Arts admin, writer, potter in Chicago. You can follow my pottery IG if you’re into that: https://www.instagram.com/kab_potshttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3muzuiu7xu22vBased on my experiences watching mad men I can only assume liberty bibberty came from research that points to “b” sounds lodging themselves in your brain more effectively than any other letter. Name recall above all else, pushed by complete nonsense08 Sep 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzuiu7xu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3muidzj6n5224Having grown up in western NY, I always oriented myself on a map using Lake Ontario. Having that piece of my history and the history of that region erased and its name changed so fascists can play power games is unmooring.01 Sep 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muidzj6n5224https://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mui7tp3qrs2dUneasy because this seems like an image AI shouldn’t know about [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui7tp3qrs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3muf4rynx2s2eA spider web strung with tiny globes of water has to be one of the most beautiful sights on earth. And it has looked basically the same for millions of years! I would include a photo of what I’m looking at if my phone was up for the task, but hopefully you all can imagine it instead.31 Aug 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf4rynx2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mubbttuldk2pIt’s Vincent Price (& Corman & Poe) hours30 Aug 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubbttuldk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mu3kend5hc2iAlways such a treat to chat with @jimlaczkowski.net! It was great fun to spend so much time with Holofcener’s films. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3kend5hc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mtz7c7za7s2xWasps have been been mysteriously appearing and subsequently dying in my bathroom. Not sure what this portends26 Aug 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz7c7za7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mtkc2d47pc2nCategories of AI food I’ve observed, and ongoing list: -warts -holes -slimy -eldritch -labyrinthine20 Aug 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkc2d47pc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mteev55qus2uOne of the crazier things about restaurant AI posters is how disgusting and unappetizing the food looks, like it’s made of little warts. And no, I won’t share the example that inspired this skeet to spare you the nausea.18 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteev55qus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mt5zvp2l7s26Camp Miasma is fantastic! An amazing new entry into the dyke/queer/trans canon16 Aug 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5zvp2l7s26https://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3msv4oartu22kMy anxieties often spiral out of control when I’m lying in bed, awake, but once I’m walking around, coffee in hand, things usually feel manageable. What’s behind this, I wonder12 Aug 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv4oartu22khttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mssloor34s2pOoh this is a good one [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssloor34s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3msbwpltiqs2eMy St*ncil theory is that he is absolutely desperate for a platform and will embrace any ideology that will give him one. Would not be remotely surprised if he shifted to alt right politics. Has he already? I’ve tried to stop paying attention to him [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbwpltiqs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3ms6zpmovds2dMy parents have asked me for a Chemex coffee demo. I’m thrilled and honored and they are about to get probably way more information than they wanted about this!03 Aug 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6zpmovds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mrn22sgi7s2zA feel good story for the day: [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn22sgi7s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mr66bsjsuc2mIt would be pretty funny for Olive Garden to remove the ID requirement this weak argument is hinging on. They would be folk heroes, just saying [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr66bsjsuc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mr3dzhk7j22tWaiting for someone, I don’t even know who at this point, to tell me when it’s ok to eat lettuce again20 Jul 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3dzhk7j22thttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mqs2g5t5ds22Amazed that people are walking around rawdogging this Chicago air!! It’s times like these I appreciate having a stockpile of kn95s. Please be safe out there.16 Jul 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs2g5t5ds22https://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mqrpjwks4s2eMulholland Drive [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrpjwks4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mqpp7b262c2qThis is a funny comparison because cars more or less are death machines that seem to grow more dangerous by the year, and are quickly approaching the size of tanks [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpp7b262c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mqalxserkk2wAnyone else vaguely concerned Mitch McConnell’s team is finishing up work on his AI hologram replacement09 Jul 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqalxserkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mq3irdjjhc2eTechnology used to excite me as a young person. Now I react to almost every new tech development with dread, all the while mourning my addiction to this pocket device that’s so deeply integrated with my life and work I can’t get rid of it07 Jul 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3irdjjhc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mpomuaodoc2iPerennial issue with HOtD being back - I just want my own dragon so bad. I really think I’d be a responsible dragon mom. Let me adopt!02 Jul 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpomuaodoc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mplolrmfpk24Gen AI exists because the companies stole indiscriminately from creatives. How is any creative worker ok with using it? it’s very existence is morally corrupt. Why do we even need additional tiers of argument against a plagiarism machine? That should be enough!01 Jul 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplolrmfpk24https://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mplnvx4rr224I read the AI defense in Yale Review just to make sure the social headlines weren’t misrepresenting it. They’re not. It’s every bit as bad as it appears.01 Jul 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplnvx4rr224