Reposted by A.J. AshBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 10hI wouldn't mind a second and longer and more thorough MeToo tbqh 481566268
Reposted by A.J. AshDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3hProf. Denim: "COVID can fundamentally alter how your immune system works. It can turn it against you, exhaust it, or leave it unable to keep dormant viruses in check" Source: x.com/DenimFarmer/... 08036
Reposted by A.J. AshHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 18hCome my children. We must defeat fascism. 918610
Reposted by A.J. AshSuzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 2hI really dislike submission calls that tell me all the guidelines I must follow up front otherwise my submission will be set on fire but then hide or don't tell me how much they are paying. Excuse you. 1354
Reposted by A.J. AshChuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 22hmeanwhile on some other timeline 518822
Reposted by A.J. AshCye A. Sterling @sterlingca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For those that need to hear it: It's ok to not be ok. It's ok to cry. It's ok to scream. It's ok to eat things you shouldn't at 3 am. It's ok to not know the future. It's ok to be scared. It's ok to grieve. It's ok to not feel strong. It's never ok to deny yourself the above. It's ok. 19528107
Reposted by A.J. AshDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UK: "Dorset boy aged 6 among rising number of young people suffering strokes" At age 6, Connor Halloran suffered a devastating stroke caused by an AVM, leaving him unable to move or speak. His case comes as Oxford scientists report a 67% rise in strokes among people under 55. 714657
Reposted by A.J. AshLuna @lunalore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I get the feeling that Meta tried SO HARD to make this mascot thing the cuddliest lil’ guy ever but all I see is an unholy amalgamation of the Snuggle fabric softener teddy bear & the Adipose Babies from Doctor Who. Its an echo of both but not either, and feels viscerally WRONG 2030365
Reposted by A.J. AshEriKCa @keepingsanewth4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I went to the grocery store today and decided my easy life of having only one FT job needs to come to an end. 4311
Reposted by A.J. AshCharlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a day Teach a man to transform permanently into a fish, you'll probably never hear from him again 3256196
Reposted by A.J. Ashsam @samthielman.com · 28/09/2026MARY SHELLEY: so I was sad after we lost the baby and I wrote a novel. I think you should read it PERCY SHELLEY: [reading] this is about a brilliant scientist beset by tragedy MARY: right, because of his hubr— PERCY: my god he’s so awesome MARY: actually he— PERCY: this the best thing I’ve ever read 51005108
Reposted by A.J. AshKevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Again, investors should run away and this horrific atrocity needs to end, but preferably after they pay that settlement for stealing all my novels to train their plagiarism engine 31059
Reposted by A.J. AshJess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They may eventually replace librarians with AI, but an AI is just never going to be able to make sense of someone's verbal word jumble and teach them how to do what they need to do. (The student didn't even know the words for what she wanted to do. AI is never going to have intuition.) 4606
Reposted by A.J. AshSeanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We all dream of that amazing out-of-nowhere contact from someone with so much faith in our work that they reach out first. And sometimes it happens! But even when it's real, no one legit will judge you for being cautious. Don't bite every hook that's dangled in your tank. 013427
Reposted by A.J. AshPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please stop calling me on my phone that's not what it's for 3141181137
Reposted by A.J. AshJess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"It says here you're going to die soon. That you need to remember the inevitability of death and accept it with good grace. That you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Go well. This has been MEMENTO MAURY. Thank you, and good night." 311528
Reposted by A.J. AshDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Somehow, Getting Sick Became Normal — and Trying Not to Became Taboo. @danitasteinberg.bsky.social Source: x.com/danitasteinb... 418044
Reposted by A.J. AshLupus Londonwolf @lupuslondonwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I was making potato and leek soup and the recipe asked for five potatoes cubed. Even for potato soup, 125 potatoes seems a little excessive. 2104614474
Reposted by A.J. AshBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Going to work now feels like doing homework after the teacher quit and told the class that education is fake. Everyone just coasting on inertia and hoping there's still a point to all this 414480678
Reposted by A.J. AshQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency. 297151623549
Reposted by A.J. AshEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Also reminder the best help for food pantries, or people struggling or any 'need' is cold hard cash. Always. Always always always. Food pantries can make that money stretch MUCH BETTER THAN YOU CAN, and it'll go to their most urgent needs. I mean, the other stuff is great too but cash is king 601712378
Reposted by A.J. AshHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You aren't a writer if you're asking a puke machine to spit out ideas modeled after books people like me actually wrote. The EASIEST part of the job is the idea. That's why real writers are asked 1700 times if they want to "go halfsies" on someone else's idea while the writer does the labor. 414323
Reposted by A.J. AshSZ Estavillo @szestavilloauthor.com · 27/09/2026Writing the book isn’t always the hardest part. If you’re trying to query agents or reach a bigger publisher, sometimes it’s everything that comes after. Rejection is scary, but you can’t let fear stop you from putting the work out there and trying. #AuthorSky 2554
