Ipstenu (Mika E.)
@ipstenu.org
Girl Friday, professional lesbian, co-editor-in-chief of LezWatch.TV, tech demon, WordPress Half-Elf Rouge, fourth generation Cleveland Guardians follower, queer TV fan, and generally a sarcastic potty-mouth. [she/her]
We had a power outage all day last Wednesday. Since then, my LGTV no longer wants to:
1. let my appletv or Xbox power it on/off
2. Use my soundbar except in Bluetooth
Yes, I have the hdmi cec on. In fact, when I plug things in, it detected them!
I’ve factory reset, rebooted, etc. sucks.
1. let my appletv or Xbox power it on/off
2. Use my soundbar except in Bluetooth
Yes, I have the hdmi cec on. In fact, when I plug things in, it detected them!
I’ve factory reset, rebooted, etc. sucks.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We had a power outage all day last Wednesday. Since then, my LGTV no longer wants to:
1. let my appletv or Xbox power it on/off
2. Use my soundbar except in Bluetooth
Yes, I have the hdmi cec on. In fact, when I plug things in, it detected them!
I’ve factory reset, rebooted, etc. sucks.
1. let my appletv or Xbox power it on/off
2. Use my soundbar except in Bluetooth
Yes, I have the hdmi cec on. In fact, when I plug things in, it detected them!
I’ve factory reset, rebooted, etc. sucks.
A lot of people don't.
It's also not the only time - 1985 MOVE bombing
But y'know, let's keep that out of our history books.
It's also not the only time - 1985 MOVE bombing
But y'know, let's keep that out of our history books.
I....did not know racists fucking *bombed* Black people during the Tulsa massacre. Holy shit.
The first time terrorists used planes to attack Americans wasn’t on 9/11 or at Pearl Harbor. It was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 when white supremacists flew a dozen planes to drop turpentine or nitroglycerin bombs on Black Americans.
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A lot of people don't.
It's also not the only time - 1985 MOVE bombing
But y'know, let's keep that out of our history books.
It's also not the only time - 1985 MOVE bombing
But y'know, let's keep that out of our history books.
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How to get rid of Citizens United?
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way
robertreich.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
How to get rid of Citizens United?
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment.
There’s a far simpler way. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
Watching Father Brown and my wife asks me if I know who okayed Alex.
I run to @lezwatchtv.com and cry out a Nooooooo worthy of Luke Skywalker (or Jim Kirk).
Unknown actor.
😭😭😭😭😭
I run to @lezwatchtv.com and cry out a Nooooooo worthy of Luke Skywalker (or Jim Kirk).
Unknown actor.
😭😭😭😭😭
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Watching Father Brown and my wife asks me if I know who okayed Alex.
I run to @lezwatchtv.com and cry out a Nooooooo worthy of Luke Skywalker (or Jim Kirk).
Unknown actor.
😭😭😭😭😭
I run to @lezwatchtv.com and cry out a Nooooooo worthy of Luke Skywalker (or Jim Kirk).
Unknown actor.
😭😭😭😭😭
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today's least surprising data:
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
Some Black Jews feel more ostracized from Jewish communities post-Oct. 7, survey finds
In a survey of 104 Black Jews, 62% of respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7.
forward.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
today's least surprising data:
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
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We’re issuing guidance on protections under CA law for patients seeking gender-affirming care and medical professionals who provide it.
California hospitals and health providers have a legal obligation to provide timely, safe, and equitable access to healthcare services free from discrimination.
California hospitals and health providers have a legal obligation to provide timely, safe, and equitable access to healthcare services free from discrimination.
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We’re issuing guidance on protections under CA law for patients seeking gender-affirming care and medical professionals who provide it.
California hospitals and health providers have a legal obligation to provide timely, safe, and equitable access to healthcare services free from discrimination.
California hospitals and health providers have a legal obligation to provide timely, safe, and equitable access to healthcare services free from discrimination.
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@authorwinifred.blacksky.app Can’t reply directly to your meme post, but I wanted to make sure you had this gem
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
@authorwinifred.blacksky.app Can’t reply directly to your meme post, but I wanted to make sure you had this gem
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Inside FAIR’s Approach to Security: A New Model for WordPress Package Safety
www.therepository.email
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Inside FAIR’s Approach to Security: A New Model for WordPress Package Safety
Catching up on Pluribus, and I was at the Ice Hotel!
www.sorrisniva.no/hotels/igloo...
I did not stay in it, I did get drinks in it.
www.sorrisniva.no/hotels/igloo...
I did not stay in it, I did get drinks in it.
The World's Northernmost Igloo Hotel
Experience in world’s northern most ice hotel which is located in Northern Norway. Unique accommodation and ice sculptures created every year with a special theme.
www.sorrisniva.no
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Catching up on Pluribus, and I was at the Ice Hotel!
www.sorrisniva.no/hotels/igloo...
I did not stay in it, I did get drinks in it.
www.sorrisniva.no/hotels/igloo...
I did not stay in it, I did get drinks in it.
So I have a could cool superpowers. They’re totally mid tier. I’d never be an x-man, y’know? But they’re still cool.
I can rewind a TV show to the exact moment we all zoned out and lost the plot (or got excited and talked over it deciding how we would do the Thomas Crowne Affair).
I can rewind a TV show to the exact moment we all zoned out and lost the plot (or got excited and talked over it deciding how we would do the Thomas Crowne Affair).
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
So I have a could cool superpowers. They’re totally mid tier. I’d never be an x-man, y’know? But they’re still cool.
