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Alys Mackyntoich
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Lawyer, Writer, Reader, Medievalist, Nerd, Lover of Farscape, Bablyon5, Supernatural, TheExpanse, Critical Role, TTRPGs, The Boys, dogs, and smart people; Unashamed Liberal; She/Her
SPN NJ 2026
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So this is me, here, where the skies are bluer and the Not!zis fewer (I hope).
I'm a fat, very liberal white woman with CPTSD who talks about ridiculous TV shows, TTRPGs, and Jensen Ackles as much as I ever talk about anything serious. I try to write fiction sometimes.
Is me.
February 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:

THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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If you found Gaelic hard to understand, try some mediaeval English instead:

Mirie it iſ while ſumer ilaſt ƿið fugheleſ ſong, oc nu neheð ƿindeſ blaſt and ƿeder ſtrong! Ei, ei! Ƿhat ðiſ nicht iſ long, and ich ƿið ƿel michel wrong, ſoregh and murn and faſt!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXT...
Vocantus - Mirie it is while sumer ilast
YouTube video by Veratus
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
if you see this, post a character that starts with D
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Bitterness and cynicism are a form of surrender, when anger at injustice remains but the will to confront it is dulled by resignation. As true warriors, let anger at injustice be bright and righteous, and let it drive us to confront its cause, stand in its way, and cast it down.
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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We’re out here getting shot and killed by Trump’s Temu Mall Cop Gestapo.

All we ask of Democrats is a little BACKBONE.

Hold the line and vote NO on the DHS funding bill tomorrow.

@SenSchumer, we’re watching you. #NoMoneyForMurderers

📞 202-224-3121
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Someone in Congress needs to sponsor the Pretti-Good Act of 2026. It would:

1) remove immunity from any federal agent who willfully and intentionally violates the constitutional rights of a civilian;

2) prohibit any federal agent from pretending to have a judicial warrant if they don’t, from
January 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Unless the alleged opposition party commits itself to undoing everything Trump did and prosecuting the people responsible, the United States will not be seen as a trustworthy partner for at least a century.
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.

Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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A nobel peace pryze doth not worke lyke the One Ring. It ys not about who ys physicallye holdinge it.
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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We need a real opposition party.
January 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I just can't today. We've started a pointless war that's going to get Americans killed for no fucking reason and I just can't.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Well, looks like we survived 2025. Happy New Year, everyone!
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is excellent, from Hanne Blank Boyd.

We all know the usual body-related New Years’ Resolutions, all the ways people are taught to think of the new year as a time to tell themselves they aren’t acceptable unless their bodies change.

1/
December 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
You tell em, Leo
Pope Leo: “Creation is crying. But many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Happy #ThighHolsterThursday, better late than never!
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate!
a couple of muppets are sitting at a table with a menorah and candles and they are saying shalom .
ALT: a couple of muppets are sitting at a table with a menorah and candles and they are saying shalom .
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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We're having a little kindness fest!

❄️ Find a fic with no comments

❄️ It can be written by a friend or stranger

❄️ Fics should be more than a few days old

❄️ Choose one you genuinely enjoy & can comment on sincerely

❄️ Let the author know something you liked
December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
On this first night of Hanukkah, just a reminder that I wrote a Destiel Hanukkah fic:
archiveofourown.org/works/62086249
Light One Candle - AstroLass - Supernatural (TV 2005) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.

There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A wonderfu case study in why lawyers hate what they do.
So as you know, I am having surgery next month, and I filed motions for continuances in my cases as a result.

Most of them were granted. Of those, about half gave me less time than I asked for. Three were outright denied.
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM