Mrs. Claus
@coriseasinger.bsky.social
Reader. Collector of fandoms. Gardener when it isn't 110 outside. Birder. Always trying something new. She/her
My parents get so many notifications from their Ring of someone at their door. It is, at best, annoying. At worst, it fosters a type of hyper-vigilance and a state of constant alert (they have limited the camera as much as possible to cut down on the notifications, too)
Probably the worst of them all is the Ring doorbell.
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My parents get so many notifications from their Ring of someone at their door. It is, at best, annoying. At worst, it fosters a type of hyper-vigilance and a state of constant alert (they have limited the camera as much as possible to cut down on the notifications, too)
Hey, your turkey probably needs to be moved out of the freezer.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hey, your turkey probably needs to be moved out of the freezer.
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“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
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Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education - Tuesday 25th Nov, free registration, great panel, big focus on climate justice. Register here: lmula.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education - Tuesday 25th Nov, free registration, great panel, big focus on climate justice. Register here: lmula.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Artificial sweeteners upset my tummy (and my tastebuds) and I'm begging people to just use sugar in their holiday recipes for all their gatherings.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Artificial sweeteners upset my tummy (and my tastebuds) and I'm begging people to just use sugar in their holiday recipes for all their gatherings.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This part, specifically, seems like it has implications for the "use LLMs to create course materials" crowd infecting education.
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This part, specifically, seems like it has implications for the "use LLMs to create course materials" crowd infecting education.
Oh joy and here's me not able to get my flu shot for three more weeks!
In Texas' public health region 6/5S, which includes Houston, the number of emergency department visits for influenza is already almost on par with the *peak* of last year.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Oh joy and here's me not able to get my flu shot for three more weeks!
I just got home, and my cat brought me a strand of Mardi Gras beads. What exactly does she do when I'm gone???
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I just got home, and my cat brought me a strand of Mardi Gras beads. What exactly does she do when I'm gone???
If this was enacted in Palau, it would reduce suicide rates and alcoholism. I hope they are watching this!
BREAKING: Marshall Islands becomes the first country to launch a Universal Basic Income program. Every resident (about 33,000 people) will receive $200 every 3 months. This works out to being about 11% of GDP per capita. If the US did that same percentage, the UBI would be about $770/mo.
Marshall Islands Launches Nationwide Universal Basic Income Program Using Digital Infrastructure
Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands — November 19, 2025. The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has introduced a nationwide Universal Basic Income (UBI) program, marking the...
www.koreaittimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If this was enacted in Palau, it would reduce suicide rates and alcoholism. I hope they are watching this!
Byeeeeeeee
Officials said he missed the flooding's crucial early hours.
FEMA director who's been MIA since the Texas Hill Country Floods resigns
Officials said he missed the flooding's crucial early hours.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Byeeeeeeee
No, we need to tell her to help make room in the Republican party to oppose Trump. The answer is not to drag Democrats further right, but to leave room for Republicans to move further left.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
No, we need to tell her to help make room in the Republican party to oppose Trump. The answer is not to drag Democrats further right, but to leave room for Republicans to move further left.
I needed this news today! This probably helps explain why I have seen more monarchs at my place this season
The roadside 'flight diverters' cut monarch deaths by about 50 percent.
Texas' new 'butterfly nets' are saving monarchs from becoming roadkill
The roadside 'flight diverters' cut monarch deaths by about 50 percent.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I needed this news today! This probably helps explain why I have seen more monarchs at my place this season
Someone sent out the clown to distract everyone from lion tamer getting mauled.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Someone sent out the clown to distract everyone from lion tamer getting mauled.
I had to deal with slander against phonics forever. And now, another piece of evidence showing that phonics is a tool of stronger readers?
a woman wearing a black and white cat ear headband is smiling
Alt: A woman wearing a black and white cat ear headband is triumphant. The text says, "I knew it!"
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I had to deal with slander against phonics forever. And now, another piece of evidence showing that phonics is a tool of stronger readers?
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"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"And James Bond, who did NOT die"
My local Meals on Wheels (Montgomery County) is doing a food drive for Thanksgiving. Is yours? (I like an excuse to get crafty!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My local Meals on Wheels (Montgomery County) is doing a food drive for Thanksgiving. Is yours? (I like an excuse to get crafty!)
Several states have closed primaries and TX Rs have been pushing to close the primaries here. Changing affiliation is not the way forward!
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Several states have closed primaries and TX Rs have been pushing to close the primaries here. Changing affiliation is not the way forward!
Prosecution isn't only coming for ICE
Our top story: “We’ve heard reports from around the state already about local police working with ICE and kind of conducting these kinds of racial profiling stops where they see brown people driving a work van, and they’ll pull them over on a pretext, and then just immediately call ICE.”
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
www.texasobserver.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Prosecution isn't only coming for ICE
Oh, so Lego wants ALL of my money
NEW — LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
#StarTrek #Lego
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
#StarTrek #Lego
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
LEGO Unveils New 3600-Piece STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D Brick Set
LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability Shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
blog.trekcore.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Oh, so Lego wants ALL of my money
Holy fazoli, anything is possible tonight, apparently
(Yes, yes, runoff...but you know these numbers will be giving TX Rs nightmares for the next 12 months)
(Yes, yes, runoff...but you know these numbers will be giving TX Rs nightmares for the next 12 months)
Could have better communicated why this is notable: This is a special election in a district that went +18% for Trump in 2024, and includes Tarrant County - a belwether and the state's 4th-largest county, where Republicans have openly tried to suppress Democratic votes and power.
In Texas 9th SD, Democrat Taylor Rehmet is leading three candidates-including Leigh Wambsganss, a well-known Christian nationalist activist who was supported by Trump, Texas GOP leaders and far-right donor Tim Dunn. The district includes Tarrant County, a +5% Trump county + bellwether for the state.
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Holy fazoli, anything is possible tonight, apparently
(Yes, yes, runoff...but you know these numbers will be giving TX Rs nightmares for the next 12 months)
(Yes, yes, runoff...but you know these numbers will be giving TX Rs nightmares for the next 12 months)
I have been hoping for this result for my CyFair friends! Let's gooooooooo!
Friends in Cy-Fair ISD are ecstatic. I cannot emphasize enough what an earthquake these results will be. This flips control of the board in a district, where books been banned, LGBTQ students maligned, & whole chapters of textbooks dealing w/ climate change & vaccines electronically censored. HUGE.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I have been hoping for this result for my CyFair friends! Let's gooooooooo!
PUMP IT DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS!
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
PUMP IT DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS!
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mine eyes? seeing the glory.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
mine eyes? seeing the glory.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
You know what time it is!
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
You know what time it is!