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Helen Savore (she/her)

@paperninja.bsky.social
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A recovering engineer unfolding legends in story, table, and paper. Chronically ill writer when I can, playing Pathfinder and folding too many cranes otherwise. Figuring it out. helensavore.com

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Truthout @truthout.org · 7h
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP
The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror.
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DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 8h
5 years ago we partnered with @paizo.com and launched a new community content program for Pathfinder and Starfinder! We have a wide variety of amazing Adventures, Subclasses, Bestiaries, and more! Shop Pathfinder and Starfinder community content here: tinyurl.com/2ewk3xdh #ttrpg #pathfinder
Happy 5 Year Anniversary to PathfinderInfinite.com
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I miss when ridiculous sports stats were brought to us by interns and experts and not by machines killing the environment among all other issues.
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Two wrongs don't make a right. But three rights do make a left.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
blog.documentfoundation.org
Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 @goddessblade.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Hi all, We need help again this month, especially due to circumstances like being ill, not getting our food stamp card, and missing work. We appreciate any donations or boosts! Thank you! gofund.me/7715b479c
Hi all,
Another month with setbacks and difficulties making ends meet. Our income last month was not as good as we'd hoped it would be. BG and I have also recently been pretty badly sick, so that we've both been unable to work for over a week, which means we're going to come up short for this month, too. 
In addition, we've been approved for EBT, but the EBT card has been surprisingly late in arriving, leading to us also coming up somewhat short on food bills.
I'd love to raise at least $800 to make sure our rent is covered in the next couple weeks.
Thank you all again, we appreciate any help you have to give.
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Alan Dreams of Candy Corn @alans9.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
xkcd.com/1873/
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Davor Mondom @dmondom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Carlin's takedown of comedians who punch down is always a must-watch
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George Carlin Interview - On Comedians Who Pick On The Underdogs
YouTube video by Repro Batic
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Someone leave their sourdough starter in the vents?
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LGD aka Lys @ladyghostduchess.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Meroull the Wooden Doll | VSmarties ✨ @meroull-and-oaki.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trans People deserve to be Visible
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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The biggest threat to workers isn’t a dragon or a beholder, it’s unfair working conditions. D&D Producer Vanessa Hoskins is calling for a union to protect the workers behind WOTC’s premier games. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When I was out at a tech conference, a local datacenter bussed us out to see there's. Solar of course. Overkill guards and gating. But the cool part.... 4 different mechanisms for cooling and they could optimize for which was the most efficient based on the season and the damn day. Beautiful.
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I used to go shopping near there. Sticking all those datacenters around neighborhoods was nutz! And this was two decades ago, way before the GenAI crap blew up.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
gadgetreview.com
Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
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Writer of “Rape Apologists Must Die!” @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
All I did was recognize Christian white nationalism was ascending, recognize the threat racism poses, and try to get people to take it seriously. That’s my crime. It’s always been fine for people without power to live in fear. If people with power are experiencing it now, it’s not surprising.
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Dexter Idk
Alt: Dexter Idk
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My Bloody Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I don't want books written by AI, I want bizarre worlds written by weirdos who are working through some gender stuff and will change pronouns after publishing
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Went into NYC for a family thing. ~hmm... I seem to recall something was going on, but what?~ I can't believe I forgot NYCC was this weekend!! Too bad I couldn't make the timing on that work out somehow.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In case you were wondering why Donald’s biggest fans suddenly went silent . . .
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's World Homeless Day, and I'll just say: Homelessness isn't some great unsolvable mystery. People are homeless because they don't have homes. This suffering persists not for lack of solutions, but because enormous wealth and power are invested in maintaining the very structures that produce it.
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Glory to the youth" Seen in Paris during the ongoing student uprising across the country.
"Glory to the youth"
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Craig @whodo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The exciting life of a hobbyist game designer - evaluating colour coded spreadsheets of character builds!
A spreadsheet of character options for an RPG with different values colour coded by how high they are
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MinaSheep - Sealed Fortress out NOW @minasheep.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Just like Mama used to make
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
avroragirard - 

