E.St.V.M.
@estvm.bsky.social
Posting the occasional Edna St. Vincent Millay poem, random science, and other thoughts. But mostly political ravings. Proud Progressive/Democratic Socialist. All views explicitly mine.
"Absolutely speaking, the more money, the less virtue."
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"Absolutely speaking, the more money, the less virtue."
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
"Witness the present Mexican war, the work of a comparatively few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for, in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure."
-Henry David Thoreau
-Henry David Thoreau
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Witness the present Mexican war, the work of a comparatively few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for, in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure."
-Henry David Thoreau
-Henry David Thoreau
So I guess we learned nothing from Iraq.
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
So I guess we learned nothing from Iraq.
"Cause we're the cops of the world, boys,
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
Cops of the World
YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"Cause we're the cops of the world, boys,
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
From "Remember Me" by a Phil Ochs (1/2)
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
From "Remember Me" by a Phil Ochs (1/2)
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
One More Year of Good TImes
YouTube video by Country Joe McDonald - Topic
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Me in IRL, but with coffee and dogs.
☕️📖 Nothing like spending a cozy morning curled up under a blanket with a cup of tea and a book on my lap to keep me company while I endlessly scroll my phone
December 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Me in IRL, but with coffee and dogs.
"Well what'ya think we are?"
"Nazis"
"Nazis"
I'm once again politely asking Bluesky developers to allow us to attach multiple photos and videos in one post.
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Well what'ya think we are?"
"Nazis"
"Nazis"
"No artist is ever completely separated from the political and social currents of his time, and if he is, he is avoiding a certain amount of responsibility to his public, his character, and his art."
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"No artist is ever completely separated from the political and social currents of his time, and if he is, he is avoiding a certain amount of responsibility to his public, his character, and his art."
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
The feeling when
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The feeling when
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
And fuck Reagan for ignoring the beginning of the pandemic.
December 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
And fuck Reagan for ignoring the beginning of the pandemic.
Reposted by E.St.V.M.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
"Oh, workers can you stand it?
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
December 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"Oh, workers can you stand it?
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
Learning about the banality of evil makes it all the more horrifying. The insurance industry and slavery:
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...
When Insurance Companies Insured Slaves
YouTube video by Brandon Fisichella
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Learning about the banality of evil makes it all the more horrifying. The insurance industry and slavery:
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...
Me irl.
thinking of the introverted woman who said she's never felt FOMO. she's only felt ROMO (Relief Of Missing Out)
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Me irl.
I love the thought that data both reflects and imposes social definitions. Bumping this because it's worth a read.
Gender — and restrictive gender roles — are core to authoritarian projects. Society uses concepts of gender to sort people. Data both reflects and imposes these social definitions.
Some notes from a speech about this last week: buttondown.com/stetdele/arc...
Some notes from a speech about this last week: buttondown.com/stetdele/arc...
what's in a data gap?
The project to redefine transgender data tells us some things about authoritarianism.
buttondown.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I love the thought that data both reflects and imposes social definitions. Bumping this because it's worth a read.
Warning: Violence
I don't have words. Just. I'm done.
But thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmad who you see disarming one of the gunmen in the video. He's an honorary Maccabee to me.
I don't have words. Just. I'm done.
But thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmad who you see disarming one of the gunmen in the video. He's an honorary Maccabee to me.
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Warning: Violence
I don't have words. Just. I'm done.
But thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmad who you see disarming one of the gunmen in the video. He's an honorary Maccabee to me.
I don't have words. Just. I'm done.
But thank you to Ahmed al-Ahmad who you see disarming one of the gunmen in the video. He's an honorary Maccabee to me.
Always fun to see my old undergrad advisor getting quoted.
Sure, you’ve heard of the Cambrian explosion, but what about the mists of Avalon that preceded it?
The Long and the Weak of It—The Ediacaran Magnetic Field - Eos
A roughly 70-million-year interval of anomalously weak magnetic field during the Ediacaran period could have triggered atmospheric changes that supported the rise of macroscopic life.
eos.org
December 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Always fun to see my old undergrad advisor getting quoted.
And there upon the stand they could not hide behind their lies
And the cancer of the fascist was displayed before our eyes
-Phil Ochs
youtu.be/-Hy20R3oDxU?...
And the cancer of the fascist was displayed before our eyes
-Phil Ochs
youtu.be/-Hy20R3oDxU?...
Ballad of John Henry Faulk
YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
And there upon the stand they could not hide behind their lies
And the cancer of the fascist was displayed before our eyes
-Phil Ochs
youtu.be/-Hy20R3oDxU?...
And the cancer of the fascist was displayed before our eyes
-Phil Ochs
youtu.be/-Hy20R3oDxU?...
Putting in a motion once again that these be made canon. Where do I get my subscription to #StarsAndLaurels
It's time for another Starfleet Jobs video! The new one goes up tomorrow, which means it's time for me to ask you all: what's his job?
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Putting in a motion once again that these be made canon. Where do I get my subscription to #StarsAndLaurels
Gonna be a no from me boss
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Gonna be a no from me boss
Eyeball cleanse: my little dog loves to be warm in front of the fireplace.
December 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Eyeball cleanse: my little dog loves to be warm in front of the fireplace.
"When the thunder of oppression roars and crackles, I'll be there
When those who would be free are wearing shackles, I'll be there
For the day is gonna come when they'll throw away their chains
Lift their heads and raise their arms for the struggle that remains..."
-Phil Ochs, "I'll be There"
When those who would be free are wearing shackles, I'll be there
For the day is gonna come when they'll throw away their chains
Lift their heads and raise their arms for the struggle that remains..."
-Phil Ochs, "I'll be There"
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"When the thunder of oppression roars and crackles, I'll be there
When those who would be free are wearing shackles, I'll be there
For the day is gonna come when they'll throw away their chains
Lift their heads and raise their arms for the struggle that remains..."
-Phil Ochs, "I'll be There"
When those who would be free are wearing shackles, I'll be there
For the day is gonna come when they'll throw away their chains
Lift their heads and raise their arms for the struggle that remains..."
-Phil Ochs, "I'll be There"
Fuck that's gotta be exhausting.
A coworker was trying to tell me where to go get my uniform tailored,
Unless the tailor is an under 40 queer person, that's a hard pass, I'm to tired of teaching the general public about me.
I'm done being older people's first trans experience.
Plus I'm getting pretty slick on my machine.
Unless the tailor is an under 40 queer person, that's a hard pass, I'm to tired of teaching the general public about me.
I'm done being older people's first trans experience.
Plus I'm getting pretty slick on my machine.
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Fuck that's gotta be exhausting.
A malignant tumor on this nation.
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...
Authoritarianism Is Here
YouTube video by LegalEagle
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A malignant tumor on this nation.
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...