Jessica Price
@delafina777.bsky.social
Cranky lioness. You know me from Twitter. Cats, game design, Judaism, and very long threads. (She/her)
When the other cats were hunting small animals, Max was hunting leaves, so I don’t think size is the only reason he’s not killing people.
(But to the point, Maine Coons are specifically bred to be gentle because despite being small for a predator, they are large enough to wreck you.)
(But to the point, Maine Coons are specifically bred to be gentle because despite being small for a predator, they are large enough to wreck you.)
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
When the other cats were hunting small animals, Max was hunting leaves, so I don’t think size is the only reason he’s not killing people.
(But to the point, Maine Coons are specifically bred to be gentle because despite being small for a predator, they are large enough to wreck you.)
(But to the point, Maine Coons are specifically bred to be gentle because despite being small for a predator, they are large enough to wreck you.)
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"We can't allow fact checkers into the country" is late-stage USSR shit, real end-of-empire stuff
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"We can't allow fact checkers into the country" is late-stage USSR shit, real end-of-empire stuff
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Only batshit religious texts have soft-focus paintings of valleys on the covers
Someone at work pressed this into my hands. It did not have the desired effect.
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Only batshit religious texts have soft-focus paintings of valleys on the covers
Reupping this because it came up in the discourse again. The gospel story about Jesus healing on the Sabbath isn’t what you think it is:
The Pharisees thought that healthcare workers deserved weekends.
Jesus didn’t.
The Pharisees thought that healthcare workers deserved weekends.
Jesus didn’t.
(1/19/22) #Delafina777-Judaism #Delafina777-Christianity
So, the man with the withered hand story is actually a prime example of how the gospels demonize--or get used to demonize--completely normal behavior from Jews.
So, the man with the withered hand story is actually a prime example of how the gospels demonize--or get used to demonize--completely normal behavior from Jews.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reupping this because it came up in the discourse again. The gospel story about Jesus healing on the Sabbath isn’t what you think it is:
The Pharisees thought that healthcare workers deserved weekends.
Jesus didn’t.
The Pharisees thought that healthcare workers deserved weekends.
Jesus didn’t.
Boomer mom next to me in coffee shop: <complaining that her daughter has gone no contact>
Her companion: I love to see kids breaking the patterns they were raised with.
Boomer mom: <smiles, keeps complaining>
Her companion: I love to see kids breaking the patterns they were raised with.
Boomer mom: <smiles, keeps complaining>
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Boomer mom next to me in coffee shop: <complaining that her daughter has gone no contact>
Her companion: I love to see kids breaking the patterns they were raised with.
Boomer mom: <smiles, keeps complaining>
Her companion: I love to see kids breaking the patterns they were raised with.
Boomer mom: <smiles, keeps complaining>
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chat, what do we call a man who keeps pressuring a woman for a video call after she has explained that she won't do that for safety reasons?
Great, and I will be clear, too: you are bad faith, and you're also quite stupid. Your arguments are hollow.
Your argumentative strategy relies on Bluesky (both async nature and follower sycophancy).
Be brave and hop on a phone call or video call. It's 2025, it's normal, be normal.
Your argumentative strategy relies on Bluesky (both async nature and follower sycophancy).
Be brave and hop on a phone call or video call. It's 2025, it's normal, be normal.
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
chat, what do we call a man who keeps pressuring a woman for a video call after she has explained that she won't do that for safety reasons?
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These people make a big show of how they can't be shamed or embarrassed or pressured so you won't notice that if you actually make an effort they do exactly that all the time
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
These people make a big show of how they can't be shamed or embarrassed or pressured so you won't notice that if you actually make an effort they do exactly that all the time
So, turns out the “fishy” odor women can get down there?
Yeah guess where it usually comes from?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Yeah guess where it usually comes from?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Bacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by men, researchers find
Study suggests infection is sexually transmitted and opens up new way to reduce recurrence by treating male partners
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So, turns out the “fishy” odor women can get down there?
Yeah guess where it usually comes from?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Yeah guess where it usually comes from?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Do you ever think about how much more productive men would be if they weren’t constantly plotting new, horrific ways to abuse women?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I didn’t even know this type of attack existed’: more than 200 women allege drugging by senior French civil servant
In a case echoing the Pelicot trial, dozens of women allege they were given hot drinks mixed with a diuretic to make them urinate. Three of them speak out here
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Do you ever think about how much more productive men would be if they weren’t constantly plotting new, horrific ways to abuse women?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
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I quite literally won’t buy a gelatin snack food with this fuckin guy’s name on it but yeah sure go ahead and give him all your money to play with.
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I quite literally won’t buy a gelatin snack food with this fuckin guy’s name on it but yeah sure go ahead and give him all your money to play with.
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The idea of ProPublica of all outlets using GAI makes me want to vomit
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The idea of ProPublica of all outlets using GAI makes me want to vomit
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Weird situation. AI adoption in the work world is stagnating, while higher-ed institutions are rushing to embrace it so that students will be prepared for…the work world?
“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
www.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Weird situation. AI adoption in the work world is stagnating, while higher-ed institutions are rushing to embrace it so that students will be prepared for…the work world?
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"…because patriarchy and social norms have encoded modesty, shame, and fear so deeply that even in mortal danger, the social gaze feels more threatening than the ground trembling beneath their feet."
globalvoices.org/2025/12/03/s...
globalvoices.org/2025/12/03/s...
