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Змей @zmeyche.com · Jan 25

A while back, still in the bad place, @seananmcguire.bsky.social said MIDDLEGAME isn't meme-able and thought that this statement is amongst the less beautiful lies she'd woven in the span of her writing career.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 3d

Beheaded figurines, like the heads aren’t detachable … 😂

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 4d

Yes, microsoft, I agree with you that this is a phishing attempt, good job!

Screenshot of email app showing a notification from Microsoft that an email has been quarantined and marked as attempted phishing, and should be reviewed.
The email is with Sender m365copilotupdates@microsoft.com
and Subject Try Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with GPT-5

Regina George meme, showing a smiling young blonde caucasian woman leaning knowingly towards another woman
with upper caption THERE'S A PHISH ATTEMPT WITH SUBJECT
"TRY MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT CHAT WITH GPT 5" and bottom caption “SO YOU AGREE THAT NO ONE WANTS IT?”

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 8d

Got my flu shot. Before administering it, the doc asked me “which hand do you write with?”
Ma’am, I work on a ‘puter, I use both equally!

Anyway, we agreed to go with the left one and shoot in my tattooed dragon in the left wing so we match.

Змей @zmeyche.com · 9d

Also, I am pretty sure that Robin Williams was one of the people who were ahead of the curve on the use of his personal likeness after his death, and made sure to include a clause in his contracts that (I am sure about his voice at least) it can't be used in perpetuity after his passing.

Dr Luke Steubenstein 👹 @lukesteuber.com · 9d

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Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, also recently slammed people who are making Al-generated videos of her late father, calling the clips "gross." She added, "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop pup-peteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it."

Змей @zmeyche.com · 12d

Agatha All Along is precisely an example of how a good show could become even better by employing the use of physical props, effects and sets that were created by skilful humans

Змей @zmeyche.com · 12d

I am not kidding when I say that this shit should scare everyone around the globe, as it has the undeniable potential to affect everyone’s health and lifespan

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12d

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 20d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 20d

I’ll keep it spoiler-free, but you gotta know out girl Toby is tired!

A four-panel meme featuring two characters in a sci-fi setting.
The woman in the first panel asks "Is four a lot?"
In the second panel a man (captioned Toby) answers "Depends."
In panel three proceeds with "Stab wounds? No."
Adding "Months stuck in the house? Yes." in the fourth panel.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 21d

why isn't this making the headlines

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

Greta Thunberg among activists detained as Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla

South Africa and Turkey have criticised the incident in international waters. Israel says those on board are safe.

www.bbc.com

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22d

A sex-blind admissions policy at selective universities will not go the way that the Trump administration thinks it will.

Under the compact, a mix of nine public and private universities would receive favorable terms for government aid if they agreed to conditions like banning consideration of race or sex in hiring and admissions, capping international undergraduate enrollment, requiring that applicants pass admissions examinations and suppressing grade inflation. Universities with large endowments would be asked to waive tuition for students interested in the hard sciences.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 22d

And I am not mad about it.
It's a good way to force myself to pay a bit more attention to the spoken Norwegian, uses 'small' words as its primary audience is children, and the enunciation of the reader is something even my slow-for-Norwegian brain can grasp.

Змей @zmeyche.com · 22d

So… because I listen to a lot of movies' and animations' soundtracks, and because I live in Norway, Tidal does this thing that it regularly plugs chapters of audio books in Norwegian by Disney in "My New Arrivals" and "My Daily Discovery" playlists.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

And, look, SILVER AND LEAD is book 19 in the series by @seananmcguire.bsky.social.
The best time to have started them was yesterday, the second best time is now.

See that you do.

A pirate meme, with a black man pointing with his fingers to his eyes with text above stating "The best time to have started Toby Daye books was yesterday, the second best time is now" and text below reading "See that you do"

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

But also, what is the lead for, Seanan?! WHAT IS THE LEAD FOR?!

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

And, look, some of Toby's plans are... questionable... and reckless.. and maybe a tad suicidal? But that's what heroes are for, right? Right?

A meme featuring a series of images of a seagull on a roof, with text overlaid: "The Solution is to Call The Nighthaunts".
The seagull is shown in various states of "screaming" with different poses, transitioning from a calm pose to a bright red, ominous image.

Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants holding a To-Do list with the only item listed as "NOT DIE... probably..." written with a pencil.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

And, if there's one thing Toby doesn't care about, that's stagnation, that's lack of change. Some might even say it's in her nature, in her blood. King-breaker and king-maker our Toby is.

