Cheryl Rosbak
@csrosbak.bsky.social
Queer Canadian romance author. Occasionally I make things that aren't books. she/her
csrosbak.com
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tumblr just brought this to my attention (i have discovered the queer leftist catholic corner of tumblr and it is a delight), and i want to make sure @clairewillett.bsky.social knows about it too:
The Madonna di Montevergine, mother of LGBTQ Catholics
For queer Catholics, this icon of Mary is a reminder that her loving care and protection extends to all her children.
uscatholic.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
tumblr just brought this to my attention (i have discovered the queer leftist catholic corner of tumblr and it is a delight), and i want to make sure @clairewillett.bsky.social knows about it too:
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Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
This is instant angry comment fodder. So glad I deleted Instagram already.
jaysus... now insta appears to generate titles/ headlines via AI for stuff I post... to create click bait for google wtf do not like
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is instant angry comment fodder. So glad I deleted Instagram already.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is aspirational for me
I'm super stressed right now so here's a recent favourite landscape from a few months ago again - Dunvegan in Alberta, Canada. This aerial embroidery took forever but was worth it 💚 the higher up perspective is more intricate and slower to sew I've found, more fiddly! #art
December 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is aspirational for me
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Finally, those differences we DO have, those moments of misunderstanding are so easily talked through.
We as queer people need to talk to each other, across the generations. Let's stop allowing cis het incendiary media divide us and exploit our differences, and talk for us.
We as queer people need to talk to each other, across the generations. Let's stop allowing cis het incendiary media divide us and exploit our differences, and talk for us.
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Finally, those differences we DO have, those moments of misunderstanding are so easily talked through.
We as queer people need to talk to each other, across the generations. Let's stop allowing cis het incendiary media divide us and exploit our differences, and talk for us.
We as queer people need to talk to each other, across the generations. Let's stop allowing cis het incendiary media divide us and exploit our differences, and talk for us.
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After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.
Look at this wonderful cast of older women
NEW! Watch four minutes from the #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy premiere, showcasing the arrival of Paul Giamatti’s villain character!
blog.trekcore.com/2025/12/star...
blog.trekcore.com/2025/12/star...
Watch Four Minutes from STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY’s Premiere — and the Arrival of Paul Giamatti’s Villain Character!
Watch four minutes from the STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY premiere, showcasing the arrival of Paul Giamatti’s villain character!
blog.trekcore.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Look at this wonderful cast of older women
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Ellipses, astroids, double cosine waves, and square root waves
#geometricart #codeart #mathart #abstractart #sciart #synthart
#geometricart #codeart #mathart #abstractart #sciart #synthart
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ellipses, astroids, double cosine waves, and square root waves
#geometricart #codeart #mathart #abstractart #sciart #synthart
#geometricart #codeart #mathart #abstractart #sciart #synthart
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Don't give them a penny
December 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Don't give them a penny
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Gotta say it again
DOOMERISM IS THE IDEOLOGY OF THE LAZY
If "nothing can be done" then you're off the hook for doing anything.
DOOMERISM IS THE IDEOLOGY OF THE LAZY
If "nothing can be done" then you're off the hook for doing anything.
Zero tolerance for doomerism. Stop lazily accepting that everything is screwed forever. Stop normalising low expectations. That’s part of the problem & it’s what the bastards want. It’s also a product of privilege. People in more desperate situations don’t have the option to just sit back & shrug.
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Gotta say it again
DOOMERISM IS THE IDEOLOGY OF THE LAZY
If "nothing can be done" then you're off the hook for doing anything.
DOOMERISM IS THE IDEOLOGY OF THE LAZY
If "nothing can be done" then you're off the hook for doing anything.
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Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
Looking forward to the Game of Thrones/Bridgerton crossover
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Looking forward to the Game of Thrones/Bridgerton crossover
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This is real! Audible has Someone You Can Build A Nest In for just $2.41. The sale only lasts three more days, but this has to be the lowest price it's ever been. Get my queer monster book with Carmen Rose's delightful narration!
www.audible.com/pd/Someone-Y...
www.audible.com/pd/Someone-Y...
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on mu...
www.audible.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is real! Audible has Someone You Can Build A Nest In for just $2.41. The sale only lasts three more days, but this has to be the lowest price it's ever been. Get my queer monster book with Carmen Rose's delightful narration!
www.audible.com/pd/Someone-Y...
www.audible.com/pd/Someone-Y...
