Miri Baker (should be writing)

i cannot stress enough that if you know anything about how kristi noem found out she was fired you must tell me

okay this prompt might start a fight but:

what is THEE sci-fi/fantasy/horror/romantasy book from the past year or two that makes you feel like, "oh my GOD you haven't read this yet?? you absolutely must read this immediately"?? like what's your pick for essential contemporary sffh reading

it didn't work

I punched Alex Trebek (a little) (gently)

[0000313] Player can carry infinite amounts of weight

Orange Egg Rick Rolly

A list of the fake Tetris block names, which are: Orange Ricky (orange L) Blue Ricky (blue L) Cleveland Z (red Z) Rhode Island Z (green Z) Hero (blue straight) Teewee (purple T) Smashboy (yellow square)

An orange cat wearing a little indigo collar sitting on a windowsill above the back of a gray sofa and gazing at the camera with a vaguely shocked expression.

Just found out about the fake Tetris block names, and I’d like to inform you all that Egg Roll’s new name is Orange Ricky

Long-COVID Sufferer Awarded Nearly $1M After Employer Refused to Let Her Work From Home | Law.com A jury in Nassau County awarded $954,000 to a longtime employee of Stony Brook University Hospital Blood Bank.

A woman with Long Covid won almost one million dollars in a lawsuit against her employer who refused to allow her work from home accommodations.

May this set a precedent.

Remote work should be accessible to all who need it.

It’s a game changer for people with disabilities.

There's fully a Martin Shkreli pastiche

I don't know why Reedpop thought improve shows/panels happening in the same room as artist alley was a good idea. Also they are severing alcohol. 🙃

Tis the hour of comfort rewatches, we know this

GOD Leverage is so fucking good. Things are very shit right now and I wish it had aged more and all that

But GOD what a good show, and I get to be on the same internet as @johnrogers.bsky.social, and tv and art and creation are good.

the necessary inference that all people who make jokes are far-right is. fascinating

*pounds the table* POR-TENT! POR-TENT!

this is the sound of being alive in 2026 tbqh

Good thing to remember online right now is that everyone here is very emotionally dysregulated and dealing with that by posting

I am going to link to organizations that I know for sure are helping trans Kansans. This thread will develop slowly as I either know people or will vet them.

At this point we have not heard from anyone being helped via relocation resources. These exist, but I assume they are overwhelmed.

Boy, I Sure Do Wish The Horrors Would Stop Persisting Art by DinoMike

let's bask in the light of mama

I generally do not Discourse but for some reason I cannot help myself. SMUT does not need to be justified. It doesn’t need to have protein, or fiber, or your daily RDA of vitamins. Pleasure does not have to be earned. You can simply enjoy something because it is pleasurable.

~fin~

such help, so familiar

wow

HORRENDOUS I love him

so far shrek has helped raise nearly $5,000! let’s keep ICE out of the swamp!

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

Fun fact: The eruption of Mount Tambora also led to weather conditions across Europe that forced a group of young artists who were hanging out together to stay indoors one summer and into starting a writing contest and anyway, that's how Mary Shelley ended up writing Frankenstein

Hater Season: Caleb Wilson, Juniper and Arif Hasan Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/18/2026 · 59m

Here’s the latest episode of Better Offline. I’m joined by @junlper.beer, @birdrespecter.bsky.social and @arif.bsky.social to talk about prediction markets, silicon valley’s billionaire whiners, and how Anthropic defines “profitable.”

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Linktr.ee/betteroffline

Screenshot of Substack announcing their new partnership with Polymarket.

Thanks Substack, I hate it.

In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration. Don’t miss out on her narration of Screen Haunt by Orrin Grey for PsuedoPod.

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chef: who wants dirt soup

everyone: what? no thank you, just regular soup

chef: bad news we had to get rid of the soup to provide the dirt

everyone: but we hate dirt

chef: (mouthful of dirt) who wants dirt