ShiftKicker
@shiftkicker.bsky.social
Reader, nerd, gardener, derby retiree, Kneecap fan
she/her
Trans rights=human rights
Here because of socialized medicine. Masking saves lives
TERFS, nazis & sealions automatically blocked
she/her
Trans rights=human rights
Here because of socialized medicine. Masking saves lives
TERFS, nazis & sealions automatically blocked
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
Vancouver firm Hootsuite provides services to ICE
U.S. procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security.
vancouver.citynews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
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Whatever doesn't kill you makes you older
January 24, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Whatever doesn't kill you makes you older
The mild wet winter in the PNW is great for fungi!
#FungiFriday #FungiFriends
1: Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus)
2: Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus (Nidula niveotomentosa)
3: Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
4: Crystal Brain Fungus (Myxarium nucleatum)
#FungiFriday #FungiFriends
1: Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus)
2: Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus (Nidula niveotomentosa)
3: Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
4: Crystal Brain Fungus (Myxarium nucleatum)
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The mild wet winter in the PNW is great for fungi!
#FungiFriday #FungiFriends
1: Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus)
2: Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus (Nidula niveotomentosa)
3: Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
4: Crystal Brain Fungus (Myxarium nucleatum)
#FungiFriday #FungiFriends
1: Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus)
2: Woolly Bird's Nest Fungus (Nidula niveotomentosa)
3: Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
4: Crystal Brain Fungus (Myxarium nucleatum)
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The interesting applications of AI are all, like, "we built an open framework that uses processors on recycled cell phones to identify and triangulate the location of rare bugs in tropical rainforests" while big tech is going "what if we burned down that rainforest to summarize your emails?"
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The interesting applications of AI are all, like, "we built an open framework that uses processors on recycled cell phones to identify and triangulate the location of rare bugs in tropical rainforests" while big tech is going "what if we burned down that rainforest to summarize your emails?"
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HOW I WRONGED A CAT TODAY:
My shadow fell on Artemis too heavily while she was enjoying crinkle paper.
My shadow fell on Artemis too heavily while she was enjoying crinkle paper.
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 AM
HOW I WRONGED A CAT TODAY:
My shadow fell on Artemis too heavily while she was enjoying crinkle paper.
My shadow fell on Artemis too heavily while she was enjoying crinkle paper.
Remember all the weird things you believed and odd rituals you did as a kid?
I'm collecting children's folklore for a forthcoming podcast theme - what do you remember believing as a kid, or what games did you play? And what do YOUR kids do for rites, games, and stories they pass on? Let me know! forms.gle/D8mLW7q2um5Z...
January 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Remember all the weird things you believed and odd rituals you did as a kid?
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The more stories I see about Minneapolis fighting ICE, just spontaneously morphing into this gentle giant that dogs ICE agents everywhere they go and delivers groceries to families sheltering in place, the more I think @naomikritzer.bsky.social is a psychic.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Year Without Sunshine - Uncanny Magazine
During one of the much smaller disasters that preceded the really big disaster, I met a lot of my neighbors online. I can’t remember if we set up the WhatsApp group because of the pandemic or the civi...
www.uncannymagazine.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The more stories I see about Minneapolis fighting ICE, just spontaneously morphing into this gentle giant that dogs ICE agents everywhere they go and delivers groceries to families sheltering in place, the more I think @naomikritzer.bsky.social is a psychic.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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History is making fun of us
January 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
History is making fun of us
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Hello 👋 I am an independent bookstore who wants to help you find good sci-fi/fantasy books. I’m also overfolio with dad jokes.
BUT the algo has bibliophiled me away—condemned to be seen by no one.
Please, help me appendices the day and find new people to delight and dismay.
BUT the algo has bibliophiled me away—condemned to be seen by no one.
Please, help me appendices the day and find new people to delight and dismay.
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Hello 👋 I am an independent bookstore who wants to help you find good sci-fi/fantasy books. I’m also overfolio with dad jokes.
BUT the algo has bibliophiled me away—condemned to be seen by no one.
Please, help me appendices the day and find new people to delight and dismay.
BUT the algo has bibliophiled me away—condemned to be seen by no one.
Please, help me appendices the day and find new people to delight and dismay.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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I have posted
the docs
that were in
your trunk
and which
you were probably
reading
at breakfast
Forgive me
they were a gold mine
so rich
and so many
Copyright Credit: William
the docs
that were in
your trunk
and which
you were probably
reading
at breakfast
Forgive me
they were a gold mine
so rich
and so many
Copyright Credit: William
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 AM
I have posted
the docs
that were in
your trunk
and which
you were probably
reading
at breakfast
Forgive me
they were a gold mine
so rich
and so many
Copyright Credit: William
the docs
that were in
your trunk
and which
you were probably
reading
at breakfast
Forgive me
they were a gold mine
so rich
and so many
Copyright Credit: William
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I regret to inform you all that Threads is improving
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 AM
I regret to inform you all that Threads is improving
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Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
Art Show - Comic-Con
2026 Comic-Con Art Show JULY 23 through JULY 26 The Comic-Con Art Show is open to the public—you do not need a badge to come in and enjoy or purchase artwork. However, everyone entering the Art Show i...
www.comic-con.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has made the bold decision to forego federal funding in order to maintain the integrity of their evidence-based work on maternal health, preventive care, and more.
👏👏👏
Find out more at their letter to @thelancet.com
hubs.li/Q03-bHZh0
👏👏👏
Find out more at their letter to @thelancet.com
hubs.li/Q03-bHZh0
ACOG eschewing federal funding is about action, not talk
For more than a decade, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
has been an international leader working to mitigate the maternal mortality crisis
through education, advocacy, a...
hubs.li
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 AM
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has made the bold decision to forego federal funding in order to maintain the integrity of their evidence-based work on maternal health, preventive care, and more.
👏👏👏
Find out more at their letter to @thelancet.com
hubs.li/Q03-bHZh0
👏👏👏
Find out more at their letter to @thelancet.com
hubs.li/Q03-bHZh0
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
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springtime seed-ordering season reminder that baker creek seed co are chuds who pal around with the bundys and you shouldn't give them your money
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
springtime seed-ordering season reminder that baker creek seed co are chuds who pal around with the bundys and you shouldn't give them your money
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Another post from a Venezuelan friend:
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Another post from a Venezuelan friend:
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We’ve all done it every day for the last five years during an ongoing pandemic with a BSL level 4 neuro invasive pathogen so why would America start caring now?
The fascist got Americans to literally say that their own lives don’t matter as long as the Status quo for the wealth class is maintained
The fascist got Americans to literally say that their own lives don’t matter as long as the Status quo for the wealth class is maintained
Yall I cannot believe that the USA kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation today, and we all just we all just went about our lives as normal.
I feel like I’m going insane.
I feel like I’m going insane.
January 4, 2026 at 4:42 AM
We’ve all done it every day for the last five years during an ongoing pandemic with a BSL level 4 neuro invasive pathogen so why would America start caring now?
The fascist got Americans to literally say that their own lives don’t matter as long as the Status quo for the wealth class is maintained
The fascist got Americans to literally say that their own lives don’t matter as long as the Status quo for the wealth class is maintained
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There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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A generous group of match champions is matching every dollar you give until December 31. Your compassion goes twice as far to rescue, rehabilitate, and release animals in crisis.
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