When hemming a coat, always have a supervisor.

With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…

I wish things would stop happening so much

happy trans day of remembrance. you are beautifully and wonderfully made and I will never stop fighting for you. the world is better because you are in it

A good day to remember that the mortality rate among trans folks is heartbreakingly high and it's not because of their transness -- it's because of the transphobia they face. We need to stop acting like BEING trans is the problem ffs.

*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What

It was literally preferable in some school districts to imply the Roanoke settlers all starved to death, were murdered, or sucked up by UFO tractor beams than to acknowledge a local tribe went "Dang, dude. You need a hand? Come sit by the fire. BTW I think my sister likes u."

just trying to draw a little guy

In honor of NK Jemisin becoming SFWA Grand Master, my notes on how THE FIFTH SEASON absolutely destroyed me. (No spoilers you couldn't get from the blurb or the first paragraph) Such an incredible writer. bsky.app/profile/meem...

In re: N.K. Jemisin becoming the new SFWA Grand Master, an award she thoroughly deserves-- hmm, how to say this I suppose it is theoretically possible for old white male sf fans to disagree with Jemisin winning the award without lapsing into racist misogyny. Haven't seen it yet, though.

Reposting my jeans repair thread for the diurnal crowd!

Jeans are pretty easy to repair when they wear out or rip. Most "how to mend jeans" tutorials lean toward "visible mending", putting interesting patches on knees or pockets. But if you're like me and your thighs rub, your jeans wear out in the crotch -- NOT somewhere you want an eye-catching patch.

I wake up, pick up my phone, open Bluesky to see what's going on and THAT is the first thing I read about? jfc If you don't know what I'm referring to ... maybe shake your head a little, close the Bluesky app, throw your phone into the sea, and go on about your life.

Shout out to my wonderful and amazing wife who gave me the money to buy this shirt!

I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.

This guy's still here but Link is banned.

good news for the people who are saying they'd never touch starbucks coffee anyway: you can go ahead and drop $5 in their strike fund sbworkersunited.org/strike-fund/

Shout out to medical science, gotta be one of my top five sciences

Gotta love a mobile game that can go seamlessly from "Tee hee summer fun on the beach!" to "THE ELDER GODS SHALL CONSUME US ALL" (these updates were released six weeks apart)

RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.

we gotta get like three VPNs deep with signal chats set to a disappearing turnaround of minutes to be able to use adult words instead of "unalive" or "grape" meanwhile our political elite are apparently just emailing each other plaintext "up for sex crimes tonight ?"

It always boils down to Vimes's boots. But it doesn't have to!

Let me show you the difference between a $40 hoodie and a ~$100 hoodie. 🧵

Sure, why not

So at least SOMEBODY in Trump's circle of friends knows what dogs do.

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I didn't comprehend how viscerally a book can hit you until NK Jemisin's THE FIFTH SEASON hit me like a cinderblock to the brain stem. Holy shit let me count the ways (above and beyond Jemisin's incredible prose) ...

Folks, make sure you know your first aid. Take a CPR class if you can. Hope you never need it but you don't want to lack that knowledge when it's needed. Sincerely, Someone who did the Heimlich maneuver on a choking person for the first time today. (the person is okay now!)

Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.

Shout out to all the math teachers out there, hoping in vain that this whole 6 7 thing will die down someday ...

Plants I am currently managing to intentionally keep alive, a thread: 1/5

Attempting to become less accidentally deadly to plants

"boring tunnels beneath Los Angeles" This fragile idiot hasn't bored shit in LA except the people who live her. He just wanted to stop high speed rail and the Dodger gondola. (He also doesn't build rockets, he bought a company that builds them. Bro is too dim for engineering)

Today.

In other news, let's remember the Edmund Fitzgerald! Here's a couple of my favorite videos on it. First, the human side of the sinking and its lasting impacts on the families of the deceased, with some great on-location interviews by Caitlin Doughty: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Lg...

Edmund Fitzgerald Dem Party 🤝 Both wrecked today

I'm happy that my marriage remains legal for now. It is the government's stated goal to overturn Obergefell and invalidate my marriage and I know they'll go for it, but at least Kim Davis will remain a sad loser asshole with fundamentalist sex cult hair.

A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

The 8 yes votes were carefully planned. Even if your senators voted no, consider their record and actions. For example, Schiff loves to get on camera and drop soundbites, but what has he actually done? Nothing except rubberstamp Trump appointees. He was 100% in on it. Get primaried, rich boy.

For my fellow olds

Get a load of this mediocre racist

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Don't let the doorknob hit you where the good Lord split you, you greedy polyp.

Picked up a tiny, loud 3D printed whistle on Etsy in case I need to alert the neighborhood to an ICE attack. So of course I made a friendship bracelet to hang it from.

If you take generic Vyvanse, check your bottles! Go do it now, before you forget.

Don't trust a New York Times reporter. Don't talk to a New York Times reporter. They are the most ambitious journalists on the planet and will do anything to get the story their editor wants. The truth doesn't matter to them, only getting the story their editor wants so they can move up.

EXPERT TAKES RECOMMENDATION THREAD! One of the best uses for social media and streaming is to get info on events/situations directly from the mouths of people who Know Their Shit and can break things down for a less experienced audience. Here are some of my favorite Youtube channels for that!

bluesky mods retire bitch

Oh so Thanksgiving meals could have been $20 this whole time?? Food prices didn’t need to be so high?