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Parent, reader, devops/python, neuroscientist & cook.
Queer, neurodiverse, Jewish, & disabled soft-butch trans dyke.
opinions my own
She/her, they/them
Queer, neurodiverse, Jewish, & disabled soft-butch trans dyke.
opinions my own
She/her, they/them
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Oh my 👀
I watched in realtime back in 2022 as Sam Bankman-Fried used his swindled crypto $$$$$ to blanket the district with ads on every conceivable outlet, several times an hour, for weeks on end. And I've been mad about it ever since
Will definitely be donating to Allam
I watched in realtime back in 2022 as Sam Bankman-Fried used his swindled crypto $$$$$ to blanket the district with ads on every conceivable outlet, several times an hour, for weeks on end. And I've been mad about it ever since
Will definitely be donating to Allam
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam has launched a campaign to unseat Democratic Congressman Valerie Foushee in the March primary.
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
www.wunc.org/politics/202...
Durham County commissioner to challenge Democratic Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam launched a campaign this morning to unseat Democratic Congressman Valerie Foushee in the March primary.
www.wunc.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Oh my 👀
I watched in realtime back in 2022 as Sam Bankman-Fried used his swindled crypto $$$$$ to blanket the district with ads on every conceivable outlet, several times an hour, for weeks on end. And I've been mad about it ever since
Will definitely be donating to Allam
I watched in realtime back in 2022 as Sam Bankman-Fried used his swindled crypto $$$$$ to blanket the district with ads on every conceivable outlet, several times an hour, for weeks on end. And I've been mad about it ever since
Will definitely be donating to Allam
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I am in Canada and can't call anyone about KOSA but if you live in the states I'm begging you to call your reps and tell them to oppose it.
Tomorrow the 11th, there will be a markup on various "child safety" bills
This is part of the process where they are debated and amended before moving forward
It is a good idea to make some rep calls TODAY and make it clear which bills are currently unacceptable and why
This is part of the process where they are debated and amended before moving forward
It is a good idea to make some rep calls TODAY and make it clear which bills are currently unacceptable and why
#savespeech #stopKOSA
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am in Canada and can't call anyone about KOSA but if you live in the states I'm begging you to call your reps and tell them to oppose it.
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I recently played and reviewed A Normal Lost Phone, if you are curious about it!
Here is my review:
steamcommunity.com/id/bogiperso...
I think these queer games are getting delisted because the company is going out of business, not related to censorship?, but still worth picking up!
Here is my review:
steamcommunity.com/id/bogiperso...
I think these queer games are getting delisted because the company is going out of business, not related to censorship?, but still worth picking up!
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I recently played and reviewed A Normal Lost Phone, if you are curious about it!
Here is my review:
steamcommunity.com/id/bogiperso...
I think these queer games are getting delisted because the company is going out of business, not related to censorship?, but still worth picking up!
Here is my review:
steamcommunity.com/id/bogiperso...
I think these queer games are getting delisted because the company is going out of business, not related to censorship?, but still worth picking up!
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The "choice" we're faced with is between two forms of grief, and if you weigh the options between the certain regret of prolonged distress, against potential future regret of not passing on your genes, when plenty of other options to become a parent exist, the first option makes more sense.
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The "choice" we're faced with is between two forms of grief, and if you weigh the options between the certain regret of prolonged distress, against potential future regret of not passing on your genes, when plenty of other options to become a parent exist, the first option makes more sense.
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In November 1990, LIFE Magazine ran a now-legendary photograph of AIDS activist David Kirby’s last moments. Just out of frame was another eventual victim of AIDS, and the reason Therese Frare was in the room at all; Peta, a two-spirit caretaker with their own story to tell.
By @piperbomb.bsky.social
By @piperbomb.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In November 1990, LIFE Magazine ran a now-legendary photograph of AIDS activist David Kirby’s last moments. Just out of frame was another eventual victim of AIDS, and the reason Therese Frare was in the room at all; Peta, a two-spirit caretaker with their own story to tell.
By @piperbomb.bsky.social
By @piperbomb.bsky.social
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
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Want proof? Here.
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Want proof? Here.
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I'm getting ready for the new podcast season and new projects in 2026! With your help, I can upgrade my recording setup, expanding my personal library, and equipping my study. if you've enjoyed my work, consider sending a few dollars my way! Thanks for your generosity!
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December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm getting ready for the new podcast season and new projects in 2026! With your help, I can upgrade my recording setup, expanding my personal library, and equipping my study. if you've enjoyed my work, consider sending a few dollars my way! Thanks for your generosity!
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Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
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One piece of this story that's often buried is that having prior authorization on Medicare AT ALL is new. That's in addition to AI being used for it.
A new Medicare pilot program is about to launch that will let private companies use AI to review requests for certain medical care — and reward companies when they deny claims.
stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...
stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...
Medicare’s new AI experiment sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers • Stateline
A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it.
stateline.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One piece of this story that's often buried is that having prior authorization on Medicare AT ALL is new. That's in addition to AI being used for it.
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This, from Wong Kim Ark, totally and completely settled the question.
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This, from Wong Kim Ark, totally and completely settled the question.
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It's my pleasure to announce the Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction in the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
The 2025 Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction (TFR Awards)
Thirteen early contenders for the best transfeminine novel of 2025. Voting is open until December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It's my pleasure to announce the Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction in the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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I need to raise some funds for cutlery and cheap food a few more toiletries, travel into the city centre and a new phone charger.
Everything helps. 🫂
PP: [email protected]
Everything helps. 🫂
PP: [email protected]
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I need to raise some funds for cutlery and cheap food a few more toiletries, travel into the city centre and a new phone charger.
Everything helps. 🫂
PP: [email protected]
Everything helps. 🫂
PP: [email protected]
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This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
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One of the all-time greats - guitarist, songwriter, producer, icon. Rest easy, Steve. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of the all-time greats - guitarist, songwriter, producer, icon. Rest easy, Steve. variety.com/2025/music/n...
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This is a profoundly anti-Black country. Not just racist but ANTI-BLACK. It is foundational and everpresent.
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is a profoundly anti-Black country. Not just racist but ANTI-BLACK. It is foundational and everpresent.
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An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Calling on the brain trust! Help Mary and a chair user out, yeah?
Does anyone have suggestions for SF & F in which the main character is a full time wheelchair user?
Literally asking this for a friend who uses a chair and wants to see themselves in a book.
Literally asking this for a friend who uses a chair and wants to see themselves in a book.
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Calling on the brain trust! Help Mary and a chair user out, yeah?
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If you spin and knit your own socks, eventually you need to learn how to repair your own socks. Do you know how to use one of these useful little guys? I love visible mending since it tells the story of the garment.
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If you spin and knit your own socks, eventually you need to learn how to repair your own socks. Do you know how to use one of these useful little guys? I love visible mending since it tells the story of the garment.
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The book community is working together to fund an African small press to translate two novels.
We need to close this today. And we're in reach! Very grateful for your help.
We can do this!
Still needed: $876 (USD)
Last donation/purchase: 6:24p EST / 01:24 SAST ($20)
#GivingTuesday #BookSky
We need to close this today. And we're in reach! Very grateful for your help.
We can do this!
Still needed: $876 (USD)
Last donation/purchase: 6:24p EST / 01:24 SAST ($20)
#GivingTuesday #BookSky
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / We're overdue - let's rally this. / please see - please share / After nine months - let's complete funding for the translation of Zvinobvinza to: The Crocodile Doesn't Hu...
ko-fi.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The book community is working together to fund an African small press to translate two novels.
We need to close this today. And we're in reach! Very grateful for your help.
We can do this!
Still needed: $876 (USD)
Last donation/purchase: 6:24p EST / 01:24 SAST ($20)
#GivingTuesday #BookSky
We need to close this today. And we're in reach! Very grateful for your help.
We can do this!
Still needed: $876 (USD)
Last donation/purchase: 6:24p EST / 01:24 SAST ($20)
#GivingTuesday #BookSky
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Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have installed a massive dragnet of automated license plate
www.eff.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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And
We
Are
FUNDED!!!!!!
holy shit!!!
Please do still consider pledging -- it's always nice to have some extra room in case of cancellations-- PLUS
i do IN FACT have a stretch goal!!!
We
Are
FUNDED!!!!!!
holy shit!!!
Please do still consider pledging -- it's always nice to have some extra room in case of cancellations-- PLUS
i do IN FACT have a stretch goal!!!
Help me fund epic poem GULA: A Poem For The End Times on BackerKit! A modernist/post-modernist long-form poem, GULA explores Carrion City, a place where the lost and forsaken end up and rarely leave -- a mirror city to the world of the beloved and treasured.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
And
We
Are
FUNDED!!!!!!
holy shit!!!
Please do still consider pledging -- it's always nice to have some extra room in case of cancellations-- PLUS
i do IN FACT have a stretch goal!!!
We
Are
FUNDED!!!!!!
holy shit!!!
Please do still consider pledging -- it's always nice to have some extra room in case of cancellations-- PLUS
i do IN FACT have a stretch goal!!!