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As some of you are aware, part of Dragon Age day was to thank the DA Devs for all the hard work they put into the series we love so much.
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As some of you are aware, part of Dragon Age day was to thank the DA Devs for all the hard work they put into the series we love so much.
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.
So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵
Life is hard. Watch a baby elephant taking a mud bath.
The moment Kaikai grew strong enough to walk great distances, our little sprite discovered her non-negotiable: daily mud baths. Weather forecasts mean nothing. Keeper schedules are merely suggestions. When Kaikai decides it's mud time, it's mud time! swt.bio/kaikai
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Life is hard. Watch a baby elephant taking a mud bath.
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
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I had vaguely followed the ridiculous legal threats over "sabzi" but learned from this op-ed that the DUCHY OF CORNWALL got involved?! Wild. www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I had vaguely followed the ridiculous legal threats over "sabzi" but learned from this op-ed that the DUCHY OF CORNWALL got involved?! Wild. www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
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It costs 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
These bags can be worn in many ways!
Store: Bibipins.com
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
These bags can be worn in many ways!
Store: Bibipins.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It costs 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
These bags can be worn in many ways!
Store: Bibipins.com
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
These bags can be worn in many ways!
Store: Bibipins.com
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If you have a music/art fan in your fam, I created these pieces on my mum’s old musical scores and librettos. And am selling prints (hand embellished with gold ink) on prestige stock.
Here is a thread of the available art prints
#giftideas #art #birds #sciart #music #bsnm #ukgiftam
Here is a thread of the available art prints
#giftideas #art #birds #sciart #music #bsnm #ukgiftam
These musical librettos/Scores were gathering dust after mum died. During lockdown I started to give them new life. I try to marry up aspects of the music with the subject. This Flamingo is drawn on “Bird of Beauty” from Pink Champagne 🪶
ArtOfNote.sumupstore.com
#bsnm #art #mhhsbd #artsky
ArtOfNote.sumupstore.com
#bsnm #art #mhhsbd #artsky
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I never really questioned the existence of a Santa Claus parade (I never cared enough) but it being Santa travelling to the store to sit for the rest of the month does make sense.
On this day in 1904, Santa Claus walked from Union Station to Eaton's in Toronto. This was the beginning of the Santa Claus Parade. The first official Toronto Santa Claus Parade happened the following year with one float.
It is now the oldest Santa Claus Parade in the world.
It is now the oldest Santa Claus Parade in the world.
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I never really questioned the existence of a Santa Claus parade (I never cared enough) but it being Santa travelling to the store to sit for the rest of the month does make sense.
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Happy birthday to Anna McGarrigle, born on this day in 1944 in Montreal!
The sister of Kate McGarrigle, the duo released 14 albums together. A Juno Award winner, she was also awarded the Order of Canada. Anna and Kate sang The Log Driver's Waltz for the NFB short.
The sister of Kate McGarrigle, the duo released 14 albums together. A Juno Award winner, she was also awarded the Order of Canada. Anna and Kate sang The Log Driver's Waltz for the NFB short.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy birthday to Anna McGarrigle, born on this day in 1944 in Montreal!
The sister of Kate McGarrigle, the duo released 14 albums together. A Juno Award winner, she was also awarded the Order of Canada. Anna and Kate sang The Log Driver's Waltz for the NFB short.
The sister of Kate McGarrigle, the duo released 14 albums together. A Juno Award winner, she was also awarded the Order of Canada. Anna and Kate sang The Log Driver's Waltz for the NFB short.
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Goddamn it, we need to fight harder to keep Canada this way. If action isn’t taken now to shut off the firehose of bigoted propaganda being sprayed in the faces of our citizens by hateful, irresponsible tech oligarchs via their toxic algorithms, we’re gonna end up just like the US and UK. 🏳️⚧️ 🇨🇦
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Goddamn it, we need to fight harder to keep Canada this way. If action isn’t taken now to shut off the firehose of bigoted propaganda being sprayed in the faces of our citizens by hateful, irresponsible tech oligarchs via their toxic algorithms, we’re gonna end up just like the US and UK. 🏳️⚧️ 🇨🇦