Julie
@wormgirlfriend.bsky.social
Poet. Mom.
She/her
Against white supremacy, genocide, and generally pro human rights
She/her
Against white supremacy, genocide, and generally pro human rights
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Istanbul
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Istanbul
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Me taking my queer ass to my right-wing in-laws’ place for a brief masked Thanksgiving visit
I love this photo of a male ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) by Charles J. Sharp because it looks like it's mid-ballet. The 'danseur noble' takes the stage.
'Ocellated' is from Latin 'ocellus' meaning "little eye", referring to the eye-like spots on the tail feathers...
(📷: Charles J. Sharp)
'Ocellated' is from Latin 'ocellus' meaning "little eye", referring to the eye-like spots on the tail feathers...
(📷: Charles J. Sharp)
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Me taking my queer ass to my right-wing in-laws’ place for a brief masked Thanksgiving visit
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I had to read this three times before I realized "looks like a comic book character" wasn't supposed to be an insult
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I had to read this three times before I realized "looks like a comic book character" wasn't supposed to be an insult
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oh Americans may not understand this, but a 'magistrate' in the UK is a local volunteer with typically no legal background. But it's ok, they receive about 10 days of training. And now they can send you to jail for two years without a jury!
what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
oh Americans may not understand this, but a 'magistrate' in the UK is a local volunteer with typically no legal background. But it's ok, they receive about 10 days of training. And now they can send you to jail for two years without a jury!
Today thinking about girly pop, girly rock and the variations in between. I feel certain there is an essay here.
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Today thinking about girly pop, girly rock and the variations in between. I feel certain there is an essay here.
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Yesterday was Indigenous People's Day, but Indigiqueer reads can be enjoyed all year long.
I have recommended quite a few queer books by Indigenous authors in the past, but this week's recs are fresh and full of good stories.
I have recommended quite a few queer books by Indigenous authors in the past, but this week's recs are fresh and full of good stories.
October 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Yesterday was Indigenous People's Day, but Indigiqueer reads can be enjoyed all year long.
I have recommended quite a few queer books by Indigenous authors in the past, but this week's recs are fresh and full of good stories.
I have recommended quite a few queer books by Indigenous authors in the past, but this week's recs are fresh and full of good stories.
Only the realest read Bitch
Cannot believe I just got called out by someone saying “I bet you read Bitch magazine”… Bitch I had a subscription to Bitch Magazine
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Only the realest read Bitch
Oooh—will probably be switching browsers soon then
So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
How to Disable AI Features in Firefox Browser
Are you looking for clean user experience in your Firefox browser? Here's how you can disable AI features in Firefox for a simple, no-nonsense usage.
gadgetstouse.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oooh—will probably be switching browsers soon then
I think it’s fair to say that we are in a very precarious position when the entire economy hinges on the performance of one company. That’s the real cult of AI
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I think it’s fair to say that we are in a very precarious position when the entire economy hinges on the performance of one company. That’s the real cult of AI
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Once upon a time, the ever-evolving graffiti on this reservoir near the psych unit was a cave-painting-record. I photographed much of it over months.
One day they painted it grey. The next day:
One day they painted it grey. The next day:
February 12, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Once upon a time, the ever-evolving graffiti on this reservoir near the psych unit was a cave-painting-record. I photographed much of it over months.
One day they painted it grey. The next day:
One day they painted it grey. The next day:
“American Waffles” slathered in ice cream, caramel sauce, whipped cream, sprinkles, marshmallows —just like how grandma made it home.
The European usage of "American" in its foodstuffs is one of the delights of living here. American Sauce like nothing I've known in the USA; American Brownies, which are the dryest cake squares you can imagine; and American peanut flips, which are... like cheese puffs, but with peanut dusting.
Seen in a Dutch grocery store: BIG AMERICAN pizza 🇺🇸
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“American Waffles” slathered in ice cream, caramel sauce, whipped cream, sprinkles, marshmallows —just like how grandma made it home.
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And I hope you stay alive and well, even if it’s for no other reason than spite.
This lil drawing I made for the first TDOR I was out for. So many complicated feelings with today. Hoping you are alive and well today.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
And I hope you stay alive and well, even if it’s for no other reason than spite.
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Microdosing going to the pool every time I use nasal spray
July 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Microdosing going to the pool every time I use nasal spray
How petty am I?
I am still thinking about the fact that my 3rd grade teacher (a very good teacher) instructed me not to use slang when I said ‘vice versa’.
I am still thinking about the fact that my 3rd grade teacher (a very good teacher) instructed me not to use slang when I said ‘vice versa’.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
How petty am I?
I am still thinking about the fact that my 3rd grade teacher (a very good teacher) instructed me not to use slang when I said ‘vice versa’.
I am still thinking about the fact that my 3rd grade teacher (a very good teacher) instructed me not to use slang when I said ‘vice versa’.
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Kind of shocking to me that the UK does not subscribe to the civic culture of shoveling the sidewalk in front of your house when it snows.
In addition to removing an accessible source of income for the kids (my first paid work as a 7-year-old in Brooklyn!), it's treacherous out there.
In addition to removing an accessible source of income for the kids (my first paid work as a 7-year-old in Brooklyn!), it's treacherous out there.
November 23, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Kind of shocking to me that the UK does not subscribe to the civic culture of shoveling the sidewalk in front of your house when it snows.
In addition to removing an accessible source of income for the kids (my first paid work as a 7-year-old in Brooklyn!), it's treacherous out there.
In addition to removing an accessible source of income for the kids (my first paid work as a 7-year-old in Brooklyn!), it's treacherous out there.
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So, uh. The consensus that it spits out is not really a "consensus," but is representative of a hegemonic view of what an answer "should be."
Given the overrepresentation of the global north in the data it scrapes, this has DISASTROUS consequences for a variety of fields, especially the humanities.
Given the overrepresentation of the global north in the data it scrapes, this has DISASTROUS consequences for a variety of fields, especially the humanities.
That was not the issue. My point was, that AI usually spits out what the current consensus is on a particular topic. Based on data it has scraped from a lot of sources. And on average it does a rather nice job at that. I don't expect it to be 100% accurate, similar to other information sources.
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
So, uh. The consensus that it spits out is not really a "consensus," but is representative of a hegemonic view of what an answer "should be."
Given the overrepresentation of the global north in the data it scrapes, this has DISASTROUS consequences for a variety of fields, especially the humanities.
Given the overrepresentation of the global north in the data it scrapes, this has DISASTROUS consequences for a variety of fields, especially the humanities.
I haven’t read enough [read any]articles about how Yakub Elordis body in Frankenstein.
my beloved girlfriend has an inexplicable attraction to grotesque, almost supernaturally weird old men. guys who look like the adults from a roald dahl story. fellas who act like they were perhaps recently animals turned human through some unnatural bargain with the fey. not me though
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I haven’t read enough [read any]articles about how Yakub Elordis body in Frankenstein.
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NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: We traced out a devastating outbreak of bird flu to its source: an egg farm in Ohio. Where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
Within weeks, the farms downwind were about 20 times as likely to see outbreaks as those that weren’t.
The way I just learned what Cloudflare was…ding dang guess I gotta take the day off.
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The way I just learned what Cloudflare was…ding dang guess I gotta take the day off.
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[redacted] cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
[redacted] cloudflare
Make Eggs Cheap Again
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Make Eggs Cheap Again
Getting to that level of poor where you’re like “I’m actually not sure if I’m getting enough nutrients so now I have to eat lentils” is the fucking worst.
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Getting to that level of poor where you’re like “I’m actually not sure if I’m getting enough nutrients so now I have to eat lentils” is the fucking worst.