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Joan Wendland@bandcgames.bsky.social |
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Retired engineer, author, game designer.
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Low Quality Facts
@lowqualityfacts.bsky.social
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Throwing off the political polls by making hundreds of fake identities and claiming that I will vote for whichever candidate wears the largest hat.
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Then put a basil leaf on the toast and top with wet mozzarella We used to do that a lot before the hubby had to give up cheese
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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YES! Like a deer in the headlights
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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2 old men knock on your door:
1 says let me sleep in your guest room for 4 years, and I'll do my best to help you with your chores
The other says let me sleep in your guest room for one night and I'll steal your silver then burn down the house
Which do you pick? #Election2024
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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I'm right there with you. I have a million things I need to be doing right now but I'm so stressed about the number of fascists and enablers in this country I can't think of anything else. They've stolen all my spoons!
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I'm Maxxxine-maxxing. I'm Ti pilled.
@crabitha.slutmo.de
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one of the most fundamental things i took from therapy is that so many problems break down to you being mad that someone is doing something you think you're not allowed to do
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Stephen Wolf
@stephenwolf.bsky.social
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A reminder that if Trump wins & purges the civil service to replace it with loyalists as planned, all sorts of govt data will become totally untrustworthy. The House GOP is already trying to rig the census to screw Democrats in redistricting after Trump's first-term attempt failed
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Holly Brewer
@earlymodjustice.bsky.social
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Seven times between 1801 and 1869 Congress changed the size of the court, going from a low of five justices in 1801 to a high of ten in 1863. In most of those cases, as in 1801 and 1863, the size went up and down in order to fix an imbalance or overreach by the Supreme Court. My latest
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Wylder ♿🏳️⚧️🖖🏳️🌈🏴☠️
@wylder.bsky.social
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More of this cis energy for non-cis folks please.
Also, David Tennant is amazeballs. 💜🥰🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #trans #pride #DrWho
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Cue Eye of the Tiger!
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Frankly with the GOP redefining marriage as "he owns your ass and there's no way out of it" I think we'll be seeing a lot of women swearing off marriage.
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Melissa Gira Grant
@melissagiragrant.com
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"There is apparently no need for hoods anymore.
That’s what’s changed." @kkdumez.bsky.social's newsletter has been an essential guide to what's going on with the Christian right's embrace of Christian nationalism.
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Jazz.
@jl3001.bsky.social
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Just thinking about how Taraji P. Henson warned Black folks to pay attention to Project 2025 at the BET Awards and now everyone is starting to catch on
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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I just picked it up. Partly because it feels very Sandman Slim ish, and partly because the cover art is very Harry Dresden. Your recommendation is icing on the cake
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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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“Colored”? They’re going to be causally saying the N word on air by September
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Shiv Ramdas
@nameshiv.bsky.social
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Gonna keep banging this drum- it was always on the cards after he came out as the most pro labour president of the 21st century, and probably my lifetime. Of course the corporate shill wing of the party want him gone and of course the leftmost part of it recognise how good he's been for their causes
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Nice !
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Stephanie Burgis
@stephanieburgis.bsky.social
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Ahhh my first-pass pages for Wooing the Witch Queen have arrived from Bramble! Check out this beautiful title page. 😍
And you can preorder it now: books2read.com/wooingthewitchqueen
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Michael Tae Sweeney
@mtsw.bsky.social
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Communications tip: don't say "Project 2025" say "Trump's Project 2025." He's trying to run away from it, tie it to his neck like an anchor by making the words "Project 2025" naturally follow the word "Trump" in people's heads.
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Same except I thought they were leaving the EU
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Ian Boudreau
@iboudreau.bsky.social
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The claim that Project 2025 is "fearmongering" pairs nicely with the Project 2025 people saying they will kill anyone who gets in their way
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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You can have my Sunday Night Football when you pry my remote from my cold dead hands
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Melanie D’Arrigo
@darrigomelanie.bsky.social
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Meet Matthew Trewhella: An anti-woman, anti-government, pro-militia, extremist who calls the murder of abortion providers “justifiable homicide,” and is for imprisoning women who have abortions and LGBTQ people. Republicans look to him for policy advice.
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Thanks. I also have a short (40 minute) audio book on Audible that I have free download codes for if you like
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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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NEW: Former WSJ health-care reporter Stephanie Armour files a disability discrimination lawsuit against the paper, alleging her editors kept trying to revoke her disability accommodation of working from home and ultimately made it impossible for her to continue there (via David Folkenflik)
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Coach Finstock
@coachfinstock.bsky.social
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WTF. The electric company in Texas doesn't have a map of outages so people have been using the Whataburger App to figure out who lost power. This is like when Homer was using the Krusty Burger map when they got lost at sea.
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Phil Lewis
@phillewis.bsky.social
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She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.
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Kevin Hearne
@kevinhearne.bsky.social
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If you or any of your peeps are up Massachusetts way or thereabouts, @maxgladstone.bsky.social and I would love to see y’all at Copper Dog Books in two weeks. We’re discussing A CURSE OF KRAKENS but will sign any and all of our books. Let folks know, eh?
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Could I persuade you to read and review one of my books? I could send you a free review copy or they’re all free on #KindleUnlimited
Maybe my steampunk Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s POV?
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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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"Since day one, Giuliani has regarded this case and the bankruptcy process as a joke, hiding behind the façade of an elderly, doddering man who cannot even remember the address for his second multimillion dollar home." (h/t Guardian) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Does the kitty come with the book? Because I’d really go for that deal!
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Jason Bentsman
@jasonbentsman.bsky.social
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My friend Matt & I collaborated on a 'political cartoon' after the debate, & The Weekly Humorist published it. (Sorry, Joe, appreciate you, but...)
tinyurl/whpolitcal
#presidentialdebate2024 #debates2024 #biden2024 #cartoons #Elections2024 #politicalcartoon #biden #politics #cnn #debates #trump
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Can’t wait for book 3!
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Wicked Ho
@nicebutnot.bsky.social
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No joke here (sorry): Homelessness in Finland is very low because they provide small apartments and mental health support without any conditions attached to it. 80% of those who use it get jobs , gain stable housing, and sobriety But thanks for the plastic trash can in NYC, Mayor Adams
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Joe Sudbay
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Just a thought, but since it's the GOP's top priority, could some reporter step away from the Biden frenzy for a sec to get Trump to answer the Question About Mass Deportation
Get the details on his plan to deport Dreamers and rip apart American families
zacharymueller.substack.com/p/answer-the...
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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Thanks I needed that
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Wicked Ho
@nicebutnot.bsky.social
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anyway here’s a baby raccoon sleeping in a hammock
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Dawn Xiana Moon
@dawnxianamoon.bsky.social
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There was lead in EVERY tampon they tested.
There was less lead in organic tampons, but those had higher concentrations of arsenic.
Also fun: It's 2024. This is the first ever study testing metals in tampons. Great. 🙃
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tox...
Study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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I had some very tasty chorizo at @tacobamba for lunch
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Joan Wendland
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Melanie D’Arrigo
@darrigomelanie.bsky.social
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If you steal $1000, you can be sent to prison. When health insurance companies steal $50,000,000,000, they get tax breaks, subsidies and government contracts, while the people they steal from die or go into debt. But keep blaming immigrants and poor people for rising crime.
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Joan Wendland
@bandcgames.bsky.social
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My brother was adopted so I’m always weirded out when siblings look alike
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Steve Silberman
@stevesilberman.bsky.social
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That ecstatic feeling when voters defy right-wing media noise and turn out in unprecedented numbers to tell the fascists to crawl back into the sewers they crawled out of. Republique Square in Paris yesterday, photo by Olympia de Maismont.
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Coach Finstock
@coachfinstock.bsky.social
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People telling me the NYT isn't in the tank for Trump. Then they run this without mentioning that those visits were in regards to Sen Capito's bill. A Republican Senator, mind you, so it's clearly not some Dem cover up.
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Patrick S. Tomlinson
@stealthygeek.bsky.social
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Small sample of things #Project2025 wants to get rid of:
-Abortion
-Pornography
-Overtime pay
-Social Security
-Veterans' disability benefits
-19th Amendment (women voting)
If that doesn't hit every demographic, IDK what would.
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Aliette de Bodard
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Do I know anyone who can do a cover design? I've got the ebook front cover and I need a wraparound for a KDP edition. It shouldn't need saying, but obviously I will fairly pay for this work. The only catch is I'd need it before Worldcon, so ideally within 2-3 weeks, faster if at all possible?
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Pwnallthethings
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Right. Important to mentally distinguish "they are distancing themselves from X because they think X is wrong" and "they are distancing themselves from X because they realize X is unpopular, and don't want the electoral hit of having to discuss X now, but will enthusiastically do X once elected"
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thedailyedge
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"A straightforward assessment of Mr. Trump’s economic policy agenda—based on his public statements and on-the-record interviews—leads to a clear conclusion: A second Trump term would pose enormous risks to our economy" Robert Rubin and Kenneth Chenault www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/o...
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Oregon the DM🕎
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❀°。der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆
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The NYT Parkinson's "scoop" is even worse than it seems from the headline, bc buried in paragraph 11 the reporters *know* Dr. Connard met with someone other than Biden, and on March 28, 2024 the President's Public Schedule shows Biden was in NYC the whole day
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