Wildflower Ink
@seaspinner.bsky.social
Eternal student, writer, gaymer, artist, and retail worker hoping to break free.
FFXIV
Returned WoW player
(L)GBTQ(A)+, She/They
FFXIV
Returned WoW player
(L)GBTQ(A)+, She/They
Such a powerful performance.
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Such a powerful performance.
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‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
theconversation.com/inoculation-...
"...inoculation messages can help people recognize deepfakes and even make people more willing to debunk them."
"...especially important to find ways to reduce the harmful effects of deepfakes."
theconversation.com/inoculation-...
"...inoculation messages can help people recognize deepfakes and even make people more willing to debunk them."
"...especially important to find ways to reduce the harmful effects of deepfakes."
‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
Priming people to watch out for political deepfakes helps them question the AI-generated videos.
theconversation.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
theconversation.com/inoculation-...
"...inoculation messages can help people recognize deepfakes and even make people more willing to debunk them."
"...especially important to find ways to reduce the harmful effects of deepfakes."
theconversation.com/inoculation-...
"...inoculation messages can help people recognize deepfakes and even make people more willing to debunk them."
"...especially important to find ways to reduce the harmful effects of deepfakes."
They have been granted permission by the lack luster response of “our” political leaders.
ICE is killing US citizens in broad daylight in the street but let's not forget what they are doing to detainees after they get them in their vans
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
They have been granted permission by the lack luster response of “our” political leaders.
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A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
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As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas. insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...
Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Facilities in Texas Emitted 1.6 Million Pounds of Regulated Pollutants During Last Week’s Icy Weather - Inside Climate News
As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading oper...
insideclimatenews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:59 PM
As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas. insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...
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"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."
ICE claims a man shattered his skull running into wall; Minneapolis hospital staff reject account
"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."
www.wmur.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:40 AM
"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."
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DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
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heya :D so im opening my commissions again, chat,,, i havent got to work this week because of the roads still being super icy and dangerous for me, so ill have to make up for it. theres 4 slots, fcfs.
elijah (@belovedcrypt)
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January 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
heya :D so im opening my commissions again, chat,,, i havent got to work this week because of the roads still being super icy and dangerous for me, so ill have to make up for it. theres 4 slots, fcfs.
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I've been hearing this refrain lately about AI-
"Everyone uses it, some people are just honest about it."
Bullshit. I can't stop search 'summaries' popping up, but otherwise it's not something I use or want in my writing process.
Never prompted ChatGPT.
Never spent AI credits on Microsoft/Adobe.
"Everyone uses it, some people are just honest about it."
Bullshit. I can't stop search 'summaries' popping up, but otherwise it's not something I use or want in my writing process.
Never prompted ChatGPT.
Never spent AI credits on Microsoft/Adobe.
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I've been hearing this refrain lately about AI-
"Everyone uses it, some people are just honest about it."
Bullshit. I can't stop search 'summaries' popping up, but otherwise it's not something I use or want in my writing process.
Never prompted ChatGPT.
Never spent AI credits on Microsoft/Adobe.
"Everyone uses it, some people are just honest about it."
Bullshit. I can't stop search 'summaries' popping up, but otherwise it's not something I use or want in my writing process.
Never prompted ChatGPT.
Never spent AI credits on Microsoft/Adobe.
Heartbreaking.
A woman come to our shelter with a 3 week old baby. Her family had been franticly searching for her since the birth. She and her baby had been sleeping on the floor of an ICE holding cell since the baby's birth. They are not entered into the ICE locator until they are placed in a detention center.
January 28, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Heartbreaking.
I should check out these small eco-social-systems.
A reminder — there are *millions* of social sites on the internet, like Storygraph for your reading and Ravelry for your knitting, etc. It’s only the biggest, run by the extremist fascists, that do these terrible things. Don’t define the internet by a handful of apps run by 5 sociopaths.
ATProto is the only way forward for social media
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I should check out these small eco-social-systems.
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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This or just dumping people *in the woods* AND sending folks out w/o their phone or I.D.
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
I spent the evening outside the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, where the feds have been releasing people they detained — often for no discernible reason — into the freezing cold... wearing whatever little clothing they had on at the time they were taken.
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This or just dumping people *in the woods* AND sending folks out w/o their phone or I.D.
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
Soo much death. So many bright lights and potentials snuffed out.
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Soo much death. So many bright lights and potentials snuffed out.
I’m angry. Just so angry.
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I’m angry. Just so angry.
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NEW: Rx Inspector, our free, searchable tool, allows you to look up where your generic prescription drug was made.
From patients and doctors to researchers, it is already reshaping how people make decisions. “This is a godsend,” one professor told us.
From patients and doctors to researchers, it is already reshaping how people make decisions. “This is a godsend,” one professor told us.
“A Godsend”: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs
Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And some consumers report they’ve discovered troubling records at the factories wh...
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
NEW: Rx Inspector, our free, searchable tool, allows you to look up where your generic prescription drug was made.
From patients and doctors to researchers, it is already reshaping how people make decisions. “This is a godsend,” one professor told us.
From patients and doctors to researchers, it is already reshaping how people make decisions. “This is a godsend,” one professor told us.
Yeah not downloading that app again.
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Yeah not downloading that app again.
I’ve been passively active on Red Note for over a year now. So unlike last time I’m not in the new wave of users. How many are new verses return, also unsure.
Will this move last longer? Will the app retain people? Time will tell, as will folks’ ability to monetize their content.
Will this move last longer? Will the app retain people? Time will tell, as will folks’ ability to monetize their content.
January 23, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I’ve been passively active on Red Note for over a year now. So unlike last time I’m not in the new wave of users. How many are new verses return, also unsure.
Will this move last longer? Will the app retain people? Time will tell, as will folks’ ability to monetize their content.
Will this move last longer? Will the app retain people? Time will tell, as will folks’ ability to monetize their content.
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A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
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For TIME, Debbie Millman wrote about the Nike/LeBron James collab and the very odd idea to commemorate MLK Jr with a... sneaker. time.com/7355842/mlk-...
MLK’s Life and Death Cannot Be Reduced to a Sneaker
Solidarity that means anything must involve exposure to risk, writes Debbie Millman.
time.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:55 PM
For TIME, Debbie Millman wrote about the Nike/LeBron James collab and the very odd idea to commemorate MLK Jr with a... sneaker. time.com/7355842/mlk-...
I need to find a way to thank each and every person who reposted, sent well wishes and donated! We hit our mark and then some. We’re at 102% of our goal! I am so grateful! Thank you everyone!
I spent this morning thanking people for donating to our crisis. Which is still ongoing. We've raised about ~$200/$900. This will help a little, but we do need more help. Please any assistance is beyond appreciated. Any repost, donations and even well wishes.
gofund.me/b23c4d16d
gofund.me/b23c4d16d
Donate to Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need, organized by Christabel Byrd
Update: This evening after a lot of thinking and talking over the budget with the fa… Christabel Byrd needs your support for Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need
gofund.me
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I need to find a way to thank each and every person who reposted, sent well wishes and donated! We hit our mark and then some. We’re at 102% of our goal! I am so grateful! Thank you everyone!
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Good alt text on your art post will increase your engagement on Bluesky.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Good alt text on your art post will increase your engagement on Bluesky.
I spent this morning thanking people for donating to our crisis. Which is still ongoing. We've raised about ~$200/$900. This will help a little, but we do need more help. Please any assistance is beyond appreciated. Any repost, donations and even well wishes.
gofund.me/b23c4d16d
gofund.me/b23c4d16d
Donate to Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need, organized by Christabel Byrd
Update: This evening after a lot of thinking and talking over the budget with the fa… Christabel Byrd needs your support for Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need
gofund.me
January 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I spent this morning thanking people for donating to our crisis. Which is still ongoing. We've raised about ~$200/$900. This will help a little, but we do need more help. Please any assistance is beyond appreciated. Any repost, donations and even well wishes.
gofund.me/b23c4d16d
gofund.me/b23c4d16d
Any help; donations, repost and/or just well wishes is welcome. We are at about $100/$900, so we’ve got a long way to go to fill in the huge gap for our rent. Thank you to any who donate. We might still keep a roof over our head for a while longer.
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
Donate to Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need, organized by Christabel Byrd
Update: This evening after a lot of thinking and talking over the budget with the fa… Christabel Byrd needs your support for Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need
gofund.me
January 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Any help; donations, repost and/or just well wishes is welcome. We are at about $100/$900, so we’ve got a long way to go to fill in the huge gap for our rent. Thank you to any who donate. We might still keep a roof over our head for a while longer.
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
Things are still desperate with our $900 dollar shortfall. Any help is welcome. Please consider donating, reposting or simply sending well wishes.
After talking things out with the family, we've made some changes. Our new target is to fill in the gap for Jan-March. This should give us time to find more stable ways to fill the gap and a solid target to reach.
Any donation, repost, and/or help is welcomed.
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
Any donation, repost, and/or help is welcomed.
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
Donate to Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need, organized by Christabel Byrd
Update: This evening after a lot of thinking and talking over the budget with the fa… Christabel Byrd needs your support for Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need
gofund.me
January 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Things are still desperate with our $900 dollar shortfall. Any help is welcome. Please consider donating, reposting or simply sending well wishes.