“When the Hierarchs no longer need our mines and our farms and artisans, they mean to slaughter all of us that are left.” His expression held a weariness that went beyond the last few days. “But those who were pushed into power by the Hierarchs like to pretend they will somehow be the exception. That the methods the Hierarchs have used on the rest of the known world will somehow not be used on us."

Immediately started rereading "Witch King" by @marthawells.com after finishing "Queen Demon". 📚
#amreading #fantasy #BookSky

Hongkongers' guide on tear gas, 2026 edition:

Tear gas canisters send particles into the air. When those particles come into contact with your skin, eyes or lungs, they mess you up. The goal of treatment is to get these particles off you. That's it.

Dan Levy openly says that Schitt's Creek would not have survived anywhere except the CBC because it was weird and took a season or so to find its feet... Just for reference if you wanna know the ROI on this approach to supporting creative things.

The House will have been in session for fewer than 30 days between July 1-December 31 and just had a 53-day recess. He makes $223K/year plus benefits including 75% of all health expenses for his entire family. Affordable Care Act subsidies expire Dec 31st for everyone else’s healthcare coverage.

For people with means, the Wampanoag tribes still exist and do accept donations. We can't undo what was done but you can support those who were harmed by the coming of the colonists.

mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov

Functionally, yes.

By original intent, or design, no.

It's still not a point that should be ceded, especially if people want to get Originalist about the letter, or spirit, of the law.

newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.

This is the power of vaccines.

The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.

Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

If you’re not a litigator, you may not know how pure & high-grade your bullshit has to be to get a judge to throw out your complaint before the defendant even asks.

The lawyers who agreed to file this should be shunned by the profession.

Here is my fun new article about him suing the New York Times for a lot of money and the judge saying pls get the fuck outta my face with this shit and come back when you can act like you got some sense

ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

You know that classic Edward Hopper painting evoking isolation and despair? We used AI to make it look terrible for no reason

Man, fuck @defcon.bsky.social. I would encourage folks who are attending (or who have ever attended) to reconsider ever going again if this is the way they treat attendees.

“Is she a…you know…” *mimics typing furiously at your phone while smoking a cigar*

“A friend of Joanne’s? Yeah, for sure.”

People can be locked up for this bit you can't claim a fetus on your taxes as a dependent.
The hypocrisy of the state is atrocious.
These poor women have already suffered enough.
I can't wait for capitalistic patriarchy to end.

New Crow Time update [1/3]

These people poison their disabled kids. They are fucking child abusers motivated by disablism, plain and simple.

This is—it bears repeating—ethnic cleansing and a war crime. It feels utterly pointless to say, and roughly equivalent to screaming into the void, but the United States should not be supporting or providing any aid to a state that has ethnic cleansing as a policy position.

Photo of a paper text list titled "The Anti-Authoritarian Academic Code of Conduct", created by Rachel Barney: "the anti-authoritarian academic code of conduct 1. i will not aid in the registering, rounding-up, or internment of students and colleagues on the basis of their religious beliefs. 2. i will not aid in the marginalization, excluston, or deportation of my undocumented students and colleagues. 3. 1 will, as my capacities allow, discourage and defend against the bullying and harassment of vulnerable students and colleagues targeted for important aspects of their identity (such as race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual ortentation, etc.). 4. 1 will not aid government or law enforcement in activities which violate the u.s. constitution or other u.s. law. 5. 1 will not aid in government surveillance. I will not inform. 6. as a teacher and researcher, 1 will not be bought or intimidated. i will present the state of research in my field accurately, whether or not it is what the government wants to hear. i will challenge others when they lie. 7. i will not be shy about my commitment to academic values: truth, objectivity, free inquiry, and rational debate. 1 will challenge others when they engage in behavior contrary to these values. 8. as an administrator, 1 will defend my students, faculty, and non-academic staff. i will not allow the expulsion, firing, disciplining, harassment, or marginalization of individuals targeted for being members of disfavoured groups or for expressing dangerous opinions. i will speak up for academic freedom. i will insist on the autonomy of my institution. 9. i will stand with my colleagues at other institutions, and defend their rights and freedoms. 10. i will be fair and unbiased in the classroom, in grading, and in all my dealings with all my students, including those who disagree with me"

an anti-authoritarian academic code of conduct by @rachelxb.bsky.social (ht @literaturegeek.bsky.social)

They made Quebec support the idea of Canada u guys fucked up so bad

6 Rainbow Game Tokens A group of small glass pieces. For use as game tokens, for arts and crafts projects, or for whatever else you can think of! $5 of the sales from these will go to Distribute Aid for Harm Reduction Tool...

a highlight is a pack of 6 rainbow game tokens for all your tabletop ga(y)ming needs, $5 of these are going to @distributeaid.org and if they sell well i will make more nora.jewelry/products/6-r...

There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for

just needs $1K now but MUST BE by 5 pm...please help

if 50 people have $20 we can save Sonia's car and way to work.

A stack of my novelette, The Other Lives of Altagracia Sanchez.

She’s here 🥹

And so beautiful!! 💜🌸

@querenciapress.bsky.social

A common misunderstanding is that HPV is only a problem for people who are “sexually promiscuous.”

The truth: you can get HPV even if you’ve only had ONE partner. Its prevalence in adult populations is very high.

So we vax everyone.

“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”

Albert Camus