Wendy Sparrow

They're really finicky joints actually for everyone having them. And don't even get me started on knees... Anyone who dies with good knees was either young or not living hard enough.

That's fair.

And, I don't hate it. Feels scrappy and real.

I'm so proud of my sister, who was head writer for Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and is now the showrunner of this brand-new HORTON! series for Netflix.

Please watch with your family! It's hard to get preschool shows made these days, and the algo isn't built for this www.netflix.com/title/81388347

Fun fact: Clifford the Big Red Dog actually satisfies more kaiju taxonomical requirements than King Kong does

While Kong is a big ape, they only satisfy the "giant" part of the categorisation. They aren't a monster, or strange enough

Clifford is both big enough and different enough to be a kaiju 🐕

Yesterday Wendy:
You should all use alt text. It's really helpful to everyone and it makes your posts more searchable.

Today Wendy:
Okay, uh, both things are still true...in ways I didn't anticipate.

Wait...
Am I reading this right that Link's permanent ban was because--essentially--he added descriptive alt text to a Charlie Kirk meme that was circulating?

Because that certainly puts an ugly spin on the site's notes about alt text improving inclusivity.

It's not coincidental that a white dude can be a transphobic piece of shit over and over again (JS) and maintain his social media platform but a Black man makes one questionable joke about a white dude who called for the euthanasia of queer people being killed and the Black dude gets full nuked.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email reply from a user with the initials AJ and profile picture to the Bluesky Moderation Team, sent at 08:01 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior. The email states the user wants to appeal the decision, asserting there was no threatening or violent connotation behind their use of the image. The user explains that the Charlie Kirk post is not a threat but rather a reaction meme expressing disappointment, with no threat made and no incitement of violence. The user mentions they have attached multiple examples and explanations, specifically 12 images in total, demonstrating the use of the image as a reaction meme. Below this text is a blue hyperlink to a Bluesky post URL. At the bottom of the screenshot is an embedded image showing a Bluesky post from a user with the handle @britculpsapp.bsky.social with several emoji reactions and a repost indicator showing Bluesky Elder. The post text reads: how to explain: this has been used as a reaction image to spending $20 on doordashing wendy’s & isn’t a threat. The timestamp shows October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads: Hi there, Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account. After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users. As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

There's virtually non stop video around these protests. Surely they could show one clip of these hand to hand combats if they were so common.

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

As always, today is a good day to support artists, writers, creators. If you have the means, maybe consider signing up for a Patreon. Buy a book, a game, a painting. Commission a new piece. Tell a creator what they mean to you. Signal boost their work.

We were watching V for Vendetta recently and a precipitating moment in that movie is when the government's goons kill a young girl who is wearing a mask while painting graffiti, and I tell you that whole movie hit a little differently this time.

Two weeks ago, I would not have said this. This morning I read the news and I was like wait: Stephen Miller is declaring war on ???? PORTLAND?????

‘Once ostracized at NYT for liking Chick-fil-A’ is a truly wild credential.

They banned Link?!!

Oof, that's some toxic optics.

How the national guard call-ups are screwing students who joined in hopes of.l being able to afford college.

Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

Lord a-mighty.

Maybe financial malfeasance will be the nail in the AI coffin.

Accurate with A+ alt text.

"haha" I say as I'm laughing

I mean what do we even say at this point? This is the abolition of the free press and first amendment for the “privilege” of reporting on the people’s government currently carrying out extrajudicial executions of random civilians at sea.

It so very much is. I'm in a "everything feels extra--even things that will help me cope" state right now.

I actually got a shot in my hip last week for what the surgeon was calling bursitis... though there are 2 tears in that hip. I think I have rotator cuff tears in this shoulder and inflammation from large calcifications was hiding them. But we'll see tomorrow.

Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I wont. If youre just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, ill restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want. To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to `this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, youre making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beinas, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future'. AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

With alt text that I super easily copy/pasted in a blink:

AI is a lack of consent machine whose greatest strength has been convincing people that other people’s boundaries are to be negotiated with

And that people who tell you no are defunct

The ice in my ice pack has melted but getting up to get new ice sounds painful. Might message one of my kids to come do it.

Out there on the internet someone has confidently asserted that I am a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, which is a factoid that comes as a surprise to me, and also, I suspect, to the LDS.

For the avoidance of doubt: despite owning a church, I am not a member of any.

I feel like every day for the past month I have said to a new person that I hate living in a world where this man is genuinely dangerous and has way too much power, because he’s the goofiest loser alive and we deserve to be able to sincerely enjoy the comedy he’s providing

A boulder and cobble dam built across a stream at low water, blocking the surface flow of the water.

I say this every year during bull trout spawning season, but please don't build rock dams across streams with migratory fish (especially during a record drought). 🐟🧪

Somehow the world must figure out how to survive the loss of your artistry when you die, so you mind as well help us by stopping now.

I tried them on and wore them for a bit and they definitely helped. But I just wasn't up for anything additional at the time.