I can rewind a TV show to the exact moment we all zoned out and lost the plot (or got excited and talked over it deciding how we would do the Thomas Crowne Affair).
I can rewind a TV show to the exact moment we all zoned out and lost the plot (or got excited and talked over it deciding how we would do the Thomas Crowne Affair).
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If you have MAGA people in your socials maintaining that the Epstein files will never be fully released because Dems want to protect Bill Clinton, here's what I keep on hand to reply with:
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you have MAGA people in your socials maintaining that the Epstein files will never be fully released because Dems want to protect Bill Clinton, here's what I keep on hand to reply with:
Free UpTime by Automagically Watching the Watchers
A look between multiple different (mostly) self hosted ways to monitor the uptime of services and websites and more.
halfelf.org/2025/free-up...
A look between multiple different (mostly) self hosted ways to monitor the uptime of services and websites and more.
halfelf.org/2025/free-up...
Free UpTime by Automagically Watching the Watchers - Half-Elf on Tech
A look between multiple different (mostly) self hosted ways to monitor the uptime of services and websites and more.
halfelf.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Free UpTime by Automagically Watching the Watchers
A look between multiple different (mostly) self hosted ways to monitor the uptime of services and websites and more.
halfelf.org/2025/free-up...
A look between multiple different (mostly) self hosted ways to monitor the uptime of services and websites and more.
halfelf.org/2025/free-up...
Uh fuck you.
Signed woman with chronic pain.
(Today is a decent day, except for my hand.)
Signed woman with chronic pain.
(Today is a decent day, except for my hand.)
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Uh fuck you.
Signed woman with chronic pain.
(Today is a decent day, except for my hand.)
Signed woman with chronic pain.
(Today is a decent day, except for my hand.)
Why isn’t it socially acceptable to take to my bed with vapors?
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Why isn’t it socially acceptable to take to my bed with vapors?
I say this AS an Epstein (not related)
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
I DO NOT CARE IF MR ROGERS OR BOB ROSS IS IN THEM.
(Okay I care a little if Mr. Rogers is in them, but I'd rather know).
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
I DO NOT CARE IF MR ROGERS OR BOB ROSS IS IN THEM.
(Okay I care a little if Mr. Rogers is in them, but I'd rather know).
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I say this AS an Epstein (not related)
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
I DO NOT CARE IF MR ROGERS OR BOB ROSS IS IN THEM.
(Okay I care a little if Mr. Rogers is in them, but I'd rather know).
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
I DO NOT CARE IF MR ROGERS OR BOB ROSS IS IN THEM.
(Okay I care a little if Mr. Rogers is in them, but I'd rather know).
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The system is rigged — and Trump wants to keep it that way because his own power depends on it.
What drives Trump is simple: he cares more about protecting the interests of those with power than those with none.
So when he lashes out about “Epsteingate,” understand why.
What drives Trump is simple: he cares more about protecting the interests of those with power than those with none.
So when he lashes out about “Epsteingate,” understand why.
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The system is rigged — and Trump wants to keep it that way because his own power depends on it.
What drives Trump is simple: he cares more about protecting the interests of those with power than those with none.
So when he lashes out about “Epsteingate,” understand why.
What drives Trump is simple: he cares more about protecting the interests of those with power than those with none.
So when he lashes out about “Epsteingate,” understand why.
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
Never went over 80 mph?
Two tire spike strips failed?
Fast and the Furious needs this person.
Two tire spike strips failed?
Fast and the Furious needs this person.
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
The driver of a stolen van sped through Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, eventually driving into Mexico to evade the California Highway Patrol, officials said.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Never went over 80 mph?
Two tire spike strips failed?
Fast and the Furious needs this person.
Two tire spike strips failed?
Fast and the Furious needs this person.
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Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
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Monthly premiums in 2025 vs what they will be in 2026. They quadrupled and there’s no longer a free option.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Monthly premiums in 2025 vs what they will be in 2026. They quadrupled and there’s no longer a free option.
Well. Okay.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Well. Okay.
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Untreated mental illness
5. What is something that can ruin your life that isn't drinking or smoking?
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Untreated mental illness
Wife: On a scale of one to Jose Mesa, how mad are you at Clase?
Me: [hour long rant about Clase and Mesa, Mesa was worse but barely, because he didn’t even fuckin make money off it]
Wife: The real Cleveland Curse is you liking a closer.
Me: I hate that you’re right.
#ClevelandGuardians
Me: [hour long rant about Clase and Mesa, Mesa was worse but barely, because he didn’t even fuckin make money off it]
Wife: The real Cleveland Curse is you liking a closer.
Me: I hate that you’re right.
#ClevelandGuardians
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Wife: On a scale of one to Jose Mesa, how mad are you at Clase?
Me: [hour long rant about Clase and Mesa, Mesa was worse but barely, because he didn’t even fuckin make money off it]
Wife: The real Cleveland Curse is you liking a closer.
Me: I hate that you’re right.
#ClevelandGuardians
Me: [hour long rant about Clase and Mesa, Mesa was worse but barely, because he didn’t even fuckin make money off it]
Wife: The real Cleveland Curse is you liking a closer.
Me: I hate that you’re right.
#ClevelandGuardians
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Earth to Democrats: Do NOT compromise on your shutdown demand.
robertreich.substack.com/p/earth-to-d...
robertreich.substack.com/p/earth-to-d...
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Earth to Democrats: Do NOT compromise on your shutdown demand.
robertreich.substack.com/p/earth-to-d...
robertreich.substack.com/p/earth-to-d...