Barbara Brennan
@trampledamage.bsky.social
British and now officially Canadian, author and poet, also she/her, old, autistic and not known to be garrulous in the company of thieves.
trampledamage on ao3
Hello 😊
Avatar art is from Firepiggy Doodles, and banner is my three slimes from Slime Story
trampledamage on ao3
Hello 😊
Avatar art is from Firepiggy Doodles, and banner is my three slimes from Slime Story
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Viv Richards once had a bowler aim at his head with the ball , took a swing and missed and the guy tells him" its round and red, try to touch it", then hit the next one out of the stadium, beckoned the bowler to him and said "you know what it looks like, right, now try and find it"
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Viv Richards once had a bowler aim at his head with the ball , took a swing and missed and the guy tells him" its round and red, try to touch it", then hit the next one out of the stadium, beckoned the bowler to him and said "you know what it looks like, right, now try and find it"
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An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
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toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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I read Obstetrix by Naomi Kritzer
K.J. Charles's review of Obstetrix
A fast-moving feminist thriller, in which an obstetrician is kidnapped by a violently patriarchal extremist christian cult somewhere in nowhere USA and forced to provide midwifery and medical help for...
www.goodreads.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I read Obstetrix by Naomi Kritzer
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@tkingfisher.com saw this thought of you and the white rat!
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@tkingfisher.com saw this thought of you and the white rat!
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Heads up: If you haven't read A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by @tkingfisher.com (and frankly that's criminal in the first place) and you're on Audible, it's part of the 2 for 1 sale right now. You won't regret it.
It has a possibly sentient, probably murderous sourdough starter in it.
It has a possibly sentient, probably murderous sourdough starter in it.
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Heads up: If you haven't read A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by @tkingfisher.com (and frankly that's criminal in the first place) and you're on Audible, it's part of the 2 for 1 sale right now. You won't regret it.
It has a possibly sentient, probably murderous sourdough starter in it.
It has a possibly sentient, probably murderous sourdough starter in it.
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TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
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The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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I try my hardest to stop buying books but sometimes it is just too difficult.
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I try my hardest to stop buying books but sometimes it is just too difficult.
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I watched season 4 of the witcher so you don't have to and look I usually like enjoy fantasy show sex and blood as much as the next guy, and I'm not one to use the term torture porn lightly, but a few good actors can't rescue a script ghostwritten by the marquis de sade
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I watched season 4 of the witcher so you don't have to and look I usually like enjoy fantasy show sex and blood as much as the next guy, and I'm not one to use the term torture porn lightly, but a few good actors can't rescue a script ghostwritten by the marquis de sade
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the weavings of the fates cannot be undone by mortal hand
Found a butterfly in my accommodation so I carefully picked it and took it outside, only for a crow to immediately fly down and snatch it midair 😱
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
the weavings of the fates cannot be undone by mortal hand
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No, fake AI music bought onto a minor chart is not actually popular
the market for AI bands is gullible journalists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrve... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251113-no-... - podcast
time: 6 min 02 sec
the market for AI bands is gullible journalists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrve... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251113-no-... - podcast
time: 6 min 02 sec
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
No, fake AI music bought onto a minor chart is not actually popular
the market for AI bands is gullible journalists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrve... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251113-no-... - podcast
time: 6 min 02 sec
the market for AI bands is gullible journalists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrve... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251113-no-... - podcast
time: 6 min 02 sec
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Look sure if you eat a whole body it’s cannibalism but what if you just have a leg? And like if the person just had the leg amputated for an unrelated reason. I think we can all agree that that doesn’t qualify as full blown cannibalism. And sure which of us hasn’t bitten our nails at some point?
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Look sure if you eat a whole body it’s cannibalism but what if you just have a leg? And like if the person just had the leg amputated for an unrelated reason. I think we can all agree that that doesn’t qualify as full blown cannibalism. And sure which of us hasn’t bitten our nails at some point?
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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THE WORKS OF VERMIN OUT NOW!
"A brilliant, shapeshifting puzzle-box of a book"
- Christopher Buehlman
"A hallucinatory scorpion sting"
- Elizabeth Bear
"My dreams were plagued with anxiety and fear of toxins... Thanks for that."
- My barber
Get your copy from your local bookstore!
"A brilliant, shapeshifting puzzle-box of a book"
- Christopher Buehlman
"A hallucinatory scorpion sting"
- Elizabeth Bear
"My dreams were plagued with anxiety and fear of toxins... Thanks for that."
- My barber
Get your copy from your local bookstore!
