Callalily
@callalily57.bsky.social
Genealogist. Mathematician. Book blogger. Theatre fan. I'm not so good at having "a brand." These are just my inner thoughts, inner thoughts. She/her. #hEDS
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What historians (and other scholars do) is create knowledge. We should use that phrase more and talk about what it means. I think we don't, and it's part of why AI enthusiasts are confused when we don't readily agree that our work can be replicated/replaced by their products.
December 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What historians (and other scholars do) is create knowledge. We should use that phrase more and talk about what it means. I think we don't, and it's part of why AI enthusiasts are confused when we don't readily agree that our work can be replicated/replaced by their products.
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Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
December 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
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"How do I get romance money without anyone thinking I'm Vapid Like Those Bitches" is the eternal question each author of romance adjacent books they take Very Seriously must ask themselves in a think piece at least once.
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"How do I get romance money without anyone thinking I'm Vapid Like Those Bitches" is the eternal question each author of romance adjacent books they take Very Seriously must ask themselves in a think piece at least once.
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LitFic authors aren't going to admit that they are writing romance because they act like genre romance is for idiots and for bad readers and it's all garbage mommy porn.
In other words, "Literary romance" doesn't exist because of the snobbery of capital-L literature.
In other words, "Literary romance" doesn't exist because of the snobbery of capital-L literature.
December 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
LitFic authors aren't going to admit that they are writing romance because they act like genre romance is for idiots and for bad readers and it's all garbage mommy porn.
In other words, "Literary romance" doesn't exist because of the snobbery of capital-L literature.
In other words, "Literary romance" doesn't exist because of the snobbery of capital-L literature.
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& if you are interested in this stuff and haven’t read Jashvina & Evan’s book (Game Misconduct) you should definitely do that
Never seen or read it but I love how much everyone loves it but I co-wrote AN ENTIRE BOOK about the problems with hockey and until we change that, I think this is all a legit fantasy
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
& if you are interested in this stuff and haven’t read Jashvina & Evan’s book (Game Misconduct) you should definitely do that
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If you are involved with this report, or have any information about the process involved in today's decision, please reach out. I am on Signal: crg.32
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you are involved with this report, or have any information about the process involved in today's decision, please reach out. I am on Signal: crg.32
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I've been chewing on my thoughts re: sports romance and this thread for a bit. first, alex is right and I agree with what he's saying here
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I've been chewing on my thoughts re: sports romance and this thread for a bit. first, alex is right and I agree with what he's saying here
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This thread x 100.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This thread x 100.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
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My standard response is "tell me, in specific detail, how exactly I'll be 'left behind,'" and to date not a single techbro has ever answered the question. "You'll be left behind" is a statement of religious faith, not business fact, and should be treated as such.
So the “figure out how to use it lest you be left behind” replies about ‘AI’ that have been popping up here strike me as inauthentic but also kind of funny because they grant the point that rather than an automation panacea these technologies are quite difficult to figure out how to use effectively
December 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My standard response is "tell me, in specific detail, how exactly I'll be 'left behind,'" and to date not a single techbro has ever answered the question. "You'll be left behind" is a statement of religious faith, not business fact, and should be treated as such.
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I’m annoying, but I’m right about AI
December 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I’m annoying, but I’m right about AI
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Some of the bad citations have been mocked in *English-language* Jewish press for a century already, they're so bad and unoriginal
2. A lot of these lies go back to a couple of books written by early antisemites in the late 1800s-1900s, back before there were widespread translations so anyone could check. Just because you've seen the same lies repeated again and again doesn't mean there's a grain of truth to them.
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Some of the bad citations have been mocked in *English-language* Jewish press for a century already, they're so bad and unoriginal
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Getting a lot more people on this list for sharing antisemitic lies about the Talmud over the past couple of days.
Reminders:
1. The entire Talmud is public and freely available online. This Anyone claiming to know about "secret" or "hidden" Jewish teachings from it is lying to you.
Reminders:
1. The entire Talmud is public and freely available online. This Anyone claiming to know about "secret" or "hidden" Jewish teachings from it is lying to you.
December 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Getting a lot more people on this list for sharing antisemitic lies about the Talmud over the past couple of days.
Reminders:
1. The entire Talmud is public and freely available online. This Anyone claiming to know about "secret" or "hidden" Jewish teachings from it is lying to you.
Reminders:
1. The entire Talmud is public and freely available online. This Anyone claiming to know about "secret" or "hidden" Jewish teachings from it is lying to you.
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I am an avowed romance fan, but the women in this screenshot (and there are many people saying similar things on threads) are just honestly so fucking dumb. Please be fucking serious. Heated Rivalry is a TV show, not a *coming out manual for men playing pro sports.*
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I am an avowed romance fan, but the women in this screenshot (and there are many people saying similar things on threads) are just honestly so fucking dumb. Please be fucking serious. Heated Rivalry is a TV show, not a *coming out manual for men playing pro sports.*
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December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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related/adjacent: it is not being an ally or fighting homophobia to suggest the Philly hockey sports broadcasters who made a “While you’re down there, would you mind blowing me?” joke this week are secretly gay lovers or were inspired by Heated Rivalry or whatever other bullshit posts I have seen.
December 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
related/adjacent: it is not being an ally or fighting homophobia to suggest the Philly hockey sports broadcasters who made a “While you’re down there, would you mind blowing me?” joke this week are secretly gay lovers or were inspired by Heated Rivalry or whatever other bullshit posts I have seen.
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this is a great précis. we throw around "irony poisoning" a lot without asking what exactly is so poisonous about irony. Heated Rivalry has a compelling response in putting people face to face over and over, and having them gently but sincerely loosen their pressure valves. it's so human, and humane
December 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
this is a great précis. we throw around "irony poisoning" a lot without asking what exactly is so poisonous about irony. Heated Rivalry has a compelling response in putting people face to face over and over, and having them gently but sincerely loosen their pressure valves. it's so human, and humane
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All of this thread 100%. I was a queer hockey fan that got kicked out of house for being queer and one of the first things I did as a free queer was drive across the state to see a Detroit red wings hockey game. AND. That doesn’t mean it was safe then and heated rivalry doesn’t make it safe now.
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
All of this thread 100%. I was a queer hockey fan that got kicked out of house for being queer and one of the first things I did as a free queer was drive across the state to see a Detroit red wings hockey game. AND. That doesn’t mean it was safe then and heated rivalry doesn’t make it safe now.
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Being horny in and of itself is not praxis babes I'm so sorry you had to find out like this
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Being horny in and of itself is not praxis babes I'm so sorry you had to find out like this
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And just like that, SFWA capitulates. Keep fighting. It works.
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And just like that, SFWA capitulates. Keep fighting. It works.
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the venn diagram between people who agree with the slate article about heated rivalry and people who think romance novels are barely literate trash is a circle which is funny because all the gripes in the slate article are about some the most basic tropes of all time (genre building block way)
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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There are certainly things to criticize about Heated Rivalry but it's exceedingly strange to see reviews that can be boiled down to "I don't think romance is an important genre, why do you all like this so much"
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There are certainly things to criticize about Heated Rivalry but it's exceedingly strange to see reviews that can be boiled down to "I don't think romance is an important genre, why do you all like this so much"
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haven't seen ms patti posted here yet this season, place needs work www.youtube.com/watch?v=z84Q...
Patti LaBelle- Where My Background Singers?
YouTube video by Ryan Bloomquist
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December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
haven't seen ms patti posted here yet this season, place needs work www.youtube.com/watch?v=z84Q...
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I’ve read some eye-rolling Heated Rivalry takes, but this one demonstrates such a bad faith interpretation, a misunderstanding of Romance as a genre, and a failure in media literacy and critical thinking skills that I don’t know what to do. 1/
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The Horniest Show on TV Actually Has a Weirdly Conservative Message. Don’t Fall for It.
Why do we keep skating in circles?
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December 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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The new Polish president, endorsed by Trump, has ended the tradition of lighting a Menorah at Poland's presidential palace, a gesture of coming to terms with Jewish history. He said he ended the lighting because "I take my attachment to Christian values seriously." forward.com/opinion/7919...
Why Poland’s president canceled his menorah lighting — and how the West helped make that happen
Karol Nawrocki canceled menorah lighting at the presidential palace, part of a broader failure to combat antisemitism, Holocaust revisionism.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The new Polish president, endorsed by Trump, has ended the tradition of lighting a Menorah at Poland's presidential palace, a gesture of coming to terms with Jewish history. He said he ended the lighting because "I take my attachment to Christian values seriously." forward.com/opinion/7919...