A screencap of a DM from Alix Harrow that reads: "Was looking up the etymology of the word Smut and thought you should know that Spread Me is literally in the dictionary under Smut"

A screencap of the dictionary reference for Smut that reads: "NOUN: "Spread Me offers far more than weird smut, however. -Neil McRobert, Culture, 16 Oct 2025"

The best DM of my life from @alixeharrow.bsky.social today. Put this on my Wikipedia. Put it in my obit. Tell the bees

4 outrageously fun science fiction and fantasy novels These new books deal with am unconventional alien invasion, a terraforming venture that’s gone terribly wrong, a society of alchemists and more.

My latest review column covers four SFF books that are OUTRAGEOUS FUN:

The King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social
Witchlore by Emma Hinds
Red City by Marie Lu

www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...

hold on there buckeroo, now if i didn't know any better i'd say you're starting to sound like someone who's never ridden through the desert on a horse with no name 🤨

26 Senate Democrats Help Pass Military NDAA Containing Trans Sports, Surgery Ban, No Protection For US Troop Deployments The bill passed by a wide margin in the Senate and will be the starting point for negotiations with the House, which contain more severe anti-trans riders.

1. Last night, 26 Senate Dems helped pass a NDAA containing a military trans sports and surgery ban and dropped demands for protections against US troop deployments in the bill.

It is the latest in the national fight over must-pass bills during the shutdown.

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This has been such a wild year, most of us barely remember half of what's happened.

Like it was just a few months ago the script for an unmade fourth Nolan Batman movie leaked called The Dark Knight Fucks.

And nobody even talks about it now.

The radical left wants you to believe that acetaminophen is safe.

If there was a fish detective, he could be named Hercule Poisson

Whatever the killer’s motives, it is clear that political violence is a problem that extends across ideology. Prominent conservatives, moderates and liberals have all been victims in recent years.

It's worth asking why every elite institution is issuing statements like this rather than pointing out the obvious fact that the institutional right commits and glorifies violence far more than the left. Is there a reason you feel you can't say that out loud?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...

This is only a "jarring contradiction" if you refuse to learn anything about how the anti-vaxx movement speaks and behaves. They do not give a shit about "chronic illness" or "combating big pharma," it's all a smokescreen for their dumb, child-killing bullshit.

The United States—right now, this very moment—is putting individuals in ICE detention, revoking and denying visas, and canceling billions in grant dollars specifically because of the viewpoints they express

From E-Bikes to Scooters, Roads Are Getting More Crowded and Confusing Cities are trying to figure out how to accommodate the boom in two-wheelers that threaten safety for pedestrians and riders.

"Cities are facing a two-wheeled traffic jam."

Bullshit. They're suffering from a 4-wheeled infestation.

On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of the secretary’s agenda, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who fear a public health crisis.

On nutrition, Jeffrey Dahmer has broken sharply with the mainstream.

Hormones and therapy are magic, that's all there is to it 🙂‍↕️

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