If you rent a car for any reason, and you're in a state where the ICE Gestapo is operating, make sure you're insured for tear gas damage.

Unrelated to anything else in the world, I am fully cosplaying as Enid Sinclair right now, and for the next 8 hours on my Twitch talkshow. talespinner.stream

Listen. This girl grew up on Tolkien, Joyce, Nabokov, King, Bradbury, R.A. Wilson, Butler, and more. My grownup heart delights in Charles Stross, Charlie Jane Anders, Martha Wells, Adrian Tchaikovsky. Nothing has ever moved me as deeply as this indie series about Cheerleaders. Strongly recommended.

Performative Lying has been such an effective weapon against the left, because we get so worked-up about hypocrisy or fact-checking that we use all our energy fighting the decoy battle. We're constantly scrambling on defense against bullshit, and we capture no ground.

"She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government." We are all Renee Good. We are all Fred Hampton. We are all Leonard Peltier. Call out the Performative Lying as Bullshit, every time. Blow your whistles and RECORD agents. Dance. Sing. LOVE like they can never take that from us.

"Winter, what radicalized you?" This. This radicalized me.

Good News: I survived my well-dressed simple errand. Bad News: The US Federal Government appears to be murdering more citizens, while also starting oil wars and putting metaphorical targets on the backs of girls like me.

OKAY Is Winter entirely too dressed-up to go return a couple things at Staples? Absolutely. Is that how she does things? Also absolutely. #OutfitsAreCritical

I think that in all the myth, legend, and storytelling through the history of humans from caves were painted and fireside tales were told, the Epic Hero I hold most dear is Taylor Scott. Tthank you @badambulist.bsky.social for being the poet and storyteller we need right now.

Philo of Alexandria, reporting this week for the NYT

Remember kids, regime change begins at home.

2026 will also be the year that I finally understand what's going on between Soundwave and Hatsune Miku.

The NYP can suck it, those are gorgeous. #OutfitsAreCritical

What the actual fuck is happening here??? And they say WE are the creepy ones??

No lie, the game SUPER LESBIAN ANIMAL RPG might be the most adorable game we've ever played. <3

I think that "obesity" gave a lot school yard bullies and classist assholes cover to pretend they were actually public health heroes, and they are devastated that an actual treatment for obesity takes that away from them.

I don't observe Christmas, but if I did, my one wish would be for the entire University of Oklahoma administration to be disinvited from their family holiday dinners.

"Joy is not made to be a crumb."

This girl is actually going OUT tonight! Winter Solstice, it's fitting to go see a classic film set in some deep cold territory.

I thought this was satire. It's not satire, it's actually what you get at the DOJ website for some of the files released. I am often shocked but rarely surprised. Tonight I am simply at an entire loss. My disappointment with the world has hit rock bottom and is actively digging.

At the Costco, the checker at the door stops me, "Miss, miss, hold on a moment... this says you've been a member for 18 years, and there's no way you're old enough to have been with us that long..." I don't care if he was serious or not, my smile could NOT be contained. Thank you, stranger. <3

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Reposting this with alt text. Delete your Twitter. Now.

Find a young trans person and ask them to *please* find a way to survive, to weather, to stay with us. The ones like us who come later, after you, are going to need you so much.

“Don’t worry we only use the Death Star for its long range space travel capabilities”

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.

I swear to all seven fucks, DO NOT claim that TERF game on Epic. Do not demonstrate that there's demand for it, do not contribute to the promo fees that Epic will pay her, just don't get the stink of it on you. We're not asking for the moon, here.

This past weekend, I was honoured to host a special presentation by the amazing @daniellerosen.com about finding a transgender allegory in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA! Presented LIVE, so there's some interruptions and silliness, but absolutely worth checking out: tdwp.talespinner.stream

The "Francis Scott Key Key" scene is still one of my favourites in all of television.

The first CPU I ever bought for myself was the AMD K6 at 233MHz. What was yours?

I used to use "the Monroe Doctrine" as a joke, making references to pieces of history that weren't directly related to current events. Add it to the list of things that are suddenly contemporary issues, along with Smoot/Hawley, Teapot Dome, and the 3rd Amendment.

@bskyttrpg.bsky.social listancestries

“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.”

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you? Over here, 'twas the S2 finale of HAZBIN HOTEL. I might live or die, but it will be a HELL of an adventure!

Deeply appreciate everyone who gave me a few minutes to speak from the heart last night, about TDoV. I'll probably save a copy of that segment somewhere to preserve it, though I may decide not to stick it on SocMed because it feels weird to "use it as promo".

THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE ONE. FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE SURVIVORS ALWAYS. Help make this go viral. Please.

White House aggressively posting “trump is straight” content amid the blow job e-mail

I'm really grateful that I'm trans, if only because it taught me that nearly every aspect of who I am can be changed. People mostly talk about the physical aspects of transition, but I feel like I'm constantly remaking myself—my personality or otherwise—into the type of person I want to be.

The Epstein release is playing out like a bad first draft for WAG THE DOG, where the President is basically Starscream.

I have survived every challenge in my life so far, but if the leaf blower right outside my window doesn't stop soon, this is going to be what breaks me as a person. How has this been going on for 84 minutes HOW MANY LEAVES ARE THERE MAYBE GET A RAKE AT THIS POINT

even if the world is mean and cruel i still think there's good in accepting yourself

As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.

Sharing this more broadly and I'm gonna need @pandoramacabra.bsky.social to help me build context around it... 🎵 "Suddenly I see... This is what I wanna be... Suddenly I see... Why the hell it means so much to me..." 🎵

“Punishment is not something that happens to bad people. It happens to those who cannot stop it from happening. It is laundered pain, not a balancing of scales.”

I feel called out

Drop in and help me keep a roof over my head? Or just chill-out and say HI! talespinner.stream

The Fatigue has has the tightest leash on me for a bit not, but as I reassemble more and more of myself, I've fiercely dedicated my will to making better moments and memories. (1/?)

Remember Remember The plight of Bob Denver Marooned on an island and lost