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Lord I see what Brazil and Serbia have and I want it for myself

Your daily affirmation: Leave the night behind and enter a new day filled with possibilities, wonder, and for a lucky few, a meeting with a clairvoyant turtle.

Happy Monday, everybody! This week, have you considered voting early (if you can) and voting in person (if you can)? It's fun! Try it if you can!

I love that you can show a dangly toy to a kitten for the first time and they instantly understand What Must Happen

Anybody on Flight Rising got a spare Spinesword Warden to toss my way?

I have to pick up a pumpkin soon! 🎃 Here are some of the jack-o'-lanterns I've done for the cats in the past. 1. The vet 2. Vacuum cleaner 3. Spray bottle 4. Nail clippers 5. The cone 6. Fleas

There's never been a better example of "Fool's Gold."

Well this article is harrowing

Our blessed cornball prophet

Long distance communication. When I was a child, calling long distance was a luxury or emergency-only event. Now it's a text, a post, or part of your phone plan.

Give me four versions of you

Beaverton OR-area peeps: any chance we could get someone to do an inventory, and possible pruning, of a storage space?

"Only the strong survive" is dumb and outdated. Let's try: - only kindness should thrive - only zombies revive - smart folks always archive - cats should never drive

Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.

I genuinely don't think that human civilization is compatible with "100 dudes should own everything, make nothing, but get infinitely increasing money forever"

Girls! Girls! You're *both* right! Bask in the novelty.

Just received notification that the ballot I dropped off yesterday has been received AND counted. This means all the ads stop now, right? RIGHT?!?

Remember. No matter where you are in life or what twisting path you're traveling down, you're never too far away from a mossy haunted cottage waiting in the forest for a new sacrifice. I mean friend.

I've mentioned before I've updated my contracts to make sure everything in the production of my books is done by humans and not "AI"; if you're wondering what such a thing looks like, here's a clause covering that from a recent contract.

This is capitalist propaganda. Billionaires don't care about employees; they care about profits. Which is why they are far more likely to use cash on hand to buy back stock than hire more employees or give the employees already there a raise. This is just "Trickle Down Economics" in corporate drag.

this is so perfect, so pure

Donald has no problem pronouncing the names of people who give him lots of money. He won't even make fun of your name with crass, racist jokes.

since California ballots are now out: prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box yes on 40, no on 41 and 42

Step between the trees and into another world. #ForestFriday

Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic

We don't need flying cars. We need peace, warmth, a government that functions for everyone, libraries in every neighborhood, and a haunted forest encircling every town, which we can explore at our leisure.

If I were going to craft a business card for pick-up attempts I suspect I would put the following: "Trying to be kind; "Pretty good listener; "Above-average cuddler."

This did not go anywhere I expected and I have never enjoyed a trip more

So we are clear, "Russia Russia Russia" was *never* a hoax.

This thread is always a good time

More Halloween costume ideas: - weird uncle - sexy shrub - walking wig - feral forest Muppet - Zamboni driver with dark secrets

Ten Things I Hate About You for Tax Purposes

Remember to remind yourself that you are strong, you are loved, and that when the world is a messy place, you have the right to be even messier.

This is a thread of hard-won tips and tricks for preventing the brain from falling over - or, at the very least, mitigating any falling over that may still occur, despite best efforts. Please do add yours to the list

Every time I read something like the Manticore's interlude in @premeemohamed.com 's Wickhills, I think about all the booktok girlies bragging about how they only read dialog and spice and am torn between compassion and contempt for what they're costing themselves. Wickhills making gaslamp cool BTW

This is like the period where every urban fantasy with a female author was being marketed as "paranormal romance." The genres are closely related, but they aren't the same thing.

Halloween costume ideas: - mortgage rate demon - gas pump of doom - destroyed data center - sexy ballot - the ghost of democracies past

My hope for you is that you always feel safe and warm, and that you will someday find the secret library within the library, where they keep the swords and lending liquor.

There are still 3 US copies of Feedback in this #KindleBookGiveaway. Please don't make me sad and beg for them to be claimed! amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSLGCLUA5RZ6GWX amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSHFWTGKGWCBEPZ amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GS52KNHYDKKNW9P

Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.

Leader of United States: “Ukraine needs a new leader.” Leader of Ukraine: “You first.”

The Art of the Deal, folks. Donald is such an idiot.

Your daily affirmation: You can accomplish anything you set your mind to, especially if those things include resting, reading, and dreaming of fried potatoes.

We are sanctioning the ICC because we are a country that commits war crimes. We are buying diesel from Russia to fund Putin’s war machine because we are a country that likes *other* countries that commit war crimes.