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At the Jasper Legion for Del Barber’s last show here as he does his Last Kick at the Can tour. #jasper #music

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We won’t disappear just because you change a website.

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How it started, how it’s going

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Cancelling plans to go to this year's WorldCon in Seattle. <sigh>

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I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad. There’s not.

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Important update from the Pratchett estate about the Good Omens graphic novel. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dun...

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different trots, same ending

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If I have one frustration posting on BlueSky it's the lack of post editing! My brain likes to skip words, or just uses the wrong one sometimes, making me sound semi-deranged.

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You don't have to be convinced to read SNOW CRASH; you just have to be convinced to read the first few pages of SNOW CRASH. 'Cause after that, you will WANT to read SNOW CRASH.

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"Those responsible for the sacking, have been sacked"

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Seeing all these feckless Democrats in Congress flailing and asking "what do you want me to do" and I keep thinking: bare minimum, I want you to have the energy of a 76-year-old John Lewis staging a sit-in on the floor of Congress in opposition to the inaction on gun violence after Pulse. MINIMUM.

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Interesting Lord of the Rings fact that feels more like @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social is that in the first draft Strider/Aragorn was a hobbit named Trotter. (I’m currently reading Return of the Shadow which documents the writing of LOTR). #LordOfTheRings

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Digging into the early drafts of Lord of the Rings and it’s fascinating that, at least in the early chapters, Tolkien was a pantser rather than a plotter.

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The Day of Action is a chance for nurses & supporters to show their support for safe staffing and safe patient care, public health care, and respect for frontline health care workers. Jan. 25 is also the anniversary of the UNA's 1988 province-wide strike. www.reddeeradvocate.com/local-news/n...

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A nurses fight is never done - the fight goes on for what was won! ✊ On Jan 25, Alberta nurses & supporters will show solidarity on the anniversary of an important milestone in UNA’s history - the 1988 nurses' strike. Find an event near you una.ca

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This is an Arizona Rainbow Cactus, according to the label. I have no further comment at this time.

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Reading the first drafts of the first chapters of Lord of the Rings and being distracted by the Hobbit names Odo, Bingo, and Marmaduke.

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Most Black folks knew this nonsense was coming. It's wrong, but we've always had to hustle, so I feel like collectively we'll be all right. But I also can't help thinking that a whole lot of white people, deprived of the "DEI" excuse, are about to get a wake-up call about their own mediocrity.

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Today’s #Muppet GIF of the Day is…

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Lawful good is an attentive lover who nails basics really well, makes sure you come, and cuddles after. Chaotic good brings finger puppets and pina colada-scented lube and checks for consent at every step, but after you may (nonregretfully) wonder what possessed you to say "yes" in the first place.

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A quick thing I wrote at the weekend in between being very physically sick, but also sick of racists on the internet. As @drfernriddell.bsky.social kindly shared the other day, I would love to talk to culture journos writing on #AThousandBlows & interested: grapplingwithhistory.com/2025/01/20/a...

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Before the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights

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PSA FOR AUTHORS: some dipshit put a pirate edition of my new book on Apple Books with a "50% OFF" medallion on the cover illo. They used an obscure unicode glyph in the author name so that searches for "Charles Stross" find it but the bookstore won't merge it. Where there's one there'll be others!

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RPG recommendation thread. There are a lot of these, but here are 7 TTRPGs explicitly and specifically about resistance.

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With alt-text. The Parable of the Talents is a novel by Octavia Butler. It was published in 1998, a sequel to The Parable of the Sower (1993.) Both were award winning books.

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I feel the need for speed.

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For all the people in freezing weather right now!

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I would caution people to stop relying on the Constitution as written to have any meaning other than what the people Trump put on the Supreme Court says it means. "He can't do that" is not a useful response to the things he's going to do. The correct response is "Will the Court uphold that?"

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Today’s #Muppet GIF of the Day is…

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Alberta came together after the Jasper fires. The UCP made many promises. But now, they’re revoking the $112 million they committed for housing. Instead of working with the people of Jasper and the federal government, they’re playing politics. Put the partisanship aside. Jasper deserves better.

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If you’re hesitating about going up to Jasper, don’t. There’s lots of room at the hotels, lots of restaurants open, and the skiing is pretty good. Jasper in January is on so there are lots of events and cheap lift tickets. The town can really use the support! #Jasper #Alberta #Edmonton #Skiing

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Timely for me in that I’m diving into the History of Middle Earth books.

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A thread about the Alberta gov't trying to use Jasperites affected by the #wildfire as pawns in their war on 🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦 (& the environment). It's on Mastodon: urbanists.social/@HyL/1138503... #Abpoli #JasperWildfire #CDNpoli

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The IT department at Statistics Canada is having a bad time. Looks like their site has been down for at least 10 hour now. 😬 #Canada #StatisticsCanada

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Times I genuinely love the English like when Benedict Cumberbatch reads “a letter to a man blow drying his balls” at the Royal Albert Hall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHT3...

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I saw this post online. Just be a decent and straightforward Canadian who understands the need to protect our beautiful and fair land. Don't be a weasel or spread the rage bullshit of Danielle Smith and gang. Nobody from outside can beat us. Stand up to the quislings.

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Krissy: I found a pile of cat puke over here Me: Look for another one, there are always two, like Sith

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