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Rhi Louve

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Freelancer Rhiannon Louve (xe/xem) Author, dreamer, spiritual futurist 🐾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · Dec 2

Welcome new followers!

Stick around for fiction, Pagan spirituality, hopeful news, progressive politics, compassionate anarchy, and dog photos!

I'm a freelance writer, a queer, a hippie, and a number of other things your worst uncle is afraid of.

I only bite on request.

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 15h

I'm curious what "ethical AI" means to you. I have so many layers of concerns, including how much of it is more scam than breakthrough, that in some cases I feel like we're at the "scrap it and start over" phase.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds delicious!

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

Solarpunk paradise for all beings.

(long term goals)

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

What a great economy.

Please help out an old friend, and/or buy cool stuff

Yes That Eleri @eleritmlh.bsky.social · 2d

Heyall, I have to do the stupid loan request again this month.

Target goal is $800 for rent and meds, any amount will help and I can pay pack on the 25th.
Venmo is CEleriHamilton
Ko-Fi is eleritmlh
paypal direct is [email protected]

I'll have new stuff at elerimakesstuff.com this evening.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

They really do. It's surreal.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Horrifyingly well said, Zelda Williams.

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

When I first came up with a version of basic income in my head at age 19, before I ever heard others talk about it, my initial design was for artists. I was so made fun of for that idea, and it's so moving to me that it's getting so mainstream, with so much supporting evidence.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

You have the right and the duty to disobey unlawful orders.

Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 10d

Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, that would lead to only privileged people being allowed to run for office.

I think they should just have to divest themselves of all property over X amount of money (adjustable by era) and be unable to make more than X per year while in office. Excess must be given away.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of illustrative video clips in this. A real Portland protest, ICE misconduct. Good info here.

Indivisible- East Portland District 1 Neighbors @eastpdxindivisible.bsky.social · 2d

"Protesters aren't the problem; ICE is the problem" youtu.be/sSf7yI7vIxQ?...

ICE brings the War Zone with them.

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

youtu.be

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

A beaver with a soggy bento, taking shelter from the rain.

(my translation)

Poor little guy. And who's that in the shadows?

Today I knew every kanji, but I had to look up how to pronounce 雨宿り(amayadori, to take shelter from the rain) because I hadn't seen those kanji together before.

fumika🐧イラストレーター @chakosirokuma.bsky.social · 1d

濡れたお弁当を持って、雨宿りするビーバー
#ビーバーがいるよ

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

I will stay away. But I must share that I did just make a new protest sign for the 18th that says:

Come Join Us

We Don't Shoot Puppies

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

What's actually going on in Portland.

Indivisible- East Portland District 1 Neighbors @eastpdxindivisible.bsky.social · 1d

youtube.com/shorts/OGyrI...

Portland city councilors cheer on marathon runners near ICE facility

YouTube video by The Oregonian

youtube.com

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't know you could eat those! I must grow some next year!

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently "ceasefire" has entered the growing list of words that no longer have any meaning.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

U.N. Says Israeli Attacks Have Killed Over 100 Civilians in Lebanon Since Ceasefire

Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes killed two people and injured another in southern Lebanon earlier today.

www.democracynow.org

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 2d

This would make taking walks in the rain so much nicer!

youtube.com/shorts/9ziEX...

This Pavement Absorbs Rain To Prevent Flooding!

YouTube video by Sam Bentley

youtube.com

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 4d

Working on a thing.

New thing for new publishers.

Not sure if it'll happen yet, so that's all I'll tell for now.

*buzzes softly, emitting occasional sparks*

Wish me luck!

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 4d

I must have bats, spiders, and skulls.

Do not need slasher fic jump scare gore.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 4d

So interesting. Thanks for the heads up.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 4d

Yikes. I hope that protester is able to recover!

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 4d

Feeding the resistance is so important. I sent $20. Hope it helps.

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 9d

I'm so glad to hear it's not as bad as it sounds! Poor arm though! May it recover peacefully for a while!

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 9d

Hrm. If you find out, let me know. If it's from truth social or some shit, I need to take back part of a rant I just went on.

Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 9d

Wait, is it from bluesky, or another app?

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Rhi Louve @rhilouve.bsky.social · 9d

These include the people who risked bodily harm to nonviolently protect my right to free speech, even though we were strangers, and they got nothing in return.

I am displeased by this characterization, Bluesky. I am unimpressed.

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