Loki Odinsbur (she/they)

Exiling people beyond the protection of US law without due process is not only unconstitutional, it's a rejection of the entire American revolutionary project. Sending people "beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences" is one of the grievances enumerated in the Declaration of Independence.

Dingus of the week: Carrie Underwood Also, et tu, Snoop?

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The view through an open archway of a ruined stone structure. Beyond the winter sky is pale and desaturated with the sun barely visible in contrast. Thin stones make up what remains of the structure. A weathered copper sun sits above the keystone. The trees in the background are all skeletal and bare. The snow in the immediate foreground suggest the last dregs of winter when the season drags on forever.

TIME'S PASSING (2007)
Oil on Panel - 26" x 16"

As a native Californian, I really enjoy the change in seasons that I experience living in New England. There is even beauty to be found in the shadows of the leafless trees against the pale gray winter sky. 1/2

What unique knowledge and insight is lost when a 24 year NASA librarian is let go and the job "moved online to a chat service"?

the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment

It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!

once again we have people lying about the campaign we all witnessed

Seriously, check if your antidepressants put you at risk for lower heat tolerance. It's possible you're not (just) aging, you're dealing with symptoms of a routine medication.

An oil painting of an American crow with wings open and feet hanging, as if swooping down from above to land nearby. The scene is at the last light of sunset, with the sun half hidden below the horizon and glowing red. The sky is mostly cloudy with a few colorful breaks where the sunset sky peeks through, and below are rolling wooded hills in dark muted green. The watermark reads: copyright 2022 Jennifer Miller "Nambroth" featherdust.com

“Drawing the Veils of Night” American Crow, 11”x14”, oil on panel, 2022

Pictured is a filing from the National Labor Relations Board website showing a petition for certification of a labor organization as the representative of a collective bargaining unit. The employer is Trustees of Princeton University doing business as Princeton University. There are 1000 employees in the proposed bargaining unit made up of All postdoctoral researchers who provide services to Princeton University, including Postdoctoral Research Associates, Postdoctoral Research Fellows, Associate Research Scholars, Associate Research Physicists, Senior Research Assistants, and Postgraduate Research Associates.

BREAKING: 1,000 Post-doc researchers at Princeton are forming a union and joining UAW

Huh, that does not strike me as any kind of equal partnership. “I’m not like modern girls, I’m property!”

ARC of book titled Sorceress Comes To Call by T. Kingfisher, who is a total weirdo incidentally.

Is this a UK edition I see before me?!

I commissioned these portraits of my cats as their Star Trek namesakes and it remains one of the best things I’ve ever done. Commission art!

A Sunday with 3 Amazing Authors! (and me!)- UPDATED with video link! This Sunday, March 17th on Zoom, I'll be moderating a panel of three amazing authors; Kelly Link, Beverly Jenkins, and Sandra Kitt. Inspired by the romance author character of Maryanne Gorch in Kelly'...

If you missed last Sunday's incredible conversation with me, Beverly Jenkins, Sandra Kitt, and Kelly Link, I've added a link to the video in my blog post about the event: romancehistory.com/2024/03/13/a...

Gender? No thanks.

Beloved family pianos are reborn as stunning phoenix sculptures Pianos can become the heart of a home, and some become intergenerational heirlooms loaded with memories. Letting them go once they're unplayable can be very hard, but an Australian sculptor has found ...

Creatives rule!! newatlas.com/music/david-...

marked with a what now

Lake of Souls By Ann Leckie Read by Adjoa Andoh - Audiobook Excerpt Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the

Hey, wanna hear a sneak preview of the Lake of Souls audiobook??? Sure you do!

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I think it's safe to post this now that it's been announced - I illustrated a limited edition version of "Babel" by @rfkuang.bsky.social for Subterranean Press 📕

A 2,000-year-old stylus makes a point about ancient Roman humor Lost in ancient Londinium: "I went to Rome, and all I brought you was this pen."

Now we know where they got the idea for the t-shirts...
arstechnica.com/science/2019...

I want this for you. ❤️

There’s a Door to the Land of the Dead in the Land of the Dead, by Sarah Pinsker - The Deadlands The far stall in the ladies room in the Land of the Dead was backed up again. The day had already started terribly, with an email that hit my phone as I walked the 387 steps from my staff cabin to the...

Read "There’s a Door to the Land of the Dead in the Land of the Dead" by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social from @thedeadlands.com A really cool story, but now I need to decide which story this replaces on my nominations list.
thedeadlands.com/issue-26/door/

The hero we need, tbh.

being an adult is so embarrassing. “guys I’ve been doing a good job sleeping lately.” Jesus christ.

Zendaya & Tom Holland, stars of ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, swing into action on stage. Zendaya struts in with her crew like a true player to Bruno Mars' "2... Tom Holland’s “Singing in the Rain” & “Umbrella” vs. Zendaya’s “24k Magic” | Lip Sync Battle

Because it’s a new place, there should be a new rule. Every time you see THIS version of this video, you share it. Because Zendaya was pretty great too. youtu.be/1i5DEipIWh4?...

Noma Dumezweni Joins Alexander Skarsgård In Apple Sci-Fi Series ‘Murderbot’ Noma Dumezwani (The Little Mermaid) is set as a lead opposite Alexander Skarsgård, in Apple TV+'s sci-fi drama series Murderbot.

Dr. Mensah: deadline.com/2024/03/noma...

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