Nicole
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Nicole
@retroflexepeeist.bsky.social
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My tween just informed me that I have inspired a new item in his DnD campaign/universe -- The Sunglasses of Omniscience.
This is it. This is my legacy. Can *anything* top this?
This is it. This is my legacy. Can *anything* top this?
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Climate injustice made an appearance at the Super Bowl last night. Most don't know that Puerto Rico struggles with reliable electricity due to systemic racism. The government refuses to invest in any real grid improvements, so lights will be kept on at resorts while Puerto Ricans sit in the dark.
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Climate injustice made an appearance at the Super Bowl last night. Most don't know that Puerto Rico struggles with reliable electricity due to systemic racism. The government refuses to invest in any real grid improvements, so lights will be kept on at resorts while Puerto Ricans sit in the dark.
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Thank you so much for the fill!
A Fresh (adorkable?) Script Fill! The Reading Room, written by @pristinepencil.bsky.social and edited by @nyxgemini.bsky.social
[fantasy] [library] [listener is magic] [fingering] [PIV sex] [soft] [strangers to lovers] [taking care of you] [humour] [book metaphors]
www.reddit.com/r/gonewildau...
[fantasy] [library] [listener is magic] [fingering] [PIV sex] [soft] [strangers to lovers] [taking care of you] [humour] [book metaphors]
www.reddit.com/r/gonewildau...
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Thank you so much for the fill!
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I teach a science media literacy module in all my courses.
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Science News Agencies in science communication: an exploratory index for evaluating and enhancing public interest in mass-distributed press releases
Scientific press releases are reaching the public directly through press reproduction and institutional dissemination. Science News Agencies (SNAs) mediate this process, distributing texts to thousand...
jcom.sissa.it
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I teach a science media literacy module in all my courses.
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
It includes knowing the difference between a press release and a reported news story.
Here's a really interesting new research paper about public understsanding of that difference! #SciComm 🧪
jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
Same. My intense discomfort at the sound of whistles doesn't mean people should stop using this very effective tool to prevent kidnapping.
There are people trying to stop others from using whistles, and next they'll say it's ableism.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Same. My intense discomfort at the sound of whistles doesn't mean people should stop using this very effective tool to prevent kidnapping.
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♡ To the men of my community: Here are some easy communication prompts when entering a sexual or casual play dynamic ♡
December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
♡ To the men of my community: Here are some easy communication prompts when entering a sexual or casual play dynamic ♡
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Credit where it’s due, they’re finally pushing back. Every blue state should be paying attention to this and making their own plans for how to keep these fascist fucks from murdering us.
Minnesota's state FBI-like bureau is suing Noem. It says before pre-emptively declaring the killing righteous and abandoning the crime scene, feds took exclusive custody of evidence, including "apparently seized cellphones."
MN asserts a sovereign right to investigate crimes within its borders.
MN asserts a sovereign right to investigate crimes within its borders.
#1 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12575332) filed by Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Filer requests summons issued....
storage.courtlistener.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Credit where it’s due, they’re finally pushing back. Every blue state should be paying attention to this and making their own plans for how to keep these fascist fucks from murdering us.
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I FINALLY got the zine done!
Here is the full first year of my 5 minute daily drawings, in an ebook zine. You can choose between PDF and ePUB.
A FULL YEAR of drawings, for only $.99.
saimi.itch.io/5-minute-dai...
Here is the full first year of my 5 minute daily drawings, in an ebook zine. You can choose between PDF and ePUB.
A FULL YEAR of drawings, for only $.99.
saimi.itch.io/5-minute-dai...
5 Minute Daily Drawings : Year 1 by Saimi
A drawing from every day of the year, ink on paper, no planning.
saimi.itch.io
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I FINALLY got the zine done!
Here is the full first year of my 5 minute daily drawings, in an ebook zine. You can choose between PDF and ePUB.
A FULL YEAR of drawings, for only $.99.
saimi.itch.io/5-minute-dai...
