The Devouring Mother
@ragnell.bsky.social
The End of BlueSky is Nigh. Are you prepared?
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Also, the proper formal title of a medical doctor is Firstname Lastname, MD, not Dr. Lastname, which is the correct formal title of an academic, so maybe let’s not get uptight about minutiae we don’t even actually know.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Also, the proper formal title of a medical doctor is Firstname Lastname, MD, not Dr. Lastname, which is the correct formal title of an academic, so maybe let’s not get uptight about minutiae we don’t even actually know.
Really, someone needs to save Valeria Richards before this becomes the defining relationship of her life and she starts dating narcissists to prove to herself that, with just a bit more time, she could have fixed Victor von Doom.
An intervention, maybe?
An intervention, maybe?
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Really, someone needs to save Valeria Richards before this becomes the defining relationship of her life and she starts dating narcissists to prove to herself that, with just a bit more time, she could have fixed Victor von Doom.
An intervention, maybe?
An intervention, maybe?
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*discussion of genre as real rules*
Me:
Me:
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
*discussion of genre as real rules*
Me:
Me:
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Standard notice that using doctor for a medical professional postdates the academic title, as the root meaning of the word is “to teach,” but based on his punditry, Josh is incapable of learning anyway.
This guy has a lot of opinions for someone who hasn’t ever had a real job
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Standard notice that using doctor for a medical professional postdates the academic title, as the root meaning of the word is “to teach,” but based on his punditry, Josh is incapable of learning anyway.
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Saw an interesting piece of advice recently: ask the AI search engines for an answer in a field in which you are very knowledgeable.
The results will make it clear just how much they get wrong, and how brazen they are about it.
Now, apply that to every subject in which you are NOT an expert.
The results will make it clear just how much they get wrong, and how brazen they are about it.
Now, apply that to every subject in which you are NOT an expert.
Looked up “what mobile parking app do I need for <this town>” - AI summary on Google confidently gave me the wrong answer, which I ignored because **it is wrong a third of the time, about ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING** (according to the last study I read.)
The shit just doesn’t work.
The shit just doesn’t work.
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Saw an interesting piece of advice recently: ask the AI search engines for an answer in a field in which you are very knowledgeable.
The results will make it clear just how much they get wrong, and how brazen they are about it.
Now, apply that to every subject in which you are NOT an expert.
The results will make it clear just how much they get wrong, and how brazen they are about it.
Now, apply that to every subject in which you are NOT an expert.
But only after 15 years of just being wrong.
I know everyone has faith, but I'm not sure Val can save Doom.
I know everyone has faith, but I'm not sure Val can save Doom.
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
But only after 15 years of just being wrong.
I know everyone has faith, but I'm not sure Val can save Doom.
I know everyone has faith, but I'm not sure Val can save Doom.
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I said after it happened that assassinating the United Healthcare CEO would achieve nothing, despite understanding why Luigi Mangione did it, and even sympathizing with his desperation.
You can't assassinate your way out of capitalism. You just can't. I wish you could, but you can't.
You can't assassinate your way out of capitalism. You just can't. I wish you could, but you can't.
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I said after it happened that assassinating the United Healthcare CEO would achieve nothing, despite understanding why Luigi Mangione did it, and even sympathizing with his desperation.
You can't assassinate your way out of capitalism. You just can't. I wish you could, but you can't.
You can't assassinate your way out of capitalism. You just can't. I wish you could, but you can't.
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Are you someone who claims to be a “trans ally”?
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
Harry Potter x Fortnite coming in Chapter 7
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are you someone who claims to be a “trans ally”?
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
Cool! Here’s your new test to see if you actually are a trans ally for real or just for “social media clout.”
Stop playing Fortnite.
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Some people think an underwear ad is porn, some people think kissing in a movie is porn. A hand on a thigh (naked thigh but no other nudity) in queer film But I’m a Cheerleader got the film an NC17 (more explicit than R!) rating for theatres.
Porn, at its edges, is in the eye of the beholder.
Porn, at its edges, is in the eye of the beholder.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Some people think an underwear ad is porn, some people think kissing in a movie is porn. A hand on a thigh (naked thigh but no other nudity) in queer film But I’m a Cheerleader got the film an NC17 (more explicit than R!) rating for theatres.
Porn, at its edges, is in the eye of the beholder.
Porn, at its edges, is in the eye of the beholder.
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You’ll hear often that censoring porn or separating it out or being stricter on it “is not a Gordian knot” or whatever. Because lots of people believe they know what porn is. And sure some is obvious, but it’s the edges that get tough.
Some think queer people are porn. Some think sex ed is porn.
Some think queer people are porn. Some think sex ed is porn.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
You’ll hear often that censoring porn or separating it out or being stricter on it “is not a Gordian knot” or whatever. Because lots of people believe they know what porn is. And sure some is obvious, but it’s the edges that get tough.
Some think queer people are porn. Some think sex ed is porn.
Some think queer people are porn. Some think sex ed is porn.
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Moon Girl scan through it with a red pen, marking errors with glee
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Moon Girl scan through it with a red pen, marking errors with glee
It's my one problem with Marvel Rivals. ALL of the costumes are too busy, even the alternate ones.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It's my one problem with Marvel Rivals. ALL of the costumes are too busy, even the alternate ones.
Grades:
F -- No trains
D -- background train
C -- Characters ride a train
B -- Train involved in scene
A -- Fight scene on train
F -- No trains
D -- background train
C -- Characters ride a train
B -- Train involved in scene
A -- Fight scene on train
reminds me of this one tumblr post from eons ago that ranked all the marvel films based on whether they had trains or not. that's the only kind of ranking i care about now.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Grades:
F -- No trains
D -- background train
C -- Characters ride a train
B -- Train involved in scene
A -- Fight scene on train
F -- No trains
D -- background train
C -- Characters ride a train
B -- Train involved in scene
A -- Fight scene on train
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if i ever publicly issue a full ranking of star wars you will know i have been hacked
you take one day off of social media and everyone starts ranking star wars again
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
if i ever publicly issue a full ranking of star wars you will know i have been hacked
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“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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People like GG will pore over the most innocuous items to find something, -anything- to point their ire at. Anywhere but inward, because if they realized what gaping chasms of emptiness passes for their souls they'd probably go completely insane.
My latest piece has a short section that offers a great example of how online reactionaries take off running with wildly inaccurate theories and conspiracies, no matter how small.
Not long after Ghost of Yotei was announced, the GG crowd sensed a new online obsession and began dogpiling on it.
Not long after Ghost of Yotei was announced, the GG crowd sensed a new online obsession and began dogpiling on it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
People like GG will pore over the most innocuous items to find something, -anything- to point their ire at. Anywhere but inward, because if they realized what gaping chasms of emptiness passes for their souls they'd probably go completely insane.
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Local water district is trying and failing to cope with the fact that sewage sludge is increasingly contaminated with PFAS and there's simply no cost effective way to deal with it.
I'm sure spraying unbreakdownable chemicals on crops is fine, though.
I'm sure spraying unbreakdownable chemicals on crops is fine, though.
I personally know heroes on the front line for years trying to save us from these chemicals only to have it all wash away and come back worse.
If you want a good introduction.
If you want a good introduction.
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Local water district is trying and failing to cope with the fact that sewage sludge is increasingly contaminated with PFAS and there's simply no cost effective way to deal with it.
I'm sure spraying unbreakdownable chemicals on crops is fine, though.
I'm sure spraying unbreakdownable chemicals on crops is fine, though.
So I just got my COVID booster and they are making the nurse ask a bunch of questions, starting with "Have you decided to take the COVID vaccine after a discussion with your healthcars provider?"
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
So I just got my COVID booster and they are making the nurse ask a bunch of questions, starting with "Have you decided to take the COVID vaccine after a discussion with your healthcars provider?"
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Let’s make it Trans Joy Tuesday again!
For the trans people out there, please share something happy going on with you to offset all the bad stuff.
Whether it’s big or small, trans related or not, please share your joy!
For the trans people out there, please share something happy going on with you to offset all the bad stuff.
Whether it’s big or small, trans related or not, please share your joy!
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Let’s make it Trans Joy Tuesday again!
For the trans people out there, please share something happy going on with you to offset all the bad stuff.
Whether it’s big or small, trans related or not, please share your joy!
For the trans people out there, please share something happy going on with you to offset all the bad stuff.
Whether it’s big or small, trans related or not, please share your joy!
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I hope you get some good news soon ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I hope you get some good news soon ❤️
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Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!
So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!