Annette Hein
@loststoryteller.bsky.social
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I see we're straight back to treating sexual violence, domestic abuse and coercive behaviour being framed solely as a male vs female issue. And don't get me wrong, the majority is perpetrated by men against women, but if you ignore abuse by women against men or same sex abuse you help no-one
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I see we're straight back to treating sexual violence, domestic abuse and coercive behaviour being framed solely as a male vs female issue. And don't get me wrong, the majority is perpetrated by men against women, but if you ignore abuse by women against men or same sex abuse you help no-one
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A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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I'm going to float this nuclear take: maybe students are increasingly turning to ShitGPT and other deskilling devices because the structure of the modern university has made it impossible for them to acquire skill in a deep way.
Let me paint a picture for you.
Let me paint a picture for you.
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm going to float this nuclear take: maybe students are increasingly turning to ShitGPT and other deskilling devices because the structure of the modern university has made it impossible for them to acquire skill in a deep way.
Let me paint a picture for you.
Let me paint a picture for you.
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The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
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A note on learning physics ⚛️ for starting PhD students:
At the risk of saying something completely useless because everyone has it worked out
There is no magic trick, your classmates *may* be faster than you, but they are still studying as long as they need to and you are quite capable of the same
At the risk of saying something completely useless because everyone has it worked out
There is no magic trick, your classmates *may* be faster than you, but they are still studying as long as they need to and you are quite capable of the same
December 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A note on learning physics ⚛️ for starting PhD students:
At the risk of saying something completely useless because everyone has it worked out
There is no magic trick, your classmates *may* be faster than you, but they are still studying as long as they need to and you are quite capable of the same
At the risk of saying something completely useless because everyone has it worked out
There is no magic trick, your classmates *may* be faster than you, but they are still studying as long as they need to and you are quite capable of the same
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Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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IANAL but this guy is and he has an excellent explainer up on how to behave if an undocumented person flees immigration enforcement into your home or business.
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
IANAL but this guy is and he has an excellent explainer up on how to behave if an undocumented person flees immigration enforcement into your home or business.
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Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
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It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC
October 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC
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So I reached out to a buddy of mine that was on a USAID urban search and rescue team. He had deployed to Nepal, Haiti, and several other places.
I asked him to come talk to the class about his work and what that looks like through the lens of a person, rather than a dense PDF or journal article.
I asked him to come talk to the class about his work and what that looks like through the lens of a person, rather than a dense PDF or journal article.
September 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
So I reached out to a buddy of mine that was on a USAID urban search and rescue team. He had deployed to Nepal, Haiti, and several other places.
I asked him to come talk to the class about his work and what that looks like through the lens of a person, rather than a dense PDF or journal article.
I asked him to come talk to the class about his work and what that looks like through the lens of a person, rather than a dense PDF or journal article.
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Right, so this is ol’boy’s real/regular email address, not a burner—he’s written Google Maps reviews with it three years ago. That means he’s used it for lots of other things too.
Which means if Elizabeth wanted to track this guy down it would be piss easy
9/10 trolls SUCK at OSINT
Which means if Elizabeth wanted to track this guy down it would be piss easy
9/10 trolls SUCK at OSINT
September 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Right, so this is ol’boy’s real/regular email address, not a burner—he’s written Google Maps reviews with it three years ago. That means he’s used it for lots of other things too.
Which means if Elizabeth wanted to track this guy down it would be piss easy
9/10 trolls SUCK at OSINT
Which means if Elizabeth wanted to track this guy down it would be piss easy
9/10 trolls SUCK at OSINT
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anyway I need to cleanse my palate
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
youtube just recommended me an AI slop '''folk''' song. absolutely fucking disgusting and contrary to the core principles at the heart of folk music. eternal struggle against AI 'art'
August 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
anyway I need to cleanse my palate
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
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This entire thread is amazing, but when I got to this one I thought it was a good place to repost the pointer to the thread, because this song is one of the most triumphant ones I know. And the story about saving a life is true -- Bob Cusick. It's in the Wikipedia article for thems as are curious.
56. Stan Rogers (R.I.P.) - The Mary Ellen Carter
The legend cannot possibly be missing from this list, and there's only one real choice for a tune - the song that saved a life. Beautiful beyond words, and filled with Stan's eternal cheer and zest for life.
The legend cannot possibly be missing from this list, and there's only one real choice for a tune - the song that saved a life. Beautiful beyond words, and filled with Stan's eternal cheer and zest for life.
The Mary Ellen Carter
YouTube video by Stan Rogers - Topic
www.youtube.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This entire thread is amazing, but when I got to this one I thought it was a good place to repost the pointer to the thread, because this song is one of the most triumphant ones I know. And the story about saving a life is true -- Bob Cusick. It's in the Wikipedia article for thems as are curious.
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A lot of people have called out the Republicans for their hypocrisy on Charlie Kirk's murder (and yes, I'll call it what it is), but all of them tend to focus on "so it's bad when a Republican is killed but not when it's a Democrat." And I think that's missing a more subtle but more pressing issue.
September 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
A lot of people have called out the Republicans for their hypocrisy on Charlie Kirk's murder (and yes, I'll call it what it is), but all of them tend to focus on "so it's bad when a Republican is killed but not when it's a Democrat." And I think that's missing a more subtle but more pressing issue.
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So many of you wrote asking for a primer on how to push back against ICE's presence where you live! So this week's Tuesday post skips the usual history lesson. Instead, I talked to Oliver Merino of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, who offered a lot of specifics on how to take action near you.
De-ICEing your town
A local organizer explains how to get involved and protect immigrants near you.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So many of you wrote asking for a primer on how to push back against ICE's presence where you live! So this week's Tuesday post skips the usual history lesson. Instead, I talked to Oliver Merino of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, who offered a lot of specifics on how to take action near you.
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1/ Since January, over 5,500 NIH-funded projects have been paused. That includes cancer trials, Alzheimer’s research, maternal health studies. This is work that directly impacts our lives.
And people aren't talking about it enough.
Let’s fix that 🧵
And people aren't talking about it enough.
Let’s fix that 🧵
July 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
1/ Since January, over 5,500 NIH-funded projects have been paused. That includes cancer trials, Alzheimer’s research, maternal health studies. This is work that directly impacts our lives.
And people aren't talking about it enough.
Let’s fix that 🧵
And people aren't talking about it enough.
Let’s fix that 🧵
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I know I've been talking about my longcovid being worse this year, and worse yet this summer specifically and I was thinking it might be useful to discuss how I know that, since it moves so slowly it's hard to see.
July 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I know I've been talking about my longcovid being worse this year, and worse yet this summer specifically and I was thinking it might be useful to discuss how I know that, since it moves so slowly it's hard to see.
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This story is wild. The water in Bloomington, Indiana hasn't been consistently fluoridated since 2020, but the public wasn't notified. Even the Mayor didn't know. It only became public knowledge when IU chemist Dr. Katherine Edmonds* read a footnote in a report.
bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-...
bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-...
Bloomington goes a year without telling residents it can’t fluoridate drinking water
The city where fluoride toothpaste was invented has been unable to reliably add fluoride to its drinking water for years—and Bloomington officials never notified the public, even after they decided to...
bsquarebulletin.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This story is wild. The water in Bloomington, Indiana hasn't been consistently fluoridated since 2020, but the public wasn't notified. Even the Mayor didn't know. It only became public knowledge when IU chemist Dr. Katherine Edmonds* read a footnote in a report.
bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-...
bsquarebulletin.com/bloomington-...
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Read this whole piece and see the impact a librarian can have on their communities. Also be proactive and be loud about it when you are happy with your library! The bigoted jerks are loud, but there are more of us!
July 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Read this whole piece and see the impact a librarian can have on their communities. Also be proactive and be loud about it when you are happy with your library! The bigoted jerks are loud, but there are more of us!
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1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
popular.info
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
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Text 29. evangelical leftism
July 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Text 29. evangelical leftism
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🚨NEW: How Texas Republicans rejected pleas to fund a flood warning system — while enacting tax cuts for the rich.
Gov. Abbott is now lashing out at those demanding answers.
A deep dive with Houston Chronicle reporters who busted open the story. www.levernews.com/how-republic...
Gov. Abbott is now lashing out at those demanding answers.
A deep dive with Houston Chronicle reporters who busted open the story. www.levernews.com/how-republic...
How Republicans Rejected A Texas Flood Warning System
Lawmakers spent years rejecting Kerr County’s demands for a disaster warning system.
www.levernews.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
🚨NEW: How Texas Republicans rejected pleas to fund a flood warning system — while enacting tax cuts for the rich.
Gov. Abbott is now lashing out at those demanding answers.
A deep dive with Houston Chronicle reporters who busted open the story. www.levernews.com/how-republic...
Gov. Abbott is now lashing out at those demanding answers.
A deep dive with Houston Chronicle reporters who busted open the story. www.levernews.com/how-republic...
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So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death.
A mini medieval story time!
A mini medieval story time!
Jim Jordan: "If there's an able-bodied adult out there now who is in our welfare system, guess what -- that person is going to have to work ... that is far from immoral."
July 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death.
A mini medieval story time!
A mini medieval story time!
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I have entombed
that friend
who was in
my basement
and who
was expecting a
rare vintage
Forgive me
I had all these bricks
a trowel
and a grudge
that friend
who was in
my basement
and who
was expecting a
rare vintage
Forgive me
I had all these bricks
a trowel
and a grudge
June 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I have entombed
that friend
who was in
my basement
and who
was expecting a
rare vintage
Forgive me
I had all these bricks
a trowel
and a grudge
that friend
who was in
my basement
and who
was expecting a
rare vintage
Forgive me
I had all these bricks
a trowel
and a grudge