Sorien
@sorien.bsky.social
I'm a non-presenting trans woman wandering on the net; I'm part of the SF, Comic, Fantasy, Role-Playing & Furry fandoms, and mostly I want to make people happy. FYI, I'm 60. :P
I block and report bots and trolls on sight. And sometimes go a-huntin.
I block and report bots and trolls on sight. And sometimes go a-huntin.
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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Okay so in another thread there was a discussion of whether or not the Dems have a bad habit of "focusing on cultural issues to the exclusion of economic issues" and to that I say: there are no non-economic issues.
Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Okay so in another thread there was a discussion of whether or not the Dems have a bad habit of "focusing on cultural issues to the exclusion of economic issues" and to that I say: there are no non-economic issues.
Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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Let's take a favorite 'cultural issue' and demonstrate: trans athletes in sports.
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Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
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A reminder that one of the “concessions” the Senate cave-in caucus claimed they got was a promise to hire back the federal employees illegally RIF’d during the govt shutdown.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
Fired Employees Say Government Won’t Rehire Them After Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A reminder that one of the “concessions” the Senate cave-in caucus claimed they got was a promise to hire back the federal employees illegally RIF’d during the govt shutdown.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
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It’s so annoying how people in power only reach across aisles if there’s power on the other side. Ask them to reach out to poor people, brown people, queer people, or disabled people, and it’s crickets.
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
It’s so annoying how people in power only reach across aisles if there’s power on the other side. Ask them to reach out to poor people, brown people, queer people, or disabled people, and it’s crickets.
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Reminder that lesbians have a more positive view of trans people than trans people do
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reminder that lesbians have a more positive view of trans people than trans people do
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Just... one of those days.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Just... one of those days.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
We have snooo!
...
Yay, and bleh?
Yay, snow!
Bleh, CLEARING it. :P
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Yay, and bleh?
Yay, snow!
Bleh, CLEARING it. :P
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
We have snooo!
...
Yay, and bleh?
Yay, snow!
Bleh, CLEARING it. :P
...
Yay, and bleh?
Yay, snow!
Bleh, CLEARING it. :P
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The sumo wrestling scene from Taro the Dragon Boy (1979), dir. Kirio Urayama, Toei Doga
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The sumo wrestling scene from Taro the Dragon Boy (1979), dir. Kirio Urayama, Toei Doga
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Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
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Mastercard is bleeding, get in there. Make some calls. Get some cool family members in on it over thanksgiving
The lines are getting clogged from calls and Mastercard is feeling very pressured, they're looking into how to act in response. They're collecting information on callers to have a better understanding of who is calling in re the censorship issue
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Mastercard is bleeding, get in there. Make some calls. Get some cool family members in on it over thanksgiving
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Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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A New York Times investigation finds that the Trump regime gave false information to the Supreme Court about an incident in Chicago in order to support its bid to deploy the National Guard in the city. (Gift link)
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
A New York Times investigation finds that the Trump regime gave false information to the Supreme Court about an incident in Chicago in order to support its bid to deploy the National Guard in the city. (Gift link)
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From the University of No Shit Sherlock.
slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
'AI Can't Think' - Slashdot
In an essay published in The Verge, Benjamin Riley argues that today's AI boom is built on a fundamental misunderstanding: language modeling is not the same as intelligence. "The problem is that accor...
slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
From the University of No Shit Sherlock.
slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
slashdot.org/story/25/11/...
@governorwalz.mn.gov ICE must be barred from MN. We CAN'T be made part of the thuggery being enacted across the nation! The police in MN should NOT cooperate with them! We're supposed to be a great state, a place of freedom & acceptance, yet these Gestapo thugs are allowed to operate?
DO SOMETHING.
DO SOMETHING.
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
@governorwalz.mn.gov ICE must be barred from MN. We CAN'T be made part of the thuggery being enacted across the nation! The police in MN should NOT cooperate with them! We're supposed to be a great state, a place of freedom & acceptance, yet these Gestapo thugs are allowed to operate?
DO SOMETHING.
DO SOMETHING.
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Tim Walz is quoted in several stories today.
The longest quote I saw was in here. ⤵️ He wasn't happy.
The longest quote I saw was in here. ⤵️ He wasn't happy.
Federal agents launch another operation in St. Paul
According to a statement from DHS, ICE agents were arresting one person, who they say was from Honduras and in the country illegally.
www.kare11.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Tim Walz is quoted in several stories today.
The longest quote I saw was in here. ⤵️ He wasn't happy.
The longest quote I saw was in here. ⤵️ He wasn't happy.
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Idk if I'm right. Here's what I think I'm seeing:
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Idk if I'm right. Here's what I think I'm seeing:
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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What does research into autism and vaccines show? Here's what to know: https://cnn.it/4ae6iH0
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
What does research into autism and vaccines show? Here's what to know: https://cnn.it/4ae6iH0
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Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn’t exactly scream: “pro-natalism.”
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn’t exactly scream: “pro-natalism.”
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.