FYI it's really rude to tell someone who's chronically ill to "toughen up."
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I've had not one, but two bosses who would ask me how i was doing, "i guess not good," as i limped down the hall. One even had just fired me (well, told me i had 30 days to find a new job), due to medical conditions.
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Emma LeRae @emmalerae.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If we needed more evidence:
The result was that Johanna—who was the “female”-appearing agent, ended up with about 10.25% less money than her male-appearing counterpart, Jonah. Participants afterward said they also saw Jonah as more human than Johanna, as well.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
To every politician in New York: Do not tell the protesters to behave peacefully. Do not tell the protesters to disperse and go home. Instead, tell ICE to behave peacefully. Tell ICE to disperse and go home. Side with your constituents, not the Trump administration.
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Trans people: they're trying to genocide us Republicans: we're trying to genocide trans people Historians: they're trying to genocide trans people Genocide Prevention Groups: they're trying to genocide trans people Liberals: well hold on maybe it's a good genocide though
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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The blackbird of exasperation has replaced the bluebird of happiness until further notice.
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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · 08/10/2026
She wakes up tomorrow
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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Hands Off NYC @handsoffnyc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No more.
ICE SHOT A MAN IN THE BRONX 
abolish ice now

We have seen the proof time and again in blood. When violent, masked agents come into our communities, people are hurt and killed. This incident marks the 37th ICE or CBP-related shooting since January. We do not need any more. 

These agents shot with the intention to put this man’s life — and the life of a child — at risk. This is the direct consequence of allowing a lawless federal agency to operate with impunity, secrecy, and unchecked, deadly force. 

We demand that DHS release all footage of the shooting and aftermath tonight. We insist on an independent investigation led by the NYS Attorney General in collaboration with the NYPD and Bronx district attorney. The agent who shot the individual must be publicly named and face serious consequences for his recklessness. 

ICE’s violence is not welcome in New York City. We urge Bronx businesses Kingbridge Associates and Target to close parking lots to ICE effective immediately. We need ICE out of New York now.

- Rebecca Rodriguez, Co-Director of Hands Off NYC
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Rob Husberg @artofrob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Puttin’ on the Ritz “A Singular Sense of Style” Available as a giclée art print in my Etsy shop! You can find it here: theartofrobhusberg.etsy.com/listing/8274...
“A Singular Sense of Style”
giclée art print 

What we have here is an extremely posh, well-attired Grackle-About-Town sauntering nonchalantly along top a stone wall, past a much surprised, amazed and bewildered black alley cat. The cat doesn’t have the foggiest notion what to make of this situation. The hand-lettered text below sums up the cat's predicament. This humorous drawing is rendered in dip pen & ink using a crosshatching technique.

Text of hand-lettered caption appearing at bottom of image: “The question arose: whether to eat him, or simply to admire his singular sense of style.”
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hey I finished writing this thing! Hey I finished refreshing this my layout template! Hey, I double checked my art fold..... Aw crud. Really thought I was further along with those.
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Indeed. Momenzumzzzzzzzz
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why is just sitting on a porch tiring?
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Lark “Tornado” Morgan Lu @larkmorganlu.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Evergreen: always looking for folks who would like to be on this list! go.bsky.app/FEEX1Wp (I will create a third, forth, etc. if need be, there will ALWAYS be room for you!)
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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 07/10/2026
"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK"
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 07/10/2026
Arizona and Virginia, both of which are governed by Democrats, are ending Medicaid coverage of care for trans youth, Transitics has learned. The bans, which go into effect on October 13th, mark the most significant Democratic capitulation to Trump's anti-trans demands yet. Cowards.
transiticsnews.com
Democrat-led Arizona, Virginia Quietly End Medicaid Coverage of Care for Trans Youth, Acquiescing to Trump Demands
The policy changes, which go into effect on October 13th, see Arizona and Virginia join Kansas as states where Democrats have needlessly opted to restrict Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.
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no, not that one @thatdosbox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
From the MIT obituary: "She also proposed a software fix to prevent the error happening during a real mission, but she was overruled on the grounds that the highly trained astronauts were never going to make that same mistake. Yet during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, that’s exactly what happened"
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Diversity in Horror (they/them) @diversityhorror.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just so everyone is aware, bookshop.org is having an “anti-Prime” sale today. Part of the proceeds of their sales go to help independent bookstores and you can buy ebooks! 💜
bookshop.org
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
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prismata.press @prismata.press · 07/10/2026
We're celebrating the one year anniversary of the release of "Machines of Consent" by giving the e-book away for free! For the next 24 hours, you can head over to: prismata-press.itch.io/machines-of-... And get a copy full of trans lesbian spice and romance for free! Enjoy!
Free Today Celebrating the one-year release anniversary of Machiens of Consent a lesbian transfemme cyberpunk novel by Sophia Turner with graphics of main characters from book cover.
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fire breathing cat #Cat #Caturday
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Carrie Marshall - MySeveralWorlds.com @myseveralworlds.com · 07/10/2026
Appropriate after spending the whole night at the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce mixer masking my pain and migraine. CHRONIC ILLNESS MASKING Forcing yourself to keep plans even when you feel awful. @THEMIGRAINENETWORK #MySeveralWorlds #LifewithPain #Masking #InvisibleDisabilityAwareness
Appropriate after spending the whole night at the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce mixer masking my pain and migraine.

