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Gamer - Bard - Occasionally Humorous ULC Ordained | Weddings Officiated: 5 Novels - Written: 1 | Published: 0 ko-fi.com/starsong dragonharper.carrd.co youtube.com/@emrys-starsong He/Him

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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 19/10/2025
If anyone knows of job opportunities in the Mid-Missouri area... I'm in the market, as it were.
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a man stands on the mast of a ship in the middle of the ocean
Alt: Captain Jack Sparrow stands at the top of a ship's mast. As the ship sinks below the water, Jack steps from the mast to a dock and begins walking away.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Stand up on No Kings Day
A parade of sorts with a Trans flag that says "share if Trans people are safe with you"
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
You want to know what a couple of decades of standardized testing has done to literacy rates? Look around, friends.
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
"What is fascism?"
Throughout history, each iteration of fascism came with its own particularities. Political theorist R. Griffin posits that the one thing they have in common is palingenetic ultranationalism. (Picture : Mussolini giving a speech) Palingenetic ("born again in ancient greek) ultranationalism is a far right narrative that frames the nation as decadent, as having lost its way, as being betrayed by dark elites. To save it, it needs to be destroyed, then reborn. (Picture: Trump giving a speech in front of a MAGA flag) with that goal in mind, an authoritarian power with divisive rhetoric channelsbthe population's anger towards a scapegoat demonized outgroup: migrants, religion, sexual and gender minorities... (picture : three masked ICE agents are handling someone.) Fascism is like a chameleon : it constantly adapts to eras and cultures. It is vital to learn to identify it and call it out. (Picture: a chameleon)
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JazzReads📚🏀 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
This is sad…
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[🤬🟥🐼] @angryredpanda.blacksky.app · 13/09/2025
The Black Feminists Who Saw the Alt-Right Threat Coming Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color. If only more people had paid attention. (Context for #EndFathersDay)
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Years Ago, Black Feminists Worked Together to Unmask Twitter Trolls Posing as Women of Color. If Only More People Paid Attention.
The fake accounts had handles like @NayNayCantStop, @LatrineWatts, and @CisHate, and bios like “Queer + black + angry.”
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I wrote a thing. As someone who survived the 1970s and kept the receipts.
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Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things.

I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father.

Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking.

She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking.I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person.
My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right".

None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing,enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got.
Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived.

Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.
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bubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
at their core, trans rights, abortion rights, and vaccine rights are actually all the same issue: they’re all about bodily autonomy, and the willingness to concede any of them puts the others at risk.
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Artcher| looking for work! @artcher.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Duck Paladin!
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 23/08/2025
Cats will be the death of me, but I still love them.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 22/08/2025
Getting real tired of the extruding insert in Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce popping out, sending sauce spilling uncontrollably. It's to the point that I lost my patience and tossed a partial; I should not have to pry out the insert from the cap and replace it every time I open the bottle.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 22/08/2025
It is bad enough, having to spend nearly $7 for a loaf of bread that is supposedly safe for my family to eat. Getting home, opening the package, and finding it already shot through with mold is not adding insult, it's compounding the injury.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 19/08/2025
I oscillate wildly between Crunchy and Story-Driven.
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A.J. Wilden🏳️‍⚧️ @wcwit.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Fuck jk rowling. Pass it on.
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no. @joles.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
applying for jobs again
screenshot from an online job application form. the question reads "Can you describe specific ways you have integrated AI tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond single prompt usage" (a red asterisk indicates that this is a required question).

an answer has been typed in the textbox below the question:

"there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask.

it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same.
 
it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. “you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster.”

there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn’t mean it has no price

for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 18/08/2025
I'd been looking for a potential abstract movement system to use, as I expect it would be less time-consuming for online play, and lo and behold I come across Sword World here through Bluesky. I'm going to give it a test run, next session.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 17/08/2025
Bubbles are magic.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 17/08/2025
Air conditioner is running again, needed a new capacitor. Great Scott, and all that.
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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This to me is an example of positive masculinity and as someone who throws axes on a hobby basis I think I’m gonna have to get one and see how she flies
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Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
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Cora Buhlert @corabuhlert.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz or How to Suppress Women’a Writing – The Fantasy Edition I'm over at Galactic Journey again - for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me - to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a novel…
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Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz or How to Suppress Women’a Writing – The Fantasy Edition
I'm over at Galactic Journey again - for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me - to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a novel which was incredibly influential and yet isn't remembered nearly as well as it should be. For the actual review, head over to Galactic Journey. If you want to know why this novel was so influential - which I obviously couldn't discuss from the 1970 POV of Galactic Journey…
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 16/08/2025
Days like this are why I keep lilypichu's roomba audio clips easily accessible on my phone.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 16/08/2025
I have had the battle theme from Final Fantasy VII (and various iterations thereof, including the "Tipsy" remix) stuck in my head on loop for the past 4+ days. I'm not sure this is a complaint, the music is great. Not sure my life needs that as the soundtrack right now, though.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 16/08/2025
This has been the Week of Unexpected Vet Bills. Between everything, I feel like I could use a Decade of Independent Wealth to balance things out.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 15/08/2025
Chickpea pasta, condensed cream of mushroom soup, can of chicken, can of mushrooms, ~6 strips of maple bacon, splash of cream, and a couple handfuls of home-grown sun sugar cherry tomatoes. Seasoned with salt, pepper, and Justice.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 09/08/2025
Adding ambient sound and music to VTT games can be challenging. I want to set the mood and provide the epic feeling of a cinematic soundtrack, but getting volume levels wrong can be jarring or even cause overstimulation issues. It would be nice if Roll20 had more options for controlling audio.
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Dante The K9 @dantethek9.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Well, I'll be damned. It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up. newatlas.com/infectious-d...
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The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ❄︎ ☃︎ @moxiest.art · 30/09/2023
This is going to be a potentially triggering 35 part thread. If you wish to share it, for the sake of your audience, please do not repost every section of it. Share the start of the thread and allow your readers to decide whether to read the whole thing.
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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
we can maybe, like, uh, STILL SEE IT THAT WAY
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 24/07/2025
"Not really a thing as Good and Evil. More like 'Good' and 'Better,' as in 'Better-than-you.' You've got good people, see, and then you've got them what thinks their shit don't stink - but still can't be bothered to wipe their own ass."
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 23/07/2025
Despite the fact that I know there is no way to predict what the players will end up doing, I tend to hyper-focus on game prep and try to cover all the possibilities. It's like I'm trying to write the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book.
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 21/07/2025
On the 10th I ran the first session of my latest Roll20 campaign, setting up the premise and including some light, low-stakes personal quests to get people back into their characters after a months-long break from gaming. At the end, as per my usual, I asked for Stars & Wishes from the players.
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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 04/06/2025
A lot of people promote the idea of punching nazis but I want you to know that you don’t have to. hypothetically you can also do stuff like spit in their food, or more interesting things if you’re making the food. This includes ICE agents, who are nazis.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 01/06/2025
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
“‘Do you think there’s something a bit… odd about Littlebottom?’

