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"just ignore them" is not a crazy idea anymore. it works. it works *too* well even. and I believe there is a situation room at every social media company right now trying to address this

I think people intuitively understand that democratic candidates tossing trans kids to the wolves is not only morally repugnant but also politically ineffective, otherwise they wouldn't freak out every time someone said they weren't voting for a democrat who did this

Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

Ever notice "abusers can grow and change" uniformly comes from people who haven't actually checked if someone grew or changed? It's like a magic wand of sentiment they wave over harm.

Okay so last night someone boosted a hide and seek comic where one of the first panels was something like "we broke the one rule" and now I can't find it in spite of a ton of scrolling and searching Anyone know what I'm talking about and if so can you give me the link?

Mime work, though often the butt of a lot of jokes in Looney Toons etc, is a serious art. Marcel Marceau was a master performer, but there are still people working in the field

NEW OPPORTUNITY: Short fiction writer? Love the world of Heaven's Vault? ... then come play in the waters. We're looking to commission 20 short stories set in the Nebula for a new anthology. Paid, obvs. Full details and a link to the form on the blog: www.inklestudios.com/2026/10/24/t...

Lots of people citing this one: HIV went from a death sentence to…undetectable and people get to live a full and healthy normal life!!!! I mean that’s amazing.

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Currently, Hasbro’s guidelines keep us from having total ownership over the work we make in our free time. Our union aims to change that and ensure we own what we make in our free time. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

SMUGGLE YOUR MATERIALS TO THE ARCHIVIST

@didichanoch.northsky.social Murder by Memory was very good thank you I'm now on to AS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SHELL and then will finish the series

Seen this story all day today. Every headline says "27 year old Minnesota man..." I have yet to see one with the headline that the man was Somalian. The most maligned and denigrated group in Minnesota www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/2...

This one's maybe a little on the ling side, but trust me, it's worth it. I've cried reading it multiple times. (1/3)

If you order from the publisher now, you can have a signed copy for $19.99, along with a dubious sword sticker, while supplies last! BY GRABTHAR'S HAMMER, WHAT A SAVINGS.

I double dog dare Kenneth Branagh to do Poirot's The Big Four

Here's a direct link to opt out of eBay training AI models on your personal data: accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences

Y'all, the Cato institute is well known for dressing up laissez-faire anti-tax capitalism as moderation. It's their whole deal. They're on bsky to get dunk-quoted to spread their reach. Don't let them hijack yours. Block/ignore. This is the way.

why do men want to give women who aren't interested in them tips on becoming hotter? then you'd want to fuck me and I still wouldn't want to fuck you. surely that's not an experience your life is currently lacking

Here's the link to guidelines. We can't wait to read your work! theraybradburycenter.org/ray-bradbury...

1) I'm on the board of the Ray Bradbury Center 2) I am co-editing a new anthology (with Carrie Cooper, Assistant Director of the Ray Bradbury Center and public humanities scholar).