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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I love it when a thread simultaneously makes me hopeful, makes me cry, and makes me want to rewatch Labyrinth for the millionth time. Thank you for all the building blocks you gave me, Jim Henson. I'll do my best to make them into a castle that Jareth would envy

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you haven't kept up your annual COVID vaccinations, get on that sooner rather than later. Also, shout-out to all fellow still-maskers!

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Erica @ericamauter.com · 21/09/2026

Laughing to keep from crying. This shit is wild. The whole damn thread. 🍿🍿🍿 (Also, after successfully avoiding even thinking about Matt Gaetz for months, this is the second time his name has come up for me this week, NO THANK YOU.)

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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

trans people are also just flatly correct to rage at Dems for wavering on trans rights because immigration advocates did not do so when Dems started wavering on immigration under Obama and that led us to Biden adopting Trump I immigration policy almost wholesale

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Does anybody know at what age one stops frantically cleaning their house before the parents come over? Not even the inlaws, but one's own parents? Because I can say for certain it's older than mid-forties and I'd like to know how much longer I'll be fretting about water spots on the faucets...

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When the GM asks for a way to track the positions of the PCs and a herd of horses in a chase scene, you grab whatever comes to hand. Featuring Sarah as the girl on the horse and Kayla as the bobble-headed cat. Also note the Lego dragon on top of the bottle of ModPodge representing an enemy sniper.

Various strange Lego and PlayMobile figures litter a tabletop in chaotic fashion

Wider shot of the same Lego and PlayMobile characters along with a cleaner view of a bobble-headed cat at the back of the party. On a bottle of ModPodge one can see a Lego character with a brown dragon head. The whole thing looks like a collection of mismatched toys from under a 10 year old's bed.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In what universe would a white Mayor be told he could not attend a commemoration in Oklahoma City because "Timothy McVeigh?"

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I gotta vaguepost because I am not ready to go public, but if you know me and you know what I've been working on... It's working!!! I built it and it works!!! On a related note, if you just happen to be in search of a side hustle and don't mind being a beta tester, hit me up. BECAUSE IT WORKS!!!

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Be like Dolly. Stand up for people early, loudly, and bravely.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

(Not reposting the picture with that sign in it) Jake Lang is a sniveling, pathetic, worthless thing. He has no love or wonder or joy. He hates because he is empty inside and without hate he would have to experience fear. Because he knows he has nothing to offer and he can't face his own inadequacy

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Things that count as reading: * Short books * Smut * Graphic novels * Audiobooks * Fanfic * Too many other things to list Things that don't count as reading: * Having ChatGPT fart out a "summary" for you.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/08/2026

"AI" has existed in its current form for barely four years and the fact that it's jammed up the cognitive development of an entire generation that fast (and that there's a specific overclass of techofascists who are deeply thrilled about this) is a big damn red flag. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...

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What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This thread highlights two parallel issues that line up with the current Flock stuff -- tools are only tools until they become weapons, and when they do, they can be turned on everyone

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Unrelated to tonight's politics - does anybody know the age at which one stops beating oneself up for making a mistake? Wouldn't it be nice if self recrimination was a phase of life like perimenopause and, no matter how frustrating, you knew it would end someday? Gotta love that 2am inner struggle.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Tonight is one of those nights when the Twin Cities Bluesky is a thing of beauty and joy. I love our people and I love when we come together to hate on centrist apologists and cheer on actual progressive champions. And, eternally, fuck ICE and terfs and Trump and everyone who rubs elbows with them

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Good job St Paul neighbors!

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This is frighteningly accurate

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

So according to our air filter app, the indoor air quality is shit, but the outdoor quality is temu apocalypse. Awesome. Me and my Covid-damaged asthmatic lungs will be over here having a nice old time. Stay safe everyone!

Screenshot of an Air Quality meter from an app. The range starts at 12am this morning and goes until now. The bottom line showing the indoor air quality was blue (very good) until turning green around 2pm (still okay), then orange at 6pm (not great), and red (bad) since 8pm. The gray line above it reflects the outdoor air which vacillated between fair and poor until 6pm and then took off like a rocket to the moon straight up to hellish infinity.

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Stephanie Cranford @stephcranford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Shout-out to all my fellow spoonies crashing today after #CVG2026! Treat yourself kindly if possible. I still haven't washed the green out of my hair.....

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Minnesota if you're not looking at the moon, you should be! Forgive my shit camera

Picture of the moon but the camera effect has captured it so brightly it could be daylight. Power pole in the foreground.

