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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 1d

I also did not get my ass kicked this year when historically I have very much gotten my ass kicked (Moderna moreso than Pfizer). Although I'm never getting both C+flu shots on the same day again like I did last year, whew that was rough

emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

as usual ymmv with side effects but the irl people i know who usually got knocked down didn’t this time and i rode 20 miles that night and the next, so you can maybe plan for less coping!

(also benadryl 15 minutes beforehand helps minimize reactions for real)

Ripperoni @ripperoni.com · 1d

Reminder to get your flu and Covid vax (just got mine)

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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 4d

It's Banned Books Week and I'm celebrating seeing my first story published in 4 years 🥳📚 I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it, because it felt really, really good to write.

Thanks @castofwonders.org for being a source of joy this week.

www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...

www.castofwonders.org

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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 5d

Lil friends on Mars who will soon be wearable after a journey to the fiery depths of the kiln 🔥

Join the newsletter to be notified when they drop. @sciencesocks.bsky.social and I can't wait to share the final results!

sciencesocks.co/pages/amy-ra...

#SciArt #bsnm 🔭

My hand holding a rectangular pendant featuring a Mars rover looking up at a helicopter at sunset.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 8d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9d

K-Pop Demon Hunters is legitimately the global cultural phenomenon of 2025 and honestly there are far worse things to be a cultural touchstone this year than a trio of young women fighting literal soul-sucking hegemony through the power of their art

E. Perkins 🎃 @hauntedpumpkin.bsky.social · 9d

Oh crap, it's back at #1 in movies again today on Netflix too. That's awesome!

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Cast of Wonders @castofwonders.org · 9d

Coming soon! Our Banned Books Week stories!
#JoyThatSustains
#BannedBooksWeek

episode art for Banned Books week: butterflies emerging from a book's pages.

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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 13d

Didn't make it into the Women of the Weird West anthology but at least made it into the second round. Takes the sting out of rejection a bit to know someone still enjoyed the story.

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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 19d

I wrote about our batshit media landscape and all the ads that keep trying to convince us stuff like taking a vitamin or using toilet paper is ✨self care✨ lauraduerr.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/s...

Six Companies Control 90% Of Our Media And They All Want You To Watch LiMu Emu Ads

Once upon a time, streaming services didn’t have ads. (Once upon an even further time, they mailed you DVD discs! Remember that? I want that model back!) Now they have ads. And still we pay m…

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 22d

I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet

and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains

forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad

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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 21d

Anyway have you ever tried screaming into a cat tummy, strongly recommend, I feel better and the cat is just nonplussed

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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 21d

Botox ads are out there earnestly saying "women, your forehead wrinkles when you wrinkle it!! stop that!"

and that getting needles poked into your face every month is self-care actually

it's enraging and yet completely in line with Our Current Moment

a man sitting in a field with the words we oughta leave this world behind below him

Alt: a man (Dary from Letterkenny) sitting in a field with the words "we oughta leave this world behind" below him

media.tenor.com

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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social · 23d

I wonder how far back you have to go until telling someone that boycotting a company's actions involves cancelling subscriptions at three different, seemingly unrelated companies sounds insane again

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · Aug 22

Okay, people like these, so I painted a few more.
NO AI ONLY BRAIN and USE YOUR OWN BRAIN
artologica.etsy.com

4 watercolor paintings in different colors with anti-AI sayings

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Christine Hanolsy (she/her) @christinehanolsy.com · Aug 22

Portland, OR, metro area folks, please keep an eye out for people who need help during this extended heat wave. If you're out and about, stick a couple of extra bottles of water in your tote bag and hand them to people who need them.

Here's a list of cooling centers with day and night hours.

Here’s where cooling centers will open in all 3 Portland-area counties Friday

Soaring temps Friday prompt Portland area counties to offer cooling centers for some relief from the heat.

www.oregonlive.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Aug 21

There’s a thin line between staying as informed as you should and making yourself anxious in a way that is completely unproductive and every single day the news is trying very hard to push you over into the latter

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