Stuck between survival and modesty: How an earthquake revealed Bangladesh’s gender fault line
As tremors rippled across Bangladesh, panic sent people fleeing into the streets, yet online debates fixated not on safety but on whether women should cover themselves before escaping collapsing…
globalvoices.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"…because patriarchy and social norms have encoded modesty, shame, and fear so deeply that even in mortal danger, the social gaze feels more threatening than the ground trembling beneath their feet."
globalvoices.org/2025/12/03/s...
globalvoices.org/2025/12/03/s...
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pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
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Men see a woman succeeding as a wild horse to break.
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Men see a woman succeeding as a wild horse to break.
I think the underlying radioactivity of the "male loneliness epidemic" and Gen Z men's desire to return to more traditional relationship structures is
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I think the underlying radioactivity of the "male loneliness epidemic" and Gen Z men's desire to return to more traditional relationship structures is
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
if being a stay-at-home parent is so great, if the roles are just complementary, why do so few men want to do it?
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It’s worth noting that in the Commerce Commission’s market study into banking, they said some of the core IT systems used by the Aussie-owned banks are so old they’ve been depreciated to zero - they’re basically just scrap metal with blinking lights
Rightio Bank of New Zealand
No, this IS NOT a newly registered device.
And I need access to MY MONEY. NOW.
Can’t even contact you to sort your fuck up because… very high volume of calls.
I wonder why?
Anyone else?
No, this IS NOT a newly registered device.
And I need access to MY MONEY. NOW.
Can’t even contact you to sort your fuck up because… very high volume of calls.
I wonder why?
Anyone else?
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s worth noting that in the Commerce Commission’s market study into banking, they said some of the core IT systems used by the Aussie-owned banks are so old they’ve been depreciated to zero - they’re basically just scrap metal with blinking lights
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The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
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👀 when it comes to "harassment" and student protest, northwestern has given the trump administration what appears to be a veto over changes in policy: "Northwestern shall not revise or modify these policies and procedures without the consent of the Assistant Attorney General".
horrible.
horrible.
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
👀 when it comes to "harassment" and student protest, northwestern has given the trump administration what appears to be a veto over changes in policy: "Northwestern shall not revise or modify these policies and procedures without the consent of the Assistant Attorney General".
horrible.
horrible.
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yeah I feel a very high sense of alarm about what the "incapable of loving our country" goalposts are going to include
quite certainly they're going to try very hard to use it on elected Democrats which is at least one reason I feel like we need to be TALKING ABOUT IMPEACHMENT WAY MORE THAN WE ARE
quite certainly they're going to try very hard to use it on elected Democrats which is at least one reason I feel like we need to be TALKING ABOUT IMPEACHMENT WAY MORE THAN WE ARE
In case you thought you were safe bc you aren't one of his currently identified enemies to kidnap and deport, take a look at this line:
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
yeah I feel a very high sense of alarm about what the "incapable of loving our country" goalposts are going to include
quite certainly they're going to try very hard to use it on elected Democrats which is at least one reason I feel like we need to be TALKING ABOUT IMPEACHMENT WAY MORE THAN WE ARE
quite certainly they're going to try very hard to use it on elected Democrats which is at least one reason I feel like we need to be TALKING ABOUT IMPEACHMENT WAY MORE THAN WE ARE
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A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
MetLife Owes Disability Pay to Software Engineer With Long Covid
A Google LLC software engineer suffering from long Covid won his lawsuit seeking long-term disability benefits from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
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Let’s be clear that this is misogyny. You can take issue with unethical professional behavior, and I do. But we are WAY WAY past that discussion, this is just general slut-shaming.
And also George is just clearly VERY VERY JEALOUS here.
And also George is just clearly VERY VERY JEALOUS here.
/5 No, Tara brought good old George on, gave him a platform, and let him vent. George accused female journalists — and one by name — of being paid escorts posing as journalists who used sex to get stories. I am not paraphrasing or being metaphorical. Neither was George.
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Let’s be clear that this is misogyny. You can take issue with unethical professional behavior, and I do. But we are WAY WAY past that discussion, this is just general slut-shaming.
And also George is just clearly VERY VERY JEALOUS here.
And also George is just clearly VERY VERY JEALOUS here.
I’ve talked before about how AI represents the inevitable outcome of techbros’ lack of distress tolerance for the messy business of relating to and interacting with other human beings
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
there's "lazy" and there's "not wanting to exist as a person in any meaningful sense" and a lot of sloppers are careening towards the latter category, if not already in it
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’ve talked before about how AI represents the inevitable outcome of techbros’ lack of distress tolerance for the messy business of relating to and interacting with other human beings
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
but I think the logical outcome of having that skill issue humored is becoming unable to relate to yourself, either
Nothing reveals the hollowness of AI “creativity” more than listening to its enthusiasts talk about it
Like, any argument that it’s democratizing making art (I hear someone compare it to Photoshop!!!) is pretty quickly undermined by evidence that these people don’t like making art
Like, any argument that it’s democratizing making art (I hear someone compare it to Photoshop!!!) is pretty quickly undermined by evidence that these people don’t like making art
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nothing reveals the hollowness of AI “creativity” more than listening to its enthusiasts talk about it
Like, any argument that it’s democratizing making art (I hear someone compare it to Photoshop!!!) is pretty quickly undermined by evidence that these people don’t like making art
Like, any argument that it’s democratizing making art (I hear someone compare it to Photoshop!!!) is pretty quickly undermined by evidence that these people don’t like making art