Gerta LeStrange🇵🇸
@gertalestrange.bsky.social
“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
- Ursula K. Le Guin
Macro photography, microscopy & sometimes I draw things.
Collector of video game soundtracks on vinyl
- Ursula K. Le Guin
Macro photography, microscopy & sometimes I draw things.
Collector of video game soundtracks on vinyl
Tonight I cleaned our refrigerator and threw away all our emotional support foods
December 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Tonight I cleaned our refrigerator and threw away all our emotional support foods
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Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
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America, you do not like home break-ins. But what if selling stolen goods is the way to restart the retail industry?
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
America, you do not like home break-ins. But what if selling stolen goods is the way to restart the retail industry?
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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"A horrific thing happened today. Want to know what the worst person in the world thinks about it?" is what you look like when you post trumps truth social posts on here.
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"A horrific thing happened today. Want to know what the worst person in the world thinks about it?" is what you look like when you post trumps truth social posts on here.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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the good that you do persists in this world
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the good that you do persists in this world
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i don't think it's an exaggeration to say that rob reiner is a meaningful part of the reason i have the federal right to marry today
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
i don't think it's an exaggeration to say that rob reiner is a meaningful part of the reason i have the federal right to marry today
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BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said federal immigration agents pulled over her son on Saturday and asked him to prove his citizenship.
cbsn.ws
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.
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NewsNation, Nexstar's right-wing "unbiased and neutral" news network, is now doing sponcon for Qatar
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
NewsNation, Nexstar's right-wing "unbiased and neutral" news network, is now doing sponcon for Qatar
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a good and necessary read for many
December 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
a good and necessary read for many
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Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
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be aware there is a an absolutely massive disinfo campaign going around trying to say that the dude who disarmed this sicko was not named Ahmed al Ahmed but "Edward Crabtree"
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
be aware there is a an absolutely massive disinfo campaign going around trying to say that the dude who disarmed this sicko was not named Ahmed al Ahmed but "Edward Crabtree"
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
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it's actually worse. not only are AI aggregators (including Musk's lobotomized Grok) spreading this myth, it's entirely based upon an 'article' written by AI originally posted by a website with an Icelandic ISP
December 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
it's actually worse. not only are AI aggregators (including Musk's lobotomized Grok) spreading this myth, it's entirely based upon an 'article' written by AI originally posted by a website with an Icelandic ISP
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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This is what they've done.
This is super cool bc:
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
CDC panel votes to limit who is eligible for this fall's Covid vaccine
Only people 65 and over or with underlying health conditions should get the shots, the advisory group recommended. There may be insurance roadblocks for others.
www.nbcnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is what they've done.
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I love The Onion.
Go buy a gift subscription for loved ones this holiday season.
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#gifts #holiday #theonion
Go buy a gift subscription for loved ones this holiday season.
membership.theonion.com/gifts/
#gifts #holiday #theonion
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I love The Onion.
Go buy a gift subscription for loved ones this holiday season.
membership.theonion.com/gifts/
#gifts #holiday #theonion
Go buy a gift subscription for loved ones this holiday season.
membership.theonion.com/gifts/
#gifts #holiday #theonion
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Just for those who may be a little confused: “Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students being college sophomores this year.
December 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Just for those who may be a little confused: “Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students being college sophomores this year.
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This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Reminder: Only a few weeks away until California’s mask ban for law enforcement officers goes into effect—
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reminder: Only a few weeks away until California’s mask ban for law enforcement officers goes into effect—
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity
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once again the best trump rejoinder is “fuck you, make me”
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
once again the best trump rejoinder is “fuck you, make me”
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Because this has already been shown to be a complete fucking disaster in Australia where the same policy went into effect 3 days ago... John Cornyn wants to bring it to America.
PUNCHBOWL: Cornyn “said he plans to introduce a bill “soon” that would ban users under age 16 from social media.”
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
punchbowl.news/article/tech...
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
punchbowl.news/article/tech...
December 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Because this has already been shown to be a complete fucking disaster in Australia where the same policy went into effect 3 days ago... John Cornyn wants to bring it to America.
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Dorothy Day with her prison dress. In November 1917, Day went to prison for being one of forty women in front of the White House protesting women's exclusion from the electorate. She's one of the reasons why you can vote, and a reminder that voting shouldn't be taken for granted.
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Dorothy Day with her prison dress. In November 1917, Day went to prison for being one of forty women in front of the White House protesting women's exclusion from the electorate. She's one of the reasons why you can vote, and a reminder that voting shouldn't be taken for granted.
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I got to the part in this story where someone SYNTHESIZED A DRUG THAT GIVES SOMEONE PARKINSON’S OVERNIGHT and went 😮 😧 😮 😧 😮 😧 😩
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
www.wired.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I got to the part in this story where someone SYNTHESIZED A DRUG THAT GIVES SOMEONE PARKINSON’S OVERNIGHT and went 😮 😧 😮 😧 😮 😧 😩