Ashley (One of Many)

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Somewhat human, aspiring SFF writer, cromulent book reviewer & library type. She/Her.
Etwas menschlich, aufstrebender SFF Schristellerin, cromulent Buchrezensentin & Bibliothek Sorte. Sie/Ihr.

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"Madame President, we need to know what you plan to do about the Supreme Court." "Mrow. Mrow. HISSSSSSSSSS. *aggressively licks paw*" "Brilliant! We'll start drafting the order for expansion immediately."

can we have a cat president? If we can have dog mayors surely we can have a cat president

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It feels like journalistic gaslighting at this point

I have no idea the best path re Biden but I do know a solid week straight of “Biden Old” and “Rich Dems Worried” above-the-fold stories are *obscene* in the face of SCOTUS using the Constitution to wipe their asses purely in the service of reinstating a felon rapist as president. Crazy-making shit.

Without downloading any new pics, what is it like dating you?

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

"Did you read the latest from the Ant Press? It's a 900 page epic about three ants doing whatever it takes to become queen of the colony and each queen has like, 15 children with their own subplot, oh, and there's a whole storyline about a worker revolt, it's amazing. HBO already optioned it."

When we learned to speak with bugs, we discovered they're very fond of the Arts. Ants write endlessly dense novels of political intrigue, cicadas are pioneers of heavy metal, and dung beetles are obsessed with sculpture. Whose art most fascinates you? #TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt

Because of course that's what he said. Those assholes would say literally anything for a spot on the court so they can dismantle Democracy while accepting the bribes they just made legal.

The hypocrisy, it burns.

Justice John Roberts Saying The President Is 'Bound By The Law' During Confirmation Hearing Resurfaces After Immunity Rulingbit.ly John Roberts previously said presidents are "bound by the law" during his confirmation hearing.

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That's totally valid.

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March 23 1933, the Enabling Act becomes law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition from democratic republic to totalitarian dictatorship. 6 months later, it was a 1 party state.

You can see, on my shoulders, the exact spots where I failed to put on sunscreen before spending several hours out in the sun 🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

What's your favorite black and white movie. (Great movie, pairs well with pure grain alcohol and rain water).

What’s your favorite black and white movie? I feel like this is such a “kid who took one film elective in college” answer, but…

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I'mma say this for all the people in the back. Don't vote for a person. Vote for your rights, for the rights of others. On page 5 of Project 2025's 180-day plan they openly call for outlawing porn, recommending imprisoning anyone who creates it. Are you an NSFW artist, or like the art? THIS IS YOU.

Don't mind me waiting for the NYT to call for the literal convicted felon to leave the race.

The wise thinkers of the Times opinion department are handling this like WFAN callers after the Mets bullpen blows two out of three www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/o...

Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Racewww.nytimes.com The president’s inadequate performance in the debate made it clear he is not the man he was four years ago.

Doesn't surprise me that that is what the services are like in Grant's Pass.

A homeless shelter wrote an amicus brief in the Grant’s Pass case. They argued SCOTUS should let the city arrest the homeless because, and I am not shitting you, the ban on doing so meant less people were willing to abide by their “two church services a day and no sex” requirement to sleep inside.

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Reminder for a rough day: bad news gets re-shared 100x as much as good news, creating the morale-eating doomscroll illusion in which it seems like all news is bad, while real victories don’t get reported. We need to see victories to remind us the fight is worth-it. Don’t forget to #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Because Trump’s Supreme Court Justices overturned Roe, yet another state has almost totally banned abortion www.iowaabortionaccessfund.org/product/dona...

Iowa is set to become the latest state to tightly restrict access to abortion after the state's supreme court upheld a law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.

Iowa supreme court upholds ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancywww.npr.org The court ruled that a state law with the ban can take effect, replacing the 22-weeks allowed currently

Someone please give me a reason to be hopeful about the political climate in the US today. Please. I need it.

Don't mind me, just going to be thinking of all the things I love about America, like our National Parks (which SCOTUS will probably open up for drilling - no, good things, think good!), uh, our boundless creativity (for thinking of ways to destroy democracy) - Fuck it, I'll just watch cat videos.

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it's time to bring this wonderful image (created by Anthony Michael Kreis) over to Bluesky

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If SCOTUS doesn't make you angry enough to overlook Biden's faults I don't know what to tell you.