CHRONIC ILLNESS MASKING
The invisible ways we pretend to be "okay,” even when we're not.

Forcing yourself to keep plans
even when you feel awful.

Over-explaining or justifying why you can't do something.

Powering through when you need rest.

Saying "I'm fine" when you're anything but.

Laughing to hide brain fog or
confusion.

Hiding mobility aids or medications out of
embarrassment.

Minimizing your symptoms so you don't seem "dramatic."

Silently struggling because asking for support feels too vulnerable.

Pretending noise or light isn't bothering you.

Acting "normal" so no one
worries.

Apologizing for needing help.

Smiling when you're in pain.

Credit: @THEMIGRAINENETWORK

#MySeveralWorlds #MigraineAwareness  #LifewithPain #Masking  #InvisibleDisabilityAwareness
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 07/10/2026
Spectrum Allocation xkcd.com/3307/
Comic: Modern Spectrum Allocation Chart. [Long line of rectangles of different widths in shades of gray. From top to bottom: radio (shouting), TV test patterns, 1G cellular, radio (music), radio (static), reserved for zeppelin navigation, TV channels 2, 5, 7-13, 16, 17, and 28 with 2G cellular in between, interference, WKRP in Cincinnati, spaceship beeps, all other TV, car dealership ads, numbers stations, weather balloons, amateur radio, HAM radio, “weather balloons”, *Choosing Texas* 24/7, [extra large rectangle] boat captains say they need this for something and we don’t ask what because they’re scary, the secret radio waves that make planes stay up, defunct satellite phone company, radioastronomy, radioastrology, [extra small rectangle] all modern wireless infrastructure, death rays, LoFi hip hop beats to relax/study to, security guard walkie talkies, amateur military satellites, left open in case aliens try to call, one brand of garage door openers with a lot of political pull.]
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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New study suggests that raising school ventilation levels to ASHRAE 241 targets could reduce flu cases by 33% for the WHOLE POPULATION! We need clean air in schools so bad!!! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Climate-Ready Buildings: Insights from U.S. Schools in a Global Context

Climate Week NYC • Sept 23
Projected Health Impacts of Cleaner Air in NYC Schools 
Geetha Jeyapragasan and Charlie Whittaker I University of California, Berkeley
We modelled the projected impact of higher levels of ventilation and filtration in NYC schools. We did this by assessing the impact of achieving a field-recognized standard for healthy indoor air (ASHRAE Standard 241), developed by the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, the professional association of ventilation engineers. Adopting it in schools would reduce the burden of seasonal respiratory illness and improve preparedness for future epidemics.
We developed an epidemiological modelling framework to estimate how improving building air quality affects airborne disease transmission in schools. Here, using seasonal influenza as a case study, we share results about the potential public health impact of raising ventilation such that all schools met ASHRAE 241 targets, approximately 9 equivalent air changes per hour (ACH).
INFLUENZA INFECTIONS AVERTED
PER YEAR
54%
IN CHILDREN
33%
IN OVERALL POPULATION
Share of influenza infections averted in children and the general population if all schools achieved ASHRAE 241 filtration targets. This also results in 30% reduction in hospitalizations across all ages.
IMPACTS
261K
SCHOOL ABSENTEE DAYS
ELIMINATED PER YEAR
$25M
IN PARENTAL
PRODUCTIVITY LOSSES
SAVED
Days of school absenteeism prevented each year through reduced influenza transmission, and the value of the parental working time no longer lost to caring for sick children.

Why This Matters for New York City
ALL FLU CASES
New York City operates the largest public school system in the United States, with approximately 880,000 students across 1,800 schools. A large portion of this infrastructure predates modern ventilation standards, with the average school building around 70 years old. An inspection of NYC schools i…
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Helen Savore (she/her) @paperninja.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I wish. My teenage attempts at jewel making says not I unfortunately. Though maybe there are some 3d printing patterns that could be cobbled together as a prototype.
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