Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames *** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *

One of the dangers of AI toys is that people will take their lunacy as having more credibility than it deserves because their outlandish statements come from an "objective computer". Musk managed to save us from this by making Grok SO sycophantic toward him it verges on comedy.

That the fucking *swastika* is not classified as a "hate symbol" but merely "**potentially** divisive" is completely insane. If there was one unequivocal hate symbol you'd think it would be that.

Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed to remember and honor those who have been lost to transphobic violence. Our transgender community members continue to face violence and discrimination at increased rates, especially among minorities. #txlege

Every day Trump seems to do or say about four things that would have been front-page above-the-fold news for a solid week if not longer under ANY other administration

There's a reason I will never feel bad about spending too much money on Alix Harrow books. OK, fine - the reason is that the books are well-written and thought provoking. It doesn't hurt that Harrow is like this.

On this our saddest of days, not only should we remember those of us we have lost, but that we should renew our commitment to fight for a better world, where we can live without fear and hostility against us. We have always been here, we are here, and we always will be here.

We know it's not really him because a genuine DJT post would say "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Curious if any of my followers know why I said Schenectady is where they manufacture ideas.

Let's read the cards Being disconnected has hurt us; there's lots we missed and the absence can sting. We KNOW we've not been seeing things as they really are, but it's hard to snap out of it. When our hearts are weak, we need to rely on our mind. We can reason past this one. #Tarot #TarotSky

🕯️ today is Trans Day of Remembrance. 🕯️ spend some time with the loved ones we’ve lost. www.transremembrance.org/in-memoriam

It's November 20, Trans Day of Rememberance. I find it so somber this year a time when our trans brothers, sisters, and others are under attack in so many ways. This is not a day to listen to me, but to trans people who can speak in their own voices. As a cisgender man, all I can say is this:

The six of swords in today's reading, from the Fountain #tarot deck, reads to me leaving everything behind with the swords trailing the boat, being left behind. In the RWS they're being carried with the traveler, while the Cosmic Slumber shows movement from one set of swords to another.

Let's read the cards We're moving onward from the things that we're done with and are holding us back, towards new and exciting ideas. Our mind is clear and focused; We see our choices and are ready to make them. It's an exciting moment, one in which to not look back Onward! #Tarot #TarotSky

If Obama had threatened the license of Fox news it would have been the only thing any reporter or Republican politician was talking about for six weeks minimum.

Let's read the cards Sometimes the desire to start something new can be not only scary, but actually disastrous; It takes faith to accept that thinks won't always be as they are - faith in our hearts, and faith that things can be better. The only way out is onward Have courage #Tarot #TarotSky

No matter what prop you play with, there's always more to explore with it. This week I'm playing with traps, catching the stick on the back half of the hand-sticks. That almost doubles the things you can do, also lets you stall and go into various rolls. If you're not dropping, you're not learning.

The frontman from Paul Ryan's favorite band!

Let's read the cards Everything we've been nurturing may be coming to fruition, but we're not sure how or what to do next; We want to see how things grow, but we're afraid of losing the progress we've made. We're proud of where we've gotten and might hold on a bit too tight #Tarot #TarotSky

This is an easy way to be slightly more respectful in language; crunching it into one word takes the "woman" or "man" noun away from trans men or women; getting it wrong intentionally is a subtle form of transphobia.

Let's read the cards There are choices - and potential ahead of us, even if we're not sure which path we want to take. Our flexibility and resilience has is here,, in position to take advantage fr options before us. #Tarot #TarotSky

Let's read the cards Acting on our feelings have gotten us here, with choices and more hard work ahead of us. The things we want - security, even abundance - are within reach of we keep at it and remember our hearts #Tarot #TarotSky

Let's read the cards Feeling on top of everything isn't always what it's cracked up to be; we're stable and strong, but feeling embattled, as if we have to protect everything we have. Feeling suspicious and guarded like this can make us combative We need to trust ourselves #Tarot #TarotSky

When it's too rainy to #juggle water-damageable props you go with the more solid ones, even if they're heavy www.tiktok.com/@czhorat/vid...

Not the point of this (the excellent point is the disparity in treatment of Clinton and Trump's "scandals"), but anyone else side-eyeing that email address? hrod17? If it's your own server, couldn't you just get your name? Who are hrods 1-16? Does 17 mean something?

