Bounder [BOWN-dur] (n.) - A morally reprehensible, uncouth, or aggressive man of objectionable social conduct, often affecting a veneer of style while behaving dishonorably toward others, especially women.

actually crazy how we always have the military budget to attack other countries at will and launch wars but we can’t put that money instead towards fixing the affordability crisis. providing healthcare. education.

My weirdest creation is almost old enough to drink.

Malison [MAL-ih-sun] (n.) - Words spoken intended to direct supernatural powers to inflict harm or punishment on someone; a curse.

Whifflery [WIF-ul-ree] (n.) - The actions or behavior of one who shifts opinions, argues evasively, or changes course frequently, the act of being trifling or indecisive.

vindictive, vicious cruelty designed to humiliate and criminalize every trans person in kansas horrifying fascist shit reminiscent of the runup to the literal holocaust

@tkingfisher.com After a conversation about camel fangs that took place long ago, I rediscovered something and wanted to find out...did you know that horses can grow fangs when they're old? They're called tushes, usually only show up in older horses, especially stallions, and are used for combat!

while it is a relief to see Discord is no longer partnering with Persona and the age verification rollout has been delayed, that fact they still plan to go through with it is not great. Age verification doesn't ever reduce harm to children, just makes it easier to track people online.

They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.

They're trying to break Minnesota, keep donating, keep supporting, they will not win.

Foinery [FOY-nur-ee] (n.) - Fencing; swordplay. Making thrusts with a fencing foil. Used in a sentence: “The Crawley ladies conducted their foinery with flawless decorum, each gently spoken word landing with the quiet finality of a well-placed foil.”

We’re pleased to announce The Sworn Soldier, which gathers the three Alex Easton novellas by @tkingfisher.com in one volume for the first time with art by John Jude Palencar. Full details and preorder: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...

Nonnock [NON-nok] (v.) To idle away time. (n.) A whim; a childish fancy. Provincial English Used in a sentence: “Sylvia indulged Herbert’s odd nonnock for a time, knowing from experience that such fancies rarely survived the inconvenience of actual effort on his part.”

Terricolous [te-RIK-uh-lus] (adj.) - Dwelling on or beneath the ground or in soil. - Growing on or in soil. Used in a sentence: "When Balki found Cousin Larry at the bottom of the sinkhole, he yelled 'Don’t be terricolous, of course I’ll help you get out!'"

CALL YOUR CONGRESS PERSON NOW!!!!!! Tell them: — NO to KOSA — NO to Section 230 reform — NO to the SCREEN Act — NO to the App Store Accountability Act —NO age verification laws —NO to digital ID systems

> For those who do, we have an internal system that works to accurately determine your age. Again, anyone from the UK or Aus can tell you this is a lie

Aquiline [AH-kwuh-lahyn] (adj.) - Having a curved or hooked nose like an eagle’s beak. Used in a sentence: “Were it not for his almost caricature- like aquiline lineament, the sneaky sneckdraw would have successfully evaded capture.”

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝟐𝟓𝟔-𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫; 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞.

Congratulations everyone

“Evil starts when you treat other people as things. There are perhaps worse crimes, but they begin when you treat other people as things.” - Terry Pratchett

Have loved whales since I was a child and this filled me with wonder

GOOD FOR HIM people.com/farmer-86-re...

TIL that India has the only accurate culture conception of an Owl, an animal with problem solving skills ranked somewhere between those of a carrot and a potato.

Instauration [in-sto-RAY-shun] (n.) - Renewal; renovation; restoration. - An act of founding or establishing something.

You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...

Erubescency [er-uh-BESS-uhn-see] (n.) - A blushing for shame; an uneasiness of mind for fear of loss of reputation. Used in a sentence: “His boast, so confident a moment before, dissolved into erubescency beneath the cool, surgical gaze of the assembled ladies.”

Periodically my dad will show up to my house unannounced and do “is my daughter still insane” inspections. Usually I fail. Like the time there was a horseshoe crab* living in my kitchen? Yeah. I failed that time. That’s on me. If he comes by any time soon I am definitely going to fail inspection.

Sozzled [SOZ-uld] (adj.) - Under the influence of alcohol, in a delirious state of intoxication.

Wunderkind [VOON-der-kint] (n.) -A person who achieves great success when relatively young. -A child prodigy. Used in a sentence: "Mozart was a wunderkind, and some people are making the erroneous assumption that babies who listen to his music will likewise develop into wunderkinder."

Overt [oh-VURT] (adj.) - Of a heraldic device: represented as spread open, such as the wings of a bird or dragon, as if taking flight. - Done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.

Oh you mean the company funded by PETER THIEL?

Oh imagine that! Don’t give discord your face and certainly not your ID

Paraskavedekatriaphobia [paer-AS-kuh-ved-ehk-at-rahy-uh-FOH-bee-uh] (n.) - The superstitious fear of Friday the thirteenth. Used in a sentence: “Once working remotely from home became an option, Bob’s paraskavedekatriaphobia was no longer problematic with his employer.”

Mencolek [men-CHO-lek] (v.) - To tease someone by lightly touching them with one finger. Indonesian Used in a sentence: “My impish attempt to mencolek my sweet valentine culminated in hospitalization, having misidentified, with catastrophic confidence, the figure upon whom I crept.”

It's only a Minotaur if it's from Crete, otherwise it's just a sparkling bullman.

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

The news that @discord.com is going to roll out age verification worldwide is horrifying. We all have a right to privacy and no corporation should be allowed access to our personal information for any reason, especially feeding that information into AI. I do not consent to this. I DO NOT CONSENT.

Bro. Fuck Discord. All these tech companies leaking data, breaches, etc. And want evey creator / User to give them their info? Under the constant guise of teen protection. Trash. Man, I have such an amazing solid community in discord. But, guess all good things and all. Canceled my nitro.

Cancel Nitro. Literally just cancel Nitro in protest of this shit. Discord has gone back on desitions because they were bullied, so just make them lose money, and they'll go back on this.

Ultimately i give it a 60/40 on Discord walking back the "mandatory" part. They clearly want to clean house before going public but that could crash miserably if everyone cancels their Nitro subs so get to canceling

Oh my god, so many people are canceling Nitro that it's having issues processing it, cook 'em hard bois.

“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

Among plenty of other good concerns THIS is the one Multiple states have been deciding that all LGBTQ+ content of any kind is inherently Not Safe For Teens and letting platforms decide where that line is for you is disastrously shortsighted

This whole situation with Discord is part of a wider attempt to disenfranchise queer and sex-positive people from their own spaces they've so painstakingly built up, only to then be stabbed in the back by people who want to do surveillance state bullshit

Belocolus [bel-oh-KOH-lus] (n.) - A fabulous white stone with a black pupil, said to render its bearer invisible in a field of battle. Use: “He bar the belocolus, a stoon ful bright with a blak eye broodynge; and whil yren sang and blood bathed the erthe, men fel by a foe that no man might see.”

Just got this email back. Don't use email, use their form: support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req... If you haven't used their support portal, you may need to request activation and use the email you have associated with your disc account. Hit the same points as you would in an email, tips below ⬇️

Anyway do not, under any circumstances, for any reason, give your ID to a tech company or one of their subcontractors