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Cheryl

@tembrooke.bsky.social
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Part-time accountant, part-time caregiver, sometime writer. Trying to survive. Loves books, chocolate, and tea. (She/her)

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 5h
28 hours left! We are SO CLOSE!!! Who can help us cross the finish line??? A little over $100 to go! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
screenshot from the campaign for OPPORTUNITY WINDOW

$1879/$2000 with 110 backers and 28 hours to go
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
A figure stands in a barren landscape; reaches for the lever on a large, eccentric contraption covered in wires, pipes, dials and buttons; looks over towards two figures inside a bunker and says:

"'Trust me, it's safe' would sound a lot more reassuring if you weren't saying it from inside a concrete bunker."
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“They just recalled soap for bacterial contamination” tired
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 29/09/2026
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The Office: It's Happening!
Alt: The Office: It's Happening!
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!
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Caleb Dume @thacalebdume.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MAKE ART! MAKE BAD ART! BAD ART IS BETTER THAN AI ART! YOUR WORST IS STILL BETTER THAN THE SLOP!
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 27/09/2026
Nothing is less fun than the kind of "not getting anything done but being 167% committed to not resting either" that comes with adhd
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Author Simulator. My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Title: Author Simulator 

Level 1: Get to desk and begin! (Platform video game-style image of an author jumping from a block onto  a cloud with desk and computer) Result: success!

Level 2: Press on despite distractions! (Author typing as the desk/clod moves past a ghost and a spider) ) Result: success!

Level 3: Deliver manuscript to editor! (Author jumping over fire pit onto platform where editor waits) Result: success!

Level 4: Accept minor criticism! (Author lying ded in fronto of editors desk) Result: better luck next time!