Over a decade and a half ago Cory Doctorow penned this then-science fiction story about the day Google turned evil. I'll bet he's not happy to be proven right. lithub.com/the-toxic-sm...

Let's read the cards We're bold and inspired, but something is keeping us from acting - we're driven, but also desperately holding onto this moment, keeping what we have close. Too close. If we let go we can fulfill that promise of the fire within and move on to something new. #Tarot #TarotSky

The distance between NY Times Pitchbot and the actual NY Times has never been shorter

Let's read the cards When things seem to keep happening, spiraling out of control we need to step back, take a very deep breath. To pause doing and to be. Then, after we detach from the chaos, we'll be ready to re-engage, to act. Until then, we're in between receiving and giving #Tarot #TarotSky

I already named 3, but there's another I genuinely loved. Season 1 of Project Runway

Let's read the cards This moment is all about motion, driven by whatever youthful enthusiasm we still possess. We got here through action , - perhaps a bit rash but not quite out of control, - and feel a fire, driving us onward. Be bold, be inspired #Tarot #TarotSky

Let's read the cards We've needed something, and we can get it through mindful focus on our body, our real physical being and needs If that brings us concrete prosperity it can open us up to being able to look within, towards our intuitions and the path to the next, deeper success #Tarot #TarotSky

Let's read the cards Sometimes when we feel bored and listless it's tempting to look back, filling the void with the simple joys we've accumulates through the years If we're to feel as a child we should act as one - bold, curious, and open. #Tarot #TarotSky

Let's read the cards This weekend is about the heart. We're connected with our counterpart, maybe our partners. Even for those of us who have been together for a time we can still make it feel new, still speak from the heart. That's how we grow into what we want to be. Together #Tarot #TarotSky

Let's read the cards We're faced with choices, but we know which is the right one - even if we may not like it. This is a moment to look at what's right, look at what's before us, and do what we need to do to end this chapter and open the next one. #Tarot #TarotSky

This is the same tortured logic that said DOMA wasn't discriminatory because a gay man had the same right to marry a woman as a straight man had. The Roberts court will go down in history as one of the worst we've seen. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...

This is an interesting question. It makes me sad, but it's almost certainly Nnedi Okorofor; I've seen some of her personality through her social media presence, and y'all know mine. I love her work, but am certain we'd get along poorly. This is not an insult to her or me

The Midnight Society's take on the NYC election is pitch perfect; especially HP Lovecraft's reaction. (though damn you @midnightpals.bsky.social for making me think about Simmons again)

Let's read the cards Things keep happening, and they threaten to spiral out of control. Our mind got us here, and our mind can get us through We need to remember that we are strong, we are capable, we are in control. We may be riding the whirlwind, but we're up for the challenge #Tarot #TarotSky

I feel that people cheering this don't remember how important she was in the passing of the Affordable Care Act - I'm convinced that without her we'd not have it. Was she perfect? No. Did she overstay her welcome? Perhaps. But she was good at what she did, and the leader we needed at time time.

This is why I don't post my Connections or Worldle score anymore. The fall if the New York Times is one of the saddest developments of this decade. I'm a New Yorker - this is my newspaper. When I was in High School there was a discount subscription you could get delivered to your homeroom.

John Rocker is still desperate for attention.

Technically two NK Jemisin novels, but yeah. When do we annex Jersey City?

We can close BlueSky - nobody is going to top this.

Let's read the cards This is one of those moments of choice in which the only answer that appeals to us is "both" With all we've been carrying lately that might seem overwhelming, but we're in a place to face it - to face all of it boldly and unflinching Embrace everything #Tarot #TarotSky

Let's read the cards We're in touch with our intuitions, the mysteries, that doesn't stop us from having SO MUCH to carry. We understand, but that doesn't make it lighter It does mean that we can see an end or at least a change in sight, even if we can't put it all down just yet. #Tarot #TarotSky

Not my first choice, but I'll take it If you're reading this you're (probably) alive and he isn't. Let's enjoy that and go vote

I'll also list the one sequel that took risks and genuinely surprised me: Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey It delighted me when it came out, and is (IMHO) the best of the Bill and Ted trilogy

An interesting bit in this take-down of Grokipedia is that there are more ways to be wrong than by stating incorrect facts; putting significant weight on the Sad/Rabid puppies fiasco makes Scalzi seem like a political crusader rather than an SF writer who happens to have public political positions.

Balance is a hard thing to achieve.