mjfgates

@mjfgates.bsky.social

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Retired. Widower. Formerly "that FC with the voice." Still one of the most ancient shitposters on the internet, though.

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Yes, this. But also two weeks ago this outcome seemed unlikely. We have time. Not infinite time and our system is more unwieldy. But time.

Congrats to other country’s liberal coalitions for ever being able to get their shit in gear tell us what that’s like

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Hey, so. I understand that this is anecdotal and not research, but. It is WILD how useless social media has become for promo. It's a fucking disgrace, really.

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Seanan McGuire

Rather, my description is meant to express that this is a superhero story for EVERYONE, and honestly, anyone who might take "trans superhero" as a reason to assume this book wasn't for them needs to read it even sooner.

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Via @nevadawolf.bsky.social: more evidence that histamine antagonists inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication and some work on determining the potential mechanism journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

The histamine receptor H1 acts as an alternative receptor for SARS-CoV-2 | mBiojournals.asm.org In addition to human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can utilize alternative cofactors to facilitate viral entry. In this study, we discov...

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if only there was a word for "displacing" an "entire population" of people using "military ground operations"

Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military last week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ground operation, the latest UN figures show.

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive | CNNwww.cnn.com Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military this week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ...

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since reddit is dying i want to share my favourite post about one of my favourite guys ever. i never really posted on reddit, just read stuff, but this post is now behind a locked wall. alt text to follow in a thread since it’s too long to fit in the alt text on the image

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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

if you’re waiting for everyone around you to wake up, you’ll wait forever. this is how the people grinding our bones to make their bread WANT you to be. paralyzed, alienated & purposeless

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The LotR appendices talking about Gondor: the king conquered the entire known world and renamed himself Conquerer Of The Entire Known World The appendices talking about Rohan: the king flipped off a troll who promptly beat his ass

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It’s so funny that AI is already a dire existential threat to humanity but only because of the carbon emissions necessary to run it

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Let us never forget: Kansas City has a Tyrannosaurus model that was assembled with it's butt on backwards. Wife for scale

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Don Moynihan

"I don't know anything about Project 2025" says man recording Project 2025 promotional video in front of Project 2025 publication. More substantively, Project 2025 has embraced Trump and Miller's immigration approach of using power to close both legal and illegal immigration.

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Jen took this great photo of Neil today.

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Writing the intro to the Backerkit page and some of you might find it uh...relevant.

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Oh hey look at this awesome looking book bookshop.org/p/books/spri... www.amazon.com/Spring-Summe... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spring-sum...

Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling a book by Henry Lienbookshop.org This product has no description

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Libro.fm is rad. 100 percent recommend. I have not looked back.

I want more folks to know about libro.fm as an alternative to Audible or Spotify or other shady corps. It’s 100% employee-owned and works like Audible, except your credits support an indie bookstore of your choosing instead of Amazon. Go listen to a disabled author for Disability Pride Month! 💙📚

Same audiobooks. Different story.libro.fm Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

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I have a trash food confession. I actually dislike most Hostess products. I think a lot of what they make tastes like plastic. However. One week a year, like some kind of sugar starved werewolf, I OBSESS over those plasticky small donuts with the weird waxy chocolate coating. No idea why.

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“Social media best practices” dictate that I shouldn’t post new products in the middle of the night on Friday. But, to hell with it. I do what I want. CHECK OUT MY NEW PINS! We’ll have these at SDCC and Gen Con and they’re on the website now! www.monkeyminionpress.com/search?q=bla...

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Awesome news! (And I loved my visit there a few years back - I had entirely too much fun!)

#Booksky #Minneapolis POINT OF HOPES (Astreiant #1) by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett is in stock at DreamHaven Books! They also carry all our other print titles and many other cool things! dreamhavenbooks.com

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I'm going to end up sharing this everywhere, but look how easily it *could* be done donmoynihan.substack.com/p/troubling-...

Troubling Signs of Cognitive Decline as Trump Struggles to Recognize Closest Aidesdonmoynihan.substack.com "I know nothing about Project 2025" statement triggers new concerns about his fitness to serve

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Don Zeko

one of the most dishonest things people in my profession do is pretend as if “the story” and “the narrative” isn’t something they have direct control over

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Needless to say, since I am both sick and it is Friday night, I played some Sailwind. I am somewhat conflicted to announce I am now, officially, an exclusive trader in luxury goods. store.steampowered.com/app/1764530/...

Sailwind on Steamstore.steampowered.com Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic...

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I call this photo “Hope.” He’s looking at my bagel.

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Perspective by Stephen P. Leatherman: Digging holes in sand might seem innocent, but experts recommend never digging a hole deeper than the knee height of the shortest person in your group — with two feet being the maximum depth.

Perspective | There’s real danger in digging deep holes on a sandy beachwapo.st Experts recommend never digging a hole deeper than the knee height of the shortest person in your group — with two feet being the maximum depth.

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Hello social medias... You may not be aware a major Cat 5 hurricane struck an area that normally doesn't get them. The eye passed directly over Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The devastation is tremendous. The need is great. You can help and make a difference: www.gofundme.com/f/the-people...

Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover, organized by Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAGwww.gofundme.com On 1 July, the eye of Hurricane Beryl bore down on two tiny i… Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAG needs your support for Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover

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I try to stay politics-light On Here because I don't think social media activism accomplishes much except fostering a climate of doomerism, but I'm boosting this one.

In the exact same nine day period that Biden and his White House and campaign have been flailing, Trump has offered voters a window into his own mental state and vision for term 2 It’s not great! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

QAnon Memes, F-Bombs, and Tribunals: As Biden Faltered, Trump Amped Up the Crazywww.rollingstone.com Trump quietly had his own week from hell while the media was hounding Biden

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One, last link for the late-nite crowd. @lackadaisyshow.bsky.social has teamed up with GLITCH via FinalFinal_Project to sustain the future of Lackadaisy. Check out the official announcement here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSGl...

Rising Tideswww.youtube.com We partnered with @LackadaisyComic and did their merch: http://lackadaisyshop.com Why? Well, 80% of the funding of our shows comes from the merch we sell. I...

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Hey, remember how librarians and I were warning everyone that mass book-banning is just step one of a fascist government takeover? Well, some of the same book-banning orgs we warned you about are on the advisory board for Project 2025, whose leader calls it a "second American Revolution.”

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Far-right chud in NYT: "They went about the ordinary business of life - laboring, raising children, worshipping their creator - untroubled by futile expectations of change." Medieval commoners: "I would rather the king and all kings were dead than that my son should be hurt on his little finger."

More anti-democratic thoughts from 2018 the NYT allowed this writer to exclude from his current piece. Delivered with an air of detached irony, as if he miiight be joking or exaggerating. But is he?

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Man, if it turns out that the right winger telling NY Times readers that they should follow his example and not vote did in fact vote in the last two elections, the Times should add this to the piece. Better than a retraction, since it illustrates a willful hypocrisy.

He voted in both 2020 and 2022.

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WELP I can't jump the paywall to see what it says (I used to be subscribed but I let that one lapse, haha), but I'm told New Scientist says THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS is one of 2024's best science fiction books so far! 😍 www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

The best science fiction books of 2024 so farwww.newscientist.com From a quantum-bubble reality show from Peng Shepherd to a murderous valet bot from Adrian Tchaikovsky, enjoy this year's best science fiction so far if you're heading off on your travels, says Emily ...