Along the bottom are controls for:
 Left right jump crouch read write nap coffee
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 27/09/2026
thank you, Bluesky, for being my pumpkin full of frozen raw meat in my enclosure
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✪ Gray Skies Ahead ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026
They are bound and determined to be non-consensual perverts by any means necessary
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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#HeadsUp: Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey is on US ebook sale for $3; I got some for random giveaway. I *love* this book, it was my favorite hard(ish) SF book the year it came out, and the conclusion is even better.
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ohhh the edward gorey house is doing an exhibit on his lettering right now, i would so love to see that
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O Sordid Type — The Edward Gorey House
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m really not sure that “goes rogue” is an accurate description of a behavior that is apparently both habitual and condoned
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More OpenAl Incidents
The company's A.l. went rogue this year at least four additional times, trying to break into government and university sites.
now
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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻
A painting of fat blobby bears
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Minerva Zimmerman @grumpymartian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
*DING* it is now fall. Make sure you have your sunlamps out ready to use. Add those vitamin D supplements to your weekly pills.
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Sleepy Sun's Morning Coffee
Alt: Sleepy Sun's Morning Coffee - a cartoon sun that looks a bit sleepy and bleary eyed turns around holding a cup of coffee
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This was *a ride*. I now feel much better about the challenges facing me today. (Many thanks to Sarah Jeong for live-posting her awful travel experience!)
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up.
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Liv 🌈 @oliviajroweee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm so so tired of people who are otherwise seemingly intelligent minimizing COVID. I know it's partially the media and government's fault for downplaying it so heavily, but the denial is CRAZY. Like your child getting it over and over is not mild. It's not!!!! It is damaging their entire body!!!
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com
5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.Galaxy and Moon Bunny Compression Gloves Galaxy, Cat and Mushroom Wrist BracesMushroom and Cat Artist/Drawing Gloves
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Leslie Farnsworth @lesliefarnsworth.com · 23/09/2026
What book was widely panned that you absolutely loved? I might need to read it. I'm often shocked to see the popular reviews of the books I adored. Not *always* terrible, but quite often surprisingly lower than I could have imagined.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It ys the seasoun of decoratif gourdes, ye knaves
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hey pals… A good friend and coworker was recently diagnosed with cancer and is out of work for treatment. It really sucks. His brother has started a GoFundMe to help (because American unaffordable healthcare), and I’d appreciate any shares if you could www.gofundme.com/f/support-cj...
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Awkward Puppets Diego: I Hate This Already
Alt: Awkward Puppets Diego: I Hate This Already
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I hope this email finds you still registered to vote
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Leslie Farnsworth @lesliefarnsworth.com · 22/09/2026
Holy effing hell. Seriously? Guess here's yet another reason not to use generative AI...
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AI might be making women sound bad at work
Office correspondence is weaker when requested with common women's language
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lawngnomesorceress @lawngnomesorceress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
this is a fucking bellwether. i cannot emphasize enough just how how deeply entwined the crafting and fiber arts communities were with hp fandom, and if over 50% of the reddit crafting forum has voted it out? it's fucking over, that shit is officially running on fumes now.
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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's Fat Bear Week! Voting starts tomorrow at explore.org/fat-bear-week, but the contenders are up on the site already
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Fat Bear Week 2026 - Explore.org
Explore.org is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel. Our mission is to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity...
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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#HeadsUp: As spotted by @galatfemme.bsky.social, The Last Graduate (The Scholomance Book 2) by @naominovik.bsky.social is on US ebook sale for $2; I got some copies for random giveaway, although I might try to wait until the other books go on sale.
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's been just over a year since we moved into this house. I still have multiple unpacked boxes in my bedroom and my closet. 😔 Honestly, you'd think they would have unpacked themselves by now.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
To those who had a really, really hard day of being a human and didn’t say anything… Thank you for staying 💚 I’m so happy you survived the day. You are worthy of nice days. See you tomorrow? ✨
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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week, everyone! www.reddit.com/r/Otters/com...
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From the Otters community on Reddit: Happy sea otter awareness week! It's a whole week dedicated to one of the most important marine mammals in the world! 🦦
Explore this post and more from the Otters community
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Making a to-do list for the next few days. Soooo much to do.
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Inside Out Sadness Crying: I Miss You
Alt: The blue-skinned, blue-haired cartoon character Sadness from the film Inside Out is crying. Tears shoot from her eyes like water from a fountain. Her mouth is wide open, and it seems clear that the crying is not happening quietly.
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Daily bunny no.3446 is not left-handed
Bunnies re-enact the duel between Inigo and Wesley in "The Princess Bride", with a masked bunny fighting against a dashing shaggy bunny with a gold sword. The masked bunny is cornered, near the edge of a rocky cliffside, but still has a trick up his sleeve
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This week has been a million years long but also how is tomorrow Friday already? 😳
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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Only 3 of these have been claimed so far, this is a travesty! If you like superhero novels, this is *very good*.
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Major progress made toward resolving A Situation that's been causing me worry and stress for close to two months now. There's no substitute for (finally!) reaching a person who has both the knowledge and authority to fix a problem.
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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
AI scammers have gone mad. Just had an email from Jane Austen who is very impressed by my short story collection.
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I thought I had eaten all of my emotional support M&Ms, but yay, I still have some left! (Eating half now and saving the rest to surprise and delight me tomorrow.)
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I did A Lot today, and judging from social media, it was a very good day to be occupied offline and therefore oblivious to the batshit crazy happenings. 😳
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Daily bunny no.3442 gets the lunch special
A bunny walks into a slightly old-fashioned diner, where a bunny at the counter has made a tall lettuce burger and fries. The customer bunny waves at the counter bunny.
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 15/09/2026
Tell a friend! Tell the group chat! Tell a stranger!
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Okay so apparently it isn't common knowledge: after you get your shots, roll your shoulder and flex your bicep every 30-60 minutes. It dramatically reduces the soreness from the shots. Pharmacists taught me this tip Year 1 and it's a game changer.
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Somewhat related question: if you eat a small chocolate and it doesn't taste all that good, you should definitely have another, different piece of chocolate, right? 🤔 Asking for a me.
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I don't think I have enough chocolate on hand for another Monday. (I'm still tired from last week! How can it be a new week already?)
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Stop stop stop treating this $5k check thing like it’s real. It’s just…not.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The vapors! Gracious, the vapors!
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Cheryl @tembrooke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Me, after emailing completed project files: I've been trying to finish that for so long, I really feel like I should treat myself Email: UPS has delivered your package from <clothing company> Me: 🤩🥰
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship.
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