i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory

i wish i could still buy things at the prices i used to complain about

Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools

jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.

Word.

Peekaboo. 🫣

Somebody found this out the hard way

This is some of the best meta on the nature of online discourse out there. Mind you if someone comes for Pluto, I'm joining in.

Standing offer: I'll give feedback (after Feb 15 only) on up to 25 pages to anyone who donates any amount to an org/fundraiser/wishlist in the link. I'm a former journalist, current novelist, and writing teacher. Synopses, queries, chapters, op-eds, all good. Honour system: DM and tell me where/what

Today I’m thrilled to be helping @DiannaLGunn.bsky.social reveal the cover for her upcoming gothic horror novel, Woman of Sorrow and Blood, coming out on March 13th! Check it out - and pre-order your copy today - at: authordiannagunn.com/woman-of-sor... ~this cover is 😍😍 check it out ⤵️⤵️ 📚💙

Germany sends troops to Greenland. Germany has seen this movie before. They played the bad guys then. They want a different role in the sequel.

So on @withouthistoryband.bsky.social's recommendation, I tracked down the essay "Necessary Golems" by sci-fi critic John Clute this morning. And yeah, people need to read this, cause boy does it feel relevant.

As a sensitivity, editor for disability rep and ableist language, I just wanted to remind folks that we might never get things perfect because terms and language are always evolving. So we do our best. From my point of view, even as a reader, I can very often tell when authors write with care.

Worth every second

Needed to see this right when I saw it. ❤️❤️❤️ @mostlybree.kitrocha.com always

It’s funny how Wikipedia used to seem relatively unreliable, because it was written by regular people instead of encyclopedia experts, and now it seems relatively reliable, because it’s written by regular people instead of glib CliffsNotes robots

Apparently but unsurprisingly the druids are on our side

I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it. The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public

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Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.

I'd read this

One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com

One of the most important things I've ever heard is that it's a privilege to learn about racism rather than experiencing it.

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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march

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…it should break your heart to kill.

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It's so frustrating to be around these people who are only finally just now waking up & getting outraged. But there's a reason so many fictional sagas involving the defeat of a great evil involves different and often opposing groups of enemies, even former adversaries, temporarily teaming up.

It bears repeating, as it's only January and "be civil and collaborate with fascists to win right-wing votes in the midterms" is all over the place alfuckingready: "Harm reduction" is harm. "The lesser of two evils" is evil. And I will neither be gaslit, nor set myself on fire to keep you warm.

Here. Some context in the OP would've been nice.

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Jesus Christ @lukeoneil47.bsky.social

!!! #ChoicesAnthology #Splatterpunk #AwardNomination

My partner is a Packers fan. This was a very satisfying reversal 🐻

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears: archive.is/ur35j

Big puppy plays real gentle with tiny puppy

Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs