2026-10-25T08:59:40Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx) https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/npub139vhypdts8hxlnjkvz9je22ftm0c8mvrpvyq6fc7h47pr54gq5fsdg58jq https://mastodon.sandwich.net/system/accounts/avatars/110/645/699/503/507/174/original/88de8d9048c0f640.jpg https://mastodon.sandwich.net/system/accounts/avatars/110/645/699/503/507/174/original/88de8d9048c0f640.jpg https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsq83nhgsfx4gj0huphq3tzvgg2fwg6yma96uwxtd2fepm4h6e0jlqzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xghafgv The free books you get when you sign up for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1g8hz3su5jldpslxn6cndtljvskjlhrwrvp089w7ghpnjv4888t4qx2mep0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ododo Press</span> (<span class="italic">npub1g8h…mep0</span>)</a></span> &#39;s newsletter are a great deal! &#34;Myths and Legends of the Bantu and other Africans&#34; alone is 300+ pgs with dozens of folktales, along with some backgrounding context for those unfamiliar with Southern/Eastern African folklore.<br/><br/>This work was originally collected and compiled by a colonialist, and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fazu8xs2ammpnr84unqughhtg0hnmh8xaytxu9k87r4wl7k8vmzswkvc22" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dilman Dila</span> (<span class="italic">npub1faz…vc22</span>)</a></span> undertook the tremendous labor of recontextualizing and editing it from an African lens. Well worth it!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ododopress.com/non-fiction/myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu-and-other-africans/">https://www.ododopress.com/non-fiction/myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu-and-other-africans/</a> 2026-10-24T06:28:58Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsthcyt5ver84gr9a8tlnjehjlzwj39jjf7r6l4rscny5jeh39u3uszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xs28tn8 RE: <a href="https://social.coop/@brainwane/117474720974935334">https://social.coop/@brainwane/117474720974935334</a><br/><br/>oh hey wait, I didn&#39;t realize this was actively looking for non-US-based people…<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vegnvjk5vdh0amcrdfhqm6gdvfljth78schpj7wtnc9n9mygdsqqwx2gvn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Harare Review of Books</span> (<span class="italic">npub1veg…2gvn</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14rtqv9xga99ptaz5pm8nhqn8a3vmrvwgzvzc7ddk2uumjzskp47qyw6mu5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Brandon O'Brien</span> (<span class="italic">npub14rt…6mu5</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fazu8xs2ammpnr84unqughhtg0hnmh8xaytxu9k87r4wl7k8vmzswkvc22" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dilman Dila</span> (<span class="italic">npub1faz…vc22</span>)</a></span> (though, it is a volunteer position and I know y&#39;all aren&#39;t exactly flush with free time ^^;)<br/><br/>&#34;We also especially encourage candidates who fit one or more of the following:<br/>• Live outside the United States.<br/>• Create, edit, publish, market, write about, or otherwise participate in speculative fiction other than written prose, such as games, music, film, video, poetry, or comics.&#34;<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1e5vavy8sft5saz2rpcqvx3muhsyycq5hn7mdvws9xtkmeyut3f5qq9mqqc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1e5v…mqqc</a></span><br/> </div> <a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/10/motherboard-seeking-new-members">https://otherwiseaward.org/2026/10/motherboard-seeking-new-members</a> I'm the chair of the board for the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1njlchfupu0mh5u2348v3ervgs8knduclazn4jdmlfphzwrvy3tnseehkfs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Otherwise Award</span> (<span class="italic">npub1njl…hkfs</span>)</a></span> . We're seeking a couple more board members. It's a #volunteer gig. Some things that might appeal to you:<br/><br/>* You’ll get a behind-the-scenes understanding of forces and structures affecting #SpeculativeFiction #GenreFiction #scifi #ScienceFiction #fantasy #horror and more, such as publishing schedules, organizations’ budgets, publicity and fundraising dynamics, changes in career possibilities for authors, and competing access needs.<br/>* If you have never been on the board of a nonprofit org before, this is a good one to start with. Pretty calm & friendly bunch, with a budget that's relatively small and easy to understand.<br/>* Our board meetings are infrequent and productive, and they end on time.<br/>* There is a small secret pleasure of knowing who the Award and Fellowship winners are before they do, and before the public finds out.<br/><br/>We're asking people to apply by December 1st. Please feel free to share. </blockquote> 2026-10-20T22:29:59Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs03d6zu2plf0dj05yqvnqpntp8patg4g86u2c2l022f5qz7mm6ayszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x5a2sua It&#39;s lovely to see so many people donate to the Imagination Library in honor of #DollyParton that the site is crashing.<br/><br/>If you can&#39;t get through there, I suggest donating to help the people in Memphis hit by the recent (ongoing for over a week+!) power outages. If her health had been up to it, I know Dolly would never have ignored her fellow Tennesseans in need.<br/><a href="https://www.midsouthfoodbank.org/?form=General">https://www.midsouthfoodbank.org/?form=General</a><br/><a href="https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/YeCzSA?vid=1s1ole">https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/YeCzSA?vid=1s1ole</a><br/>Found these in the news but will update if there are better orgs to give to!<br/>#RIPDolly 2026-08-25T22:46:10Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqspl3zdxny09gvyjurna4ndys662rcpjas7s8mdfhrysvu0x9zer7czyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xzaeek5 RE: <a href="https://apobangpo.space/@bich/117094468188992745">https://apobangpo.space/@bich/117094468188992745</a><br/><br/>They are already beating people up on video and breaking car windows to drag people out of them, I shudder to think what this shit will further embolden them to do. If you&#39;re able to speak about it on the local or state level please do, for everyone else I hear getting dunked in water disables these torture devices pretty well.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ma984m3y4khj2jxtff6spxpsm5cqthj4jk05ul3fztqmy04kz0as5j9c73" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ma9…9c73</a></span><br/> </div> "Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who called it unnecessary and cruel."<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-016e15e31c5dac5cc253d32b4734dd2a">https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-016e15e31c5dac5cc253d32b4734dd2a</a><br/><br/>#PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #violence </blockquote> 2026-08-14T15:38:48Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsww9xh589jq7xfcmk3533uy4mz4wy6tcmclxarrp9zxm67dd6thtgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xjrqdyx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4kc33l60vrdft0pec3fj7geymnnj5gmkkfxnp4rzpcvearh2e7syxfkpl'>nevent1q…fkpl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was apparently an artifact from a testing file (also, the story is from 2019 so predates the penguins) 2026-08-09T14:01:15Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs8x9czpxmq249zj8tm0lpp63y0z839az3rwsephp3hl370axn2taszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xw7mt7q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8u5pjgn4csl8y6l30r6wdhtflck8e5w8vnfyzhg78zr6f4cr4fcgmkkeuv'>nevent1q…keuv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Chayote is usually green but it wouldn&#39;t be too odd to see a white one every now and then, even perhaps a whole varietal or hybrid cultivar. I guess it also depends how you define what is a sappy taste? Either way, it certainly looks like some kind of squash to me, whether chayote or something else, so probably nice and crisp when eaten raw and will probably sauté nicely! And it will probably stand up to pickling pretty well, too. 2026-06-30T19:06:01Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs0lk4dt3jhdjegtqesz8zx3ecs8nv6pe0ur72ku3etucd7mj487lszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x3fed87 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtjs0w0n3n23555vdh0wyp7jrhcn577zuhuaupshs9lluwmcyr6q2yc4l3'>nevent1q…c4l3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Happy anniversary! What a sweet story. I hope he does too! 💛 2026-04-22T14:50:59Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs0zgdw4d82dlh2vt2ucj99gcudaun5gpm3v6ee56ktkscel9zsp4gzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x4yjh0d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj8mdc2c2ug86r9q4m5x30lm20jtfmqh86sqnh8gfr0yyc4gfe9chdxr6f'>nevent1q…xr6f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cool! I had some friends who did this, they put strings of lights on the inside. I love the effect the rope gives on this one! 2026-01-30T15:38:39Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqstm4x2nnk6f0r5vge8hkc67p4kw58ndav4ytpmkaxhuhygyzw296gzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xvcf3em In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzyjdv4wv64lrqm6e4sq3uva0u96fmnkx8830czjt0s00nsmqfsgj6g72z'>nevent1q…g72z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My husband got one last year for that reason, he&#39;d only been scared off it before bc a close friend of ours had had bad complications bc of his doctor (even though said friend still advocates for vasectomies though!)<br/><br/>Anyway it was so easy that he walked out of the clinic and got into the car of his own volition (he was supposed to call me and wait but forgot lmao) 2026-01-23T15:43:29Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsthluzxum3nsx25f6xhvqfnnrkzjnmvmzalpqkjjqvqjraj3fy8gczyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xfl9ghr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvepzetsqrwknutng2e0cxwmcglj2w3a5mh8zjlm3jmfcelmty7hsr58xsq'>nevent1q…8xsq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yay!!! Good to see you back again 🎉 2026-01-06T07:08:46Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsg2myhg6wdl8p6c48huqzeqcc4sc50lqsufmhq3rzwdd8cm9q3pxszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xa8l43g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdn4wf2s365yva7xche9awq89md669gjzpjgvkjqk2r2acfh9wvlcd5vnj0'>nevent1q…vnj0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>—Problem is, when *I* click the post, I *don&#39;t see* many of those bc either I/my instance admin already muted/blocked/suspended/defederated those accounts, or for other federation reasons. I only see pleasant replies—until OP edits the post to mention the harassment, at which point I &#34;open original page&#34; and YIKES. <br/><br/>But I can&#39;t even report those yikes replies bc I can&#39;t interact with anything on the original page that doesn&#39;t show on my instance, and I have to block manually with search. (2/x) 2025-12-24T17:25:27Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsdn4wf2s365yva7xche9awq89md669gjzpjgvkjqk2r2acfh9wvlczyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xlnf9yt Here&#39;s an illustration of the problem with harassment and culture OnHere:<br/><br/>Person makes an innocuous post that gets boosted a lot. It inevitably reaches people desperate to prove they&#39;re better than others, who leap onto the post to harangue OP about *checks notes* encouraging people to avoid the business they want them to avoid, and other people for enjoying what OP wants to share. Typical reply fly bullshit, should be easy to identify and block. HOWEVER— <br/>(1/x) 2025-12-24T17:24:58Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsv8ppcc7unkjukzm9jzagny9prrk3jj2r4kp3aaq08a2vxql6rgrgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xykseen In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2cqrqnq0ka0gzpz2l27pjp8nsuuug6tjsfy76rezfhunz3mdcm7g07z9xz'>nevent1q…z9xz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>meanwhile screaming that they&#39;re &#34;pro-life&#34;, of course. Because a dead fetus is so much more of a tragedy than a dead baby, a dead child, or a dead parent. 2025-12-22T14:50:00Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsvtqkjcrk82l5fdwjn32mltjn2svkuffwqsfrk960djwplwt8wsmqzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xe53efn #Crowvember ends today, but that just means it&#39;s time to start on #Crowcember. Then next year you can look forward to #Cranuary, #Crebuary, #Crowch, #Crowpril… 2025-12-01T07:55:25Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsv2a0zdctl79mwm8w3twmdar8lh3kp2sgy0uex768pmrfcl92ey9szyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xxav8tf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0cmak3crfpe4q8kz4l2y6m8ff6k3pzt9t7jpnq0weyrklflkpts8maywm'>nevent1q…aywm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These results…well. As you said, you know. 2025-11-26T02:03:39Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsrmqr9hchq04n0lwsv5fhr43nytzmvylg54cy0dtdze0za6cn95tqzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xn28all In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2x83qj7hla9kt4gkcgln5qzchvmkqf4rkmz0s29h6pu0kvaqhh4s8vmjlh'>nevent1q…mjlh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes!! It&#39;s literally encoded into my language. Like if I approach a stranger who looks like they&#39;re of my parents&#39; generation (e.g. to say &#34;excuse me, your shoe is untied&#34; or whatever), it&#39;s not a *choice* to address them as uncle/aunt, that term is literally my only option based on having no other knowledge. 2025-10-29T17:21:59Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsgjjlzxxe0egyytamvgx0rdty8ujq03zeekguhrk0u5y8rqsu5hsgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xnq3xzx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8zv2hcfq4txwe5p9ru7jjldmya3hawa2ka5t6c4x9qdfmw597kg3wdx07'>nevent1q…dx07</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fascinating that while the site still proudly touts DoNotPay as one of its clients, the EZPR &#34;About us&#34; page boasting about Ed being the founder has been deleted since your post (he is still identifying himself as the CEO of the company on his site at <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/about/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/about/</a> )<br/><br/>what interesting timing for such a deletion, eh? 🤔 2025-10-27T17:44:22Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsvynjj4s78fj6ptw3vvrnagg72ymk3hpvpmshgxkap68hq6xcphlszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xc6wp7m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdye44g3ur9xmnf3km9r4xv3w9pcaavsyggu9cshgtgqh7exm42zs5dkdl9'>nevent1q…kdl9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad they&#39;ll finally have a chance to shine too! It must be exciting for them to be able to perform live and on TV together for the first time (per the article). I read how Ejae was trapped in Kpop training hell for 10 years and they ultimately dropped her for superficial reasons. I hope someone&#39;s kicking themselves over that now! 2025-10-03T09:22:42Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs9c5l6fan4g7xlyvzj7udcjqp0uy92h6gvv7z3ekzjx7w73jruteqzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xrc6x95 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9q8jt58uh9ms0ut6a2f8xuynwuxcpdxj5lx0n4zzzar7ut2vqasgslkfd'>nevent1q…lkfd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;sometimes the associated sites don&#39;t seem to contain the answers provided by the AI Overview,&#34;<br/><br/>In addition to that, you can&#39;t even trust the summaries on the regular results to actually exist on those pages anymore. Used to be what you saw under a link was always preview text from that page, but now sometimes it is, and sometimes it&#39;s something LLMified to look like it&#39;s an exact match for what you&#39;re looking for, but a quick Cmd/CTRL-F shows your search terms aren&#39;t there. Terrible! 2025-09-28T06:43:40Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsr899nr3fc8ag0xxdm48jay94jjwaxe5qg2hv8ctsy00xddwc2xaszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xan64ha ICE has &#34;disappeared&#34; at least 2/3s of the over 1,800 prisoners in their camp in Florida, using deliberately shitty recordkeeping to claim they don&#39;t know where the people they kidnapped are. Most have been transferred to other facilities or deported at random, some may still be there but with their records deleted so there&#39;s no way to keep track of them. ICE is erasing *real people* to dodge accountability for their crimes.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article312042943.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article312042943.html</a> 2025-09-24T23:20:33Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqswarj3zva7pmytzeggp2jdmqc9ezm4tsnh2qamdjrxludjuj8ttdszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xau9j58 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8tfa595sjjwymdp9kl49xnxtlc0uukgkt27cesf42fvrtu0crkngj2x0cm'>nevent1q…x0cm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These urgings to use &#34;common sense&#34; are such a sham. Common sense would be to provide healthcare services to children who need and want it. But this way the politicians get a nice loophole where they never have to take any accountability for the harm they&#39;re causing these children. Public disapproval? &#34;We never said they couldn&#39;t do that, it&#39;s common sense!&#34; Nurses do a &#34;common sense&#34; thing bigots don&#39;t like? &#34;It&#39;s &#39;illegal&#39;!&#34; 🙄🤬<br/><br/>#USpol 2025-09-10T05:37:03Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsgpzlklzrh2yjtg75t4tq3k9hqv4nyvy7rl2ycregxlckj5zs5d9qzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x6cj5m2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5q9kvermtcr4nc2lhgph0mp7x2n9zxtjmfhkthtxna0rfu4hdjqmg0c0d'>nevent1q…0c0d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just another example of how the &#34;individual freedoms&#34; party doesn&#39;t actually care about individual freedom! They need us to have as few options as possible 🙃 #USpol 2025-09-07T01:09:45Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqszjtj7vn2xpf60lq5dnth9xj0stmaaxgmxnx2lrwxvg0p855ndkqqzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xn2fcpt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgwf947yk4qs9qxkszd8uncdjm5rdl8wa9wl2qw29ahvu4r54uqgmnmgy0'>nevent1q…mgy0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Glad to hear it, I remember NYC&#39;s Viet food scene as fucking *dire* when I stopped visiting regularly (around 2010-ish) so hearing that it&#39;s improved beyond &#34;white chefs throwing broccoli into broth&#34; is welcome news. 2025-08-27T03:31:29Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsdnf9jsdex60t5n0p35ax8wyvxyaaz64xgv2wtp2u4xraraj6xt3czyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xuwp4y2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprvw85qes7drnzyqrhu0z9hmvx0xf2z0w5kg4hc6v974n2zpmnmsfmq5xc'>nevent1q…q5xc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that would probably be a really satisfying fidget toy actually 2025-07-29T23:03:44Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsrjyhdrqxushv35pf8n87ay4pu03jtff47lh25adl34twf6yqyvlszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xr58x7d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27g8rrhll9jv5spsvrknyn8llhn799yfsvepcrafrqtpezfuxv8cwqyv0y'>nevent1q…yv0y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nothing like TX BBQ! Especially TX brisket, I miss it so much here in VA. I can&#39;t even make it myself bc most places don&#39;t even sell point or deckle, just flats as far as the eye can see…😭 2025-07-05T00:34:08Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsvvk25gdzqyyy694a268fmkur9zp8jzwgcqt5mvqvspk84vwjlzkgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x3v3d5c This bundle of DRM-free ebooks celebrating speculative fiction &amp; poetry by African &amp; African diaspora writers, curated by THE Eugen Bacon is currently PWYW for 4 books (including a poetry collection by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14rtqv9xga99ptaz5pm8nhqn8a3vmrvwgzvzc7ddk2uumjzskp47qyw6mu5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Brandon O'Brien</span> (<span class="italic">npub14rt…6mu5</span>)</a></span> that I just got a hard copy of!) and $20 (plus additional funds you would like to go to the artists) to add 9 more books (including a story collection by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fazu8xs2ammpnr84unqughhtg0hnmh8xaytxu9k87r4wl7k8vmzswkvc22" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dilman Dila</span> (<span class="italic">npub1faz…vc22</span>)</a></span> !), for a total of 13 books with works from over EIGHTY writers (including <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1k4a2c7ypejdu2ed2dpuz0mfu4dwttxf09q6jjuqxs7t05dppn3asvdqt94" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Zig Claybourne</span> (<span class="italic">npub1k4a…qt94</span>)</a></span> !)<br/><a href="http://storybundle.com/scifi">http://storybundle.com/scifi</a> 2025-05-06T10:35:18Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsr0zx9qghhg2x9eutpfgdnwvadcsvfush95wx0tna9etce3pq6mjszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x3qrp32 How not to report on Eastern Congo: <br/>&#34;…the current coverage of the crisis in the DRC has mostly been inaccurate, poorly contextualized, misguided, and dangerously stereotypical. [This article contains] four egregious examples that illustrate this sloppiness.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/03/how-not-to-report-on-eastern-congo">https://africasacountry.com/2025/03/how-not-to-report-on-eastern-congo</a> 2025-04-22T04:25:37Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs2lef400hghj9z2pwemwr4puxm7ekmpkkn5qm86ptgukvfpwgvtsgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x2ypvm8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2979mzxxagjpq3euhap4tz2fg6jvvwyjayp4dlvgtx9nlu5x8vlc4dqjf7'>nevent1q…qjf7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, it&#39;s exactly the same as with white magats being harmed by his policies when they thought they would just be used against the &#34;bad ones.&#34; They may yell and scream if they&#39;re directly impacted, but most of the Vietnamese people who are magats will either memoryhole it or make up a retroactive justification for it and continue to enthusiastically support leopard face-eating at any chance. Just like white magats. We know this, that&#39;s why he got re-elected. 2025-03-31T16:51:26Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsgecvkvka46c9k5jd6nftnqsw47vrgj3evx5704lcgn5fkke4t4jgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x0tu8yj That Chuffed fundraiser that&#39;s supposedly for Mahmoud Khalil doesn&#39;t appear to have any links or other info for accountability (it was started by &#34;In Solidarity&#34;), just so y&#39;all know.<br/><br/>(also, don&#39;t go to the comments for that campaign, they&#39;re full of hate speech from &#34;donors&#34; who will probably report the donation as a fraudulent charge) 2025-03-14T02:06:17Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs8spdngrqh06eh43fe6kxurzd8m3zhrm424hrvl78y5nk80qg573czyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xngjn3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxxtk029y7k42vzje4q8ztsn02xwchkl2vpm3zrsmvuuxy8zet7csvvl24'>nevent1q…vl24</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They won&#39;t &#34;cut benefits,&#34; they&#39;ll simply limit who can access them, especially if that means cutting off a majority of their base because they know their base will never hold them accountable 🙄 2025-01-08T19:34:47Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsr9qcg6ra49hwp27cvkwfjv5sgyc9saw9yzw78plju57f42evyhjgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xfgwypa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97dxetarut29ljeydnu9dnykgmnfpu65jtnjtejw88cwaa0yrppcpcjdwf'>nevent1q…jdwf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, she&#39;s asking for other recs. Do you have any help to offer or are you just here to strenuously disagree? 2024-11-11T00:19:21Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqs9mhxg8e26j8gcqygcdhyuhq6p6esvkmkhztyh75hkflup9edynrgzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xt3e64d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2ldwlg5lhtkf5mrh9vmay5tsxnnpyl9azgny69t5a5390lunp7cltqq9w'>nevent1q…qq9w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The hotline/text line at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) is staffed by volunteer legal professionals, they might also be able to help? They also offer phone support in other languages (this link has more details on that: <a href="https://866ourvote.org/about/">https://866ourvote.org/about/</a>) 2024-11-05T16:04:45Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqspd33npnhfzhmjc5ym6anfnsfvv6squ8ugq5z4y0dcnu33zv8ncsczyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x695yn2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq06p4ymy8x0fdfn2e0p733hq4vvyaytn224epu9ykt6qp6yywnxqvjjg2j'>nevent1q…jg2j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that part of it definitely sticks out, yeah 2024-09-10T16:54:20Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsvvgk3fchs0em2gqecuzsutr2adczqpcxvrm83w8sgsz2pf40xftszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xtn6f6f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5kksq2knc784eshekrd8kseqq93r75z2flh3q77k0ftv7h7ysfgrcndk9'>nevent1q…ndk9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>these prices are just absurd! 2024-09-10T16:32:11Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsp4a42fdun7at9vwsql0gjx4n7q2gyyp7kxhyn2tasq0ypw652zjszyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xrmkquv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsglpf68rmkufqdqkewjwy6upyl94f6mk9svjlzd6qpmd3mewfxedcpvgmk9'>nevent1q…gmk9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, I&#39;m glad it&#39;s being drawn attention to. I think there are a lot of known issues within ethnic communities that don&#39;t get talked about much because wider audiences don&#39;t know enough to understand the nuances. <br/><br/>On a side note, you really have a great eye for curation and summary, not only is what you share informative, but I always know what I&#39;m getting into and why it&#39;s important when I click on your links. Thank you very much for putting in the effort, it makes a big difference! 2024-08-26T22:29:49Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqsrcysgmlc86nw4tdfajf80g4ty9alcmy2afm9cgl044fdcqjxnyqqzyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3x200a3s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2wpmaxyymdp9ch06wnj7mssuh3vrkmw9pwn4nsnzlu4l349fz3cnh8kyw'>nevent1q…8kyw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When people act befuddled over &#34;how Usha could have chosen him,&#34; I just shake my head. I&#39;m sure chị has also seen plenty of this preference in our communities too, right? 2024-08-26T16:02:21Z https://njump.cloud.vinney.xyz/nevent1qqswpzhf7l7rlcuthav54pxtz47e093cmjg5y9zyywa9gkmhdlu4stczyzy4jus94wq7um7w2esgkt9ff90dlqldsv9ssrf8r67hcywj4qz3xrf52rm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlw66y7djdc4c8nr6ug7qsqxp88g7k7zt8l7vftns0g4nfhv9qhgwma07z'>nevent1q…a07z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What an awful situation. Not only do I feel terrible for the performers, I also hate that it&#39;s so hard to discuss with nuance these days. You would think it would be easy to say &#34;Falun Gong is an extremist cult&#34; *and* &#34;the CCP is brutally repressive&#34; *and* &#34;it is untrustworthy and very gross of the NYT to translate &#39;sifu/shifu&#39; as &#39;master&#39; to scare people without including the context that this is the same word used in martial arts schools&#34;, but… 2024-08-17T22:13:56Z