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My 2 weeks-old framework 13 DIY edition, spec'd to my preferences, which took barely ten minutes to DIY, sitting in its usual place, surrounded by my Chopper, my Linus mug, and my favorite keyboard. (Though the keyboard on the Framework is also quite nice, I'm just very particular about my keyboard, and the one shown is the only one I willingly use most of the time.)

@frame.work Thank you for your great customer service!

Trashed 2 older laptops in <1 year over damage that should have been repairable, so got a framework.

Supply issues with first framework ordered, but one email to customer service and they overnighted revised build.

A++ would buy again. 🙂

Today you chose violence, eh? Not sure if I feel seen, attacked, or both. 😉😁

Tekla, a lovely white non-binary lesbian wearing a rose pink silk robe, cradles a newborn baby in their hands. The baby is alert and looking at the camera. She has a head of dark hair, wide open eyes, and is wearing a pink onesie

Yesterday @tekla.bsky.social and I welcomed our daughter to the world. Say hello to Margot, everyone 💜

30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life A practical guide to resisting authoritarianism—30 proven tactics anyone can use, backed by history and built for right now.

icydak.substack.com/p/the-30-mos...

Yep, this was every bit as relaxing and enjoyable as it promised on the tin. I don't know why I was surprised to see real books included, but it was a nice touch. 🙂

What a lovely "let's forget about the stresses of the day" kind of game. Looking forward to the full release @tinybookshopgame.com.

55 Years Ago: Star Trek Debuts, Begins an Enduring Relationship with NASA - NASA “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go

I knew that NASA worked with the awesome Nichelle Nichols, but they've had more Star Trek connections than I realized:

www.nasa.gov/history/55-y...

Breonna Taylor should be alive today.

She was shot and killed while sleeping when officers fired into her home.

By seeking a one-day sentence for her murder, Trump's DOJ is sending a cruel and disrespectful message: that they don't value her life or that of her loved ones.

YouTube video by ANTI- Records The Coup - "The Guillotine"

Happy Bastille Day!

First edition cover of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1960: Harper Lee publishes her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Noted for its treatment of a child’s awakening to racism in the South, the book won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It was an immediate success, eventually selling more than 40 million copies.

I'm part of the public, and my sympathy is fairly well garnered.

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I have a very similar reaction every time I hear it!

I put it on the pile of advice that's not for me. :)

#WIPSnips 'stripe'

Lesin and Nivie confirm her peoples' advance settlement is where it should be. But their elation is short lived.

#amwritingfantasy

MC Lesin and her companion, Practitioner Nivie Fin, have recently made the acquaintance of a dragon, the first that has shown itself in their world in centuries.

YouTube video by Miramax Swingers | 'Answering Machine Meltdown' (HD) - Jon Favreau | MIRAMAX

New acquaintances, new platforms/contexts, and other stresses of the day can all bring that out in me. I usually just push through it, which is sometimes a good idea, sometimes not. 😁

Just know you aren't the only one. 🙂

FWIW I tend to enjoy your posts.

(relevant clip 😂)

youtu.be/DU3Pk6oDNRU

Psst: this is your reminder to curate your feed.

Don’t blindly trust an algorithm. YOU choose whom you follow and what you see.

Mental Health #1 tip, friends.

If you see this, quote this post with a legendary scene 🎥
#filmsky #promosky #movies

A question no-one should answer unless there are several witnesses around and no plastic sheeting.

From “Threads of Fate”.

#WiPSnips

>I guess the world keeps rendering me speechless.

Heh. There's definitely that. 😬

>Posts from people like you are keeping me going, though!

Thanks, and right back at you!

Last day of Pride Month which means everyone should totally go buy my books because this has been my slowest month all year! 😱 Help a lady get some final sales! 🫶💪

From Lavon's Covenant: If Lavon is going to lose his powers, it's going to be on his own terms. By tellng the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. 💙📚 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #queerwriters #bvm

I loved your description of the tearstains and how they came to be. 🙂

#WIPSnips 'truth'

Apologies for the length for a 'snip', but at this pivotal moment MC Lesin is listening to one of the leaders of her sect communicate to her people why they must now act decisively.

#amwritingfantasy
#whoopsdeleteandrepost 😁

*speaks

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My thought process was "I'm surprised I didn't put that in the alt text," followed a moment later by "oh s*** there was no alt text."

😁

I have nothing for today's word, but it's still the 28th somewhere, right??!! 😁

Lesin is returning home a few weeks after the events of the previous novel. She's been away more than a year in total.

Profound changes have been wrought in that time, many just within the past few weeks.

Happy #WIPSnips 27 - Side!

From RETURN TO BLUDEYE BEACH. Bludeye's just gotta Bludeye!

Here, as in India, as in the U.S., as in anywhere undergoing an authoritarian lurch: amazing how power tries this over and over again as if the entirety of human history doesn’t demonstrate what happens to empires in the end

Haven't bumped into you here in awhile, hope you are having a nice weekend, Leslie!

Breakin' (1984) ⭐ 5.9 | Comedy, Drama, Music 1h 27m | PG

Sorry Bluesky, somehow "require alt text" got turned off and I forgot on this one.

That's from Breakin'! Don't let that low rating at IMDB fool ya.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0086...

A snippet of my settings showing that somehow the require alt text box is not checked. 😬

It's not, it's Breakin'! 🙂

But also dammit, I thought I had this box checked so I always remembered Alt text. Clearly I did not. 😬