Here is the full first year of my 5 minute daily drawings, in an ebook zine. You can choose between PDF and ePUB.
A FULL YEAR of drawings, for only $.99.
saimi.itch.io/5-minute-dai...
New addition to the Internet Explorer costume.
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
New addition to the Internet Explorer costume.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
Younger teen:
"So you know how in Stranger Things the alternate reality is called the Upside Down?
So for Australians is it called the Right Side Up?"
"So you know how in Stranger Things the alternate reality is called the Upside Down?
So for Australians is it called the Right Side Up?"
January 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Younger teen:
"So you know how in Stranger Things the alternate reality is called the Upside Down?
So for Australians is it called the Right Side Up?"
"So you know how in Stranger Things the alternate reality is called the Upside Down?
So for Australians is it called the Right Side Up?"
Feel like an absolute slug today.
So I'm pretty sure the Costco door guy was just trying to make me feel better when he called me beautiful. (Thanks anyway, Rick 😘)
So I'm pretty sure the Costco door guy was just trying to make me feel better when he called me beautiful. (Thanks anyway, Rick 😘)
January 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Feel like an absolute slug today.
So I'm pretty sure the Costco door guy was just trying to make me feel better when he called me beautiful. (Thanks anyway, Rick 😘)
So I'm pretty sure the Costco door guy was just trying to make me feel better when he called me beautiful. (Thanks anyway, Rick 😘)
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I've been listening to audio erotica for a year now; here's a recap of what I didn't expect.
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I've been listening to audio erotica for a year now; here's a recap of what I didn't expect.
Happy solstice ☀️🌕 🎄
December 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Happy solstice ☀️🌕 🎄
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
TIL: the pronunciation of "caliph".
I've read it for years, just never heard it pronounced 🤷
I've read it for years, just never heard it pronounced 🤷
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
TIL: the pronunciation of "caliph".
I've read it for years, just never heard it pronounced 🤷
I've read it for years, just never heard it pronounced 🤷
Bets on whether he can find it?
December 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Bets on whether he can find it?
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dairy is like ai in that they put it in everything and it's poisoning the environment
December 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
dairy is like ai in that they put it in everything and it's poisoning the environment
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Rubio Orders State Department Braille Signage Switch To ‘Times New Roman’
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Rubio Orders State Department Braille Signage Switch To ‘Times New Roman’
"Lowly's human car"
This is how I will refer to him from now on. 🤣💀
This is how I will refer to him from now on. 🤣💀
Lowly’s human car is rolling out a presser tour to help shore up the Christian right and keep that support. I don’t think he knows that they hate the Catholics.
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Lowly's human car"
This is how I will refer to him from now on. 🤣💀
This is how I will refer to him from now on. 🤣💀
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In an effort to jumpstart a global microbe conservation movement, a team of scientists is collecting samples from all over the world—including the oceans.
📷 : Morgan Smith
🧵 1/3
📷 : Morgan Smith
🧵 1/3
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
In an effort to jumpstart a global microbe conservation movement, a team of scientists is collecting samples from all over the world—including the oceans.
📷 : Morgan Smith
🧵 1/3
📷 : Morgan Smith
🧵 1/3
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::clapping:: I don't always remember, but I'm proud of this.
I shared a total of 68 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 92.6% of them which is 110% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
I shared a total of 68 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 92.6% of them which is 110% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
::clapping:: I don't always remember, but I'm proud of this.
I shared a total of 68 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 92.6% of them which is 110% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
I shared a total of 68 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 92.6% of them which is 110% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
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"The team hypothesized that men 'require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats.' In other words, the researchers are suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen, and adjusted their behavior accordingly."
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"The team hypothesized that men 'require more explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of their cats.' In other words, the researchers are suggesting that many cats have concluded that men don’t always listen, and adjusted their behavior accordingly."
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This is why I support freedom of expression.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is why I support freedom of expression.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.