‘Seems like a perfectly ordinary female to me,’ said Angua. 

‘Female? He told you he was female?’

‘She,’ Angua corrected. ‘This is Ankh-Morpork, you know. We’ve got extra pronouns here.’”
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muffin oracle🔮🍦ʰᶦᵍʰ ᵖʳᶦᵉˢᵗᵉˢˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᶦᶜᵉ ᶜʳᵉᵃᵐ ᵈᶦᵐᵉⁿˢᶦᵒⁿ 🎉🧁 @snappleroan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
work be like: u are not required to disclose any personal/medical information about your condition/disability, but please tell us in detail what’s wrong with you and what would happen to you if we *didn’t* renew your accommodations request?
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A. Marmot 🌱 @handle.invalid · 27/07/2024
(rainbow) Antler Catte #pixelart
pixel art of a fluffy, large-pawed cat sitting up. The cat has rainbow colored patches of fur, also has huge deer-like antlers growing behind his ears which are in all colors of the rainbow. Twenty-four colors
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Laurie Raye @alraye.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Happy Pride month, all! Way back in 2018 I made these galaxy pride flags. They were shared many thousands of times, featured on Vice, and even made their way onto book covers and into video games. Here are the original ones I created (in no particular order!) so Bluesky can have them too. 💙
Asexual flag made from photos of galaxiesNon-binary flag made from photos of galaxiesNew Pride flag made from photos of galaxiesTransgender flag made from photos of galaxies
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
VICTORY, THEY FUCKING PROVED THE COVID/MAST CELL LINK IS THE SPIKE PROTEIN I HAVE A CONCLUSIVE PAPER TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO WHINE AT ME ABOUT MY FUCKING DIPHENHYDRAMINE PRE-VACCINE ADVICE NOW
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 22/01/2025
Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
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yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 02/05/2025
is...is the prosecution trying to cause a mistrial?? like why are they even risking this, this is the most "we have enough evidence to convict" case of the century, the difficulty is in getting the jury to convict, which does NOT get easier when you act like this
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StarFrog @starfrog.blackskycomra.de · 19/04/2025
I love being noticed; I hate drawing attention.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
If your response to yesterday’s millions of people marching is that they were all paid operatives…you’re desperate, deluded, and scared. And lying.
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Shellraiser B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Sharing with ALT text for those who aren't aware of the ongoing real world implications for trans people in the U.S. "I'm afraid I could be arrested if I travel to that state..."

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u/RedRhodes13012⚫ 4h
Seeing people deflate when I explain simple facts of my reality bums me out.
Vent
"No, I can't go on that cruise to Italy with you, because I'm struggling to get a passport that doesn't put me in danger. I'm scared I might have trouble getting home."
"Yes, I'm looking at other job opportunities/leaving my position working at school, which I love so much. It's becoming unsafe for people like me to work with children - I got a death threat the other day."
"Will the doctor/therapist/etc. you're recommending be safe for someone like me?"
"Before I meet your parents, I need to know if they know about me. Will I be safe?"
"I'm afraid I could be arrested if I travel to that state for your wedding and need to use the restroom at the venue, I'm sorry."
Seeing it actually register on people's faces that this is my life- that these policies are real and affect real people they know and love- is a really bitter pill. On one hand, it's sad to have to break such depressing news. And on the other hand, it feels so isolating and infuriating that people who love me apparently have no clue any of this is happening unless I take the time to inform them.
Just needed to get that out. Thanks for listening.
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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Tim is correct. Again.
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Nick Land Acknowledgement 🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 @lonestartallboi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The fundamental issue here is that a pissed off Democrat will arrange a boycott or a sit in or a protest and a pissed off Republican will load a box truck full of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane and detonate it next to the Murrah building
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