luminiferous aether
@aetherluminiferous.bsky.social
they/them.
"Fountain," I have cried to that unbubbling well, "I will not drink of thy water!" Yet I thirst
For a mouthful of—not to swallow, only to rinse my mouth in—peace.
"Fountain," I have cried to that unbubbling well, "I will not drink of thy water!" Yet I thirst
For a mouthful of—not to swallow, only to rinse my mouth in—peace.
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It's kind of hard to look away when you understand that everyone involved deserves to be miserable
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's kind of hard to look away when you understand that everyone involved deserves to be miserable
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It's not about her tone. It's about what she DOES. Switching from belligerent to the "nice nasty" of racist evangelicals doesn't change anything for the people she continues to hurt!
Folks really think it's not bigotry or cruelty as long as a person stops screaming and takes the hood off.
Folks really think it's not bigotry or cruelty as long as a person stops screaming and takes the hood off.
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's not about her tone. It's about what she DOES. Switching from belligerent to the "nice nasty" of racist evangelicals doesn't change anything for the people she continues to hurt!
Folks really think it's not bigotry or cruelty as long as a person stops screaming and takes the hood off.
Folks really think it's not bigotry or cruelty as long as a person stops screaming and takes the hood off.
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I know a couple self-pub authors (not naming you but you know who you are lol) who diligently registered copyright on 50+ books and while I'm jealous of their foresight I can not wait for anthropic to have to cut them a six figure check.
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I know a couple self-pub authors (not naming you but you know who you are lol) who diligently registered copyright on 50+ books and while I'm jealous of their foresight I can not wait for anthropic to have to cut them a six figure check.
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revisiting my 2024 interview with @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social about ben smith/nuzzi/journalism ethics, which i think aged quite well: www.thehandbasket.co/p/david-folk...
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
revisiting my 2024 interview with @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social about ben smith/nuzzi/journalism ethics, which i think aged quite well: www.thehandbasket.co/p/david-folk...
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Like maybe don’t make jokes about this online that you wouldn’t make in front of the survivors. It’s a big internet and you don’t know who is reading what you write.
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Like maybe don’t make jokes about this online that you wouldn’t make in front of the survivors. It’s a big internet and you don’t know who is reading what you write.
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i fear those other methods not working was the point 😔
confused about why literacy rates in the United States are plummeting? the answer is infuriating: poor literacy amongst the working class benefits oligarchs & other fascists.
check out this short video from Michael Parenti on how reading is a revolutionary act:
check out this short video from Michael Parenti on how reading is a revolutionary act:
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
i fear those other methods not working was the point 😔
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
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my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...