Gates Palissery
@gateskp.bsky.social
Quietly queer writer on the road to publication & AMMR9 mentee. Actually Autistic. Huge Geek. Marathon runner. PhD doing science policy work. She/they 🏳️🌈
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Gates Palissery
@gateskp.bsky.social
· Apr 6
My program sent this out so I guess it's really official now!
The way I desperately want to fast forward a few hours, skip ahead to going out for dinner with my human...but alas, the real world does not allow for such things
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The way I desperately want to fast forward a few hours, skip ahead to going out for dinner with my human...but alas, the real world does not allow for such things
I ordered a birthday cake for myself and told the bakery it's for my birthday and I'd leave the design to them, telling them what I like...so they didn't decorate it.
It made me really sad, so I decided to do it myself. A little messy, but I like it a lot more than before.
It made me really sad, so I decided to do it myself. A little messy, but I like it a lot more than before.
December 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I ordered a birthday cake for myself and told the bakery it's for my birthday and I'd leave the design to them, telling them what I like...so they didn't decorate it.
It made me really sad, so I decided to do it myself. A little messy, but I like it a lot more than before.
It made me really sad, so I decided to do it myself. A little messy, but I like it a lot more than before.
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New Be On The Look Out graphics, listing all known Bay Area ICE kidnapping vehicles (sorted by Plates, Make, Model, Color, and number of abductions). Please share widely!
REPORT ICE SIGHTINGS
Alameda: (510) 241-4011
San Francisco: (415) 200-1548
Richmond: (510) 240-9420
Contra Costa: (925) 900-5151
REPORT ICE SIGHTINGS
Alameda: (510) 241-4011
San Francisco: (415) 200-1548
Richmond: (510) 240-9420
Contra Costa: (925) 900-5151
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
New Be On The Look Out graphics, listing all known Bay Area ICE kidnapping vehicles (sorted by Plates, Make, Model, Color, and number of abductions). Please share widely!
REPORT ICE SIGHTINGS
Alameda: (510) 241-4011
San Francisco: (415) 200-1548
Richmond: (510) 240-9420
Contra Costa: (925) 900-5151
REPORT ICE SIGHTINGS
Alameda: (510) 241-4011
San Francisco: (415) 200-1548
Richmond: (510) 240-9420
Contra Costa: (925) 900-5151
Guess who's starting their Sunday off watching their cat run around with a half-alive mouse in her mouth 🫠
Maple the Mouser strikes again. She let the mouse go and now she's playing with it. This poor mouse. I can't reach it to take it outside.
Maple the Mouser strikes again. She let the mouse go and now she's playing with it. This poor mouse. I can't reach it to take it outside.
December 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Guess who's starting their Sunday off watching their cat run around with a half-alive mouse in her mouth 🫠
Maple the Mouser strikes again. She let the mouse go and now she's playing with it. This poor mouse. I can't reach it to take it outside.
Maple the Mouser strikes again. She let the mouse go and now she's playing with it. This poor mouse. I can't reach it to take it outside.
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I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
The film print really hit hard. It just *felt* different. More real, more grounded, more imperfect. It felt *human* in such a visceral way.
Especially the ending.
This is the power of real art.
Especially the ending.
This is the power of real art.
Seeing It's A Wonderful Life on 35mm film was a whole other experience. I can't stop crying.
December 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The film print really hit hard. It just *felt* different. More real, more grounded, more imperfect. It felt *human* in such a visceral way.
Especially the ending.
This is the power of real art.
Especially the ending.
This is the power of real art.
Seeing It's A Wonderful Life on 35mm film was a whole other experience. I can't stop crying.
December 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Seeing It's A Wonderful Life on 35mm film was a whole other experience. I can't stop crying.
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This is incredible. I’m in absolute awe. It’s like they did it on purpose to highlight how homogenised and meaningless the arts are under capitalism
I mean they didn’t, but its ‘like’ they did
I mean they didn’t, but its ‘like’ they did
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is incredible. I’m in absolute awe. It’s like they did it on purpose to highlight how homogenised and meaningless the arts are under capitalism
I mean they didn’t, but its ‘like’ they did
I mean they didn’t, but its ‘like’ they did
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NEW: For more than a century, a smelter spewed lead dust over Omaha.
For decades, the government cleaned it up.
But a shift in guidance from the Trump administration may stop thousands more from potential cleanup, exposing families to the harmful metal.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
For decades, the government cleaned it up.
But a shift in guidance from the Trump administration may stop thousands more from potential cleanup, exposing families to the harmful metal.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
The EPA Was Considering a Massive Lead Cleanup in Omaha. Then Trump Shifted Guidance.
The Trump administration says it will speed cleanups, but residents of the largest residential lead Superfund site worry fewer properties will be remediated.
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: For more than a century, a smelter spewed lead dust over Omaha.
For decades, the government cleaned it up.
But a shift in guidance from the Trump administration may stop thousands more from potential cleanup, exposing families to the harmful metal.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
For decades, the government cleaned it up.
But a shift in guidance from the Trump administration may stop thousands more from potential cleanup, exposing families to the harmful metal.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
There's something so strange about realising that you're changing. You look at yourself in the mirror and suddenly it's not the most revolting thing you've ever seen. You look around your space and actually feel good about it. You look at your work and want to own it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There's something so strange about realising that you're changing. You look at yourself in the mirror and suddenly it's not the most revolting thing you've ever seen. You look around your space and actually feel good about it. You look at your work and want to own it.
