Reposted by Yvonne Eliot By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026But changing the system requires systemic work. Hell is other people because other people are *great* but it's *so hard* to get them to do things your way. That takes time and understanding and togetherness and arguing and forgiving. 1718
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026In other words, voting only matters if it's the final stage of a sustained campaign to build and mobilize popular power. Without that, voting will get you precious little. 111838
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/10/2026The reduction of politics to voting is part of the 50 year neoliberal project whose foremost goal is to make you think of yourself as an atomized individual and not as a member of a polity. 3365119
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Polarization is ... democracy’s immune response to an ... antidemocratic movement. The United States can still become its most inclusive democracy, but only if leaders defend equal rights and voters hold accountable those who will not." Polarization Is Not the Problem: muse.jhu.edu/article/1001... 010
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot thereweregiants @thereweregiants.bsky.social · 01/10/2026whenever people whine about giving up HP because they like their kid wizards, direct them right here. Diane Duane’s Young Wizard books started out way before JKR’s, and they have really excellent worldbuilding and plot. I ate them all up as a kid and I’m excited to reread as an adult for hella cheap 041
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot The Steampunk Explorer @steampunk-explorer.com · 01/10/2026Tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 2) is Bandcamp Friday, when Bandcamp waives its revenue share and musicians keep more of what you pay. It runs midnight to midnight PT. We’ve posted a directory of steampunk artists on the platform. steampunk-explorer.com/resources/st...steampunk-explorer.comSteampunk Performers on BandcampOn selected Fridays, Bandcamp waives its revenue share on music sales, which means that artists on the platform receive a higher percentage of what you pay. We’ve compiled this list to make it easier ... 074
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Going live soon - Kickstarter for the latest in the Everyone's Gone to the Movies series, Cinematic Obsessions: Reflections on Cult Films that Broke the Rules. My essay covers the 2006 film Thank You For Smoking. Sign up to get notified when the campaign is live. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...kickstarter.comComing soon: Cinematic ObsessionsReflections on Cult Films that Broke the Rules 164
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Name a tv show from before 1980.static.klipy.comEmma Peel AvengersAlt: Emma Peel and John Steed in the iconic (non-MCU) Avengers 120
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This feels like the dumbest version of improv possible, where you "yes, and" your way to the apocalypse. 0142
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Meanwhile, here are the penalties for fishing without a license in Texas: * Class C - $25-$500 * Class B - $200-$2,000 and/or 6 months in jail * Class A - $500-$4,000 and/or 1 year in jail; * be fined for state jail felonies ($1,500-$10,000 and/or up to 2 years in jail); 01711
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The human urge to walk back and forth between doorways until you remember why you went into that room 030
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Kyle Aisteach @badwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The quality of the submissions remains very, very high. Almost everything I rejected today is a piece that really should be published somewhere, but I'm starting to see the shape of the book and I'm getting a sense of what will and won't fit. We need more novelette / novella publishers. Period. 072
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026About to go see clips of my blasty boy on the big screen accompanied by a full orchestra. 😃💥♥️ 140
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Annie Dorsen @anniedorsen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Music/dance/theater people: there is *one week* left to add your voice to the Impact of AI on the Performing Arts survey.survey.alchemer.comGenAI Usage in the Performing Arts 35259
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Nice to see legal proceedings doing their job. Cherry on top: "In a final indignity for Bianco’s legal defense, the court used a footnote to rebuke his lawyers over AI-assisted errors in an earlier filing." 001
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Maria Alexander @lamaupin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026On Bisexual Visibility Day, all the cool queer kids know that La Maupin was the original disaster bisexual in 17th century France -- more "disaster" because she killed men in duels. But, you say, where are all the books about her? RIGHT HERE, BITCHES. ↙️ 544
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hurricane Polo? Did we also have Hurricane Drakkar Noir this year and I missed it? 281
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Grim Melody Pratt @timpratt.org · 23/09/2026PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO! I will be reading and talking and signing at the wonderful Mysterious Galaxy bookshop on Saturday the 26th at 2 pm! Please come and tell all your friends! mystgalaxy.com/92626Pratt 0114
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Okay, this is fascinating. "Jokhai and Dundes discovered that the hindbrain follows a separate developmental path, running in parallel to — rather than branching off from — the pathway that creates the forebrain and midbrain." med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 010
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot ✨ badmouth ✨ @badmouth.myatproto.social · 18/09/2026I don't want to, but I'm asking for help again. I don't know the exact sum that we need to get by—it's hard to think and keep my line of thought, nowadays—but I know that we need groceries today. I think we'll have to start there. Thank you 💕ko-fi.comBuy badmouth a CoffeeBecome a supporter of badmouth today! 1136
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Oh hey, the first half of chapter 2 is up, and it's FREE. Sparks are already flying between my two main characters, and not in a good way. Also, there's a kind of evil horse that makes an appearance... www.patreon.com/MichaelJaspe...patreon.comChapter Two, Part One: Heart's Revenge (a serial novel) | Michael JasperThe novel serialization experiment continues! I decided to make this half free -- the first half of each chapter is open to everyone, while 012
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Mike Jasper @michaeljasper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The fun continues on Ocracoke Island with the first half of chapter two of Heart’s Revenge: www.patreon.com/MichaelJaspe...patreon.comChapter Two, Part One: Heart's Revenge (a serial novel) | Michael JasperThe novel serialization experiment continues! I decided to make this half free -- the first half of each chapter is open to everyone, while 011
