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a red and pink cross stitch on blue fabric. "everything I love causes carpal tunnel" surrounded by hearts, a needle and thread, and a skein of embroidery floss.

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ICE Breaker's finale day is STACKED!

We're already starting this morning with a Boss Song Showcase of crossbeats: REV. Sunrise, AND a Glitch Exhibition of Spyro: Year of the Dragon!

Donations are supporting WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund! GO GO GO, FUCK ICE!

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“Screenshot of a promoted Reddit post by u/AYAGDOS. The post reads: ‘Navigating gender dysphoria? Join our confidential, cross-country study of 18–25 year olds to tell your story, challenge preconceptions, and have YOUR experience reflected in the science.’ Below is a banner graphic with the Northwestern University logo and the text ‘TRANS OR GENDERQUEER? SHARE YOUR STORY.’ The image shows a close-up of a hand with light pink nail polish, partially painted blue, held up against a blurred background. A link to ayagdos.org and a ‘Learn More’ button appear at the bottom, along with Reddit vote and share icons.”

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

I love being a Vancouver hockey fan🙃

every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com

Graphic shows cover art for a sincere warning about the entity in your home by Jason Arnopp. Caption reads: "5th read: Pros: very short, cool concept, some genuinely creepy imagery. Cons: some plot points include insanely implausible medical situations that really took me out of it. 2.25/5 Stars."

Graphic shows cover art for I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. Caption reads: "6th read: Catcher in the Rye but for Slashers kind of? This was my 9th SGJ book and I think it is probably my least favourite, but even in saying that, it has a lot of good in it. I think partially I enjoy some of the tropes and storylines (slasher in real life, somewhat meta character understanding of the situation) better in some of his other works, and maybe this would have felt better in a shorter format. But also, by the ending I was feeling it and stoked like I always am reading anything SGJ writes. 3.75/5 Stars."

Graphic shows cover art for Your Utopia by Bora Chung. Caption Reads: "7th read: As I mentioned previously, I struggle getting into sci-fi at times, though I love to keep trying. There were some really cool concepts in this though, including the horror-in-mundanity book opener, and A Song For Sleep which genuinely caught me off guard and made me super emotional. 3.25/5 stars."

Graphic shows cover art for Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova. Caption reads: "8th read: Read for Storygraph's Genre Challenge: young adult novel by a Latinx author. I definitely have a hard time with YA style novels and this was not my thing. I am not a big fan of books where the main characters don't really seem to have any consequences to their actions and are kinda just amazing at everything right away. Some of the world building was cool, but I had a hard time staying in the plot. 2.5/5 stars."

More January books!

Graphic showing the cover art for What Feasts at Night by T Kingfisher. Caption reads: "2026 books! Gonna try and get better at posting these throughout the year as I go. 1st read: these books by T Kingfisher are what I would call cozy horror. An enjoyable read, some terrifying concepts, but nice and short and adventurous, with a monster-of-the-week sort of feel. 4/5 stars."

Graphic of cover art for What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher. Caption reads: "2nd read: The third of this series, with the continuing format of mysterious-creature-haunts-or-otherwise-pesters, our protagonists investigate. I liked this one a little less than the other two, but still not a bad read with some great descriptive passages. 3.5/5 stars."

Graphic shows cover art for The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes. Caption reads: "3rd read: This author has not written much yet but is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. A fascinating, disorienting, vivifying read. There are a few books where the world has invaded and intoxicated my brain (Piranesi, the Left Hand of Darkness, Leech - another Ennes masterpiece), and the Works of Vermin finds itself firmly within that group. The roots of a decaying tree is where our story takes place. A world roiling with monstrous insects and poison, housing an art obsessed predatory fallen society, polluting and perfuming everything they touch while dripping in lavishness. To say nothing of our main characters in their flawed and feral glory. This tale is exhilarating and stylish but also filled with so much heart. 5/5 stars."

Graphic shows cover art for Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. Caption reads: "4th read: I think I have a slightly harder time getting into thrillers and sci-fi, and this one took a while to really grab me, but by the second half I was pretty invested and couldn't put it down. It is not without flaws, and some of the characters felt a little weak but overall it was pretty cool. 3.75/5 stars."

Some January books so far

I know our brains can lie and make it seem that way at times, but this is so untrue! I have always thought you have truly excellent vibes 🖤 take care, friend. I hope you are ok.

These were the top 4!

A year in books! I really enjoyed reading as a way to quiet my brain this year. I didn't want to focus on numbers or rush myself and even with some lower page count months due to genres a bit outside my interests I ended up reading quite a few. I may try for 100 books in 2026 I think!

Also Illinois by Sufjan Stevens came out this year 🥰 another banger

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e-6695 (Consumer protection) Keywords Censorship Credit cards Internet Pornography E-petition Initiated by Carmen Tam from Waterloo, Ontario Original language of petition: English Petition details Petition to the House of Commons Whereas: Mastercard, Visa, and other payment platforms have been leveraging their power over consumer ability to purchase legal content; In 2021, Mastercard changed its policies to regulate adult entertainment by preventing the use of its payment platform on numerous adult entertainment sites; As of July 2025, video game distribution service Steam now cites rule 15, that “adult only” content is not permitted on the platform if it goes against payment processor’s policies. Steam does not describe what content is defined as “adult only”; As of July 2025, video game distribution website Itch.io has “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from browse and search pages. Users that previously purchased legitimate video games cannot access games that have been removed; and This has set an unsettling precedent of corporate censorship, causing concern in video game development teams, including developers, voice actors, and artists in other creative fields as their livelihoods are in limbo. We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to 1. Stop financial discrimination by payment platforms against legal goods and services; 2. Ensure transparency to consumers about content restrictions and the rationale behind them; and 3. Protect creators' rights to make legal adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for any penalized media.

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.

This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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they should make a hobby that doesn't cause carpal tunnel i think

"I'm black Wayne Gretzky and I will kill a cop tonight!" -lou at dropout improv 😆

It's snowing, I woke up with a splitting headache, and my cat is heavy sleeping and dreaming while laying on me so I do not think I will be getting out of bed today 😶‍🌫️

I never take cold medicine when I'm sick because I kinda just like to know what my body is doing but I took some tonight and I am quite frankly high as fuck 😆 is this how it is for y'all?

X-Men yearbook photos 😆

Extremely OK Games, Ltd. Purveyors of digital amusements.

we made the very difficult decision to cancel Earthblade exok.com/posts/2025-0...

I have a feeling that punching Nazis wasn't really enough

We didn't actually get to do a workup on the species we had but judging by the colours there was likely some Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Enterococcus, Klebsiella, E. coli, and a bit of Streptococcus agalactiae:)

my child

(Bacteria art I got to make in practicum)

Image of a golden frosted cake with pale yellow wings attached to the sides & a fuck ton of tiny eyeballs

Biblically accurate Angel food cake

Finished my holiday shopping in November which means I will probably have to go shopping again mid December because I am terrible at holding onto surprises for that long 😎

Where can I find an external storage device for my brain?????

I don't care how many times I've seen it, a cat wearing little bat wings for Halloween absolutely slays me lol it's the cutest thing

I can feel my gaming skills fossilizing, my souls-like acumen petrifying, my platformer prowess decaying 💀 (I miss video games and school is stinky)