Electric Maenad
@electricmaenad.bsky.social
Oneironaut; screaming bloody lefty; founding member of Self Made Mutant Cabal; follower of strange gods. Getting too old for this shit and doing it anyway. She / her. Will shamelessly anthropomorphize anything that moves with apparent volition.
Pinned
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Unfortunately, the arc of expediency bends towards cravenness. #SubSkeet
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BREAKING: buckaroo banzai and the hong kong cavaliers will no longer be opening for ed sheeran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAgn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAgn...
September 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
BREAKING: buckaroo banzai and the hong kong cavaliers will no longer be opening for ed sheeran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAgn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAgn...
I was waiting for someone to post this.
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem have dropped out of Ed Sheeran’s tour
September 16, 2026 at 7:42 AM
I was waiting for someone to post this.
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September 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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we all know this classic way
September 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
we all know this classic way
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Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
September 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Finland - 'tis a silly place and we love that about them.
Yes, I've shared this before and will do it again. You can't stop me.
Yes, I've shared this before and will do it again. You can't stop me.
Darude - Sandstorm (EPIC Folk music cover)
YouTube video by Takapotku
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September 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Finland - 'tis a silly place and we love that about them.
Yes, I've shared this before and will do it again. You can't stop me.
Yes, I've shared this before and will do it again. You can't stop me.
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To be super clear…
Elections Alberta has confirmed that…
“Electors may cross out the statement “I declare that I am unable to vote at an advance voting place or a voting place on Election Day” and complete the rest of the declaration, and Elections Alberta will accept it.”
Elections Alberta has confirmed that…
“Electors may cross out the statement “I declare that I am unable to vote at an advance voting place or a voting place on Election Day” and complete the rest of the declaration, and Elections Alberta will accept it.”
September 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
To be super clear…
Elections Alberta has confirmed that…
“Electors may cross out the statement “I declare that I am unable to vote at an advance voting place or a voting place on Election Day” and complete the rest of the declaration, and Elections Alberta will accept it.”
Elections Alberta has confirmed that…
“Electors may cross out the statement “I declare that I am unable to vote at an advance voting place or a voting place on Election Day” and complete the rest of the declaration, and Elections Alberta will accept it.”
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Two versions of Alberta (only one reflects reality)
September 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Two versions of Alberta (only one reflects reality)
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Mad D&D monster idea:
The gelatinous tesseract.
Looks and acts just like a gelatinous cube *except* it extends through the fourth dimension (time). If an adventurer is ingested then fights their way out, roll a d8 to determine which instance they emerge from.
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The gelatinous tesseract.
Looks and acts just like a gelatinous cube *except* it extends through the fourth dimension (time). If an adventurer is ingested then fights their way out, roll a d8 to determine which instance they emerge from.
/1
September 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Mad D&D monster idea:
The gelatinous tesseract.
Looks and acts just like a gelatinous cube *except* it extends through the fourth dimension (time). If an adventurer is ingested then fights their way out, roll a d8 to determine which instance they emerge from.
/1
The gelatinous tesseract.
Looks and acts just like a gelatinous cube *except* it extends through the fourth dimension (time). If an adventurer is ingested then fights their way out, roll a d8 to determine which instance they emerge from.
/1
Overheard from ze young man's room: "I *told* you it wasn't 'Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald', dipshit!"
September 3, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Overheard from ze young man's room: "I *told* you it wasn't 'Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald', dipshit!"
You know, the problem with an underground doomsday bunker is all it would take is one pissed-off person with a cement truck to turn the bunker into a a crypt. Just saying.
August 30, 2026 at 11:11 PM
You know, the problem with an underground doomsday bunker is all it would take is one pissed-off person with a cement truck to turn the bunker into a a crypt. Just saying.
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What's the truth about proposed AI Data Centres in Alberta?
"A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions impact."
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"A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions impact."
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Alberta Woman Maps Out the Facts About Power-Hungry Data Centres
A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions imp...
www.theenergymix.com
August 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
What's the truth about proposed AI Data Centres in Alberta?
"A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions impact."
1/2
"A new map of data centres in Alberta shows proposed AI facilities demanding more than 100 times the electricity used by existing ones in the province, a spike that comes with significant emissions impact."
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Susan Pevensie
Name a character who deserved better.
August 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Susan Pevensie
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"British Columbia’s landmark Cambie surgical case concluded that private clinics do not shorten public wait times. They divert limited health-care staff to for-profit facilities and increase wait times for everyone else."
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Iris Gorfinkel: Same doctor, different price tag: How universal health care is under attack
Alberta’s Bill 11 is a direct assault on the Canada Health Act, but the greater danger is federal complacency. What starts in Alberta doesn’t stay in Alberta.
www.thestar.com
August 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
"British Columbia’s landmark Cambie surgical case concluded that private clinics do not shorten public wait times. They divert limited health-care staff to for-profit facilities and increase wait times for everyone else."
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Penny: MUMMY WHY IS HEAVY THING IN FRONT OF MY CAVE?
Me: Because I don't want you sleeping in the linen closet because I'm tired of having to wash the sheets twice.
Penny: MEAN AND RUDE
Me: Because I don't want you sleeping in the linen closet because I'm tired of having to wash the sheets twice.
Penny: MEAN AND RUDE
August 28, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Penny: MUMMY WHY IS HEAVY THING IN FRONT OF MY CAVE?
Me: Because I don't want you sleeping in the linen closet because I'm tired of having to wash the sheets twice.
Penny: MEAN AND RUDE
Me: Because I don't want you sleeping in the linen closet because I'm tired of having to wash the sheets twice.
Penny: MEAN AND RUDE
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
August 28, 2026 at 4:19 AM
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
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This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang.
ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS
Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler
ifloz.substack.com
August 23, 2026 at 3:25 AM
This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang.
ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
Just watched the latest Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode and now I desperately want to see a Muppet Star Trek movie.
August 22, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Just watched the latest Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode and now I desperately want to see a Muppet Star Trek movie.
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SUPPORT THESE DATA CENTERS
(from magic city books : magiccitybooks.com )
(from magic city books : magiccitybooks.com )
August 21, 2026 at 6:21 PM
SUPPORT THESE DATA CENTERS
(from magic city books : magiccitybooks.com )
(from magic city books : magiccitybooks.com )
Okay, you know what I want fucking Copilot to do instead of offering to summarize documents and write emails for me? Make it so that I don’t have to reset the input volume on my fucking microphone dongle every time I login so I’m not yelling into my mic like a jackass for 2 hours.
August 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Okay, you know what I want fucking Copilot to do instead of offering to summarize documents and write emails for me? Make it so that I don’t have to reset the input volume on my fucking microphone dongle every time I login so I’m not yelling into my mic like a jackass for 2 hours.
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Here’s an idea. To tickle the Traffic Pylon’s fickle fancy we put it back on the shelves. Then we don’t buy any.
Carney asks provinces to return U.S. booze to shelves as trade deal being finalized, N.S. premier says | CBC
www.cbc.ca
August 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Here’s an idea. To tickle the Traffic Pylon’s fickle fancy we put it back on the shelves. Then we don’t buy any.
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again i am just not that interested in debating whether human rights should theoretically extend to robots and ai when we currently don't even extend them to all humans
August 19, 2026 at 8:08 AM
again i am just not that interested in debating whether human rights should theoretically extend to robots and ai when we currently don't even extend them to all humans
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