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They/them. Queer, agender, panromantic. Unrepentant nerd. Writer, reader. Jack of all fandoms. I follow a lot of NSFW stuff so deal with that on your own time.
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Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
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Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you :3
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
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Only One Bed is my villain origin story because so many people are writing it like you just need a room with just one bed and not understanding that the One Bed is the set-up to explore like 100 different choices you make when you are suddenly thrust into extremely intimate forced proximity!
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Only One Bed is my villain origin story because so many people are writing it like you just need a room with just one bed and not understanding that the One Bed is the set-up to explore like 100 different choices you make when you are suddenly thrust into extremely intimate forced proximity!
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yes, BUT. If you know your craft, you can take a list of tropes you want to write and turn them into an amazing book. And that is the step we are missing. The part where we understand what makes various tropes tick, what they are ACTUALLY exploring. Why they appeal to people to begin with!
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
yes, BUT. If you know your craft, you can take a list of tropes you want to write and turn them into an amazing book. And that is the step we are missing. The part where we understand what makes various tropes tick, what they are ACTUALLY exploring. Why they appeal to people to begin with!
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now I’m no expert but wasn’t there something pretty major in there about false idols
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
now I’m no expert but wasn’t there something pretty major in there about false idols
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There’s an age where “Mmm please step on me” becomes less about thirst and more about lower back pain
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There’s an age where “Mmm please step on me” becomes less about thirst and more about lower back pain
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It's a bit disconcerting when an East German hears you're from Chicago and goes "oh. You are facing some troubles now, yes?" And then it's like "it will not always be so" thanks buddy, authoritarian regime Solidarität 😭
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It's a bit disconcerting when an East German hears you're from Chicago and goes "oh. You are facing some troubles now, yes?" And then it's like "it will not always be so" thanks buddy, authoritarian regime Solidarität 😭
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Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
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I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
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I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.
Trump: “I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene…”
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.
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***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
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➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
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So, fun fact: there's KNOWN UXO from WW2 all over London. Stuff that was buried over as it was too tricky to remove during the Blitz as everyone was kinda busy.
This is NOT disclosed on housing surveys. They'll tell you that someone 2 miles away sells calor gas. UXO in your garden? Naaaah.
This is NOT disclosed on housing surveys. They'll tell you that someone 2 miles away sells calor gas. UXO in your garden? Naaaah.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So, fun fact: there's KNOWN UXO from WW2 all over London. Stuff that was buried over as it was too tricky to remove during the Blitz as everyone was kinda busy.
This is NOT disclosed on housing surveys. They'll tell you that someone 2 miles away sells calor gas. UXO in your garden? Naaaah.
This is NOT disclosed on housing surveys. They'll tell you that someone 2 miles away sells calor gas. UXO in your garden? Naaaah.
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yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
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the thing is that there are only two explanations for this and they are both utterly disqualifying for Dem leadership
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
the thing is that there are only two explanations for this and they are both utterly disqualifying for Dem leadership
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
1. you knew they would come for abortion and you already decided you were willing to give it up
2. you did NOT know, because you are too gullible for the job you currently hold
I still look for authors who can establish character voice so well that you don't need dialogue tags in every passage to tell who's speaking. Eoin Colfer was the one who showed me it could be done in The Eternity Code.
So far since it's been Jasper Fforde, @jimchines.com, and Martha Wells.
So far since it's been Jasper Fforde, @jimchines.com, and Martha Wells.
In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", there's a description of a room that is empty except for dead flies on the window sill.
Suddenly, 8yo me realized that one well chosen detail can convey an entire room. An entire mood, even.
40yrs later, I still look for authors who can do that.
Suddenly, 8yo me realized that one well chosen detail can convey an entire room. An entire mood, even.
40yrs later, I still look for authors who can do that.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I still look for authors who can establish character voice so well that you don't need dialogue tags in every passage to tell who's speaking. Eoin Colfer was the one who showed me it could be done in The Eternity Code.
