Peter Pumpkin 🎃
@nanou2.bsky.social
If you're wondering whether I said something in earnest, I DID. Minneapolis antifascist & abolitionist. Parent, neighbor, queer. He/him. Fuck the police. Angrily spreading joy.
Banner pic: X-Men's Wolverine saying, "Pete! What's wrong with you?
Banner pic: X-Men's Wolverine saying, "Pete! What's wrong with you?
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Peter Pumpkin 🎃
@nanou2.bsky.social
· Jan 21
The Year Without Sunshine - Uncanny Magazine
During one of the much smaller disasters that preceded the really big disaster, I met a lot of my neighbors online. I can’t remember if we set up the WhatsApp group because of the pandemic or the civi...
www.uncannymagazine.com
A few months ago, I FINALLY read this short fiction from our local SF&F author (among other things) Naomi Kritzer (@naomikritzer.bsky.social). It's a post-disaster story, but in the vein of Hope Punk & Solar Punk.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-... 1/2
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-... 1/2
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We, the transgender community, receive a lot of flack for apparently erasing the word, 'woman'.
Yet, I increasingly see in the press, transgender women referred to as 'biological males' (slur) AND cisgender women referred to as 'females' rather than women.
Who is really erasing the word, 'woman'?
Yet, I increasingly see in the press, transgender women referred to as 'biological males' (slur) AND cisgender women referred to as 'females' rather than women.
Who is really erasing the word, 'woman'?
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We, the transgender community, receive a lot of flack for apparently erasing the word, 'woman'.
Yet, I increasingly see in the press, transgender women referred to as 'biological males' (slur) AND cisgender women referred to as 'females' rather than women.
Who is really erasing the word, 'woman'?
Yet, I increasingly see in the press, transgender women referred to as 'biological males' (slur) AND cisgender women referred to as 'females' rather than women.
Who is really erasing the word, 'woman'?
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November 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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So it’s family movie night and we’re near the end of Fantastic 4 and one of the characters appears to die and I’m all ready to be soothing and comforting like a good parent and that’s when the seven year old shouts “I GUESS NOW THEY’RE THE FANTASTIC THREE!”
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So it’s family movie night and we’re near the end of Fantastic 4 and one of the characters appears to die and I’m all ready to be soothing and comforting like a good parent and that’s when the seven year old shouts “I GUESS NOW THEY’RE THE FANTASTIC THREE!”
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It's #smallbusinesssaturday friends! Say no to faceless corporate crap and say yes to the shops in your community. As for me, I'm heading over to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social to pick up my order and probably buy more stuff. Books are better when bought at independent bookstores!
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's #smallbusinesssaturday friends! Say no to faceless corporate crap and say yes to the shops in your community. As for me, I'm heading over to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social to pick up my order and probably buy more stuff. Books are better when bought at independent bookstores!
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I can only assume insurance companies get some sort of sick gratification from denying medication to children because I got no other explanation for the hell Cigna has put us through to get our kid his prescription.
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I can only assume insurance companies get some sort of sick gratification from denying medication to children because I got no other explanation for the hell Cigna has put us through to get our kid his prescription.
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Malort is proof a deity exists and that it is a malicious and evil omnipresence
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Malort is proof a deity exists and that it is a malicious and evil omnipresence
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for at least a week, no road rage in Chicago. bicyclists and drivers will hold hands and sing together. all our Italian beefs will get extra dipped w/o asking. all shots of malort are on the house. everybody starts the day with an old style tall boy. LFG!
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
for at least a week, no road rage in Chicago. bicyclists and drivers will hold hands and sing together. all our Italian beefs will get extra dipped w/o asking. all shots of malort are on the house. everybody starts the day with an old style tall boy. LFG!
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We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies
These are very troubling times
These are very troubling times
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies
These are very troubling times
These are very troubling times
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Guillermo del Toro's the Grinch
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Guillermo del Toro's the Grinch
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Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
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DYK: Women have earned the majority of doctoral degrees awarded by American universities each year since 2009.
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
DYK: Women have earned the majority of doctoral degrees awarded by American universities each year since 2009.
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
First women to earn a PhD in the US?
Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social
#education #highered #academia
I... Kinda disagree. We should all know who we're dealing with!
Here’s a hot take: I don’t want to see lawmakers posting holiday pictures from their mansions — I don’t care which party.
Keep that shit to yourself.
Keep that shit to yourself.
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I... Kinda disagree. We should all know who we're dealing with!
