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It's our job to keep each other safe. This account mostly reposts things that are pretty or funny: swords, ships, history, comics & illustration, sci fi & fantasy.
Pinned
No to war. No to genocide. No to ICE. No to American fascism.
Resist the callous and casual cruelty of this immoral, anti-human regime and its supporters.
Resist the callous and casual cruelty of this immoral, anti-human regime and its supporters.
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King of Falafel is one of the gems of Astoria. They even catered our baby shower!
Their owner Freddy has stood unapologetically for Palestine. So now, the city is fining him thousands for his “Stop Genocide, #FreePalestine” sign.
Help Freddy pay these hefty fines: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Their owner Freddy has stood unapologetically for Palestine. So now, the city is fining him thousands for his “Stop Genocide, #FreePalestine” sign.
Help Freddy pay these hefty fines: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Donate to Stand with Freddy: Help King of Falafel and Shawarma, organized by Kyra Sorkin
Since 2002, Freddy Zeideia has owned and operated King of Falafel and… Kyra Sorkin needs your support for Stand with Freddy: Help King of Falafel and Shawarma
www.gofundme.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
King of Falafel is one of the gems of Astoria. They even catered our baby shower!
Their owner Freddy has stood unapologetically for Palestine. So now, the city is fining him thousands for his “Stop Genocide, #FreePalestine” sign.
Help Freddy pay these hefty fines: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Their owner Freddy has stood unapologetically for Palestine. So now, the city is fining him thousands for his “Stop Genocide, #FreePalestine” sign.
Help Freddy pay these hefty fines: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
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Decided to paint the outer white area all the way to bring the light focus on the wave. Wip
December 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Decided to paint the outer white area all the way to bring the light focus on the wave. Wip
HOLY SHIT I CAN'T WAIT ✨️🤩🐉⚔️✨️
Temeraire: The Roleplaying Game is coming to Kickstarter in early 2026! I've been working closely with Magpie Games to bring the world of Temeraire to life in this exciting new RPG.
Follow along & be among the first to take to the skies when the project launches! www.kickstarter.com/...
Follow along & be among the first to take to the skies when the project launches! www.kickstarter.com/...
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
HOLY SHIT I CAN'T WAIT ✨️🤩🐉⚔️✨️
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Spotted this nasty bugger in my library the other night.
December 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Spotted this nasty bugger in my library the other night.
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Work on the Almanac progresses, but I am pausing to tease this little prairie goblin drawing that I absolutely adore.
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Work on the Almanac progresses, but I am pausing to tease this little prairie goblin drawing that I absolutely adore.
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A 14-year-old boy has folded origami that can hold 10,000 times its weight. Miles Wu used the Miura-ori fold, which is known for collapsing and expanding with precision. He’d like to use his origami experiments to help improve pop-up emergency shelters. buff.ly/SiY2KZh
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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14-Year-Old Wins Prize For Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times Its Own Weight
While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day improve disaster relief.
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A 14-year-old boy has folded origami that can hold 10,000 times its weight. Miles Wu used the Miura-ori fold, which is known for collapsing and expanding with precision. He’d like to use his origami experiments to help improve pop-up emergency shelters. buff.ly/SiY2KZh
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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If you want to follow updates... I'm starting a Patreon! For $3/month, you get a monthly newsletter, with project updates and various other Emily Dickinson content—thoughts about poems, collections, and related texts, musical settings I like, probably at least a few shitposts.
Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project | Patreon
A database sorting Emily Dickinson's poems by copyright status.
www.patreon.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you want to follow updates... I'm starting a Patreon! For $3/month, you get a monthly newsletter, with project updates and various other Emily Dickinson content—thoughts about poems, collections, and related texts, musical settings I like, probably at least a few shitposts.
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There isn't much to look at yet. I've made placeholder pages for about 1300 of 1800 titles. I expect it'll take quite some time to get everything up and running even just with the editions that have gone PD, not to mention the S-L-O-W trickle of new editions into the public domain.
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
There isn't much to look at yet. I've made placeholder pages for about 1300 of 1800 titles. I expect it'll take quite some time to get everything up and running even just with the editions that have gone PD, not to mention the S-L-O-W trickle of new editions into the public domain.
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In honor of Emily Dickinson's birthday today, I'm proud to announce the launch of the Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project!
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project
Tracking copyright on the poetry of Emily Dickinson
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In honor of Emily Dickinson's birthday today, I'm proud to announce the launch of the Emily Dickinson Public Domain Project!
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
emilydickinsonpublicdomain.com
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Oh captain my captain
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Oh captain my captain
Support living queer artists @barit0wned.bsky.social @divatron9000.bsky.social making new art!!! (While you're at it, say "fuck you" to billionaire writers lurking in Scottish castles scheming to deprive trans folks of their civil rights & spending all of their royalty payments to make it happen.)
Our new opera campaign just launched on Tiltify! Support the creation: tilt.fyi/m6CI4rMDsd
Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers
We give you the tools to engage with your donors and raise more for your charity
tilt.fyi
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Support living queer artists @barit0wned.bsky.social @divatron9000.bsky.social making new art!!! (While you're at it, say "fuck you" to billionaire writers lurking in Scottish castles scheming to deprive trans folks of their civil rights & spending all of their royalty payments to make it happen.)
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Okay Bluesky, do your thing! We have just launched the crowdfunding campaign for our BRAND NEW ORIGINAL TRANS OPERETTA 🏳️⚧️
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We need to raise $100,000 in one year to make this real and I know we can do it together.
