transparent, parent of a trans kid
@cleanwindows.bsky.social
parent to a transgender young'un. active at reddit r/cisparenttranskid. throwback memes. pretty woke.
DO NOT FOLLOW ME IF YOU DO NOT HAVE POSTS, I WILL BLOCK YOU IMMEDIATELY (this will not stop bots, of course, which i will assume you are)
DO NOT FOLLOW ME IF YOU DO NOT HAVE POSTS, I WILL BLOCK YOU IMMEDIATELY (this will not stop bots, of course, which i will assume you are)
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I SAID XE/XIR MOTHERFUCKER
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Mobile Fortify, ICE's face recognition app, threatens the rights of both migrants and U.S. citizens. DHS should shut it down, privacy and civil liberties organizations write.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld
Mobile Fortify, the new app used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to use face recognition technology (FRT) to identify people during street encounters, is an affront to the rights and
www.eff.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Mobile Fortify, ICE's face recognition app, threatens the rights of both migrants and U.S. citizens. DHS should shut it down, privacy and civil liberties organizations write.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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cattle rustling + time travel = dogposting
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
cattle rustling + time travel = dogposting
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Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
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Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
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This is Conservative America 😡👇
ICE pepper spray disabled woman using a cane—directly at her face from point blank range.
Agents then shove her down hard to the ground—after she was already incapacitated and stumbling backwards.
This is second incident of excessive force in St. Paul, Minnesota this past week.
St. Paul,Minnesota
Agents then shove her down hard to the ground—after she was already incapacitated and stumbling backwards.
This is second incident of excessive force in St. Paul, Minnesota this past week.
St. Paul,Minnesota
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is Conservative America 😡👇
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Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If you're mad that it's difficult to have an objective and nuanced conversation about the pros and cons of AI your beef is with the developers and promoters of this tech who deliberately made that impossible because they benefited from the irrational hype!
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you're mad that it's difficult to have an objective and nuanced conversation about the pros and cons of AI your beef is with the developers and promoters of this tech who deliberately made that impossible because they benefited from the irrational hype!
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NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
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Saw a crowd work short from a performer where she picked on a “Jason Mamoa look alike” who was indeed hot and adorable and she asked what he did for work and he said “I teach companies to use Chat-GPT” and then the entire audience groaned in disappointment and I thought my god maybe there is hope.
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Saw a crowd work short from a performer where she picked on a “Jason Mamoa look alike” who was indeed hot and adorable and she asked what he did for work and he said “I teach companies to use Chat-GPT” and then the entire audience groaned in disappointment and I thought my god maybe there is hope.
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
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When a patient tells me about rape, trauma, abuse from a spouse or parent, criminal acts, legal status, abortions, sexual identity, etc., I can choose to enter that into a clinic note or I can use judgment to decide that doing so risks harm, offense, or privacy. AI scribes allow no such discretion.
How is digitally storing a blob of AI generated text a greater risk than storing notes a doctor or an assistant would take? Corporations use AI scribes in high level meetings routinely, wouldn't the precautions they take to protect their IP when using this tech also work for health care?
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
When a patient tells me about rape, trauma, abuse from a spouse or parent, criminal acts, legal status, abortions, sexual identity, etc., I can choose to enter that into a clinic note or I can use judgment to decide that doing so risks harm, offense, or privacy. AI scribes allow no such discretion.
Is bluesky for/against JERRY NO
is Bluesky for/against for/against?
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Is bluesky for/against JERRY NO
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people should just post about what they want to instead of doing this thing every month where someone asks “is Bluesky for/against X?”, a question format that has conditioned the a large chunk of the website to jump into a screaming match, regardless of what the actual topic is
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
people should just post about what they want to instead of doing this thing every month where someone asks “is Bluesky for/against X?”, a question format that has conditioned the a large chunk of the website to jump into a screaming match, regardless of what the actual topic is
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well we aren't going to do better than this
you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
well we aren't going to do better than this
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Full endorsement of this take from an FX guy. Stablecoins are best thought of as derivatives on the dollar with massive embedded counterparty risk. I don't understand why the US policy establishment thinks these things will play a big role outside cross-border payments in developing countries.
So currencies. Much medium of exchange. Very store of value.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Full endorsement of this take from an FX guy. Stablecoins are best thought of as derivatives on the dollar with massive embedded counterparty risk. I don't understand why the US policy establishment thinks these things will play a big role outside cross-border payments in developing countries.
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This Thanksgiving we want to make sure you’re ready to answer tough questions from *that* relative.