Reposted by A.J. AshHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Michael Kotlikoff, President Ryan Lombardi, VP Student and Campus Life Brian White, VP Robert Harrington, Dean of Medicine And Chi Phi Fraternity. 79964
Reposted by A.J. AshJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I swear When times get tough, Great British Baking Show helps Predictable yet unpredictable. People are kind. You can stop watching for 10 mins and know where you are. A happy uncomplicated space w/a great “we’re all in this together” vibe Eternally grateful for getting me thru the pandemic & DJT 80117085
Reposted by A.J. AshAuDHDreadPirateRoberts 🇯🇲🇧🇧🪮♾️🕋 (Not quite a Bluesky elder) @audhdeepdive.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026"Ever since people believed 'Omicron is mild,' the R-Zero went from 9 to close to 20." 041
Reposted by A.J. AshKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ideas for my midlife crisis: -Become swift like a coursing river -Develop force like a great typhoon -Build all the strength like a raging fire -Mysterious like the dark side of the moon 25727105
Reposted by A.J. AshMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026me: finally home, trying to sleep bc i have work tomorrow my brain: hey, it's time to think more about the giant ground sloths 132823
Reposted by A.J. AshJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 27/09/2026Being not Jewish, I was not aware of the key role Fruit Gems had in Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and other celebrations, I was just sad on my own account they were no longer going to be made. But now we all will have reason to celebrate: ejewishphilanthropy.com/sunkist-says...ejewishphilanthropy.comSunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report‘We hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!’ the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple 63979109
Reposted by A.J. AshMishell Baker @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I am about to say something really deep that sprang from a really silly hobby, so wait for it and don't judge me prematurely. Okay, so... for five and a half years my friends and I have been playing pretend in World of Warcraft... wait wait where are you going 1132
Reposted by A.J. AshL. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026I'm not going to learn what Choosin Texas is. This is not a marketing strategy that will work in my house. 2502
Reposted by A.J. AshNnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Soooo many movies and tv shows about super wealthy people and tech bros. Gosh, I wonder why that might be, 🙄. And why is HBO pushing Tom Cruise films at me? That's certainly not an algorithm that knows me. It's definitely a time to turn to reading more books. 91937
Reposted by A.J. AshC. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I was at a convention with Barry once, and we hung out most of the weekend. He was hosting a screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show after signing hours when there was a sound issue during “Damnit, Janet.” Barry ran over and grabbed me saying “Cargill, you know the words! Come on!” 922823
Reposted by A.J. AshFaith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 27/09/2026Be patient and kind to those who are making art right now. We're all self-funded and the richest, worst people in the world are trying to plaster over and erase our hard work. 11633570
Reposted by A.J. AshHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A small thread of stuff that's on sale on the shop that's super cool. We're 9 LGBTQIA+ crafters so everything bought here supports the homosexual agenda. Which is snacks. 38922
Reposted by A.J. AshK.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 27/09/2026There’s a Michael Moore (90s Moore) bit where someone tells him they want to liberate the sheeple, and he asks them if they own a television, and they say no of course not, and he says “They do, and you are definitely not going to liberate the people you’ve already decided aren’t worth your time.” 31016
Reposted by A.J. AshShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026stress is bad cat is good I choose cat 1361045
Reposted by A.J. AshHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026With my whole chest: Fuck Cornell. 623427
Reposted by A.J. Ashcait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/09/2026the "iced coffee at a job interview" discussion is obviously stupid but also a great representation of the fact that every single HR person/recruiter has their own different made up rules for candidates and all of them think they are absolutely correct 423340437
Reposted by A.J. AshJames Tate Hill @jamestatehill.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They say to write the novel you would want to read, but they forget to tell you how many times you'll be reading it. 1324230
Reposted by A.J. AshMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026incidentally i think these guys are the patron saints of bluesky 11187153
Reposted by A.J. AshNicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026One of the most affirming things I received this week was an editor's feedback that she loved my review. Cause I need y'all to understand how I'm constantly worried that nothing I wrote made a lick of sense. Somebody else needed to read this today too. Keep goin. 3863
Reposted by A.J. AshChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A.I. and corporate lingo are dragging language ynto drugged realmes of vague, airy, plastic nothingnesse: glitz and hyperbole wythout meaning. Language must have fur and clawes, make the floorboardes creake and leave wet dirtye footprintes. Wordes are rayne and fyre and stone. Wielde them. Save us. 6535197
Reposted by A.J. AshThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, you do deserve to treat yourself to a day of exploring bookstores, greenhouses, libraries, museums, cafés, and bakeries. 211037191
Reposted by A.J. AshChuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026what percentage of supposed 'centrist' goofs who long ago accused folks of TROMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME will ever actually address their own misread? address that actually everyone who said it would be very bad was not 'deranged', but much more in tune than they were. i have yet to see it happen once 1155863