assuming good faith and asking us questions. Please try to do this.
What we say being interpreted the worst way possible has been used to punish and abuse us.
You combat ableism by assuming good faith and asking us questions. Please try to do this.
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Dystopian fiction authors are going to need to raise their game
The largest public school district in Texas is eliminating librarian positions and converting the libraries into 'discipline centers' at 28 schools this upcoming year
HISD to eliminate librarians, turn libraries into discipline centers at 28 campuses
Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and converting the libraries into ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will...
www.click2houston.com
July 27, 2023 at 8:11 PM
Dystopian fiction authors are going to need to raise their game
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A friend once trying to explain my poly triad(ish) relationship to her mother:
"But I just don't understand why she would WANT that. Why would anyone want MORE partners??"
"Mom, all the people in this relationship are women."
"OHH. That makes way more sense. Well, good for them!"
"But I just don't understand why she would WANT that. Why would anyone want MORE partners??"
"Mom, all the people in this relationship are women."
"OHH. That makes way more sense. Well, good for them!"
July 22, 2023 at 6:10 AM
A friend once trying to explain my poly triad(ish) relationship to her mother:
"But I just don't understand why she would WANT that. Why would anyone want MORE partners??"
"Mom, all the people in this relationship are women."
"OHH. That makes way more sense. Well, good for them!"
"But I just don't understand why she would WANT that. Why would anyone want MORE partners??"
"Mom, all the people in this relationship are women."
"OHH. That makes way more sense. Well, good for them!"
I snorted so loud.
July 23, 2023 at 10:58 PM
I snorted so loud.