A Small Gnome
@small-gnome.bsky.social
A fan of SFF, small creatures, and long walks
That feeling when the cat yells at you until you give her snuggles.
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
That feeling when the cat yells at you until you give her snuggles.
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Absofuckinglutely this. And if you have Sinclair/Nextar station, post the local ads to spread the word. It's helpful if you identify the date/time/program.
September 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Absofuckinglutely this. And if you have Sinclair/Nextar station, post the local ads to spread the word. It's helpful if you identify the date/time/program.
I’ve been thinking of older songs that have aged like the finest of depressing wine and keep coming up with “Only a Lad” by Oingo Boingo.
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I’ve been thinking of older songs that have aged like the finest of depressing wine and keep coming up with “Only a Lad” by Oingo Boingo.
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I remember once astonishing a colleague’s husband when he naively asked why we (historians) couldn’t just look something up on the internet and we had to explain that WE are the ones who find the stuff and add it to the internet
“How does the computer know something happened if no one tells the computer about it” is the easy-reader way to explain why we still need human reporters and data-collectors
And I also find it genuinely alarming that even some people on this website don’t seem to grasp this
And I also find it genuinely alarming that even some people on this website don’t seem to grasp this
I firmly believe that if you’d said to someone in 2015 that in 10 years, “a lot of people will believe there’s no need for human field reporters because they think that entirely online-based AI chat bots can replace them”, they’d have called you insane.
August 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I remember once astonishing a colleague’s husband when he naively asked why we (historians) couldn’t just look something up on the internet and we had to explain that WE are the ones who find the stuff and add it to the internet
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Unsolicited writing advice no. 13:
No artist needs artificial intelligence if they have the real thing.
No artist needs artificial intelligence if they have the real thing.
April 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Unsolicited writing advice no. 13:
No artist needs artificial intelligence if they have the real thing.
No artist needs artificial intelligence if they have the real thing.
So, clearly we all need to binge watch this show hard enough to get a season 2 and they will have to cast Worldhoppers. 😆
"The show-within-a-show stars John Cho, Jack McBrayer, Clark Gregg, and DeWanda Wise, sporting outrageous hairstyles and costumes that make the stylings of A Flock of Seagulls look like business casual." oh my God they're doing Sanctuary Moon, say thank you Apple TV+
‘Murderbot’ Would Hate You—But That’s Why You’ll Love It
A first look at Alexander Skarsgård’s sci-fi comedy series from ‘About a Boy’ filmmakers Chris and Paul Weitz.
www.vanityfair.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So, clearly we all need to binge watch this show hard enough to get a season 2 and they will have to cast Worldhoppers. 😆
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I must not fedpost.
Fedpost is the skeet-killer.
Fedpost is the little meme that brings no-knock raids.
I will face my anger.
I will permit it to pass through me.
When the fedpost has past I will shitpost.
Where the fedpost has gone there will be nothing.
Only ToS compliant skeets will remain.
Fedpost is the skeet-killer.
Fedpost is the little meme that brings no-knock raids.
I will face my anger.
I will permit it to pass through me.
When the fedpost has past I will shitpost.
Where the fedpost has gone there will be nothing.
Only ToS compliant skeets will remain.
January 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I must not fedpost.
Fedpost is the skeet-killer.
Fedpost is the little meme that brings no-knock raids.
I will face my anger.
I will permit it to pass through me.
When the fedpost has past I will shitpost.
Where the fedpost has gone there will be nothing.
Only ToS compliant skeets will remain.
Fedpost is the skeet-killer.
Fedpost is the little meme that brings no-knock raids.
I will face my anger.
I will permit it to pass through me.
When the fedpost has past I will shitpost.
Where the fedpost has gone there will be nothing.
Only ToS compliant skeets will remain.
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What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
What childhood was like before vaccines
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
www.vox.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
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There it is: a six-word thesis of democracy. But if you have time for two more, allow me to suggest these for a punchy conclusion that sounds great when it's shouted by a crowd: NO EXCEPTIONS.
NO KINGS
NO SLAVES
NO NAZIS
gets you the three good American wars, in chronological order no less. sounds insane to argue against any of them and yet it is very clear which side you're on
NO SLAVES
NO NAZIS
gets you the three good American wars, in chronological order no less. sounds insane to argue against any of them and yet it is very clear which side you're on
I see the phrase "competitive authoritarianism" thrown around a lot on here and while that may be descriptive of the moment we're in I cannot stress enough that you should never say that phrase to a normal voter and instead just say Trump's trying to be king.
