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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 4m

This shit.
All of this shit.
It's so exhausting.

I have been breaking all of my caffeine rules just to get through the day. I have an irregular heartbeat now. I bought stock in Pepsi, I buy Celsius so much. Fuck y'all, no wonder millennials are dying in record numbers.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 10m

I AM GERMAN AN IRISH.
I will hold a grudge ten years after I DIE.

And that's for people who probably don't even deserve it.
WHICH IS SO FAR FROM MTG's SITUATION, THIS GRUDGE WILL BURN UNTIL THE SUN EXPIRES. THIS GRUDGE WILL BURN SO BRIGHT IT'LL MAKE A BRAND NEW STAR. JUST TO KEEP THE FIRE BURNING.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 13m

A petition wanted me to thank Marjorie Taylor Greene for coming over to the side that was saying 'hey, healthcare is good and everyone deserves it.'

And I experienced a rage spike so high I am currently crashing.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 14m

I will self-immolate

Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 16h

Promise me that yall aren't going to platform the eventual "repentent ICE agent" stories that will come out...

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Naniiebim londonmcm F22 aa @naniiebim.bsky.social · Jul 31

OC Meths and cerberus wrangling

White haired demon guy in salaryman shirt and tie wrangling a three headed dog with spot patches.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 17m

It's not even that.
(Tho that is an extremely valid point)

It's that for a lot of folks, getting to the position where people will throw wild money at you for any apeshit idea YOU HAVE is the goal. You get there so you can FINALLY BE WEIRD.

And THAT's when you want the computer to think for you???

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 20m

(not even going to be snarky about how some of these 'power players' were never even good enough to be in these kinds of respected positions in the first place. but I could be. I could be real petty about the tepidness of their 'genius.' I could be.)

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Kay 🌈 @simkaye.bsky.social · 36m

Prints now available in my shop!

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 22m

...some of the guys pushing ai in creative spaces are the kind of people who have reached enough prominence in their fields that they could literally pitch ANYTHING. weird little baby? green lit. no questions.

...and NOW? now is the point where they want to their cede creative input to computer?

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Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 21h

Excuse me @therightram.bsky.social. Sir. Can we talk about this please.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 2h

Jesus

Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 13h

Criminal. Absolutely criminal.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 13h

You can just skip after 30 seconds or so.
They're mostly banking on you being so engrossed to whatever else that you don't realize you're on an ad.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 13h

We definitely have a lot of repeats across the genre.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 14h

I will investigate.

And yes.
I knew my brand of people would IMMEDIATELY clock that one. We are a singular breed.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 14h

The length of time some folks try to get away with in those 'ads' are truly ballsy. Rude. But ballsy.

I think the longest one I've caught was like, two hours.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 14h

On a note.
I am a cheap bitch, which means I have ads on YouTube.

Oprah, what the fuck are you doing putting an hour long ad on my screen? I was listening to a video about a man who died of positional asphyxiation upside down in a dinosaur.

And I would like to return to that.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 14h

I swear, every other week a true crime will come up where 'she was just so in looooooove.'

And it's like.

No.

No. No.

Try harder.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18h

Good evening. There are good things happening in our communities. How might you add to the good?

www.ktvu.com/news/grassro...

Outdoor fridges are being stocked in underserved East Bay communities, as part of growing grassroots effort

A growing army of volunteers has been taking part in an organic, grassroots effort to help feed the hungry by stocking refrigerators placed at various locations in the East Bay.

www.ktvu.com

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 15h

whut

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 18h

Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade."
refuseuline.com

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 17h

lol some of us don’t have time to discern the (rumored) different flavors of conservatives. They all sit together anyway. Like. Be for serious.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 18h

I picked up the italian translation while I was at ROMICS and am delighted to see that Udon Entertainment has the english rights.

But it bears repeating that even with the language barrier, it's so beautifully obvious that the leads are in love with every short story, and every small action.

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 18h

I really feel like I need to yell about Veil by Kotteri.
The casual intimacy acted out between the two leads stands so far and away from most romance books on the market. It's frankly stunning.

store.udonentertainment.com/products/vei...

Veil Volume 1: Temperature of Orange

"I like looking at you when you’re enjoying a scent." On a cobblestone street, a moment was shared by two people. One day, by chance… he, a police officer met she, a runaway heiress. She was looking f...

store.udonentertainment.com

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Meredith McClaren @iniquitousfish.bsky.social · 1d

Me setting up next year's schedule spreadsheet:
'I. WILL. PACE MYSELF. I WILL NOT BURN OUT I WILL SCHEDULE BREAKS AND HOLIDAYS.'

In a year, I'll tell you if it worked.

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