Annette J. Hallie
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📚 Book Lover
✨ Zero time award-winning author of zero books.
Check out my short stories on Reedsy 👇🏾
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The whole point of fiction is to make shit up. If the machine is doing the make believe, you’re effectively an editor, and that’s already a thing you can be.
Make it up or go find something to edit, but release your reliance on the earth-destroying water guzzler.
Make it up or go find something to edit, but release your reliance on the earth-destroying water guzzler.
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This is why cities need trees.
Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler.
This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler.
This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
June 25, 2026 at 5:53 AM
This is why cities need trees.
Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler.
This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler.
This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
I need a crescent Earth emoji stat!
NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission.
It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another.
Link:
eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos...
Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com)
It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another.
Link:
eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos...
Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com)
May 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I need a crescent Earth emoji stat!
This is a great idea. I’d love to be able to allocate my taxes to specific government agencies. I wonder how different the budget would look…
Good morning. It is tax day. All payments may only be made to NASA.
April 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This is a great idea. I’d love to be able to allocate my taxes to specific government agencies. I wonder how different the budget would look…
Almost missed the Artemis II reentry because I was reading.
April 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Almost missed the Artemis II reentry because I was reading.
Honestly, Brandy is living the dream. Consciousness is overrated.
April 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Honestly, Brandy is living the dream. Consciousness is overrated.
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the strait of hormuz is in a quantum superposition of open and closed that only collapses when you try to take a tanker through yourself and see if you get shot at
April 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
the strait of hormuz is in a quantum superposition of open and closed that only collapses when you try to take a tanker through yourself and see if you get shot at
Nice to know that even when you’re at the peak of human exploration, Microsoft will be there to malfunction.
Like music, the glitchiness is a feature that triggers memories of Earth and soothes them. 😊
Like music, the glitchiness is a feature that triggers memories of Earth and soothes them. 😊
Astronauts are trained for decades in some of the most physically and mentally grueling environments of any career. They’re some of the smartest people on the planet. And yet, once they get up there, Microsoft Outlook is borked. @samleecole.bsky.social reports.
More: www.404media.co/artemis-2-as...
More: www.404media.co/artemis-2-as...
April 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Nice to know that even when you’re at the peak of human exploration, Microsoft will be there to malfunction.
Like music, the glitchiness is a feature that triggers memories of Earth and soothes them. 😊
Like music, the glitchiness is a feature that triggers memories of Earth and soothes them. 😊
I just need to know if the lashes are real. Lol
A Secretary bird which is a bird of prey native to Africa.
March 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I just need to know if the lashes are real. Lol
I say I want ease, but truth be told, I love a complicated mess.
March 23, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I say I want ease, but truth be told, I love a complicated mess.
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A decent man (from
the Tao Te Ching).
the Tao Te Ching).
March 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A decent man (from
the Tao Te Ching).
the Tao Te Ching).
The last line has me thinking of sci-fi pioneer and oracle Octavia Butler.
If aliens abducted you and they were kinda cool and chill with good food, would you still come back to Earth if they gave you the opportunity?
(Yes, the aliens are fuckable to your standards)
(Yes, the aliens are fuckable to your standards)
March 23, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The last line has me thinking of sci-fi pioneer and oracle Octavia Butler.
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Hi! Are you doomscrolling? Political analysis and news updates can be hard to look away from, but you still deserve time to rest and recover. If possible, charge your phone away from your bed. Max loves you.
March 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Hi! Are you doomscrolling? Political analysis and news updates can be hard to look away from, but you still deserve time to rest and recover. If possible, charge your phone away from your bed. Max loves you.
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so it turns out if you shoot missiles at the country that controls The Straight Where We Ship Everything, it becomes very expensive to ship everything. Follow me for more hard-hitting geopolitical insights.
March 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
so it turns out if you shoot missiles at the country that controls The Straight Where We Ship Everything, it becomes very expensive to ship everything. Follow me for more hard-hitting geopolitical insights.
This is my face all the time now.
Porchsia is not amused by the neighbor's barking dog.
(Her name is spelled that way cause she was porch-cat before she became ours and a house-cat. )
(Her name is spelled that way cause she was porch-cat before she became ours and a house-cat. )
March 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is my face all the time now.
Too many women are living vicariously. They’ve been taught that having their own dreams is unimportant and that suppressing them in service of their family (spouse and children) is a noble price to pay.
Imagine what life would be like if we released this idea.
Imagine what life would be like if we released this idea.
March 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Too many women are living vicariously. They’ve been taught that having their own dreams is unimportant and that suppressing them in service of their family (spouse and children) is a noble price to pay.
Imagine what life would be like if we released this idea.
Imagine what life would be like if we released this idea.
I deactivated my IG months ago and haven’t looked back. I miss sending memes and chatting with some people, but my life has gotten way better without it.
Not sure I’m going back. 🤔
Not sure I’m going back. 🤔
March 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I deactivated my IG months ago and haven’t looked back. I miss sending memes and chatting with some people, but my life has gotten way better without it.
Not sure I’m going back. 🤔
Not sure I’m going back. 🤔
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Reminding myself it's no use gaming scenarios thinking about what's to come. It'll be here soon enough. And - just as I said in Dec 2024 - we'll look back on THIS moment as the good times and be upset we didn't spend it more joyfully and productively. So I'm going to ensure I don't have that regret
March 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Reminding myself it's no use gaming scenarios thinking about what's to come. It'll be here soon enough. And - just as I said in Dec 2024 - we'll look back on THIS moment as the good times and be upset we didn't spend it more joyfully and productively. So I'm going to ensure I don't have that regret
Me every time I log onto social media and converse with the bots.
March 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Me every time I log onto social media and converse with the bots.
Si seulement Sam Altman avait fait ça à sa place.
[ 🇺🇸 ÉTATS-UNIS ]
🔸 Caitlin Kalinowski, directrice générale de la branche robotique d’OpenAI, annonce sa démission après l’accord conclu avec le gouvernement américain autorisant l’utilisation de la technologie de l’entreprise à des fins militaires
[La suite en réponse ⬇️]
🔸 Caitlin Kalinowski, directrice générale de la branche robotique d’OpenAI, annonce sa démission après l’accord conclu avec le gouvernement américain autorisant l’utilisation de la technologie de l’entreprise à des fins militaires
[La suite en réponse ⬇️]
March 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Si seulement Sam Altman avait fait ça à sa place.
Never heard of this, but just finished reading it. Eerie indeed.
76 years ago, Ray Bradbury wrote There Will Come Soft Rains—a story about a fully automated house continuing its routines after nuclear war wipes out humanity.
The date in the story?
August 4, 2026.
“Soft Rains Day” is only about 5 months away. Let’s survive it.
The date in the story?
August 4, 2026.
“Soft Rains Day” is only about 5 months away. Let’s survive it.
March 7, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Never heard of this, but just finished reading it. Eerie indeed.
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I will never get used to the disdain our country holds for brown and Black children.
From Palestine to Iran to Sudan, we normalize the destruction of schools and hospitals and daycares. We reduce children to death tolls and their futures to rubble with no consequence or second thought.
From Palestine to Iran to Sudan, we normalize the destruction of schools and hospitals and daycares. We reduce children to death tolls and their futures to rubble with no consequence or second thought.
February 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I will never get used to the disdain our country holds for brown and Black children.
From Palestine to Iran to Sudan, we normalize the destruction of schools and hospitals and daycares. We reduce children to death tolls and their futures to rubble with no consequence or second thought.
From Palestine to Iran to Sudan, we normalize the destruction of schools and hospitals and daycares. We reduce children to death tolls and their futures to rubble with no consequence or second thought.
I didn’t realize the proportion of troops dying in accidents was that high. What is going on?
February 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I didn’t realize the proportion of troops dying in accidents was that high. What is going on?
People will read this and still argue it’s their money and they can do whatever they want with it.
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2026 at 12:09 AM
People will read this and still argue it’s their money and they can do whatever they want with it.
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So when MAHA folks say you should eat "real" food and not "processed" food, they're talking about..... sausage?
February 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM
So when MAHA folks say you should eat "real" food and not "processed" food, they're talking about..... sausage?