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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

There used to be an old sign by the path, warning passers-by of the local sleeping willow, which would trap the unwary with fatigue, engulf them while they slept, and release them a hundred years later.

There was a new sign:

"This sleeping willow is full."

And a map of other locations to try.

If they can suspend your rights because there is an emergency they will continue to manufacture emergencies.

Some day we'll all regret this & we'll hold hearings & rend garments & pledge "never again" & we'll be just as full of shit as we were last time.

MS Jutlandia - Wikipedia

Denmark actually has a history of doing just that.
It's been a while, but look at Jutlandia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Jutl...

Klart hon ska få stanna. Men inte på grund av betyg, språkskicklighet, utbildning eller volleyboll. Utan för att hon är en människa.

"I see you have a new sword," the swordmaster said. "May I have a look?"

"No," said the student. "It is a cursed blade. I would only draw this in dire need."

"What kind of curse? Must draw blood, or will betray you?"

"It will speak, and tell an embarrassing truth about both wielder and opponent."

“Earth is a pleasure cruise for 1000 people and we're all just the staff.”

Något som skaver i mig är hela debatten nu verkar ha kommit att handla om hur fel det är att vi utvisar människor som gjort rätt och har arbete osv.

Men den där gruppen som inte ännu hunnit göra rätt (få jobb) men heller inte gjort fel (begått utvisningsgrundande brott) - den då?

Mason @realMasonMohon : 1h You have a pride flag in your bio. You obviously think marriage is a term with no actual content that can be applied to anything. No wonder we say you don’t understand marriage Ephraim Stone @TEStoneWrites - ih The rainbow in my bio is a reminder that G-D will never again bring destruction to creation, that His covenants are eternal, that his word is unfailing, and that His gifts to my foremothers and forefathers are everlasting. Mason @realMasonMohon - 23m Apologies for misunderstanding. As I’m sure you know, many others use it to represent something else Ephraim Stone @TEStoneWrites I also suck dick

What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it

Popehat post showing Elon Musk posting about moon tourism followed by a post by Micro SF/F about billionaires going to the the moon to mine for respect.

These two showed up in my feed just like this... Serendipity!?

Slop Machine

#comicsky #webcomics

Ooh, just saw “without Asimov there would be no science fiction,” and no, you stale crouton, you waterlogged saltine, without Mary Shelley—harassed by her husband and Lord Byron—there would be no science fiction.

You’re confusing fandom for canon.

Oro för överdrivet skärmtid är kanske inget nytt?

"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.

"So they say," said the monster.

"But you're beautiful!"

"Thank you."

"Have you always been a monster?"

"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."

"And became a monster?"

"Got named a monster."

"What did you do?"

"I hit back."

Mattias Dahl, vice VD Svenskt Näringsliv, säger "Vi vägrar inte att förhandla."

Mattias Dahl, vice VD Svenskt Näringsliv, säger "Vi säger att vi inte är intresserade av att diskutera att jobba mindre."

Stay classy, Svenskt Näringsliv! Apropå att LO vill förhandla centralt om förkortad arbetstid.

Tage Danielsson har för övrigt redan sagt allt som behöver sägas om både AI-hypen och Chat Control.

Yep

Ärligt talat känns det mer som skräck/horror än någon av ovan nämnda genrer.
Även om dystopier ju generellt klassas som sci-fi.

A TV show you love with 3 seasons or less

The book "Sleeping Giants" by Sylvain Neuvel.

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

15/15

(Got sidetracked, so this is a bit late)

It was the kind of audacious idea that can make a fortune. Combine a widely loved concept with a just as widely loved item. What could go wrong?

Pre-opening sign-ups filled up in minutes.

In practice, though, they couldn't make the cat library work.

"They won't stay on the shelves."

Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.

A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.

Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵

Berserk av Kentaro Miura - Manga. Svart bakgrund med en run-lik symbol och titel och författarnamn i metallisk rött.

Brigands & Breadknives av Travis Baldree. Tre figurer (och en häst) upplyst från en lägereld.

Skred av Sara Strömberg. Beigebrunt omslag med sprucken asfalt som bakgrund.

Lyssnar på "Brigands & Breadknives" (cozy fantasy) i bilen.
Testar "Berserk", klassisk manga, som kvällslektyr och är snart halvvägs igenom "Skred".

This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.

"Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Brick by Brick" av Gerard Way och Nick Derrington.

"Skred" av Sara Strömberg. Del 2 av Vera Bergström serien.

"Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age" av Vauhini Vara.

Har alltid ett par på gång samtidigt.
"Skred" av Sara Strömberg, "Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age" av Vauhini Vara och "Doom Patrol vol 1" av Gerard Way.

"The Dark Lord has taken over our land. What do we do?"

"Learn from the goblins."

"What? Those useless little-"

"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."

"What?"

"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."

"Oh."

"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."