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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I want to address the "We're living in the worst timeline" concept. The worst timeline is one where authoritarians - like Hitler, Stalin, & other fun guys - won & committed atrocities unchecked & ongoing. Our timeline sucks, but what makes ours better is that we can affect the outcome. We have hope.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

My wife is trans and doesn't pass. We don't feel safe going to protests as she is a primary target to both the administration & the campaign of hate against transness. Please, if you can go to a protest, do. We're calling people, donating $$ & passing on info. Please stand for us when we cannot.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Reports of my death have been premature. I am, however, still terrible at posting. I was reminded today that I have a tiny pair of antlers & for years when I had my kitty Josh, I'd put them on his head on 12/25 & see how long it took him to rip them off & plan my death. Usually it was ~ 4 seconds.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Woohoo! It wasn't exactly a win, but it definitely wasn't a loss. People who are not trans or trans allies can feel a little safer knowing there's still one additional barrier between losing their own rights.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I talked with my boss before I left for vacation. I brought her up to speed on the danger to trans folks & how it might affect my job. She was super supportive and asked me to keep her abreast of updates and changes, both in the world and my personal situation so she can support me however she can.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Back from Hawaiin and news vacation. So much has happened, been rolled back, and new atrocities proposed. I wish the new administration had taken at least 1 government class because there are 5th graders out there who know more about how the government works than the Executive branch right now.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Being an adult means you can get mostly toys for Christmas (and the good, name brand ones you want) but also having steak, salad, and Yorkshire puddings for dinner while watching The Thin Man. I am super lucky and very privileged and I try not to forget it. Happy Holidaze to you all!

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I am currently playing the game, "Which of my cats is snoring?" If they had kitty c-pap devices, we'd invest. The snores are cute but loud.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

FYI: I'm speeding to my death while needing less embalming fluid than most due to the fact that the McRib is back in town again.

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Queer and Pleasant Danger @monsterologist.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Paper dolls can be cathartic in times of existential crises. People can make the world a very not-good place to be. Paper dolls, generally, do not. Let's make paper dolls!

Paper doll of Dani Utah, my OC street wizard character from a home-brew Urban Fantasy game. Blonde, white and skinny, she's like a skinny version of me.

The doll is in underthings, and ready for outfits! Text says: Oh no! Underwears!

Then there is a mallard, with keys in his bill. Text says: Duck! You are bad!

Then one of my daily outfits; blue overalls, pinkish t-shirt, bag with a stuffed dinosaur and trans pride colored button with she/her pronouns. Tan Ked analogs. Text reads: This is definitely the outfit of a woman who would leave her keys by a dinosaur.

Then the outfit of the BAD-A trans woman, shirt-in-name-only with collar cut down to the belly button, black high-waisted short-shorts, ragged fishnets, combat boots, bolero-cut leather jacket with left sleeve missing to reveal CYBORG arm! Text reads: robut arm, anyone?

Then a Cthulhu pet that featured on the same comic that had the two aforementioned outifits, with a red, squiggly-tentacled head, a green neck with a black collar, and two tiny T. rex arms, then a lizardy body that is blue with white-striped legs and tail. Text reads: Lookit this weird dog!

Another page of weird aminals and and outfits!

Aminials are a non-JP-velociraptor, feathered and kitty-sized. Text reads: Danger Chicken!

Then a mini-dragon, drawn to sit on on the shoulder of the paper doll. Dragon has a purple body and wings, with a white belly and orange horns! Text reads: How much more boss can you get than having a dragon on your shoulders? None more boss.

First outfit is Dani Utah's actual clothes. A pink tank top with a red Gatchaman symbol on the front, tan cargo pants rolled up to mid calf, and slip-on free running shoes. Also her weird staff with a long, thin sword hidden inside. Text reads: Causal wear for the street magician on the go!

Next outfit is a leather armor set, with high boots and puffy, striped pants! Skulls feature on the spaulders, and a belt of many pouches. Also, a short sword worn across the back. Text reads: Check it! Rogue is the best type class for reasons!

The last outfit, is the FREAKING VR-041 Saber Cyclone (if Robotech) or Ride Armor VR-041H Blowsuperior Yellow (if Genesis Climber Mospeada) The main body of the armor is blue, with white on thighs and light blue on upper arms. with trans pride color bars near the bottom of the tassets.

