Velvet Sparrow
@velvetsparrow.bsky.social
Smart-ass So. CA gal. No. NV Sierras Writer/Origami artist with LOTS of chickens. Unrepentant Romantic/Rogue Snarker/Chaotic Good. AI = Block! Eastern Sierras, Nevada jackshenhouse.blogspot.com
created August 13, 2023
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Anthony Moser (@anthonymoser.com) reposted
To put this another way: you can't stop it from making things up because *literally all it does is make things up* It just generates likely text. Sometimes what's likely is also true. Sometimes it's not. This means it has the same relationship to truth as a magic 8-ball. Literally.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
This is the part where EVERY WHITE PERSON IN LA DONS POC FACE MAKEUP AND STICKS A MEXICAN FLAG TO THEIR BUMPER. Get pulled over. Over and over. Commit to wasting ICE's time & money, over & over & over... Glut their operations with worthless traffic stops 'til they choke. MAKE THEIR SYSTEM FAIL. π
Rima I Anabtawi (@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social) reposted
Mine, too. Murdochβs empire is the, global, poison machine.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
'Copius bleeding means you're doing it right!' π± Her 'name' necklace is backwards AND gibberish, LOL
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
When you spot the last cupcake
@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social (@keepitbluedems.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Appeals Court Orders Trump to Pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million β No Immunity, No Excuses open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Hello right back! π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Dude was an oracle. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Get in the bin, boys!
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
JFC. And *nothing* will be done to bring any of these damned people to justice. We already know that.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
That dude watched WAY too much Breaking Bad.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
The cage will be sent up in such a way that it complements the White House Cement Garden and the broken toilets the 'contrators' tossed out the upper story window onto the lawn. The 'Car on Cinder Blocks' installation will come later. I hate being an American these days. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
*sighes deeply in embarassed American*
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
These need to be available EVERYWHERE. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
So 'He was a snitch' is the BEST and ONLY way they could try to spin it? π Pathetic. π
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
The βproblemβ with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
I call fake, no knife known to man can cut into those things.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Embarassing your kids is a God-given right and a parental imperative. π
CreatureCave β‘οΈ ToyArt UK (Sept 20th) (@creaturecave.co.uk) reposted
Showing off Narcissu's immense size but also his flexibility! I custom built a stand for display as well because of his size and weight. I'll try and get a video of him in the sun, because wow, does he ever sparkle! 100% handmade by me, a very human artist! Can't get this from a robot, folks!
Kathleen Jennings (@tanaudel.bsky.social) reposted
I've put up a playlist for HONEYEATER: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... I've written about it on the blog here:
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
More & more lately, I've thought of offering a playlist to complement my books. Is there a way to place markers in an ebook that cue the reader to start a playlist at certain points...? Or is it better to have an all-inclusive playlist to suggest, that the reader can stop/start as they want...? π€
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Geez, I would need at *least* three Silkwood showers if that happened to me. π€’
hotoynoodle (@hotoynoodle.bsky.social) reposted
Currently pursuing a Fine Arts degree and if you hand in anything found to be AI generated it's an F. Second offense and you fail the class. School treats it exactly like it does plagiarism. Which we all know it is.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Ol' Phil had quite the racy bookplate! π΅
Humor For Resistance (@funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social) reposted
Tomorrow isn't promised. Tell the GOP to fuck off today.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Damn right, she has reason to be.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
My reaction to my phone ringing:
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
CNN put together a clip of RKF Jr denying today he linked antidepressants and mass shootings, followed by a clip of RFK Jr last week linking antidepressants and mass shootings
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Watch what? There's no video, only a jpg.
Loish (@loish.bsky.social) reposted
I did it. After a lifetime of using light mode on all my devices, I switched to dark mode. My eyes just canβt take it anymore! So it was time to update my light mode art with a new version ~ Which mode do you use: Light or Dark?
Loish (@loish.bsky.social) reposted
Studying iridescence on one of my favorite animals, the rock dove. Donβt ever speak poorly of the rock dove in my vicinity. I WILL fight you π€
History:Nevada (@historynevada.bsky.social) reposted
The Virginia & Truckee Railroad organized the Virginia & Truckee Transit Company. It provided bus service to towns from Reno, including Lake Tahoe, Gardnerville, and Virginia City. Here is the long-retired V&T Transit bus #15 as it was on Sep 2, 1947. UNR: tinyurl.com/yc3kaxy4
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
CHICK FIGHT! CHICK FIGHT!
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Just because it's that way now, doesn't mean it will remain that way in the future. I avoid AI at all costs, everywhere, and will continue to do so. π
Megan Piontkowski illustration (@meganpiont.bsky.social) reposted
"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places: California Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area Florida Massachusetts NC Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Zine request form in folder. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Save California Salmon (@californiarivers.bsky.social) reposted
"Winter-run Chinook salmon have been listed as endangered since 1994, and theyβre among the ten marine species that NOAA Fisheries considers to be the most at risk of extinction in the near future." Read Full Article Here: tinyurl.com/ChinookMcCloud
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Or read 'Cujo'. π±
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
We're north and east of 6-8 fires in California, the smoke is clogging our valley...as usual. π Hopefully they'll get some level of relief from the rain around here, though most of it is on the wrong side of the Sierras to do much good.
bring on the dancing horses (@ihavethatonvinyl.com) reposted
gonna be real interesting to hear the reaction at the stadium
Mickey Kuhns (@mickeykuhns.bsky.social) reposted
Retired Master Sergeant hereβ¦ βAlex, Iβll take things that GIs have never said for $1000.β
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Sounds just like the excuses my electric company uses when their shit goes down.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Hate it when the body drags things out like that. JUST AFFLICT ME ALREADY SO YOU CAN FUCK OFF ALL THAT MUCH FASTER.
Rural Anarchy (@ruralanarchy.bsky.social) reposted
This ain't the app to use. Look locally at how activists where you live are organizing ICE watches or alert systems and engage with that. Don't risk your personal security and that of your undocumented neighbors by thinking a single app solves an issue.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
STILL with the whining, subservient 'Can't we be friends?' thing?! Have Democrats learned NOTHING from Cheetolini's two terms in office? π€¬
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
And begs the question of WHY they'd throw trash out of a window instead of having...I don't know...a TRASH CAN to put it into. Having contractors able to just huck stuff out the White House window seems...like a horrible hole in security. And leans heavily into 'that's a lie' territory. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Interesting to note that there's at *least* one unsecured window at the #WhiteHouse. #WTF π±
Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger.bsky.social) reposted
When it happens: red, white & blue smoke should come out of the White House chimney.
Chickam! (@chickam2008.bsky.social) reposted
I keep planning to set out the camera on the flock... Then it's either 100 billion gajillion degrees, or raining. Or both. *sigh* Eventually... #Chickam
RJ Palmer π Lightbox Expo 101 (@rj-palmer.com) reposted
AI grifter scammed their way into Dragon Con. The staff had them escorted out, lmao you love to see it
Alyssa Long (@measuredandslow.bsky.social) reposted
Iβm so sorry but NTs being concerned about dog autism is peak comedy and nobody can convince me otherwise. DOG. AUTISM ππππππ
Adam Kucharski (@adamjkucharski.bsky.social) reposted
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
Nash Is Here for It (@nashishereforit.bsky.social) reposted
The National Guardners
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
AW, NO! SHIT SHIT SHIT.βΉοΈ One of my all-time favorite actors, what an amazing talent. π Major loss to the First Nations. #RIPGrahamGreene
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
DAMMIT CARS TRY HARDER.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
If you've never been, it's a LOT of fun, even as a spectator! Although the kid announced today that he wants to run in it... Here's a story about when we went in 2016: jackshenhouse.blogspot.com/2016/10/redr...
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
YEAH BABY! #REDRUN IS COMING BACK TO #VIRGINIA CITY, #NEVADA! After a 7 year hiatus, our favorite #zombie run is returning on October 11th! π§π₯° liquidblueevents.com/redrun/
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
The comments in this thread are golden. π
Michele Bannister (@astrokiwi.bsky.social) reposted
I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired. History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them. Signed, a physicist
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Love the Vendetta-style rant. π
Elle Cordova (@ellecordova.bsky.social) reposted
Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Regurgitron, fantastic. π Right up there with 'Ocean Boiling Theft Machine'.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
AWESOME π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, saw it, at Lake Tahoe. Thanks!
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
#Nevada, get with it!
Gravewriter Cryptid Is Proudly Transmasc (@gravewriter71.bsky.social) reposted
Every single US city needs to do this, and enforce it.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Disgusting, unnecessary and a total WASTE of tax dollars. And apparently one of 47 they plan to obliterate. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
VERY important, informative thread, well worth a read!
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
What state are you in, please? Thanks for all the great info!
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Real cars have round headlights and chrome bumpers. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
WOOOWWWWW... What a beauty! π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks!
Marie π¨π¦ (@pawbaby2.bsky.social) reposted
Jamie Oliver brilliantly debunks the lies and ridiculous statements that RFK JR. has stated on multiple occasions. Experts are saying that RFK JRβs statements could very well be related to the worm in his brain. He is extremely dangerous and unfit! #USDemocracy #Pinks youtube.com/shorts/JPzXG...
Secret Agent Number Six (@designationsix.bsky.social) reposted
Anyone who takes medical advice from RFK Jr. gets what they deserve.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Ugh, I feel dumb, I can't find it. Little help, please?
Ed Morrish (@edmorrish.bsky.social) reposted
i mean, sure, but letβs do this every weekend anyway
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't fool me, I saw the original 'Alien'. π
Ciara | CiaraΓoch π¨ (@ciaraioch.bsky.social) reposted
Do any of ye use one of those premade and ready to install sheds-as-offices (or studios)? Are they worth it? Benefits/downsides?
Paul Southworth β’οΈ π (@southworth.bsky.social) reposted
The adult equivalent of your mom taking you through the McDonaldβs drive thru and getting a single black coffee. We never get to do anything fun.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Surprised he didn't burst into flame after saying that.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
My chickens would die for one of those. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
No excuse in this day & age for a photo of Cheetolini that blurry. Suspicious. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
C'mon, Big Mac attack.
Stone Cold Jane Austen (@abbyhiggs.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr looks like heβs been sampling the diseases at the CDC
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Over the years I've kept the notes people have left on my windshield. π Guys routinely SCREAM across parking lots, 'YOU WANNA SELL YOUR CAR?' No baby, she's allll mine, sorry. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Heeeyyyy...easy there, tall person. π
Andrew Hinton (@andrewhinton.bsky.social) reposted
This is Thanos level villain shit
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Have a great time, you two! π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Here's hoping you have your tense wrong. π We should all get together and UberEats him a few hundred Big Macs to seal the deal. π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Here's hoping the immense stress load proves too much for ALL involved. ALL of them. #PopGoesTheAneurysm
The Borowitz Report (@borowitzreport.bsky.social) reposted
Big props to whoever came up with the idea of calling Trump βMetamuciliniβ
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Won't someone think of the Oval Office couches?! π± Shown below: Vance taking his date out to 'dinner'.
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Hopefully in a syringe filled with *lots* of air. #Oopsie! π
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
If they hadn't cemented over the rose garden, he'd be pushing up the daisies! π
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
Reuters: MOST TRUMP TARIFFS ARE NOT LEGAL, U.S. APPEALS COURT RULES
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Go go gadget blood clot! π
Rob Dobi (@robdobi.bsky.social) reposted
Roses are red, I slipped in the mud,
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Great article here on the guidelines & who qualifies. I'm wondering if younger people who are caregivers to older/at-risk people would qualify...? A LOT of you are, RIGHT? On top of having 2 of the 'qualifying' issues yourselves? www.axios.com/2025/08/28/c...
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social)
Couldn't find it on the FDA's site, but here's a great article outlining the new #FDA #Covid #Vaccine #Guidelines --what's going on, who qualifies. I'm wondering if younger people who are #caregivers to older parents/grandparents/at-risk family members would qualify...? www.axios.com/2025/08/28/c...
Velvet Sparrow (@velvetsparrow.bsky.social) reply parent
Well-fed little thugs, ain't they? π Great picture!