Update: i figured out how to make it worse.

His name is literally "HE-MAN". The most pronoun name ever. I constantly play this game of "are grifters really this dense, or do they just expect their audience to be?" The answer is both obviously but it still hurts my brain seeing the endless feedback loop of asshole to asshole reinforcement.

Seasonal depression is winning, so I'm self-medicating by thinking of terrible things to do to the PCs in Pod Against the Machine. (Don’t tell them, it's a secret.)

I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud

Holy fucking shit this is awesome use this now cybernews.com/security/dev...

WE?!!! How is it on us now to find out what this bullshit is useful for LMAO

This is a huge crisis that we must do our part on by rejecting generative AI. The more it infiltrates our systems, the more fucked we are over time.

if you’re in line to hate AI, STAY IN LINE!

"You have to use the expensive garbage machine! Even if you have no reason to! Even though it sucks. You have to do it. Please. We spent so much money on the expensive garbage machine." - Bad people with bad ideas, probably

Hi we're abstaining because it sucks ass, hope that helps

Abolish ICE. Destroy their weapons and melt down their equipment. Deny their agents, employees, and bosses all government employment for all time. Remove the agency entirely from the budget and give the money to public libraries and free health care.

Just got my electric bill (we have baseboard heating in a victorian apt that probably hasn't been updated since the 70s, in New England) If anyone wants to commission a big prop or cosplay build, now would be a great time

Yes, literally.

Hey you! Are you a TTRPG writer staring at discourse on bluesky??? Would you rather be writing for a game? I want to pay you (at $0.20/word) to write for a zine month project! I'm seeking folks interested in folk stories and examining power structures in storytelling!

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Live forever by refusing to die. Become a writer

We were warned that the Israeli justifications for killing we saw in Gaza would come to us all.

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

Mini flash sale! Just for Bluesky, because I'm very proud of the year we had here and wanted to celebrate. Code: Use "BlueSkySpecial" for 20% off everything, including memberships! ❤️‍🔥 Looky: trueref.io

Hiding out from the world's troubles only works for some time. Maybe it will be enough time, maybe it won't. But there's always troubles, whether or not you're brave enough to face them alone any given day.

The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).

Another way to help Minneapolis.

*Anxiety*

DOLLHOUSE x TAXI DRIVER Lucy Fanshaw was a trash-talking Final Girl without a monster until the Government revived an MKULTRA-era super soldier program and turned her into one. Now she has a cause to fight for, a preternatural capacity for violence, and a sleepwalking problem. #BluePit📖 #A #Q #SF

UPGRADE x MIRIAM BLACK Revenge, vigilante justice, or both? A shady government agency offered Lucy freedom in exchange for six months of secret experiments. They drugged her, stole her free will, bloodied her hands, and left her for dead. Should have finished the job. #BluePit📖 #A #Q #SF

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign. #BluePit 📖 #A #H #Q #DIS

THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME X THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Exiled to Lucerne by a scandal, disgraced Olivia Rooney falls for the one man she cannot love, and risks repeating the tragedy that once broke him. #BluePit📖 #W #A #NA #R

TENEMENT House of Leaves x The Giver Inside, the Tenement is an infinite maze of halls. Outside, there is... Nothing. When Noah Walker's mom mysteriously goes missing, he vows to learn the secrets of his strange world. Even if it means tearing the whole thing down. #Bluepit #Bluepit📖 #YA #M #D

JOHN WICK x THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE For readers who like: 🩸 dangerous criminal underworlds 🩸 secret occult organizations 🩸 married villain protagonists 🩸 terrifying body horror 🩸 the threat of an Elder God Preorder today: books2read.com/u/mvDRWX #BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #H #P

DOLLHOUSE x TAXI DRIVER Lucy Fanshaw was a trash-talking Final Girl without a monster until the Government revived an MKULTRA-era super soldier program and turned her into one. Now she has a cause to fight for, a preternatural capacity for violence, and a sleepwalking problem. #BluePit📖 #A #Q #SF

ERIC LAROCCA x GIRL INTERRUPTED Ash doesn't believe in curses--not really--but when she recklessly casts one, people who have hurt her start ending up dead. If she can't find the countercurse, it will strike down everyone she loves--& she may never recover from her depression. #BluePit #A #H #DIS

SECRETS AND LIES: Kate Stanwood turns detective when her brother finds their father's mangled body. As she uncovers clues regarding his death, she finds ugly secrets her friends and family wish to remain hidden. Now she must face the possibility that her happy family is a sham. #bluepithype #bluepit

#BluePit HITCHHIKERS GUIDE x READY PLAYER ONE #BluePit📖 #P #A #SF The Ambivalence Chronicles: A GameLit Comedy in 8 Bits. 🤓 A geek dad 💾 A sentient computer 🦖 Dinosaurs 🥷 A hi-vis ninja 🚐 A surreal road trip 👾 Games come to life 🥚 And an actual Easter Egg Hunt! Bits1-4 available now. Bit#5 imminent.

