Deryn

Sharing some lessons from the
Korean people who impeached, arrested, and indicted the president for his abuse of power:

1. The People first went for the those that were under him who went along with his plans. Because once you get the henchmen, there's no one for the top to call on anymore.

Absolutely true. Journalists pick and choose their stories, their interviewees, and their quotes/imagery/soundbites. All of these things have massive impact in how people absorb and feel about information. Those choices are absolutely a type of advocacy.

Q&A: Marisa Kabas on Scooping the World on the Federal Funding Freeze

“A lot of journalists argue that their role isn’t to advocate—that that’s not their job. But if your job isn’t to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don’t really understand what your job is.”

Read my chat with @columjournreview.bsky.social:

Macro shot of a bright purple bloom. The bloom has five petals shaped like guitar picks. The purple is deepest at the outer edges and fades to a paler shade at the center. An unopened bud peeks out from behind the top left of the flower. It's centered on a mostly green background. The out of focus background contains more of the bush as well as other scattered purple flowers. Apologies for being awful at identifying/remembering flower names.

I love #flowers. Floral arranging is definitely on my #dopaminemenu & I tend #photograph them at a possibly obsessive rate.

That said, I can't grow anything to save my life. Nor do I ever remember what they're called. I assume this is an #ADHD thing.

#FebruArty #purple #art #macro

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

I need a button on my music app that I can tap 3-7 times to indicate how many times I want the same song to repeat. The loop button is nice but then I forget to turn it off when I’m done with a song lol

A goldcrest (6g) standing on and bending down to inspect a fencepost

A marshmallow (7g) sitting beside a Mr Bump mug

Your festive reminder that a goldcrest weighs less than that marshmallow in your hot chocolate 🥰
#birds

A black-and-white photograph of water condensation on the outside of a window.

Condensation. Every photographer is required by law to shoot this photo at least once, preferably early in the winter to get it done and out of the way.

#RicohGR3x #ricohsnaps #grsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #monochrome

My friends and I definitely did not write over 150,000 words of text role play in the past (checks watch) two months. Couldn’t be me.

But the good news is I think this is the most creative writing I’ve ever done.

I feel like this is an incredibly common realization for many adults but: How did I ever make it through school? I would not survive as a full-time student now.

Disabled people are not props you can care about when it suits your agenda and then forget we exist when it doesn't.

Unlearn ableism

#disability #solidarity #LeaveNoMarginalizedPeopleBehind
#resist

My most regular hobby I engage with right now is creating coded messages, art, and text role play for an alternate universe version of my favorite LARP character… it’s great for stimulating my creativity but it also feels like overkill lol

Just finished Spanish class and my brain is just like: Como se dice “We’re all gonna die in late-stage capitalism” en español?

Is it common for non-disabled folks to have thoughts like “Ah, I really want to work in a more nicely put together room, but if I try to move just a couple pieces of furniture and clean up a tiny bit right now, I will no longer have the energy to work”?

Whistleblower who warned about Florida state parks fired by state agency The employee’s dismissal letter, shared with the Tampa Bay Times, said he released ‘unauthorized’ information to the public.

Ron DeSantis has fired the whistleblower who exposed the plan to turn thousands of acres of state parks into hotels and golf coursees

Behold! The Standard Low-Effort Undergraduate Reading List!

I think “auricular bloodletting appointment” is the best phrase I have written this month

Opinion Here's Why It Would Be A Mistake To Do Anything That Inconveniences Rich Assholes by Some Rich Asshole

the NYT queueing up a million pieces about moving to the center this week:

thinking about a post i saw yesterday where somebody said they saw Billy Joel live and he said "who wants to hear new music?" and everybody went crazy and then he said "too bad. here's the same old
shit" and played Piano Man

A photo of Mi Ran and their mom eating together is in the background. On top is a teal gradient that fades to transparent and lies underneath words that say “Mutual Aid: Help Mi Ran Support Their Mom Through Cancer Treatment”

Support a nonbinary musician in #chicago !! Looking to raise 7 months of expenses for my friend Mi Ran Choi while they're out in LA taking care of their mom with her cancer treatments.

If you have a couple of bucks to spare, awesome! If not, please share this link: www.gofundme.com/f/help-mi-ra...

In the maybe in another life tier: Glimmer from She-Ra, Sadie from Steven Universe, Arisa from Fruits Basket, Ryoga from Ranma 1/2, Gren from Dragon Prince, and Cinder from Cinder & Charm (web comic).

In the I wouldn’t be mad about it tier: Echo from Lore Olympus, Haru from Fruits Basket, Winry from Fullmetal, Aang from ATLA, Abeno from the Morose Mononokean, Terry from Dragon Prince, and Ashiya and Fuzzy from Mononokean (yes, both of them)

In the oooo potentially tier: Edward from Fullmetal, Lacey from LoveBot (web comic), Tamaki from Ouran, Luz from Owl House, Xada from LoveBot, Tatsuki from Bleach, Athena from Lore Olympus, Ichigo from Bleach, and Bolin from Legend of Korra.

Orpheus from Hadestown, Lasser from Nothing Special (web comic), and Catra from She-Ra.

In the fantastic gender vibes tier: Sokka from ATLA, Apollo from Trials of Apollo(book), Callum from Dragon Prince, Rukia from Bleach, Merlin from the BBC show, Peridot from Steven Universe, Kazi from Dragon Prince, Bow from She-Ra…

In the peak gender tier: Haruhi from Ouran, Deryn Sharp from Leviathan (book), Gable from the Campaign Skyjacks podcast, Raine from Owl House, Varian from the Tangled TV show, Lucifer from Hazbin Hotel, Stevonnie from Steven Universe, Ragne from Little Thieves(book), and Amaya from Dragon Prince.

There are five tiers. From top to bottom, they say peak gender, fantastic gender vibes, oooo potentially, I wouldn’t be mad about it, and maybe in another life. There are a wide range of fictional characters in each tier. Names and media are listed in the thread.

I made a gender chart. Pretty happy with it. :)

The older I get, the more I think Souls games need a proper pause function.

REAL GAMERS KEEP A PISS BOTTLE 🤣🤣🤣 I’m dying