Derende @derende.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Appropriate (again) for the gerrymander ratfucking (again) news this week. 000
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Huh, an AI company stole work without approval or compensation?? this is my shocked face. Note the double mouth on the dog. The audacity for a company named Artisan to do this. I hope they go under and am looking forward to photos of the creative vandalism that will be happening to these ads. 120
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Abso-damn-lutely. Check your candidates’ funding sources and histories! There’s gonna be a lot fuckery out there. 110
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 22/12/2025My sister in law wanted some art on her unfinished cabinet door. Plants in the drawing mirror plants elsewhere in the room. Acrylic paint and paint pen. 2025 #ArtAdventCalendar 0243
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Portrait of a friend from 2006 - process shots. Every shot was about 2 hours of work from starting. Chalk pastels on textured paper. #ArtAdventCalendar 051
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Portrait of a friend done in 2005. Chalk pastels on textured paper. #ArtAdventCalendar 171
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.media.tenor.coma man is sitting at a table in a restaurant eating a hamburger and friesAlt: a man in a white shirt and unbuttoned tuxedo vest is sitting at a table in a restaurant eating a hamburger and fries and drinking a very expensive bottle of Merlot. From the movie Sideways. 100
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Self portrait done in 2004. Chalk pastels on textured paper. #ArtAdventCalendar 0102
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 20/11/2025This jumping over reparation or even admission of wrongdoing before expecting forgiveness is such a huge problem. And the pressure to give it is huge! 000
Reposted by DerendePaul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 21/04/2025See Trump's damage to science one scientist at a time at @silencedscience.bsky.social 🧪 011058
Reposted by DerendeJenna McLaughlin @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/04/2025My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more: www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...npr.orgA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official. 8945221979
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 14/04/2025NYC friends: do not rank this corrupt groper in the mayoral election. Not even last. Just don't vote for him at all. 020
Reposted by DerendeYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 01/04/2025moving forward I would like to see dems gum up the works every way possible. No unanimous consent, full votes on every tiny piece of business. I don't expect everyone to have the stamina to do a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but many lengthy floor speeches. Just slow everything down to a crawl. 57122822366
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Are you FUCKING kidding me?? You know some fool thinks they did something smart with this. JFC. Not to mention leveling tariffs at uninhabited islands and islands with only US and UK bases on them. Keystone Kop ass economic policy. 000
Reposted by DerendeMarc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The USPS is being threatened with massive layoffs and privatization. I made these postcards which—when mailed—will be seen by mail handlers, scanners, carriers and the recipient. I just printed 3,000 more. Order cheaply from halfletterpress.com or message me your email for the PDF to print them. 33853509
Reposted by DerendeMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/03/2025New — I wrote about the armed break-in at the US Institute of Peace and the subsequent court hearing that showed Trump and DOGE's threats of violence may be influencing legal decisions.thehandbasket.coThe Trump administration's 'assault' on PeaceThe violent attack on the US Institute of Peace is a heavy-handed metaphor for this administration's goals. 171412437
Reposted by Derendeshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 01/03/2025literally every time I talk to friends 236203804200
Reposted by Derendeshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 08/03/2025watched this like 8 times and laughed harder every time (sound up) 1433479705
Reposted by DerendeYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 19/02/2025This is just to say I have fired the bureaucrats throughout your government Even the ones that were probably keeping planes in the air Forgive me I am not very smart So efficiency Much savings 193910949
Reposted by DerendeLoren DeJonge Schulman @lorenraeds.bsky.social · 03/02/2025You say: they shutdown USAID. You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country. 9485983131
Reposted by DerendeSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 29/01/2025"I don’t know how much more of a favor you can do for someone than tell the future in advance, other than forgive them when they don’t believe you." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...sarahkendzior.substack.comThe ConfluenceI’ve been right so long, I’ve been done wrong. 41633191
