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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 25m

This! It’s so good now!

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 1d

This Common Sense Day (Nov. 4), we're remembering the teachings of American revolutionary Thomas Paine, who said in his 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" that state/church separation is a must-have in any functioning democracy.

#ffrf #commonsense #commonsenseday #thomaspaine

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 1d

Hey y’all go vote

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 3d

You don’t have to wonder. Most people gain the weight back. This is well understood about the treatment.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 3d

Austin has approved tax increase after tax increase for the city, and residents have little to show for it. We are right to be skeptical that city council continues to not use the funds effectively.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 3d

The city council has been extremely vague about how they plan to spend this money. “Homelessness, parks, and other services.” They’ve done little to improve the state of homelessness in the city and have presented no plan.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 3d

@nytimes.com when I see a headline this misleading about my own city, it calls into question the rest of your reporting.

What about the questions raised around previous initiatives that got nowhere? What about the massive increase in spending on APD?

Headline: Austin asked voters to raise taxes for the homeless. It’s not going well.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 6d

Howdy neighbor! I’d never heard of this, but I’d love to bring it back. Let’s make it happen!

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 6d

He’s also my cousin (second cousin? first cousin once removed?), and I’m super proud to be related to someone doing work of this caliber and providing such an essential service during these times. 💪🏻❤️

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 6d

NPR’s @wstonereports.bsky.social is doing important work right now covering the changes in healthcare, and I anticipate that it will become even more important as the consequences of funding and leadership changes come into effect. On Up First today:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...

What to watch for during Casey Means' confirmation hearing for surgeon general

While she completed medical school, she never finished residency, and is likely to face tough questions from senators about her qualifications and views on vaccines.

www.npr.org

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 6d

My mother zipties her measuring spoons, which I always found mildly annoying because they’re harder to use, and you can’t really share them when multiple people are working in the kitchen.

But here I fucking am, wondering if the half teaspoon measure ended up in the Metamucil or the sugar. Again.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 8d

I was holding my breath the whole time.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 8d

This is unlikely to be the cause of the issue unless you are using Gemini (and thus creating a bunch of gems)

Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 8d

Usually I agonize over my GOTY, and there have been so many incredible games launched that I’d expect this year to be the same, but I have a hard time imagining anything will surpass @abioticfactor.com for me. It’s an incredible game, and I’m surprised not to see more chatter around it.

Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 13d

You’re not boring. The *vast* majority of social media is.

She says, continuing to scroll.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 14d

It’s so good.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 15d

🥲

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 28d

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 15d

I have not watched it, but this may persuade me. I found the Crown to be *okay*. But I’m also a bit of a “book was better” snob in general.

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NPR @npr.org · 16d

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them

Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 18d

Math is blue
Science is green
History is yellow
English is red

Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 18d

There are no Ivys in Boston. Only Caaaaambridge. 🧐

Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 19d

❤️

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · Sep 18

Since this Star Wars Hunters thread is going to be very long, I'm going to make a shorter thread with quoted posts where you can jump in where you want if there's a specific character you want to read about.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 20d

I’ve seen a *lot* of bad decisions, but I’ve also seen some surprising ones. Unless you’re at the studio, and often unless you’re *in the room*, it’s just a guess as to whether the decision is a bad one or not.

I expect hot takes from gamers. I expect us to treat each other better.

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Maitland @androidqueen.bsky.social · 20d

In a time when the industry and so many game developers are struggling, it hurts my heart a bit to see game devs post and repost cynical takes about other studios’ projects based purely on speculation. A rising tide, y’all.

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