Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 6hThis eldritch-ass tree. My gardener wife tells me it's a condition called fasciation caused by any number of various cellular trauma. I think it's elder gods breathing on the thing when it was a sapling. 6375
Reposted by Alan BaxterNate Polvogt @natepolvogt.optimusfantasy.com · 29/09/2026Frats once served a purpose (I think?). It seems like nowadays they're just drunk rape dens and if colleges are serious about education they should probably abolish them or change how they're allowed to operate. Like maybe 20 dudes basically in their teens in one house is a bad idea? 42610
Reposted by Alan BaxterCasey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle. 91852645
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We keep being told that video is powerful marketing, especially vertical video less than 60 seconds as that's what catches people scrolling. For reference, this video was tagged as performing better than 90% of videos from people with a similar follower count as me. *sigh* 150
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The one thing Trump won't put his name to is the one thing with his name all over it. Should start calling them the Trump-Epstein Files. 48121
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lol fuck no. Not listening to pop music or insipid commercial radio stations isn't living in a bubble. The world is WAY bigger than both pop music and America. 3371
Reposted by Alan BaxterCalvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026yall, ig is popping off. the girlies are doxxing every single admin they can find at cornell, plus the cornell 7 and their families. women are (correctly) going scorched earth. 272478538
Reposted by Alan BaxterGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Every anti-trans attack is a repeat of the homophobic attacks of the 1960s,70,80s. Every transphobe is a bigot. I have also yet to see a transphobe who is not also racist. The media's coverage of trans hate has been used to make all kinds of bigotry acceptable 517135
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This whole thread (go back to the top and read through) but this bit especially. 0195
Reposted by Alan BaxterStella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 23/01/2026Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot. 199187296041
Reposted by Alan BaxterBeau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ok. No video this time. BRAND NEW DARK currently sits #17 in the Canadian Mysteries sub category. Can it get to #1? With your help, I’m sure it can. Consider purchasing a copy. If not, consider sharing. Either way, thank you! #theroadtonumber1 www.amazon.com/Brand-Dark-B... 011
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've never heard of the song or the artist until I started seeing stuff about how it was breaking records. I still haven't heard it, nor do I really want to. I've never been into pop music. But it just proves even the biggest phenomenons can go unnoticed by many. (Doesn't bode well for my books. 👀) 6150
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They need to jail those Cornell rapists. And they also need to jail as accessories everyone who got a text about the rape and didn't call the police. And then get rid of fraternities, those things are fucking weird and just petri dishes of abuse. 1477
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026i went into an apple store today and it was so dark in there. i guess because they don't have windows. 1161
Reposted by Alan BaxterKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 26/09/2026So apropos of nothing in particular, let’s talk about media tie-in novel pay vs. original work pay, shall we? Let’s say you write a novel. It’s set in your own world, your own characters, and titled The Original. You get a book deal! Look at you go! 191387196
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Hahaha! Call that a ballsack? I've seen better skin on a vagrant's elbow!" 0171
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Salami, jalapeno, spinach, corn chip and mayo sandwich for lunch because when you're a grown-up you can do what you like. 0160
Reposted by Alan Baxterc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Let's take a minute to 'think about them beans'. Toe beans, that is. Why do some animals have little pink nubs on their feet, while others... don't? Let's start by looking at the-things-between-the-beans minus the fur. Time to look at a Sphynx cat's foot, up close. CW: cannot be UNSEEN.😬static.klipy.comCute Cat PawsAlt: Cute Cat Paws: An orange and white marmalade cat is off-screen, with just the rear paws extended over a grey sofa arm. The toe beans flare outward as the cat flexes. 15572109
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026there are only three narratives in fiction: 1) the hero's journey 2) a stranger comes to town 3) you killed my sifu and I will engage in a training montage and then fight my way through a series of increasingly ridiculous battles until I reach you to exact revenge 0130
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I've worn glasses for forty years, so I'm completely used to them. But every once in a while, for no discernible reason, I become aware of them. So annoying. (I bet if you wear glasses, you just became aware of them too. Sorry.) 4260
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Imagine you went to a restaurant and they served you a bowl of every possible meal, combined in a blender and reduced to a thick, brown soup. That's what AI does to art. 2122
Reposted by Alan BaxterAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There’s an old lady in our lane, always wears white, and my kid thinks she’s a witch. Says the white is camouflage. I’m inclined to agree. Let me tell you why. 1377
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm mostly deaf in my left ear (maybe 10% hearing) but if I press that ear to my cat I can hear her purring and it's one if the most soothing sounds there is. Just as well she likes shoulder cuddles too. Symbiosis. 1369718
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026when my kid starts sharing every detail of a special interest 1280
Reposted by Alan BaxterButt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay · 25/09/2026THIS. AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue. Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences. The responsibility falls entirely on humans. 6330107
Reposted by Alan BaxterAni Bundel @anibundel.com · 25/09/2026An openAI system is doing what it was programmed to do because it does not have agency. Every time we accept the framing that anthropomorphizes these programs made by jumped up horny white men, we are accepting their propaganda. 27013
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There’s an old lady in our lane, always wears white, and my kid thinks she’s a witch. Says the white is camouflage. I’m inclined to agree. Let me tell you why. 1377
Reposted by Alan BaxterAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I don't need POC to know they're safe with me - I need racists to know THEY'RE not safe. I don't need queer folk to know they're safe with me - I need homophobes to know THEY'RE not safe. I don't need trans folks to know they're safe with me - I need transphobes to know THEY'RE not safe. 29920
Reposted by Alan BaxterGordo! @posting.fan · 23/09/2026Micheal Palin should have killed him when he had the chance 1120724
Reposted by Alan BaxterCatbus @catbus.phd · 24/09/2026fb memories kicked up this @rsbenedict.bsky.social tweet from 2016 327745
Reposted by Alan Baxtermogadon @mogadontrenchcoat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026basically if you like stuff about creepy small towns dripping with weirdness, you need to visit the gulp. 0131
Reposted by Alan BaxterStephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 23/09/2026whoah! they're in the world! I've yet to see one, but so excited for Clay to get this package (also nervous for him to read it, as he KNOWS possession stuff). could go for some jerky, too. could always go for some jerky. and clock that Crow Guts Anonymous sticker, from @igreggreene.bsky.social 2567
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I just read For Emmy by @marysangiovanni.bsky.social A heart-wrenching cosmic horror novella. It's very good. 1102
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What the actual fuck is wrong with you @albomp.bsky.social ?! 2275
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Well that was absolutely ridiculous and enormous fun. Really felt like the video game too. 1110
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Giving myself a mental health afternoon off and popping into the cinema for the new Resident Evil movie. A little annoyed that there are four other people here, but I'll be okay. 1240
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Man, I really wish AI would hurry up and leave me behind like it keeps promising. Just fuck off already. 24710
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just cost me $130 to fill up my petrol tank. Fuuuuuck you, Trump. 0120
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Huge congrats to @keithrosson.bsky.social This is a fantastic book. 1191
Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Absolutely. This and the incredibly privileged "You must write every day" are the two worst and most damaging pieces of writing advice. 1285