Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 08/10/20261. I read it in under 24 hours (it's a brief and smoothly written read, also suspenseful as you try to figure out what's going on) and O don't get to do that often enough. 2. If we want to discourse, I'm surprised I've never seen anyone accuse it of being copaganda. 130
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've got the emotional boundaries necessary to not get unhappy when two people I like make each other unhappy, but really, did it need to escalate like that? 000
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Very so often there's a heated debate between two people I follow and it looks just like this to me. 110
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinDuncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social · 29/10/2024So the tl;dr; seems to be that the decline in fertility rate is not so much a decline in people choosing not to have children but rather a decline in people having children without it being their choice. 213018
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Once more: Thucydides wrote a history *as tragedy*, and his audience would have recognized the hubris of Athens at Melos leading to their downfall in Sicily 1364
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care. 35449411221
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I wonder how much of it is actually AI generated. 010
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinGregory Crosby @monostich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And you can still write a novel next month. Go ahead. Nothing is stopping you (though I still maintain November is a terrible choice to try to write a whole novel in). 372
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinRuthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We're excited to share this discussion about how publishers are handling the question of human authorship, the different solutions on offer, and mythbusting for writers anxious about submissions! 0109
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854423350
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Move over Hemingway, "Criminal justice attorney got one star" is the new six-word story. 010
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinSkip, the Online New Yorker (terrifying, i know) @badposter.lol · 07/10/2026more business owners need to be like this 1770871112
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026As a college freshman I was introduced to an essay that claimed people, when surveyed, react to the prospect of heavy thinking the same way they react to the prospect of physical pain. (IIRC the details were like "would rather get a minor electric shock than have to solve math problems.") 000
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This, and also: parents often didn't live as long, so waiting them out might have been a plausible alternative to estrangement. 090
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm pretty sure some of us were wondering why they even got divorced, it sounded so amicable. But the thing is, if they'd been stuck with each other it would not have been so friendly! (Far from the only case where people are good exes but terrible spouses. No-fault divorce FTW) 010
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I was at a party over the weekend where a guy bragged about how easy and bloodless his and his ex's divorce was. They paid a lawyer about $400, signed some paperwork, and their problems were over. Hell yeah, they SHOULD be bragging. 0250
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Like it's trying to correct a misapprehension you didn't have" is SO accurate to the feeling! 010
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 6223061694
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinSharai Bohannon (She/Her) @sharai.bsky.social · 06/10/2026All the wrong people have too much time and money on their hands. 0245
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinEmmyKtz 🐙 The Pink Hydra 🔞 @thepinkhydra.com · 15/07/2026I've seen quite a few of the same tells in AI slop stories submitted to me. Not following simple submission guidelines is the first and biggest red flag. Also: submitting stories way above or below the requested word count, and writing a fucking essay in lieu of a simple cover letter. 052
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Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinCat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites 27369501090
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Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10141991469
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinElla Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For New Yorkers who want to participate in #BannedBooksWeek, I'm hosting a romance read-in at Book Club Bar tomorrow night at 7:30! We're raising money for Authors Against Book Bans and will be raffling off some great romances.eventbrite.comRomance Read-In to Benefit Authors Against Book BansIt's Banned Books Week - so we're calling on romance readers to support Authors Against Book Bans and fight back against censorship! 10470143
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In Wisconsindaryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026this should also be true for people who are 30, 40, or 50 and do not need their bad situations 0353
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinLux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 04/10/2026Pretty much the only thing that unites survivors is that we're people who have been violated who need to hear that: - it wasn't our fault - we didn't deserve it - we deserve to feel safe from violence and violation - healing is possible 1312
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I mean, I'd love to learn people are actually persuaded by facts after all. It goes against much of what I've been taught about psychology. My own urge to believe otherwise is of course a confounding factor. 000
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The latter point, plus the fact that many of these studies are from the same researcher (not independent studies coming to the same conclusion), may be grounds for skepticism, but I'd be delighted to learn this is happening for real! 100
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Worth picking out that the effect holds even when the conspiracy theorists thinks they're arguing with a human expert, and the study authors seem to find this evidence a point in favor of people being capable of persuasion by facts instead of ego and emotion. 100
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you're right, those are mixed feelings I look forward to having. 010
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally. 2921551960
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Stop laughing, dead saints only do this when they're very distressed. 120
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 24/02/20241994: internet is ephemeral 2004: internet is forever 2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots 2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work 7684253535
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Enemies-to-lovers is a difficult trope to pull off well, but it helps if you've got some entertaining oddness and lots of charisma in there. 010
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This somehow got turned off automatically for me, so I had to go back into my settings to turn on “require alt text” again. Might have happened to you too; worth a check to keep your posts accessible to all. 23513
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026Butterbutt. An older comic. 233009739
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sorry to vore fans, but for reasons of personal taste I’ve leaned more toward the gratifications of “oral sex” and also “racist xenophobic politicians being eaten alive.” (Some might call the latter a digression from the sex, and it kind of is, but it also does important character work. And is fun.) 000
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As part of the Frisky Fairytales ‘zine (a free collection of fairytale-themed erotic writing and art to be released later this year), I’ve written a version of "Prince Lindworm" that leans very heavily on the stripping, femdom, and "prince that eats people" themes. tc-mill.com/new-and-tend... 100
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And in my experience, unfortunately, only good for about 80% of the crisis before my battery runs down. (Though that probably isn't an ADHD-specific thing.) 150
Mumbling Sage In Wisconsin @mumblingsage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In middle school, I remember envying Frodo Baggins: he had ONE task, to get that damn ring to Mordor. No homework for even one class, much less six. He even had a gardener boyfriend along to feed him. 0174
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Here, a link to the additional deaths for which Trump and Musk have been responsible in just one year. www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi... Trump's election is one of the most consequential and devastating in the history of democracy. 35126
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?' And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!' And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!' 739581
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time." 2349871156
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10134993786
Reposted by Mumbling Sage In WisconsinWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 443858920