Torrey Podmajersky
@torreybird.bsky.social
Cats, kayaking, and UX content strategy. President of www.CatbirdContent.com
WHAT THE F*CK? Trump is making explicit threats against all leaders of Latin America!
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
WHAT THE F*CK? Trump is making explicit threats against all leaders of Latin America!
The rambling address just underscores how incompetent this man is at leading this country.
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The rambling address just underscores how incompetent this man is at leading this country.
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"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." This is regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." This is regime change.
The US has no right to be "running" Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The US has no right to be "running" Venezuela.
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it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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This. Plus the unconstitutionality, the recklessness, the thuggishness.
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This. Plus the unconstitutionality, the recklessness, the thuggishness.
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The Empire by Mary Oliver
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Empire by Mary Oliver
My country's military attack on Venezuela was illegal, according to our own constitution. I am horrified.
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
My country's military attack on Venezuela was illegal, according to our own constitution. I am horrified.
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This @peterbakernyt.bsky.social paragraph is a perfect summary of our descent into authoritarianism.
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
December 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This @peterbakernyt.bsky.social paragraph is a perfect summary of our descent into authoritarianism.
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
A person near me at the coffeeshop is making unconscious yummy sounds with his first bites of breakfast sandwich. So sincere, so wholesome.
December 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A person near me at the coffeeshop is making unconscious yummy sounds with his first bites of breakfast sandwich. So sincere, so wholesome.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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Super-fun to chat with @torreybird.bsky.social about her childhood family dinner-table conversations about semantics, her work aligning stakeholders on language and meaning in big digital projects, and how to close "semantic gaps" in complex organizations.
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knowledgegraphinsights.com/torrey/
Torrey Podmajersky: language and meaning in complex systems
Torrey Podmajersky is a UX writer and content designer and an expert on aligning semantics and language in the design complex systems.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Super-fun to chat with @torreybird.bsky.social about her childhood family dinner-table conversations about semantics, her work aligning stakeholders on language and meaning in big digital projects, and how to close "semantic gaps" in complex organizations.
knowledgegraphinsights.com/torrey/
knowledgegraphinsights.com/torrey/
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They’re bringing limes, they’re bringing grapes… and some, I assume, are gourd people.
October 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
They’re bringing limes, they’re bringing grapes… and some, I assume, are gourd people.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Remember, birding is there for you.
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Remember, birding is there for you.
the small, quiet sparkle of PNWers noticing signs of Autumn 💖
September 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
the small, quiet sparkle of PNWers noticing signs of Autumn 💖
PNW mood. ⛴️ @wsdot
September 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
PNW mood. ⛴️ @wsdot
The online book launch for the 2nd edition of Strategic Writing for UX was a career highlight. Thanks so much for sharing it with me!
September 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The online book launch for the 2nd edition of Strategic Writing for UX was a career highlight. Thanks so much for sharing it with me!
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The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....
September 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....
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Look, the actual causes of the Revolutionary War are oft misunderstood, but to be clear: this is bullshit
It was a dispute about the nature of the British empire, & specifically whether the American colonies had the same standing relative to the king as Great Britain did, or, rather...
It was a dispute about the nature of the British empire, & specifically whether the American colonies had the same standing relative to the king as Great Britain did, or, rather...
man.
September 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Look, the actual causes of the Revolutionary War are oft misunderstood, but to be clear: this is bullshit
It was a dispute about the nature of the British empire, & specifically whether the American colonies had the same standing relative to the king as Great Britain did, or, rather...
It was a dispute about the nature of the British empire, & specifically whether the American colonies had the same standing relative to the king as Great Britain did, or, rather...
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Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
August 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
Is Mailchimp borked for anybody else? I'm in the middle of newsletter writing 😅
August 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Is Mailchimp borked for anybody else? I'm in the middle of newsletter writing 😅