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The comments on this Reddit post are redeeming. Suggest reading them if anyone is struggling with this too. How many women are being bullied daily for masking & taking Covid precautions?
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In the 7th year of an #OngoingPandemic of an injurious #AirborneVirus, how many close relationships are now taking enormous strain because #PublicHealth messaging (nowhere in evidence), continues fail everyone?
Like this forlorn post on #Reddit today -
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In the 7th year of an #OngoingPandemic of an injurious #AirborneVirus, how many close relationships are now taking enormous strain because #PublicHealth messaging (nowhere in evidence), continues fail everyone?
Like this forlorn post on #Reddit today -
www.reddit.com/r/ZeroCovidC...
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January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The comments on this Reddit post are redeeming. Suggest reading them if anyone is struggling with this too. How many women are being bullied daily for masking & taking Covid precautions?
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NYC theatre nerds, question for you!
a friend needs to find a current-run show unlikely to trigger sensory meltdown for their AuDHD kid for a trip to NYC for a couple of live shows. things that work are typically small shows, not a lot of effects or noise, tending towards thoughtful and quiet.
a friend needs to find a current-run show unlikely to trigger sensory meltdown for their AuDHD kid for a trip to NYC for a couple of live shows. things that work are typically small shows, not a lot of effects or noise, tending towards thoughtful and quiet.
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
NYC theatre nerds, question for you!
a friend needs to find a current-run show unlikely to trigger sensory meltdown for their AuDHD kid for a trip to NYC for a couple of live shows. things that work are typically small shows, not a lot of effects or noise, tending towards thoughtful and quiet.
a friend needs to find a current-run show unlikely to trigger sensory meltdown for their AuDHD kid for a trip to NYC for a couple of live shows. things that work are typically small shows, not a lot of effects or noise, tending towards thoughtful and quiet.
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Today, Trump also threatened Mexico. And Cuba. And Columbia.
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
CTA: 🇻🇪 Call Your Members of Congress Tonight | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
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January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Today, Trump also threatened Mexico. And Cuba. And Columbia.
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
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CDC data show ~11% of U.S. pediatric flu deaths in 2024–25 occurred despite full vaccination.
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths ...
This report describes pediatric deaths during the 2024–25 influenza season.
www.cdc.gov
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
CDC data show ~11% of U.S. pediatric flu deaths in 2024–25 occurred despite full vaccination.
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
This shows vaccines certainly help, but without clean air, masking and sick-leave policies etc, some kids are still left vulnerable.
Pediatric flu deaths are a policy choice
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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I mean this dead seriously: keep your brain away from this shit. It is the only thing in the whole world that is really yours. And the people who build AI want it.
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I mean this dead seriously: keep your brain away from this shit. It is the only thing in the whole world that is really yours. And the people who build AI want it.
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Autistic person: wait, you guys [get medication]?
me: wow i love this new medication I have so much energy, it's great! now can we focus that into a specific direction and actually get things done today?
my brain: lol. lmao
my brain: lol. lmao
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Autistic person: wait, you guys [get medication]?
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Financially? AARP is, essentially, a UnitedHealthcare front org.
occurs to me that the American Association of Retired Persons might boost its membership if it rebranded as the American Association of Old People Who Might Never Be Able to Retire So Let's Fucking Tax Billionaires Into Nonexistence Already
January 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Financially? AARP is, essentially, a UnitedHealthcare front org.
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You have to be a special kind of misinformed to fly right now and not wear a respirator mask at the airport and on the plane. #FluAndCovidSeason
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
You have to be a special kind of misinformed to fly right now and not wear a respirator mask at the airport and on the plane. #FluAndCovidSeason
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Just spotted that HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE is on sale for Kindle! If you're hungry for secretive, yearning-filled queer sports romance but make it Sapphic, YA, and quarterback/cheerleader, I've got you covered for $2.99! amzn.to/3YQWziS
Home Field Advantage
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January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just spotted that HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE is on sale for Kindle! If you're hungry for secretive, yearning-filled queer sports romance but make it Sapphic, YA, and quarterback/cheerleader, I've got you covered for $2.99! amzn.to/3YQWziS
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Can we please stop referring to common viruses as mild when they cause families unimaginable heartache every year? people.com/influencer-p...
Influencer Paul Kim's Son, 5, Dies After Contracting Severe Case of the Flu
Influencer Paul Kim’s 5-year-old son, Micah, died on Dec. 31 after contracting a severe case of influenza, which led to the child suffering seizures and sepsis.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Can we please stop referring to common viruses as mild when they cause families unimaginable heartache every year? people.com/influencer-p...
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What's the best service for deleting *all* your old tweets these days? I don't want to delete my old Twitter and let a bad actor grab the handle, but I really do need to get around to wiping the contents of the account
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
What's the best service for deleting *all* your old tweets these days? I don't want to delete my old Twitter and let a bad actor grab the handle, but I really do need to get around to wiping the contents of the account
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Fascism is fundamentally a politics that produces a past that never existed & promises to drag it into the present
It is not a coincidence that it dovetails so neatly with this particular technology
It is not a coincidence that it dovetails so neatly with this particular technology
2 things:
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
It’s quite telling that so many right-wing dealers in nostalgia are embracing the aesthetics of modern AI-generated art. Can’t actually find real images of the imagined past to which you want us to return? No problem; just generate it with AI.
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Fascism is fundamentally a politics that produces a past that never existed & promises to drag it into the present
It is not a coincidence that it dovetails so neatly with this particular technology
It is not a coincidence that it dovetails so neatly with this particular technology
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Happy 2026! 🥳 The reason why you and/or everyone you know is "sick all the time now" is because Covid has caused long-term damage to most people's immune systems, making them much more susceptible to opportunistic infections. The 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 way to counterbalance this is by masking with N95s/KN95s.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Happy 2026! 🥳 The reason why you and/or everyone you know is "sick all the time now" is because Covid has caused long-term damage to most people's immune systems, making them much more susceptible to opportunistic infections. The 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 way to counterbalance this is by masking with N95s/KN95s.
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I know masks make people's tummies feel weird, but that is the reality of the situation. I'm sorry we were told vaccines would prevent Covid, and then told that if we 𝗱𝗶𝗱 get Covid, it wouldn't hurt us. Neither of these things are true, unfortunately. Please mask in 2026! 😷 @cleanairclub.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I know masks make people's tummies feel weird, but that is the reality of the situation. I'm sorry we were told vaccines would prevent Covid, and then told that if we 𝗱𝗶𝗱 get Covid, it wouldn't hurt us. Neither of these things are true, unfortunately. Please mask in 2026! 😷 @cleanairclub.bsky.social
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If you believe disabled and high-risk people deserve the right to access society safely, a great New Year’s resolution is to stop actively denying them that right. And bonus, you’ll get sick less.
I know masks make people's tummies feel weird, but that is the reality of the situation. I'm sorry we were told vaccines would prevent Covid, and then told that if we 𝗱𝗶𝗱 get Covid, it wouldn't hurt us. Neither of these things are true, unfortunately. Please mask in 2026! 😷 @cleanairclub.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
If you believe disabled and high-risk people deserve the right to access society safely, a great New Year’s resolution is to stop actively denying them that right. And bonus, you’ll get sick less.
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I have self-developed my own tool from scratch from the ground up and it does a very good job of archiving Personal & Community Journals. It saves local copies of the journals on a user's computer and creates an inventory of what was archived. vidder.gumroad.com/l/ljarchivr
LJ Archivr
LiveJournal Archive ToolThe internet is forever? Well, not really. Social Networks come & go. However, an easy method for archiving fanworks is usually not as simple as using it. Livejournal is in...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I have self-developed my own tool from scratch from the ground up and it does a very good job of archiving Personal & Community Journals. It saves local copies of the journals on a user's computer and creates an inventory of what was archived. vidder.gumroad.com/l/ljarchivr
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And someone linking to a useful archives tool they made! bsky.app/profile/vidd...
I have self-developed my own tool from scratch from the ground up and it does a very good job of archiving Personal & Community Journals. It saves local copies of the journals on a user's computer and creates an inventory of what was archived. vidder.gumroad.com/l/ljarchivr
LJ Archivr
LiveJournal Archive ToolThe internet is forever? Well, not really. Social Networks come & go. However, an easy method for archiving fanworks is usually not as simple as using it. Livejournal is in...
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January 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
And someone linking to a useful archives tool they made! bsky.app/profile/vidd...
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I used BlogBooker just a few weeks ago (on some sort of prophetic impulse, I suppose), and it worked like a charm. I did pay for it so that I could get the unlimited downloads, and it was totally worth it considering I have nearly 9000 pages covering 14 years of my life.
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I used BlogBooker just a few weeks ago (on some sort of prophetic impulse, I suppose), and it worked like a charm. I did pay for it so that I could get the unlimited downloads, and it was totally worth it considering I have nearly 9000 pages covering 14 years of my life.
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And the one that makes this an ethically fraught warning for me to be issuing but that I know for sure works: my website, dreamwidth.org, has an on-site import tool to grab everything but your Scrapbook photos (which can't be accessed with the download API, sigh): www.dreamwidth.org/tools/importer
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January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
And the one that makes this an ethically fraught warning for me to be issuing but that I know for sure works: my website, dreamwidth.org, has an on-site import tool to grab everything but your Scrapbook photos (which can't be accessed with the download API, sigh): www.dreamwidth.org/tools/importer
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
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Especially since it seems... wise?
Politics are morality in practice and probably you don't want to date someone who doesn't share your morals?
This is not, like. Men are lonely because women don't like their choice of footwear
Politics are morality in practice and probably you don't want to date someone who doesn't share your morals?
This is not, like. Men are lonely because women don't like their choice of footwear
media keeps covering this and I still don't understand why it's so important to them or why we should care
December 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Especially since it seems... wise?
Politics are morality in practice and probably you don't want to date someone who doesn't share your morals?
This is not, like. Men are lonely because women don't like their choice of footwear
Politics are morality in practice and probably you don't want to date someone who doesn't share your morals?
This is not, like. Men are lonely because women don't like their choice of footwear
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This sounds like an excellent event for folks who are new to the age verifiable debate and not yet convinced that these laws are as harmful as they really are!
Join us on January 15th for our next EFFecting Change livestream as we break down how age verification laws work, who they exclude, and how these mandates threaten privacy and free expression for people of all ages. The conversation will be followed by a live Q&A. www.eff.org/event/effec...
EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification
Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require
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December 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This sounds like an excellent event for folks who are new to the age verifiable debate and not yet convinced that these laws are as harmful as they really are!
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"You kept members of this community from running out of food. In a terrible year, that, for me, is our biggest accomplishment of 2025."
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What We Did Together in 2025 | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
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December 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"You kept members of this community from running out of food. In a terrible year, that, for me, is our biggest accomplishment of 2025."
www.patreon.com/posts/147111...
www.patreon.com/posts/147111...
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Sometimes people have bad years. While it’s always good to have gratitude, it is also okay not to pretend you had a list of accomplishments and wins if you didn’t. You are not bringing down the vibe if 2025, of all godforsaken years, was bad. You can have hope for the future and still be honest.
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Sometimes people have bad years. While it’s always good to have gratitude, it is also okay not to pretend you had a list of accomplishments and wins if you didn’t. You are not bringing down the vibe if 2025, of all godforsaken years, was bad. You can have hope for the future and still be honest.
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I updated my table of medications and other drugs that can make urine drug screen false-positives, including adding a column for fentanyl:
Urine Drug Screen False Positives
Update 12/31/2025: I found and added a bunch more, including a column for false positives for fentanyl assays and more for LSD and a bunch o...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I updated my table of medications and other drugs that can make urine drug screen false-positives, including adding a column for fentanyl: