Jen
@jenk3.bsky.social
Fat lady with glasses & curly hair near Seattle. Have inhaler will travel. She/her. Pushing 60.
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It's long past time we prioritize affordability, accessibility, & sustainability in public transportation — including through fare-free transit.
That's why I'm leading my colleagues demanding Congress do just that in the next surface transportation bill.
That's why I'm leading my colleagues demanding Congress do just that in the next surface transportation bill.
Rep. Pressley Lobbies for Stronger Transit Funding, Fare-Free Programs In Next Federal Transportation Bill - Streetsblog Massachusetts
"We urge you to invest in public transit as a public good," writes Rep. Pressley to her colleagues in Congress.
mass.streetsblog.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It's long past time we prioritize affordability, accessibility, & sustainability in public transportation — including through fare-free transit.
That's why I'm leading my colleagues demanding Congress do just that in the next surface transportation bill.
That's why I'm leading my colleagues demanding Congress do just that in the next surface transportation bill.
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Starting to suspect FIFA might not be an entirely reputable organisation.
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Starting to suspect FIFA might not be an entirely reputable organisation.
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Hello. The FIFA grift prize simply isn’t worth a news spot
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hello. The FIFA grift prize simply isn’t worth a news spot
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h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
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This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
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Neither Donald Trump nor any Supreme Court majority can “roll back” birthright citizenship. It’s a power the people have never granted them.
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Neither Donald Trump nor any Supreme Court majority can “roll back” birthright citizenship. It’s a power the people have never granted them.
We're told that AI knows everything. I checked on Wikipedia that Emma Thompson has won an Academy Award for SCREENWRITING and found her writing also has a BAFTA and a Golden Globe.
So why is CoPilot offering to rewrite what she's written? What writing awards has AI won?
youtu.be/LkpQ_rTDqFg?...
So why is CoPilot offering to rewrite what she's written? What writing awards has AI won?
youtu.be/LkpQ_rTDqFg?...
Emma Thompson On Getting Paid To Be Funny, And Feeling “Intense Irritation” Over A.I.
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We're told that AI knows everything. I checked on Wikipedia that Emma Thompson has won an Academy Award for SCREENWRITING and found her writing also has a BAFTA and a Golden Globe.
So why is CoPilot offering to rewrite what she's written? What writing awards has AI won?
youtu.be/LkpQ_rTDqFg?...
So why is CoPilot offering to rewrite what she's written? What writing awards has AI won?
youtu.be/LkpQ_rTDqFg?...
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have been thinking about this for like two hours and I think what stands out the most is that Trump feels genuinely honored. he has no conception whatsoever that it is complete horseshit invented to flatter him. he loves it!
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
have been thinking about this for like two hours and I think what stands out the most is that Trump feels genuinely honored. he has no conception whatsoever that it is complete horseshit invented to flatter him. he loves it!
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Democrats wanted to force big airlines to pay you if they delayed your flight for hours and hours. Then Trump came into office and cancelled the entire plan.
Why? Because he only cares about helping out his billionaire buddies, not you.
Why? Because he only cares about helping out his billionaire buddies, not you.
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Democrats wanted to force big airlines to pay you if they delayed your flight for hours and hours. Then Trump came into office and cancelled the entire plan.
Why? Because he only cares about helping out his billionaire buddies, not you.
Why? Because he only cares about helping out his billionaire buddies, not you.
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getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
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It's Bandcamp Friday. If you stream music, this is your chance to pay some penance: go find the indiest artist you love at bandcamp.com and purchase their record, and tip.
They get 100% of proceeds and it will likely be more than their streaming revenue for the month.
They get 100% of proceeds and it will likely be more than their streaming revenue for the month.
Bandcamp
Discover amazing music and directly support the artists who make it.
bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday. If you stream music, this is your chance to pay some penance: go find the indiest artist you love at bandcamp.com and purchase their record, and tip.
They get 100% of proceeds and it will likely be more than their streaming revenue for the month.
They get 100% of proceeds and it will likely be more than their streaming revenue for the month.
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In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
ICE Nativity scenes: Churches reimagine Christmas story amid deportations
(RNS) — 'We know that Jesus was born into a Roman imperial occupation, and pretty much immediately becomes a refugee in Egypt, has to flee and faces political violence,' the Rev. Michael Woolf said.
religionnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
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This is Australia. In the UK she’d probably get a peerage.
