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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin

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Writer. Editor. Recovering doomscroller. Incurable optimist with hopefully-curable burnout. She/her.

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 4d

‪HI there! I sometimes doomscroll, sometimes hopescroll, sometimes post about books. I also write and edit.
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Romance * Erotic stories * Queer Fiction * Poetry - T.C. Mill

Welcome to my hub on the web! For over ten years, I’ve been writing passionate fiction – romantic, erotic, and/or kinky – with stories published by Carina and Circlet Press as well as in several Best ...

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Coyote @goldencoyote.bsky.social · 1d

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the frogs
They are leading forth the unicorns & funny cats & dogs
They are coming from the rivers, from the ponds & from the bogs
Their truth is marching on
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah
Their truth is marching on

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michelle65.bsky.social @michelle65.bsky.social · 1d

The most Wisconsin sign I saw at the Waukesha No Kings rally #NoKings

Sign reading Old Fashioneds not Old Fascists.

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Jen Burgmeier @jenburgy.bsky.social · 1d

Signs of fascism! No Kings in Waukesha, Wisconsin

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Frettie Fingers @frettie.bsky.social · 1d

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 1d

The 3.5% "rule" also applies to consistent, constant protesting. Not one off events imho.

So yeah, if 15 millionesh people were in the streets every day you could see why that would be problematic for the admin.

We are certainly not there yet.

Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · Apr 1

Lately I've seen many references to the 3.5% rule. A few years ago I pulled together this Q&A on potential uses and misuses of this statistic. www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...

The cover page for a discussion paper called "Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule" by Erica Chenoweth. In the image, peaceful protesters can be seen in front of the US Capitol building.

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 1d

Rural Washington County: "I am a veteran, not a sucker or loser" outside one house, also a trans pride colored fidget bubble popper dropped on the sidewalk.

Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 1d

In rural Waukesha county I drove past a "Dictatorship vs Democracy" sign and a Ukrainian flag.

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Fresno Freddie's Dead @fresnofred.bsky.social · 1d

IF THE WORDS THEY/THEM WERE ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE WOKE I FEEL AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT FOR YOU. WOKE. WOKE.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 1d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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Sharon MacMillan, MD, FACOG @sharonmacmillan.bsky.social · 1d

We had a party in Northampton, MA! This is just the edge of the park, it was mobbed with thousands of folks! Dancing… great signs… I was a frog :)🐸

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 1d

Don't even get me started on the frog costume purchase reimbursements.

K. Chen @tznkai.bsky.social · 1d

Antifa Procurement is currently overwhelmed but is trying their very best to issue 1099-NECs by next April in the event the IRS is functional. HR continues to maintain it's not their problem.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

It’s going to take ages to pay all these people

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 1d

As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 1d

[Marching at a protest next to a cute boy] No Kings except you, sweetheart 😘

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 1d

In rural Waukesha county I drove past a "Dictatorship vs Democracy" sign and a Ukrainian flag.

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azielke.bsky.social @azielke.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings in Muskego, WI! Over 400 strong in deep red Waukesha County. #nokings

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Ryan Sophia McCall @scudubydubop.bsky.social · 3d

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 2d

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Leaf~ @leaftilde.bsky.social · 2d

When I was first starting out, I would do a lot of things that would be kind of preemptive cuts to my own ego. I named myself 'scribbled smut' to show that I was just scribbling, not stuff to be taken seriously. I'd call my work 'badly written' or 'embarrassing' before anyone else could.

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 2d

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are walking. Blue listens intently as Green goes on talking as he talks, leading the way.
Green: Once we get home, I'll read a book, weave two baskets, re-arrange the pantry, learn esperanto-

Blue interrupts Green, who turns to listen.
Blue: That's quite a list. Are you sure you're being completely realistic?

Green takes a momentary pause from being cartoonish, being now depicted as a painstakingly detailed and shaded painting of a fox, with fur texture, whiskers and all.
Extremely realistic Green: Of course.

Returning back to normal, Green keeps walking. Blue follows, looking at Green with suspicion.
Blue: How long did it take you to draw that gag?
Green: A lot longer than I am willing to admit.

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 3d

I am delighted to announce SHE TIES HIM UP at one point. #femdom

Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 6d

As for Sarah MacLean's Brazen and the Beast - Oh, my heart! Hattie's a gutsy and determined heroine - and tall (and not skinny)! "Beast" has a gorgeously tragic backstory and (a great character detail) reads lots of books by women. I'll definitely read his siblings' stories, too.

Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 3d

Brave knights and bondage! The Lady Crayl #femdom romance short stories are “Hot and sweet erotica with enough character to make you fall in love with the people and not just the sexy, sexy stuff they’re doing together" in the words of one reviewer.
Excerpts and more:
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Lady Crayl femdom historical romance stories - T.C. Mill

“Hot and sweet erotica with enough character to make you fall in love with the people and not just the sexy, sexy stuff they’re doing together.” –Goodreads reviewer Meeni Levi When Elise Caryl and her...

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 5d

So Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe are all gonna ban ChatGPT from receiving payments now, right?

Right??

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 5d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 3d

And/or knows someone who has.
(I feel like the perk of being in this group is we're more immune to the "buy these gift cards to pay bail" scams, but that's all it has to recommend it!)

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 3d

Is T.C. Mill publishing a lot of new writing?

You might ask, seeing the flurry of publications going up this month. The answer: yes and no. I have some short stories under contract with an exciting new publication. There's also a novella (or more) and two novels (a duology!) in revisions. The…

Is T.C. Mill publishing a lot of new writing?

You might ask, seeing the flurry of publications going up this month. The answer: yes and no. I have some short stories under contract with an exciting new publication. There's also a novella (or more) and two novels (a duology!) in revisions. The erotic publishing market is contracting right now (what good thing isn't these days?) but I'm continuing to write and submit* and I also have a list of pieces I plan to reprint to make them more available soon.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 4d

i do firmly believe in the end, we will win, but the dread and the loss of watching this nightmare unfold is really something. These assholes are undermining everything we've taken for granted as a democratic and open society (however imperfect) with such vile hubris

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 4d

SCOTUS killing VRA would really be the culmination of a Second Redemption

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 4d

geek: i'm bringing my entire polycule into this bunker, sorry boss man

*hits EXTERMINATE button*

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Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 4d

Has anyone written a post-apocalyptic story with this premise yet? 👀

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 4d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

"I once met a former bodyguard of one billionaire with his own "bunker", who told me his security team's first priority, if this really did happen, would be to eliminate said boss and get in the bunker themselves. And he didn't seem to be joking."

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans