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@mlschechter.bsky.social
Just a guy watching the sky go by... Trans lives matter; black lives matter
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Last month we lost our jobs. This month we made new ones. Introducing X BUTTON: an independent gaming network from three ex-IGN employees. A new weekly Nintendo podcast! A new weekly video game podcast! And that’s just the start, but we can’t do it without your help! www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow
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If It’s Not One Thing… If it's not one thing, then it's a bunch of things. I know that's not how the saying usually goes, but I think mine is more accurate. Today especially has been a day like that -- I've been going from pillar to post all day, and I still have more to do, including putting…
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Okay, y'all, it's time. BUTTON-UPS ARE BACK, & BETTER THAN EVER. 100% cotton, sizes up to 8X (up to a 78" chest!) & currently Buy 2, get the 3rd 69% off. This inaugural flash sale lasts until October 21st, so get it while the getting is good! nerdykeppie.com/collections/...
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SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.
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I have a million thoughts about this, including the invisible labor women have performed for generations. That said, I'm the weirdo that will invite a dozen people over for a multi-course dinner with a couple days' notice, & I absolutely have too many jobs. But I hate the term "entertaining."
This article offers half a dozen reasons why people have stopped having friends and family over, but it ignores the fact that the women who planned parties and kept homes tidy enough for unplanned guests are now working for pay full-time (usually more than 9-5). www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Support D&D and MtG workers UNIONIZING!! 💪 Sign the petition by Oct 13 to add your voice to the demands so Wizards can see that the community supports their employees being compensated fairly and protecting against AI: actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
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we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET.
i especially love all the dopes saying “when the internet first went mainstream everyone hated it too” like it happened in the pioneer days so no one can dispute it, like mf’ers we were THERE
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Vended 2 events this weekend and only made $175. Which barely covers the booth fee for the 1st event. Im in dire need of funds for past due bills. If you see anything in my booth photos that is not already online let me know and I can add it. www.otherworldmenagerie.com ko-fi.com/otherworldme...
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I wrote a little piece about the ongoing battle for the soul of software as a craft, where we've been, and where I hope we're going
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Alright lovelies, nobody should have to go without the care and meds they need. Donate some funds to the critter below and I'll send you something from thw shirt stash. $20 gets you a tank top, $25 gets you a shirt, $45 gets you a hoodie. Hit me up with a screenshot of the donation
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man this is a rough read and - though as a white couple we are obviously in a different position - speaks strongly to something we are going through right now with our kids and it is heartbreaking
Nikole Hannah-Jones w/ a sobering follow-up on her decision yrs ago to enroll her daughter in a poor, majority-Black public school rather than a wealthier, whiter private school. You leave heartbroken for the kids being failed by this grossly unequal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...
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Threadception here but omg, I feel like KJ & Racheline have absolutely put a finger on something that has made me feel insane about all of this. I talk about imaginary people as if they are real entities with goals, desires, motivations etc all the time. I tell Donna, "no he would never do that"
Interesting thread on interesting thread, and kind of making me wonder if this is part of the very strong author pushback against AI. Obv the stolen books, the attempt to put many kinds of artists out of work, the copying of our voices...but also, we make up imaginary people all the time.
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Catching Up The Monday after a weekend event is my time for catching up. Laundry, cleaning up, getting the millions of things done that usually get done over the weekend. So today is my day to catch up on things. The last load of laundry is in the machine. My planners are updated for the week.…
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Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Oh shit, remember when a bunch of people told me that steganographically watermarking the text outputs from "AI" wasn't possible and that I didn't know what I was talking about when I suggested it? Looks like it absolutely was possible, and I did know what I was talking about when I suggested it 🤷🏾♂️
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🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....
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Twitch is live now and supposedly they will be addressing this. (May already have, I'm late, it's a busy day.) www.twitch.tv/twitch
I'm so tired. 😑 A direct link to the setting (next to last from the very bottom): www.twitch.tv/settings/sec... And more details in their Account Settings FAQ: help.twitch.tv/s/article/tw...
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This is kind of an incredible website: Why your stuff stopped lasting, who profited, and what's still built right.
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I guess this is how one becomes someone who haunts estate sales for old Pyrex
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So. I did it. Lotta people gonna be mad about this one. Show it some love?
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Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
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Happy Disability Pride Month! Here are some disabled SFF writers and writers who write SFF about disability to follow: @wiswell.bsky.social @jordankurella.com @mariness.bsky.social @atgreenblatt.bsky.social @cornellwriter.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @andiwrites.bsky.social 1/
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For the people saying critics of Democrats on immigration from the left don’t have an alternative, I always say “go look at the Statue of Liberty, that’s our immigration policy.”
We are a nation of immigrants and we should welcome anyone who wants to come here to make a better life for themselves. If you reject that idea you reject the very idea of America.
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Look I went to the Democratic caucus in Pueblo, Colorado this year--a party faithful event that is so arcane that people don't even know it happens and exists. These ARE the people who knock doors. These are the volunteers. Anyway, so many of them were upset with the Democratic Party.
I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination. Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.