Picture of the moon but the camera effect has captured it in darkness so it's particularly golden and shadowy. Power pole still in the foreground.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Shout-out to anybody else whose day started with the fire alarm going off

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Xcel what are we doing here? I'll just be over here waiting for you to get your act together I guess

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Anybody else in the Twin Cities metro without electricity right now? Anybody know why? I started to ask "anybody without power?" But that's a loaded question and I do not have the energy to be philosophical about it right now.

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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

THIS!!-->>> I had this EXACT reaction! Why is it so easy for the Feds to charge for #Stalking when someone follows someone in a car, nothing else other than maybe some curse words said but a victim of repeated domestic violence & real stalking can't even get law enforcement to take a report!

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I had stuff to do today and now I mostly want to curl up, turn off every device, and nap until it all goes away. Which is what they want us to feel. It's okay to be exhausted and dispirited. It's okay to just cope. We all heal these wounds in our own time. Then we get up and fight again tomorrow

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I think this is true, and I know we will prevail, but GODS DAMNIT we should not have to live with this rage and fear. I had not missed the choking weight of it all. Everyone be kind to yourself today and be very safe. Shout if you need help -- we're in this together to the end.

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🍊 tsu @tsurudraws.art · 16/06/2026

happy pride to all my buddies who are too tired to create anything for pride and are just focusing on existing

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Don't be this person. Don't. If you fuck around and kid like this, you are doing harm punching down to trans, nonbinary, gender fluid, and many other people. Pronouns are not user pics. They are not cute online names. They are IDENTITY. RESPECT THEM.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Endless fucking bullshit. But they will never stop us from protecting our neighbors and ourselves

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CONvergence Connie @convergencecon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Don't wait to register for CONvergence 2026! Register by Monday, June 15th to lock in the $115 Adult rate. After that, at-the-door pricing applies - you can still register up to and during CONvergence but it'll cost you more! Register now: www.convergence-con.org/get-involved... #cvg2026

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CONvergence Convention | Register

Click here to register online for CONvergence! If you’ve registered online for CONvergence before, use the same account you did last time. (your username is your email address) If you have attended CO...

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Weyodi OldBear- The Root and The Seed is available. @weyodi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is literally because of Anti-Blackness, like so many supremely fucked up things about the US

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Shout-out to everyone whose first instinct in a time of weather, traffic, or unrest is to head to the Twin Cities Bluesky for updates, commentary, and commiseration. These are my people!

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Welp, this was a fun way to find out one of our bedroom windows doesn't seat right in the sill anymore. At least I got it to latch a little more. Otherwise I was looking for ways to hold it in so I could go back to bed. Leaning a desk chair was my top option. Weather adventures are less fun at 3am

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It would be an unorthodox but effective way to protect the boundary waters from US gov fuckery

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I think this is a big part of why I've been struggling to write lately. I have 2 WIPs and both involve an antagonist who is too much like the assholes enshittifying the world. I'm TIRED of selfish, cruel, powerful people causing harm and it makes me tired even to write about kicking their butts.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Spy Game I watched this movie in an actual college class on espionage because of the accuracy of how it portrayed agency culture/politics, recruitment of assets, etc. The class was taught by a former NSA agent who "spent time" with the CIA so that tells you how good it is. Runner up: SpyXFamily

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Spy X Family: Intense Glare

Alt: Spy X Family: Intense Glare A blond man wearing a trench coat and hat turns slowly, his eyes wide. You can sense his utter dread as if his soul is about to flee his body in panicked despair

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Add at least one more and pass it on: Trans women are women. Ace is beautiful, not broken.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This is my wreath for midsummer. I change the wreath every 6 weeks, centered on the wheel of the year. So this is the wreath for the 3 weeks before and after the equinox. Represents the full glory of the sun in summer. I'm really proud of this one!

A wreath hanging on a white door from a red ribbon. The wreath is primarily bright yellow forsythia with springs of pink-red, white, and goldenrod colored clusters.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Co fucking signed 🤬

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The only thing people hate more than AI are the sociopaths shoving it down our throats.

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Mendeia @mendeia.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This thread is good and terrifying but this single piece of it made me cry. Trans people need our help and protection. Help, support, donate, advocate. Whatever you can do, do it and keep doing it. It literally saves lives.

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Snitty 🎃 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

If you want to know why so many people are AI skeptics it's because things that used to work like Google Advanced Search went all-in on AI and now do not fucking work. IT DOES NOT FUCKING WORK ANYMORE

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

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Erica @ericamauter.com · 14/05/2026

Avenge Minnesota, fuck yeah.

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