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mobydickatsea.bsky.social
There is no steady unretracing progress in this life; we do not advance through fixed gradations
September 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
kiplet.myatproto.social
Amazing how there's only two genders but infinite gradations of underaged sex.
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
thefienprint.bsky.social
"And this is why we — former mercenaries with Nazi tattoos, a history of edgelord message board postings, various gradations of sexual assault and sex pest accusations — can't have nice things."
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Jul 9
"We engaged in electoral politics. We motivated people. We banded together. We did it the way that we were told we are supposed to make change, and we won, and now they are not going to let us have it," Platner says.
July 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
dmacottawa.bsky.social
Gradations. Rideau River, Ottawa. #fall #nature #trees #water #city #travel #biking #MyOttawa #photography
September 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
bubbaprog.xyz
We love gradations that aren’t integers, don’t we folks
Meter goes to 100 with six gradations only one of which (50) is marked
September 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
thjen.bsky.social
Coast of the Gulf of MEXICO on a steamy July day. Also, #Februarty turquoise.
Photo of Florida Gulf shore with gradations of blue and white from sand to cloud.
February 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
vajra.me
the fine gradations and overlaps between scab, arsonist, gullible, and advertisement
hollylynwalrath.bsky.social Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · Aug 5
There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.
The real enemy isn’t your buddy who is using AI to make a book cover; the enemy is the Powers-That-Be who thrive on dividing everyone, especially in the United States. Look at how divided everyone in the US got over politics over the past ten years, and it’s now trickled to other countries. No more, are you a fellow human? Nope, it’s who did you vote for? Well, then you must be a hateful asshole. Instant block. But who’s the asshole? Every week, the gatekeepers of horror writers have some new witch hunt. Sometimes it’s a good thing to suss out shitty publishers, editors, and agents. Yet, not ALL shitty ones are sussed out because, you know, there are consequences to getting all the shitty people shut down. Some people still like the opportunities to get published or represented even if it means going with the most despicable people because the gatekeepers didn’t get them shut down, or sometimes, don’t even notice. It all depends on who is buttering the toast. The past few weeks have been so tedious with all the gatekeepers out in full force. They are whipping people up into a frenzy, and more division is happening when it comes to AI. Of course, the irony is that the gatekeepers are denouncing AI, yet they are doing it on Facebook, which uses AI. They are likely typing their pretentious screeds on their phones, which also use AI. They likely sell their books on Amazon, which also uses AI. AI is here. It’s been coming since I was typing on a manual typewriter. You can let the robots win by becoming less human by cutting out all your friends, fans, family, and readers because they dared to try out AI, or you can be a human being and let people explore and figure things out for themselves. Hollywood is already embracing AI. Many companies use AI. AI can be useful for tedious tasks such as creating listings on eBay or Poshmark. Do you shop or sell on those platforms? They totally use AI now, so you’d better boycott them too. I went to the AI panel at Stokercon, and of course, most of the panelists were vehemently anti-AI. An audience member stood up and pointed out that they learned about the panel because they saw it on Sched, which is the app that the HWA/Stokercon uses, and THAT is AI. Doesn’t HWA have an anti-AI stance? Oh, but of course, THAT is okay; it’s all the other AI stuff that isn’t. We’re a writers' organization, and we should be exploring ways to be more cohesive, not more divisive. If you are confused about AI, ask for help. If you aren’t sure if you are even using AI, you should be able to ask for help without a huge witch hunt shutting you down. You should be allowed to experiment with this new technology without fear of your fellow writers accusing you of terrible things whether you’re tinkering with your avatar or creating a book trailer. As writers, editors, and educators, we should be more tolerant of one another rather than trying to shut each other down. The witch hunts are exhausting and quite embarrassing, really, not the best look for professional authors. You can choose to be a gatekeeper, or you can choose to have some humanity for your fellow human beings who are just trying to figure things out. No one has the answers yet, so why do you think you do?
August 5, 2026 at 5:14 AM
opinionhaver.bsky.social
is kind of interesting how you can see gradations of professionalism among the ICE agents. some older guys who have more restraint, trigger discipline etc vs. the subliterates clearly hired within the last year.
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
jdegaetano.bsky.social
You know you're absolutely losing everything when you're litigating gradations of sexual predations.
May 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
hawkinsweeks.eurosky.social
Beautiful gradations of grey tone here…
sophiecarr.bsky.social Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · Dec 10
The land of the layers. Beautiful landskein in the Highlands of #Iceland, Sept 2022.
A black and white image with layers and layers of hills disappearing into the distance, with some clouds above the horizon. The hills are mostly pointy dormant volcanoes. A tiny bit of river that flows in front of the hills is visible.
December 10, 2024 at 9:42 PM
gundampixel.bsky.social
Caught this Duel Blitz Gundam build by かっつん on display at Volks Hobby Paradise Akiba. The airbrushed gradations are 🔥
June 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
gonebabygone.bsky.social
There’s a kind of guy on social media who acts like you’re a moron for believing in gradations. You say we’re teetering on fascism, they go “umm we were founded on genocide” You say Musk is having a racist breakdown they go “umm he was always racist” Truthers for the concept of things getting worse.
July 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM
danmentos.com
I saw gradations of perversity open for cannibal corpse in 1992
August 29, 2026 at 7:27 PM
douglashowatt.bsky.social
Gradations
#streetphotography
September 17, 2024 at 7:59 PM
silverpebble2.bsky.social
Tombré.
Our brains love colour gradations like this because of our ancestors’ need to forage for ripe fruit-my photo’s likely to ping ancient dopamine-releasing pathways in your brain associated with finding good snacks ✔️🍅. You’re welcome:
Tomatoes grown in our garden in 2016
July 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
dmnd.me
Gradations of rich strikes again bsky.app/profile/dmnd...
dmnd.me Jeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · Jul 5
re: helping everyone gain what billionaires have, I recall again this classic Reddit post on what wealthy people have that poor people have no idea about
February 20, 2026 at 7:27 AM
bokane.org
One way you can tell the "You're just noticing now?" types are full of shit is that people who actually live under repressive regimes are aware of minute gradations of bad, and keenly attuned to local fluctuations in badness.
jfallows.bsky.social James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Apr 4
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To those helpfully writing in "You're just noticing now???" and "Why just PRC/NK comparisons?"

-On "noticing now," feel free to consult book I wrote about this 25+ years ago Breaking the News.
-"Why Chinese and NK comparisons"? We lived in China for 4+ years and followed state news there.
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
alinagrafik.eurosky.social
#ColorADay #OrangeSun

Closeup of a dahlia in someone's yard. 😁🧡🩷

#ECK #Bloomscrolling #Dahlia #Gardening
Closeup of a peachy-colored dahlia with petal colors...gradations of yellow, orange and coral. The sun is shining from the right hand side, creating shadow and color contrasts.
July 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
alinagrafik.eurosky.social
#BlueskyMonday
#ColorADay #PinkMon

Pink and blue sunrise to fulfill all my color assignments for today! 😁

#EastCoastKin #Sunrise #LandscapePhotography #ArtYear #CarsonValley
A sunrise with blue sky and blue and pink clouds above a silhouetted landscape. The clouds are bright pink on the underside and deep blue on the top, while the sky is gradations of pale to dark blue. There are a few trees silhouetted as well.
July 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
ryanboyd.bsky.social
We live in various gradations of hell
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Feb 4
Trump just said he’s calling for the full forcible transfer of all 1.8 million Gazans out of the strip and says “The US will take over the Gaza Strip”
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
mikeinoly.bsky.social
'Aztec Copper', a brown with blended tones of pink, lavender and gold. The subtle gradations are so lovely.
June 5, 2024 at 2:30 PM
silby.bsky.social
gradations of dark;
green-eyed black cat hatches from
a deeper shadow
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
jlp.systems
Sorry I need infinite gradations
March 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
jeffsharlet.bsky.social
This. I want to be in conversation with fellow travelers. It’s the finer distinctions & gradations between our views that make it compelling, not the false “pro/con” gotcha of “debate.”
rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Nov 24
To dismiss the value of talking to our own is to fail to see that the utility of conversation, like that of preaching, goes far beyond persuasion or the transmission of information.
To dismiss the value of talking to our own is to fail to see that the utility of conversation, like that of preaching, goes far beyond persuasion or the transmission of information. At its best, conversation is a means of accomplishing many subtle and indirect things. The painter Rudolf Baranik, who died twenty years ago, once told me a story about a ferry ride he took in New York City on a bitter winter day in the late 1930s, soon after he had arrived as a refugee from Eastern Europe. “It is very cold, is it not?” he said in his formal English to a black man standing next to him on the deck. “Yeaaahh, man,” his fellow passenger replied. “Why is that man singing?” Baranik wondered. The moment remained with him — the unfamiliar musicality of the New Yorker’s intonation had made memorable what was otherwise an ordinary exchange. Why comment to a stranger about the weather, when the conditions are obvious to both of you? Because it’s an affirmation that you exist in the same place, that no matter what else might separate you, you have this in common. And because it’s an opening, if not to understanding, then at least to the place where it might begin.
November 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM
whstancil.bsky.social
The same dynamic basically holds everywhere, and the more “engaged” you are the more vulnerable you are, because the more keenly aware you are of fine gradations and subtle shifts in consensus.
July 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM