@alexxkay.bsky.social
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
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This is why you should act like everything a potential leader says is sincere. If they sincerely believe war crimes are good, that's disqualifying.
If they say it insincerely, their lying is disqualifying.
If they say it insincerely, their lying is disqualifying.
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is why you should act like everything a potential leader says is sincere. If they sincerely believe war crimes are good, that's disqualifying.
If they say it insincerely, their lying is disqualifying.
If they say it insincerely, their lying is disqualifying.
All means-testing is regressive.
Oh my god. What if we help some people.
What if we didn’t think there was a limit on the care we could provide if we wanted to give it to everyone.
What if?
If not here then where. If not now then when. If not us then who?
What if we didn’t think there was a limit on the care we could provide if we wanted to give it to everyone.
What if?
If not here then where. If not now then when. If not us then who?
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
All means-testing is regressive.
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
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The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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Today I learned that the first drum machine was invented in the 12th century by Ismail al-Jazari, the father of robotics, who created a automaton band that played instruments powered by the flow of water. It featured a drummer whose rhythm could be programmed via wooden pegs in slots.
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Today I learned that the first drum machine was invented in the 12th century by Ismail al-Jazari, the father of robotics, who created a automaton band that played instruments powered by the flow of water. It featured a drummer whose rhythm could be programmed via wooden pegs in slots.
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I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Can you all stop using Substack already? If you were mad about Bari Weiss becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News, why are you willing to hand over actual substantial support — your time, money, and energy — to the platform that literally partnered with her in December? www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/2...
Substack partners with Bari Weiss to launch an ‘enterprise offering’ website builder.
[Link: The new media, powered by Substack | https://on.substack.com/p/the-new-media-powered-by-substack? | on.substack.com]
This expansion is described as capable of supporting a “fully-fledged ...
www.theverge.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Can you all stop using Substack already? If you were mad about Bari Weiss becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News, why are you willing to hand over actual substantial support — your time, money, and energy — to the platform that literally partnered with her in December? www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/2...
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Just for clarification, when you talk about it:
Gävle is pronounced "Yeah-vleh", not gav-la, gev-lee or gea-vley.
Gävle is pronounced "Yeah-vleh", not gav-la, gev-lee or gea-vley.
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Just for clarification, when you talk about it:
Gävle is pronounced "Yeah-vleh", not gav-la, gev-lee or gea-vley.
Gävle is pronounced "Yeah-vleh", not gav-la, gev-lee or gea-vley.
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Giant of the Attic
On the Majesty of Alan Moore
www.metropolitanreview.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
Home | FreeStyle - Abbott
freestylecheck.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
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Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sixty years ago this week in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle: "Saturday, Richard J. Robbins, 19, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Arlo Guthrie, 18, of Howard Beach, N.Y., each paid a fine of $25 in Lee District Court after pleading guilty of illegally disposing of rubbish...."
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
web.archive.org/web/20201125... 1/2
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Food thought: I see ppl make these mashed potatoes that are just … thin and too liquidy looking. Give me lumps! Give me bits of potato skin still in there! Give it thickness and texture. If I can’t stand a serving spoon in it and have it not move it’s too thin. Just…
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Food thought: I see ppl make these mashed potatoes that are just … thin and too liquidy looking. Give me lumps! Give me bits of potato skin still in there! Give it thickness and texture. If I can’t stand a serving spoon in it and have it not move it’s too thin. Just…
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We’d like to thank the Manushya Foundation for issuing this awesome statement against age-gating: www.manushyafoundation.org/manushya-s-....
Manushya’s statement on Age gating | Manushya Foundation
www.manushyafoundation.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We’d like to thank the Manushya Foundation for issuing this awesome statement against age-gating: www.manushyafoundation.org/manushya-s-....
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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At 10 over 75? Non-zero chance his 'trial' is a note read aloud next to a burn pit.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At 10 over 75? Non-zero chance his 'trial' is a note read aloud next to a burn pit.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
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Short of a remaster of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, I don't think I've seen a program that I wanted 20 years ago more. I got ambitious and tried to use ArcGIS to do D&D maps/DM info tools. It went poorly.
@mightofmerchants.bsky.social is out there doing nice things.
@mightofmerchants.bsky.social is out there doing nice things.
Canvas of Kings on Steam
Canvas of Kings is a minimalistic mapmaking tool that focuses on randomness and auto-generated elements on user-definable and interactive paths, plots and rooms.
store.steampowered.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Short of a remaster of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, I don't think I've seen a program that I wanted 20 years ago more. I got ambitious and tried to use ArcGIS to do D&D maps/DM info tools. It went poorly.
@mightofmerchants.bsky.social is out there doing nice things.
@mightofmerchants.bsky.social is out there doing nice things.
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I want to point out a new resource page on Monarca website.
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
Resources — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I want to point out a new resource page on Monarca website.
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
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You forget sometimes that at the top of the page it says "A webcomic of romance"
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
You forget sometimes that at the top of the page it says "A webcomic of romance"
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI