New #bracelet in my Etsy shop today! Swirly gray polymer clay beads with threads of copper combine with teal sea sediment jasper. #HandmadeJewelry hrtsmomsjewelryetc.etsy.com/listing/4472...

My Ides of March fun fact is that the place where Caesar was stabbed is now a cat sanctuary, and I think it’s beautiful that creatures with tiny knives on their feet live there

Sad to see the Ides of March becoming commercialised like this. I really feel like we're losing track of the true spirit of the holiday. It's not about how many knives you can stick in a tyrant all at once, it's about the whole community coming together to stab the tyrant as many times as possible.

Antiqued brass #bookmark hook with an incised design of flowers holds two clear plastic tubes with antiqued brass leaf caps and two black-and-white clay beads. Inside each tube is a strand of black and white beads. #handmade hrtsmomsjewelryetc.etsy.com/listing/4458...

Search-and-rescue crews were “flying blind” trying to rescue survivors from deadly tornadoes that hit the Midwest last week. Why? Because Kristi Noem hadn't approved FEMA’s $200,000 contract with a tornado-tracking tool. But she had time to spend $220 million on anti-immigrant ads. Priorities.

the times demand it

“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”

Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.

me: if z is the length of a slice and a is the area of the pie, then pi(zz)=a PhD advisor: this is what you’ve been working on for three and a half years?

This is a great reason to generate your own free, renewable, environmentally-friendly intelligence. Go wild, use as much of it as you like!

Unlikely Muses is available in my Ko-fi shop, along with exclusive bonus items. This short #story collection ranges from drama to humor, from fantasy to sci-fi, from the past to the (possibly) distant future, with introductions along the way to the unlikely muses who inspired the stories. #book

*pushes up glasses* Well NO, actually, you have not yet specified WHY they call it "the blues".

No thoughts, only fluff. #caturday

One thing I think is bad is when a single corporation controlled by a single malicious billionaire is permitted to become a foundational aspect of society. This makes me a radical.

Six years ago today, Louisville police murdered Breonna Taylor while serving a no-knock warrant based on false information. They shot her six times while she slept in her home. Breonna was only 26. She was an EMT, an aspiring nurse, and beloved by all who knew her.

So, help me understand. The "Secretary of War" who is talking about fighting this war with "maximum effect, not politically correct" is looking at the actions of the other side of this war and saying, "Hey! No fair! You shouldn't do that!"

this means it is not open for transit

If the government really is worried about Iranian sleeper cells, then it was probably a mistake to systematically reorient the majority of US counterterror resources toward arresting immigrant grandmothers and five-year-olds in bunny hats

the ideal amount I would like to think about measles is zero and I resent that I had that once and no longer do

Nothing wrong with his brain. No siree.

Also! I just made the first chapter of A Summoned Spark #free on Ko-fi! #YAFiction #IndieAuthor

One more part of my unfinished #fantasy fiction, an alternate take on the Trackers story, available for my Ko-fi supporters. #IndieAuthor

What they don't tell you about losing a lot of weight: your bones will resent the loss of all that extra padding, and keep you awake at night complaining about it. 20 years ago, I might have adjusted. Now I just have to live with it.

Okay, not *quite* true. Their parent company is suing for a tariff refund. Still hilarious news.

Chapter 2 of my YA/dystopian/etc. #novel, A Summoned Spark, is now available on my Ko-fi page! #IndieAuthor #fiction

I’m seeing a whole lot of “but what about” posts on here today. We’ve reached the point of fascism (a long time ago, honestly) when things are really bad for a lot of people. Someone naming how it’s bad for them isn’t taking anything from you. Solidarity with each other is the way out of this.

the way it seems right now, irans goal is to destroy our economy and our goal is to provide footage for dank memes the administration can post so edgelords will think theyre cool

He's like a sociopathic Dr. Seuss. “Maximum lethality, not tepid legality,” Hegseth said earlier this year. “Violent effect, not politically correct.”

OR... and just consider this... You could go fuck yourself.

a lot of the problems with this administration come down to the fact that the people in charge seem to believe we are living inside an action movie

I don't know how this will all play out or what happened but I can tell you that what Hegseth is hoping is that you blame "AI" and not a department whose leadership believes that the reason we don't win wars is we care too much about collateral damage.

This is the reality of what AI companies want for the future: where EVERYONE is unable to function without relying on them for "intelligence as a utility." In order for them to sell this to us, they need to convince us our brains are never creative, interesting, able enough.

whether or not I put plastics in the recycling bin seems to depend almost entirely on how I'm feeling about the state of the world as a whole at the moment

WOW. #AI taking police incompetence to a whole new level. This woman from TN was misidentified by facial recognition software as a suspect in a Fargo bank fraud case, jailed in TN, *not even interviewed by police* for five months... 1/2 epaper.inforum.com/infinity/art...

New today: Rectangular antiqued-brass tray #pendant holds a vintage-style image of some white lilies, embellished with two pale green glass leaves and a pale yellow glass daisy. #handmade #JewelrySupplies #ooak hrtsmomsjewelryetc.etsy.com/listing/4470...

"Ultimately, the most important thing authors should remember is this: real book marketing is methodical, strategic, relationship-driven, and uncertain. It requires persistence and realism. There are no shortcuts, no magic formulas, and no guaranteed outcomes." #WritingCommunity

How about introducing a bill to increase federal spending on a clean energy transition you stupid stupid motherfuckers

Even if AI could write a novel what problem has been solved? The problem of knowing what you’re reading was written by another person? Who loves reading novels but hates the part where your mind briefly and mysteriously touched another?

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:

surgery? just eat more meat and ferments, you baby

Never before has "daddy look I'm wearing your shoes" been more relevant.

The shoe thing is low on the "important global matters" scale, but HIGH on the "I'll take things a deranged Roman emperor would do for $500, Alex" chart.

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Modern user interfaces that constantly pop up dialogs where the only available responses are "yes" and "maybe later" have destroyed the very concept of consent.

Trump's "New Golden Age" for America. How's it working out for you?