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they/them, used to be murphyslawyer22. figuring out a new name. irl chaos demon with himbo hound and more mouth than manners. witchy weirdo with a lack of caffeine problem. all opinions mine, you can't have them. en/fr. header by @caitgreer.bsky.social

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submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Just a FYI that one of my favorite historical romances of all time is currently on sale across all ebook platforms for $1.99 and I believe that price is good until 2/27 so if you have yet to discover the gloriousness that is Nate Travers, wait no longer. Seriously. Get it now.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Don’t post front facing pictures of yourself maskless at protests. Don’t post front facing pictures of other people maskless at protests. Especially ppl of color. Seeing that all over with the Tesla stuff. You eagerly wanting to be seen doing something endangers both yourself and others.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

Hey @support.bsky.team I really wish we had a “don’t allow repost where there’s no alt text” account option. I try not to but my ADHD means I don’t always notice, and would love an autopilot to enforce this.

submitted 4 days ago • 20 comments

Taking this as my opportunity to remind people that if your image doesn't have alt text, I'm not sharing it.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Important update: Flip Flop got a clean bill of health at the vet after his dental extraction earlier this month, and naturally in response I gave him sugar. Once he figured out that I was offering him something, not letting him out of the car, he was a big fan of the pup cup!

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

If you’re looking for a “rage against the machine” book with LOTS of femme rage, I can’t recommend Iron Widow enough. I’m re-reading and I love it even more now (and I loved it A LOT the first time I read it).

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Fellow Canadians, if I catch you blaming (vulnerable, especially) Americans for the shitstorm engulfing their country right now, two things will happen: 1) we're fighting 2) I'm gonna wanna see exactly what you're doing to avoid the same thing happening here. We have no moral high ground here.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Fellow Canadians, can we not do the thing where we antagonize everyday Americans by attempting to backseat drive their own resistance to this massively overwhelming coup? Don't rely on Postmedia for your news if you want actual reality. Support independent Canadian and global media.

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

Tried to read a local news story about CHEO, which has helped many people near to my heart. Saw a quote from a hospital exec about "the end of the pandemic." I now wish to scream for the rest of forever. COVID is not over just cause y'all collectively decided to pretend it is, abled folks.

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

WARNING EVERYONE. BLUESKY IS TEAMING UP WITH A LARGE AI COMPANY. MAKE YOUR DISPLEASURE KNOWN. THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO GO THE WAY OF TWITTER. GIVE THEM ZERO REST.

submitted 13 days ago • 40 comments

a reminder that if you can swing it, (good) pet insurance is super helpful. this goober got a tooth pulled yesterday. invoice of $3,000. my share after insurance was $611.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

HENLO is my best friend making pride ponies, you should get some

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Election Day in Ontario is Thursday, February 27. Here are some hopefully helpful links, dates, and deadlines. Visit www.elections.on.ca for more information. #OnPoli 🧵

submitted 25 days ago • 12 comments

Stop subscribing to substack newsletters and giving these people money. We have known for at least 3 years that they back trans eliminationist ideology preached by people like Graham Linehan. We've known for over a year they support Nazi newsletters. Stop fucking funding them.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

if you're cozy, they're cozy?

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Folks, please use alt-text and turn on the alt-text requirement in your Bluesky settings! People need it for a WIDE variety of reasons and I generally won't share your art, information, or promotion if you haven't included it.

submitted 27 days ago • 29 comments

I don't know what wave of new Bluesky users we're on, but the ask remain the same: Let's use alt-text and make our posts better for everyone.

submitted 28 days ago • 5 comments

No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you. Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.

submitted 28 days ago • 341 comments

🌹 I wish people actually engaged with the outcomes of people with ADHD instead of “understanding” someone has it but holding them exactly to the standard of a neurotypical person Its cruel

submitted 31 days ago • 6 comments

Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit. Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...

submitted 37 days ago • 304 comments

Non disabled person: hAvE yOu TrIeD yOGa? Sounds great Debra but today I needed help to dress myself and could not lift a cup. Yoga is so not on the table. It's not even in the restaurant.

submitted 31 days ago • 29 comments

Wow. Okay now that I’ve seen Elmo’s sister proudly defending his salute while also being at the inauguration ball…I hope no authors work with Passionflix going forward. Fuck em.

submitted 33 days ago • 15 comments