Elder Sod Bats

Elder Sod Bats

@decarabats.bsky.social

Books. Bats.

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Why I don't think many celebrity "come to Jesus" turns resonate with me: They very rarely involve the person taking accountability for *choosing* to cause harm. I think that's why predators in general are fond of that path. Claiming to have been "tempted", instead of making a conscious choice.

Watched Scream 7, which I missed every spoiler for. I have a thing to say that is very important. Don't throw things that are viable weapons at your attacker, because you can instead keep hitting them with it until they stop moving.

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Vibe shift update: Dems getting endorsements from legendary Texas high school football coaches

Gina Hinojosa@ginafortexas.bsky.social

8 time Texas HS football state champion coach knows what’s at stake this November.

I'm remembering now that Carrie gave me the ick in the beginning, before the period even happened. The description of her versus the other girls in the shower bugged me, the "frog among swans" thing. Because teenage girls are slender and graceful, and don't have backne.

Clearly written by a man, btw. I realize his wife was the one who really pushed to get it published. Still, ew. So that, and I tried reading It, but hated the way he wrote adolescent Bev, too. So many people love him, and I feel like something is just wrong with me.

I haven't tried to read anything else since, and maybe that's also unfair of me, because there have been decades between those books and present. I've beat myself up for not liking Stephen King since middle school.

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Today's thread highlighting people who have reached out for help via Bluesky. 44 today, no bonus posts 1. Elias: bsky.app/profile/mich...

Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social

Imagine your child looking at you for the last time, knowing his remaining sight is slipping away. Elias already lost one eye to Gaza’s horror, and now the other is fading. I’m begging you with all my heart: please save my little boy.😭💔💔 Verified by : molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/196611

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Replying to @allisonpregler.bsky.social

A family member just told me they used AI to get the address for a dentist who helped them during the 80s, and wrote the dentist a thank you letter. But for every one of those stories, *how many weirdos can find *your* address, my love?

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#HeadsUp: Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey is on US ebook sale for $3; I got some for random giveaway. I *love* this book, it was my favorite hard(ish) SF book the year it came out, and the conclusion is even better.

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US's top asssassin/drug trafficker/right wing propagandist and fixer in South America is in prison in Bolivia for shooting but failing to murder his girlfriend and there's barely a word about it over here. Near as I can tell, Ben Norton and the youtuber you all hate are the only ones to bring it up

Felipe Pepe@felipepepe.bsky.social

I feel the rest of the world (Americans included) have no idea of how aggressively the US is pushing to make Latin America into a giant colony. Every day we get news about political interference, increase in military presence, absurd trade demands, online propaganda, Venezuela being pillaged, etc

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I'd really like to just watch some TV and have people stroke my hair while I comment on how the TV people are doing things wrong and I know better. It's dumb. I'm dumb.

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And I still feel happiness, my niece's daughter is a delight and a joy with an ever expanding vocabulary. I adore her. But I still need to do this, too

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Yeah, just, I dunno. Retreating to the things that feel most safe. With hugs, preferably. I feel like going out and acting normal when I don't feel that way is almost...performing correct behavior? That makes people around me feel better, but i feel the same?

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Earlier I talked to a friend and told him My sister's trying, but she keeps inviting me over there, and I want to just wallow in my place and do things I find comforting. I don't need brought out of myself I get that, and it has its place.

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Explaining to people what I think I need to process grief feels selfish when they're trying to cheer me up and take me out of myself. Because I don't need that.

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Earlier I talked to a friend and told him My sister's trying, but she keeps inviting me over there, and I want to just wallow in my place and do things I find comforting. I don't need brought out of myself I get that, and it has its place.

Yeah, just, I dunno. Retreating to the things that feel most safe. With hugs, preferably. I feel like going out and acting normal when I don't feel that way is almost...performing correct behavior? That makes people around me feel better, but i feel the same?

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The government must know full well that many people have neither the space nor the money to store extra food in their homes. It is individuating responsibility for a collective problem. As usual, it is the poorest and most excluded who will suffer from it. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comMinister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warningExclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies

I'm going to say a very brave thing, and I'd appreciate support. Not agreement, support. I am not fond of mangoes. It is possible, as an American, that I have not had the right kind of mango. But the ones I've had all taste like Pinesol, and I'm 43, I've had a few

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Replying to @sophianyx.bsky.social

Draper was broken, Campbell was privileged, Sterling was cripplingly insecure, but Harry Crane was the truly irredeemable asshole on that show.

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Henry "Only American Namedropped in Mein Kampf" Ford is turning on a spit in hell.

🗽LOLGOP🗽@lolgop.bsky.social

Amazing moment. Coinbase's CEO says he doesn't believe in charity because " If you look at like the Ford Foundation, I think Henry Ford would be like turning over in his grave."

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More appalling behaviour from the BBC. ⬇️ A trans person interviewed about their horrific experience having their surgery cancelled whilst in the hospital described as 'biologically female'. And then half the article devoted to praising the work of an unemployed transphobe. 🗣️ DEFUND THE BBC 🗣️

bbc.co.ukWelsh Gender Service: Transgender patients told surgery cancelled in hospitalOne patient said they were "heartbroken" after being told their surgery was called off 24 hours before.