Damiana Swan
damianaswan.bsky.social
Damiana Swan
@damianaswan.bsky.social
Artist, photographer, editor, writer, goddess of administrative organization and amaretto. Joyous partner in crime with Satyros Brucato, aka That Damn Mage Guy. She/they. #Resist #BLM #ProtectTransPeople https://linktr.ee/damianaswan
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*Camp of the Saints* is one of the fundamental texts of global white-supremacism.
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Reminder: There's a brand new Dispatches From Appalachia out!

Join us as dig into the Department of Education's reclassification of nursing and other professions, what it means for America's young people and rural communities, and why this isn't just wrong - it's insulting.
Bad Medicine: The Trump Administration’s Assault on the American Nurse
The air is cold this morning in Appalachia. Frost covers my windows, and even the chickens are reluctant to leave their roost in weather…
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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CAT FOLKS: my friends mom passed unexpectedly and she cannot house her mother's two 8 year old cats Jeeves and Bentley. if you know anyone with a loving home for these 2 please let me know!
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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If you live in Northwest Oregon or Southwest Washington, you may want to clean your gutters and clear out your storm drains this weekend.

The National Weather Service predicts heavy rain will arrive in the region starting Monday, which could lead to flooding.
Atmospheric river could bring flooding to Northwest Oregon, Southwest Washington next week
You may want to clean your gutters and clear out your storm drains this weekend. Heavier rain arrives next week.
www.opb.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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You all have helped me so much with kittens and TNR. I couldn't do it without you and the network of volunteers at CAA. Our holiday fundraiser gives us the bulk of our annual finances to help as many animals as we can. Your support means the world. Thank you. secure.givelively.org/donate/clats...
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
These folks to honest-to-gods JOURNALISM. If you give them a follow they get more funding, and you get access to more good stories.
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.

A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.

If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Has anyone coined the term AIncel? If not I’d like credit for that please, inspired by this dweeb.
December 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Which one(s) do you want?
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I sent this to @foobly.bsky.social, and within 10 seconds I heard LOUD SHRIEKS OF LAUGHTER.
lmao
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's not just that the CEO of Palantir is obviously on a large dose of some kind of upper. (Cocaine seems to be the consensus)

It's that he thought doing that before going on TV was a *good* idea.
The CEO of Palantir.
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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these fuckin' losers
New extortion scam email going round (this was received via a writer's website contact form). I've seen a number of these recently but without the money demand; the translation angle is also a new one
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Folks at Center for Western Weather & Water Extremes
now forecasting Category 5 (highest rung) atmospheric river to reach Washington coast next week. #wawx
cw3e.ucsd.edu/media_portal/
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Writing this piece has also made me realise that we have little to no idea where these NVIDIA GPUs are going, and the amount of them sold (6 million) doesn't make sense based on any measure of actual data centers in progress, let alone ones that are energised. This whole industry feels cursed.
Tomorrow's Premium Newsletter: A much-demanded, 14k word guide as to how the AI bubble might burst, starting with the collapse of data center funding, venture capital for AI, OpenAI, and end NVIDIA's AI GPU era.

Here's $10 off annual.
edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo...
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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i’ve seen enough — EMERGENCY CATURDAY IS NOW IN EFFECT 🚨
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I used to follow Quinn over on the Bad Place. I've missed these stories!
Hello! I used to do this on Twitter. I am thinking of doing this again over here so am running experiment to see if putting up threaded stories on here is worth the extra step. If you want a non-threaded version, the entire story is at my Patreon account, not behind a paywall.
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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They are SO OBVIOUSLY the baddies.
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Oh, hey. Penzey's has vanilla at 33% off right now. It's still expensive, but better quality than most grocery store varieties, so it might be worth snagging a bottle or two.

www.penzeys.com/shop/spices/...
Spices | Penzeys
www.penzeys.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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A singer-songwriter friend would like people to know that while boycotting Spotify is great, it was also 16% of their income that is now cratering. So if you're cancelling Spotify, please pair that with buying music, merch, or live tickets directly from your favorite artists
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is just one example of why I voted for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social. We are going to be SO much better off with her in the Mayor's office!
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reemerged today to announce a slate of Equitable Development Initiative grants including $183,000 to the Royal Esquire Club, the private men's club he chaired and where he held his election night party.
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Here is Jason Goldman's beautiful, amazing takedown of the whole sham #ACIP meeting today. (2 parts) So glad he said what every expert in the field is feeling today (and all year).
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Alright, pals: ACIP meeting is beginning.

Here is the link to the livestream:
www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB...

The updated agenda:
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...

And the prebunk from TEC/Your Local Epidemiologist:
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

Anticipated votes:
www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - December 4, 2025 - Day 1 of 2
YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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they can be tiny, or giant. it's up to you.

this stock art pack is now available on @drivethrurpg.com and @itch.io including art no longer available on my Patreon.

🐌 www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

🐌 salvaterra.itch.io/monstrosilis...

#stockart #bsnm #ttrpg #mausritter #art #bestiary
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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Here's another good thing (if it makes it from mice to people) we won't get if RFK Jr. and his grifting associates achieve their aims:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Experimental vaccine prevents deadly allergic reactions in mice
Technology could offer longer protection against allergies than is possible with existing treatments.
www.nature.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM