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Fantasy author, amateur Orconomist

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Even if it takes years, we have to bring EVERYONE who made this happen to justice. No moving on, no letting this go.

Revenge is good enough motivation for me personally, but the nobler and important reason is to ensure that anyone who thinks of doing this again knows they’ll rot in prison for it.

06.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 2239 πŸ” 612 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 15

I guess war criminals just gotta war crime.

28.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

tcpipeline.org

26.02.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 7891 πŸ” 8572 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 107
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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just β€œcried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

26.02.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 5852 πŸ” 3585 πŸ’¬ 325 πŸ“Œ 517

Not me. I'm not wasting my time watching a pedophile speech.

24.02.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Counterpoint: Today isn't any different, because Trump has a chance to stop being a corrupt sack of pig droppings and start turning things around every goddamn day.

24.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

8/ For more on what kids are experiencing inside the Dilley detention center, read the full story by reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social:

09.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1914 πŸ” 905 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 35
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting "They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head." An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries. "We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

08.01.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 44262 πŸ” 17128 πŸ’¬ 1079 πŸ“Œ 779

If urging people to follow the law is sedition against a government, it follows that said government must be lawless.

05.01.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look. More war crimes.

03.01.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats to M L Wang for her victory in SPFBO tournament of champion! I had the pleasure of reading Sword of Kaiden this year, and it deserves all of the accolades. Well deserved!

31.12.2025 14:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every year I watch the classic Rankin-Bass Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and every year I am shocked at what a colossal dick Santa is in it.

22.12.2025 00:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Current read <3

An amazing follow up to Orconomics.

It's Pratchett adjacent with a big theme on classism, racism, and economics. A rare instance where I feel compelled to complete the series since usually I am fine with book 1 only.

#sff
#comedy
#satire
#spfbo
#indiebooks
#selfpub

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29.11.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm a big fan of the work @blog.readindiefantasy.com do so I took the opportunity to contribute a post on some of the worldbuilding I've enjoyed in indie fantasy. Talking about @patricksamphire.bsky.social , @jzacharypike.bsky.social , @cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social and Hiyodori (not of this parish.)

23.11.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Son Of A Liche / Dragonfired By J. Zachary Pike - Queen's Book Asylum BjΓΈrn reviews SON OF A LICHE and DRAGONFIRED, books 2 and 3 of J. Zachary Pike's satirical fantasy series, The Dark Profit Saga.

Today @bjornlarssen.com reviews SON OF A LICHE and DRAGONFIRED, books 2 and 3 of @jzacharypike.bsky.social's satirical fantasy series, The Dark Profit Saga.

"I was given an opportunity to spend lots of time with near-perfection, and that is a rare wonder."

queensbookasylum.com/2025/11/19/s...

19.11.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

And only because I have nothing to do with TV

10.10.2025 22:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Somewhere in America today, people are fighting for the rights of immigrants, the civil liberties of those illegally detained, and the vindication of those improperly prosecuted by this farce of an administration.

Someday, one of those people will win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump never will.

10.10.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The news that Donald Trump did not win a Nobel Peace Prize is akin to the news that I did not win an Emmy.

10.10.2025 13:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You know, this aged really well.

07.10.2025 18:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wish we could do a boycott to get Colbert to keep his show too, but nobody has Paramount+ to begin with. #jimmykimmel

23.09.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.

20.09.2025 01:14 πŸ‘ 19754 πŸ” 5271 πŸ’¬ 354 πŸ“Œ 85

Boycott networks that capitulate.

17.09.2025 23:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just finished "Orconomics" by @jzacharypike.bsky.social and it was a great time - a crew of washed up adventurers get a second chance in a classic RPG-setting world where the economy is based on adventuring. Following the concept to it's logical(?) conclusion leads to a twisty rollercoaster ride.

15.09.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

14.09.2025 01:50 πŸ‘ 32006 πŸ” 8350 πŸ’¬ 367 πŸ“Œ 579

Nature does creepypasta Kermit fan art.

12.09.2025 00:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think anyone should die from gun violence. It’s horrible that it happens so frequently; that it’s cost us so much; that we’re all so numb to it. It doesn’t have to be this way.

I really wish Charlie Kirk didn’t get what he campaigned for. We’d all be better off if he didn’t. Even him.

10.09.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023

www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...

10.09.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 13741 πŸ” 5376 πŸ’¬ 784 πŸ“Œ 607

Just finished the audiobook of Dragonfired by @jzacharypike.bsky.social . It was fantastic and I can't wait for what the 8th age has to offer.

Highly recommend Orconomics/The Dark Profit saga if anyone needs a book recommendation

09.09.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Sending good vibes

19.08.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey! What about whale babies?

Or the people complaining that the media is unfair to their billionaire tyrant?

19.08.2025 11:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0