Virginia S. O'Possum
@virginiaopossum.bsky.social
Writer, weaver, amateur textile historian.
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What percent of Black men in the US would you guess have had an experience like she just had?
What percent of Black men in the US would you guess have been a victim of police violence?
What percent of Black men in the US would you guess have been a victim of police violence?
Poll: 7 in 10 Black Americans Say They Have Experienced Incidents of Discrimination or Police Mistreatment in Their Lifetime, Including Nearly Half Who Felt Their Lives Were in Danger | KFF
Most of the Public Favor a Range of Police Reforms to Curb Excessive Force, though Partisan Gaps Exist on Some Key Proposals Amid nationwide protests against racial bias in law enforcement and beyond,...
www.kff.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What percent of Black men in the US would you guess have had an experience like she just had?
What percent of Black men in the US would you guess have been a victim of police violence?
What percent of Black men in the US would you guess have been a victim of police violence?
Advice you probably won't follow: Everyone who lives where it gets cold should make themselves a pair of baggy, loose wool overpants that you can put on over whatever else you're wearing. I use mine for both sedentary afternoons and emergency pajama dog walks.
December 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Advice you probably won't follow: Everyone who lives where it gets cold should make themselves a pair of baggy, loose wool overpants that you can put on over whatever else you're wearing. I use mine for both sedentary afternoons and emergency pajama dog walks.
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I'm basically never not thinking about Wolf Hall so when I saw the Holbein portrait of Thomas Cromwell it was like worlds colliding defector.com/the-eyes-hav...
The Eyes Have It | Defector
The eyes got me. Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger isn’t the brightest, or the largest painting in its room—it might be the smallest—but it’s easily the most striking. It called to me from t...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm basically never not thinking about Wolf Hall so when I saw the Holbein portrait of Thomas Cromwell it was like worlds colliding defector.com/the-eyes-hav...
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I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
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People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
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Remember: RFK Jr. fired his last CDC director because she refused to ram through his anti-vax agenda.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
The change upends decades of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and goes against widespread public health consensus.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Remember: RFK Jr. fired his last CDC director because she refused to ram through his anti-vax agenda.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
Yesterday, RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine skeptics threw out DECADES of settled science — and Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up.
This will hurt American kids and families.
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from a state party director
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
from a state party director
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I see the timeline is talking about Brookline. Your jokes are all great but here are a few facts that aren't making it into the conversation:
-700 families use the Brookline food pantry each week
-3400 people live in public housing (5% of town's population)
-More than 50% households are renters
-700 families use the Brookline food pantry each week
-3400 people live in public housing (5% of town's population)
-More than 50% households are renters
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I see the timeline is talking about Brookline. Your jokes are all great but here are a few facts that aren't making it into the conversation:
-700 families use the Brookline food pantry each week
-3400 people live in public housing (5% of town's population)
-More than 50% households are renters
-700 families use the Brookline food pantry each week
-3400 people live in public housing (5% of town's population)
-More than 50% households are renters
Hi, hivemind,
I need some Birkenstocks fully remade: new cork, footbed, sole. I used to use the repair service at Footprints, but they got too much press and don't take mail-ins anymore. I am having trouble trusting the sites that offer repairs. Anybody got one they've used and liked? Thanks!
I need some Birkenstocks fully remade: new cork, footbed, sole. I used to use the repair service at Footprints, but they got too much press and don't take mail-ins anymore. I am having trouble trusting the sites that offer repairs. Anybody got one they've used and liked? Thanks!
December 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hi, hivemind,
I need some Birkenstocks fully remade: new cork, footbed, sole. I used to use the repair service at Footprints, but they got too much press and don't take mail-ins anymore. I am having trouble trusting the sites that offer repairs. Anybody got one they've used and liked? Thanks!
I need some Birkenstocks fully remade: new cork, footbed, sole. I used to use the repair service at Footprints, but they got too much press and don't take mail-ins anymore. I am having trouble trusting the sites that offer repairs. Anybody got one they've used and liked? Thanks!
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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it’s the perfect higher ed admin endpoint: incredibly lazy, a total betrayal of education as an ideal, and seething with hate for faculty
“School officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding ‘advocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.’”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
“The AI was upset with my use of the phrase ‘women's rights movement.’”
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
it’s the perfect higher ed admin endpoint: incredibly lazy, a total betrayal of education as an ideal, and seething with hate for faculty
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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
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*trailer voice
This Christmas, Disney brings you a new muppets holiday classic from the pen of Charles Dickens, MUPPETS BLEAK HOUSE
This Christmas, Disney brings you a new muppets holiday classic from the pen of Charles Dickens, MUPPETS BLEAK HOUSE
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
*trailer voice
This Christmas, Disney brings you a new muppets holiday classic from the pen of Charles Dickens, MUPPETS BLEAK HOUSE
This Christmas, Disney brings you a new muppets holiday classic from the pen of Charles Dickens, MUPPETS BLEAK HOUSE
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If a politician isn’t laying down in front of a tank at this point they shouldn’t be asking for money.
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If a politician isn’t laying down in front of a tank at this point they shouldn’t be asking for money.
I grow weary of turkey-fragranced farts.
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I grow weary of turkey-fragranced farts.
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imo reasoning implies agency and volition.
in general I think using anthropomorphizing language like "reasoning" is counterproductive because it shifts the discussion away from the actually valuable use cases for statistically-determined output
in general I think using anthropomorphizing language like "reasoning" is counterproductive because it shifts the discussion away from the actually valuable use cases for statistically-determined output
December 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
imo reasoning implies agency and volition.
in general I think using anthropomorphizing language like "reasoning" is counterproductive because it shifts the discussion away from the actually valuable use cases for statistically-determined output
in general I think using anthropomorphizing language like "reasoning" is counterproductive because it shifts the discussion away from the actually valuable use cases for statistically-determined output
@clairewillett.bsky.social is this anything? www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo suppresses Commission for Donations to the Holy See - Vatican News
As a result of consultations with the Council for the Economy and other experts, Pope Leo XIV issues a chirograph suppressing the Commission for ...
www.vaticannews.va
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
@clairewillett.bsky.social is this anything? www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Let’s be CRYSTAL CLEAR:
If a man born Chet Williams became Chet Anderson when his stepfather adopted him as a toddler, and Samuel Anderson as a young adult because he didn’t want to be named after the man who abandoned him, his name on that wall would be Samuel Anderson.
There’d be no question.
If a man born Chet Williams became Chet Anderson when his stepfather adopted him as a toddler, and Samuel Anderson as a young adult because he didn’t want to be named after the man who abandoned him, his name on that wall would be Samuel Anderson.
There’d be no question.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Let’s be CRYSTAL CLEAR:
If a man born Chet Williams became Chet Anderson when his stepfather adopted him as a toddler, and Samuel Anderson as a young adult because he didn’t want to be named after the man who abandoned him, his name on that wall would be Samuel Anderson.
There’d be no question.
If a man born Chet Williams became Chet Anderson when his stepfather adopted him as a toddler, and Samuel Anderson as a young adult because he didn’t want to be named after the man who abandoned him, his name on that wall would be Samuel Anderson.
There’d be no question.
This is horrendous.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This is horrendous.
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By special request, I am doing a tour of my Lego Botanical Garden.
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
By special request, I am doing a tour of my Lego Botanical Garden.
Is "Surviving the Iron Age" available for streaming anywhere?
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Is "Surviving the Iron Age" available for streaming anywhere?
Has anyone else's experience of the NYTimes suddenly (like in the last two days) been taken over by many more obtrusive ads? (I am still a subscriber; I feel like they should not be making the experience worse for the ten of us who remain.)
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Has anyone else's experience of the NYTimes suddenly (like in the last two days) been taken over by many more obtrusive ads? (I am still a subscriber; I feel like they should not be making the experience worse for the ten of us who remain.)
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This will be a day long remembered: Lucasfilm has confirmed the original cut of STAR WARS will head to theaters for the 50th anniversary rerelease.
STAR WARS’s original cut returning to theaters in 2027
A newly restored version of the 1977 film's original cut will be released in theaters ahead of the 50th anniversary in 2027.
www.comicsbeat.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This will be a day long remembered: Lucasfilm has confirmed the original cut of STAR WARS will head to theaters for the 50th anniversary rerelease.