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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 16d

Guess I'm doing this. If you want to PayPal me directly, please DM me. Even though some things have stabilized, others have gotten worse. Need help getting through the next couple monthd.

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Donate to Help a Family Overcome Financial Hardship, organized by Jen Zink

I know things are tght for everyone, but I just need enough to cover a couple month… Jen Zink needs your support for Help a Family Overcome Financial Hardship

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 21h

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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damned teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️👻 @ellenteapot.ca · 20h

I am quite frankly sick and tired of shoddy reporting that takes advantage of trans people’s hopes and fears to drive clicks and reposts of inaccurate stories

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 22h

I am genuinely one piece of bad news from absolutely losing it.

Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 2d

Why yes, I AM so fucking excited.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2d

Predator: Badlands (November 7): Final trailer

"Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, “Badlands” follows a young Predator outcast (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) who finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning) as he embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary."

Predator: Badlands | Final Trailer

YouTube video by 20th Century Studios

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Birthday, my dear friend @shaunduke.net !!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Idiocracy was unrealistic only because we got dumber quicker than the movie anticipated

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "On June 14 next year we're gonna have a big UFC fight at the White House, right at the White House, on the grounds of the White House."

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 2d

Have fun at my favorite bookstore in the world!!

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 2d

Not long ago -- in my lifetime -- all trans people faced unspeakable violence, including state-sponsored violence, for simply existing

And self-appointed gatekeepers made it as tough as possible for a person to transition.

Anyone who wants to bring back the gatekeeping also wants the violence back

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 3d

Congrats!

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Els Links @geekingthething.bsky.social · 3d

Don't check this thread if you prefer a reasonable sized TBR... 😋

AK Faulkner @ NYCC @poopraven.bsky.social · 4d

It's a lovely morning on the internet and you are a horrible queer!

Drop your links to queer books! Yours, someone else's, tradpub, indie, share ALL THE QUEER BOOKS to make a fash shit themselves.

Go!!!

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 3d

I want to learn other langusges solely because then I could do laundry while watching non-English media.

Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 3d

I wish I could trick my brain into doing some.

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Ellen Hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Sunday. Going to church today?

Matthew 25:40
“And answering, the King will say to them, 'Amen, I tell you, whatever you did to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'"

Artist: Max Fowler

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3d

We Have at least 70? years of science fiction exploring this proposition and all reaching the same conclusions as Josie.

Which I only bring up because everyone involved in this AI thing is a science fiction fan, but not one who understands what they read.

🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 3d

It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 3d

I LOVE IT!!

Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 4d

You may think you’re ready for the absurdity of the enormous squid sculpture in the Charlestown Navy Yard where different animals are perched on its tentacles, but I assure you you are not.

A giant sculpture of a squid with animals sitting on its tentacles.

Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 4d

I'm sure it will. Just have that hindbrain anxiety acting up!

Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 4d

My son and his fiancé are almost home!

Also meeting his future in-laws so hopefully I make an ok impression. They're older and have a much higher income and education so I'm weirdly nervous.

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 4d

Everywhere I turn there are waffles!! I'm dying 😭

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 4d

Oh yah! I remember that one. Robotech was much earlier for me tho. And Macross.

Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 4d

Quote with your first anime.

I'm going to say Akira but I'm fairly sure it was actually Robotech.

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 4d

I'm extra mad about Jay's asinine response because now I constantly want fucking waffles.

Zoë, Typo Pumpkin 🎃🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @scaerietale.itch.io · 4d

a waffle with syrup and butter on it on a blue background

Alt: A waffle rapidly spinning counterclockwise on a light colored background

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 4d

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 4d

Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 5d

Overdraft dance, just trying not to get the fees tmw

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Support Danny Lore

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 4d

I appreciate how so many kdramas don't take themselves too seriously.