Flo Ion
@ohthatflo.bsky.social
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over the weekend i started thinking about the issue of misogynoir in the video games journalism/criticism space and truly the hardest part of even pointing this out is that many of y'all can't even find a white women to be on panels
February 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
over the weekend i started thinking about the issue of misogynoir in the video games journalism/criticism space and truly the hardest part of even pointing this out is that many of y'all can't even find a white women to be on panels
Currently listening to audio of a live show I scraped off of YouTube on my offline MP3 player
February 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Currently listening to audio of a live show I scraped off of YouTube on my offline MP3 player
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When @soleilho.com invited me to join COYOTE, I asked whether writers would be free to call a genocide a genocide. This article we published by them today does so and then some. It's an outstanding work of cultural reporting that I hope you find time to read. www.coyotemedia.org/pass-the-ric...
"It is an act of love for Palestinians to patiently counter myths while their loved ones are being killed."
@soleilho.com went to a dinner where Palestinian food and drink makers shared their history and their grief. Then came the Q&A.
@soleilho.com went to a dinner where Palestinian food and drink makers shared their history and their grief. Then came the Q&A.
Pass the Rice, and Please Explain Your Genocide
At a thoughtfully organized dinner in Oakland, Palestinian culinary activists shared more than just food — they offered their stories, their resilience, and their patience
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February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
When @soleilho.com invited me to join COYOTE, I asked whether writers would be free to call a genocide a genocide. This article we published by them today does so and then some. It's an outstanding work of cultural reporting that I hope you find time to read. www.coyotemedia.org/pass-the-ric...
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The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes.
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
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Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times
Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by mask...
thesicktimes.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes.
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
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This is supposed to be happening now, is anyone around Union Square who can confirm it was a prank? The @marchforbillionaires.org account hasn’t been posting lately, which makes me think it was definitely a prank
A new group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco next weekend, starting in wealthy Pac Heights.
The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking."
Is it satire?
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking."
Is it satire?
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
‘March for Billionaires’ planned in San Francisco. Is it satire?
New group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco. Their language closely mirrors real tech executives’ rhetoric.
missionlocal.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is supposed to be happening now, is anyone around Union Square who can confirm it was a prank? The @marchforbillionaires.org account hasn’t been posting lately, which makes me think it was definitely a prank
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Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Autonomy News is doing reporting you're not getting anywhere else.
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The FDA recently approved the birth control implant Nexplanon for use up to five years, instead of three. But to providers' surprise, it also placed the device under a special monitoring protocol called REMS, which is infamous for the way it has limited access to medication abortion.
The FDA Quietly Slapped More Restrictions on the Birth Control Implant
The agency recently approved Nexplanon for up to five years of use—but it also imposed extra regulations that leave some providers worried.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Autonomy News is doing reporting you're not getting anywhere else.
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hi all! i officially have my anti-fash wooper up for sale with 30% of the proceeds going to thoroughly-vetted Minnesota orgs (thanks to my Mpls GOAT @britculpsapp.bsky.social) corrinscrafts.bigcartel.com/product/anti...
anti-fash wooper
everyone's favorite little axolotl saying, "ABOLISH ICE" Two versions: homemade on holo sticker paper (ready for shipping) glitter...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
hi all! i officially have my anti-fash wooper up for sale with 30% of the proceeds going to thoroughly-vetted Minnesota orgs (thanks to my Mpls GOAT @britculpsapp.bsky.social) corrinscrafts.bigcartel.com/product/anti...
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Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
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"I must remember: I am here to rave, not to identify plants."
This is what happens when you send a plant person (me) to a rave.
www.coyotemedia.org/im-just-here...
This is what happens when you send a plant person (me) to a rave.
www.coyotemedia.org/im-just-here...
I’m Just Here for the Plants: An Inside Look at a Greenhouse Rave
A party in Richmond starts with a lecture on worms and ends with an angry landlord.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"I must remember: I am here to rave, not to identify plants."
This is what happens when you send a plant person (me) to a rave.
www.coyotemedia.org/im-just-here...
This is what happens when you send a plant person (me) to a rave.
www.coyotemedia.org/im-just-here...
I'm sorry that all I am is a reactor. I could be introspective on here, but I already spend so much of my energy trying to keep it together on all the other platforms I'm on, omfg
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I'm sorry that all I am is a reactor. I could be introspective on here, but I already spend so much of my energy trying to keep it together on all the other platforms I'm on, omfg
Bro they've been promising us stuff like this for eons
A year past that deadline, construction of the cellular and fiber-optic network appears to be underway, but nowhere near finished.
BART to get free Wi-fi at several stations — a year later than expected
A year past that deadline, construction of the cellular and fiber-optic network appears to be underway, but nowhere near finished.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Bro they've been promising us stuff like this for eons
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MAL founder & director @loriemerson.net talked to Fast Company about the lab - www.fastcompany.com/91483774/the...
These historic computing labs teach kids what technology was like before phones, social media, and the cloud
The labs help students and researchers understand computing’s history and future—and stoke an interest in cloud-free technology.
www.fastcompany.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
MAL founder & director @loriemerson.net talked to Fast Company about the lab - www.fastcompany.com/91483774/the...
