Lotta Fjelkegård
@lottassociala.bsky.social
Mostly a lurker. Busy reading and learning. Nature. Comics. Books. Science. Bossed around by two juvenile cats. (Disaster pair!) Tries to be as kind as possible. Sometimes I succeed. (she/her)
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Roman Snail (Helix pomatia)
Roman Snail in August 2025 by Lotta Fjelkegård
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"You can't tell me what I can and can't do!"
I love these magnificent chonks. 🐌❤️
#invertebrates #invert #snail #Sweden #nature
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I love these magnificent chonks. 🐌❤️
#invertebrates #invert #snail #Sweden #nature
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this is horrifying
Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir and other members of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party wore golden noose-shaped pins to a Knesset National Security Committee meeting to discuss a bill to execute Palestinian detainees.
December 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
this is horrifying
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Also, along with institutional reform, the platform must be “We are resetting everything to January 20, 2025 by repealing every illegal Trump EO on Day 1, & many senior Trump government & DOGE criminals are going to jail for the rest of their lives.”
🇺🇸 trifectas get shot at doing something
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be institutional reform next time. Right from the start, as @dhnexon.bsky.social said
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be
If we want to actually be a representative democracy, then the platform needs to be institutional reform. All the Popularism and all the policies follow from that, not the other way around.
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Also, along with institutional reform, the platform must be “We are resetting everything to January 20, 2025 by repealing every illegal Trump EO on Day 1, & many senior Trump government & DOGE criminals are going to jail for the rest of their lives.”
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The future is building a humanoid robot at great cost to replace hiring a guy to hand out water bottles, then hiring a guy to remote control the robot handing out water bottles.
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The future is building a humanoid robot at great cost to replace hiring a guy to hand out water bottles, then hiring a guy to remote control the robot handing out water bottles.
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
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The “worldview that Epstein helped architect: the elevation of a self-defined cognitive aristocracy; scepticism toward democratic accountability; obsession with racial and gender hierarchy, and genetic “optimisation”; the legitimacy of population culling to root out inferior groups”
EXCLUSIVE: Epstein didn’t just prey on children. He helped bankroll and embed a worldview of race science, climate “culling” and eugenics inside Silicon Valley’s elite AI networks. Tonight we publish the final part of my
@bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI Elite
The Epstein files expose how racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling circulated inside Big Tech circles
bylinetimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The “worldview that Epstein helped architect: the elevation of a self-defined cognitive aristocracy; scepticism toward democratic accountability; obsession with racial and gender hierarchy, and genetic “optimisation”; the legitimacy of population culling to root out inferior groups”
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When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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in a time where corporations trying to milk everything for cash is ruining everything, we still somehow have to explain to future generations how all the best English language cartoons of the 80s existed because Mattel wanted to sell toy figurines
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
in a time where corporations trying to milk everything for cash is ruining everything, we still somehow have to explain to future generations how all the best English language cartoons of the 80s existed because Mattel wanted to sell toy figurines
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strong, functional, unified governance makes it harder for technofascist dildos to violate environmental, labor, finance, and consumer protection law
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
strong, functional, unified governance makes it harder for technofascist dildos to violate environmental, labor, finance, and consumer protection law
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My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
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Since the right is full of fake free speech supporters, the left should step up and reclaim the mantle of free speech.
The latest from my newsletter:
The latest from my newsletter:
Free speech won't defend itself
Free speech needs an ally, and the left can fill that role.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Since the right is full of fake free speech supporters, the left should step up and reclaim the mantle of free speech.
The latest from my newsletter:
The latest from my newsletter:
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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I would also note that even a single successful high profile challenge can have an outsized effect - one of the biggest successes of the tea party was that everyone became terrified of primary challenges and behaved accordingly
some terrible senators might vote better under fear of a primary
some terrible senators might vote better under fear of a primary
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I would also note that even a single successful high profile challenge can have an outsized effect - one of the biggest successes of the tea party was that everyone became terrified of primary challenges and behaved accordingly
some terrible senators might vote better under fear of a primary
some terrible senators might vote better under fear of a primary
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There's a bunch of webcams on top of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano so you can watch it erupt. The latest eruption just straight up assassinated one of them. The lava fountain on the left is landing directly on top of one of the webcams.
