Catherine Cole
@catherinecole.bsky.social
Exhausted urbanist, mother of goobers.
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If you are cis ("not transgender") I need to explain this to you.
Bluesky today posted this vague thread, announcing-without-spelling-out that they're allowing a writer, net troll and anti-trans activist named Jesse Singal to stay on the platform, despite every trans user saying it makes us unsafe.
Bluesky today posted this vague thread, announcing-without-spelling-out that they're allowing a writer, net troll and anti-trans activist named Jesse Singal to stay on the platform, despite every trans user saying it makes us unsafe.
In the past month alone, over 12M people joined Bluesky, with daily active users growing 10x. We received more reports in two days than in all of last year, and have integrated new systems and quadrupled our moderation team to try and keep up. Sometimes, we have to work quickly to correct errors.
December 13, 2024 at 11:01 PM
If you are cis ("not transgender") I need to explain this to you.
Bluesky today posted this vague thread, announcing-without-spelling-out that they're allowing a writer, net troll and anti-trans activist named Jesse Singal to stay on the platform, despite every trans user saying it makes us unsafe.
Bluesky today posted this vague thread, announcing-without-spelling-out that they're allowing a writer, net troll and anti-trans activist named Jesse Singal to stay on the platform, despite every trans user saying it makes us unsafe.
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People often wonder how you can know for sure if an image is created by artificial intelligence. So I marked the things in the image (in the red circles) that make me think it's a fake photo, even though it's not possible to say with absolute certainty in this particular case.
Have a great day 🤔
Have a great day 🤔
November 23, 2024 at 1:35 PM
People often wonder how you can know for sure if an image is created by artificial intelligence. So I marked the things in the image (in the red circles) that make me think it's a fake photo, even though it's not possible to say with absolute certainty in this particular case.
Have a great day 🤔
Have a great day 🤔
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interviewer: what’s your greatest weakness?
me: oh they’re all pretty great
me: oh they’re all pretty great
December 13, 2024 at 8:40 PM
interviewer: what’s your greatest weakness?
me: oh they’re all pretty great
me: oh they’re all pretty great
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Vaccines are why 1 of every 4 of us didn't die in infancy.
Fluoride is why most of us keep our teeth into old age.
The ACA is why 21 million of us can see a doctor.
The FDIC is why we don't lose our life savings.
And a handful of GOP billionaires want to take it all away.
Fluoride is why most of us keep our teeth into old age.
The ACA is why 21 million of us can see a doctor.
The FDIC is why we don't lose our life savings.
And a handful of GOP billionaires want to take it all away.
December 13, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Vaccines are why 1 of every 4 of us didn't die in infancy.
Fluoride is why most of us keep our teeth into old age.
The ACA is why 21 million of us can see a doctor.
The FDIC is why we don't lose our life savings.
And a handful of GOP billionaires want to take it all away.
Fluoride is why most of us keep our teeth into old age.
The ACA is why 21 million of us can see a doctor.
The FDIC is why we don't lose our life savings.
And a handful of GOP billionaires want to take it all away.
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New blog post: an autistic guide to Christmas!
Let’s see how Bluesky compares to the other place that barely showed these blog links 🙃
www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/an-auti...
Let’s see how Bluesky compares to the other place that barely showed these blog links 🙃
www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/an-auti...
An Autistic Guide to Christmas — Authentically Emily
Some people love Christmas and some people hate it. I imagine most of us who celebrate fall somewhere in the middle. There have been Christmases where I’ve felt so excited and full of joy. There was a...
www.authenticallyemily.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:44 PM
New blog post: an autistic guide to Christmas!
Let’s see how Bluesky compares to the other place that barely showed these blog links 🙃
www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/an-auti...
Let’s see how Bluesky compares to the other place that barely showed these blog links 🙃
www.authenticallyemily.uk/blog/an-auti...
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Yes.
A Democratic administration bailed them out over the base objection and then they turned around and endorsed Trump because he'll remove more guardrails so they can rob us again.