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did you know you can stream every movie in Sundance competition at home, from now through Sunday night? I picked out some of the best. #Sundance2026
It Might Be the Most Overlooked Deal in Streaming. Now It’s Back for Another Year.
Channing Tatum’s festival darling has him earning the best reviews of his career—and it’s already available online.
slate.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
did you know you can stream every movie in Sundance competition at home, from now through Sunday night? I picked out some of the best. #Sundance2026
Just sent this around to a few of my parenting groups in town
Today at @coyotemedia.org we've got TWO mutual aid related things for you. One is a super cute comic about a small group of neighbors who put together a mutual aid swap in their back yard that distributed a huge amount of food, supplies, clothes and more:
First Aid Kit: I Hosted a Mutual Aid Swap in My Backyard. So Can You!
It’s time to stop waiting around for those in power to save us. We, the people, can get everyone’s basic needs met.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Just sent this around to a few of my parenting groups in town
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A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials. www.wired.com/story/google...
Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them ‘Physically Safe’ From ICE
A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials. www.wired.com/story/google...
writing a sentence is so hard with everything going on dude
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 AM
writing a sentence is so hard with everything going on dude
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January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....
Guys, this makes me PROFOUNDLY SAD. I worked at Peet's in the city to pay my rent before I became a Real Boy™️. I still drink the coffee every morning.
I WILL NEVER LET GO OF MY APRON. That thing is STILL helping out my husband in the kitchen.
I WILL NEVER LET GO OF MY APRON. That thing is STILL helping out my husband in the kitchen.
Peet’s Coffee will be closing roughly 27 locations across California by the end of this month, a company representative at its Emeryville headquarters confirmed Tuesday.
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Dozens of Peet’s stores will close by month’s end
Several downtown locations of the Berkeley-born coffee chain will be impacted
sf.gazetteer.co
January 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Guys, this makes me PROFOUNDLY SAD. I worked at Peet's in the city to pay my rent before I became a Real Boy™️. I still drink the coffee every morning.
I WILL NEVER LET GO OF MY APRON. That thing is STILL helping out my husband in the kitchen.
I WILL NEVER LET GO OF MY APRON. That thing is STILL helping out my husband in the kitchen.
Man, if there's one thing I learned about millennials throughout this whole "back in 2016" trend, it's that we LOVE living in and ruminating on the past. Anywhere but the present!
January 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Man, if there's one thing I learned about millennials throughout this whole "back in 2016" trend, it's that we LOVE living in and ruminating on the past. Anywhere but the present!
Also, I was on Clockwise this week talking about my new MP3 player.
Clockwise 639: I'm Saying Words I Don't Really Know What They Mean
Apple's new subscription bundle of creative apps, the single-use tech we're bringing into 2026, how often we erase and reformat our devices, and our hopes for Gemini-powered Siri.
http://relay.fm/clockwise/639
Apple's new subscription bundle of creative apps, the single-use tech we're bringing into 2026, how often we erase and reformat our devices, and our hopes for Gemini-powered Siri.
http://relay.fm/clockwise/639
Clockwise #639: I'm Saying Words I Don't Really Know What They Mean - Relay
Apple's new subscription bundle of creative apps, the single-use tech we're bringing into 2026, how often we erase and reformat our devices, and our hopes for Gemini-powered Siri.
relay.fm
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Also, I was on Clockwise this week talking about my new MP3 player.
@ihnatko.bsky.social and I are talking about the deal of the decade: Apple + Google. 🍎🤖
Gemini is coming to the iPhone to power Siri and Apple Foundation Models. We discuss the strategy, the money, and why Apple decided to partner rather than build it all themselves.
relay.fm/material/550
Gemini is coming to the iPhone to power Siri and Apple Foundation Models. We discuss the strategy, the money, and why Apple decided to partner rather than build it all themselves.
relay.fm/material/550
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
@ihnatko.bsky.social and I are talking about the deal of the decade: Apple + Google. 🍎🤖
Gemini is coming to the iPhone to power Siri and Apple Foundation Models. We discuss the strategy, the money, and why Apple decided to partner rather than build it all themselves.
relay.fm/material/550
Gemini is coming to the iPhone to power Siri and Apple Foundation Models. We discuss the strategy, the money, and why Apple decided to partner rather than build it all themselves.
relay.fm/material/550
Every winter since COVID struck. "Gee, the cold and flu are really strong this time around!"
Wear a massssssssssssssssssk guyssssssssssssssssssss. It's not worth getting all those repeat infections. It will not make you "stronger."
Wear a massssssssssssssssssk guyssssssssssssssssssss. It's not worth getting all those repeat infections. It will not make you "stronger."
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Every winter since COVID struck. "Gee, the cold and flu are really strong this time around!"
Wear a massssssssssssssssssk guyssssssssssssssssssss. It's not worth getting all those repeat infections. It will not make you "stronger."
Wear a massssssssssssssssssk guyssssssssssssssssssss. It's not worth getting all those repeat infections. It will not make you "stronger."
Did Scott Weiner really pay to push up this post in my algorithm lmao
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Did Scott Weiner really pay to push up this post in my algorithm lmao