ishknits
@ishknits.bsky.social
elder millennial law student interested in automated discrimination. also used to yarnbomb. philly.
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For generations people “cut off” parents by moving away and mailing them a card once a year. Travel and long distance phone calls were expensive; distance effectively cut people off w/o being so explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
There's no hard data, so it's impossible to know for sure, but I suspect the number of adult children cutting off their parents isn't significantly higher than it used to be, and what's actually new is that the children are now explaining it in therapy terms rather than simply ceasing contact.
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For generations people “cut off” parents by moving away and mailing them a card once a year. Travel and long distance phone calls were expensive; distance effectively cut people off w/o being so explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
"Urbanist" is a dog whistle. That job already has a name.
September 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Urbanist" is a dog whistle. That job already has a name.
Speechless at this point
September 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Speechless at this point
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Just walked by the “city trash collection site” on Broad & Snyder. It’s… a dumpster. It’s also nearly full already, halfway through Day 1 of the strike.
If THIS is Mayor Parker’s plan to avoid paying the striking DC 33 workers, Philly is going to be a full-on apocalyptic stank zone by this weekend
If THIS is Mayor Parker’s plan to avoid paying the striking DC 33 workers, Philly is going to be a full-on apocalyptic stank zone by this weekend
July 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just walked by the “city trash collection site” on Broad & Snyder. It’s… a dumpster. It’s also nearly full already, halfway through Day 1 of the strike.
If THIS is Mayor Parker’s plan to avoid paying the striking DC 33 workers, Philly is going to be a full-on apocalyptic stank zone by this weekend
If THIS is Mayor Parker’s plan to avoid paying the striking DC 33 workers, Philly is going to be a full-on apocalyptic stank zone by this weekend
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“What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user.”
June 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user.”
Being a parent is scrolling through your kids tiktok algo to click not interested on shit while they're in school and finding out 3 of their friends skipped so now they see me online
May 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Being a parent is scrolling through your kids tiktok algo to click not interested on shit while they're in school and finding out 3 of their friends skipped so now they see me online
Having kids is listening intently to an audio version of AI 2027 in the shower and having it abruptly interrupted by the song "chicken wing chicken wing" bc y'all share an account. 
May 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Having kids is listening intently to an audio version of AI 2027 in the shower and having it abruptly interrupted by the song "chicken wing chicken wing" bc y'all share an account. 
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as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.
May 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.
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Buy a gun and learn how to use it. If you cannot do this for whatever reason, connect with trusted people in your community who can. Your local @socialistra.bsky.social is an excellent place to start.
Within 90 days, SecDef, in coordination with the AG, shall determine how military and national security assets, training, non-lethal capabilities, and personnel can most effectively be utilized to prevent crime
This mechanism shall inc use of private-sector pro bono assistance for such enforcement
This mechanism shall inc use of private-sector pro bono assistance for such enforcement
April 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Buy a gun and learn how to use it. If you cannot do this for whatever reason, connect with trusted people in your community who can. Your local @socialistra.bsky.social is an excellent place to start.
WIP yarnbomb gotta find a spot in Philly 😭 hardest part
March 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
WIP yarnbomb gotta find a spot in Philly 😭 hardest part
WIP yarnbomb - need to location scout in Philly
March 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
WIP yarnbomb - need to location scout in Philly
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Even if you think Paul Weiss and Columbia made the only choice available to them in the circumstances (and that's not what I think, to be clear), you have to recognize that there's no future for our democracy if every powerful institution approaches official extortion in this way.
March 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Even if you think Paul Weiss and Columbia made the only choice available to them in the circumstances (and that's not what I think, to be clear), you have to recognize that there's no future for our democracy if every powerful institution approaches official extortion in this way.
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the leap from disappearing the undocumented to disappearing visa holders to disappearing green card holders to disappearing naturalized citizens to disappearing natural born citizens is no leap at all, but a series of tiny steps
block the path
block the path
March 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
the leap from disappearing the undocumented to disappearing visa holders to disappearing green card holders to disappearing naturalized citizens to disappearing natural born citizens is no leap at all, but a series of tiny steps
block the path
block the path
The useless decorum is disgusting at this point
March 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The useless decorum is disgusting at this point
Gonna be tough for folks to get those 5 bullet points in with no email
March 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Gonna be tough for folks to get those 5 bullet points in with no email
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and so it begins
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry on Tech Censorship
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry on Tech Censorship
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry on Tech Censorship
Today, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or affilia
www.ftc.gov
February 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
and so it begins
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry on Tech Censorship
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry on Tech Censorship
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...