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Ben Zanin @gnomon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

A very happy World Lesbian AND/OR International Octopus Day to all who celebrate

Meadhbh Dhommnail @meadhbh.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

As it's Banned Books Week, I have put an incomplete list of banned books that folks might want to support on Bookshop.org (bookshop.org/lists/banned-books-wee… Note: Affiliate Link). If anyone has a favorite banned book to add, let me know. Buying through […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

[economic anxiety] Chat is it a recession indicator when the bulk of advertisements are for sports betting, prediction markets, or mobile games that promise you a payout

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Deep Space Nine feels a lot like 80s X-Men in that there's a lot of subtextual queerness that they are not under any circumstances allowed to actually acknowledge by editorial edict. #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #DS9

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

[SA (sexual assault) talk] Here is a thing about how women report sexual assault: Always assume that what happened was actually much worse than what’s initially reported. That woman is still processing that trauma. She’s trying to make sense of it. She’s struggling internally to keep from […]

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Meadhbh Dhommnail @meadhbh.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I also thought if I got caught up on my stack of files I could spend the latter part of the week writing maybe. Alas.

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Meadhbh Dhommnail @meadhbh.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

“Boss is going on a 10 day trip! I’ll get caught up and be able to relax a bit!” *spends all morning talking with clients coming in, helping phone calls, doesn’t get a single file put away from stack* :blobfox: :blobfoxcry:

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

There is an attempt to make people feel like being critical of using LLMs is not "hip and with it" Only old people who don't understand technology are unimpressed. Nothing could be further from the truth. Young people don't like the slop, the most tech people have the harshest words. The […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

It’s domain renewal time again. 😮‍💨 I’m getting enough in donations beyond the hosting costs to cover it, but in past years some folks have liked to throw a little extra into the ol’ PayPal to help out, so I’m putting it out there. 💙 :acnh_bells: :pixel_pizza: #RPAdmin

A screenshot of the checkout for a $64.99 domain renewal fee for retro dot pizza.

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

[mh-, The Horrors] I've been feeling more acutely overwhelmed than usual lately by the feeling that the world around me, the whole political reality and especially the deregulated consumer landscape, is trying to prey on me at best and trying to be rid of me at worst. I'm sick of having to […]

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meredeth @meredeth.bookwor.ms.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

me, noticing i have three drinks on my desk: ah. #BiVisibilityDay

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Meadhbh Dhommnail @meadhbh.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Over the last two days, I have completed An Outline for a story idea that has been floating around in my head for a decade. I wrote it on paper, then transcribed it to Ellipsus so I could get some feedback from some of my most trusted friends and writing partners on whether my ideas on it work […]

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Jürgen Hubert @juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

I find it _interesting_ that most modern portrayals of fairy tales involve kings, knights, princesses and so forth - the privileged aristocratic classes on top of the social pyramid. Even if the protagonist of such a tale is poor, they are still secretly from privileged parents, and their story […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I just want pile of blankets, lie on couch, and play game

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Stacey @vidyala.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I made a note on iPhone to share with people about help we need right now with V in hospital. My Android friends can’t open it. I don’t have the spoons to google this, can someone who’s smart at tech suggest a solution for me? I’ve sent plain text copies to people but then they need me to […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

I watched Twisters over the weekend and now I just have this banger from the original movie’s soundtrack stuck in my head: youtu.be/PgHlNeoAH1A

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

[recession indicators & iPhone] Okay so like… I’m relatively new to the whole Apple thing, but the new iPhone launch seems… off. And I’m not complaining, because one of the off-feeling elements is just how good the major carrier upgrade deals are this time. I traded in a 16 Plus for an 18 Pro […]

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Meadhbh Dhommnail @meadhbh.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

[MH: Stress, AuDHD annoyance at departure from comfortable routine.] Coworker: “Stop worrying so much, go have fun with your family at this wedding this weekend!” Me: *thinking, sarcastic* yes, this my definition of fun, wearing a girdle and a dress and heels in a crowd that is mostly full of […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I am astonished at the number of people* who I think of as being at least moderately online who haven’t heard of Woot. I know it’s just an Amazon clearance site now but back in the day it was pretty exciting. Also it’s a solid Amazon clearance site! *read: my coworkers

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026

In an incredible move, Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada has announced a gender-affirming care clinic for trans youth, asserting tribal sovereignty and defying the region's ban. It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Canada First Nation Leaders Announce They Won’t Comply With Alberta Trans Care Ban

“This is about more than one health service,” officials wrote. “It is about Indigenous sovereignty. It is about our responsibility to care for one another.”

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woe2you @woe2you.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Apparently the Proclaimers have bravely come out as cunts ahead of an album release, saving a lot of people a purchase they'd go on to regret.

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Mx. Luna Corbden 🪿🐸 @corbden.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Has anyone written something on how the 19th century American philosophy of "Perfectionism" has resulted in today's situation with AI, commercialism, attitudes, and rising fascism? I'm pretty sure there's a direct throughline there. I know there is one in Mormonism, which I think has also not […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

[uspol, economy flavor] Dusting this one off again.

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

every few days there's a new high-minded article about how no-one reads books anymore and especially not the Youths, and none of them seem to be aware that the Youths are out here reading and writing one-million-word online fics that they simply don't talk to the adults about because the adults […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

I have never once in my life felt like a politician wanted to appeal to me specifically and that remains unchanged.

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

[doomy vibes] I know humanity has gone through catastrophic times throughout history, but I can't imagine there ever being a time when the catastrophes felt this preventable. I mean, I guess if your society believed that catastrophes were caused by angering the gods, they might have felt this […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

I have an Apple Watch Ultra 2 because sometimes I like to fuck off into the mountains and now I feel like I'm gonna need a shirt that says, "It's okay, I turned that shit off."

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Jocelynephiliac :reclaimer: @twipped.twipped.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

RE: social.treehouse.systems/@Elizafox/… My Opinion: There is a certain kind of person who needs to believe in a higher power, and in the absence of a system they can embrace, will instead create their own kind of religion to follow. The god in the machine.

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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

It's the fall, so that means a-woo school starts again. #husky #awoo #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #dogstodon #humor #humour

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michael @proseandpassion.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

4-Sep-2026 Research explains why feeding #birds can make you feel better A research team led by Virginia Tech found that people connected feeding and watching birds with positive emotions, engagement, and a sense of meaning ^^^ I suspect it's an age thing too […]

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Too bad its never like “our ai agent went rogue and deleted ten billion dollars of medical debt”

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

It's kind of neat that Hasbro seems to have decided that Transformers things should happen around my birthday. It's not even for some clever reason, it's because that's when the original cartoon premiered, but that's only because almost EVERYTHING premiered in September back in Ye Olden Days […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

One of the weirdest things about being a late-40s nerd is I'll be talking about, like, some Gundam thing and say, "I had a toy of that!" and then feel that I need to clarify that this was when I was like 25, this is not a cherished childhood memory.

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Hey Fedi Friends! With the Brontës back with me for a few weeks, I could really use some help with age-appropriate food — these kiddos eat like the teenagers they are. 😮‍💨 The Kitten Chow is the biggest priority, and thank you all so much for making this happen […]

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Meadhbh Dhommnail @meadhbh.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

[\\#WritersCoffeeClub](https://writing.exchange/tags/WritersCoffeeClub) If you work digitally, what application do you use? If analog, what do you write on? I have been trying out Ellipsus in the last few weeks and I think I’m probably going to go ahead and upgrade to pro. (I do like that once […]

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a one-year ban on the use of student-facing generative AI across the city’s public schools through eighth grade, and restrictions on the use of the technology in high schools. “The tech industry wants us to believe that A.I.-powered early […]

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

I want to be cozy

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Angela Korra'ti @annathepiper.mastodon.murkworks.net.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

This spikyboi is hanging out in our yard today! He has a spikyboi friend as well, not shown in this picture. #deer #wildlife

A deer relaxing in an empty garden bed, surrounded by trees, chewing his cud. He has an impressive rack of antlers.

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

I don’t know who needs I hear this, but… If you’re on an algorithm-based platform, stop engaging with stuff that makes you angry. Stop leaving comments or angry reactions on people’s awful takes. It’ll only cause the algorithm to give you more to hate.

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

I wonder if it was fully on purpose that Odo's personality is in complete opposition to his physical reality. He's very rigid for such a squishy man. So dry for a liquid. #DS9 #StarTrek

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Meadhbh Dhommnail @meadhbh.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

The best old girl, Zoe, went to her final nap peacefully last night. To the best of our knowledge, as she was an adult when she came to us, she was around 19 or 20. She demanded her bedtime treat and a cuddle and went to sleep and passed in the night, curled up […] [Original post on retro.pizza]

A torbie cat sleeps in a bed with a cat shaped pillow.

A torbie cat pretends that she is in Dune.

A torbie cat looks at the camera with a stern expression.

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