So far since it's been Jasper Fforde, @jimchines.com, and Martha Wells.
So far since it's been Jasper Fforde, @jimchines.com, and Martha Wells.
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In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", there's a description of a room that is empty except for dead flies on the window sill.
Suddenly, 8yo me realized that one well chosen detail can convey an entire room. An entire mood, even.
40yrs later, I still look for authors who can do that.
Suddenly, 8yo me realized that one well chosen detail can convey an entire room. An entire mood, even.
40yrs later, I still look for authors who can do that.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", there's a description of a room that is empty except for dead flies on the window sill.
Suddenly, 8yo me realized that one well chosen detail can convey an entire room. An entire mood, even.
40yrs later, I still look for authors who can do that.
Suddenly, 8yo me realized that one well chosen detail can convey an entire room. An entire mood, even.
40yrs later, I still look for authors who can do that.
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I keep telling y'all he does not actually know things, have opinions, or make decisions anymore, he just responds to stimuli
one of the stimuli he responds to is "this was a Biden witch hunt"
he is completely honestly explaining that the correct cue was given so he performed the "pardon" behavior
one of the stimuli he responds to is "this was a Biden witch hunt"
he is completely honestly explaining that the correct cue was given so he performed the "pardon" behavior
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I keep telling y'all he does not actually know things, have opinions, or make decisions anymore, he just responds to stimuli
one of the stimuli he responds to is "this was a Biden witch hunt"
he is completely honestly explaining that the correct cue was given so he performed the "pardon" behavior
one of the stimuli he responds to is "this was a Biden witch hunt"
he is completely honestly explaining that the correct cue was given so he performed the "pardon" behavior
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he's not playing dumb, this is actually a little moment of truth, this is how the regime works
insiders get close to the brainhole baron by flattering and/or bribing him and then tell him "my friend was the victim of a Biden witch hunt" and also "there's money in it for you if you pardon him"
insiders get close to the brainhole baron by flattering and/or bribing him and then tell him "my friend was the victim of a Biden witch hunt" and also "there's money in it for you if you pardon him"
CNN put together a montage of Trump playing dumb about the pardon of the Binance founder twice in about a week
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
he's not playing dumb, this is actually a little moment of truth, this is how the regime works
insiders get close to the brainhole baron by flattering and/or bribing him and then tell him "my friend was the victim of a Biden witch hunt" and also "there's money in it for you if you pardon him"
insiders get close to the brainhole baron by flattering and/or bribing him and then tell him "my friend was the victim of a Biden witch hunt" and also "there's money in it for you if you pardon him"
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I know I say this every year, but you can't beat flagshagger poppyganda by oversimplifying shit to the other extreme.
You beat it by actively encouraging people to understand that narratives around war and remembrance are COMPLEX. And that this is GOOD. Because it makes them interesting.
You beat it by actively encouraging people to understand that narratives around war and remembrance are COMPLEX. And that this is GOOD. Because it makes them interesting.
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I know I say this every year, but you can't beat flagshagger poppyganda by oversimplifying shit to the other extreme.
You beat it by actively encouraging people to understand that narratives around war and remembrance are COMPLEX. And that this is GOOD. Because it makes them interesting.
You beat it by actively encouraging people to understand that narratives around war and remembrance are COMPLEX. And that this is GOOD. Because it makes them interesting.
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He's very good. Let's face it, all we have left is our language so we should use to it's utmost effect.
Another piece by him about America -
Another piece by him about America -
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
He's very good. Let's face it, all we have left is our language so we should use to it's utmost effect.
Another piece by him about America -
Another piece by him about America -
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Jesus Houdini Christ, this is great.
September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Jesus Houdini Christ, this is great.
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A few reminders.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...
Frequently asked questions on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
How many countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child? How does the Convention define "child"?
www.unicef.org
August 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A few reminders.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...