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling
www.starobserver.com...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.starobserver.com...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Anti-Trans Activist Kirralie Smith Ordered To Pay Almost $100k & Issue Public Apology Following Vilification Ruling - Star Observer
Anti-trans activist Kirralie Smith has been ordered to pay $95,000 and issue a public apology after vilifying two trans women.
www.starobserver.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is Australia. In the UK she’d probably get a peerage.
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The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
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50 years ago today, Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman proclaimed that the Yesler Branch of The Seattle Public Library would be renamed the Douglass-Truth Branch and would house The Seattle Public Library's African American Library collection. www.historylink.org/File/2085
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
50 years ago today, Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman proclaimed that the Yesler Branch of The Seattle Public Library would be renamed the Douglass-Truth Branch and would house The Seattle Public Library's African American Library collection. www.historylink.org/File/2085
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"reign" refers to a royal authority or dominion. a king reigns over his kingdom.
"rein" is the strap used to steer a horse. you hold the reins.
so if you're trying to restrain or control something, you are "reining it in." no "g."
"rein" is the strap used to steer a horse. you hold the reins.
so if you're trying to restrain or control something, you are "reining it in." no "g."
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"reign" refers to a royal authority or dominion. a king reigns over his kingdom.
"rein" is the strap used to steer a horse. you hold the reins.
so if you're trying to restrain or control something, you are "reining it in." no "g."
"rein" is the strap used to steer a horse. you hold the reins.
so if you're trying to restrain or control something, you are "reining it in." no "g."
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I think the most absurd part is all the writers thought AI would destroy humanity because AI would get too smart, but they didn’t realize that years of de-prioritizing the humanities would actually make the people who made AI so stupid that it’s going to be the stupidity that kills us and lollllsob
Goddamn. We were so worried about the Evangelical armageddon freaks, but it's actually the AI cult that's going to kill us all.
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I think the most absurd part is all the writers thought AI would destroy humanity because AI would get too smart, but they didn’t realize that years of de-prioritizing the humanities would actually make the people who made AI so stupid that it’s going to be the stupidity that kills us and lollllsob
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efficacy: does the medicine work
effectiveness: do we actually get it to work in the real world
effectiveness: do we actually get it to work in the real world
The effects of the ACIP poisoned recommendations may not be seen clearly at scale for years.
But every child that unnecessarily develops HepB-associated chronic liver disease and cancer is the fault of those on that committee, the HHS Secretary, and those that capitulated to put him in power.
But every child that unnecessarily develops HepB-associated chronic liver disease and cancer is the fault of those on that committee, the HHS Secretary, and those that capitulated to put him in power.
December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
efficacy: does the medicine work
effectiveness: do we actually get it to work in the real world
effectiveness: do we actually get it to work in the real world
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Fake president gets fake award from crooked sports group. Yawn.
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Fake president gets fake award from crooked sports group. Yawn.
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"What are believed to be ICE agents" is not a sentence the news should have to use to report on law enforcement operations.
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"What are believed to be ICE agents" is not a sentence the news should have to use to report on law enforcement operations.
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First, DEI is not affirmative action. Reporters have allowed that right-wing conflation for years.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
"The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men."
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
"The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men."
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
First, DEI is not affirmative action. Reporters have allowed that right-wing conflation for years.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
Second, affirmative action persists in universities ONLY for men. It’s so open it’s not a secret.
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You may have heard that Trump’s extortion of University of California was defeated in court. But do you know who won this historic case? Spoiler: not a single UC administrator participated. It was all faculty members of the UC Faculty Associations and @aaup.org! Cc: @veenadubal.bsky.social
Behind the Scenes: How UC Faculty Beat Back Trump's Attacks
YouTube video by UC Faculty
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
You may have heard that Trump’s extortion of University of California was defeated in court. But do you know who won this historic case? Spoiler: not a single UC administrator participated. It was all faculty members of the UC Faculty Associations and @aaup.org! Cc: @veenadubal.bsky.social
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#RECALL: About 210,000 INIU Power Banks; The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Get full refund. cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#RECALL: About 210,000 INIU Power Banks; The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Get full refund. cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
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What? A Trump supporter? Moved to violence by the president's conspiracy theories? Well, I never.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What? A Trump supporter? Moved to violence by the president's conspiracy theories? Well, I never.