Finnan Haddie
@finnanhaddie.bsky.social
Cranky old gay nonbinary Bostonian; they/them
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Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
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Recall alert!
Please check on your foods for tomorrow. Nobody wants to give Grandpa Listeria. Not even if he's MAGA. Not worth it, y'all.
Please check on your foods for tomorrow. Nobody wants to give Grandpa Listeria. Not even if he's MAGA. Not worth it, y'all.
Not only is food more expensive, it is much more likely to make you sick and harm you, or give your baby botulism
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Recall alert!
Please check on your foods for tomorrow. Nobody wants to give Grandpa Listeria. Not even if he's MAGA. Not worth it, y'all.
Please check on your foods for tomorrow. Nobody wants to give Grandpa Listeria. Not even if he's MAGA. Not worth it, y'all.
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Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
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Hey, @mayorwu.boston.gov, would be nice to have this kind of energy especially with what Fenway Health has done
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hey, @mayorwu.boston.gov, would be nice to have this kind of energy especially with what Fenway Health has done
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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It's embarrassing that our state still hasn't taken action to disentangle state and local law enforcement from ICE. Let's get it done already. #mapoli
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Immigrant groups want Beacon Hill to bolster protections for migrants in Massachusetts
Immigrant rights advocates called on Beacon Hill Democrats Tuesday to pass a trio of policies they argued would bolster protections for migrants who are being targeted for deportation amid a push by P...
www.wbur.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It's embarrassing that our state still hasn't taken action to disentangle state and local law enforcement from ICE. Let's get it done already. #mapoli
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
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/ EYE AM GETTING OVER COVID
/ BUT MEYE FOOT IS STILL BROKEN
/ & SO ON GOES THE MERCH SALE
/ THATS RITE WE GOT MERCH
/ STICKERS PAMPHLETS PINS PATCHES
/ T-SHIRTS HOODIES ETC AVAILABLE IN MANY DIFFERENT SIZES & COLORS
/ USE COUPON CODE "METATARSAL" @ CHECKOUT 4 20% OFF
/ merch.weatherishappening.com
/ BUT MEYE FOOT IS STILL BROKEN
/ & SO ON GOES THE MERCH SALE
/ THATS RITE WE GOT MERCH
/ STICKERS PAMPHLETS PINS PATCHES
/ T-SHIRTS HOODIES ETC AVAILABLE IN MANY DIFFERENT SIZES & COLORS
/ USE COUPON CODE "METATARSAL" @ CHECKOUT 4 20% OFF
/ merch.weatherishappening.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
/ EYE AM GETTING OVER COVID
/ BUT MEYE FOOT IS STILL BROKEN
/ & SO ON GOES THE MERCH SALE
/ THATS RITE WE GOT MERCH
/ STICKERS PAMPHLETS PINS PATCHES
/ T-SHIRTS HOODIES ETC AVAILABLE IN MANY DIFFERENT SIZES & COLORS
/ USE COUPON CODE "METATARSAL" @ CHECKOUT 4 20% OFF
/ merch.weatherishappening.com
/ BUT MEYE FOOT IS STILL BROKEN
/ & SO ON GOES THE MERCH SALE
/ THATS RITE WE GOT MERCH
/ STICKERS PAMPHLETS PINS PATCHES
/ T-SHIRTS HOODIES ETC AVAILABLE IN MANY DIFFERENT SIZES & COLORS
/ USE COUPON CODE "METATARSAL" @ CHECKOUT 4 20% OFF
/ merch.weatherishappening.com
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FDA 'Priority Voucher' Program Comes Under Congressional Scrutiny www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
FDA 'Priority Voucher' Program Comes Under Congressional Scrutiny
Sanders, Pallone say the program raises 'significant concerns' that it will enable corruption
www.medpagetoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
FDA 'Priority Voucher' Program Comes Under Congressional Scrutiny www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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Hello!! Here's my Ko-Fi goal to help with my surgery costs! The surgery itself is covered but stuff like the nasal splints (300$) & recovery items aren't covered. So any help is greatly appreciated!
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2% of goal on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2% of goal on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
Support Bibi
Support Bibi
ko-fi.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Hello!! Here's my Ko-Fi goal to help with my surgery costs! The surgery itself is covered but stuff like the nasal splints (300$) & recovery items aren't covered. So any help is greatly appreciated!
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2% of goal on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 2% of goal on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
Reminder as we enter peak gift-shopping season
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Reminder as we enter peak gift-shopping season
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So @alexvitale.bsky.social, who wrote THE END OF POLICING (which I cite heavily in my forthcoming book THE OVERSEER CLASS), has been tapped to join Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s Transition Team to work on “community safety issues.”
This is an extremely promising development.
This is an extremely promising development.
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So @alexvitale.bsky.social, who wrote THE END OF POLICING (which I cite heavily in my forthcoming book THE OVERSEER CLASS), has been tapped to join Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s Transition Team to work on “community safety issues.”
This is an extremely promising development.
This is an extremely promising development.
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Everyone deserves access to food year-round, including during the holidays. Find a free holiday meal with our handy guide! projectbread.org/news/find-a-...
Find A Free Meal During the Holidays | Massachusetts Food Resources
Here is a list of places in Massachusetts where you can get a free holiday meal.
projectbread.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Everyone deserves access to food year-round, including during the holidays. Find a free holiday meal with our handy guide! projectbread.org/news/find-a-...
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For the Sunday crowd: my novel, Muñeca, out June 2026, is Gothic historical fiction about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
You can pre-order it! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
You can pre-order it! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez: 9798217047574 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process. It is 1968 Oakland, and Nat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
For the Sunday crowd: my novel, Muñeca, out June 2026, is Gothic historical fiction about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
You can pre-order it! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
You can pre-order it! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
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Very happy to share that tomorrow, I will be able to share a transcript and downloadable video of an interview I conducted for The Viral Underclass in 2020 with Alice Wong. It will be freely available for any use, as part of an effort to share Alice’s archive.
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Very happy to share that tomorrow, I will be able to share a transcript and downloadable video of an interview I conducted for The Viral Underclass in 2020 with Alice Wong. It will be freely available for any use, as part of an effort to share Alice’s archive.
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Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
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We’re offering free vaccine clinics in Boston. Vaccines are safe, effective, and protect against serious illness. Getting vaccinated keeps you healthy and helps protect your family, friends, and community.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Free Vaccine Clinics in Boston
Everyone ages six months and older is encouraged to get the updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Pregnant parents, babies, and older adults should consult their health care professional about RSV vaccin...
boston.gov
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We’re offering free vaccine clinics in Boston. Vaccines are safe, effective, and protect against serious illness. Getting vaccinated keeps you healthy and helps protect your family, friends, and community.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
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Marta (@grammamarta)
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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/ GREETINGS FROM THE WEATHER LAIR
/ FROM WHEREST EYE HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE 4 V LONG DUE 2 A BROKEN FOOT & THEN COVID
/ SAY
/ DID U KNOW THAT EYE *CULD* BE IRL?
/ INVITE ME 2 SPEAK @ UR EVENT
/ EMAIL ME @ [email protected]
/ FROM WHEREST EYE HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE 4 V LONG DUE 2 A BROKEN FOOT & THEN COVID
/ SAY
/ DID U KNOW THAT EYE *CULD* BE IRL?
/ INVITE ME 2 SPEAK @ UR EVENT
/ EMAIL ME @ [email protected]
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
/ GREETINGS FROM THE WEATHER LAIR
/ FROM WHEREST EYE HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE 4 V LONG DUE 2 A BROKEN FOOT & THEN COVID
/ SAY
/ DID U KNOW THAT EYE *CULD* BE IRL?
/ INVITE ME 2 SPEAK @ UR EVENT
/ EMAIL ME @ [email protected]
/ FROM WHEREST EYE HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE 4 V LONG DUE 2 A BROKEN FOOT & THEN COVID
/ SAY
/ DID U KNOW THAT EYE *CULD* BE IRL?
/ INVITE ME 2 SPEAK @ UR EVENT
/ EMAIL ME @ [email protected]
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This world carries darkness in abundance, shadows that stretch long and cold. Joy is the medicine that mends what breaks, the balm that soothes what aches, the light that refuses to be extinguished. Seek joy in each dawn that breaks—let it be your daily practice, your ritual.
Gurdeep.ca/magazine
Gurdeep.ca/magazine
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This world carries darkness in abundance, shadows that stretch long and cold. Joy is the medicine that mends what breaks, the balm that soothes what aches, the light that refuses to be extinguished. Seek joy in each dawn that breaks—let it be your daily practice, your ritual.
Gurdeep.ca/magazine
Gurdeep.ca/magazine
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look at all these poorly drawn cat mousepads! your desk deserves a holiday glow-up too 💅
poorlycatdraw.threadless.com
poorlycatdraw.threadless.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
look at all these poorly drawn cat mousepads! your desk deserves a holiday glow-up too 💅
poorlycatdraw.threadless.com
poorlycatdraw.threadless.com
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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In honor of Link, who was banned for the crime of speaking truth to power, I am continuing Fund Me Friday in his stead. The last two Fridays have been delayed due to life stuff, but today I am back on the ball.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In honor of Link, who was banned for the crime of speaking truth to power, I am continuing Fund Me Friday in his stead. The last two Fridays have been delayed due to life stuff, but today I am back on the ball.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
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it’s trans day of remembrance, and once again i am asking people to give a shit about trans people *before* they’re dead
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
it’s trans day of remembrance, and once again i am asking people to give a shit about trans people *before* they’re dead
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TAKE ACTION: Should Elon Musk be allowed to deploy dangerous Robotaxis anywhere he wants without oversight or rules? actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...?
Stop Congress from deregulating AI
Should Elon Musk be allowed to deploy dangerous Robotaxis anywhere he wants without oversight or rules? That's a real possibility—and it gets worse. Tech broligarchs want AI to be completely unregula...
actionnetwork.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
TAKE ACTION: Should Elon Musk be allowed to deploy dangerous Robotaxis anywhere he wants without oversight or rules? actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...?
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Jeremy Wentworth has been in love with Chloe Fong for as long as he can remember. Maybe it’s time he mentioned that he’s actually a duke?
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Apple: books.apple.com/us/b...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Apple: books.apple.com/us/b...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Jeremy Wentworth has been in love with Chloe Fong for as long as he can remember. Maybe it’s time he mentioned that he’s actually a duke?
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Apple: books.apple.com/us/b...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
Apple: books.apple.com/us/b...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...