Tessa Novak
@tessawrites.bsky.social
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Writer, web designer, geek, pedant, floccinaucinihilipilificatrix, night witch, squirrel. She/her.
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about 13 hours ago
JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: š§µ I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Rossās cellphone showing the taunts that led to Reneeās murder. And we feel in our bones that weāve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly. Hereās why: šš§µ
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the Mountain Goats
3 days ago
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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I just finished Gifted & Talented by
@olivieblake.bsky.social
and I donāt care if itās January, Iām declaring it my favorite book of the year.
4 days ago
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Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hello, Iām Tessa Novak and her clinical depression.
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8 days ago
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I am in the WORST mood. That is all.
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Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen ā Hall & Oates Ani DiFranco Glen Phillips QueensrĆæche Oingo Boingo
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about 1 month ago
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KC Lemson
about 2 months ago
Itās pronounced Christmas jifts
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A movie that takes place where youāre from
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about 2 months ago
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Andrew West
about 2 months ago
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet. I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
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Google denies āmisleadingā reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says āwe do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.ā
https://www.theverge.com/news/826902/gmail-ai-training-data-opt-out
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Samira Ahmed
about 2 months ago
I mean...he's been on a mission from God for decades!
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Marc Elias
2 months ago
šØBREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional
Read more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-appointed-judge-rules-his-portland-military-takeover-unconstitutional/
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Julie DiCaro
2 months ago
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Post yourself from a different era. Early 2000s web designer.
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2 months ago
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The Tennessee Holler
2 months ago
A clarification
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The kerning on this is giving me hives.
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2 months ago
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Tail end of a migraine & tying very hard to stay awake until the kid gets picked up. It is surprisingly difficult, especially since she is monologuing about a Roblox game.
2 months ago
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The thread Iām hanging on by is attached to another, equally fraying thread. Itās threads all the way down.
3 months ago
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I just had to call a cab. On the phone. Like it was the olden days.
#awsoutage
3 months ago
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Iām so fcking bummed that I couldnāt go to the protest but Portland, you did me proud.
3 months ago
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wargen
3 months ago
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. One for practice and the other one is the "main" grave.
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Hypervisible
3 months ago
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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/artificial-intelligence/turn-off-ai-tools-gemini-apple-intelligence-copilot-and-more-a1156421356/
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Pavel
3 months ago
Grammar comes from the same root as glamor; "gramarie" is an old word for magic. Therefore if you know how to write properly, you are a witch.
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Writers! How are we feeling about Substack? Are there any good alternatives?
#writers
5 months ago
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I got screwed over by HRSN and now Iām getting evicted. Can you help that not happen? Anything yāall can do, including sharing, would be amazing.
gofund.me/e266399a
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Donate to Urgent Help: Rent and Utilities, organized by Tessa Novak
Great news! I got approved for HRSN (Health Related Social Needs) benefits, which means I ⦠Tessa Novak needs your support for Urgent Help: Rent and Utilities
https://gofund.me/e266399a
7 months ago
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Been on hold with HRSN for an hour. There are still 30 callers ahead of me. Sigh.
7 months ago
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Acyn
7 months ago
AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigrationāthey are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
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First impression of the "liquid glass" in the iOS 26 developer beta: I hate it. Second impression will have to wait until I've messed with it for a while.
#ios26
7 months ago
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Holy crap.
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7 months ago
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Anyway I just exported all the snippets of things I had in Ulysses & it came to 666 pages in total.
7 months ago
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Authors, are we cross-posting with BookThreads, or is that not the done thing? I MISS OLD TWITTER.
7 months ago
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C. Robert Cargill
7 months ago
The reason generative AI is so popular with wannabe creatives is best illustrated by something every pro writer has encountered: getting pitched an idea by someone saying "You write it and we'll split the profits!" because they think the idea is what has value, not the writing. The opposite is true.
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Oh this is BULLSH*T.
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8 months ago
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When it comes to shoes, red is a neutral.
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Jess Zimmerman
8 months ago
Good metaphor
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Cory Booker is amazing. Iām staggered by his eloquence after almost 25 hours. Iām feeling something that feels suspiciously like patriotism in my shriveled little heart.
9 months ago
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The fact that I have a fever explains many things. Mostly that I have a fever.
9 months ago
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The Greenland thing is so bananas. Cartoon-level bananas. Then again, that can be said of pretty much everything from this administration.
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JD Vance says US needs control of Greenland to fend off China and Russia
Vice-president criticises Denmarkās treatment of Arctic island and says it should come under US āsecurity umbrellaā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/28/greenland-political-parties-agree-to-form-coalition-government-before-jd-vance-visit
10 months ago
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BARRELING* through my to-do list *checked off two things, shut up
10 months ago
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So cool.
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10 months ago
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Nicole Tersigni
11 months ago
trump: Iām going to protect women women: no thank you trump: Iām gonna do it women: please donāt trump: I have kicked those 7 trans girls off the jv volleyball team women: what trump: and brought back andrew tate women: why trump: YOUāRE WELCOME WOMEN also you canāt vote anymore
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Making chicken stock in the Instant Pot. Apparently all it takes to turn me into a depression-era homemaker is a government coup.
11 months ago
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John Fugelsang
11 months ago
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Mark Hamill
11 months ago
"It's almost impossible to believe he exists. It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
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jane
11 months ago
i love that they put a bullet proof vest on mangione as if a) he's under any danger at all and b) it wouldn't make him look like 300% hotter
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Grayson (he/him)
11 months ago
āOregon will not stand by while the federal government attempts to erase the rights and dignity of transgender individuals.ā
kobi5.com/news/oregon-...
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Oregon attorney general launches gender-affirming care toolkit - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
SALEM, Ore. ā āOregon will not stand by while the federal government attempts to erase the rights and dignity of transgender individuals.ā Thatās the message from Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield ...
https://kobi5.com/news/oregon-attorney-general-launches-gender-affirming-care-toolkit-266792/
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On this
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may we all be as cozy as a tabby in a fluffy blanket.
#hazelcatkins
#catsofbluesky
11 months ago
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Andi Zeisler
11 months ago
No socks is the right way to go here; socks, even trouser socks, would ruin the clean lines of the shackles. I assume the menswear guy is writing a thorough essay on this and iāll defer to him but this look is breezy as hell
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Made granola for the first time and omg I could eat this all day.
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