Windrake

“Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.” ― Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum No religion ever made it this clear. Families could stay together, and wars might even be averted if they did. But religions would go out of business. #Discworld

We should put this sign on every politician's desk

Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it

Insane! #Pinks #USDemocracy

The day I come across Vimes Boots Theory, and don't re-share it, is the day I am dead

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

“When people who can read and write start fighting on behalf of people who can't, you just end up with another kind of stupidity.” #BookSky #Books #Satire #Literacy #Magic

The produce section of major grocery stores don't smell like produce. The fruits and vegetables are too uniform in color, shape, and size to look like something that was alive recently. That's so they can be stacked in neat rows or geometric heaps. Reality becomes AI slop for maximum profit.

In "The Wee Free Men," a parasitic world exists. It's the land of the Elves, which attaches to a more solid one while the Elves terrorize people. Tiffany Aching, a young witch, notices that things look fuzzy if no one is paying attention to them. AI works the same way. #TerryPratchett #Discworld

I haven't known Dolly Parton personally. Or Terry Pratchett or Bob Ross. Just like I don't know Keanu Reeves personally. Or Ms. Rachel. It's really not that hard to be decent and caring. It takes trust in others, and the expectation that people like to help you become the best version of you.

He's doing something right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdF3...

Coffee cans are to a garage what cookie tins are to sewing supplies.

I think this would be a good Discworld Quote of the Day

I'm feeling really silly right now. In "Monstrous Regiment" by Terry Pratchett, the officer hopes to cement his legacy by having an item of clothing named after him. His name is Lt Blouse. His regiment is all women disguised as men. A blouse is women's clothing. I read this before. I just got it.

As I reread Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett, it occurs to me that most women cosplay "Woman" on terms set by men all their lives. They decided to cosplay "Man" on men's terms, and it worked because manliness and femininity are acts. Only another soldier born female saw through it.

#Unshelfie This book was worth losing the only bookshelf I had. My dying grandmother gave it to me. My parents heard that and demanded it. A date invited me home to keep discussing #TheScienceofDiscworld They have matching bookshelves. I have someone who values me and books more than furniture.

Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”

"In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find…" From the Terry Pratchett book I'm currently re-reading. Bang on. #speakhisname

"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." Terry Pratchett; A Hat Full of Sky #Discworld #ScotlandTeamComeHome #WorldCup #HeresToTheNextOne ⚽️🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💗

The more personal a question is, the more trust is implied. That needs to match what you've consented to share.

Trump's asinine UFC event does have some Fall of the Roman Empire vibes to it. While paying more for everything in your life, all you get from Trump is taxpayer-funded arches, ballrooms, cage match fights, felon-to-felon slush funds, and more tax breaks for billionaires. Remember in November.

Not believing in science really comes back to bite you, doesn’t it?

Real shit is more useful than diamonds you're only pretending to own.

Someone who takes the time to gloat knows they're stolen something that isn't rightfully theirs.

Now I understand why my father didn't send me card on my birthdays. It was more than the idea that parental support is a transaction. A leader doesn't celebrate his supporters; they celebrate him. He became a father to gain authority. When he couldn't exert authority over me, he lost interest.

Agnes Nutter from Good Omens is Cassandra if she was born as a commoner. She was unimportant enough to fly under the radar, which gave her enough time to figure out how to get her prophecies to the right people.

I just learned that "Buffy" is short for Elizabuff.

Pratchettism.

So, in Discworld there's a character whose name is Reacher Gilt, who is, naturally, a villain. He's fake gold plating on a pirate's mind, complete with a parroting flunky. He's there to steal as much as possible and then leave the city leaders holding the empty bag. Why am I telling you? No reason

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If you see me sleeping in this position, please call for medical help.

We’re proud to include voices like @natashadevon.bsky.social MBE - journalist, campaigner, and long-time advocate for women and young people - in our growing movement of women speaking out in support of the trans+ community

Cheerfulness and thoughtfulness can't coexist, I think.

In the generous left pocket of my dangerous blue coat, I carry seditious leaflets. Fairness, kindness, common sense, and equality have long been the enemies of oppressors. I've added empathy, due process, and birthright citizenship. Credit due to Sharon Owens, for her poem "Dangerous Coats."

And this here is at the root of all evil. Not viewing other people as real humans just like yourself. Whether you call them animals, savages, or NPCs, you can do what you like to them because they're unhumans.

In the generous left pocket of my dangerous blue coat, I carry seditious leaflets. Fairness, kindness, common sense, and equality have long been the enemies of oppressors. I've added empathy, due process, and birthright citizenship. Credit due to Sharon Owens, for her poem "Dangerous Coats."

Nice use of Pratchett for a #NoKings sign

Calling it "boots on the ground" minimizes the humanity. It is sending American people to war Talking about only the dead minimizes the hundreds of injured, mangled in body perhaps forever, and the mental trauma of thousands

I'm so glad Mr. Rogers didn't live to see this day #RIP