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Joy Pixley

@joypixley.bsky.social

By day I'm a sociologist, by night I write fantasy fiction. In between I cook, when my cat gets off my lap long enough to allow it. Just got here, HI!!!

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Mmmmm-hm.

28.01.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It bears repeating and repeating ad nauseum: If you withheld support from Biden/Harris as a means of advocating for Palestinian nationhood and the aspirations of the Palestinian people and you did not see this moment coming: You are a performative, sloganeering and politically incompetent rube.

27.01.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4465    πŸ” 860    πŸ’¬ 603    πŸ“Œ 282

This one is my favorite of the first week or so. I read it aloud to my sweetheart who is not crazy about ladders. I have plenty of other things I would like to forget to be afraid of more often. ❀️

09.01.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Occasional reminder that there’s no, β€œit’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

09.01.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 36317    πŸ” 10464    πŸ’¬ 439    πŸ“Œ 339

It's especially important to realize that at a time of water shortages contributing to the wildfires in LA, AI uses an absurd amount of water to keep its datacenters cool.

09.01.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 643    πŸ” 364    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 8

I thought the power company's email about "outages due to natural disaster" referred to the blizzard outside my window in NY. But no, it was my old provider in CA, because they're on fire. And our new pres blames his enemies and denies climate change. So yeah, from here it looks like apocalypse.

09.01.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You always act with decorum, my friend. πŸ™‚

27.11.2024 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that's awful, sorry to hear it. Hope it calms down soon. πŸ™

26.11.2024 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks great! I'm on the wrong coast now, but have fun!

26.11.2024 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As an IRL witness, I can vouch for your consistent gayness, even in the presence of many attractive young ladies. πŸ˜‚

26.11.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now I am almost finished with _Witch King_ which is blowing me away, and I'm torn between just starting over and reading it a second time just to lap up every word, versus reading everything else she's written. Both great options!

26.11.2024 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know, right?! First I read _Death of the Neouromancer_ and loved it, but I wasn't writing for reals then so I didn't get how fabulous it was. Then I got sucked into _Murderbot_ and read them all immediately, thinking, she can do this so well too, how?

26.11.2024 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am already scared just by looking at the cover. Excellent!

26.11.2024 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also this is great info!!

26.11.2024 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm new here and have forgotten to do this, so this is GREAT info!

26.11.2024 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.

25.11.2024 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 92796    πŸ” 25855    πŸ’¬ 2215    πŸ“Œ 1435
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Explaining the right: Why they hate liberals fleeing to Bluesky Following the 2024 election, many users have left Elon Musk’s X and the main beneficiary has been the Bluesky social network. For the first time, Bluesky reported that it had surpassed 20 million…

Conservatives on X are big mad because the 'libs' left for Bluesky, leaving them with … just each other.

24.11.2024 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 210    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 10
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Dem Rep. Expertly Pinpoints Why Republicans Are Dismantling DEI Programs In Mic Drop Rant She said what she said.

She said what she said.

22.11.2024 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1274    πŸ” 200    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 16

Been there!

22.11.2024 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First real snow of the season. Gorgeous! Power is out and schools are all closed, which is not nearly so exciting when I'm no longer attending school or teaching at university, hm.

22.11.2024 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Plus Jonathan Colton is a national treasure. So, win-win.

22.11.2024 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I psyched up for a Difficult Conversation, formed plans to be effective, constructive, kind. The meeting was postponed, leaving me holding this carefully crafted argument in both hands, like a spell I’ve painstakingly prepared but can’t cast yet. It unraveled, edge by string by atom. And now? Dust.

21.11.2024 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg I've been thinking this same thing, except replace Walgreens with Kmart. Or as we used to call it, with our worst French accent parodies, the K-marchay. Which is even more perfect here.

21.11.2024 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not In Our Name: Cisgender Women Against Trans Bathroom Bans House Representative Nancy Mace and the Congressional GOP have launched a campaign of harassment not just against newly-elected trans Democrat Rep Sarah McBride of Delaware, but against all trans and ...

Cis women!

Call your rep
Sign this petition, and share with your cis lady friends

21.11.2024 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I complained aloud about the annoying buzzing of the cluster fly in my office window. More keep returning no matter how many I kill. But I couldn't get up to swat this one because I had a cat on my lap.

Said cat jumped to the windowsill and ate the fly. Coincidence?

Yeah, probably.

20.11.2024 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post showing Nancy Mace posting a β€œbiological” sign over the women’s bathroom sign, with commentary by Kevin  Saucedo-Broach:

can’t imagine there’s anything more cathartic for a white southern conservative than getting to personally segregate a restroom

Post showing Nancy Mace posting a β€œbiological” sign over the women’s bathroom sign, with commentary by Kevin Saucedo-Broach: can’t imagine there’s anything more cathartic for a white southern conservative than getting to personally segregate a restroom

Someone spray some Mace.

20.11.2024 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8856    πŸ” 1063    πŸ’¬ 732    πŸ“Œ 100

And now you have a turkey, sweet! I never have enough turkeys, personally. :-)

20.11.2024 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The dreams weren't even drawn from my large set of real worries. As though I need to concoct new ones from whole cloth!

19.11.2024 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg can you believe how amazing this is? Two of my favorite things -- cats and woodblocks -- mashed together with a bit of fantasy element. I am IN LOVE. And please go see the original poster for actual smart art comments, because all I can produce is fan girl drool.

19.11.2024 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where is the WOW button? I need a "mind blown this is so cool" button, please.

19.11.2024 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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