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There's a bunch of webcams on top of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano so you can watch it erupt. The latest eruption just straight up assassinated one of them. The lava fountain on the left is landing directly on top of one of the webcams.
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covid appears to be like if you shotgunned exhaust directly from the tail pipe of a 1976 chevelle though, doesn't seem great for a virus that drops your iq two points to just be doing unfettered laps around the population like a mastiff with zoomies
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
covid appears to be like if you shotgunned exhaust directly from the tail pipe of a 1976 chevelle though, doesn't seem great for a virus that drops your iq two points to just be doing unfettered laps around the population like a mastiff with zoomies
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Excited for Public Domain Day. In a few weeks Animal Crackers (1930) will finally belong to us all. Captain Spaulding will finally be yours to do with whatever you want. You can fuck him, you can make him fuck you, you can make him watch you fuck. Nobody can stop you.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Excited for Public Domain Day. In a few weeks Animal Crackers (1930) will finally belong to us all. Captain Spaulding will finally be yours to do with whatever you want. You can fuck him, you can make him fuck you, you can make him watch you fuck. Nobody can stop you.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Neighbors: if you need 1-2 whistles, please pick them up at one of these great neighborhood businesses hosting whistles!
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
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Got the cats a laser pointer.
We fucked up
We fucked up
December 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Got the cats a laser pointer.
We fucked up
We fucked up
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I have this joke about Theseus, but I’m rewriting it.
I have a joke about Procrustes that I'm trying to fit in properly.
I have a pretty smart joke about Athena.
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I have this joke about Theseus, but I’m rewriting it.
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This reads like a modern take of a fairytale you've half forgotten - and one of the best sort, with the sharp claws and the dark bits all left in.
Also I have to confess that I have rarely related so much to a protagonist. I would die for Selena. Twice, if needed.
Also I have to confess that I have rarely related so much to a protagonist. I would die for Selena. Twice, if needed.
Today! Yes, on a Monday! The official release of SNAKE-EATER! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW4KNLR...
Snake-Eater
Amazon.com: Snake-Eater eBook : Kingfisher, T.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This reads like a modern take of a fairytale you've half forgotten - and one of the best sort, with the sharp claws and the dark bits all left in.
Also I have to confess that I have rarely related so much to a protagonist. I would die for Selena. Twice, if needed.
Also I have to confess that I have rarely related so much to a protagonist. I would die for Selena. Twice, if needed.
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"Emperor Tiddles! We have just received a report! The Earthman yet lives!"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
Searching for a new litterbox and dying laughing at this cat who looks like a toilet astronaut.
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Emperor Tiddles! We have just received a report! The Earthman yet lives!"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
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In SNAKE-EATER by bestselling author @tkingfisher.com, a young woman seeking a fresh start is confronted by ancient gods, malevolent supernatural forces, and eccentric neighbours in an isolated desert town. 🐍
Out now! https://tinyurl.com/sdamfpkf
Out now! https://tinyurl.com/sdamfpkf
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In SNAKE-EATER by bestselling author @tkingfisher.com, a young woman seeking a fresh start is confronted by ancient gods, malevolent supernatural forces, and eccentric neighbours in an isolated desert town. 🐍
Out now! https://tinyurl.com/sdamfpkf
Out now! https://tinyurl.com/sdamfpkf
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December 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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As Bluesky grows in popularity, so does the industry of spam-for-hire services attempting to exploit it. Google searches for the query "buy bluesky followers" abound with numerous examples of strangely similar websites peddling bogus Bluesky followers, reposts, and likes.
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As Bluesky grows in popularity, so does the industry of spam-for-hire services attempting to exploit it. Google searches for the query "buy bluesky followers" abound with numerous examples of strangely similar websites peddling bogus Bluesky followers, reposts, and likes.
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It’s Breakout Year by @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social! I’ve just finished it and A+, do recommend!
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Breakout Year
A newly traded, newly out third baseman on the cusp of his first major contract hires a fake boyfriend - not expecting him to be the former player who ghosted him years before. But as their star ascen...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It’s Breakout Year by @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social! I’ve just finished it and A+, do recommend!
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