This project is so important and we will make HISTORY!!
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We need to raise $100,000 in one year to make this real and I know we can do it together.
This project is so important and we will make HISTORY!!
Our new opera campaign just launched on Tiltify! Support the creation: tilt.fyi/m6CI4rMDsd
Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers
We give you the tools to engage with your donors and raise more for your charity
tilt.fyi
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Okay Bluesky, do your thing! We have just launched the crowdfunding campaign for our BRAND NEW ORIGINAL TRANS OPERETTA 🏳️⚧️
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We need to raise $100,000 in one year to make this real and I know we can do it together.
This project is so important and we will make HISTORY!!
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We need to raise $100,000 in one year to make this real and I know we can do it together.
This project is so important and we will make HISTORY!!
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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enamel pins and tote bags are back in the shop! the last of the preorders went out this week and remaining stock is available while supplies last 😎 emilycheeseman.com/shop
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
enamel pins and tote bags are back in the shop! the last of the preorders went out this week and remaining stock is available while supplies last 😎 emilycheeseman.com/shop
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Happy Feastgiving Everyone!
Hope y'all are staying warm and well-fed. No need to brave the late autumn chill for the first shopping of mariah-carey-has-escaped-containment Season, I have my first collection of 12 handmade turned hardwood ornaments available now!
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
Hope y'all are staying warm and well-fed. No need to brave the late autumn chill for the first shopping of mariah-carey-has-escaped-containment Season, I have my first collection of 12 handmade turned hardwood ornaments available now!
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Happy Feastgiving Everyone!
Hope y'all are staying warm and well-fed. No need to brave the late autumn chill for the first shopping of mariah-carey-has-escaped-containment Season, I have my first collection of 12 handmade turned hardwood ornaments available now!
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
Hope y'all are staying warm and well-fed. No need to brave the late autumn chill for the first shopping of mariah-carey-has-escaped-containment Season, I have my first collection of 12 handmade turned hardwood ornaments available now!
www.galdrecraft.com/category/orn...
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@dansinker.com we’ve got graphic whistle cards that work great when you don’t have a common language with all your neighbors. And lightens translation loads on very diverse neighborhoods.
We punch a hole and put it on a key ring.
tinyurl.com/FCDWhistle
We punch a hole and put it on a key ring.
tinyurl.com/FCDWhistle
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
@dansinker.com we’ve got graphic whistle cards that work great when you don’t have a common language with all your neighbors. And lightens translation loads on very diverse neighborhoods.
We punch a hole and put it on a key ring.
tinyurl.com/FCDWhistle
We punch a hole and put it on a key ring.
tinyurl.com/FCDWhistle
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I handed out neighbor-printed whistles in Flatbush tonight and it was lovely. New Yorkers in motion do not EVER stop to chat but for this, they did.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I handed out neighbor-printed whistles in Flatbush tonight and it was lovely. New Yorkers in motion do not EVER stop to chat but for this, they did.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
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Delighted to finally share this episode of The Ottoman History Podcast doing a historical deep dive on The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2025/11/chak...
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2025/11/chak...
A Sea of Sorcery: Roundtable with Shannon Chakraborty
produced by Shireen Hamza and featuring Fahad Bishara, KD Thompson, Liana Saif, Mahmood Kooria, Rebecca Hankins, and Samantha Pellegr...
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Delighted to finally share this episode of The Ottoman History Podcast doing a historical deep dive on The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2025/11/chak...
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2025/11/chak...
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Workers at The Met are trying to unionize, citing “long-term pay inequities, lack of job protection, and ever-increasing workloads.” If they succeed, their union would be one of the largest museum unions in the US.
Met Museum Workers Push to Unionize
Staffers at the New York City institution have filed a petition for a union vote with the National Labor Relations Board.
hyperallergic.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Workers at The Met are trying to unionize, citing “long-term pay inequities, lack of job protection, and ever-increasing workloads.” If they succeed, their union would be one of the largest museum unions in the US.
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sharing this line with students today
April 11, 2024 at 3:39 PM
sharing this line with students today
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Now that the book's been out for over a month, I'm re-posting this great review by @hawkwinglb.bsky.social of Queen Demon, for people who have had time to read the book and like really deep smart dives: locusmag.com/review/queen...
Queen Demon by Martha Wells: Review by Liz Bourke
Queen Demon, Martha Wells (Tor 978-1-250-82691-6, $28.99, 400pp, hc) October 2025. Cover by Cynthia Sheppard. I’ve loved Martha Wells’s fantasy novels ever since I picked up The Element of Fire. Qu…
locusmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Now that the book's been out for over a month, I'm re-posting this great review by @hawkwinglb.bsky.social of Queen Demon, for people who have had time to read the book and like really deep smart dives: locusmag.com/review/queen...
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Also, very early galleys of The Tapestry of Fate are in! I'm so excited to start seeing Amina's next adventure out in the wild
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Also, very early galleys of The Tapestry of Fate are in! I'm so excited to start seeing Amina's next adventure out in the wild
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Finally sharing possibly the coolest thing that's happened to me this year. Al-'Usur al-Wusta, in connection with the Ottoman History Podcast, organized a round table discussion on The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. The essays can be found here, with the podcast episode soon to come!
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Finally sharing possibly the coolest thing that's happened to me this year. Al-'Usur al-Wusta, in connection with the Ottoman History Podcast, organized a round table discussion on The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. The essays can be found here, with the podcast episode soon to come!
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”