Ace
@pocket-witch.bsky.social
Digital archivist & librarian
Nuclear disasters | #Baltimore history | Film opinions | #Horror media | DIY | Foraging | Gardening & food preservation | Printmaking & book arts | Radical leftist
Nuclear disasters | #Baltimore history | Film opinions | #Horror media | DIY | Foraging | Gardening & food preservation | Printmaking & book arts | Radical leftist
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Ace
@pocket-witch.bsky.social
· Sep 3
You know things are bad when every year you come to appriciate more and more the art of early 20th century surrealists.
I went to Safeway yesterday and left with only olives and yeast.
I thought all of you people learned to make bread during the pandemic so why are you panic buying so much bread?
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I went to Safeway yesterday and left with only olives and yeast.
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Power to the striking workers of Minneapolis today!
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Power to the striking workers of Minneapolis today!
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“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 AM
“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Boyfriend making serious plans about how to smuggle the max amount of cheese into the theatre for the LotR 25-year re-release.
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Boyfriend making serious plans about how to smuggle the max amount of cheese into the theatre for the LotR 25-year re-release.
Yes!!! The non-chronology and the disappearing posts makes it near impossible to plan or remember actual live events. I briefly had an IG for the community fridge I ran, but people would see posts days later after the food was long gone.
I have a somewhat unhinged theory that... an obvious problem with Instagram becoming the de facto event announcement place for most organizations is, because of the non-chronological timeline, users regularly find out about events several days after they happen. I think this is on purpose!
On my annual winter e-break I came to the conclusion that basically every facet of our lives has gotten worse because a majority of people now primarily "live" online and thus only experience the world in the abstract. The loudest voices online/in culture aren't actually living real lives anymore.
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Yes!!! The non-chronology and the disappearing posts makes it near impossible to plan or remember actual live events. I briefly had an IG for the community fridge I ran, but people would see posts days later after the food was long gone.
I briefly got back on IG cause my friends still communicate thru it and the amount of psychic damage I took ruined my evening. An absolutely insidious app.
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I briefly got back on IG cause my friends still communicate thru it and the amount of psychic damage I took ruined my evening. An absolutely insidious app.
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Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
2025 lemon pig had a rough year, but 2026 lemon pig is looking fresh and sassy.
January 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM
2025 lemon pig had a rough year, but 2026 lemon pig is looking fresh and sassy.
Today a friend told me he fast forwards thru slow scenes while watching Pluribus and I said, "oh, so you don't watch it then."
I noticed whenever a show/movie decides to have these quiet, introspective moments like in Eternals, The Acolyte, or even Andor, that’s when people decide to call it “slow” or poorly written. It’s like no, you’ve just conditioned yourself to see action moments as the only valid thing.
December 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Today a friend told me he fast forwards thru slow scenes while watching Pluribus and I said, "oh, so you don't watch it then."
I keep recommending Pluribus and people keep complaining that it's slow and yeah it is slow that doesn't make it bad? I love a slow show it makes me pay attention.
December 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I keep recommending Pluribus and people keep complaining that it's slow and yeah it is slow that doesn't make it bad? I love a slow show it makes me pay attention.
I know it's INSUFFERABLE, but no lie this is my favorite Christmas movie and I am jazzed to cozy up on Xmas Eve and watch it again.
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I know it's INSUFFERABLE, but no lie this is my favorite Christmas movie and I am jazzed to cozy up on Xmas Eve and watch it again.
Not to Get Into It, but in the past 2 weeks, 2 people (friends and family) have gotten annoyed at me for not having an iPhone. Like, are we really doing this? Are you 12 years old? Wtf is happening?
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Not to Get Into It, but in the past 2 weeks, 2 people (friends and family) have gotten annoyed at me for not having an iPhone. Like, are we really doing this? Are you 12 years old? Wtf is happening?
Not the group chat???
Whatever group you're in, assume law enforcement has already infiltrated
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Not the group chat???
Fuck me but the sound quality on Quboz is NOTICABLY better even to my tone deaf brain.
December 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fuck me but the sound quality on Quboz is NOTICABLY better even to my tone deaf brain.
It's me I'm yr mom.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's me I'm yr mom.
I saw the firetrucks last night, this is terrible for a great local place.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I saw the firetrucks last night, this is terrible for a great local place.
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My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
God I hate the holidays so much. Every year I think I'm doing fine until the first Christmas tree pops up and I become an inconsolable bitch. Truly the worst time of the year.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
God I hate the holidays so much. Every year I think I'm doing fine until the first Christmas tree pops up and I become an inconsolable bitch. Truly the worst time of the year.
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Dreaming of Spring (risograph)
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Dreaming of Spring (risograph)
BEHOLD MOST COVETED TOTE OF TOTE
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
BEHOLD MOST COVETED TOTE OF TOTE
I landed at noon, got to the hotel at 1.30 - showered ate got coffee in time for the 3pm plenary. Told the woman sitting next to me I landed 3 hours ago and mouth agape she said "wow, you really travel well."
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I landed at noon, got to the hotel at 1.30 - showered ate got coffee in time for the 3pm plenary. Told the woman sitting next to me I landed 3 hours ago and mouth agape she said "wow, you really travel well."