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Brian Williams (He/Him)

@professionalhench

Nerd, parent, bio-geek, union rep, tinker, LEGO aficionado, bookworm. Trans rights are human rights.

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On my way to @brick-mortar.bsky.social to sign pre-orders of BUTTERFLY EFFECTS! Get yours in now if you want one.

Like, now-now. I will sign your book.

09.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜There is no difference between the parties’ is frankly one of the more blinkering articles of faith a lot of people hold. If you believed it, you couldn’t really believe Trump was gonna do what he was obviously gonna do

09.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 1692 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 15

AI enthusiasts should really grapple with the fact that their fellow Americans would probably be a lot less mean to them on the Internet if our country actually had a semi-functional social safety net.

09.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 375 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 3

This is really clever!

09.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it is REAL weird isn't it

09.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

horrible thought of the day: our tech overlords asking the chatbot for advice is probably an improvement on asking the reactionary group chat for advice

09.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 269 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

we are weeks away from 'Trump attempts to make horse a Senator' and the only thing stopping him is that he is too much of a sociopath to form an attachment to animals

09.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 2425 πŸ” 415 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 13
Learn to read the omens where you find them… – Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls

Why pay money for ARCs, which are explicitly marked not for sale, when you could win one, AND get stickers? seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/03...

09.03.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is terrible and they only ever talk about it with regards to Democrats. The Republican will be like "let's murder children" and they'll be like "A BOLD STANCE" and then a Democrat takes a mainstream concept like "abolish ICE" and they're like "sorry, you can't be electable with that!"

09.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

'scuse me as I spend a few more minutes screaming "NONE OF THIS WAS NECESSARY AND ALL OF THIS WAS AVOIDABLE" into the void.

08.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 274 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

chat is it good when the oil lines go vertical

chat come back here

chat stop screaming

08.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 1999 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 12

The next Night, Maus, and Diary of Anne Frank are all gonna come from Donald Trump's ICE concentration camps.

And MAGA is perfectly okay with that.

08.03.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

yes I think cargo cult authoritarianism is another amazingly lucid way to describe the Trump administration’s whole deal

07.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 209 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I mean this is the bottom line: there really isn’t a good way to meaningfully ban children from accessing social media without requiring all users to use real, government ID on all social networks

07.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Hailey is so awesome. Please help out a brilliant Brazilian translator and sci-fi writer who just needs a little bit more $$ to care for her sick mum.

07.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trans Girl Scouts Sell 330,000 Boxes Of Cookies In Public Outpouring Of Support The total boxes sold is the highest in the history of EITM's trans girl scout cookie list.

1. In an incredible public outpouring of support, trans girl scouts on our girl scout cookie list have sold over 330,000 boxes of cookies.

Parents report to us that they are in tears from the support.

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05.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 2110 πŸ” 676 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 31

Thank you to EVERYONE who helped supply the Whistle Crew with filament via our team-up with @protopasta.bsky.social! This is just ONE of several deliveries they made to larger cities all over the country.

Every time folks gave $20, they gave us WAY more than $20 worth of filament! πŸ’“

05.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah man it’s absolutely crazy that when republicans control the chamber, and every republican votes for something, it passes even if all the democrats vote no.

It’s almost like it would be better if the democrats were in charge.

05.03.2026 05:18 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot emphasize it enough:
The Trump administration is making trans kids suicidal.

And that is the administration's goal.

Trans lives are not a "wedge issue".

Healthcare denied to trans kids and still offered to cis based on assignment at birth is cruelty.

05.03.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it doesn’t take a whole lot to recognize that this is a vote that’s going to be hung around your neck for the rest of your careers

you can just not do it, it’s pretty easy actually

05.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 679 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 8

Almost without exception, the ONLY kids who are in any sense of the phrase β€œwrongfully transitioned” are intersex kids on whom doctors perform NONCONSENSUAL SEX ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES when they are INFANTS and these disgusting ghouls want to keep doing those!

04.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A dear friend's cat is dealing with anemia and needs blood transfusions, and I am so worried for her, but wanted to pause and remind folks that cats and dogs can be blood donors. If you have a healthy animal between 1-6 years of age, look for a program near you. Save some lives.

04.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

the thing that the Democratic base cannot abide above all else right now is Handing It To Them

and being anti-trans is, in fact, Handing It To Them

don't do that, it's bad morals and bad politics

04.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 2230 πŸ” 352 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m just a safety-conscious hobbyist, and the phrase β€œVibe Machining” sends chills down my spine.

04.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

imagine even thinking about using ai when a living breathing master of the craft is putting his knowledge on youtube for free

04.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 1447 πŸ” 577 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Looking forward to it!

(Also, excellent timing, Joshua asked me how many books are in InCryptid a few minutes ago, and I hadn’t gotten to looking it up yet.)

04.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

World bad but bills due, so...

Next Tuesday, March 10th, is the release of BUTTERFLY EFFECTS, the fifteenth (!!) book in my InCryptid series of urban fantasy chaos adventures!

04.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 377 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8
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Anti-Trans Democrats Blown Out In North Carolina Primary Election Anti-trans Democrat Nasif Majeed lost to Veleria Levy, who ran on a pro-LGBTQ+ platform. Other conservative Democrats lost as well on primary day.

1. In yesterday's primary elections, anti-transgender Democrats found out the hard way why you don't throw transgender people under the bus.

Two anti-trans dems lost their primaries, including one that cast the deciding veto override vote, in blowouts.

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04.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 3559 πŸ” 991 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 104
The Dr. Manhattan on the moon meme, with the first panel reading β€œI am 11 years old. A Republican president is waging war in the Middle East.”

The second panel reads β€œI am 23 years old. A Republican president is waging war in the Middle East.”

The final panel reads β€œI am 46 years old. A Republican president is waging war in the Middle East.”

The Dr. Manhattan on the moon meme, with the first panel reading β€œI am 11 years old. A Republican president is waging war in the Middle East.” The second panel reads β€œI am 23 years old. A Republican president is waging war in the Middle East.” The final panel reads β€œI am 46 years old. A Republican president is waging war in the Middle East.”

Sent to me by a friend, this encapsulates my deep sigh and frustration with current events.

04.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What the everloving eff is in those files?!!

04.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2