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Yay for shout-out for the Art Show! It was a lot of work to pull together, but we had some amazing volunteers, and the artists were 😍 Re steampunk at @laworldcon.bsky.social, I really enjoyed learning how to do Victorian-ish dances to Abney Park. 😊 010
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Emily @becausechaucer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026not "AI will kill us all" nor "AI will develop a conscience" but a secret third things "AI will keep us as pets who are entertaining but also like to eat plastic" 3388
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There's a song I'd love to play & sing. I got the sheet music & started working on it, then discovered that one of my kids had a traumatic memory associated with the song & an ex with consent issues. I threw away the sheet music. There are plenty of other songs. This is a post about Harry Potter. 021
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There's a song I'd love to play & sing. I got the sheet music & started working on it, then discovered that one of my kids had a traumatic memory associated with the song & an ex with consent issues. I threw away the sheet music. There are plenty of other songs. This is a post about Harry Potter. 021
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I just want to be a teenager investigating crimes by checking microfiche in the basement of the library with my two best friends. 1154
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026TFW you start troubleshooting what you think is a minor glitch accessing your website only to discover that you may have accidentally deleted the entire database attached to it in one of your "omg my backend is a mess" cleaning sprees.... 🙃 100
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Maria Alexander @lamaupin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I'm just here to say today that querying is hard. There's no way around it if you're unagented. It's hard on the soul and on one's patience. Just keep at it. If you decide to go with self-publishing, godspeed. That, too, is difficult. Persistence and discipline are the marrow of luck. 041
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Who's the most chaotic choice to give the One Ring to? Duh.static.klipy.comBugs Bunny Blinking EyesAlt: Bugs Bunny blinking eyes and looking cute with folded hands under chin. 0151
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 11/09/2026You know you don't read enough paper books when you try to scroll the page. 1172
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It bugs me that we're normalising the idea that there's something wrong with long documents, or that they're not "worth" our time. There is huge value in careful thought, in detail and nuance, in exploration, and in the experiential journey that goes alongside that. 6784106
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you are an artist or creator looking for a better way to connect with your community, check out the new platform(s) that artist/photographer Richard Man is creating: zsaso.com/@richard/01a...zsaso.comWelcome to Zsaso!Social media has an elephant in the room, and AI has made it bigger. For a social media company to go public and deliver the returns its shareholders expect, it has to sell something. What it sells is... 000
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 24/08/2026Keep the Global Voices newsroom open! We only need $60,000 to meet our newsroom budget for the current year. Donate now, as much or as little as you can, and please consider a monthly donation that will help us better plan ahead. globalvoices.org/donate/globalvoices.orgDonate · Global VoicesSupport freedom of expression for everyone, everywhere, by donating to Global Voices. 0811
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Rivka @rivka-otter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I feel like I’m losing my mind. The president of the United States is promising $5000 payouts if his party wins the midterms, and the discussion in the media is “but what about the deficit” rather than “vote buying is illegal”? 411635
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I know things are tight right now for just about everyone, which is why I wanted to let you know if you're looking for a little light escapism, An Embarrassment of Itches (Ginny Reese Mysteries Book 1) is 99 cents on most digital platforms AND the rest of the series is on Hoopla. (1st book in limbo) 034
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Every day in every way, we're being told we're doomed. Unsustainable climate change. Unsafe, unstable food chain. Dwindling resources. Fine. Go out like a comet then. Make your art, be your most authentic, wacky self. Find your community and support it. Continue to make things. Take joy in it. 172
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 08/09/2026ME: Okay, so a coral snake looks like that and a kingsnake looks like—FUCK, it’s AI, I need a different image… KEVIN: *facepalm* SNAKE: Ooh, is this Fiestaware? Hijinks ensue as we attempt to get the cardboard under our new friend. 779217
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026this is still a great idea, if I do say so myself 812412
Yvonne Eliot @y-eliot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I cut watermelon for The Juiceman demos. Oh, & the first day of my job doing admin for a VisEFX company, they set fire to a body in the parking lot. 🤪🔥 000
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 07/09/2026My life is an unending quest to get all of the links to my books in one place. books2read.com/rl/bysuelondonbooks2read.comby Sue London: Everything by Sue London - in one place! 088
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Just a note that Governor Newsom has still not signed SB 868 allowing Californians to have balcony solar panels without paying interconnection fees, and it is worth your time to send a note to the Governor's office urging him to sign. Balcony solar panels are a safe way to increase clean energy use. 022
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.theguardian.comRevealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newslettersExclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism 2319251222
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Friday morning, I was gardening when I checked my phone. A request had gone out for help. For 25+ hours, ICE had been laying siege to a quiet neighborhood in Frederick, MD. Community members were afraid, some didn’t want to leave their homes. ICE vehicles seemed to be lurking on every corner. 3520341029
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot wabbit 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @wabbit89.bsky.social · 06/09/2026More people should watch Babylon 5. Sigh. 1123
Reposted by Yvonne Eliot Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Never incite an altercation with the romance writers. 123018