Text reads: Every girl needs her own battle armor. The VR-041H Heavy Armor Cyclone comes with it's own giant switch blade!

MOAR Outfits, and one officially and legally-distinct non-Scooby Doo Great Dane!

The Great Dane is sitting, and has brown coloration that is COMPLETELY a few shades off from a very different dog with mild speech apraxia, and the pupper has a zombie hand in its mouth.

Text reads: Oh for Pete's sake. What've you got in your mouth now?

The first outfit is NOT Velma Dinkley's. with a big orange turtleneck, a pleated magenta miniskirt, orange knee-high socks, and magenta Mary Jane flats. The legs that would cover the doll's legs are bruised and bear a bloody bandage on the right thigh. Text reads: Jinkies! Looks like that werewolf wasn't old man McGregor after all!

There is also a brown bag full off pointy wooden sticks, with a text note that reads: You can offer the vamps stakes for dinner.

Sigh.

Second outfit is... well, it's 1990's Jim Lee Rogue, with the yellow and green body suit, brown bolero-cut jacket, and knee-high yellow boots. Yellow gloves, too. Text reads: Who is your favorite X-Man and why is it Rogue?

Then there is a brown-haired wig with a white stripe that would cover the doll's blonde hair. Text reads: My stylist IS Pepe Le Pew. Why do you ask?

Last outfit is a weird monster-bunny onesie, with blousy sleeves that cover the hands all the way to the tips of the fingers, legs that are SUPER baggy, but tighten at the ankles for bare feet. The colors are soft trans pride. Text reads: Creepy pyjamas!

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

An almost Cat 1 Hurricane was predicted to come into parts of WA last night. We got battered, but not nearly as bad as folks further south of us. We lost power on and off but its on now. The yard (& probably our roof) is littered with giant branches. I hope everyone in the PNW is safe & warm today.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

My wife is @queenofnopants.bsky.social. She's trans. She shared this, this morning. I thought I should share it here. Stay safe, everyone.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I finally got a new job! It starts tomorrow. The work is what I specialize in/am really good at. It's WFH. The benefits are awesome. I love my new manager. We had a call on Friday to check in about onboarding and we talked for more than 15 minutes because we liked each others' brains. Wish me luck!

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Can we have a law that makes opt-out the default of all AI scraping? 3/2024, MS said they don't use your content for AI. Surprise. MS has started using your content for AI. The setting is hard to find. Open Word/Excel, click "File" in the top left, then follow the rest of the instructions here:

medium.com

MS Word is Using You to Train AI

How to turn off AI-scraping from your Word documents

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I hope folks are doing as well as can be. My wife & I are taking steps to be safe if things get bad for trans adults/married gay couples. We're also securing our $$; I recommend putting $$ in an FDIC-insured account (up to $250K); the economy will be a little rocky soon w/ Trump's planned tariffs

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Settling in for a nerve-wracking day. Wife and I bought ourselves some treats and I'm going to hide from the news while she gorges on it, occasionally coming up for air to tell me something she thinks I should know about the election. So glad I'm not working today.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

"I want to protect the women...I'm going to do it, whether the women like it or not, I'm going to protect them." said Trump." PASS THIS ON. It doesn't have to be my post you retweet. Use any method to share this, please. Trump plans to substitute his judgment for that of every woman in America.

nytimes.com

Trump Says He’ll Protect Women, ‘Like It or Not,’ Evoking His History of Misogyny

Polls show Donald Trump is already facing a significant deficit with female voters in his race against Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

A good fart joke must be shared, unlike the subject matter of the joke.

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Dana Priebe @queenofnopants.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

We just filled out our ballots. I'll drop them in the drop box tomorrow. For those in the Seattle area, I always recommend the Stranger's election guide. It's irreverent and unabashedly lefty, but it's well researched and almost always spot on. www.thestranger.com/elections-20...

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

I don't like to be too political. But in this case, I cannot be political enough. If you were born with female reproductive parts, Project 2025 is gunning for your rights. If you were born trans, of color, or gay, Project 2025 is gunning for your life. Please take a look, hold your nose, and vote.

stopproject2025comic.org

Stop Project 2025 Comic

Trump's Project 2025 is a detailed plan to shut you up, and shut you out. Don’t let it do either. Read on, then vote.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

Happy Caturday! The girls love sitting in the window and often trade places when they get too hot - one goes to the shadow, the other lays down near the window. Becky has currently scored the valued window seat.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

My friend Max creates a "Hold Your Nose and Vote" info dump with brief analysis of upcoming elections. He lives in CA, so if you do, too, it's a good read. Non-CA folks can still find info about the presidential election. He cites his sources and you can click through to view them for yourself.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 19/06/2024

I made this for entertainment while watching Murder, She Wrote for the first time. I'm in the 3rd season. If you want to play, you must watch two or more episodes in consecutive order (no cherry-picking) to get a Bingo. Yes, I think this is hysterical. Yes, I currently have a mild fever.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

Like Granny Weatherwax. I am not dead. But I have been frightened off social media by recent political events. Will be back when my anxiety is lower. Hopefully that will be sometime before the Election when I get into a bunker and hide.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

We have returned from out trip to CA. We went to the Dundracon gaming convention. The LARP I wrote was loved by players, but painful for me. They had so much fun they ignored the carefully written plot. It's like they were cats and they decided the box was more fun than the toy that came in it.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Unpleasant news shared by my wife: "For those keeping track at home, this would be Section E of the UN definition of genocide." Image included of the article due to Former Twitter Company's crappy permissions issues for non-X persons.

Wyoming Bill Could Take Trans Kids from Parents

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

Imagine a cartoon woman, hands in the air, running around screaming "AAAAAAHHHHHH." The only thing stopping me from being that woman is that I will never be that thin. Also, my voice and arms are getting tired.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

I was in a hair salon once, listening to two early 20's blondes. One was saying "I really love Hello Kitty...really anything from Santeria, really. " She meant Sanrio. I did not correct her.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

I don't always want to be the better person. Most of the time I want the other guy to be a better person in general, for my sake, his family's sake, and that guy on the sidewalk he might shove into traffic's sake.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Job hiring for my job is picking up! There are more positions each day, & people I submitted to last July and last week are contacting me for interviews. When trying to save $$ my role is the first cut, but when further cuts are needed I'm first hired to help make do with having fewer people.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

My wife is making chicken broth. The whole house smells delicious.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 02/02/2024

Thinking up surprises for my lady love. She deserves them.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

LinkedIn used to show you how many people had already applied for jobs. A lot of jobs that I saw had like 600 applicants in the 4 hours since the job was posted. If I missed a day, that might be 1400. Now they just read "Over 100," probably to make us applicants feel a little better.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Wow. While I wouldn't spoil a perfectly good cat with the name of my evil-ex, I can certainly see the appeal. Hat tip to my friend on Discord for this.

phillymag.com

Philly Today: Animal Shelter Helps You Get Revenge On Your Ex

For $50, they'll name a feral cat after your ex-boyfriend — then neuter him.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Job hunt update: After 3 interviews, I did not take 1st job because $$ & crappy benefits. 2nd job where I had an interview canceled because of a personal emergency that put the gig on hold. Just got contacted about a contract-to-hire with a firm I've worked with B4. Probably too excited about it.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

I just learned there's a movie called "Excorcism at 60,000 Feet" and for some reason, I cannot stop laughing about it. Because, of course there's a movie called "Excorcism at 60,000 Feet.""

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

I am wondering if someone, somewhere is collecting all these absolutely bonkers claims from Trump lawyers & making them into a model of the galaxy where the truth is the sun and these bizarro things being said are different planets based on how far from the truth they are.

theguardian.com

Trump lawyers say company being tyrannized in Les Misérables parallel

Attorneys in New York fraud trial call court-appointed monitor overseeing Trump Organization a ‘Javert’ figure

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 27/01/2024

I will be partying like it's my birthday because it is my birthday. And by "partying" I mean watching movies, playing video games, reading, and going out to dinner to eat outside to avoid the higher COVID numbers. This is my life of excitement. But its going to be such a good day for me, anyway!

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

...and they canceled the interview. The interviewer (hiring manager) had a personal emergency. My recruiter will try to set something up for tomorrow or Friday. I'd really like to see where today's interview could have gone in the event the other place gives me an offer.

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Lori (she/her) @blue-random.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

Still waiting to hear back from the place where I've interviewed (I think they're going to offer me this week). I have an interview with Starbucks (contract) that is likely to have better benefits and higher pay today at 3 PST. Wish me luck!

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