Emma MacFarlane (she/her)
@scotsdragon.bsky.social
SFF Addict. White trans gal with a case of the 'tism and an anarchist streak. Minors probably shouldn't follow.
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The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
I had considerably stronger anti-carceral and anti-death penalty beliefs before the past few years.
Certainly I think whatever extremes people find themselves forced to go to in order to stop this can perhaps be considered morally justified.
Certainly I think whatever extremes people find themselves forced to go to in order to stop this can perhaps be considered morally justified.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I had considerably stronger anti-carceral and anti-death penalty beliefs before the past few years.
Certainly I think whatever extremes people find themselves forced to go to in order to stop this can perhaps be considered morally justified.
Certainly I think whatever extremes people find themselves forced to go to in order to stop this can perhaps be considered morally justified.
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weird way to teach the transitive property to republicans but okay
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
weird way to teach the transitive property to republicans but okay
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Suburban wine moms will really be like "you believe in voting? that pales in effectiveness to my strategy, firebombing a concentration camp" and then very effectively firebomb a concentration camp
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Suburban wine moms will really be like "you believe in voting? that pales in effectiveness to my strategy, firebombing a concentration camp" and then very effectively firebomb a concentration camp
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Been a while since there's been any movement on this, can we get some donations going?
Donate to Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery, organized by Aria Balraj
Hi! My name is Aria, and I'm trying to raise funds so I can finally fix u… Aria Balraj needs your support for Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery
www.gofundme.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Been a while since there's been any movement on this, can we get some donations going?
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To Labour supporters in Gorton and Denton: are you loyal to traditional Labour values (from before Starmer & Co. threw them out the window in order to chase right-wing votes)... or are you just loyal to the name "Labour"?
Because if you want an MP who fights for YOU, you should vote Green this time
Because if you want an MP who fights for YOU, you should vote Green this time
Fletton & Woodston (Peterborough) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
To Labour supporters in Gorton and Denton: are you loyal to traditional Labour values (from before Starmer & Co. threw them out the window in order to chase right-wing votes)... or are you just loyal to the name "Labour"?
Because if you want an MP who fights for YOU, you should vote Green this time
Because if you want an MP who fights for YOU, you should vote Green this time
Democracy cannot exist without an educated populace.
American politics is a seesaw driven by the biggest dipshits you’ve ever met
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever
February 13, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Democracy cannot exist without an educated populace.
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Been thinking about Highguard and the impermanence of games these days (which is to say, moreso that usual)
February 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Been thinking about Highguard and the impermanence of games these days (which is to say, moreso that usual)
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What sucks is the English speaking fandom still doesn't realize how few mecha shows actually made it over here and have zero context on how they were received in Japan. Like most people would balk at the idea that the J9 shows were a pillar of BL fandom and yet it's all over the place.
February 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
What sucks is the English speaking fandom still doesn't realize how few mecha shows actually made it over here and have zero context on how they were received in Japan. Like most people would balk at the idea that the J9 shows were a pillar of BL fandom and yet it's all over the place.
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Brother, I think you're the one who needs to be shamed.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Brother, I think you're the one who needs to be shamed.
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This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
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Rip and tear until queerphobia is done.
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Rip and tear until queerphobia is done.
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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pure elite capture - the uk just folded to a hardline anti-trans campaign pushed by a tiny number of people
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
pure elite capture - the uk just folded to a hardline anti-trans campaign pushed by a tiny number of people
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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I would also accept the integration of the phrase "the Epstein class" into everyday speech.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
On the most recent episode of @trashfuture.bsky.social, Riley coins the term "Epsteinist" for the politics of profiting from managed decline and the promotion of that decline, and I think it should catch on.
Anti-trans hate is an industry. Not a movement, not a moral concern, not an organic uprising of worried parents — an industry, deliberately constructed, lavishly funded, & strategically deployed to protect the interests of the powerful men who finance it
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I would also accept the integration of the phrase "the Epstein class" into everyday speech.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
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( deep sigh ) jesus fucking christ how long am i going to have to bang on this drum ITS THE CAPITALISM YOU FUCKING GENIUSES. FIGHTING GAMES CANNOT SURVIVE AS A MODEL UNDER THE DEMANDS OF CRUMBLING TRIPLE A GAME INDUSTRY CAPITAL & CONSTANT DEMAND FOR NUMBER GO UP. THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL
The 2XKO situation just reaffirms to me that Fighting Games need to have single player content.
www.resetera.com/threads/14...
www.resetera.com/threads/14...
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
( deep sigh ) jesus fucking christ how long am i going to have to bang on this drum ITS THE CAPITALISM YOU FUCKING GENIUSES. FIGHTING GAMES CANNOT SURVIVE AS A MODEL UNDER THE DEMANDS OF CRUMBLING TRIPLE A GAME INDUSTRY CAPITAL & CONSTANT DEMAND FOR NUMBER GO UP. THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL
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Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
it's literally impossible for an LLM to do a historian's job
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
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this is literally going to strongarm every queer user into giving info after they declared every single lgbtq+ server to be "adult servers" years ago.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
this is literally going to strongarm every queer user into giving info after they declared every single lgbtq+ server to be "adult servers" years ago.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
so now it's literally give us your info or lose access to your communities and resources.
fuck you discord.
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It's important work.
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
It's important work.
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The New York Times wants to be able to lie about trans people and not face any pushback.
They will be remembered for what they have done and no amount of bullshit will wipe the blood from their hands.
They will be remembered for what they have done and no amount of bullshit will wipe the blood from their hands.
The Times's coverage of Feb. 3 and 4 accurately reported the public statements of both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Our reporting also accurately contextualized the shift from both of these organizations regarding gender-related surgical procedures.
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The New York Times wants to be able to lie about trans people and not face any pushback.
They will be remembered for what they have done and no amount of bullshit will wipe the blood from their hands.
They will be remembered for what they have done and no amount of bullshit will wipe the blood from their hands.
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Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
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In case you missed it, feminist hero Graham Linehan is now sharing posts calling for women to lose the right to vote in America, because it’s not just trans women that these bigots believe shouldn’t have any personal autonomy.
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
In case you missed it, feminist hero Graham Linehan is now sharing posts calling for women to lose the right to vote in America, because it’s not just trans women that these bigots believe shouldn’t have any personal autonomy.
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Disgusting. If you’re still following Occupy Dems on any platform now is a good time to stop. Unless you’re ok with antisemitism. Then please just stop following me or block me or whatever but this is not something anyone should be a part of.
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Disgusting. If you’re still following Occupy Dems on any platform now is a good time to stop. Unless you’re ok with antisemitism. Then please just stop following me or block me or whatever but this is not something anyone should be a part of.
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This is straightforwardly antisemitic and anybody trying to argue that it isn't is either deliberately wasting your time, trying to normalise antisemitism and/or too pig ignorant to bother engaging with other than to tell them to shut the fuck up tbh.
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This is straightforwardly antisemitic and anybody trying to argue that it isn't is either deliberately wasting your time, trying to normalise antisemitism and/or too pig ignorant to bother engaging with other than to tell them to shut the fuck up tbh.