Amber Adrienne

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

Singer-songwriter-bassist Thunderbolt Hope (James Hope Howard) performing at the MBC Radio studios in La Ronge, Saskatchewan.

Singer-songwriter-bassist Thunderbolt Hope (James Hope Howard) performing in the Northern Talent Showcase of the Lac La Ronge Trappers Winter Festival.

Singer-songwriter-bassist Thunderbolt Hope (James Hope Howard) performing at the 2025 Art In The Park event in Patterson Park, La Ronge, Saskatchewan.

Singer-songwriter-bassist Thunderbolt Hope (James Hope Howard) performing at the wildfire relief fundraiser event at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Urban Reserve in downtown La Ronge, Saskatchewan.

I've been pretty quiet on social media the past little while, but during the months that we weren't evacuated by wildfires, I've been playing shows and specials around the Lac La Ronge area as Thunderbolt Hope: thunderbolthope.ca

lots of buds ask 'chuck how do you maintain such a positive outlook?' i think practice of gratitude is different for all, so looking for a kind of quick antidote that will rewire your whole brain is rarely the trot. many small steps. its called a practice for a reason. still, maybe my story can help

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan ombudsman slams delayed aid to wildfire evacuees REGINA - Saskatchewan's ombudsman says Premier Scott Moe's government is failing to provide timely responses to wildfire evacuees.

Saskatchewan's ombudsman says Premier Scott Moe's government is failing to provide timely responses to wildfire evacuees. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli

Your periodic reminder that "fancy fonts" on places like Bluesky are unicode & are a nightmare for screen reader users. DON'T use for your name

Not only that, good lucky having anyone search for you in the search bar by name.

More examples in the original post on Masto: toot.cafe/@aardrian/11...

a simple tutorial on how to draw a medieval cat. step 1 shows a basic “normal cat" with no details. step 2 shows the same cat but with a "human face" added, featuring a straight mouth and serious eyes. the final drawing combines both elements — a cat with a human-like face, surrounded by sparkles ✨

how to draw a medieval cat in two easy steps

does Jesus know his sacred flesh, passed from hand to tongue each Sunday, contains trace amounts of petrochemical waste. microplastics in the flesh and blood of God

OH YEAH IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT

TIME TO GET HOG WILD

WOOOOO THIS NIGHT IS GONNA BE OFF THE HOOK Y'ALL

(does laundry)

(naps)

YouTube video by SFWA Youtube 60th Annual Nebula Awards Finalist Announcement

The 60th Nebula Awards Finalist Announcement launches at 5 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time! Join us here on YouTube to share in the fun!
youtu.be/l4d8zNB0QJU

when you and the buckaroos start showing off which of your ebook holds just came through

WE HATED THIS SHYT WHEN IT WAS CALLED "CLIPPY" AND WE SURE AS SHYT DONT NEED IT NOW - A COMPUTERS PLACE IS TO SERVE HUMANNITY AND WHEN BILLIONAIRS AND INVESTERS HAVE REJECTED THEIR HUMAN NATURE TO SEEK PROFIT AT ALL COST'S THEN COMPUTER'S MUST NOT SERVE THEM!!!! THE REASON THEY DIDNT COME UP WITH "AI" UNTIL ALL THE SOFTWARE WAS LOCKED UP IN ENCRYPTED CODE IS BECUASE THEY KNEW IF IT CAME ON A CHIP WE WOULD OF LONG AGO PULLED THAT CHIP OUT WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS!!!!!!!! AS A HUMAN IN 2025 YOU MUST HOLD YOUR HUMANITY CLOSE AND DO NOT LET IT DRIP INTO DA HUNGRY WALLET'S OF DA RULING CLASS, IF A COMPUTERS BACK WILL NEVER HURT THEN IT WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ANYTHING THAT HUMAN ADULTS GO THROUGH EVREY DAY, AND IF A COMPUTER CANT GET ADICTED TO A SPECIFIC KIND OF GAS STATION SNACK AND THEN LOSE THERE MIND WHEN IT GOES OUT OF PRINT , THEN THEY SHALL NEVER BE OUR EQUAL'S - DA TEXT SAYS "NOBODY WANTS FUCKING AI, DESTROY ALL COMPUTERS, DESCTROY ALL INVESTORS, " - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

NOBODY WANT'S IT - dashare.zone ADMIN

my favourite feb experience was getting matching book sleeves for @jameshopehoward.bsky.social and i for valentines day & staying unplugged long enough to read a handful of books. i started mistborn by brandon sanderson, that will likely take up the rest of my month.

GIRL(26): What is your stance on Crystals
ME (94): I have never devolpeed a stance on Crystals. I am more interested in food & entertainment

end of return of the king when aragorn tells the hobbits 'you bow to no one' but the hobbits are labeled 'dinosaur tinglers' 'unicorn tinglers' 'living object tinglers' and 'bigfoot tinglers'

how it feels when folks ask me if im still going to self publish erotica now that my traditionally published horror novels are so successful

It was a cold one this morning. It was apparently a cold one on Reddit, as well. Happy frigid valentine day!
❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

One of the more exciting parts of the husband @jameshopehoward.bsky.social returning from OLA Superconference was the D.W. library card keychain from The Library Marketplace. Ok work keys.

Storygraph stats for January 2025

First month with this app and feeling fairly accomplished. I also knit one (1) hood, I should take an update photo of that.

YouTube video by CBC News Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

Spent the day cataloguing and processing material inherited in this job. This one was very exciting. Tiger Lily and the Secret Treasure of Neverland by Cherie Dimaline. My tween and I have a weekend reading date now.

The husband is out in Toronto for the OLA Superconference for the week for work. My job as wife is to request a bookmark to add to my collection, and to ask about certain sessions that definitely interest me and probably won’t interest him. V excited to learn from afar. 👹

My teen got me a self care hamper for christmas. The basket is perfect for a rolling cake of wool. Sweet and thoughtful children.

iPhone screenshot of a folder with two reading apps, a book tracking app, and a library app. Libby, kindle, story graph, and SILS (Saskatchewan integrated library services) apps, in respective order.

If my screen time is up to eight hours per day, it is because I am on my screen.

#Booksky: If you haven’t already, export your data from Goodreads (an Amazon company) and import it into StoryGraph, a book-tracking app founded and led by a Black woman.

I am an indigenous library guy that married a non-indigenous library guy. I enjoy knitting, spinning, and textile tomfoolery. There is a decent chance I have a yarn in that colour. Come as you are, I’ll pull up some floor. Lets visit.

Let's be clear:
You CAN be horrified at the Holocaust, the rise of far right political groups, and anti-Semitism
AND
Stand opposed to Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestine, its brutal persecution of Palestinians and the genocide in Gaza.
Opposing Zionism ≠ Anti-Semitism.
#Holocaust #GazaGenocide

Man dressed in all black holding a sign that reads “deport them all” while doing a Nazi salute on the side of the road

Three men join the first on the side of the road, all in black, each holding a sign that together read “deport them all.” They’re all throwing up Nazi salutes

The three men are now? In the same position on the side of the road, holding three separate items. The first has a sign that reads “deport them all,” the second has a red ensign flag (which has been adopted in canada by white supremacists as a symbol for a white canada), and the third is holding a glad with a Celtic cross (another adopted hate symbol used by white supremacists)

One man is seen throwing a Nazi salute at the side of the road while holding a sign that reads “import third world become third world”

A bunch of losers went out and threw Nazi salutes in Alberta, Canada yesterday while holding racist signs.

Might be time for the media to stop calling them “hand gestures” and start reporting on this big fucking problem for what it is!

Remember: if you haven’t been reading Black books all year, no one want to see your Black book recs or your BHM TBR. Maintain your silence, use the month of February to uplift Black book creators, read Black books, and try again next year.

It utterly enthralls me that I live within the timeline where Chuck Tingle has become a well-respected horror author alongside being the breakout of absurdist erotica.

Join us for a community discussion on how Meta’s changing policies—like ending fact-checking and anti-LGBTQ+ stances—are impacting arts and nonprofits. Let’s share strategies, explore alternatives, and support inclusive, fact-based communication

Feb 7, 10 AM, via Zoom (https://buff.ly/4jtIC3E)