Reader of Entrails

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email reply from a user with the initials AJ and profile picture to the Bluesky Moderation Team, sent at 08:01 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior. The email states the user wants to appeal the decision, asserting there was no threatening or violent connotation behind their use of the image. The user explains that the Charlie Kirk post is not a threat but rather a reaction meme expressing disappointment, with no threat made and no incitement of violence. The user mentions they have attached multiple examples and explanations, specifically 12 images in total, demonstrating the use of the image as a reaction meme. Below this text is a blue hyperlink to a Bluesky post URL. At the bottom of the screenshot is an embedded image showing a Bluesky post from a user with the handle @britculpsapp.bsky.social with several emoji reactions and a repost indicator showing Bluesky Elder. The post text reads: how to explain: this has been used as a reaction image to spending $20 on doordashing wendy’s & isn’t a threat. The timestamp shows October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads: Hi there, Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account. After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users. As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

Backed into a corner Where do I share, when every "where" is terrible?

I wonder: Where is the place that isn’t Problematic? Every place seems to become a Nazi bar, over and over.

And we, the rats, scuttle away, ever smaller. We have our principle. We have our pride. But we no longer have a place.

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Ooh! <immediately smashes the “place hold” button on Libby>

The tools are very handy. I use a stainless tool that I’m pretty sure is for fishing stuff out of a deep fryer 😂. Picked it up at a kitchen supply store, and it works a treat!
Calvert Cliffs has GREAT fossils, but if you want quantity over quality, try Purse State Park. A little older, still v fun.

A friend described me yesterday as, “She slices, she dices, she diagnoses!”

And, thank you, that is my new short bio forever.
👩🏻‍🔬 🔪 🔬

“Bigots hate me because of I worship a goddess of nihilism, and I’m her favorite princess. Totally unwarranted prejudice. Couldn’t be my judgmental pretensions and emo bullshit as soon as they meet me.”

Grosssssss.
If you don’t have friends who would invite you to a community event, you don’t just invite yourself. If knowing more about that community is SO important to you, be a better ally and a better listener. You aren’t entitled to access for curiosity’s sake. Esp communities facing violence.

Maryland is just chock full of cool fossils, highly recommend.
We love Purse State Park because even though the big finds are rarer, you will absolutely find dozens of littler ones. On a good day over a hundred per person. I call it “dopa-mining”. Just a super fun thing to set the monkey brain on.

Two large, roughly triangular fossilized shark teeth. With inch-based rulers. The one on the left is dark, about 2.5 in wide and just under 2 in long, tip broken. The white one on the right is about 1.5 in wide and 2.5 in long, part of the root broken.

Biggest shark tooth yesterday was ~3 cm and skinny. But the biggest we found there were these monster Otodis (mine’s the white one on the right, my spouse’s is the dark one on the left). Those are our current reigning champions for local shark-toothin.

Oops, please forgive the error in the alt text of the second image. The measurement is 1.6 in. I misread the calipers. Got the metric measurement ok lol (4 cm).

The mind boggles!
🦷

My hand, palm up, with a long black fossilized tooth held flat. Croc teeth are pretty conical, with a round cross section. This one is 4 cm long and just over a cm wide at the root with a slight curve.

Black fossilized croc tooth on a white background and caliper for measuring. 4 cm long/1.2 in

Holy moly! Personal best crocodilian tooth!
No idea what kind of crocodilian, but a big one. We find a lot of shark teeth, but the crocs are rarer, so we get more excited. And I’ve only ever found ones half this long on a good day.
Found at Purse State Park, Nanjemoy, MD

They are excellent mammals and deserve all the attention. Thank you for doing your part for aardwolf appreciation.

This bobcat is an absolute mood.

Yep, free version is super solid, and I consistently read triple digits/year. It’s not as slick as GR, but it’s very usable, and I love the breakdowns!
If I’m giving recs for a genre it’s easy for me to pull up what I’ve read in it and offer my faves.

We will await the adorable updates. For science.

😻 I need a glamor shoot of these tiny spoods ASAP. If they don’t take the next Nikon Small World by storm, we riot. 🕷️ ✊

A grey and white cat is curled on a couch, nose tucked into paws, napping. Ultra cozy vibe.

I’m sorry you’re having a rough time. All that you put into the world, from words to poyems, means a lot. Thank you.
Please enjoy this silly trashcat.

The world is on fire. I live in DC. It’s a lot right now. And one of the things that helps us get through some of this is having good books. Books that tell queer stories. Books that say bad gov’ts can be affected by their people.
Books you can come home to after whatever trash the day threw at you.

Also, if it ever feels like you’re shouting into the void: I picked this book up because of something you posted about the second one. So thank you for both writing good books AND telling people (it’s me, I’m people) about them.

Oooh, this was a good one! Murky morals, machinations, class struggle, blood magic, and extremely messy queers.

Come to the MAGICAL local bookstore!!!

Contains many BOOKS and at least one Genuine Certified Live Author!

Likelihood of cursed knowledge: 95%

Also, I will be there nerding.

A boring blessing: I hope this is the worst thing that happens all week to anyone reading this.

Yeah, nobody wants a turn on that ride.
RIP your eggs.

That sounds very unpleasant. And also infuriating bc NOW WHAT AM I GONNA EAT!

So much sulfur in such a tiny, wet, nutrient-rich package! So easy to get bacteria and their odors going wild.
I will say the diet of the hens makes a difference in smell, but it shouldn’t make them all smell gross like this.

I’m honored to be confused for, and along side of @rahaeli.bsky.social.

Since I didn’t know, but it gave a sketchy vibe, I noodled in the google. The search results are suggesting this is indicative of bacterial spoilage if it’s in your fresh eggs, so probably worth skipping?

TVT is often self-limiting (spontaneously regressing), but there are excellent treatments too if it tries to hang around!

On a cellular level, this is kinda the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts (endosymbiotic organellogenesis).

Extremely tiny and cute snapping turtle

I got yer timeline cleanse right here, folks. A whole clutch of teeny tiny snapping turtle behbehs emerged one at a time from their underground nest and crossed the gravel road while I and a couple other humans watched and made sure they were safe from anyone else coming along.