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@ebrillblaiddes.bsky.social
Part adjunct, part self-employed, entirely neurodivergent. She/her in STEM, i.e., had pronouns before people got offended by them. Can't believe it's controversial to not want SARS. Also plays with string 🧶
Pinned
Hey new followers, I recognize a few of you from Bird Hell Site (detector webapp came online or got noticed?) so I assume y'all know this, but so the rest of you know what's in the tin:
* quite autistic
* numbers are fun
* yarn yarn yarn
* cute lizard is cute
* fuck Nazi bullshit
* quite autistic
* numbers are fun
* yarn yarn yarn
* cute lizard is cute
* fuck Nazi bullshit
Home from protesting
They'll be going at it a while yet I think, but apparently 41 is too old to forget to pregame an ibuprofen
They'll be going at it a while yet I think, but apparently 41 is too old to forget to pregame an ibuprofen
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Home from protesting
They'll be going at it a while yet I think, but apparently 41 is too old to forget to pregame an ibuprofen
They'll be going at it a while yet I think, but apparently 41 is too old to forget to pregame an ibuprofen
Once at a protest, I wore bread on my hat for Sandwich Guy.
People asked why, I mentioned Sandwich Guy, and they were like "ohhhhh! nice!"
Alt text is like telling people the bread is for Sandwich Guy -- it brings more people into getting what you're expressing visually.
People asked why, I mentioned Sandwich Guy, and they were like "ohhhhh! nice!"
Alt text is like telling people the bread is for Sandwich Guy -- it brings more people into getting what you're expressing visually.
Reposting with Alt Text, which is so easy with the live text tool!
Alt text doesn’t just help low vision folk, it gives you 2000 characters to add context, or shade, snark, sarcasm - whatever!
Bonus: Alt text is searchable!
Alt text doesn’t just help low vision folk, it gives you 2000 characters to add context, or shade, snark, sarcasm - whatever!
Bonus: Alt text is searchable!
January 29, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Once at a protest, I wore bread on my hat for Sandwich Guy.
People asked why, I mentioned Sandwich Guy, and they were like "ohhhhh! nice!"
Alt text is like telling people the bread is for Sandwich Guy -- it brings more people into getting what you're expressing visually.
People asked why, I mentioned Sandwich Guy, and they were like "ohhhhh! nice!"
Alt text is like telling people the bread is for Sandwich Guy -- it brings more people into getting what you're expressing visually.
Separation of church and state matters BUT it would be OK if the government were to copy this kind of Biblical values.
"The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt"
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio legally will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks the Trump administration from revoking it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
January 29, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Separation of church and state matters BUT it would be OK if the government were to copy this kind of Biblical values.
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"The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt"
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio legally will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks the Trump administration from revoking it. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:18 AM
"The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt"
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This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.
The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
January 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.
Has anyone else gotten stuck in the parking lot after work in a doomscrolling hole bc gathering the executive function to turn the damn key and go home a few times lately, or is that just me?
January 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Has anyone else gotten stuck in the parking lot after work in a doomscrolling hole bc gathering the executive function to turn the damn key and go home a few times lately, or is that just me?
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Hatted Ravelry
Reminder that two of Ravelry's top patterns right now are melt the ice hat (knit) and melt the ice hat (crochet)
A reminder — there are *millions* of social sites on the internet, like Storygraph for your reading and Ravelry for your knitting, etc. It’s only the biggest, run by the extremist fascists, that do these terrible things. Don’t define the internet by a handful of apps run by 5 sociopaths.
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Hatted Ravelry
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Sink the careers of thse fuckers.
these are the 7 house democrats who voted to give ICE another $10 billion on thursday btw
January 28, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Sink the careers of thse fuckers.
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Don't causejack.
Don’t causejack. Not ever. If I’m posting about one tragedy, don’t whatabout me with another. It trivialises both subjects, and makes you look a performative, self-important, virtue-signalling public morality cop and I will not endorse your cause - for you have discursively POISONED IT.
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Don't causejack.
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You can no longer find my writing on Substack. It is long overdue, but I just can't justify forcing people to use a platform that supports such hateful ideologies just to read my stuff.
So now you can find it on my own site! ravnicanreadingnook.com
#writersky #vorthos #indywriter #FuckICE
So now you can find it on my own site! ravnicanreadingnook.com
#writersky #vorthos #indywriter #FuckICE
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
You can no longer find my writing on Substack. It is long overdue, but I just can't justify forcing people to use a platform that supports such hateful ideologies just to read my stuff.
