Duchess of Umbrage

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Real good-lookin rural antifascist rosé grower posting from scenic Dreadful Acres in the Texas Hill Country. Blurry iPhone nature photos my specialty. Retired writer, home chef AF, TV watcher, horse-haver, goat herder, dog lover & appreciator of wild entities. Due to user error, I also have a Pomeranian.
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EpistemeCovid ain’t over, butches | Abortion is healthcare | ACAB | I blame the patriarchy
Show threadDuchess of UmbrageDec 20, 2022
LOL spoke too soon. My prophylactic archive export is hanging on "compile"; guessing the server is overwhelmed. In real news, Harvey Weinstein fucked around and found OUT. He's just one dude, so in the grand scheme a mere drop in the rape culture bucket, but it's so rare that a victim ever sees justice, let alone when the perp is rich and white and famous, this is a significant victory. https://apple.news/AvmNtUCGwRWi91fLDAMNmlg
Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Los Angeles — Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein was convicted of multiple charges of sexual assault and cleared of others, closing out a significant chapter in the #MeToo movement that saw the former Hollywood mogul's career collapse under a wave of abuse allegations.

Duchess of UmbrageDec 20, 2022
Fixin to switch instances and cast my lot with the #ProjectMushroom folks at spore.social. Knowing me I'll fuck it up, but here's hopin' to see y'all on the other side.🤞
Duchess of UmbrageDec 20, 2022
Jeff JarvisDec 20, 2022
Congressional investigation referring criminal indictments for a president over his insurrection is no longer the lead story at the NYTimes and Washington Post this morning. The UK nurse strike is. #NewsJudgment
Duchess of UmbrageDec 20, 2022
greg (._.)Dec 18, 2022
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Duchess of UmbrageDec 20, 2022
Dang, I’d forgotten how great “Xena” was. The battle-yodel, the metal boomerang frisbee, the withering stare, the studded leather bustier, the twinkie girlfriend, the aerial backflips, the Bulgarian women’s choir. Its just satisfying af when she strolls into a bar and casually punches out all the losers who hit on her. She takes a hit of booze, blows on a handy tiki torch, and presto!it’s a flamethrower! So much smiting. Just a phenomenal, heartwarming badass. #XenaWarrorPrincess
Duchess of UmbrageDec 20, 2022
mekka okereke Dec 19, 2022

Fair warning: I boost a lot.

I boost trans content into Black spaces, Black content into tech spaces, tech content into political spaces, and vice versa on all 'o that.

The statement "There is no algorithm here!" doesn't even make sense. There's always an algorithm. It's just that here you have to roll your own manually, by understanding Mastodon features etc.

I think this is still a poor UX, but folk are working on making it smoother. Until then, discover ways to keep your feed manageable.

Duchess of UmbrageDec 20, 2022
Show threadSteve StrezaDec 19, 2022
@alannawrites This weekend me and my partner (@abigailstarling a comic illustrator) opened an instance for creators to be another space to promote their work and find an audience. If you know folks like this who are in need of a space to land on Mastodon, they are welcome to apply: https://artistalley.space/
Artist Alley

ArtistAlley.space is a place for professional and amateur artists and creators to share their work and build an audience on Mastodon and the Fediverse.

Mastodon hosted on artistalley.space
Duchess of UmbrageDec 19, 2022
Show threadScott BaroloDec 19, 2022
Just let my wisdom sit with you. You may not be ready to hear it right now. File it away for later
Duchess of UmbrageDec 19, 2022
Scott BaroloDec 19, 2022
Look, I know navel oranges aren’t the easiest to peel, and some people think there’s too much white fiber. But the taste is unbeatable. Tangy and sweet in the perfect ratio. Nobody said good fruit was easy. #worthit
Duchess of UmbrageDec 19, 2022
Auschwitz MemorialDec 19, 2022

It seems appropriate that we thank @ruud @jeroen and others responsible for #moderation in mastodon.world instance.

We created our account here uninvited and from the very beginning we received a great #support.

On the very first day some Holocaust deniers tried to troll the account. The moderators reacted immediately and, which is very telling), we actually did not experience anything like this afterwords.

We also got #help when we had technical issues with account verification.

#thankyou