"Aren’t all politicians corrupt? Is Trump really that much worse?"
Yes, Trump is worse—and it’s not even close. Here’s why. 🧵
"Aren’t all politicians corrupt? Is Trump really that much worse?"
Yes, Trump is worse—and it’s not even close. Here’s why. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This Thanksgiving we want to make sure you’re ready to answer tough questions from *that* relative.
"Aren’t all politicians corrupt? Is Trump really that much worse?"
Yes, Trump is worse—and it’s not even close. Here’s why. 🧵
"Aren’t all politicians corrupt? Is Trump really that much worse?"
Yes, Trump is worse—and it’s not even close. Here’s why. 🧵
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BREAKING: Judge Scott McAfee grants motion to dismiss Georgia case against Trump, others.
The Fulton County case -- which resulted in guilty pleas by Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Scott Hall, and Kenneth Chesebro -- is officially done.
The Fulton County case -- which resulted in guilty pleas by Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Scott Hall, and Kenneth Chesebro -- is officially done.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BREAKING: Judge Scott McAfee grants motion to dismiss Georgia case against Trump, others.
The Fulton County case -- which resulted in guilty pleas by Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Scott Hall, and Kenneth Chesebro -- is officially done.
The Fulton County case -- which resulted in guilty pleas by Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Scott Hall, and Kenneth Chesebro -- is officially done.
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Oh really? "they/them" pronouns are woke? Did you know "they/them" comes from Old Norse, whereas "he/she" come from old English? They/them are the pronouns of Vikings.
Would you call Sweyn Forkbeard "woke"? And Eric Bloodaxe? Woke too? And I suppose even Ivar the Boneless was woke. Get real.
Would you call Sweyn Forkbeard "woke"? And Eric Bloodaxe? Woke too? And I suppose even Ivar the Boneless was woke. Get real.
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Oh really? "they/them" pronouns are woke? Did you know "they/them" comes from Old Norse, whereas "he/she" come from old English? They/them are the pronouns of Vikings.
Would you call Sweyn Forkbeard "woke"? And Eric Bloodaxe? Woke too? And I suppose even Ivar the Boneless was woke. Get real.
Would you call Sweyn Forkbeard "woke"? And Eric Bloodaxe? Woke too? And I suppose even Ivar the Boneless was woke. Get real.
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you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
you should support liberal currents!
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I’ve heard many stories of how ICE is not following the law or honoring due process.
I'm at the Tacoma ICE facility to come see for myself and hold ICE accountable. From my visit, it was abundantly clear that ICE is lying.
I'm at the Tacoma ICE facility to come see for myself and hold ICE accountable. From my visit, it was abundantly clear that ICE is lying.
Rep. Salinas visits Tacoma ICE facility.
YouTube video by Congresswoman Andrea Salinas
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I’ve heard many stories of how ICE is not following the law or honoring due process.
I'm at the Tacoma ICE facility to come see for myself and hold ICE accountable. From my visit, it was abundantly clear that ICE is lying.
I'm at the Tacoma ICE facility to come see for myself and hold ICE accountable. From my visit, it was abundantly clear that ICE is lying.
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As I posted when the news first broke. I expect that the Brazilian security services were monitoring Bolsonaro’s phone, picked up the conversation, then picked up the tampering w/the ankle monitor. Remember, Trump uses his personal phone for the calls w/his friends.
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As I posted when the news first broke. I expect that the Brazilian security services were monitoring Bolsonaro’s phone, picked up the conversation, then picked up the tampering w/the ankle monitor. Remember, Trump uses his personal phone for the calls w/his friends.
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Possessing strong opinions about Will Stancil is a red flag IMHO. There’s plenty to dislike the guy but having seething hatred for Guy Who’s Known For Posting Mildly Controversial Lib-Coded Opinions Online is both unhealthy and deeply weird
exactly - i too not infrequently disagree with Will Stancil, but the way people openly make up absolutely batshit stuff about him all the time is just ridiculous.
this doesn't mean 'disagreeing with Will.' I disagree with Will moderately often! it means people lying about and harassing him, who appear largely to be dealing with a made-up hate figure in their heads.
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Possessing strong opinions about Will Stancil is a red flag IMHO. There’s plenty to dislike the guy but having seething hatred for Guy Who’s Known For Posting Mildly Controversial Lib-Coded Opinions Online is both unhealthy and deeply weird
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1900s America even
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
1900s America even
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"Don't call your soul your own" – what a fucking line.
1900s America even
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Don't call your soul your own" – what a fucking line.