Zach/Rina Totz
@totztheplaid.bsky.social
Just a geeky genderfluid/enby getting through this thing called life.
36. He/she/they/him/her/them.
[Born 1/30/89. I forget to change my age in these things.]
36. He/she/they/him/her/them.
[Born 1/30/89. I forget to change my age in these things.]
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BC gives a lot of tax credits to switch but a tax credit is meaningless if someone doesnt have the HUGE amounts of money to rewire a house to add elective heat, never mind the duct work for HVAC
Wood/oil heat is pushed with a fan through vents, no duct work
Wood/oil heat is pushed with a fan through vents, no duct work
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
BC gives a lot of tax credits to switch but a tax credit is meaningless if someone doesnt have the HUGE amounts of money to rewire a house to add elective heat, never mind the duct work for HVAC
Wood/oil heat is pushed with a fan through vents, no duct work
Wood/oil heat is pushed with a fan through vents, no duct work
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I'm just saying as someone who lives in an area where ppl still burn wood and oil: these houses are 100+ years old and have no wiring for even baseboard electric heating and ppl dont have the $$$$$$$$ to switch
Not condoning it. Just saying, it's not simple
Not condoning it. Just saying, it's not simple
Wood burning stoves in residential areas are horrible for health, but just try passing any bylaws about it in a small Canadian town and you'll quickly learn how whiny folks can be about clearly harmful practices.
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I'm just saying as someone who lives in an area where ppl still burn wood and oil: these houses are 100+ years old and have no wiring for even baseboard electric heating and ppl dont have the $$$$$$$$ to switch
Not condoning it. Just saying, it's not simple
Not condoning it. Just saying, it's not simple
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“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
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also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
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… but to instead practice those tenets himself to best right wrong behavior.
He still has his avuncular sense of humor, and likes to put milder scares into wee ones, so expect to get a light whap with his bundle of switches, & a short ride around the room in his basket. 5/end
He still has his avuncular sense of humor, and likes to put milder scares into wee ones, so expect to get a light whap with his bundle of switches, & a short ride around the room in his basket. 5/end
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
… but to instead practice those tenets himself to best right wrong behavior.
He still has his avuncular sense of humor, and likes to put milder scares into wee ones, so expect to get a light whap with his bundle of switches, & a short ride around the room in his basket. 5/end
He still has his avuncular sense of humor, and likes to put milder scares into wee ones, so expect to get a light whap with his bundle of switches, & a short ride around the room in his basket. 5/end
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Thus reformed of his kid-beating, kid-stealing ways, the Krampus was released by Nick, though he asked to retain his chains so that they would always remind him of how NOT to help put right kids that are straying from the path of goodness, kindness, and charity... 4/
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thus reformed of his kid-beating, kid-stealing ways, the Krampus was released by Nick, though he asked to retain his chains so that they would always remind him of how NOT to help put right kids that are straying from the path of goodness, kindness, and charity... 4/
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Bound by the magic of this holy relic, the Krampus had to accompany Santa for the next few years, and in observing his captor came to see that his punitive approach to kids wasn't the best way to ensure their good behavior or long-term character betterment after all. 3/
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Bound by the magic of this holy relic, the Krampus had to accompany Santa for the next few years, and in observing his captor came to see that his punitive approach to kids wasn't the best way to ensure their good behavior or long-term character betterment after all. 3/
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Kids from this area, terrified of the Krampus, started writing St Nicolas letters asking for his intercession, and Nick obliged. He and the Krampus had a rumble, and Santa successfully shackled the Krampus with the chains that had once held St. Paul of Tarsus. 2/
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Kids from this area, terrified of the Krampus, started writing St Nicolas letters asking for his intercession, and Nick obliged. He and the Krampus had a rumble, and Santa successfully shackled the Krampus with the chains that had once held St. Paul of Tarsus. 2/
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#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: The Krampus!
The Krampus was a rural giftgiver who would deliver presents to good Alpine children and stuff the naughty ones into his basket and take them back to his lair, where they would be forced to spend the next year making toys for good kids. 1/
The Krampus was a rural giftgiver who would deliver presents to good Alpine children and stuff the naughty ones into his basket and take them back to his lair, where they would be forced to spend the next year making toys for good kids. 1/
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
#COMPANIONSofCHRISTMAS: The Krampus!
The Krampus was a rural giftgiver who would deliver presents to good Alpine children and stuff the naughty ones into his basket and take them back to his lair, where they would be forced to spend the next year making toys for good kids. 1/
The Krampus was a rural giftgiver who would deliver presents to good Alpine children and stuff the naughty ones into his basket and take them back to his lair, where they would be forced to spend the next year making toys for good kids. 1/
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You can leave a comment opposing the proposal, the government must acknowledge these comments. If enough people are against it, they won’t be able to change the ESA.
Here’s a guide for how to write effective comments and links to each piece of the proposal
wildlifeforall.us/trump-rushin...
Here’s a guide for how to write effective comments and links to each piece of the proposal
wildlifeforall.us/trump-rushin...
The Trump Administration Is Rushing to Gut the Endangered Species Act — Here’s How to Fight Back | Wildlife for All
The Trump Administration has launched four rapid-fire rulemaking proposals to weaken the Endangered Species Act, with 30 days for public comment to fight back.
wildlifeforall.us
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You can leave a comment opposing the proposal, the government must acknowledge these comments. If enough people are against it, they won’t be able to change the ESA.
Here’s a guide for how to write effective comments and links to each piece of the proposal
wildlifeforall.us/trump-rushin...
