Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)
@kitstubbsphd.bsky.social
Boston-area non-binary/transgender/queer nerd
Past co-chair, WisCon (wiscon.net), the world's first feminist SFF con
Founder, The Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity (effing.org)
Avatar by @reelrollsweat on tumblr, https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2069970
Past co-chair, WisCon (wiscon.net), the world's first feminist SFF con
Founder, The Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity (effing.org)
Avatar by @reelrollsweat on tumblr, https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2069970
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Not everyone is born trans; for some people, being trans is an expressive, deeply personal choice. Being trans is like being Jewish. Whether or not you're born that way or choose to become that way, it's a basic sacred freedom and human right.
Having regrets about being born trans is about as useful as having regrets about being born with red hair. You can dye your hair black, but you will always still be a redhead. And you can “detrans,” but you will always still be trans. We are born this way.
Yes! Thank you for this! I was a girl, and then a young woman, and then after a while, "woman" just didn't feel right. And "man" didn't feel right either. And I refused to cram myself into either box. So, ten years ago I came out as trans & non-binary. (Yep, I'm one of the dreaded "they/thems".) 1/6
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Honestly I fucking loathe the whole idea of "EdTech"
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Honestly I fucking loathe the whole idea of "EdTech"
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
Pushers of technology into education couldn't give a flying fuck about students, educators, education itself, or any of their other so-called "use cases".
They care ONLY about profits. I really wish our execs could perceive this blinding light 😡
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dear men: plz find a route to self-actualization that doesn’t run through someone else’s uterus
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
dear men: plz find a route to self-actualization that doesn’t run through someone else’s uterus
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Hosting a signing and selling more than ten copies? That’s a success, actually. (I’m not talking the big name authors who had publishers transporting them from store to store and evening, buy-a-ticket events, I mean "author at the front of the store with a table, offering to sign books.")
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hosting a signing and selling more than ten copies? That’s a success, actually. (I’m not talking the big name authors who had publishers transporting them from store to store and evening, buy-a-ticket events, I mean "author at the front of the store with a table, offering to sign books.")
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Libraries are free for you to use, serve the public good, are great, support creators financially and, I cannot be clear enough about this-- ARE FREE FOR YOU TO USE-- so pirating books makes you kind of an asshole, not some Marxist revolutionary.
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Libraries are free for you to use, serve the public good, are great, support creators financially and, I cannot be clear enough about this-- ARE FREE FOR YOU TO USE-- so pirating books makes you kind of an asshole, not some Marxist revolutionary.
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
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Andor doesn’t have an episode where someone joins the Taliban because they’re having relationship issues while on vacation at the Orgy Planet, advantage goes to DS9 there
andor is a modern day DS9 in scope and tone
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Andor doesn’t have an episode where someone joins the Taliban because they’re having relationship issues while on vacation at the Orgy Planet, advantage goes to DS9 there
This is an absolute gem of a book! The world building is amazing, figuring out how the world (really) works along with the characters is so much fun. If you're into action + academic intrigue + sapphic romance, give The Memory Hunters a try!
THE MEMORY HUNTERS by @itsamia.bsky.social
- f/f
- memories are extracted w/fungus
- an academic blithely pursues her memory research
- while her bodyguard protects her from murderous rivals
- when they discover a memory that doesn't align with "official" history
- things get weird... and dangerous
- f/f
- memories are extracted w/fungus
- an academic blithely pursues her memory research
- while her bodyguard protects her from murderous rivals
- when they discover a memory that doesn't align with "official" history
- things get weird... and dangerous
The Memory Hunters
Check out The Memory Hunters - <b><i>Inception</i> meets <i>Indiana Jones</i> in this cinematic, slow burn, romantic fantasy following a headstrong academic and her equally stubborn bodyguard as they ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is an absolute gem of a book! The world building is amazing, figuring out how the world (really) works along with the characters is so much fun. If you're into action + academic intrigue + sapphic romance, give The Memory Hunters a try!
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Ah yes, the people against political violence, the ones who claim they do not have a political violence problem! Here they are being non-violent once again!
NEW: As President Trump increases pressure on Colorado Governor Polis to free Tina Peters, a close ally of Peters is calling for Gov Polis and Attorney General Weiser to be executed.
MAGA podcaster Joe Oltmann called for the execution of several Colorado Democrats by name.
MAGA podcaster Joe Oltmann called for the execution of several Colorado Democrats by name.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ah yes, the people against political violence, the ones who claim they do not have a political violence problem! Here they are being non-violent once again!
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Y'all know what weekend it is. We've got three sales! One: use code 25holidayducksfor2025 to save 25% on our webstore. Two: this Creator's Day itch bundle (itch.io/b/3410/creat...)! Three: 30% off to get Monsterotica AND our back catalogue! Deets on all 3: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Y'all know what weekend it is. We've got three sales! One: use code 25holidayducksfor2025 to save 25% on our webstore. Two: this Creator's Day itch bundle (itch.io/b/3410/creat...)! Three: 30% off to get Monsterotica AND our back catalogue! Deets on all 3: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/25/b...
