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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 3d

*cracks knuckles*
Ok, senators are beginning to put draft bills in. Time to start reading through and figuring out what are going to be the hot ticket bills this session. Wish me luck

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Mathraptor @mathraptor.bsky.social · 3d

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The Brave Lil Cornflake @wafflesthebadger.bsky.social · 3d

I'm seeing a lot of folks going to places like Walmart to buy canned goods for food drives. It is better for the community to just donate that money directly to an organization and then they can buy cases of canned goods at steep discounts (sometimes even at or below cost)

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innes @innes.bsky.social · 3d

love when someone you're campaigning against is like "yeah, it's working"

Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (4/5) @acvalens.net · 3d

Source familiar with MasterCard‘s internal workings: The company finds the censorship focus from consumers “profoundly irritating“ amid larger political issues — they want the controversy around paypros censorship to quietly disappear

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Corey They Them Brickley @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 5d

idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple

Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 7d

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 3d

I might never really get over the Palia stans telling me that a16z being one of the major VC supports of the game was Ok, Actually
...in an election year where a16z told people to vote for Trump because "he supports small business." I hope they're all eating their words now...

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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 3d

This post hits *all* the points about why I'm not doing cozy game or life/farm sim reviews anymore. Saying all the things I've wanted to say about the "wholesome community" but was too afraid to write

docvember @docseuss.bsky.social · 8d

remember that time when I wrote an article explaining how and why alt right types like to infiltrate wholesome communities and how to be resilient against that behavior?

docseuss.medium.com/i-was-a-teen...

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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 4d

Good news!!
byrdbrnz.me is up and running again 💕 That said, there's still some broken elements on the website and it desperately needs a layout update. Thanks for understanding while I work through moving things about, but the blog should be readable now! Bonus: there's finally a search!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow

'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void

The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5d

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.

A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.

I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 5d

Capitalism means a system where private individuals own the means of production (like factories) and run them for profit. The people who own the factories are the capitalist class. It doesn’t mean “buying gum at a gas station”, you aren’t a capitalist because you bought gum.

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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 4d

Semi-frequent reminder that LibreOffice is free, open-source, and basically just M$FT Office without all the packed in AI bullshit
Because I feel this in my soul and would also lose it if I kept getting prompt after prompt to REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 4d

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 5d

My creative engine may run a bit slower than everyone else's, but it's still running. It's still going. Slow and steady.
I genuinely love doing what I do. I don't want to constantly push out new works every other month and burn myself out
I just want to create, work diligently, and let others enjoy

ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 5d

Then I remember, I'm balancing several works all at once. Far North, Nosia, Exploring Spirit, and another novel I'm still in concept on. Add in streaming once or twice a week. Articles on the FL legislative session...sometimes game reviews...and the monthly updates...

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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 5d

Nosia has taken me the better part of a couple years to get a first outline done. I worry that if I'm too slow, no one will want to engage with my work. People will lose interest in the thing that I've poured myself into

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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 5d

Sometimes I get discouraged that I don't do "enough" work on my writing
That it takes me a few years to complete all the steps to put out a novel, when others can push out huge works in the span of months. It took me 10 years to conceive of and refine Far North. Another year for Greenhouse Museum

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 9d

On a deeply personal note:

CW: eating disorder

If you have struggled with disordered eating in the past and are now dealing with food insecurity, it is really important to seek support. It is so, so easy to fall into unhealthy patterns when self-denial is involved. Don’t white knuckle it.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 9d

Last thing: if you’re in the position to need this advice, don’t deny yourself small pleasures. First, psychologically, restricting yourself makes it more likely you will have a fraught moment and spend more than you want. But more importantly:

You are living through a shitshow.

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geneva @gdbee.bsky.social · 9d

North Star - Polaris -

I found my new favorite brush to use on just about everything ;u;

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Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 12d

i will never forgive sam altman. robot fucking was in theory supposed to be cool, cyberpunk, subversive, a question of what it means to be human, young jude law as gigolo joe, and instead he's gone and made it the most ethically, intellectually, emotionally and aesthetically repulsive thing

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ana street rat @uldahstreetrat.bsky.social · 9d

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

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The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 10d

Motivational punch card i just made myself for drafting my novel

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10d

They’re doing this because it’s so successful

Reuters @reuters.com · 10d

Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports reut.rs/4opgmAI

Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports

Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its Superintelligence Labs artificial intelligence unit, Axios reported on Wednesday.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 10d

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....

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ByrdBrnz @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 10d

Heads up for blog readers
The website is currently down. Changing some things around, doing a bit of a theme update/refresh, etc. Not sure what the eta is on an up time, it's just me over here doing all this and I currently have a headache. Will update when it's back online!

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lou-ellen @louceph.com · 11d

please watch movies and read books and play games and look at art, please view it with your own eyes through a lens you made yourself and not just through video essayists and ending explained videos please im begging you

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