Breaking news: Federal prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants with obstruction, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, upending many cases against rioters who disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioterswww.washingtonpost.com Supreme Court’s decision on obstruction charge will impact trials of hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters and, potentially, former president Donald Trump.

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If you’re mad about the Supreme Court rulings today (and you really, really should be) remember that there’s a 100% chance Alito and Thomas will retire in the next four years if Trump wins, and they will be replaced by conservatives several decades younger.

Can we talk about the real star of this show, aka Manny Jacinto's arms? I must know his upper-body workout routine.

'The Acolyte' Episode 5 Is a Masterclass in Arms | The Mary Suewww.themarysue.com Sometimes, it is important to ignore the bad things happening because of a character and instead, focus on the arms.

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:dons librarian hat: Digital preservation is more expensive than preserving paper; it takes more staff, active attention, and consistent computing resources. Libraries have discussed “digital dark age” since the 1990s. Corp archives often 1st to go b/c suits haven’t figured out how to profit.

One of the interesting things about the Internet is that we’re actually living through a dark age. Future historians are unlikely to have records of this period. Paper and ink last. Digital storage, less so. variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Comedy Central’s Website Purges 25 Years of Video Clips and Other Contentvariety.com The vast repository of content on Comedy Central's website has been removed by Paramount Global, in a move to push fans to Paramount+.

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*wearily taps the sign* SUPPORT YOUR MIDLIST WRITERS THANK

The Eagle Has Landed was Jack Higgins' 35th published novel. The Shell Seekers was Rosamunde Pilcher's 25th published novel. Hilary Mantel published 9 novels, a collection of short stories & a memoir before writing Wolf Hall. Support your midlist writers. Craft takes time.

Take my money.

Silent Spaces is now live on Kickstarter! Back it now to receive the collection of Short Stories and various other exciting rewards all geared around my Lady Astronaut Series. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

Silent Spaceswww.kickstarter.com Silent Spaces is a collection of short stories from Mary Robinette Kowal's award-winning Lady Astronaut series!

I may be poor, but honestly, this is worth it.

Hey, check out @maryrobinette.bsky.social's collection of short stories from the award-winning Lady Astronaut series. This is one of my favorite SF series! You can support the project here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

Silent Spaceswww.kickstarter.com Silent Spaces is a collection of short stories from Mary Robinette Kowal's award-winning Lady Astronaut series!

They were packing to leave, their mission a failure. There was no life on Kepler-1625b I and there never would be. Billions of credits wasted, their careers ruined. Until the doctor burst in, petri dish in hand. Inside was a bit of greenish fluff. Mold - the most beautiful mold they'd ever seen.

Your research module is stationed at one of the most inhospitable moons in the system. By all known laws of physics, life cannot exist here. But life likes to break the rules. What impossible growing thing are you studying? #TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt

We've been hit by some negative waves so early in the morning. Sad woof woof.

Farewell to a Great Canadian.

Donald Sutherland, Shape-Shifting Movie Star, Dies at 88www.nytimes.com In a wide-ranging career (from “M*A*S*H” to “Ordinary People” to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”), he could be endearing in one role, menacing in another and just plain odd in a third.

When I made it to the front of the line, I didn't get a chance to order - the Ice Wizard just shoved a popsicle into my free hand & snatched the bill from the other. It was too hot out to care. The cool relief of the popsicle was enough to ignore the combination of lemon, cinnamon & ghost pepper.

It's his first time setting up shop, but as the heat builds, the line-up for the Ice Wizard's Pop-Up Popsicle Stand grows longer. Infinite flavour options, but as the young mage grows more frazzled, mistakes happen. What frozen concoction do you end up with? #TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt

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bookriot.com/states-that-...

States That Have Banned Book Bans: Book Censorship News, June 14, 2024bookriot.com Seven states have put anti-book ban measures into law so far.

Me, fancying myself as an intellectual: I really love classical music. Me, in reality: I watched far too many Warner Bros. cartoons as a child and the music was pretty great.

Feathers McGraw, you flightless bastard.

He returns. reactormag.com/the-greatest...

The Greatest Villainous Penguin Is Returning in a New Wallace & Gromit Film - Reactorreactormag.com Anyone got a bit of Wensleydale?