A Democratic administration bailed them out over the base objection and then they turned around and endorsed Trump because he'll remove more guardrails so they can rob us again.
Hold up, weren't all of Trump's new tech buddies the ones screaming for the FDIC to rescue Silicon Valley Bank after they killed it via group chat freakout?
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators
The advisers have asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Yes.
A Democratic administration bailed them out over the base objection and then they turned around and endorsed Trump because he'll remove more guardrails so they can rob us again.
A Democratic administration bailed them out over the base objection and then they turned around and endorsed Trump because he'll remove more guardrails so they can rob us again.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and grants 39 pardons in biggest single-day act of clemency in modern US history.
December 12, 2024 at 10:06 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and grants 39 pardons in biggest single-day act of clemency in modern US history.
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"A full pizza sits in an open pizza box on the counter. A person takes a slice and walks out of the frame."
December 11, 2024 at 10:34 PM
"A full pizza sits in an open pizza box on the counter. A person takes a slice and walks out of the frame."
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Chicago has just started to dip its toe into the waters of this design strategy, and it’s exciting to see. This example is on Belmont at Hoyne.
December 11, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Chicago has just started to dip its toe into the waters of this design strategy, and it’s exciting to see. This example is on Belmont at Hoyne.
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lmfao in case you needed proof of how stupid NYC’s new outdoor dining rules are, L’industrie (top slice shop in the city) just parked an old school bus outside and turned it into a dining area
December 10, 2024 at 11:30 PM
lmfao in case you needed proof of how stupid NYC’s new outdoor dining rules are, L’industrie (top slice shop in the city) just parked an old school bus outside and turned it into a dining area
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Trans people are precious.
a heart with the words trans people belong written on it
Alt: a heart with the words trans people belong written on it
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Trans people are precious.
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Hey Blueskyers
Want an opportunity to make a big difference in planning?
Well, Queensland’s top job, State Planner, is advertised right now. So if you’re looking for a senior role where you can make a big contribution to our future, throw your hat in the ring!
www.seek.com.au/job/80712350...
Want an opportunity to make a big difference in planning?
Well, Queensland’s top job, State Planner, is advertised right now. So if you’re looking for a senior role where you can make a big contribution to our future, throw your hat in the ring!
www.seek.com.au/job/80712350...
State Planner Job in Brisbane QLD - SEEK
State Planner, Planning Group, Queensland Government
www.seek.com.au
December 11, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Hey Blueskyers
Want an opportunity to make a big difference in planning?
Well, Queensland’s top job, State Planner, is advertised right now. So if you’re looking for a senior role where you can make a big contribution to our future, throw your hat in the ring!
www.seek.com.au/job/80712350...
Want an opportunity to make a big difference in planning?
Well, Queensland’s top job, State Planner, is advertised right now. So if you’re looking for a senior role where you can make a big contribution to our future, throw your hat in the ring!
www.seek.com.au/job/80712350...
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After years of talking to Trump supporters my view of them has become very simple: They want socialist, even sometimes progressive reforms but they want them from someone who makes those reforms feel powerful and masculine and they want to make sure the people they don't like don't benefit from them
December 10, 2024 at 2:51 PM
After years of talking to Trump supporters my view of them has become very simple: They want socialist, even sometimes progressive reforms but they want them from someone who makes those reforms feel powerful and masculine and they want to make sure the people they don't like don't benefit from them
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"Are there no workhouses?" says an actual nonfictional person, two weeks before Christmas, completely unironically.
World’s richest man believes homelessness is a “propaganda”
December 10, 2024 at 5:17 PM
"Are there no workhouses?" says an actual nonfictional person, two weeks before Christmas, completely unironically.
I can’t wait to see what adventures these human and animal friends get into! @lollardfish.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 8:31 PM
I can’t wait to see what adventures these human and animal friends get into! @lollardfish.bsky.social
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This just in:
The City of Kenmore (population 24,000, north end of Lake Washington) just started 24/7 camera enforcement of speed limits in school zones.
