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Aurelius Raines (He/Him)

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Words in Apex, Apparition, Fiyah , Fantasy & Science Fiction, Black Power, Bitter Apples, Strange Horizons. SFWA, Writer & Teacher. VooDoonauts c/o '21 Air Bender πŸ’¨

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Latest posts by aureliusr2.bsky.social on Bluesky

I am noticing the race to make a synthetic is soooo serious. Every CES there is a new robot woman that woll pretend to like you and follows orders. πŸ˜’

04.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aye!

Stop cussin' at your kids like they a stranger that owe you money.

I didn't say don't cuss in front of them.

I said stop cussin' AT them. It lowers their self-esteem and loses its effectiveness as a fear motivator.

04.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I been out here for a minute and some of the stupid stuff women have had to get used to.

Do better, mayne.

If you don't like women, stop dating them.

04.02.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

NGL.

I assumed this was a real heaine because...its not inconceivable.

03.02.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What I love about Guy is that he is a living link to a musical history that is lionized but erases the men and women that made it.
Chicago Blues.

Seeing him on the screen made me so happy.

03.02.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buddy Guy says he's "just trying to keep the Blues alive" after his 9th Grammy win. blockclubchi.co/45IaCvd

03.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Imagine if Iron Lung and Exit 8 became two of the biggest movies of the year

Leading to a bunch of indie game devs getting paid as people make their movies

03.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Tell me you don't do creative work without telling me you don't do creative work.

Do you know how much investment I have in my "Brush" folder, alone?

03.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some libraries also have stashes of personal hygiene products for those in need. They're really wonderful places and we should treat them as such.

03.02.2026 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beating a lion with another lion?
I'm in. πŸ˜‚

02.02.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now may not be the time.

But as someone who remembers that ICE was created specifically to harass Arab-Americans in 2002, I have to ask why it wasn't disbanded by either Dem administration as easily as Doge was formed.

Wait.
Y'all will be dissolving Doge... right?! Putting those jobs back?

02.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Primal Season 3 is kind of a hard watch

02.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ˜‚

02.02.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is making a funny face in the dark and saying `` uh ... yeah '' . ALT: a man is making a funny face in the dark and saying `` uh ... yeah '' .

Look, if you come out to your friends & family and they just keep the conversation moving, it's not that they don't care.
They already knew and they were waiting for you to figure it out.

02.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

me before snack: I wanna kill everybody

Me after snack: I wanna maim everybody.
Except that girl who brought me a snack. She can walk out.

02.02.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

when we are laughing with each other

02.02.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Person: say, i am alive.

Computer: I am alive.

Person: oh my god.

Person: say, i am alive. Computer: I am alive. Person: oh my god.

01.02.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 22312    πŸ” 4915    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 127
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2025 Recommended Reading List Welcome to the LocusΒ Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…

The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List is out! If you follow my work you can probably guess the titles I suggested, but regardless there's so many amazing works on here. locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...

02.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's giving "I only buy bootleg Harry Potter"

02.02.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love treaching because it's such a large lever.

02.02.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

01.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 35081    πŸ” 17441    πŸ’¬ 2299    πŸ“Œ 2271
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ProPublica Management Continues to Fight Basic Union Protections After Two Years of Bargaining β€” ProPublica Guild More than two years into bargaining, ProPublica’s management is unwilling to accept basic union protections, even on provisions that would uphold the organization’s foundational principles of transpar...

Y'all are amazing AND you should finally make a deal with your union. www.propublicaguild.org/updates/prop...

01.02.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 329    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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a woman in a blue sweater and glasses is sitting in a chair and talking to herself . ALT: a woman in a blue sweater and glasses is sitting in a chair and talking to herself .

Does Starfeelt Academy ep 4 count as one of the courtroom episodes of Star Trek?

#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy

02.02.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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None But the Righteous: A Novel A Novel

Hey y'all did you know I'm a Black writer? I'm sure I never mentioned it before. Here's where you can get your Black History Month on by supporting by books. Here's my debut novel from my neighborhood bookstore!
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01.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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πŸ—£As long as you keep your head to the sky....

#BlackHistoryMonth β€οΈπŸ’šπŸ–€βœŠπŸΎ

01.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 11

Might have to drop a few coins in the ProPublica basket. They doing real justice journalism over there

01.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again.

If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.

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01.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 179    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

We have talked to a filament manufacturer about setting something up with them, and we are looking into wholesale buys in areas where we have a lot of printers, but in an era of state crackdowns on legal behavior, we have to prioritize the privacy of our printers.

01.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hi everyone, one of our whistle producers is down to a roll or two of filament. If you have the capacity, would you mind helping them out so they can keep printing whistles?

Thank you all!

01.02.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 230    πŸ” 147    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œCan we still fall in love this summer?”

β€œProbably not.”

β€œWhy?”

β€œThe world is at war.”

β€œSo, who has time for love?”

She kissed me, passionately.

β€œSweetheart, the world was always terrible. Some years it's just better dressed. The terrible years are when people need love most.”

Β #FiftyWords

22.01.2026 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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