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 22/01/2025JFC this is so dangerous. Good luck with the next listeria outbreak, everyone. 000
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Photo of Lake Tahoe on a gorgeous clear afternoon in October. #onlybeautifulthings 2395
Reposted by DerendeA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 08/01/2025"If one team playing the game stops following the rules, and nothing exists to stop them ... then you aren’t playing that game anymore. You’re playing a different game, defined by the people allowed to go on breaking the rules." www.the-reframe.com/the-rules/the-reframe.comThe RulesWhat is a game without rules? What are rules, if we've stopped playing the game? 221048266
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Trans and allied friends: I reported the “bots 🤖” list and its owner account mentioned in the quote for their weasel shit. Interestingly, after that I was notified I’d been added to the list. Report and block, and be wary of moderation lists! I’ll need to review my subscriptions. 100
Reposted by DerendeChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Generative AI steals our work, steals our income, steals our resources, and ultimately, steals our future. 321730
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie. 020
Reposted by DerendeSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Hi, here are some quick notes about the upcoming holidays. If your absence from the holiday table is a political act, don’t assume your silence communicates your politics. Tell them why. “I don’t break bread with people just attempted to poison me.”saeedjones.substack.comSome Quick Notes Toward The HolidaysI’m just saying. 15806187
Reposted by DerendeTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 24/11/202492 year-old Oscar-winner Joel Grey pens this must-read op-ed about how the lessons of 'Cabaret' are just as applicable now as they were when it was first staged over 50 years ago. Heed its warning. Don't get distracted. Gift article to read, share and contemplate. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Joel Grey: ‘Cabaret’ Was a Warning. It’s Time to Heed It. (Gift Article)Much has changed since the show debuted on Broadway in 1966, but it’s what hasn’t changed that should worry us. 28551257
Reposted by DerendeSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 15/11/2024New article! On Trump's plans for America, how we got here, and how to prepare. If you like it, please share, as I am of course shadow-banned on the Bad Site. Thanks! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...sarahkendzior.substack.comThe End of Days InnWhat Trump’s team wants to do to America, and how to fight it. 971164570
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 12/11/2024You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? I like my ultimate chances but I’m going to be moved around a lot and spend some time in the hospital.media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie says here to helpAlt: Diplomat’s spouse/troublemaker Hal, wearing a suit and tie, says “here to help” 221
Reposted by DerendeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/11/2024New, from @matthewborus.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern?: A review of Project 2025 shows how a Trump administration will hurt education, housing and health care access for those with disabilities. Please share widely, esp. w anyone who might be affected. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-a-sec...donmoynihan.substack.comWhat a Second Trump Term Might Mean for Disability PolicyProject 2025 Wants to Make it Harder for the Disabled Community to Get Education, Housing and Health Care 110850
Reposted by DerendeThey Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 17/10/2024Make your voice heard and your vote count! Absentee, early, and mail-in voting has begun in most states. PLAN AHEAD! Contact your county’s Board of Elections—many pick up their phones!--or visit tinyurl.com/4pabf284 for useful info. And repost this, darn it! 015756
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 13/10/2024How I arrived on blueskymedia.tenor.coma small owl is walking on its hind legs in a room .Alt: a small owl is walking on its hind legs in a room, tiptoeing stealthily across frame. 021
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 16/09/2024Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,993,392! LOLOLOLOL, an early bird, I am not. 110
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 08/09/2024Whew being a certain age, purple jumped way out today. Connections Puzzle #455 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 000
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 13/08/2024Sum up your father in 5 bands: Queen Big Brother and the Holding Company Jefferson Airplane The Rolling Stones The Beatles 031
Reposted by Derende Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 05/08/2024Do not do *anything* related to voter registration on any 3rd party sites, especially any PACs. Always start with vote.gov or vote.org to check or update your registration status, or register to vote. 91185695
Derende @derende.bsky.social · 02/08/2024Reverse brain, activated! Guess this means I should start with the more complicated work items first today. Connections Puzzle #418 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 020
