Allison Petrick
@dropshift.bsky.social
she/her. In my toddler-chasing era. 🏎️ Probably carrying an e-reader.
Associate Workplace Architect.
💚Eras tour Chicago N3, TSwift fan since 2006. 🦋
F1 fan since 2014
📚reading goal: 71/70
Current read: Brimstone / Primal of Blood & Bone
Associate Workplace Architect.
💚Eras tour Chicago N3, TSwift fan since 2006. 🦋
F1 fan since 2014
📚reading goal: 71/70
Current read: Brimstone / Primal of Blood & Bone
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Put my post-election playlist on shuffle and finally got Cassandra x mad woman
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Romance Deals Weekly Recap (11/23): Over 20 romances under $3! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/roma...
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Romance Deals Weekly Recap (11/23): Over 20 romances under $3! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/11/roma...
My forehead wrinkles have compounded greatly in the past year due to reading articles like this and wondering where they get the audacity to be purposely cruel
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My forehead wrinkles have compounded greatly in the past year due to reading articles like this and wondering where they get the audacity to be purposely cruel
Both non-fiction books are finally done (yeah, one hit the maximum renewals amount before I finished it).
Time for the cozy fantasies and holiday contemporaries
Time for the cozy fantasies and holiday contemporaries
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Both non-fiction books are finally done (yeah, one hit the maximum renewals amount before I finished it).
Time for the cozy fantasies and holiday contemporaries
Time for the cozy fantasies and holiday contemporaries
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it has been 0 days since a man pissed me off
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
it has been 0 days since a man pissed me off
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
My library hold for Brimstone already delivered when I was 80th in line. How that happened, not sure but I will absolutely be diving in asap
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My library hold for Brimstone already delivered when I was 80th in line. How that happened, not sure but I will absolutely be diving in asap
Me to me: stop picking up free ebooks
Me to me: but they are free?
Me to me: catch up on the new books you already bought
Me to me: but ebooks are on sale now and can buy 3 for $15, including a new one the library hasn’t gotten yet
Me to me: but they are free?
Me to me: catch up on the new books you already bought
Me to me: but ebooks are on sale now and can buy 3 for $15, including a new one the library hasn’t gotten yet
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Me to me: stop picking up free ebooks
Me to me: but they are free?
Me to me: catch up on the new books you already bought
Me to me: but ebooks are on sale now and can buy 3 for $15, including a new one the library hasn’t gotten yet
Me to me: but they are free?
Me to me: catch up on the new books you already bought
Me to me: but ebooks are on sale now and can buy 3 for $15, including a new one the library hasn’t gotten yet
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I’m very thankful for a kiddo that eats veggies, but why am I digging through the chow mein just for water chestnuts
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I’m very thankful for a kiddo that eats veggies, but why am I digging through the chow mein just for water chestnuts
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Online betting apps are a cancer on society.
Jesus Christ.
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Online betting apps are a cancer on society.
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"Why is the HEA even a discussion" is a very very good question.
I see it several times a year. Why is this still an argument?? The genre literally has two rules, and HEA is one. Find another genre that doesn’t include that rule if you don’t like it. Romantic elements can exist in pretty much any other genre without breaking their rules.
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Why is the HEA even a discussion" is a very very good question.
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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Today's feed-yourself thread:
Keeping it simple! If you have 1 egg and 2 pieces of bread, here are all my ideas of what to do with those. (More than you might imagine!)
Option 1: French Toast
If you have milk, add a dash and whip the egg. Otherwise, water works. Likewise, cinnamon / sugar.
Keeping it simple! If you have 1 egg and 2 pieces of bread, here are all my ideas of what to do with those. (More than you might imagine!)
Option 1: French Toast
If you have milk, add a dash and whip the egg. Otherwise, water works. Likewise, cinnamon / sugar.
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Today's feed-yourself thread:
Keeping it simple! If you have 1 egg and 2 pieces of bread, here are all my ideas of what to do with those. (More than you might imagine!)
Option 1: French Toast
If you have milk, add a dash and whip the egg. Otherwise, water works. Likewise, cinnamon / sugar.
Keeping it simple! If you have 1 egg and 2 pieces of bread, here are all my ideas of what to do with those. (More than you might imagine!)
Option 1: French Toast
If you have milk, add a dash and whip the egg. Otherwise, water works. Likewise, cinnamon / sugar.
Hubs ordered some shirts from Uniqlo and when the tracking info arrived, it said 106 items instead of 6. Curious panicking has been occurring over the past 24 hours, then the package arrived today with 6 items.
All is well
All is well
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hubs ordered some shirts from Uniqlo and when the tracking info arrived, it said 106 items instead of 6. Curious panicking has been occurring over the past 24 hours, then the package arrived today with 6 items.
All is well
All is well
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Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
www.kobo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
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Seasonal depression!!!!! Stay away from my friends!!!!!!! 🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺
I believe in you all, make sure you eat some fruits and veggies and take plenty of walks while the sun is out. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
I believe in you all, make sure you eat some fruits and veggies and take plenty of walks while the sun is out. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Seasonal depression!!!!! Stay away from my friends!!!!!!! 🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺
I believe in you all, make sure you eat some fruits and veggies and take plenty of walks while the sun is out. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
I believe in you all, make sure you eat some fruits and veggies and take plenty of walks while the sun is out. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
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Asking you to not kill millions and millions of Americans by destroying their healthcare IS THE BIG FIGHT. It’s not WASTED ENERGY. Like, who the absolute fuck do you think you are?
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Asking you to not kill millions and millions of Americans by destroying their healthcare IS THE BIG FIGHT. It’s not WASTED ENERGY. Like, who the absolute fuck do you think you are?
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
Toddler has started humming the F1 theme while racing hotwheels cars. It is surprisingly a very accurate rendition
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Toddler has started humming the F1 theme while racing hotwheels cars. It is surprisingly a very accurate rendition
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
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How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
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HSAs and FSAs will never substitute for health insurance coverage. BFFR.
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
HSAs and FSAs will never substitute for health insurance coverage. BFFR.
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Any politician who votes to give more of our tax money to the grifters who have already gotten too much deserves to be primaried into the sun
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
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OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Any politician who votes to give more of our tax money to the grifters who have already gotten too much deserves to be primaried into the sun