Steven Genise
@stevengenise.bsky.social
Writer and editor in Seattle. Words in BLUE EARTH REVIEW, FUSION FRAGMENT, GONE LAWN, MILK CANDY REVIEW. Subs reader for Split/Lip Press. He/Him
@usrowingorg.bsky.social released its regatta packets for 2026, and quietly changed its rules to ban trans athletes from competing with their self-identified gender. They did this SHADILY as hell. They marked all changes from previous years with an asterisk except for this.
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
@usrowingorg.bsky.social released its regatta packets for 2026, and quietly changed its rules to ban trans athletes from competing with their self-identified gender. They did this SHADILY as hell. They marked all changes from previous years with an asterisk except for this.
Jfc my son was born just under the goddamn wire
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Jfc my son was born just under the goddamn wire
Listen we all want the woodie station wagon to come back but it didn’t go away because of fuel economy! My wife drives a truck that gets 40 mpg!
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Listen we all want the woodie station wagon to come back but it didn’t go away because of fuel economy! My wife drives a truck that gets 40 mpg!
My favorite Hemingway novel is The Sun’s Always Doing That
December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My favorite Hemingway novel is The Sun’s Always Doing That
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An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
You cannot match the size and resources of these organizations that are abandoning trans youth and sacrificing trans lives, but you have one advantage they do not: an ability to maintain a relentless focus upon them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
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I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
Mature adults, as opposed to adult babies, feel perhaps even MORE joy about creating the Christmas magic for their families!
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Mature adults, as opposed to adult babies, feel perhaps even MORE joy about creating the Christmas magic for their families!
lol I love this great nation. A 20’ surgery to save my infant son’s life is costing us $60,000, and the state’s law preventing that debt from impacting our made-up credit score will almost certainly be overruled by our fascist courts.
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
lol I love this great nation. A 20’ surgery to save my infant son’s life is costing us $60,000, and the state’s law preventing that debt from impacting our made-up credit score will almost certainly be overruled by our fascist courts.
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corollary: maybe the whole infrastructure and architecture of how we structure, manage and deliver learning across the whole education system is not especially geared towards supporting many learners and we could do better generally
“But then everyone will want a specific accommodation to make their learning easier!” Yeah man, maybe how you learn is an extremely individual thing and dedicating resources to personalizing the process as much as possible is a good use of university money, idk
The more I think about this, the more I don't understand why it's important to discourage people from "taking advantage of accommodations" when they're non-disabled, except insofar as there's some underlying commitment that accommodations are scarce, special stuff, uptake of which depletes the pot
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
corollary: maybe the whole infrastructure and architecture of how we structure, manage and deliver learning across the whole education system is not especially geared towards supporting many learners and we could do better generally
“But then everyone will want a specific accommodation to make their learning easier!” Yeah man, maybe how you learn is an extremely individual thing and dedicating resources to personalizing the process as much as possible is a good use of university money, idk
The more I think about this, the more I don't understand why it's important to discourage people from "taking advantage of accommodations" when they're non-disabled, except insofar as there's some underlying commitment that accommodations are scarce, special stuff, uptake of which depletes the pot
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“But then everyone will want a specific accommodation to make their learning easier!” Yeah man, maybe how you learn is an extremely individual thing and dedicating resources to personalizing the process as much as possible is a good use of university money, idk
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For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
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If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
Like, I'm sorry the fascists are giving you difficult choices. But that's what fascists fucking do. The only legit answer is "fuck you make me". The only answer that shows you have actual fucking principles not preferences is "fuck you make me". And that sucks. But here we are.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
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“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
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kind of shocked that people on here of all places, cannot understand that the gop worrying and throwing resources to an election that is designed to be a W is bad for them
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
longing once again for a world where more people are capable of grasping complex and inscrutable concepts like “it’s still really really good for Democrats if they *lose* by a much smaller margin than expected in Tennessee”
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
kind of shocked that people on here of all places, cannot understand that the gop worrying and throwing resources to an election that is designed to be a W is bad for them
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
this is a coach sweating bullets about an nba player being able to make a layup at practice
I have zero patience for people who avoid a boycott because they think it might be inconvenient. It’s been 15 years since I ordered something off of Amazon and I do just fine. I’d replaced it with Target until earlier this year, when I began to boycott them too. Guess what? Still fucking fine.
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I have zero patience for people who avoid a boycott because they think it might be inconvenient. It’s been 15 years since I ordered something off of Amazon and I do just fine. I’d replaced it with Target until earlier this year, when I began to boycott them too. Guess what? Still fucking fine.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
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we are well past the point at which anyone who cannot identify bad faith like this is disqualified from commenting on it
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
we are well past the point at which anyone who cannot identify bad faith like this is disqualified from commenting on it
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
Me: Damn dude your neck is strong
Meathead baby: yeah thanks man I do 3 x tummy time and drink colostrum
Meathead baby: yeah thanks man I do 3 x tummy time and drink colostrum
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Me: Damn dude your neck is strong
Meathead baby: yeah thanks man I do 3 x tummy time and drink colostrum
Meathead baby: yeah thanks man I do 3 x tummy time and drink colostrum
My favorite is the Jack and Jill bath that includes nothing but three sinks, or the dimension that measures the distance between the wall and the OTHER dimension, or the south wall that joins seamlessly with an elevation of a sliding glass door
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My favorite is the Jack and Jill bath that includes nothing but three sinks, or the dimension that measures the distance between the wall and the OTHER dimension, or the south wall that joins seamlessly with an elevation of a sliding glass door
A well-arranged “O Holy Night” blasts me into oblivion like the scene from Terminator II when it crescendos into “fallllllll on your knees”
For secular Christmas songs, the underrated champion is Bing’s “Christmas Dinner Country Style”
For secular Christmas songs, the underrated champion is Bing’s “Christmas Dinner Country Style”
What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A well-arranged “O Holy Night” blasts me into oblivion like the scene from Terminator II when it crescendos into “fallllllll on your knees”
For secular Christmas songs, the underrated champion is Bing’s “Christmas Dinner Country Style”
For secular Christmas songs, the underrated champion is Bing’s “Christmas Dinner Country Style”
“Anything I might’ve read?” - guy who last read a book in 2007
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“Anything I might’ve read?” - guy who last read a book in 2007
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This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
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Baudrillard is basically "don't build the torment nexus" for humanities majors, though I guess in his case maybe it's closer to "can we please stop building the torment nexus, whose blueprints I have included herein as a reference so you will know what not to keep building"
Like, when Baudrillard describes a process wherein we lose access to the Real entirely and get trapped in an infinite discursive hall of mirrors, that's supposed to be understood to be bad! You're not supposed to do it on purpose!!
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Baudrillard is basically "don't build the torment nexus" for humanities majors, though I guess in his case maybe it's closer to "can we please stop building the torment nexus, whose blueprints I have included herein as a reference so you will know what not to keep building"
Honestly I think 0/25 is the only appropriate grade. The assignment was to produce a paper, and with no citation, no research, and honestly no real academic claim being made, this is simply not a paper. MOST charitably it is an opinion piece, but more accurately it’s a screed.
*sigh* it is simultaneously true that 0/25 is probably too harsh a grade AND that if you are going balls to the wall to complain about the difference between a 0 and a F (say, 12-15), you are missing the forest for the trees. the suspension/investigation is the far more important issue.
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Honestly I think 0/25 is the only appropriate grade. The assignment was to produce a paper, and with no citation, no research, and honestly no real academic claim being made, this is simply not a paper. MOST charitably it is an opinion piece, but more accurately it’s a screed.