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Queer; Jewish; SF/F/H Fan; still not sure what goes in these things; over 30; they/them;
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Post from Foz Meadows: human gender and sexuality are very much like animal taxonomy, in that both look structured and simple on the surface, but once you start investigating, it turns out there's actually no such thing as a fish despite the fact that we all know what a fish is, and that's okay Reply from FutureEvilScientist: As a biologist, that is a fantastic comparison. We talk about "fish" (which, cladistically, do not exist, there is no monophyletic group of "fish" that simultaneously includes all organisms we understand to be "fish"-like while also excluding, say, humans) because, despite the utter fiction that is fish, it's still a useful label when we talk about certain features that "fish" tend to have in common. Gender is absolutely the same way.
November 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Now, The Period Fairy IS real. Did you know... You can go to the Customer Service desk in the library and ask for "the package Marilyn left you*"? *Limit 2 per month per person while supplies last What's inside? The Pink bags include: 20 different sized pads 5 panty liners 5 hygiene wipes The Black bags include: 15 tampons 5 overnight pads 5 panty liners 5 hygiene wipes Because EVERYONE deserves a healthy and dignified period. Period. Www. project marilyn .com #PeriodHappinessShouldBeFree The poster is yellow, the first line of text, the word pink and the background of the *limits are pink; the rest of the text is black. There is a large illustration of a fairy in black & white, she is a woman with mid length light colored hair, dressed like royalty, with wings and a wand. The wand is shooting off stars and menstrual pads.
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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My @oishinythings.bsky.social pendant is here and it is indeed shiny! The color really changes depending on the angle and light, almost golden if I let light shine through from behind and blue looking down at it. Glad I got in before the tariff nonsense stopped US sales.
Dark pendant in a silvery wire net attached to a simple thin black cord by elaborate wire wrapped spirals.
August 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Wormtongue the corupt adviser whispering to a haggard King Theoden meme: Wormtongue is labeled "My internet poisoned brain". Theoden is labeled "Me reading the word 'citrussy' on a restaurant menu".
August 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Just saw this pretty little fella on my walk home
Small dark snake with thin light lines stripped down the length of its body laying on some dead leaves & pine needles
August 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Now with alt text:
Garfield themed safety poster from Infinate Learning Lab: Header: CODE NAME: INTERNET SAFETY Main image: Garfield in glasses saying "Don't be yap about your YAPPY online!" Next to the meaning of YAPPY: Y = Your name A = Address P = Phone number P = Password Y = Your plans There are 2 smaller lists to the right of the main image: The first list is the do list: Do! Think...before you type online! Ask questions about messages you receive through the Internet. Ask a parent, teacher, or trusted adult for help with situations online! The second list is the don't list: DON'T! Don't believe that people always are who they say they are online. Don't make plans to meet an online friend without your parents' involvement and permission. Don't let your guard down. Never give away your YAPPY! PAWS All Rights Reserved. 2000 Virginia Department of Education. www.infinitelearninglab.org
August 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Grey cat laying on a white blanket that has blue & orange stripes near his head, which is on his front paws.
July 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I think you basically have to tag it as if it were gore or adult like so. The graphic media definition is vague enough it could actually include spiders or, in this case, a bell pepper
A bell pepper being held over a grocery cart
July 31, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Screenshot of a text message exchange: Sender wrote: https://oregon.com-fiq.party/pay Please pay immediately before enforcement to avoid license suspension and further legal disputes. (Reply Y and re-open this message to click the link, or copy it to your browser.) Reciever wrote: Bring it bitches! I'll take you all on!
July 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Screenshot with a big red X over it to indicate it is false. The top is white text on a black background, the bottom is a picture of a landline phone with a Canadian flag under the words "1-877-330-6366 Kindness and empathy have no borders." The text on the top is: To my American friends: As Trump shuts down your LGBT+ suicide and mental health crisis hotline during these trying times, Canada has added a US toll-free number to ours so you can get help anytime you need at no cost. Kindness and empathy have no borders. 1-877-330-6366 ==
June 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Screenshot of a popup on NPR.org which says: The House has voted 'yes' to defunding public radio. The House has approved a devastating proposal from the White House - one that claws back federal funding for public media. We're up against the clock now to protect public radio's essential news, music, and emergency broadcast services to communities across the nation. Those in rural areas with few other options to get their news and information - will likely be the hardest hit. If enacted, this will be the greatest blow to the NPR Network in history. The proposal now moves to the Senate. You can still stand up for public radio. Spend 10 seconds at the link below. Preserve the essential services that underscore press freedoms at every station.
June 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Simone Biles @Simone_Biles I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I've always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn't adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn't help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for. These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don't have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect. I was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women's sports. My objection is to be singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful. Individual athletes-especially kids-should never be the focus of criticism of a flawed system they have no control over. I believe sports organizations have a responsibility to come up with rules supporting inclusion while maintaining fair competition. We all want a future for sport that is fair, inclusive, and respectful. Xoxo Simone 12:12 PM Jun 10, 2025
June 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Screenshot of a fundraiser entitled "see my family again" at 87% of goal With the description: I became an immigrant in order to help my family financially. We lived in violence and poverty for 10+ years and moving was the only way to help them. I haven't seen any of my family or friends in 3 years (I can now afford their food and medicine, but I don't make enough for travel expenses). I'm worried my grandma will die before I get to see her again (fragile health, 2x cancer and recently broke her hip and is in the hospital), which is why I hope to go soon.
June 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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You'll never guess why it's taking me so long to post the error message
Screenshot of the error message: Call to function 'Context.renderAsync' has been rejected. → Caused by: Could not load the image: file:///data/user/0 /xyz.blueskyweb.app/cache /ImagePicker/77f078d5-65cb-498f -877c-0053adf9bcf1.jpeg → Caused by: java.lang.Exception: Loading bitmap failed
May 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Screenshot with teal writing on a black & darker teal background, time stamps in white: [18:29][FC]<Oryn Eyltanath> Oof, the "density" part of the HW relic is going to be a pain. It's like the light-farming for the ARR relic, except the list of duties that "work" is much lower. Most notably, no ARR duties affect it except level 50 dungeons, which means basically no roulettes on Golem other than HLD are going to hit a relevant duty. [18/30][FC] <Oryn Eyltanath> CT raids, ARR trials, etc. are worthless. [18/30][FC] <Oryn Eyltanath> (As is everything post- HW, of course, but that's not an issue here Imao) [18/30][FC] <Oryn Eyltanath> Might have to farm the whole thing in Frontline. Seal Rock and Fields of Glory both work.\
May 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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8 frames from MASH in which a doctor & a priest talk while treating a patient. Both are white men wearing surgical masks Frame 1: Doctor: war isn't hell. Frame 2: Doctor:War is war and Hell is hell, and of the two, war is a lot worse. Frame 3: Priest: How do you figure that, Hawkeye? Frame 4: Doctor: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell? Frame 5: Priest: Sinners, I believe. Frame 6: Doctor: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. Frame 7: But war is chock full of them. Little kids, criples, old ladies. Frame 8: In fact, except for a few of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.
May 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Tweet from @standard.bsky.social @laraaaanguyen: I've spent 15 years of my life trying to suppress my desire for revenge. I've come to the conclusion that the only way out is through and eventually I'll loop back around to loving kindness
May 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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A comparison of She Ra and the Princesses of Power vs Harry Potter. Each of the following have a green check in the She Ra column and a red x in the Potter column: Main characters are disgusted by injustice and are framed as heroic for fighting against it. Teaches kids they should question predetermined destinies and broken systems. Ends with the fundementally flawed order that the hero was taught by being dissolved. Is insanely, fabulously gay without the author having to clarify later on. Author is not fatphobic and portrays multiple body types in a positive light. Author DID NOT go on to become a narcissistic TERF who never apologizes for any disgusting statement. Has Entrapta.
May 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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May 10, 2025 |Press Release WASHINGTON – Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement after Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, was fired earlier today by President Trump – days after he fired now-former Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden: "Donald Trump's termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis. It is surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk's efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train Al models.
May 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Tweet from No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC: Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is approving Trump's luxury jet gift from Qatar, previously worked as a foreign lobbyist for Qatar. She was paid $115,000 per month. With photos of Attorney General Bondi, a woman with pale blond hair and dark eyebrows wearing a blazer & white shirt; and Qatar's flag which is red & white Captioned: Seems like this should be getting wall-to-wall coverage in the media.
May 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Now with Alt text
"Why should coal miners pay for PBS"? This was an actual question asked by the Trump administration yesterday. Obviously a blatantly stupid question. We have questions too. Why should a poor black family in Detroit pay for the President to go golfing? Why should a single mother of 3 who's working 2 jobs in Louisiana be denied health-care so that the CEO of Aetna can get a tax-break? Why is the guy washing dishes in Baton Rouge paying for the President's wife's secret service protection so she can live comfortably in NYC? We could do this all day. But here's the real question the Trump administration and the Republicans who empower him need to answer: Do you have a heart? Did no one teach you to care about your neighbors? Do you know what "empathy" means? Did no one ever teach you to "share" when you were in kindergarten? Have you never heard the phrase "do unto others"? I can't think of a group of people who need to watch Sesame Street MORE than the Republican party. Perhaps they would learn some common decency."
May 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Just noticed that last post didn't have alt text and the poster doesn't appear to be the original source so here ya go
A simple chart with 2 columns The 1st column is labeled "instead of paying for". The second is labeled "use your library card". There are arrows from the paid brand in 1st column to free service in the 2nd. Netflix ➡️ Kanopy. Audible ➡️ Libby. Spotify ➡️ Freegal. Rosetta Stone ➡️ Mango. Each free service is marked with its logo. In the bottom left corner is a logo for Calvert Library.
April 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Anatomy diagram marked "biblically accurate miku" showing a skeleton within a silhouette of a cartoon girl with giant pigtails. The skeleton has an oversized skull with 2 large appendages coming out of if it, within the pigtails, like long arms with extra segments ending in 2 fingers as long as a forearm.
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Photo of a grey cat on a stripped blanket
April 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Post from marsinthemorgue: Funeral Director here: People who pass away don't receive social security checks once the agency has been notified. We fill out a form (SSA-721) and fax it directly to social security. Elon Musk is lying to you.
March 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM