David J. Stuart prefers his ice crushed

A snippet of the people who liked a post from someone with 40 followers. The post has almost 200 likes, and almost all of them are from users with the same domain name: "haruhwa.com"

A profile with 40-something followers with the bio: "Hello, my name is Dana. I'm feminine, passionate model, and I love being watched and getting attention from you, babe. Come to say hi, and I'll show you my amazing world!!" And there's a tinyurl link that most likely goes to an Onlyfans page.

Post from OF profile that reads: "Journaling? Total game changer! But let's be real, why settle for boring prompts? Instead, how about writing your wildest fantasies or dreams for your future (yes, I'm talking private jets and candlelit dinners)? Let's manifest that luxe life, darlings!" I felt nauseous just writing that slop. You're welcome, alt-text readers.

I see the botfarms and "PUSSY IN BIO" people have made it to Bluesky.

@moderation.bsky.app
@bsky.app

The cover of Maria Ressa's memoir, "How to Stand Up to a Dictator."

Currently reading. I wish we had Maria Ressa's in the US...

#BookSky

A Steam review for Madden NFL 26 that reads: "EA finally listened and removed the "End Racism" helmets. Judging by the thumbs-up the reviewer gave the game, this was a good thing somehow.

Imagine living in the 21st century and wishing there were more racism, then saying as much in a review for a football video game.

A white man with dark hair laying on a gray couch. He's wearing black and white Adidas sweatpants and a yellow and black hoodie. A white cat with black coloring is laying on his legs like he owns the damn place. The man is not happy about it. The man was me.

I was told it was #InternationalCatDay. So was Smokey.

Likely contained a fuckload more "fucks" than mine. lol

I see your friends are just as depraved as mine.

Well, that was cathartic.

As someone who had his book stolen and thrown into the slop mill without getting a dime of compensation:

LOL.

I'm sorry, but her looking up at you and love-screaming is just too much in the best possible way.

I know at least two college kids at my job that use the slop machine for their classes.

The next generation may not be fully cooked, but it's certainly past room temp.

Just when I didn't think it could take another turn, it did.

Bad news: your dad's back in town.

One of several reasons I'd love to live in Chicago.

Our descent into fascism started when people stopped being horny on main. It's just facts.

If people ever come up to you again claiming you're gatekeeping, I've got a simple breakdown you can use.

It's a brand, not a...

Is he high? He's gotta be high. These are the thoughts of a high person.

If you haven't tried therapy yet, I highly recommend it. You get to tell someone about the constant screaming between your ears, and the therapist won't back away slowly while calling the cops!

Oh shit.

Oh shit, I need to try this.

Gatekeeping: If Dark Souls 2 is your favorite Souls game, you're not a real fan.

Not gatekeeping: Dark Souls 2's boss fights aren't that great.

Just facts: You're not an artist if you use genAI in your "work."

#BookSky
#WritingCommunity
#Art

They haven't just gone mask-off on race. It's mask-off on EVERYTHING.

Sorry for overexplaining. I do it for the people folding laundry with us on in the background.

Funny enough, the original context wasn't even DNFing a book- it was cringing at the use of a Tiktok-coded euphemism, and some opinion-haver called that gatekeeping. Not enough people are logging off and going outside, I swear.

Today I learned not finishing a book is gatekeeping. Since I didn't finish ACOTAR, you know what that means!

It means read what you like. I'm not the literary police. Nobody is. People are allowed to have opinions. Doesn't mean they're gatekeeping. What the fuck is wrong with people?

Bet you all the money in the world that the dude in the screenshot is a cishet white male.

Started playing it a few weeks ago. Love the setting, the tone, the voice acting... it's quickly becoming one of my favorites of the series.

If only these academic institutions had entire departments dedicated to the studies of history, sociology, or psychology...

Everybody else's self-pub marketing strategy is in the front. Mine is in the back.

#WritingCommunity
#IndiePub

Even cats aren't safe from the manosphere.

"Musicians not signed to major record labels are not real musicians, pass it on."

"Sculptors and painters that aren't funded by wealthy patrons are not real artists, pass it on."

"Actors that aren't on Broadway aren't real actors, pass it on."

*sigh* Guess I gotta buy Duck Hunt with cash now.