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In 2017 the NSA hired me for the same role I had just been doing with the Navy, but were "unable to continue with the hiring process" bc just enough time had passed that we were struggling and had like $1k in unpaid debt. And then I spent the rest of my life clawing my hair out over shit like this.

A digital art nouveau illustration of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. She stands on the yellow brick road with Toto at her feet, surrounded by poppies. Emerald City crowns the top of the border and behind her a sepia view of Kansas.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow 🌈 👠 #art

If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now.

Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November.

If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.

ASPR COVID-19 Testing NAVIGATION

Washington Post is reporting that the US Gov't program to send free COVID tests to households will be shut down tonight, and the remaining tests destroyed. If you haven't already ordered yours in the latest batch (autumn 2024's) it's super quick & easy, price $0.00
covidtests.gov

The comments like "umm, but people have to TRAVEL? to a library? and it takes TIME to do research there lol checkmate" obv couldn't find their local libraries on a map let alone all of the digital tools and databases they provide 24/7. And if they trust any instant results AI spits out they're fools

Yall are supporting 100 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits a day. 🥹

That is *100 years* worth of HRT support for trans people being created *every day*.

Hell yes, this rules!! 🏳️‍⚧️⛑️

Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots "Nepenthes generates random links that always point back to itself - the crawler downloads those new links. Nepenthes happily just returns more and more lists of links pointing back to itself."

A web developer has created and released an infinitely generating "tar pit" designed to trap AI training bots in an endless maze: "Just me unleashing shear unadulterated rage at how things are going"

www.404media.co/developer-cr...

And don't think I don't fucking see you 2025.

Messy: How Percy snagged his husband | Iris Foxglove Get more from Iris Foxglove on Patreon

The bonus story about how Percy from the House of Onyx met his husband is up on Patreon! 🏳️‍⚧️ M/M romance short with snarky letters, a tryst in a closet, and a bratty dom.

www.patreon.com/posts/messy-...

A graphic centered around big, grungy text and a grayscaled barista holding a megaphone and a sign that says "Starbucks Workers United - No Contract No Coffee." The SBWU fist is in the corner surrounded by fire. Text: Friday, December 20th - Support these picket lines! Starbucks baristas at these "anchor" pickets need allies to turn up! Each day we're on ULP strike, we'll announce additional locations LOS ANGELES - Burbank 1190 W Alameda Ave Ste G-2 @ 10am PST SEATTLE 1124 Pike St (Pike St. Roastery) @ 3pm PST CHICAGO 5964 N Ridge Ave @ 12pm CST

Starbucks Workers United baristas will begin escalating strikes through Christmas Eve beginning in 3 of Starbucks’ most important markets: Seattle, LA, and Chicago.

We are calling on allies to join us at 3 "anchor" picket lines TODAY, Dec. 20th. Each day, we'll announce more locations!

Doc's writing on video games is great, and I'll agree I played the absolute hell out of this. It's a wonderful experience.

In this festive1 romance, Devon Chastain leaves big city life2 to travel3 to a small, snow-covered village. The biggest4 house in town needs a real overhaul5, and the owner, the mysterious6 and handsome Lord Sebastien, thinks Devon is just what the village of D’Hiver needs7. With the help of a little angelic8 intervention, Devon and Sebastien might just turn this village around9! Footnotes: 1: dark fantasy 2: flees for his life 3: be captured by a man on a terrifying horse 4: haunted 5: is the site of various murders 6: possessed 7: is what his demon needs for sustenance 8: demonic 9: might discover that sometimes a haunted house is the best place to find a husband

I tried to find a way to make The Duke’s Demon sound like a holiday romance, and I ended up needing extensive notes:

Victor leaves his stressful academic life behind1 when he visits2 Lukos, an island full of snow3, cozy cabins4, and hot, buff locals5. When the small-town mayor6 introduces Victor to dreamy Sava7, Victor learns the true meaning of the winter holidays8. Footnotes: 1: i.e. his boyfriend ditches him 2: is abandoned on 3: deadly winter storms 4 which sometimes fall apart in the aforementioned storm (see footnote 3) 5: accurate 6: only village leader to be found and a man who looks like he wrestles bears for fun 7: also accurate 8: technically, the only winter holiday in Lukos involves setting fires and screaming to commemorate surviving being exiled by a tyrannical emperor.

If Winter of the Owl were inaccurately summarized as a holiday made-for-TV movie:
(You can get it here:) a.co/d/j4yxrMb

😈😈😈😈😈

A King For Christmas1 When the king of Staria falls ill2 after a party, Baz graciously3 nurses him back to health4. While King Emile can be a bit of a Scrooge5, Baz sees past his tough exterior6 and helps him learn how to forgive7, have a little fun8, and maybe even fall in love9. Footnotes: 1: There is no Christmas in Staria. 2: is poisoned 3: there is nothing gracious about his bedside manner 4: stuffs flowers on his mouth as an antidote and bosses him around 5: has ruined multiple lives and spiraled into grief and paranoia after his wife’s death 6: refuses to treat him with any real deference 7: sort of 8: if escaping an assassin counts as fun 9: true

Foxglove’s wife asked for an inaccurate, made-for-TV holiday movie summary of the King’s Mage. I’m so, so, sorry.

TTRPG players, what’s the most exciting thing about any game/campaign and why is it When The Group Gets A Sick AF Mode of Transportation?

Sincerely,

the proud owner of a new Mechanical Beholder

meanwhile, just a few blocks away, Samantha had her sights set on a rich CEO as well

Literally had not thought about this. Oof......

I am not feeling any of the NPC hookups in Veilguard so far (Emmrich and Strife are the best for me but still kind of 'meh').

I am however comforted by the fact that this is a medium-size varied queer friend group and in a month or so everyone will have already switched partners like Musical Chairs

#veilguardspoilers At this point I’m honestly just wondering why the writing team seems to hate me, specifically

This game is a fucking hurt/no comfort gauntlet and the majority of it is for no reason whatsoever

“We’re not doing cameos. Except to murder your Inquisitor’s grandfather-figure! :))”

Oh gosh, oops! I'm sorry about that. Good luck though!

Inquisitor's Outfit Retextures 13 new fancy retextures of Inquisitor's outfit.

I saw @camelliagwerm's Inquisitor wearing a fancy reskin on tumblr: www.nexusmods.com/dragonagethe...

#veilguardspoilers Fortunately for my mental health, I've been envisioning that one fan comic of the Cherno Alpha pilots wading back into the ocean to retrieve any/all canonically "fallen" characters since 2014

#veilguardspoilers Saw someone say they liked a big Act 3 decision/its outcome bc the game otherwise feels like it's "afraid" of making the players feel bad, and....

HOW????

Seriously, are we playing different games???? Bc I've been having a nonstop HORRIBLE TIME since Act 1 😭 Just NONSTOP bummers

We haven’t conclusively figured out the Isabella Gardner Museum heist. (And we might never, so this one has staying power!) Related, they’re solving more cold cases at increased rates with modern technology, stick around, see crimes solved? Also, you haven’t tried out that craft you wanted to do!

Repeat after me

Reminder that you can actually report people on this platform for abject hate speech. Do it!

Transgender day of remembrance.

Normally this person and I get along fine, and they're organizing this big event this week so I'm trying to tell myself maybe they're just stressed, or they just wanted to send the last response in this email chain to mentally check it off in their mind...but it was still kind of insensitive?? :'<