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
THE WORKS OF VERMIN OUT NOW!
"A brilliant, shapeshifting puzzle-box of a book"
- Christopher Buehlman
"A hallucinatory scorpion sting"
- Elizabeth Bear
"My dreams were plagued with anxiety and fear of toxins... Thanks for that."
- My barber
Get your copy from your local bookstore!
"A brilliant, shapeshifting puzzle-box of a book"
- Christopher Buehlman
"A hallucinatory scorpion sting"
- Elizabeth Bear
"My dreams were plagued with anxiety and fear of toxins... Thanks for that."
- My barber
Get your copy from your local bookstore!
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😮 This whole thread! It keeps getting more 😮 as it goes.
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
😮 This whole thread! It keeps getting more 😮 as it goes.
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Show everyone exactly who they’re dealing with - our ‘five raccoons in an overcoat’ tee is the perfect warning for passing neurotypicals! Get yours here: the-daily-tism.teemill.com/product/five...
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Show everyone exactly who they’re dealing with - our ‘five raccoons in an overcoat’ tee is the perfect warning for passing neurotypicals! Get yours here: the-daily-tism.teemill.com/product/five...
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1082) Memorybot. If you're feeling a bit low, Memorybot shows up with a particularly cherished memory drawn directly from your mind.
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
1082) Memorybot. If you're feeling a bit low, Memorybot shows up with a particularly cherished memory drawn directly from your mind.
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The Butterfly Lovers is considered one of China’s four great folktales. Set in the Eastern Jin dynasty, it tells the tragic love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Zhu was the only daughter of a wealthy family. Despite living in a time when women were not allowed to...
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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September 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The Butterfly Lovers is considered one of China’s four great folktales. Set in the Eastern Jin dynasty, it tells the tragic love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Zhu was the only daughter of a wealthy family. Despite living in a time when women were not allowed to...
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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'Autumn in Oirase' from 'A Collection of Scenic Views of Japan; Eastern Japan Edition' - Kawase Hasui, 1933.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
'Autumn in Oirase' from 'A Collection of Scenic Views of Japan; Eastern Japan Edition' - Kawase Hasui, 1933.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga
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Found a hole in the clouds in Columbus Ohio just now!
Please do not ask how fast I drove and sprinted to get here
Please do not ask how fast I drove and sprinted to get here
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Found a hole in the clouds in Columbus Ohio just now!
Please do not ask how fast I drove and sprinted to get here
Please do not ask how fast I drove and sprinted to get here
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Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
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The foodraiser going for this long means that some kids in these schools have only ever known the foodraiser, a helpful bag of food to take home for when school lunches aren't available. And this is the foodraiser's SENIOR YEAR!!
***
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!)
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The foodraiser going for this long means that some kids in these schools have only ever known the foodraiser, a helpful bag of food to take home for when school lunches aren't available. And this is the foodraiser's SENIOR YEAR!!
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Hey folks, going to do another #ShowCasey this evening! TRANS EDITION!
Are you a trans indie gamedev? Do you have a game you'd like to get some more eyeballs on? Reply here with a quick description of your game and link to your store page. As usual, no GenAI!
Are you a trans indie gamedev? Do you have a game you'd like to get some more eyeballs on? Reply here with a quick description of your game and link to your store page. As usual, no GenAI!
a man looking through a telescope with a gold emblem on his shoulder
Alt: a man looking through a telescope with a gold emblem on his shoulder
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hey folks, going to do another #ShowCasey this evening! TRANS EDITION!
Are you a trans indie gamedev? Do you have a game you'd like to get some more eyeballs on? Reply here with a quick description of your game and link to your store page. As usual, no GenAI!
Are you a trans indie gamedev? Do you have a game you'd like to get some more eyeballs on? Reply here with a quick description of your game and link to your store page. As usual, no GenAI!
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“I have to eat a Thanksgiving dinner with Tabitha King and if I cross a picket line to sell a book, it’s not going to be a good one.”
Lovely to see widespread solidarity with the striking workers at the British Library.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Lovely to see widespread solidarity with the striking workers at the British Library.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Stephen King’s son among writers boycotting British Library event in solidarity with striking workers
King’s son, Joe Hill, joins V Castro and Keith Rosson in withdrawing from the Tales of the Weird festival this weekend in support of industrial action
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“I have to eat a Thanksgiving dinner with Tabitha King and if I cross a picket line to sell a book, it’s not going to be a good one.”
Lovely to see widespread solidarity with the striking workers at the British Library.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Lovely to see widespread solidarity with the striking workers at the British Library.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...