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crystal @ Nerdsbian Creations @nerdsbian.bsky.social · 1d

I'm trying to pay off a $200 vet bill. So if you're in the market for a custom eva foam cosplay prop, checkout my shop! #cosplay #props #maker #foamsmith #bsnm
nerdsbiancreations.etsy.com/listing/7213...

Two shots of a eva foam replica of Jinx's Zap Blaster from Arcane. A steam punk style handgun. It has a silver and copper barrel with gold accents and a brown "wooden" grip. There is hot pink and blue paint splatters all over the barrel. Top photo is under normal light, the bottom is under blacklight showing glowing paint splatters.

A collage of eva foam prop replicas. Top: the Morningstar Whip from Castlevania. Bottom left: Majora's Mask. Bottom right: Lie Ren's Stormflower pistols from RWBY.

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 2d

#Scrabble date night with the wife. My first play.

She forfeited 😕

Round two!

#marriage #fashion #game

Scrabble board with 7- letter first word, "fashion", worth 78 pts

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 1d

This is how it's done. Stop tiptoeing around supporting #transrights Stop being vague in order to get "the most votes".

#mamdani #newyork #goodnews

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

m.youtube.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 1d

Thank goodness!! 💗💙💗

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 1d

Things like this always beg the question of why not just have universal healthcare instead of jumping through hoops, but excellent news for those who qualified in North Carolina!

#goodnews #healthcare #debtrelief

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.

apnews.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 1d

This is how it's done. Stop tiptoeing around supporting #transrights Stop being vague in order to get "the most votes".

#mamdani #newyork #goodnews

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

m.youtube.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 1d

Nooooooo!!

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 1d

It. Was. Awesome.

Can't want for Supergirl next year.

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 2d

I know, right?!

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 2d

#Scrabble date night with the wife. My first play.

She forfeited 😕

Round two!

#marriage #fashion #game

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 2d

GM ported me to a Horde FP when I got stuck during an alpha. Me and the Horde there were very confused for a minute. Then they killed me, of course.

GM: Oops.
Me: LOL

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Flipped headline: Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he scrambles to find new ways to block release of the Epstein files.

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Welcome back from the brink, green turtles! Still plenty of work to be done, but conservation efforts are winning!

(This is also one of my wife's fav animals 😊)

#goodnews #turtles #conservation #nature

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

www.bbc.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Fun little read if you're fascinated by cryptography. I try my hand every now and then, but I'm such an amateur lol

#cyphers #decoding #mysteries #unsolved

Mysterious Unsolved Codes and Ciphers

For as long as people have been writing, they’ve also been hiding what they write. From secret wartime messages to cryptic symbols carved centuries ago, humans have always had a fascination with keepi...

go2tutors.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Summer of '26?

I thought they'd be throwing it at us while they ran out the door today.

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Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social · 4d

If you love, Dungeons & Dragons, if you love Star Trek, and you love helping fight, pediatric cancer this might just be for you! www.pablove.org/roll

Todd Stashwick @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social · 7d

You can be part of the game! Join me and some of my Star Trek family as we play #Dungeons&Dragons to fight childhood cancer with the Pablove Foundation on Nov 9th. Go to www.pablove.org/roll to donate and enter to be one of two players at a virtual table with these amazing folks. Go now!

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Fun little read if you're fascinated by cryptography. I try my hand every now and then, but I'm such an amateur lol

#cyphers #decoding #mysteries #unsolved

Mysterious Unsolved Codes and Ciphers

For as long as people have been writing, they’ve also been hiding what they write. From secret wartime messages to cryptic symbols carved centuries ago, humans have always had a fascination with keepi...

go2tutors.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Welcome back from the brink, green turtles! Still plenty of work to be done, but conservation efforts are winning!

(This is also one of my wife's fav animals 😊)

#goodnews #turtles #conservation #nature

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

www.bbc.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Flipped headline: Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he scrambles to find new ways to block release of the Epstein files.

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

a man in a grey jacket is pointing at something

ALT: a man in a grey jacket is pointing at something

media.tenor.com

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Chrissie Zullo Uminga @chrissiezullo.bsky.social · 4d

Some of the original artwork I have with me at NYCC! I am at table D-15 in Artist Alley #traditionalart

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing art! 💗💙💗

Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, so now I have perspective.

This is from a deal in 2017 when Trump was president.

It's not building a new base, but building facilities on an existing base to support trainees.

According to the article, Singapore military trainees have been there since '09. We likely do this at other bases.

$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base

www.stripes.com

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Tamzin Winter @tzwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you. That gives some perspective and clarification.

So this is from a deal in 2017 when Trump was president.

And it's not building a new base, but building facilities on an existing base to house trainees.

According to the article, Singapore military trainees have been there since '09.