March 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There it is: a six-word thesis of democracy. But if you have time for two more, allow me to suggest these for a punchy conclusion that sounds great when it's shouted by a crowd: NO EXCEPTIONS.
Been trying to teach my kid that cats do not want their belly petted when they show it to you. This is made a lot harder because every cat that has ever lived under our roof has happily let their belly be petted.
February 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Been trying to teach my kid that cats do not want their belly petted when they show it to you. This is made a lot harder because every cat that has ever lived under our roof has happily let their belly be petted.
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Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at [email protected].
February 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at [email protected].
Been trying to find things to keep my hands busy while everything seems to be on fire. Between classes, kiddo, and full time work you’d think I would not have time for existential dread and anxiety but you would be wrong.
February 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Been trying to find things to keep my hands busy while everything seems to be on fire. Between classes, kiddo, and full time work you’d think I would not have time for existential dread and anxiety but you would be wrong.
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I wrote about the worst people in the world, charting the depths of their depravity and vastness of their incompetence, and offered some thoughts about the opportunity presented by their failure to acknowledge reality and their refusal to access any form of human virtue.
www.the-reframe.com/the/
www.the-reframe.com/the/
The Worst and the Dimmest
It's not a coincidence that we're being led by the least qualified monsters available; it's a deliberate strategy. Facing the Worst - a series about directional alignment.
www.the-reframe.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I wrote about the worst people in the world, charting the depths of their depravity and vastness of their incompetence, and offered some thoughts about the opportunity presented by their failure to acknowledge reality and their refusal to access any form of human virtue.
www.the-reframe.com/the/
www.the-reframe.com/the/
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Well, the JoAnn Fabrics closure list is out and I’m legit heartbroken, I’m losing every single one of my nearby stores.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Well, the JoAnn Fabrics closure list is out and I’m legit heartbroken, I’m losing every single one of my nearby stores.
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I'm using 5calls.org to annoy the fuck out of my congress people. I cannot attend protests because I have two lives at home who depend on me to stay out of jail and not get hurt.
For anyone else in this position, Please never underestimate the usefulness of annoying the shit out of govt officials, organizing meal trains, being the support person who stays home to be jail support during protests etc etc. I know Gwen knows. Lot of y'all still can learn to help.
There are a lot of us who are not well-positioned for street activism (in my case, I can't risk detainment because my youngest still mostly depends on breast milk for calories), and discounting work that can be done on digital space isn't just inaccurate, it's shaming of vulnerable people
February 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I'm using 5calls.org to annoy the fuck out of my congress people. I cannot attend protests because I have two lives at home who depend on me to stay out of jail and not get hurt.
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For all our American neighbours who may be struggling to find accurate health information - thr Public Health Agency of Canada has a website you are more than welcome to use:
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
February 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
For all our American neighbours who may be struggling to find accurate health information - thr Public Health Agency of Canada has a website you are more than welcome to use:
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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One fed employee on Reddit: “I've never been more motivated to stay. Before the "buyout" memo, I was ready to go job hunting, but then a revelation hit. I took an oath under this position to the American people and leaving my job under the current state would be failing to maintain my oath.”
This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
One fed employee on Reddit: “I've never been more motivated to stay. Before the "buyout" memo, I was ready to go job hunting, but then a revelation hit. I took an oath under this position to the American people and leaving my job under the current state would be failing to maintain my oath.”
Bookmarking this for daily use.
I made you a soothing relaxation tool - it’s a video of my vintage chalkware cat bank watching a lava lamp.
January 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Bookmarking this for daily use.
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Inside me are two wolves...and one of them is effing tired
January 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Inside me are two wolves...and one of them is effing tired
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Ok so lots of people want to know how to help immigrants right now, which is great! Here is a brief thread about what I learned from @ufw.bsky.social folks while hanging out with them. They also hold training so if they're in your area, look em up and ask if you can attend!
January 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ok so lots of people want to know how to help immigrants right now, which is great! Here is a brief thread about what I learned from @ufw.bsky.social folks while hanging out with them. They also hold training so if they're in your area, look em up and ask if you can attend!
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i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
This is the energy we need going into this.
I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up
January 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is the energy we need going into this.