UncommonGray
@uncommongray.bsky.social
K.D., butch trans woman, she/they/one/it, late 30s, ASL-English interpreter, strategy geek
pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, and post the second sentence
"I spent the ride condemning myself for how little I seemed to care about the scene I had witnessed."
-Margaret Killjoy, A Country of Ghosts
"I spent the ride condemning myself for how little I seemed to care about the scene I had witnessed."
-Margaret Killjoy, A Country of Ghosts
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
Of course, I knew it was so: / how can man be right before God?
Book of Job, 9:2, translated by Robert Alter. Footnote for this verse includes “one detects a fundamental idea that will lead to Kafka’s The Trial.”
Of course, I knew it was so: / how can man be right before God?
Book of Job, 9:2, translated by Robert Alter. Footnote for this verse includes “one detects a fundamental idea that will lead to Kafka’s The Trial.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence.
"The syllable is of staggering importance in our desire to express ourselves, whether in speech or in writing."
THE GREATEST INVENTION: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN NINE MYSTERIOUS SCRIPTS by Silvia Ferrara trans. Todd Portnowitz
"The syllable is of staggering importance in our desire to express ourselves, whether in speech or in writing."
THE GREATEST INVENTION: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN NINE MYSTERIOUS SCRIPTS by Silvia Ferrara trans. Todd Portnowitz
January 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, and post the second sentence
"I spent the ride condemning myself for how little I seemed to care about the scene I had witnessed."
-Margaret Killjoy, A Country of Ghosts
"I spent the ride condemning myself for how little I seemed to care about the scene I had witnessed."
-Margaret Killjoy, A Country of Ghosts
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Boy Who Grew Up Playing New Vegas Still Enjoys It as Grown Woman hard-drive.net/boy-who-grew...
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Boy Who Grew Up Playing New Vegas Still Enjoys It as Grown Woman hard-drive.net/boy-who-grew...
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listen, you can’t hate america more than americans hate america.
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
listen, you can’t hate america more than americans hate america.
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If you're new to hating Americans and hating America, you should talk to some Americans, we have a tremendous amount of experience with it.
January 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
If you're new to hating Americans and hating America, you should talk to some Americans, we have a tremendous amount of experience with it.
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"We spott'd thee from cross the glen and wonder'd if thou wouldst fain to live deliciously?"
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
"We spott'd thee from cross the glen and wonder'd if thou wouldst fain to live deliciously?"
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While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
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been thinking a lot about James Baldwin recently - from a 1970 documentary
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
been thinking a lot about James Baldwin recently - from a 1970 documentary
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Bandcamp has banned AI music 🎧
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp"
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp"
January 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Bandcamp has banned AI music 🎧
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp"
"Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp"
sometimes being a butch trans woman feels like being a rare, endangered bird that many people talk about preserving but that very few have actually studied or done the work to create conducive environments for our success and comfort
January 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
sometimes being a butch trans woman feels like being a rare, endangered bird that many people talk about preserving but that very few have actually studied or done the work to create conducive environments for our success and comfort
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this is an immense loss -- one of the most original bands of their generation, possessed of very rare vision & voice
Founding Black Midi guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin has died, aged 26
January 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
this is an immense loss -- one of the most original bands of their generation, possessed of very rare vision & voice
keep thinking about this chapter of Pale Blue Green Color Saudade / Asagi Iro no Saudade and how utterly heartbreaking the linework is
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
keep thinking about this chapter of Pale Blue Green Color Saudade / Asagi Iro no Saudade and how utterly heartbreaking the linework is
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50 fresh "How to Report ICE" zines folded and ready to deploy in Little Free Libraries around town.
Versions for multiple regions available from @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Versions for multiple regions available from @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
50 fresh "How to Report ICE" zines folded and ready to deploy in Little Free Libraries around town.
Versions for multiple regions available from @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Versions for multiple regions available from @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Now to pray it actually comes out good.
January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Now to pray it actually comes out good.
i have a simple rule for Steam friends. you load up the terf wizard game? i unfriend you
January 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
i have a simple rule for Steam friends. you load up the terf wizard game? i unfriend you
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If you use Discord and want to tell them how you feel about them adding AI tools, here's a link to the survey. Share it far & wide. Let them know we don't want it. discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 6:11 AM
If you use Discord and want to tell them how you feel about them adding AI tools, here's a link to the survey. Share it far & wide. Let them know we don't want it. discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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simply the greatest
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
simply the greatest
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we should get rid of the whole department of homeland security while we’re at it
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
we should get rid of the whole department of homeland security while we’re at it
watching the Richard Burns Rally run on #agdq waiting for AC VI to start and already having a lot of mecha feelings. i should build a simulator pod
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
watching the Richard Burns Rally run on #agdq waiting for AC VI to start and already having a lot of mecha feelings. i should build a simulator pod
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what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
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