#BluePit #GN #A #LGBT #Q FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFFxJOHN DIES AT THE END-Musashi catches his boyfriend cheating with an assassin, and she kidnaps the bastard for ransom. With the help of a bartender, a hacker, and a she-wolf, he will spend ONE NIGHT ACROSS TOWN to find him.

ARGENTUM IN AQUA - saranadosfiction.com/2023/12/11/a... 🦇 queer Gothic gaslamp fantasy webserial 🗡 Culturally Significant Knives ❄️ fog-shrouded snowbound streets 🌈 foul-mouthed transmasc assassin x bisexual vampire gentleman magician 🩸 blood, swearing, and tea #BluePit 📖 #A #F #P #LGBT #Dis #TR

#Q AND THEN THERE WERE NONEx ANASTASIA Artina’s desperate to grow her magic & uncover Mars’ secrets. When a curse traps Artina’s new sibling heirs in the palace, royal blood spills, one by one. Artina must uncover the truth—before she loses her new family & love #YA #R #F #M #OV #BluePit #BluePit📖

Please email your local library and politely complain about Libby's AI "Inspire Me" feature. Your local library worker will love this. Seriously. We had so many tools for collecting feedback.

HAUNTING LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE 👻💕 After dying on vacation, an Indonesian tourist is trapped as a ghost in an American haunted house and his only way out is his childhood crush who's stopped believing in ghosts. 💌 Second chance + friends to lovers 🏚️ Cozy haunted house #bluepit📖 #W #R #PN #OV

MIDWEST NOSTALGIA x TWIN PEAKS: COZY EDITION An eccentric millionaire seeks proof of cryptids w/the help of their companion. Sunnyside, Michigan. 2005. A probable location for otherworldly activity. The thing is, EVERYONE in Sunnyside seems a little...off. #BluePit📖 #W #YA #LGBT #OV #ND #M #PN

Inspired by the likes of Dune, Star Wars, 40k, Annihilation and House of Leaves as well as modern Greece, DEFILER is an exploration of the dreams of a forgotten world, of the narratives we construct for ourselves and others, and the ability to weave our own stories. #BluePit📖 #W #Q #NA #SF #F #LGBT

Racthoh's Tale: Racthoh, an exiled elf confronting profound loss, demands vengeance from those who destroyed his home and family. Alongside a compassionate Paladin and a struggling minotaur, they navigate a war-torn world of forgotten gods, necromancers, and dragons. #BluePit📖 #F #A #Q

An adolescent girl must accept a terrifying new body or allow humanity to perish. ❄️ climate change 🐉 body horror 🌋 volcano magic ♀️ matriarchal dragons 😚lovers to enemies 🛏️ only one bed #BluePit📖 #Q #YA #F #R

if Becky Chambers wrote BEAUTYLAND / SISTERS OF THE VAST BLACK crossover fanfic... Inspired by: Philly's Urban Cowboys🤠 clickbait articles👽 the gay kid in the SFF section who'll pick this up, read a bit, let out a shocked laugh, and think "there I am!"🏳️‍🌈 #BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #SP #Q #OV #LGBT

Hello #BluePit #BluePit📖 When a mermaid strikes a bargain with a witch to become human, she faces an overprotective predator who happens to be a cousin of the boy she needs to kiss to avoid the fate of sea foam. Here's a slightly updated agent's guide for the occasion! #YA #F #POC #Q

CARRY ON X RAVEN BOYS Lewis doesn’t believe in destiny. Unfortunately,an ancient sword disagrees. At an Arthurian school, he’s named the True King and forced into a prophecy he’s determined to break—while a professor threatens to tear their world apart #YA #BluePit #BluePit📖 #Q #F #OV #LGBT #ND #TR

A spoiled, feral Edwardian era heiress surrounded by vicious friends (who might be in love with her) meets an undeniably charming demon when she summons him to dodge marriage & claim her world. Except the demon refuses to obey, & omens betraying him could spell demise. #BluePit📖 #P #F #R #A #LGBT

Meet the characters of THREE'S THE SEASON Charlotte: Overworked but not underpaid widowed lawyer After suffering a humiliating gingerbread themed breakdown seeks solace from her friends Dax (coolest queer in DC) and their wife Jessa-Lynn (OG cottagecore lesbian) Querying soon! #Bluepit📖 #W #A

Apocalypse cultist S wishes she could await the end in peace with fellow cult members - her only family - instead of arranging the last affairs of her house. But S has already transformed. Even obsession cannot turn back what plague has been set loose by her homecoming. #BluePit📖 #W #F #H #A #LGBT

A Classic Fantasy Plot x Modern Storytelling & Themes A collection of characters that are heavily burdened by their arduous pasts must deal with the return of a legendary evil, while also deciding whether they will define themselves or let history damn them. #BluePit #BluePit📖 #P #Q #A #F #M #D

SOTR X COLDWIRE Blessed be the Rich, for Heaven has been privatized. Sixteen-year-old Ollie has led an unlucky life. Now, dead and stuck in Hell with his little sister, he’ll do anything to protect her. Even be the catalyst for a bloody revolution against Heaven #Bluepit📖 #YA #SF #W