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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
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Higher education, if done right, will transform you into a LIFELONG learner. I am curious about so many things because my curiosity was cultivated in college. A BA/BS is only the beginning. You should be reading, visiting museums, going to concerts, debating and discussing things for LIFE.
December 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Higher education, if done right, will transform you into a LIFELONG learner. I am curious about so many things because my curiosity was cultivated in college. A BA/BS is only the beginning. You should be reading, visiting museums, going to concerts, debating and discussing things for LIFE.
Thought the brakes on my bike were broken because the levers weren't working...
Nope. They were just frozen. May have to set a temperature threshold for going in to the office, for safety's sake.
Nope. They were just frozen. May have to set a temperature threshold for going in to the office, for safety's sake.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Thought the brakes on my bike were broken because the levers weren't working...
Nope. They were just frozen. May have to set a temperature threshold for going in to the office, for safety's sake.
Nope. They were just frozen. May have to set a temperature threshold for going in to the office, for safety's sake.
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
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If you want to listen to an hour of two people bashing this guy, this is the episode for you
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you want to listen to an hour of two people bashing this guy, this is the episode for you
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-Good morning my little martini!
Momma…
-Olive my dreams came true today! *giggle*
*deep sigh*
-Oh come on. That was funny.
Vengace Momma. Vengeance.
-Yeah, yeah.
Momma…
-Olive my dreams came true today! *giggle*
*deep sigh*
-Oh come on. That was funny.
Vengace Momma. Vengeance.
-Yeah, yeah.
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
-Good morning my little martini!
Momma…
-Olive my dreams came true today! *giggle*
*deep sigh*
-Oh come on. That was funny.
Vengace Momma. Vengeance.
-Yeah, yeah.
Momma…
-Olive my dreams came true today! *giggle*
*deep sigh*
-Oh come on. That was funny.
Vengace Momma. Vengeance.
-Yeah, yeah.
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I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow is seriously one of the best shows of the past decade. It's got so much heart and humor and embraces silliness and diversity in the best ways (and OH MY GOD I crush so hard on Tala Ashe's grunge Zari).
You could get all seven seasons of Legends of Tomorrow on Blu-ray for $60 (or $51 with coupon if this is your first order from Gruv, Warner's online store!) The first season is a bit rough but if you make it through there is a wild, fun, and very queer ensemble superhero adventure awaiting you!
DC's Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Series (Box Set) [Blu-ray]
"DC's Legends of Tomorrow follows a ragtag group of misfit heroes charged with protecting time itself. This responsibility takes them across history, bringing them up against bizarre threats unlike an...
gruv.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
DC's Legends of Tomorrow is seriously one of the best shows of the past decade. It's got so much heart and humor and embraces silliness and diversity in the best ways (and OH MY GOD I crush so hard on Tala Ashe's grunge Zari).
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lrp I keep forgetting to share this bc my brain is mush at this point in the year, BUT there's a signed hardcover of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS available through @writehive.bsky.social's auction, AND it's available internationally
#author
www.32auctions.com/organization...
#author
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Signed Hardcover of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS
Auction item 'Signed Hardcover of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
lrp I keep forgetting to share this bc my brain is mush at this point in the year, BUT there's a signed hardcover of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS available through @writehive.bsky.social's auction, AND it's available internationally
#author
www.32auctions.com/organization...
#author
www.32auctions.com/organization...
I think it's something special when spending time with someone recharges your social battery rather than draining it. Still basking in the glow of a wonderful lazy Sunday with my person 💗
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think it's something special when spending time with someone recharges your social battery rather than draining it. Still basking in the glow of a wonderful lazy Sunday with my person 💗
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December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Handbasket's independent journalism holiday gift guide is LIVE!
If you want to support indie media *and* give someone a unique gift, consider a paid subscription from this [by no means exhaustive] list of awesome outlets doing the work and doing it right:
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Yesterday, we sent this message to the @viralemergence.org team, bringing a (hopefully temporary) end to our project three years into what started as a decade of planned work. /1
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yesterday, we sent this message to the @viralemergence.org team, bringing a (hopefully temporary) end to our project three years into what started as a decade of planned work. /1
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Today's meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is going great
I am not alone in my confusion about the vote. There is now a break to correct the slides and make everything coherent.
Stunning level of competence on display here.
Stunning level of competence on display here.
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today's meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is going great
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it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
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It's been 1 MONTH since my debut picture book ❄️🩰The Abominable Snow Dancer🩰❄️ launched. Highlights:
- 4 launch events + 1 school visit (and one more event still incoming!)
- Mychal Threets held my book (🤯!!!)
- Our smiling faces in PW Daily 😎
- Reading my book aloud makes me feel weirdly powerful 🪄👶
- 4 launch events + 1 school visit (and one more event still incoming!)
- Mychal Threets held my book (🤯!!!)
- Our smiling faces in PW Daily 😎
- Reading my book aloud makes me feel weirdly powerful 🪄👶
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's been 1 MONTH since my debut picture book ❄️🩰The Abominable Snow Dancer🩰❄️ launched. Highlights:
- 4 launch events + 1 school visit (and one more event still incoming!)
- Mychal Threets held my book (🤯!!!)
- Our smiling faces in PW Daily 😎
- Reading my book aloud makes me feel weirdly powerful 🪄👶
- 4 launch events + 1 school visit (and one more event still incoming!)
- Mychal Threets held my book (🤯!!!)
- Our smiling faces in PW Daily 😎
- Reading my book aloud makes me feel weirdly powerful 🪄👶