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Danielle Anne Baum
@dabaum.bsky.social
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right! I have to put a description here don't I?

I'm a queer trans artist on the autistic spectrum that deals with depression and anxiety. I used to be a librarian, might again one day. I curse if you don't like it fuck off.
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Danielle Anne Baum @dabaum.bsky.social · Nov 10
just in case someone is curious i use the phrase "oh gods" because 1) i'm a huge fan of percy jackson series, but 2) i choose to follow the greek gods. athena is my mother, lady artemis is my aunt, etc.
dabaum.bsky.social
i am so very very tired I think I need a month off
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
dabaum.bsky.social
I hearby announce my resignation from humanity. I throw myself up on the mercies of the Greek pantheon.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
The University of Oklahoma takes seriously concerns involving First Amendment rights, certainly including religious freedoms. Upon receiving notice from the student on the grading of an assignment, the University immediately began a full review of the situation and has acted swiftly to address the matter. First, the college acted immediately to address the academic issue raised by the student. College leaders contacted her on the day her letter was received and have maintained regular communication throughout the process. As previously stated, a formal grade appeals process was conducted. The process resulted in steps to ensure no academic harm to the student from the graded assignments. Second, the student reported filing a claim of illegal discrimination based on religious beliefs to the appropriate university office. OU has a clear process for reviewing such claims and it has been activated. The graduate student instructor has been placed on administrative leave pending the finalization of this process. To ensure fairness in the process, a full-time professor is serving as the course instructor for the remainder of the semester. OU remains firmly committed to fairness, respect and protecting every student's right to express sincerely held religious beliefs. The UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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itsrossthompson.bsky.social
Just posted a big handful of new job openings in the Tabletop Game Jobs group. Wide variety of jobs posted in the last week, from game design with D&D and Warhammer, marketing & event jobs, plus a handful of project management.

Tabletop Game Jobs FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/Table...

🎲🧵
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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jongraywb.bsky.social
This is why you NEVER EVER use a company provided anything for doing anything personal. I have a SCAD laptop and i wont even check my emails on it let alone pay stuff. Thats just common sense
olivia.science Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 21h
Normal and great 🫩

> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.

www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
Warning — what happens on your Android phone, doesn’t stay on your Android phone.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
dabaum.bsky.social
fuck me. this has been a shitty day. non stop busy. equipment not working correctly. I'm tired, hungry and feel like crap. and my store manager is an asshole

I need someone to do my laundry and buy me some Chinese please
November 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
How life changed in a rural town in Virginia that lost its sole health clinic after the passage of Trump’s megabill. The residents voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024, and now they’re suffering for it.
How life changed in a rural town that lost its clinic after Trump’s megabill, even if the politics haven’t | CNN Politics
As the final hues of autumn linger in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 200-person community of Churchville, Virginia, is grappling with the loss of its only health clinic.
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
dabaum.bsky.social
i think someone drove a spike into my brain
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
dabaum.bsky.social
oh. fun. I don't get a lunch today and I don't have money for takeout. I hate this job so fucking much.
November 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
dabaum.bsky.social
ok my last post says it has one like... but I don't see them. does that I muted them? they muted me? a glitch in the betarix?
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
dabaum.bsky.social
i am so fucking exhausted. so. fucking. exhausted.
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
dabaum.bsky.social
I AM MOANA!
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
dabaum.bsky.social
I'm 98 percent sure I've discovered the secret of time travel. it's being so fucking bored time literally stops moving
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
dabaum.bsky.social
it's not even 5pm yet my shift lasts til 10pm. and it is fucking cold!
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Thanks for reading, Mr. President
A web page for the White House with the subbed “Media Offenders: Eric Garcia.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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ignatzhaderach.bsky.social
Hiii everyone I'd love to get up to 550 a month on my Patreon by the end of the year so if you could share this post...much appreciated <3 Im a freak and I make comics
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
dabaum.bsky.social
seven different times today I've had to ask what day it is. and each time I go "oh .. right. it's Sat not Sun"
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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ianfraser.bsky.social
This is madness.

All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.

The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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ironspike.bsky.social
Still time left to get every ebook, paperback, hardcover, classic, and new release from Iron Circus you've had your eye on ALL YEAR, folks!
ironcircuscomics.bsky.social Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 2d
⭐⭐⭐TWO HOURS LEFT!!!!⭐⭐⭐

Don't miss out on the sale of the year! EVERYTHING in the Iron Circus shop is 💥50% OFF!💥

store.ironcircus.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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And one more other thing I’m seeing now, that Northwestern unsurprisingly didn’t mention in its statement, effectively banning gender affirming care at NU school of medicine
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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gowder.io
Fuck, Northwestern just caved. Reading the deal now. ( www.northwestern.edu/president/do... )
www.northwestern.edu
November 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Do you have a relative who keeps talking about how "RFK Jr. has a point about vaccines and autism?" Good news. My book We're Not Broken is on sale and Harper Collins has free shipping in the continental U.S. until December 8. Buy it here.
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...
www.harpercollins.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, an Republican state senator in Indiana, says he is a “NO” on Trump’s redistricting push, pointing to the president’s use of a slur
“Many of you have asked my position on redistricting. I have been an unapologetic advocate for people with intellectual disabilities since the birth of my second daughter. Those of you that don’t know me or my family might not know that my daughter has Down Syndrome. This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences. I will be voting NO on redistricting, perhaps he can use the next 10 months to convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
dabaum.bsky.social
@dcorsetto.bsky.social stop torturing me with such great daily comics! I want them all!
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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ohjoysextoy.bsky.social
No splitting hairs about it: being a Puerto Rican with PCOS is a hairy experience for @tessquibbs.bsky.social. Society's deep-rooted shaming of being a furry girl but she still manages to come out ahead in this comic from our archive! 1/2
www.ohjoysextoy.com/body-hair-bl...
"Body Hair Blues by Tess Thompson, published July 28, 2020 on ohjoysextoy.com/body-hair-blues-tess-thompson Tess Thompson's art looks like it's painted with thick, bright acrylic paint. Her art is cartoony, somewhat angular, and always energetic. Tess speaks in a teal-colored word balloon, while others have their own colors. "Ever since I was a kid, I've always had so much hair." Tess stands in front of a mirror wearing only her underwear and holding a razor. She has light-orange skin with an assortment of tattoos across her body. Her dark hair is just short of shoulder-length, and it turns into a bright teal color about half-way down. She has extra tufts of short, black hair on her arms and legs, with individual hair sprouting up on her face, and her eyebrows connect in the middle to form a majestic unibrow. "Being mixed Latina and with polycystic ovarian syndrome made me, like... A one woman wig factory! This includes:" An illustration depicts each item on her list. "Toes, feet, knuckles, nipples, AND excessive pubic hair." Brandishing her razor plugged full of thick hair, she continues, "Eventually I got so SICK of shaving all of that! It was WAY too much." "So one day, I decided to stop bothering with it entirely..." She says, throwing the razor into the trash with a THWACK! "I wanted to force myself to accept my body hair." Now sporting a tank top, she holds her arms wide, exclaiming, "AND BOY DID PEOPLE NOT LIKE THAT!" In a green panel: "It's your body, and you can do whatever you want, but it's not beautiful." Tess's ex-girlfriend confides in her. Tess furrows her brow, replying "..." In a gray-maroon panel: "You're so beautiful, Tess!" Tess's mom marvels at her. "Awww." Smiles, Tess. "If only you didn't have a unibrow!" Her mother quickly follows up. "MOM!" Tess exclaims in exasperation. In a tan panel: "You can shape my brows, but I really don't want my unibrow touched, please." Tess explains to a person holding scissors while she sits in a chair. "Well... okay." the standing woman replies. "As long as I don't have to wear that thing! Haha." In a black panel Tess looks not quite at the audience with her eyes round in disbelief as she thinks to herself, "Did God give you that mouth?" Narration: It gets really bad sometimes... Tess stands on the sidewalk, typing away on her phone while a stranger walks back, looking over their shoulder at her. Narration: It sucks when strangers sneer and double-take. The stranger cartoonishly distorts so their neck extends long enough to loop back over their shoulder to stare, bug-eyed, at Tess's hairy legs. Addressing the audience, Tess declares, "Even when I was a kid! I just wanted people to-" A flashback takes us to a younger Tess sitting in a hallway with a row of other young people who are all staring at her legs. She throws her arms in the air and kicks one leg up dramatically, shouting, "STOP STARING!" Present-day Tess stands, facing the reader. She closes her eyes and presses the palms of her hands together, attempting to remain calm as she says, "It can be really alienating and frustrating. But you know what? It's worth it." Looking mischievous, she leans in more closely to the reader to say, "Because the unity that body hair brings... Is far more valuable to me!" "Your unibrow is cuuuuute." Tess's current girlfriend coos, teasingly squishing herself against Tess from behind. Her girlfriend has short dark green hair, a black t-shirt, and an earring of a silver cross. Her skin is a lighter peach color from Tess's. "Aww!" Tess teases flirtily back. Later on in a store at the checkout, the person working the register throws their arms in the air exclaiming, "HEY! You're like me! You're a furry girl!" "Whw-hw?" Gulps Tess, startled. "Your arm hair?" The cashier asks, holding her own hairy forearm up. "We're furry!" Tess looks at her own hairy forearm in surprise and then with happy conviction she exclaims back, "We're furry!!" Outside a couple from the other side of the street stop so one person can shout out, "HEY! Are you mixed Puerto Rican?" From Tess's side of the street, she startles, asking, "LITERALLY how did you...?" "We are too!" The stranger calls. "It's the arm hair!" "Huh!" Tess marvels, looking at her forearm. "Weird!!" Narration: Sometimes... Tess continues walking confidently, admiring her hairy arms and legs. Narration: That kind of weird and unexpected connection is just what I need.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM