# gross (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gross. Page: Feed: --- ## [Wen I come back from Shabbat I need to update my website with the Traitor’s Alchemy preorder links…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825597223313309696) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ Wen I come back from Shabbat I need to update my website with the Traitor’s Alchemy preorder links but I AM leaving for Shabbat. I got out of that habit but I need to get back into it. Zayt ale gezunt ## [Fun Halloween costume idea dress up as some histrionic misogynist’s political cartoon about the…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825589805420249088) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ Fun Halloween costume idea dress up as some histrionic misogynist’s political cartoon about the excesses of women’s dress these days ## [Is there even evidence that wattpad users are erroneously reporting fanfic on ao3 or is that just…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825578588136964096) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ Is there even evidence that wattpad users are erroneously reporting fanfic on ao3 or is that just something people assumed they might do ## [Weird new way to make kosher kebab just dropped](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825574188712706048) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ ALT Weird new way to make kosher kebab just dropped ## [Versus Russian where the only option is to gargle the ends of your verbs so no one knows what gender…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825569796903043072) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ Versus Russian where the only option is to gargle the ends of your verbs so no one knows what gender you are ## [“actually,” i tell my mother, who has responded to my coming-out with linguistically impossible…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825569704776204288) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ ghelgheli : "actually," i tell my mother, who has responded to my coming-out with linguistically impossible norms of gender, "farsi is a gender-neutral language, so you should not even be able to hold the idea of transphobia in your head, for you lack the symbolic concepts that constitute its precondition". unfazed, she reaches past me for a english-persian dictionary i've failed to conceal. i try… ## [Gentle soul no cats no dogs no kids huh](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825525989532631040) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ Gentle soul no cats no dogs no kids huh ## [So many people in my neighborhood have rescued village dogs I am like genuinely concerned that one…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825524444123561984) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ So many people in my neighborhood have rescued village dogs I am like genuinely concerned that one of them is going to eat a maltipoo one day ## [CHARMING!!!!!!!](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825523447950180352) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ CHARMING!!!!!!! ## [Celestial uncle would be me if I wore pants](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825522676648067072) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ Celestial uncle would be me if I wore pants ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Cm3cqXRartsL) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Dreamt I had to come up with a new aesthetic and my idea was “celestial uncle”](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825522471744765952) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ ephraimwaite : ephraimwaite : Dreamt I had to come up with a new aesthetic and my idea was "celestial uncle" Celestial uncle was like… unflattering middle aged man clothes but printed with centuries old cosmological diagrams and various esoteric imagery ## [Chullin 110](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825518511961014273) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ dafyomilimerick : In Sura, they wouldn't eat udder So they tossed them all out in the gutter. Thus, when Rami arrived, The poor guy survived On those udders of others (I shudder). ## [that being said the three dark crowns series does have a sex scene in a goat shed and I’m haunted by…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825517144946229248) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ that being said the three dark crowns series does have a sex scene in a goat shed and I’m haunted by that ## [Betsy Johnson dachshund bag come to TJ Maxx so I may own you](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825517042393317376) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ Betsy Johnson dachshund bag come to TJ Maxx so I may own you ## [I’ve been thinking about the difference between “formulaic” and “badly written” recently and this…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825516380429451264) _2026-08-21 · a genuine kuzu_ I’ve been thinking about the difference between “formulaic” and “badly written” recently and this got me contemplating my favorite YA series that I would describe as formulaic, Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns. It’s an EXTREMELY 2010s YA premise: on this magical island, three sister queens must battle to the death to determine which type of magic will rule the island for the next generation.… ## [Sara Hagale (@shagey\_)](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825511678765613056) _2026-08-20 · a genuine kuzu_ campsis : Sara Hagale (@shagey\_) ## [Is the Uke a Transfeminised Figure in Society? We Asked Julia Serano and She Begged Us to Stop…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825433667694379008) _2026-08-20 · a genuine kuzu_ markovchaingang : Is the Uke a Transfeminised Figure in Society? We Asked Julia Serano and She Begged Us to Stop Calling Her ## [ivytea: merrymaker’s romp!](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825431781210783744) _2026-08-20 · a genuine kuzu_ ivytea : merrymaker’s romp! ## [rontology:i love how when killua talks about how he used to murder people for money he calls it his...](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825416677593432064) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ rontology : i love how when killua talks about how he used to murder people for money he calls it his “old job” as if there are two categories in his head like Old Job: Assassin. New Job: Gon’s Friend ## [Reading the types of meds they’re testing for long covid and it’s like this one is used for nerve…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825396657685479424) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ Reading the types of meds they’re testing for long covid and it’s like this one is used for nerve gas poisoning. This one is an antipsychotic. This one is for eczema. What ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lcOhJyGLBh9Q) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Every British guy in the War of 1812 has a name like John Smith, James Taylor, or William Brown; and…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825395795268403200) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ clove-pinks : clove-pinks : Every British guy in the War of 1812 has a name like John Smith, James Taylor, or William Brown; and every American guy is named like Eleazor Peabody, Dempsey Dimwiddle, or (checks notes) Tench Coxe (tags via @captainswank ) ## [Decided to sit outside and have breakfast in nature for my mental health but alas while sitting…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825395691573657600) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ Decided to sit outside and have breakfast in nature for my mental health but alas while sitting quietly in nature my heart rate was over 120 for half an hour so instead of a quiet meditation I’ve achieved the equivalent of like jogging a mile ## [Sometimes when Anzu and I are outside our local cafe there are children running around in the green…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825351531559796736) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ Sometimes when Anzu and I are outside our local cafe there are children running around in the green space, who may or may not notice Anzu, and I just give him treats for watching them at a distance. but the other day we had my favorite interaction which was a preteen who was clearly having Hyperactivity Hour running laps around the green space and leaping on and off rocks, who ran TOP SPEED toward… ## [just wanted to tell you that your Talmud posting got me to start reading my daily Talmud emails again instead of deleting them first thing in the morning. 🫡 appreciate u and also the talmud](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825351007251906560) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ Yay sorry it happened during the slaughter tractate though 😂 birdiethebibliophile : don’t be sorry, I spent like twenty minutes yesterday explaining to my husband about the relative kosher-ness of udders Did you and your husband enjoy the part about slapping an udder on the wall to remove the milk. I will never forget that bit ## [It may not be up on all retailers yet (potentially it’s only the hardcover and not the ebook that…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825348288546013184) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ kuttithevangu : I’m SO EXCITED to reveal the cover for my next book, this amazing art by Rich Deas! 🤩 TRAITOR’S ALCHEMY is now available for preorder, releasing 4/13/27! Traitor's Alchemy It may not be up on all retailers yet (potentially it’s only the hardcover and not the ebook that has gone live?). My dad did inform me that it’s available via the evil giant, and I confirmed it via B&N in the… ## [I recognize some of the copy on bookshop re: traitor’s alchemy from Arthur’s revision notes what a…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825348024883609600) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ I recognize some of the copy on bookshop re: traitor’s alchemy from Arthur’s revision notes what a funny experience ## [besotted by this wording. pressing the words…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825346135088627713) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ abodyuntenanted : letterful : besotted by this wording. pressing the words… @chicago-geniza ## [silent standoff over who gets to guard this rubber cube that got hit by a lawnmower](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825345051281571840) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ chaumas-deactivated20240115 : silent standoff over who gets to guard this rubber cube that got hit by a lawnmower ## [puddeneen: catchaspark: timefortigers: papinianista: According...](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825344743807582208) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ puddeneen : catchaspark : timefortigers : papinianista : According to Know Your Meme, on August 18th, 2005, Erwin Beekveld brought forth this work into the world. HAPPY TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY, THEY’RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD. sheds a single tear every august 18th my notifications break and i go, fuck, tumblr has failed me once again, but it hasn’t. it hasn’t failed me. it’s just the taking… ## [Ostap Bender just loves to bully an old man](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825336730953662464) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ Ostap Bender just loves to bully an old man ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IGvunrwMcbTt) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Imagine a stage production where at the start of Act 1 there’s a whole rack of guns in the corner…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825335576789123072) _2026-08-19 · a genuine kuzu_ Imagine a stage production where at the start of Act 1 there’s a whole rack of guns in the corner and then as the play goes on the actors keeping taking a gun down and holding it for awhile and then just tossing it offstage. At final curtain no guns have been fired ## [Person who just sent me a REALLY nice ask about referring to my work during a life event I did…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825247308476219392) _2026-08-18 · a genuine kuzu_ Person who just sent me a REALLY nice ask about referring to my work during a life event I did receive it and I am keeping it forever thank u ☺️ ## [Someone in my neighborhood is leaving massive drifts of blond dog undercoat hair absolutely…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825246146889924608) _2026-08-18 · a genuine kuzu_ Someone in my neighborhood is leaving massive drifts of blond dog undercoat hair absolutely everywhere it’s like someone’s got a pet cottonwood tree ## [So in the first Mags book a moment I really really liked and had high hopes for is this:](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825245731863592960) _2026-08-18 · a genuine kuzu_ So in the first Mags book a moment I really really liked and had high hopes for is this: Overwhelmed by obligations and by a social sphere he doesn’t understand, 13yo Mags thinks to himself “ok. If I don’t know how to act, I’ll let other people act, and I’ll shape my responses based on HOW they act.” This is explicitly a trauma response based on his time as a slave, and the level of cold… ## [Whenever I make a post about writing or storytelling mechanics and then immediately think “what do I…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825244878227341312) _2026-08-18 · a genuine kuzu_ Whenever I make a post about writing or storytelling mechanics and then immediately think “what do I know though why should anyone listen to ME” I should probably just look across the room at the wall of plaques and feel smug instead ## [The fact that Heralds are magically incapable of disagreeing with their Companions is like….](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825244010105995264) _2026-08-18 · a genuine kuzu_ The fact that Heralds are magically incapable of disagreeing with their Companions is like. Narratologically, why would you make that choice. You’ve now introduced 2 characters who will always be together, but those characters will never have conflict? The biggest reason to put a second character in a situation is so they can have different opinions on stuff? It’s wild that even with Mags and… ## [One of the reasons you might find yourself reading a book and feeling like stuff Just Happens is if…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825242934029991936) _2026-08-18 · a genuine kuzu_ One of the reasons you might find yourself reading a book and feeling like stuff Just Happens is if the obstacles and conflicts the characters encounter do not result from the choices the character has made. In character-focused stories it’s satisfying to see characters run into obstacles THEY HAVE CREATED, specifically obstacles they have created by MAKING WHAT THEY THINK ARE THE RIGHT CHOICES.… ## [Journaling the mechanics of why Valdemar isn’t working for me feat. Psychic honse](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825241873753030656) _2026-08-18 · a genuine kuzu_ Journaling the mechanics of why Valdemar isn’t working for me feat. Psychic honse ## [Because arsenic is a toxic metal (as opposed to some kind of biological compound) t precipitates out…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825240115671695360) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ Because arsenic is a toxic metal (as opposed to some kind of biological compound) t precipitates out of liquids pretty intact with the right tests, and after the invention of the Marsh test in the 1830s there was actually a flurry panic about Arsenic Murders. Prior to that they WERE undetectable (arsenic poisoning presents very much like cholera), and arsenic was known as “inheritance powder” half… ## [They had fairly accurate tests for arsenic, it’s just that the victim was also taking medicine that…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825239112724430848) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ nerdymouse : kuttithevangu : Reading about an arsenic murder case in which probably a daughter killed her mom with poisoned clam chowder but she was acquitted because the defense were like “can you prove that ANYONE wouldn’t die after eating takeout clam chowder delivered by children in August? In 1896?” and the jury were like no yeah fair point I too have had clam chowder stomach Yeah, I imagine… ## [The amoraim ate foods a Lubavitcher would not cook in her worst enemy’s kitchen](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825238152213086208) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ The amoraim ate foods a Lubavitcher would not cook in her worst enemy’s kitchen ## [All this from doing nothing #mynothing](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825237586956173312) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ All this from doing nothing #mynothing ## [He’s a musician](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825233918229905408) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ drtanner : everythingfox : He’s a musician There's always something sincere and lovely about seeing animals, especially dogs, experience things like trampolines and whatever the hell you'd call this thing. He's figured out how to make it make the noise and he's having a blast! Peace and love on Planet Earth, etc. etc. ## [The main reason people still recommend Mercedes Lackey as far as I can tell is “there are queer…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825222436794580992) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ The main reason people still recommend Mercedes Lackey as far as I can tell is "there are queer characters in her books!" and I just want to introduce every person writing a blog post about this to like. Any queer author ## [Wow this is awful I used to live like this?](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825217742871412736) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ kuttithevangu : I forgot that when I drink tea and I’m not on beta blockers I can feel my heartbeat in my eyeballs Wow this is awful I used to live like this? ## [lostfunzones:From Nebelspalter, 1958.](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825217474259763200) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ lostfunzones : From Nebelspalter , 1958. ## [This one goes out especially to my fellow Midwesterners:](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825216021943222272) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ mumblingsage : This one goes out especially to my fellow Midwesterners: The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund, which pays immigrant bond fees to get people out of ICE Custody, has run so low on funds they've had to put a hold on their work. They have a donor matching funds through $50,000 or until August 21st, so please consider throwing a few bucks their way and telling your networks. DONATION LINK… ## [Couple of Thieves](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825215647921405952) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ thatwelshartist : Couple of Thieves I really like the colours you get on magpies, what at first glance looks like a other black and white bird is actually full of these wonderfully iridescent greens and purples just a really spectacular animal ## [I forgot that when I drink tea and I’m not on beta blockers I can feel my heartbeat in my eyeballs](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825215169097515008) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ I forgot that when I drink tea and I’m not on beta blockers I can feel my heartbeat in my eyeballs ## [More Talmudic demons—this is the demon servant from a couple of days ago. These are the kind of…](https://kuttithevangu.tumblr.com/post/825215134686429184) _2026-08-17 · a genuine kuzu_ Chullin 106 | My Jewish Learning More Talmudic demons—this is the demon servant from a couple of days ago. These are the kind of anecdotes that inspired Little Ash