Abigail
@abigailtrue.bsky.social
Lesbian. Painter and poet. Neuroqueer heretic.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
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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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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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I think Mamdani getting trump to agree to fund New York while making no concessions in return was good.
I think Harris getting Cheney to denounce trump without offering concessions in return was good.
like, I feel like when you win you should take the win.
I think Harris getting Cheney to denounce trump without offering concessions in return was good.
like, I feel like when you win you should take the win.
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I think Mamdani getting trump to agree to fund New York while making no concessions in return was good.
I think Harris getting Cheney to denounce trump without offering concessions in return was good.
like, I feel like when you win you should take the win.
I think Harris getting Cheney to denounce trump without offering concessions in return was good.
like, I feel like when you win you should take the win.
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KILMEADE: ”I think JD Vance is jealous. I think the president wants to use Zohran as a running mate.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
KILMEADE: ”I think JD Vance is jealous. I think the president wants to use Zohran as a running mate.”
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if i posted photos of someone like this my partner would be texting me with a link to the tweet accompanied solely with “?”
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
if i posted photos of someone like this my partner would be texting me with a link to the tweet accompanied solely with “?”
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The Epstein bill is headed to Trump’s desk as we speak.
So, what now? Well, a lot of panic, it seems. I have seen every single possible worst case scenario all over social media in the last hour, so let’s go through this step by step. My only request, read the whole thing before commenting.
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So, what now? Well, a lot of panic, it seems. I have seen every single possible worst case scenario all over social media in the last hour, so let’s go through this step by step. My only request, read the whole thing before commenting.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Epstein bill is headed to Trump’s desk as we speak.
So, what now? Well, a lot of panic, it seems. I have seen every single possible worst case scenario all over social media in the last hour, so let’s go through this step by step. My only request, read the whole thing before commenting.
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So, what now? Well, a lot of panic, it seems. I have seen every single possible worst case scenario all over social media in the last hour, so let’s go through this step by step. My only request, read the whole thing before commenting.
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transness is a gift. i need every trans woman to understand that by nature of their existence they have been blessed with the ability to pluck the strands of fate with their hands if they choose to. it is not always easy and it is not without hardship but every trans woman is capable of greatness.
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
transness is a gift. i need every trans woman to understand that by nature of their existence they have been blessed with the ability to pluck the strands of fate with their hands if they choose to. it is not always easy and it is not without hardship but every trans woman is capable of greatness.
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capitalism rules, I love doing extensive research any time I need to replace something because roughly 94% of all products are scam garbage
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
capitalism rules, I love doing extensive research any time I need to replace something because roughly 94% of all products are scam garbage
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statistically speaking, you are most likely not the first trans woman in your lineage. sit with that for a moment.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 AM
statistically speaking, you are most likely not the first trans woman in your lineage. sit with that for a moment.
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Had to share this from twitter just because
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Had to share this from twitter just because
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Do some of you remember how I said a few months ago that the fascists aren't having fun? They still aren't, lol.
Their parties [when they have them] SUCK.
They make bad art.
They aren't funny.
They CRAVE Leftist popular culture & resent the fact that they do.
They aren't actually having fun
Their parties [when they have them] SUCK.
They make bad art.
They aren't funny.
They CRAVE Leftist popular culture & resent the fact that they do.
They aren't actually having fun
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Do some of you remember how I said a few months ago that the fascists aren't having fun? They still aren't, lol.
Their parties [when they have them] SUCK.
They make bad art.
They aren't funny.
They CRAVE Leftist popular culture & resent the fact that they do.
They aren't actually having fun
Their parties [when they have them] SUCK.
They make bad art.
They aren't funny.
They CRAVE Leftist popular culture & resent the fact that they do.
They aren't actually having fun
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right. given the numbers, “how to win back the working class” should be as much about care and service workers as hard hats. and yet.
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
right. given the numbers, “how to win back the working class” should be as much about care and service workers as hard hats. and yet.
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I literally see no one who isn't on the right depend political/ideological "purity"
can people just admit they call certain political standards "purity tests" when they disagree with them?
can people just admit they call certain political standards "purity tests" when they disagree with them?
Folks demanding political / ideological purity fail to see that this is no longer a movement belonging to the left / liberals. This is an opposition against fascism. By definition it must be big tent. Failure to grasp this: see divided oppositions in Eastern Europe as your failed examples.
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I literally see no one who isn't on the right depend political/ideological "purity"
can people just admit they call certain political standards "purity tests" when they disagree with them?
can people just admit they call certain political standards "purity tests" when they disagree with them?
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honestly amazing how much damage, violence, and sustained mistreatment the world can endure without in any way dimming its inexhaustible impulse towards repair. To quote George Eliot, these things are a parable
‘“A hundred and fifteen years that they haven’t been here, and they still have that GPS unit inside of them,” said the visibly giddy Klamath Tribal Chair William Ray, Jr. “It’s truly an awesome feat if you think about the gauntlet they had to go through.”’
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
honestly amazing how much damage, violence, and sustained mistreatment the world can endure without in any way dimming its inexhaustible impulse towards repair. To quote George Eliot, these things are a parable
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pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
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folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him
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here is my favorite sign from today
October 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
here is my favorite sign from today
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
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when was the last time you heard someone mention NFTs?
gotta remember to savor these little things
gotta remember to savor these little things
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
when was the last time you heard someone mention NFTs?
gotta remember to savor these little things
gotta remember to savor these little things
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Protesting 101, let's do this!
Starting with arguably the most important tip: shut the fuck up.
Starting with arguably the most important tip: shut the fuck up.
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Protesting 101, let's do this!
Starting with arguably the most important tip: shut the fuck up.
Starting with arguably the most important tip: shut the fuck up.
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Love after Love. Derek Walcott.
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Love after Love. Derek Walcott.
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Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.
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Sometimes you read an article that makes you feel like... idk... 15 years ago, some of us got on an express train and saw what was on the tracks ahead. And now we're on a call to the people on the slower train, now approaching, and they cannot comprehend the landscapes we describe as familiar.
ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sometimes you read an article that makes you feel like... idk... 15 years ago, some of us got on an express train and saw what was on the tracks ahead. And now we're on a call to the people on the slower train, now approaching, and they cannot comprehend the landscapes we describe as familiar.