So now you can find it on my own site! ravnicanreadingnook.com
#writersky #vorthos #indywriter #FuckICE
So now you can find it on my own site! ravnicanreadingnook.com
#writersky #vorthos #indywriter #FuckICE
The arc of history bends IN THE DIRECTION *WE FUCKING WELL **PUSH** IT*
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 AM
The arc of history bends IN THE DIRECTION *WE FUCKING WELL **PUSH** IT*
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The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
This is at the brainstorming stage, but:
Employee-side employment law sounds like a fun specialty bc who you metaphorically use as a chew toy is shitty bosses/companies.
Obviously the "...you lose some" part would be frustrating when applicable, but that would be true for anything.
Employee-side employment law sounds like a fun specialty bc who you metaphorically use as a chew toy is shitty bosses/companies.
Obviously the "...you lose some" part would be frustrating when applicable, but that would be true for anything.
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This is at the brainstorming stage, but:
Employee-side employment law sounds like a fun specialty bc who you metaphorically use as a chew toy is shitty bosses/companies.
Obviously the "...you lose some" part would be frustrating when applicable, but that would be true for anything.
Employee-side employment law sounds like a fun specialty bc who you metaphorically use as a chew toy is shitty bosses/companies.
Obviously the "...you lose some" part would be frustrating when applicable, but that would be true for anything.
Signal is secure enough that if something leaks through Signal, the rational conclusion is that the leak is another person in the conversation.
The big unvetted group where you figure out who's bringing the veggie tray to the potluck has infiltrators/blabbermouths in it; post accordingly.
The big unvetted group where you figure out who's bringing the veggie tray to the potluck has infiltrators/blabbermouths in it; post accordingly.
Of course no one should assume Signal is perfectly secure, and yes, for certain extreme circumstances, you should use no electronic comms.
But for 99.9% of Americans right now? “Signal is just as insecure as other forms of comms” is utterly irresponsible and counterproductive advice.
But for 99.9% of Americans right now? “Signal is just as insecure as other forms of comms” is utterly irresponsible and counterproductive advice.
January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Signal is secure enough that if something leaks through Signal, the rational conclusion is that the leak is another person in the conversation.
The big unvetted group where you figure out who's bringing the veggie tray to the potluck has infiltrators/blabbermouths in it; post accordingly.
The big unvetted group where you figure out who's bringing the veggie tray to the potluck has infiltrators/blabbermouths in it; post accordingly.
Local weather: ambient temperature still below freezing, but radiant energy is partially melting the icicles that are hanging off every ende and stick, so they re-freeze together into for example this gnarly thing.
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Local weather: ambient temperature still below freezing, but radiant energy is partially melting the icicles that are hanging off every ende and stick, so they re-freeze together into for example this gnarly thing.
My brain is going "and where is ICE en masse deployed to?" in response to the one with the map; I may yet make a goose meme from it.
Over the last 48 hours, the talking point on the right has solidified; the only reason that we are seeing violent clashes against ICE is because of sanctuary policies and failure to cooperate from city officials who are fanning the flames.
Take a look; it's wild how quickly they're all adopting it.
Take a look; it's wild how quickly they're all adopting it.
January 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
My brain is going "and where is ICE en masse deployed to?" in response to the one with the map; I may yet make a goose meme from it.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me!
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
www.mobilize.us
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me!
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No shit
January 26, 2026 at 2:42 AM
No shit
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I feel like when folk music starts getting this good again it’s usually a pretty good indicator that shit is FUCKED
January 26, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I feel like when folk music starts getting this good again it’s usually a pretty good indicator that shit is FUCKED
The roads are not so bad right here, but the air is so dry that every time I pull yarn from the skein, it static-sticks to my arm.
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The roads are not so bad right here, but the air is so dry that every time I pull yarn from the skein, it static-sticks to my arm.
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Do not feel guilty if you are experiencing anger over what is happening! The question becomes what now can I do with this anger? Do not feel powerless! Be loud in your righteous indignation! Shout back, "Just so you know, we will make this right again! We will continue to raise our voices!"
✊️💜🌻
✊️💜🌻
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Do not feel guilty if you are experiencing anger over what is happening! The question becomes what now can I do with this anger? Do not feel powerless! Be loud in your righteous indignation! Shout back, "Just so you know, we will make this right again! We will continue to raise our voices!"
✊️💜🌻
✊️💜🌻
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NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
National Nurses United (@nationalnurses.bsky.social)
The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.
nationalnurses.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
Thunder says hi and stay warm! #ProofOfCat
January 24, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Thunder says hi and stay warm! #ProofOfCat