Reposted by Dina JamesLili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 6hIt took a lot of work and time, not to mention aggravation for both myself and my beloved subscribers, but I'm finally off Gumroad. I'd been unhappy with the platform for years, especially the increasing push to use "AI" (or let it swallow my work), and I finally... snapped. 1294
Reposted by Dina JamesKari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 6hOk, last day of the month. My health took a severe downturn over the summer and I haven't been able to do much. If I can get up to 70% of my goal, that'll take care of my biggest concern, and free me up to fill your October with cool, seasonal arts! ko-fi.com/karidruko-fi.comSupport Karidru ❤️Become a supporter of Karidru today! 02033
Reposted by Dina JamesCrits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 6hI have a Big Ask from our community. Many of you will remember our graduates Pikachu and Eevee, who were adopted together. Eevee had dealt with some very challenging chronic diarrhea while she was a kitten, but before adoption, we figured out a food that worked for her & she was all better (thread) 614066
Reposted by Dina JamesDevil's Panties @thedevilspanties.com · 6hPeople think I’m joking when I say I’m going to be doing comics about Alzheimer’s. thedevilspanties.com/archives/17205 thedevilspanties.com/feed #convention #JournalComic #perimenopause #SelfPromotion #SliceOfLife #webcomic 3578
Reposted by Dina JamesKari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 6hLet's fix that. The first three are an omnibus now, so it's easy to get started without feeling like an ATM. The Waverly Jones books are delightful. Our times aware, ACAB, character forward mysteries for the angry. If you yearn for justice but you live in the bad timeline, these are for you. 21922
Dina James @dinajames.com · 5hIt’s only one point over, but I’ll take it! I found a Rarity-69 word worth 88 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 801 points · 10 rare words. 3 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. playoutlier.com/s/M2DBXPplayoutlier.comOUTLIER · Day 133dinajames scored 801 on Day 133. Can you beat them? 020
Reposted by Dina JamesAll These Cats Feed+Rescue @allthesecats.org · 21h14 outdoor cats depend on us daily for food/water. Tomorrow, we start rationing food. Donations have decreased dramatically. I get it…everything is expensive. 😔 These aren’t the cute kittens. These are cats that were left behind, born in wild. A bag/box of food? www.amazon.com/registries/g... #cats 179356
Reposted by Dina JamesGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 203188085333
Reposted by Dina Jamesexplore.org @explore.org · 22hIntroducing your ultimate fighter and champion: Bear 89 Backpack 👑 Thanks for joining us for the biggest Fat Bear Week to date. 352027389
Reposted by Dina JamesJack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 24/09/2026I'm joining the war on slop with cheap, fast flyer commissions. If you know someone who is asking the computer for event posters, tell them to ask me instead. Get the guarantee! 1291111
Reposted by Dina JamesAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19hAdios from the public health trenches, where sometimes my best coping strategy is a little laugh— an ounce of prevention if you will 😉 As spotted on campus today, “what doesn’t kill you, mutates and tries again” So mask up, vax up, wash your hands & don’t give evolution extra material 😂 G’night🌙✨ 330883
Reposted by Dina JamesSiobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social · 19hHave any of you taken any classes on paranormal investigation? It’s for something I’m writing, please help me productively procrastinate 161167
Reposted by Dina JamesPrasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/20265 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables 783475866
Reposted by Dina JamesJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I give up. I’m moving into a cave. 733445662
Dina James @dinajames.com · 17hI found good ones today. I found a Rarity-76 word worth 90 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 786 points · 10 rare words. Only 20 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 1 find no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. playoutlier.com/s/JPAFJSplayoutlier.comOUTLIER · Day 132dinajames scored 786 on Day 132. Can you beat them? 030
Reposted by Dina JamesSaavik ‘Careful of the Ankle’ Ford @saavikford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#Halite crystals in meteorites can contain water inclusions from the protosolar nebula. Which you could lick. I’m just saying! #MinCup26 12212
Reposted by Dina JamesWangleberry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I will not Doomscroll Doomscrolling is the peace-killer Doomscrolling is the slow-death that brings gradual but inexorable depression I will face the Doomscrolling I will put my phone down and take a shower And when I am dressed I will turn the inner eye to see its path Only shitposts will remain 34517
Reposted by Dina JamesBuckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My neighbour told me archivists keep accessioning his documents so I asked how many documents he has and he said he just goes to the shelf and gets a new document afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding documents to archivists and then his librarian started crying. 28611
Reposted by Dina JamesEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122102292641
Reposted by Dina JamesMikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 13/02/2025So someone asked me to retell the story of the old lady that told me about killing her husband. Are we ready for a trip back in time to 1999? Some of you already know this story, but if you don't it is a wild ride. Apply all appropriate trigger warnings! 8534621080
Reposted by Dina JamesLili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 28/09/2026"When the lights go out, who do you trust?" DAMAGE (Ghost Squad #1) is $2.99USD (and CAD) in ebook, until 9/30! Amazon: www.amazon.com/Damage-Ghost... B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/damage-lil... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...bookshop.orgDamageReeling from trauma and divorce, Cara Halperin takes what should be a simple job with an expensive agency. As a nanny to rich children, she shouldn't have much to worry about, and her job is just… 042
Reposted by Dina JamesVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 28/09/2026Be careful, friends—this scam is everywhere writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...writerbeware.blogWatch Out For This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses - Writer BewareI’ve recently gotten a slew of reports of emails purporting to be from editors at Big 5 and other large publishers, in which the supposed editor expresses interest in the writer’s work and asks whethe... 3191131
Dina James @dinajames.com · 28/09/2026So close to 800! I found a Rarity-81 word worth 92 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 792 points · 10 rare words. Only 18 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 2 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. playoutlier.com/s/R2PQU2playoutlier.comOUTLIER · Day 131dinajames scored 792 on Day 131. Can you beat them? 020
Reposted by Dina JamesCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please help if you can! Queen City Cat Lounge is an adoption center I visit frequently here in Vermont and their window was vandalized last night. Fortunately they had double glass for the cats' safety, but the broken outer window needs to be fixed ASAP. www.gofundme.com/f/repair-and... 19960547
Dina James @dinajames.com · 27/09/2026Missed yesterday’s puzzle but did fairly well here. VANISHING is quite the challenge. I found a Rarity-79 word worth 91 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 810 points · 10 rare words. 4 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. playoutlier.com/s/AX5SD7playoutlier.comOUTLIER · Day 130dinajames scored 810 on Day 130. Can you beat them? 030
Reposted by Dina JamesDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14195032193
Reposted by Dina JamesNome @nome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026TIL that Central America has been hiding a smaller, cuter raccoon from us. 917933
Reposted by Dina JamesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I noticed that the New York Times, which I unsubscribed to when they solf-sold Trump, has changed its policy on "gift" articles. You used to be able to read them. Now the NYT tells you: "Someone gifted this article to you. You must allow us to harvest your email address to read it." Ur, no. Go away. 1322190314
Reposted by Dina JamesChar's lil meow meow mewtype @mewtype.online · 27/09/2026Starting a fight in the dnd group chat by posting gnolls are catboys and catgirls, and a form of tabaxi and logging off. 1286
Reposted by Dina JamesVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 25/09/2026New #WriterBeware blog post: If you're a writer, you've probably gotten one (or more) of those AI-generated scam marketing emails or book club invites that make it seem like the sender really read your book. Here's a little peek at how it's done. writerbeware.blog/2026/09/25/h...writerbeware.blogHow Those Personalized Generative AI Scam Emails Are Built - Writer BewareOne of the things I often hear from writers whose inboxes are crammed with incredibly personalized marketing or book club or editor impersonation emails–you know, the ones that make it seem the sender... 38359
Reposted by Dina JamesGemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So sad to see this happening again. Here is their crowdfunder for shutters and window repairs. Let’s give them some support 🫶 www.gofundme.com/f/categoryis...gofundme.comDonate to Help Category Is Books Get Shutters!, organized by Category Is BooksFor the past eight years, Category Is Books has been able to comfortably oper… Category Is Books needs your support for Help Category Is Books Get Shutters! 5137123
Reposted by Dina JamesHeather, Dice Goblin @errantdreams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thread: tidy-up and shop sim games that supposedly do not use AI and are cool (IMO). Disclaimer: You are welcome to add games to the list. You will be blocked if you start a witch-hunt, particularly based on "but it LOOKS like AI." I do not want my money to support AI. Part of that... 131
Reposted by Dina JamesMichelle Manus @michellemanus.com · 26/09/2026In a mood, so new short just dropped. "But you were born a pill too bitter to swallow, with spite on your tongue and rage in your heart. You are made of sharp edges and jagged teeth, with a mind that thinks its fill and lungs that are a bellows for your words." michellemanus.com/it-is-not-yo...michellemanus.comIt Is Not You Who Should Be Afraid - Michelle ManusYou were told from birth to fear harm, because your body has a uterus, and men will want to use the way to it. You were told not to walk so far down the street, where your brothers were never told not... 193
Reposted by Dina JamesS.E. Sinkhorn @sesinkhorn.com · 26/09/2026if you think this is just a trend puff piece, it isn't, I have literally had seven-year-olds running around my house going THAT'S SO AI 16766119
Reposted by Dina JamesSkyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 26/09/2026I love these books and here's an inexpensive way to get started on your next binge-read! 189
Reposted by Dina JamesIGN @ign.com · 26/09/2026The seminal workplace comedy 9 to 5 is returning to theaters October 9 with ticket sales benefitting Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which gifts free books to kids and promotes childhood literacy. 320388
Reposted by Dina JamesSkyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 26/09/2026Look, I'm the first to tell writers to have small group chats where they can vent and be bitchy. It can save you from posting through it publicly when you just want to be petty and catty. You can't work in this industry without collecting a list of people you dislike for petty reasons.* BUT... 3458
Reposted by Dina JamesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858643991
Reposted by Dina JamesKeeper of the Really Smart Words @bookishnea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Quilt guild held a silent auction and I got *aggressive* about bringing home the laundry basket with 30 pounds of scraps. 5222
Reposted by Dina JamesHolly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 26/09/2026We're trying to find a home for, and I quote, "the Pissfingers of cats." Any takers? ❤️ 12407182
Reposted by Dina JamesLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359721997
Reposted by Dina JamesSilvarebel Studio @silvarebel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So there is a fake Comic Fury app in the google play store (see pictured). Don't download this, it's not real. The real Comic Fury site is not owned by the developer and there are no microtransactions. Please help Kyo, the real creator and owner of Comic Fury, by reporting its ass. 2524590
Reposted by Dina JamesAudry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Musk is a vain dipshit who thinks he's a genius. And that's one of the biggest problems re: the damage he can do. He did not design, plan or build anything. He's a spoiled little rich boy with an out of control ego. He's done nothing but buy businesses and drive their reputations into the ground. 021
Reposted by Dina JamesMark Stout @markstout.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think it's telling that the companies buying up these books to throw into the maw of the AI machine feel obliged to do it on the down-low. 03112