@aemarling.bsky.social
Projection activist. SFWA member and #solarpunk novelist.
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I've always positioned optimism as in "everything will be fine" against hope which is "if we show up and do our utmost there is a chance." But those words mean different things to different people. What's striking is how many safe & comfortable people want to give up while the most endangered fight.
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I've always positioned optimism as in "everything will be fine" against hope which is "if we show up and do our utmost there is a chance." But those words mean different things to different people. What's striking is how many safe & comfortable people want to give up while the most endangered fight.
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I had shingles once, caught it early so it was fairly mild. By mild, I mean it felt like my skin was on fire. I don’t know why anyone would want to risk it when there’s a vaccine that can spare you that.
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I had shingles once, caught it early so it was fairly mild. By mild, I mean it felt like my skin was on fire. I don’t know why anyone would want to risk it when there’s a vaccine that can spare you that.
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This is what they've done.
FBI documents show the agency spent more than $850,000 on overtime pay for agents tasked with processing and redacting Epstein-related files. Here's how we confirmed the records are authentic:
FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show
Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
www.snopes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is what they've done.