No fines have been issued yet, just warnings.
The rate of people speeding has dropped from 50% to 5%.
The City of Kenmore (population 24,000, north end of Lake Washington) just started 24/7 camera enforcement of speed limits in school zones.
No fines have been issued yet, just warnings.
The rate of people speeding has dropped from 50% to 5%.
December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
This just in:
The City of Kenmore (population 24,000, north end of Lake Washington) just started 24/7 camera enforcement of speed limits in school zones.
No fines have been issued yet, just warnings.
The rate of people speeding has dropped from 50% to 5%.
The City of Kenmore (population 24,000, north end of Lake Washington) just started 24/7 camera enforcement of speed limits in school zones.
No fines have been issued yet, just warnings.
The rate of people speeding has dropped from 50% to 5%.
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Who among us has *not* behaved "suspiciously" at a McDonald's?
December 9, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Who among us has *not* behaved "suspiciously" at a McDonald's?
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The Greeks absolutely had it right when they included a chorus in their plays. They knew audiences are dumbasses who need to be told “THIS MAN IS BAD. HE IS HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO. WOE TO THE BUMPTIOUS FOOL WHO WOULD IDOLIZE HIM. YOU ARE NOT, NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE, ALEX DELARGE”
December 9, 2024 at 4:12 PM
The Greeks absolutely had it right when they included a chorus in their plays. They knew audiences are dumbasses who need to be told “THIS MAN IS BAD. HE IS HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO. WOE TO THE BUMPTIOUS FOOL WHO WOULD IDOLIZE HIM. YOU ARE NOT, NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE, ALEX DELARGE”
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Inside the hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison, Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
December 9, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Inside the hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison, Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Bunch of tankie weirdos on this app lamenting the fall of Assad
Most leftist ideas are OK but they're always stuck in this mode of being underoo contrarians like Tim Pool but w a larger vocabulary
Brutal dictators suck. Syria has a chance to be free. Spare us your pretentious clove scented whining
Most leftist ideas are OK but they're always stuck in this mode of being underoo contrarians like Tim Pool but w a larger vocabulary
Brutal dictators suck. Syria has a chance to be free. Spare us your pretentious clove scented whining
December 8, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Bunch of tankie weirdos on this app lamenting the fall of Assad
Most leftist ideas are OK but they're always stuck in this mode of being underoo contrarians like Tim Pool but w a larger vocabulary
Brutal dictators suck. Syria has a chance to be free. Spare us your pretentious clove scented whining
Most leftist ideas are OK but they're always stuck in this mode of being underoo contrarians like Tim Pool but w a larger vocabulary
Brutal dictators suck. Syria has a chance to be free. Spare us your pretentious clove scented whining
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While I recognize that nothing happens in isolation and all things are interconnected and complicated I’m still going to appreciate what’s happening in Syria and not listen to the voices that like to say that everything that happens that might be good is bad, actually.
December 8, 2024 at 4:39 AM
While I recognize that nothing happens in isolation and all things are interconnected and complicated I’m still going to appreciate what’s happening in Syria and not listen to the voices that like to say that everything that happens that might be good is bad, actually.
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From Julian Röpcke, Xitter
3 km from the Syrian presidential palace. Assad's soldiers change their uniforms for civilian clothes. A bit of Berlin, 1945. 2024 in Damascus.
3 km from the Syrian presidential palace. Assad's soldiers change their uniforms for civilian clothes. A bit of Berlin, 1945. 2024 in Damascus.
December 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM
From Julian Röpcke, Xitter
3 km from the Syrian presidential palace. Assad's soldiers change their uniforms for civilian clothes. A bit of Berlin, 1945. 2024 in Damascus.
3 km from the Syrian presidential palace. Assad's soldiers change their uniforms for civilian clothes. A bit of Berlin, 1945. 2024 in Damascus.
