It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

Link Missing After US Military Blows Up King of Red Lions hard-drive.net/link-missing...

Stop comparing yourself to other authors. Start collaborating with other authors. Start celebrating other authors. Start taking community seriously.

Only 3 weeks until the days start getting longer again ⛅ Hang in there, SAD people ❤️

‘You boy! How do I unsubscribe from all these Black Friday emails?’

1. Over Thanksgiving, texts from Dem. Sen Ruben Gallego leaked where he repeats far-right talking points on masculinity, lamenting that Democratic women "look like men." Using far-right gender-panic rhetoric will not ingratiate the Democratic Party towards men. Subscribe to support our journalism.

I wish everyone understood the awful balance that indie authors try to achieve every day. We're supposed to write, but also market. Post social media content that's authentic, but also talk about our books, except not too much. It's a tightrope, and I hate it, but I'm still here. Cat for tax.

A win! A federal appeals court ruled that Alina Habba had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. Attorney in New Jersey.

After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store. The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.

No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.

As always: the best way to protect kids online is to pass strong legislation that protects EVERYONE from Big Tech's surveillance capitalist business model & breaks their monopolies so that people can have social media and tech tools that serve community needs. Nothing in this package looks like that

Hahahah Holy fuck is this real? Pay attention to this, Americans. Because this guy is giving all the fascists in the white house ideas on how to avoid their future prison sentences.

1. I see elsewhere on Bluesky that the discourse has turned toward telling writers not to be ashamed to admit they have day jobs or other sources of income (or spousal/family financial support), and you know what, that's 100% correct. Day jobs and support from loved ones are great if you have them!

2. It's rare for any creative, including writers, to be able to live solely off their creative income. Moreover, there is no correlation between the creative value of art and the income status of its creator. It's okay to have another gig to eat and pay bills and survive our capitalist hellscape.

i've been working on the dildos all the dingdong day i've been working on the dildos 'cause it's what i do for pay can't you see the bells and whistles vac mounts and suction cups there's a lot of pretty colors for you to shove right up

tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

ABOUT FUCKING TIME. CHALLENGE EVERY INCOMPETENT MOVE CHUCKY MAKES. BETTER YET REPLACE HIS ASS. GET THIS LILY-LIVERED OLD FUCK OUT.

The senators are @vanhollen.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov Give them a call and thank them 202-224-3121 The question for me is where is my guy @jeff-merkley.bsky.social? @wyden.senate.gov, you too. Let's get this show on the road.

1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths 2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them

Find someone who looks at you the way Donald Trump looks at Zohran Mamdani.

Today is the day that Zohran Mamdani truly became president

"No, no. It's okay. You can call me a fascist. It's easier than pretending I'm not."

talkin' about the AI bubble

Id like to invite you to observe two things about this thread that may make you understand why this is important. 1. The date of deaths of these people. 2. The average age of these people. Many of them were murdered horribly at very young ages for no reason other than finally finding happiness.

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

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Americans Now Required to Watch 60 Second Ad for SNAP Benefits hard-drive.net/americans-no...

CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files? CHRIS MURPHY: So what?

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve. No contract? NO COFFEE!

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

LEEDS (TDOR) 6:30pm Thu 20th Nov E C Stoner Building

for my fellow makers with 3D printers: makerworld.com/en/models/19...

steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken

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i've seen a few posts about black friday already, so time for the annual reminder: i don't do blac friday deals, i just make things affordable year-round. NoFrillDos are fundraising for my local food pantry though, i'm donating 25% of all sales until i hear SNAP is funded! funkittoys.com/nofrilldo

Once again stumbled across a Good Omens nod in a Discworld novel...and also, the rest of this exchange between Granny Weatherwax and Oats is just so, so good. Thank you, ##TerryPratchett #GNU

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

They think you’re stupid.

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work." The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting. And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

You're god damn right. Doing the right, moral, and legal thing shouldn't be a huge victory like it is. SCOTUS dont deserve no cookie for choosing m not to light the couch on fire.

I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.

The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal. www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...