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This. Political reporters as a group (honorable exceptions, etc.) know nothing about science—how it's done and especially, how to read such results.
They are thus patsies for RFK Jr. & anti-vax grifters more generally.
Used to treating quotes as facts, they become conduits for unexamined bullshit.
They are thus patsies for RFK Jr. & anti-vax grifters more generally.
Used to treating quotes as facts, they become conduits for unexamined bullshit.
I need people who are profiling RFK Jr to not recite, uncritically, the number of studies the man says he has read.
One he lies
Two even if he has read them doesn't mean he understands them
Three it's more useful to take one and explain its problems.
One he lies
Two even if he has read them doesn't mean he understands them
Three it's more useful to take one and explain its problems.
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This. Political reporters as a group (honorable exceptions, etc.) know nothing about science—how it's done and especially, how to read such results.
They are thus patsies for RFK Jr. & anti-vax grifters more generally.
Used to treating quotes as facts, they become conduits for unexamined bullshit.
They are thus patsies for RFK Jr. & anti-vax grifters more generally.
Used to treating quotes as facts, they become conduits for unexamined bullshit.
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Awkward goober alert
(Roseate Spoonbill)
(Roseate Spoonbill)
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Awkward goober alert
(Roseate Spoonbill)
(Roseate Spoonbill)
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God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
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If Toby Wallace (The Society, Euphoria) doesn't roll on roofs and jump into hay in Netflix's Assassin's Creed series, we riot:
reactormag.com/netflixs-ass...
reactormag.com/netflixs-ass...
Netflix's Assassin’s Creed Series Snags Eden Actor Toby Wallace in Leading Role - Reactor
What that role is, exactly, remains to be seen.
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If Toby Wallace (The Society, Euphoria) doesn't roll on roofs and jump into hay in Netflix's Assassin's Creed series, we riot:
reactormag.com/netflixs-ass...
reactormag.com/netflixs-ass...
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Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz - Film Independent
One of the most delightful series to premiere this summer, Murderbot is a witty, quirky sci-fi dramedy that explores thought-provoking themes under the
www.filmindependent.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
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not even kidding when i say one of my motivations to becoming a faculty member was to be in position to try to mitigate the harms of bad mentorship that i saw over and over in grad school at multiple institutions (not just my own)
You know those labs that keep harming students, again and again? Some reflections on why it's so hard to stop this from happening and where our responsibilities lie.
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
Bad mentors hurt people
What to do about bad mentors?
scienceforeveryone.science
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
not even kidding when i say one of my motivations to becoming a faculty member was to be in position to try to mitigate the harms of bad mentorship that i saw over and over in grad school at multiple institutions (not just my own)
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Idk how many times people are gonna have to say "stop using ai it is literally killing us" before people listen.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Idk how many times people are gonna have to say "stop using ai it is literally killing us" before people listen.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
No not even as a joke. don't go near this shit.
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This is amazing. Colorized pictures from queer/trans history.
We’ve always existed and will not be erased. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
We’ve always existed and will not be erased. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Gorgeous colorizations of trans history images,
and a lot of incredible stories, including many lesser-known to many (A Zapatista colonel, a "transvestite pass" issued in 1928, the Scottish nobleman who the courts ruled should inherit his baronetcy in the 60s... for example...)
and a lot of incredible stories, including many lesser-known to many (A Zapatista colonel, a "transvestite pass" issued in 1928, the Scottish nobleman who the courts ruled should inherit his baronetcy in the 60s... for example...)
Coloring the Past - Eli Erlick
Using recent breakthroughs in photo editing techniques, Eli colorizes, restores, and digitizes photos from queer and trans history. The following images are originally from 1897-1973.
elierlick.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is amazing. Colorized pictures from queer/trans history.
We’ve always existed and will not be erased. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
We’ve always existed and will not be erased. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
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It took a bunch of my friends with an interest in my book and, frankly, not wanting to be an imposter on the Trans SF Writer's pack, to get me to hustle the book into the world.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It took a bunch of my friends with an interest in my book and, frankly, not wanting to be an imposter on the Trans SF Writer's pack, to get me to hustle the book into the world.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
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my problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6, but what I really need is 100 of them
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
my problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6, but what I really need is 100 of them
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hot take but all political interviews, debates and speeches should be fact-checked live with an active lie tally in front of each participant, and if they hit more than three lies they’re disqualified from speaking, and if they do this at more than 3 events they lose their candidacy or their seat
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
hot take but all political interviews, debates and speeches should be fact-checked live with an active lie tally in front of each participant, and if they hit more than three lies they’re disqualified from speaking, and if they do this at more than 3 events they lose their candidacy or their seat
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Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
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I'm just 118 paid Patreon members away from my year end goal. Can you help me get there?
I'm too sick to write today but I wrote up a little thing about my Patreon membership drive. www.patreon.com/posts/too-si...
Too Sick to Write Today, But... | Katelyn Burns
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November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'm just 118 paid Patreon members away from my year end goal. Can you help me get there?
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Big bodega cat
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Big bodega cat