Horrific
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@deborah-c.bsky.social
CompSci, security, SF/F, UK/US politics, feminism, disability, collies. May also contain dangerous levels of Snark. Formerly @deborah_c at the bird place. Librarian groupie and tea drinker
Horrific
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Just read some weird shit that really scratches the itch for me: These Kids Are Not Alright by @tlbodine.bsky.social . Nursery horror, feral kids, de & reconstructed grim fairy tales, fucked up parasite pregnancy- all the stuff I love to see in horror! You should check it out
books2read.com/u/mq2V06
HEY I JUST WON TWO AURORA AWARDS GO TEAM
Thank you so so much to @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social @mkcurry.bsky.social and the wonderful organizers and presenters! And my readers and voters -- SERIOUSLY, thank you for taking the time to vote! π€©
I've only ever been to the Sahara, but I hear the Atacama has lots to commend it. (And the Antarctic, but that's even harder to get to, logistically speaking...)
11.08.2025 04:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A bunny presents a lost egg to it's parent; a large bird sitting in a nest in a tree. It is a fanciful waterfowl, and the tree is sticking out of some water, in a wetland or coastal area.
Daily bunny no.3043 reunites a family
11.08.2025 04:14 β π 465 π 96 π¬ 1 π 0The sort of mainstream-machine-Democrat fear and hatred of Mamdani is cartoon-pathological.
10.08.2025 21:27 β π 979 π 103 π¬ 53 π 4That sounds perfectly reasonable, not to mention tasty!
11.08.2025 04:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0<me, watching the last part of the latest John Oliver episode> - βhehehehe yeah, fuck Chuck Schumer, I had that dead-eyed moneygobbler pegged dead to rights years ago, that guy is a fucking corporate selloutβ
11.08.2025 04:08 β π 208 π 15 π¬ 8 π 1FBI agents are not trained to patrol streets. And every agent that is assigned to do that is NOT investigating:
*foreign spies stealing govβt and trade secrets
*foreign and domestic terrorist threats
*crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others)
Do you feel safer?
My son doesnβt eat fish. Any alternative? Replace him with a cat. Cats love fish.
09.08.2025 23:21 β π 17458 π 2249 π¬ 303 π 100HUGE wife. Absolutely MASSIVE Scottish wife.
10.08.2025 21:15 β π 1377 π 306 π¬ 64 π 49If you've been waiting for the smaller labradorite pendants, this is your last chance! I've just finished and added these.
(I might get one or two more pendants finished in the next two days, but I don't know so don't count on it, what is listed is what's available.)
for those interested he still loves the wall
11.08.2025 02:20 β π 1484 π 70 π¬ 41 π 2Ahh Sundays.
10.08.2025 19:31 β π 27 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0Headline from nyt of Cuomo resigning from office.
This day in history, an abuser resigned in disgrace. He will never hold such power again. We wonβt let him.
10.08.2025 18:34 β π 4762 π 1212 π¬ 65 π 62Large blue and purple Swarovksi drop pendant wrapped in spiral silver wire.
Small green, bronze, and blue oval labradorite pendant netted in silver wire.
Current pendant count: 16.
If I can get the shop mostly sold out, I can take care of next month's rent without worrying. If I sell it out entirely, I can also replace my dead phone.
I've got 2 days left to pull off a miracle before I have to stop shipping to the US.
oishiny.etsy.com
#Helpsky #ππΈ
While weβre still figuring out life on Earth, Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, cruising on 69KB, an 8-track, and 1977s Fortran like itβs nothing.
10.08.2025 17:44 β π 4442 π 794 π¬ 195 π 75Landlords Commit $2.5 Million to Help Cuomo's Mayoral Campaign The money, the largest example of outside spending by a single donor in the New York City mayor's race, will go toward campaign ads on Andrew M. Cuomo's behalf.
When you see Cuomo attacking Mamdani over his rent stabilized one bedroom in Queens, do recall this please:
10.08.2025 20:10 β π 6068 π 2093 π¬ 35 π 82Texas prepares for war as invasion of flesh eating flies appears imminent. Massachusetts collected $2 billion more in tax revenue than expected because of millionaireβs tax.
Red state, blue state.
10.08.2025 15:10 β π 92 π 21 π¬ 7 π 1ICE are shitbird thugs.
10.08.2025 20:37 β π 2204 π 561 π¬ 75 π 18Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
10.08.2025 18:30 β π 18670 π 3969 π¬ 378 π 384π₯°π The streetβs little βkingβ is here β a Corgi with a grin thatβs half angel, half mischief. That bouncy run says heβs off to crash a picnic, snag a snack, or charm every heart. Weekends arenβt for rest β theyβre for chasing ballsβ¦ and stealing hearts! πΆπ¨
#dogs #corgicoco #pets #corgi #weekend
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring.
And then that guy was "silenced" forever.
And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...
#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
new baby hippo in kanas named mars!!!!
10.08.2025 15:07 β π 10701 π 896 π¬ 18 π 120βNubble Reflectionβ
Nubble Lighthouse/Cape Neddick/Maine
#Stunday
NewWire tweets: "Americans set to pay more for cars, coffee, adn clothing as average U.S. tariff rate jumps to high not seen since Great Depression βΒ WaPo"
this is crazy bc some of you need new clothes
11.08.2025 01:43 β π 4584 π 737 π¬ 160 π 78aside: also, this sucks and i want a pastry. the web 3.0 world is making it so much harder to be a weird little indie artist than it was. on top of [gestures] everything else.
10.08.2025 19:56 β π 37 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Being efficient with the holidays this year.
Going to decorate for Christmas in September.
So, for Halloween, I will be that scary person who decorates too early for Christmas.