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zoomers are ruining the planned obsolescence industry
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
zoomers are ruining the planned obsolescence industry
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My boyfriend was trying to describe one of our cat toys just now and said "bird leaves" instead of feathers and I laughed so hard I thought I was going to pee.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My boyfriend was trying to describe one of our cat toys just now and said "bird leaves" instead of feathers and I laughed so hard I thought I was going to pee.
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@gallerynucleus.bsky.social is having a Black Friday sale where everything except Disney products will be off 20% from November 28th - December 1st with the code THANKS20. A number of originals of mine are still available (including this one!) plus prints!
www.gallerynucleus.com/artists/vane...
www.gallerynucleus.com/artists/vane...
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
@gallerynucleus.bsky.social is having a Black Friday sale where everything except Disney products will be off 20% from November 28th - December 1st with the code THANKS20. A number of originals of mine are still available (including this one!) plus prints!
www.gallerynucleus.com/artists/vane...
www.gallerynucleus.com/artists/vane...
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More warm up drawings of these two from the last few months. I'm working on their story a lot for the first time in a long time (it's easier to write than paint while I still work on healing) and I can't wait to show it to you all some day!
#kidlitart
#kidlitart
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
More warm up drawings of these two from the last few months. I'm working on their story a lot for the first time in a long time (it's easier to write than paint while I still work on healing) and I can't wait to show it to you all some day!
#kidlitart
#kidlitart
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Problem is that you're assuming what they do is science and not contrarian grifting.
JAQing off for money isn't science. Quite the opposite.
JAQing off for money isn't science. Quite the opposite.
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Problem is that you're assuming what they do is science and not contrarian grifting.
JAQing off for money isn't science. Quite the opposite.
JAQing off for money isn't science. Quite the opposite.
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My company recently unveiled in-house AI tools. Management's encouraging everyone to use them (to justify the probable eyewatering costs)
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My company recently unveiled in-house AI tools. Management's encouraging everyone to use them (to justify the probable eyewatering costs)
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
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No. I don’t just draw dinosaurs! These illustrations were commissioned for the Feeding Without Jaws Exhibition at @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social Check out their website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi... - for more details of the exhibition, which runs until the end of February. (1/4)
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
No. I don’t just draw dinosaurs! These illustrations were commissioned for the Feeding Without Jaws Exhibition at @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social Check out their website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi... - for more details of the exhibition, which runs until the end of February. (1/4)
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Hello new followers.
I’m Andy - an illustrator of dragons, dinosaurs and other extinct animals. I work in both traditional and digital media, and am a passionate advocate for human-made art. You can find all my work, purchase my books and contact me here: www.andyfrazer.com
I’m Andy - an illustrator of dragons, dinosaurs and other extinct animals. I work in both traditional and digital media, and am a passionate advocate for human-made art. You can find all my work, purchase my books and contact me here: www.andyfrazer.com
October 18, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Hello new followers.
I’m Andy - an illustrator of dragons, dinosaurs and other extinct animals. I work in both traditional and digital media, and am a passionate advocate for human-made art. You can find all my work, purchase my books and contact me here: www.andyfrazer.com
I’m Andy - an illustrator of dragons, dinosaurs and other extinct animals. I work in both traditional and digital media, and am a passionate advocate for human-made art. You can find all my work, purchase my books and contact me here: www.andyfrazer.com
I'm sorry, this is cool as hell. I loved this show.
When I was a kid, my sister and I used to "play Furniture Guys," in which we'd construct small pieces of furniture out of cardboard and scrap wood and stuff, and then paint it with markers or glue pieces of fabric "upholstery" to it, wisecracking while role-playing as Ed Feldman and Joe L'erario.
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I'm sorry, this is cool as hell. I loved this show.
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We stand firm in the belief that our handler erred on the side of caution when he tranquilized the child in the Tigger pajamas.
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We stand firm in the belief that our handler erred on the side of caution when he tranquilized the child in the Tigger pajamas.
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Teenage me: psssh, look at these soulless poseurs
Adult me: people are all unique, with their own struggles and triumphs we can know nothing about and deserve our respect if not our admiration
Middle-aged me: hold on, let's hear teenage me out
Adult me: people are all unique, with their own struggles and triumphs we can know nothing about and deserve our respect if not our admiration
Middle-aged me: hold on, let's hear teenage me out
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Teenage me: psssh, look at these soulless poseurs
Adult me: people are all unique, with their own struggles and triumphs we can know nothing about and deserve our respect if not our admiration
Middle-aged me: hold on, let's hear teenage me out
Adult me: people are all unique, with their own struggles and triumphs we can know nothing about and deserve our respect if not our admiration
Middle-aged me: hold on, let's hear teenage me out