Here’s a guide for how to write effective comments and links to each piece of the proposal
wildlifeforall.us/trump-rushin...
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The current administration has proposed 4 changes to the Endangered Species Act to severely weaken it so that economic interests (mining, logging, drilling, etc) take priority over conservation.
Scientists say that this will lead to the extinction of many species.
We have a chance to stop it!
Scientists say that this will lead to the extinction of many species.
We have a chance to stop it!
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The current administration has proposed 4 changes to the Endangered Species Act to severely weaken it so that economic interests (mining, logging, drilling, etc) take priority over conservation.
Scientists say that this will lead to the extinction of many species.
We have a chance to stop it!
Scientists say that this will lead to the extinction of many species.
We have a chance to stop it!
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The Endangered Species Act is under attack!
I’ve been drawing an endangered animal everyday to bring awareness! Originally posted as speeddrawing reels on insta, I’m posting the final drawings here.
If you want to find out how to help protect these animals, read the following posts!
I’ve been drawing an endangered animal everyday to bring awareness! Originally posted as speeddrawing reels on insta, I’m posting the final drawings here.
If you want to find out how to help protect these animals, read the following posts!
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The Endangered Species Act is under attack!
I’ve been drawing an endangered animal everyday to bring awareness! Originally posted as speeddrawing reels on insta, I’m posting the final drawings here.
If you want to find out how to help protect these animals, read the following posts!
I’ve been drawing an endangered animal everyday to bring awareness! Originally posted as speeddrawing reels on insta, I’m posting the final drawings here.
If you want to find out how to help protect these animals, read the following posts!
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IV drip.
Of what? What if we had a White House press corps?
The fucking Wrst Wing's meta dramatic arc about Bartlet hiding MS feels like it happened in another country. What the fuck is going on?
Of what? What if we had a White House press corps?
The fucking Wrst Wing's meta dramatic arc about Bartlet hiding MS feels like it happened in another country. What the fuck is going on?
Trump worked hard to conceal the back of his right hand today but Chip Somodevilla of Getty got a shot of it
December 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
IV drip.
Of what? What if we had a White House press corps?
The fucking Wrst Wing's meta dramatic arc about Bartlet hiding MS feels like it happened in another country. What the fuck is going on?
Of what? What if we had a White House press corps?
The fucking Wrst Wing's meta dramatic arc about Bartlet hiding MS feels like it happened in another country. What the fuck is going on?
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As a kid I thought he was cool just for being in the Blues Brothers, I later found out that was about 1% of why he was awesome. RIP
A giant. One of the greats. Rest In Peace, Steve Cropper. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
As a kid I thought he was cool just for being in the Blues Brothers, I later found out that was about 1% of why he was awesome. RIP
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Editor like: do we have a picture where the guy’s face is clearly visible? Fantastic publish it immediately.
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Editor like: do we have a picture where the guy’s face is clearly visible? Fantastic publish it immediately.
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A quick tip: AI is notably bad at menorahs.
(Special mention for the blue glasses of Traditional Hanukkah Beverage)
(Special mention for the blue glasses of Traditional Hanukkah Beverage)
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A quick tip: AI is notably bad at menorahs.
(Special mention for the blue glasses of Traditional Hanukkah Beverage)
(Special mention for the blue glasses of Traditional Hanukkah Beverage)
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An anonymous Japanese game studio is making applicants draw in front of them during interviews to prove they don't use generative AI 🎮
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
An anonymous Japanese game studio is making applicants draw in front of them during interviews to prove they don't use generative AI 🎮
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
I like when they fall directly on the fine line between stupid and clever. The ones that have stuck with me the most are:
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I like when they fall directly on the fine line between stupid and clever. The ones that have stuck with me the most are:
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Anyone wanna help them hit that goal?
December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Anyone wanna help them hit that goal?
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Charlestown, Virginia Dec 2, 1859
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Charlestown, Virginia Dec 2, 1859
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.
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Cover by Stan Kaye and George Roussos.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Cover by Stan Kaye and George Roussos.
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Good. He's needs to banned from everywhere else as well.
Larry Summers has been banned for life from the American Economic Association, a professional organization for economists, with more than 17,000 members, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Larry Summers receives lifetime ban from prestigious economic association over Epstein ties | CNN Business
Larry Summers has been banned for life from the American Economic Association, a professional organization for economists, with more than 17,000 members, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Good. He's needs to banned from everywhere else as well.
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Donald Trump is the most racist President in our nation's history, and most of our Presidents have been really fucking racist.
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Donald Trump is the most racist President in our nation's history, and most of our Presidents have been really fucking racist.
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He can't stay awake. Or walk. Or speak. I'm so sick of the GOP denial. The embarrassing flattery parades. The complicit press standing silent while he drones on incomprehensibly or insults colleagues who dare to question his lies. Or laughing obligatorily at his non-jokes. I'm just so tired of it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
He can't stay awake. Or walk. Or speak. I'm so sick of the GOP denial. The embarrassing flattery parades. The complicit press standing silent while he drones on incomprehensibly or insults colleagues who dare to question his lies. Or laughing obligatorily at his non-jokes. I'm just so tired of it.
@dollfacejill.bsky.social (Since bsky wasn't showing me your stuff I unfollowed/refollowed so hopefully you'll be shown in my feed again...)
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@dollfacejill.bsky.social (Since bsky wasn't showing me your stuff I unfollowed/refollowed so hopefully you'll be shown in my feed again...)