Iridium Scythe
iridiumscythe.bsky.social
Iridium Scythe
@iridiumscythe.bsky.social
Stardew lover but not actually a tool. Mostly I live on Tumblr. Some politics. Huge fan of YouTube as a media source. Share me your Doberman and cattle dog pics.
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sure why not #promosky

* stardew valley obvs
* rollercoaster tycoon
* gmm / mythical kitchen
* sayswhovian
* romantasy novels
* fandom ancient (i❤️u ao3)
* history of abandoned places
* ridiculously detailed youtube deep dives
* knitting sewing quilting
* making my own kimchi
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I know what's going on here... 🥚
June 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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I recreated Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" using uDraw for the Nintendo Wii (and also turned all the people into Miis)
May 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Happy Light Jacket Day to all who celebrate
April 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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This B&N preorder sale, which cOnVeNiEnTLy falls just before Indie Bookstore Day, consider making one (or more!) of your preorders at your local indie. Invest in your own community 💕
April 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Everything is terrible but here is one thing that isn't: the Rebel Spirit podcast, a labor of incredible love from @akilahhughes.com and me about trying to make real change in the face of history, is up for a Webby and I NEED your vote. ENDS TODAY. PLEASE VOTE.

vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
Vote for the best of the internet
I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.
vote.webbyawards.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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April 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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this Webby Award shit is way too tight and I am basically funneling ALL MY STRESS about *waves hands in all directions* into this one goofy award. Please vote Rebel Spirit if you have a moment: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
Vote for the best of the internet
I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.
vote.webbyawards.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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concept: one of those special-edition book subscription boxes but their editions are cheap mass market paperbacks with lovingly airbrushed 90s cover art
April 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Wrote a thing. Maybe it's a thing you wanna read, I dunno. We'll see. *lays it gently at your feet*
What It Feels Like, Right Now
When I was in college in North Carolina, I flew home to Pennsylvania for the holidays. My mother and father were going through a divorce at that point (a divorce that should’ve happened many …
terribleminds.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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With age, I am understanding things I never understood when I was younger.

ONE of those things, is the value of doing Fucking Anything™.

Taking ANY action, inspires other people to take action. This ripple effect is more powerful than the original Anything™ you do.
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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April 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Who wants some good news?

The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
www.worldwildlife.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
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March 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The Democratic Party is going to lose a lot of people, and for the first time I feel like I could be one of them.
US House voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)

Republicans 214-0
Democrats 10-198 (with 2 Ds voting "present")
March 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Everybody (me included) is getting bogged down on the details of events at NIH et al. Fatal mistake. The big picture is Musk/Trump are trying to shut down all gov-funded Medical/Disease research in the US. Have to understand that to have any hope of stopping it. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/act-now
Act Now
I may do a longer, maybe several longer versions of this post....
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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As with so many other things, there’s no official explanation for Trump’s “shutting down government-funded cancer research” policy. But with Trump pretending to care about cancer treatment at his joint address, we can rule out woowoo nonsense as a rationale. The only available explanations are evil.
Everybody (me included) is getting bogged down on the details of events at NIH et al. Fatal mistake. The big picture is Musk/Trump are trying to shut down all gov-funded Medical/Disease research in the US. Have to understand that to have any hope of stopping it. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/act-now
Act Now
I may do a longer, maybe several longer versions of this post....
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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In the US alone, each year, norovirus causes ~20 million acute gastroenteritis cases, 70,000 hospitalizations, up to 800 deaths, at a cost of ~$10.6 billion annually.
An pill vaccine shows considerable promise in a clinical trial, establishing mucosal immunity
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An oral norovirus vaccine tablet was safe and elicited mucosal immunity in older adults in a phase 1b clinical trial
An oral norovirus vaccine tablet is safe and induces strong mucosal and systemic immune responses in adults aged 55 to 80 years.
www.science.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.

If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.

If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
March 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM