Ailbhe
@ailbhe.ossifrage.net
she/her
environment, sewing, books, art
#VisibleHealth
environment, sewing, books, art
#VisibleHealth
RE: https://mastodon.online/@Geri/116026841081772094
I mean yes, and they need safe working conditions, unions, healthcare, and representation. Sooooooo.....
I mean yes, and they need safe working conditions, unions, healthcare, and representation. Sooooooo.....
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Charming
Advance UK's by-election candidate: 'Many young British women are whores' | Searchlight
https://searchlightmagazine.com/2026/02/advance-uks-by-election-candidate-many-young-british-women-are-whores/
mastodon.online
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
RE: https://mastodon.online/@Geri/116026841081772094
I mean yes, and they need safe working conditions, unions, healthcare, and representation. Sooooooo.....
I mean yes, and they need safe working conditions, unions, healthcare, and representation. Sooooooo.....
Also today I finally stopped pushing through the fatigue and rested MUCH more than I have been for over a week. I sincerely hope this sorts me out, if I have to rest again tomorrow I'll sulk.
February 8, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Also today I finally stopped pushing through the fatigue and rested MUCH more than I have been for over a week. I sincerely hope this sorts me out, if I have to rest again tomorrow I'll sulk.
I'm still mostly doing photo sorting but also some sewing and QUITE A LOT of talking to and listening to adolescent offsprings. Also on Friday - yesterday? - I sorted out my NI contributions for pension counting, since I am technically not part of society or the economy or something.
February 8, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I'm still mostly doing photo sorting but also some sewing and QUITE A LOT of talking to and listening to adolescent offsprings. Also on Friday - yesterday? - I sorted out my NI contributions for pension counting, since I am technically not part of society or the economy or something.
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Status report, "Spur-Of-The-Moment Scone Recipe" dep't: Buttermilk scones/biscuits, thrown together on the fly, firmer dough than usual, pastry flour, butter cut in via the Cuisinart/Magimix, dough folded more times than usual, baked in very-preheated iron frying pan. Came out pretty well. 😀 🍽️ 🥖
February 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Status report, "Spur-Of-The-Moment Scone Recipe" dep't: Buttermilk scones/biscuits, thrown together on the fly, firmer dough than usual, pastry flour, butter cut in via the Cuisinart/Magimix, dough folded more times than usual, baked in very-preheated iron frying pan. Came out pretty well. 😀 🍽️ 🥖
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 712:
Male writers: if you're uncomfortable writing women characters, then write them as men, and flip them in edit. Too many otherwise excellent male writers seem distracted by boobs, and forget that women have exactly the same range of character types as men do.
Male writers: if you're uncomfortable writing women characters, then write them as men, and flip them in edit. Too many otherwise excellent male writers seem distracted by boobs, and forget that women have exactly the same range of character types as men do.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 712:
Male writers: if you're uncomfortable writing women characters, then write them as men, and flip them in edit. Too many otherwise excellent male writers seem distracted by boobs, and forget that women have exactly the same range of character types as men do.
Male writers: if you're uncomfortable writing women characters, then write them as men, and flip them in edit. Too many otherwise excellent male writers seem distracted by boobs, and forget that women have exactly the same range of character types as men do.
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Because, here's the thing. We're told: "it's the way of the world; it's human nature," as an excuse for every act of cruelty or selfishness we witness, in the hope that we'll just stand by and watch. But it's not human nature. It's human choice. And we don't have to stand by. We can stand up.
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Because, here's the thing. We're told: "it's the way of the world; it's human nature," as an excuse for every act of cruelty or selfishness we witness, in the hope that we'll just stand by and watch. But it's not human nature. It's human choice. And we don't have to stand by. We can stand up.
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As a child, I read LORD OF THE FLIES: never doubting that it reflected actual human nature. Turns out it actually didn't. www.theguardian.com/books/2020/m...
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
As a child, I read LORD OF THE FLIES: never doubting that it reflected actual human nature. Turns out it actually didn't. www.theguardian.com/books/2020/m...
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Every time I walk past this bit of fallen tree I can't help imagining it scuttling around, crablike, after sundown, and getting up to no good.
February 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Every time I walk past this bit of fallen tree I can't help imagining it scuttling around, crablike, after sundown, and getting up to no good.
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*watching the 90's themed ice dancing*
Phil: I guess these are classic songs now?
Me: Phil, these skaters weren't even alive when these songs came out.
Phil: Oh GOD. You're so right.
Phil: I guess these are classic songs now?
Me: Phil, these skaters weren't even alive when these songs came out.
Phil: Oh GOD. You're so right.
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
*watching the 90's themed ice dancing*
Phil: I guess these are classic songs now?
Me: Phil, these skaters weren't even alive when these songs came out.
Phil: Oh GOD. You're so right.
Phil: I guess these are classic songs now?
Me: Phil, these skaters weren't even alive when these songs came out.
Phil: Oh GOD. You're so right.
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i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
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Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
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On my blog, I posted the speech I gave at WisCon last year, because I've been thinking a lot about that story about the guy throwing starfish back in the water.
naomikritzer.com/2026/02/07/m...
naomikritzer.com/2026/02/07/m...
My 2025 WisCon Guest off Honor Speech
Last year I was a Guest of Honor at WisCon, a science fiction convention that’s historically been held in Madison, Wisconsin but last year was held as an online con. One of the things you do …
naomikritzer.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
On my blog, I posted the speech I gave at WisCon last year, because I've been thinking a lot about that story about the guy throwing starfish back in the water.
naomikritzer.com/2026/02/07/m...
naomikritzer.com/2026/02/07/m...
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The alien ambassador sidled through the museum in awe.
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The alien ambassador sidled through the museum in awe.
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
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I just drove down Hiawatha and it looks like there are plows blocking all the turns and exits that you’d take to go to Whipple.
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I just drove down Hiawatha and it looks like there are plows blocking all the turns and exits that you’d take to go to Whipple.
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
kfoxtv.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
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Mea culpa - I was among the re-skeeters.
Scott Horton has a blue check and name checks Harper's Magazine as his employer in his bio.
That does not, apparently, mean his posts can be assumed accurate.
Scott Horton has a blue check and name checks Harper's Magazine as his employer in his bio.
That does not, apparently, mean his posts can be assumed accurate.
1,000 reskeets and it's totally made up, that's a photo from Los Angeles, stop sharing this disinfo-spreader
February 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Mea culpa - I was among the re-skeeters.
Scott Horton has a blue check and name checks Harper's Magazine as his employer in his bio.
That does not, apparently, mean his posts can be assumed accurate.
Scott Horton has a blue check and name checks Harper's Magazine as his employer in his bio.
That does not, apparently, mean his posts can be assumed accurate.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Holy shit THIS JUST MADE ME FEEL THAT HUMANS ARE BRILLIANT AGAIN.
Let us use it to defeat AI.
Let us use it to defeat AI.
While I'm unlikely to start dressing this way myself, I can't help admiring it.
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Holy shit THIS JUST MADE ME FEEL THAT HUMANS ARE BRILLIANT AGAIN.
Let us use it to defeat AI.
Let us use it to defeat AI.
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How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters. Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters. Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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19th century double statue of Mephistopheles and Margaretta carved from a single log of Sycamore, currently on display in the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad, India.
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
19th century double statue of Mephistopheles and Margaretta carved from a single log of Sycamore, currently on display in the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad, India.
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good lord, I love how the most unhinged thing I've ever posted On Here gets the most likes. anyway, I am pure of heart and only make beautiful things like this monarch butterfly cardigan (just finished it this week!)
February 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
good lord, I love how the most unhinged thing I've ever posted On Here gets the most likes. anyway, I am pure of heart and only make beautiful things like this monarch butterfly cardigan (just finished it this week!)