Master of the Deck
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Audiobooks. Multishipper. Fat. Queer. Trash. Smashing characters together like Barbies since 2003. Forever crying about Rand al'Thor. Anti-harassment. Accessibility and Disability rights. ♿ She/her. 30s and falling apart. FUCK AI.
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The Black Tower (a wheel of time fanwork)
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Well done to everybody who participated in this #WoTIdol 2025. It's a privilege to continue being part of this event, and I'm looking forward to watching these again and again!
Thank you to everybody who helped make The Black Tower possible. It was a tribute to us.
youtu.be/9bqoKk60LsE
Thank you to everybody who helped make The Black Tower possible. It was a tribute to us.
youtu.be/9bqoKk60LsE
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For those who work in Games Media, I have a genuine question. I've watched Game Awards "Picks/Predictions" pieces, and often you skip the accessibility category. I understand why, you don't feel like you have the knowledge to offer an opinion.
What could we in the a11y community do to help?
What could we in the a11y community do to help?
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
For those who work in Games Media, I have a genuine question. I've watched Game Awards "Picks/Predictions" pieces, and often you skip the accessibility category. I understand why, you don't feel like you have the knowledge to offer an opinion.
What could we in the a11y community do to help?
What could we in the a11y community do to help?
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1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
@gorskon.bsky.social fun story. I decided to do grad school, and that Makary & Daniel study is CITED IN MY POLICY TEXTBOOK in the section about healthcare quality for the "third leading cause of death" shtick.
I thought this was sus, and found your article, among others, very helpful. Thank you.
I thought this was sus, and found your article, among others, very helpful. Thank you.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
@gorskon.bsky.social fun story. I decided to do grad school, and that Makary & Daniel study is CITED IN MY POLICY TEXTBOOK in the section about healthcare quality for the "third leading cause of death" shtick.
I thought this was sus, and found your article, among others, very helpful. Thank you.
I thought this was sus, and found your article, among others, very helpful. Thank you.
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
I would keep working, pay off my debts, and live with less fear that I might lose everything if something goes wrong
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I would keep working, pay off my debts, and live with less fear that I might lose everything if something goes wrong
ah, the sound of engines revving as cars are stuck in the snow. winter is here
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
ah, the sound of engines revving as cars are stuck in the snow. winter is here
I am grateful for Bucky Barnes' metal arm
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I am grateful for Bucky Barnes' metal arm
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I have been giving until tommorow to get £110 for tonight and fommorow night. I've been ill so been sleeping mostly so wasn't able to keep on top with it. If anyone can help with any amount I would be greatful or im on the streets with my dodgy leg.
PP: [email protected]
Pls share🩷
PP: [email protected]
Pls share🩷
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I have been giving until tommorow to get £110 for tonight and fommorow night. I've been ill so been sleeping mostly so wasn't able to keep on top with it. If anyone can help with any amount I would be greatful or im on the streets with my dodgy leg.
PP: [email protected]
Pls share🩷
PP: [email protected]
Pls share🩷
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REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
amidst The Horrors™, it is nice to see that the primary purpose of the internet--the dissemination and enjoyment of cat pictures--has not been lost
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
amidst The Horrors™, it is nice to see that the primary purpose of the internet--the dissemination and enjoyment of cat pictures--has not been lost
Man, covid was bad enough but this is just. Really bad for the future of public health in our country. If you completely destroy the trust that reasonable people had in an institution like the Centers for Disease Control, we've crippled our ability to effectively respond to future disease outbreaks.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Man, covid was bad enough but this is just. Really bad for the future of public health in our country. If you completely destroy the trust that reasonable people had in an institution like the Centers for Disease Control, we've crippled our ability to effectively respond to future disease outbreaks.
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If you sincerely think you have done the Author Job by having an idea, then of course it's legitimate to stick that idea into the regurgitron and claim the extruded word product as 'your book'. If the idea is all that counts then yes, you 'wrote a book'.
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
If you sincerely think you have done the Author Job by having an idea, then of course it's legitimate to stick that idea into the regurgitron and claim the extruded word product as 'your book'. If the idea is all that counts then yes, you 'wrote a book'.
representation in matters of civil law should be a right on par with that of criminal law
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
representation in matters of civil law should be a right on par with that of criminal law
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
justice should not be a privilege of those who can afford lawyers from their own pocket. maybe the rich wouldn't fuck people over with such impunity if *everybody could take them to court*
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
tbh I now consider my typos to be evidence that I am a human writing my own stuff rather than AI
Important takeaway: I'm never going to apologize for a typo in an email again.
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
tbh I now consider my typos to be evidence that I am a human writing my own stuff rather than AI
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November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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the wheel of time
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
the wheel of time
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
completely because of the community that came with it. my life would look completely different if I didn't have these nerds 💛
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These two people have done more to vanquish the Andrew Cuomo monster than almost anyone else. Thank you for your service @lindseyboylan.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🫡🫡
ELECTION DAY. Getting ready to go do poll visibility in Hell’s Kitchen. Come say hi if you see me.
And VOTE @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
And VOTE @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
These two people have done more to vanquish the Andrew Cuomo monster than almost anyone else. Thank you for your service @lindseyboylan.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🫡🫡
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One of the things I appreciate about 'Dark Romance' is that it /is/ self aware. Like 'horror', 'Dark' IS in the name, so I find it wild the sheer amount of time people put into complaining about it being a bad influence on women when It's telling you RIGHT away it's not at all a relationship model 💀
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
One of the things I appreciate about 'Dark Romance' is that it /is/ self aware. Like 'horror', 'Dark' IS in the name, so I find it wild the sheer amount of time people put into complaining about it being a bad influence on women when It's telling you RIGHT away it's not at all a relationship model 💀
fund thousands of research projects specifically intended to engineer potatoes that grow in rainbow colors.
potaboes
potaboes
lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful
what would you buy to break the curse?
what would you buy to break the curse?
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
fund thousands of research projects specifically intended to engineer potatoes that grow in rainbow colors.
potaboes
potaboes
confirmed case of CJD
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
confirmed case of CJD
this is... horrifying
They did give me a nightmare scenario addition:
"The larger the datacenter, the larger the battery backup it needs, which we also only have recently started addressing in the code."
And added "So, yeah, I guess we're waiting for a Triangle Shirtwaist Fire for datacenters."
"The larger the datacenter, the larger the battery backup it needs, which we also only have recently started addressing in the code."
And added "So, yeah, I guess we're waiting for a Triangle Shirtwaist Fire for datacenters."
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
this is... horrifying
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James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.
A long 🧵
A long 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.
A long 🧵
A long 🧵