Corvus2014
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Corvus2014
@corvus2014.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Hey folks, i got a few Lego advent calendars and thought i'd share the contents! For day 1:
a mini x-wing fighter and a young lad with a snowboard!
a mini x-wing fighter and a young lad with a snowboard!
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At the risk of people side eyeing why I know this, the US national security/war on terror apparatus actually relies pretty heavily on people doing Middle East studies so they can hire those graduates as spies, so this is ironically a stick in bike spokes moment again
bsky.app/profile/genx...
bsky.app/profile/genx...
"This Iranian national was detained for standard questioning," the statement said. If randomly being yanked off a flight and detained for multiple days is now the standard treatment academics with Middle Eastern heritage can expect, that bodes poorly for Middle Eastern studies as a field here.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
At the risk of people side eyeing why I know this, the US national security/war on terror apparatus actually relies pretty heavily on people doing Middle East studies so they can hire those graduates as spies, so this is ironically a stick in bike spokes moment again
bsky.app/profile/genx...
bsky.app/profile/genx...
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A reporter that will burn their sources for personal gain is someone whose presence taints any outlet they work for.
Vanity Fair can't be trusted with her on staff, period.
Vanity Fair can't be trusted with her on staff, period.
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A reporter that will burn their sources for personal gain is someone whose presence taints any outlet they work for.
Vanity Fair can't be trusted with her on staff, period.
Vanity Fair can't be trusted with her on staff, period.
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Trump didnt like the way a historian described him on BBC as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” So Trump threatened to sue.
Now the BBC has overcorrected—the line has been cut.
Not great that they caved
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Now the BBC has overcorrected—the line has been cut.
Not great that they caved
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Trump didnt like the way a historian described him on BBC as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” So Trump threatened to sue.
Now the BBC has overcorrected—the line has been cut.
Not great that they caved
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Now the BBC has overcorrected—the line has been cut.
Not great that they caved
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Take action: https://linktr.ee/StopTheAIBan
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Take action: https://linktr.ee/StopTheAIBan
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Reminder that my winter shelter fundraiser is up and running! Since I work with the shelter often they let me be an admin in their GiveButter account - GB is a non-profit fundraising platform. It's great because all the deposits go DIRECTLY to them! No money in my hands at all. givebutter.com/n5l31M
Molly's Holiday Fundraiser 2025
Make Winter Merry and Bright in Honor of Fergus
givebutter.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Reminder that my winter shelter fundraiser is up and running! Since I work with the shelter often they let me be an admin in their GiveButter account - GB is a non-profit fundraising platform. It's great because all the deposits go DIRECTLY to them! No money in my hands at all. givebutter.com/n5l31M
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Want to see me open up little boxes of spaceships for about 25 minutes? Well you're in luck!
youtu.be/C9VStuQyZkk
youtu.be/C9VStuQyZkk
Opening up some Star Trek: Heroclix Tactics Boxes
YouTube video by Snipe and Wib
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Want to see me open up little boxes of spaceships for about 25 minutes? Well you're in luck!
youtu.be/C9VStuQyZkk
youtu.be/C9VStuQyZkk
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If nearly everyone had an STD, I’d still want people to disclose that shit.
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Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
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Both the sites I use for my fancy beads are having 55% off the full site sales today. Basshead Beads, especially, with their bead soups, is now the cheapest way to get awesome, unique beads for your kandi-making dreams.
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Both the sites I use for my fancy beads are having 55% off the full site sales today. Basshead Beads, especially, with their bead soups, is now the cheapest way to get awesome, unique beads for your kandi-making dreams.
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"It was supposed to be a celebratory milestone, the final step in the process to obtain U.S. permanent residency. Instead, as each interview with an immigration officer wrapped up, federal agents swooped in, handcuffed the foreign spouse and took him or her away."
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"It was supposed to be a celebratory milestone, the final step in the process to obtain U.S. permanent residency. Instead, as each interview with an immigration officer wrapped up, federal agents swooped in, handcuffed the foreign spouse and took him or her away."
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For people unaware and playing/streaming Where Winds Meet, it uses GenAI for NPC chat bots, and let's you import a photo of yourself and a voice clip for character creation, which I'm sure I don't need to explain why that is fucked up
And no AI disclosure on Steam 🙃
And no AI disclosure on Steam 🙃
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
For people unaware and playing/streaming Where Winds Meet, it uses GenAI for NPC chat bots, and let's you import a photo of yourself and a voice clip for character creation, which I'm sure I don't need to explain why that is fucked up
And no AI disclosure on Steam 🙃
And no AI disclosure on Steam 🙃
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
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Octopus Facts
(rerun)
(rerun)
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Octopus Facts
(rerun)
(rerun)
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if anyone hears of any World AIDS Day gatherings happening to honor everyone we've lost and to protest Trump's decision not to observe it, please let me know
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
if anyone hears of any World AIDS Day gatherings happening to honor everyone we've lost and to protest Trump's decision not to observe it, please let me know
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
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TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
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And doctors are still paid as the result of daily LABOR.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
doctor who makes 200K annual is VERY comfortable. That’s not wealth hoarding though lol
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And doctors are still paid as the result of daily LABOR.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
They're WORKERS.
They're rich. But they're not The Rich.
This is not a high hurdle to get over, but I see people fall over it every day.
If you're equating doctors with Elon Musk, you are 100% not ready to be having these conversations.
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More Ron Moore AOL fan interactions from the 90s.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
More Ron Moore AOL fan interactions from the 90s.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
The first one deals with fan entitlement - the delusion that every true fan believes as they do and that they have ownership over the show because they care so much.
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And some people are really really bad at writing sex and just wish people would stop trying to make us do it, please, I am begging here, let me be a potluck casserole. Someone else can bring the spice.
Some people are very good at writing sex and some people are good at believing that they are good at writing sex, the first is a tremendously impressive skill and the second is what makes for deeply uncomfortable author presentations at science fiction conventions
There's nothing wrong with literary porn, but some of the crap those guys wrote was "Have you actuallly ever HAD sex?"
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
And some people are really really bad at writing sex and just wish people would stop trying to make us do it, please, I am begging here, let me be a potluck casserole. Someone else can bring the spice.
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Um. Fucking boo.
Yakuza 0 Will be Delisted & Replaced by Yakuza 0 Director's Cut Starting Dec. 8th. https://ow.ly/AW7950XyiP5
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Um. Fucking boo.
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despite promising multiple times that they absolutely would not, parcelforce have returned the package with £1300 of antifascist minis shirts to Sender, 7 weeks after holding them without explanation. proper email coming to everyone waiting as soon as I have the Spoons. sorry!
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
despite promising multiple times that they absolutely would not, parcelforce have returned the package with £1300 of antifascist minis shirts to Sender, 7 weeks after holding them without explanation. proper email coming to everyone waiting as soon as I have the Spoons. sorry!
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And the divorce came out of nowhere
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
And the divorce came out of nowhere