Two images of an Elmo(captioned Toby) with a bunch of friuts on his right and a pile of what looks like cocaine on the left.
The bunch of fruits is captioned "leaving things in Faerie as they are", and the pile of cocaine is captioned "pushing Faerie towards radical changes".
On the bottom image Elmo(captioned Toby) is head deep in the pile captioned "pushing Faerie towards radical changes"

Meme depicting a sign with two possible directions: "Solving the case and going home to rest" and "Overthrowing another monarch meanwhile" with a car labeled "Toby" drifting and veering towards the latter direction.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

And, look, Firstborn's issues came from somewhere... Mommy, Daddy, The Heart.. whatever it was...

Meme of Steve Harvey on the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" game show with the question "Who is Toby going to fight next?" and four possible answers: Oberon, Luidaeg, Titania, and Maeve, with Harvey making a shocked face.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

We also know how the Firstborns are... And Toby has a rather complicated relationship with the Firstborns in her life, ok?

Ancient aliens meme depicting a white guy suggesting firstborns cause various problems, captioned "Whatever problems occur: Firstborns"

Bernie Sanders (captioned "Toby to the Firstborns"), facing the the camera saying "I am once again asking you to leave me the fuck alone"

A sign reading "Marked safe from firstborns today". The flag above the text reads "but only temporarily"

Four-panel meme from Star Wars: Episode II, featuring Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala;
panel 1, Anakin says "I have a task for you";
panel 2, Padmé smiles and the text says "AND AFTER THAT WE ARE EVEN, RIGHT?";
panel 3, Anakin smirks;
panel 4, Padmé looks concerned with the same text as panel 2.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

We all know how Toby is...

Image of a counter labeled "days without Toby bleeding", a person named Quentin is putting up a number 0 on the counter. Again.

Meme featuring a black man with a finger pointing at his head, using the "Roll Safe" meme format, with the text "You can't get covered in blood if you're already covered in blood."

Meme depicting a hand about to slap hard a button that reads "DOING SOMETHING STUPID" with the word "TOBY" overlaid on the hand, suggesting that Toby is absolutely about to do something foolish.

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 24d

Happy SILVER AND LEAD publication day to @seananmcguire.bsky.social, happy Toby Daye day to the rest of us!

Here are some memes I had cooked up and had forgotten about to catch you up to speed with what's up in Faerie up until SILVER AND LEAD.

Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 24d

The book tour has commenced. For I have promises to keep, and miles to go...

A blonde woman's face against a dark background, next to a book titled SILVER AND LEAD. The book cover shows a brunette fae woman with a knife, under the name SEANAN MCGUIRE and above the book title. The top of the graphic says JOIN SEANAN MCGUIRE ON TOUR!

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Змей @zmeyche.com · 26d

Плейлистите ми рядко ме изненадват, но понякога… понякога…
Anyway, “Автомонтьор” на Азис е класика, която заслужавате да си пуснете днес. 😃

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Змей @zmeyche.com · Sep 19

Do not turn yourself into a sad zoo animal

zmeyche.com/personal/sad...

Do not turn yourself into a sad zoo animal – Мисли от пещерата

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · Aug 24

#ShareGoodNewsToo

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Aug 23

This feels like a spot of good news

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold

Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr...

www.sciencedaily.com

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Змей @zmeyche.com · Aug 24

I was joking the other day that I would read even an instruction manual if it was written by Seanan McGuire, and here I am, reading an instruction manual written by @seananmcguire.bsky.social and 21 other evil geniuses…

Also, this is your reminder to support your local library.

The cover of “THE MAD SCIENTIST'S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION”

ALL ORIGINAL, ALL NEFARIOUS, ALL CONQUERING TALES FROM THE MEGALOMANIACAL PENS OF DIANA GABALDON, AUSTIN GROSSMAN, SEANAN MCGUIRE, NAOMI NOVIK, DANIEL H. WILSON, AND 17 OTHER EVIL GENIUSES

Змей @zmeyche.com · Aug 18

CATBUS!!

Dr Luke Steubenstein 👹 @lukesteuber.com · Aug 17

“You fool! That wasn’t even my final form!”

*health bar recharges*

A chubby orange cat sits on a concrete floor with sunlight streaming through a window, creating bright rectangular patches across its back that look like a glowing battery charge indicator.

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