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Kelly

@justkelly.bsky.social

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software engineer for almost two decades before I quit to become a lawyer. 2L at Cornell. she/her

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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah totally. Thanks for the reminder, I try to avoid clearsky bc there’s no point in stressing about who has blocked me, but this is a good use case to make an exception for!

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 22h

A model of how to professionally and respectfully communicate with users by acknowledging their concerns. If only bsky folks would learn something from this, but they won’t.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 22h

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 22h

A block shouldn’t prevent me from blocking someone back, but unfortunately, it does

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 22h

One thing I hate about nuclear block is that now I can’t find the asshole who was just in my mentions so I can block them back

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 22h

This isn’t about you or me and your refusal to acknowledge that or the fact that you also don’t read every article you see is why I am blocking you now

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 1d

Cops misled journalists about using a powerful surveillance tool to track a woman across state lines because she had an abortion, then tried to cover it up when we found out the truth. Huge story from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social this morning: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 22h

Even if I read the article it’s an issue for society that most people don’t and this will give them the wrong impression. You might not care if other people incorrectly believe the false narrative that Portland is burning, but I do

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 22h

You do not read every article you scroll past. You simply don’t.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23h

ICE is a hostile occupying force that is a danger to everyone.

Alt text: A man in camouflage clothing and a face covering sits inside a gray Jeep, pointing a weapon out of the open driver-side window. The gun is aimed directly at the camera. The man wears gloves and a dark cap, and his eyes are visible above the mask. The vehicle’s door and side mirror are wet with raindrops.

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

CNN *absolutely* knows the majority of people who scroll past this post are not going to open the article. That’s simply a fact about how social media and online news work.

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

I can agree on the lack of media literacy, though. Incredible that people think headlines/photos on social media are unimportant as long as the article is correct

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

Two things:

1. This isn’t about me not clicking on the article it’s about the misleading message it sends to everyone who doesn’t.

2. You do not click on every single article you scroll past online, and if you say you do, you’re lying. That isn’t feasible.

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

Honestly would have preferred this to the Jäger my college friends kept bringing to parties

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

It’s intentional disinformation for clicks and someone might get the wrong impression. Those aren’t contradictory at all

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

Of course I can. The post as displayed on bluesky is actually misleading.

We aren’t saying the article is misleading, we’re saying the way it’s presented here is

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

It’s also okay to be upset that something is misleading to everyone who scrolls past without clicking even if you yourself open the article

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

Of course it’s ok to “just read the headline,” NOBODY in the world, including you, clicks on and reads *every single article they scroll past*, and the issue is that most people won’t click on the article and will come away with an incorrect and misleading conclusion

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h

The truth of the matter is nobody clicks on every article they scroll past online. Nobody. That’s why if the headline/post and image are misleading it’s still a problem

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Wanted to make sure I was pronouncing Goethe correctly. Thankfully I found this.

youtu.be/kbYBlzOHxiE?...

How to Pronounce Goethe

YouTube video by PronunciationManual

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Congrats on building the torment nexus.

www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

Robin Williams’ daughter begs fans to stop sending her AI videos of late father

‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings,’ Zelda Williams says

www.the-independent.com

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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 1d

Notice how abusers offer “protection” without ever being asked for it?

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

Re: Police surveillance of a pregnant woman who had an abortion

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 1d

The narrative on the right is literally “Portland is burning” bro

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. People who work in news media and know how these things work!

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 1d

It’s more likely that the purpose is to get more clicks, and misleading the public is just an okay way to do that as far as they’re concerned. That’s still disinformation.

Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, and perhaps most revealingly as to intent, who decided not to change or clarify it after dozens pointed out the issue? I’ll give you one guess