spinnity
@spinnity.bsky.social
Mary here, figuring out what's next. I post about birds, knitting, conservation, politics, housing justice, and things that make me laugh
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Tomorrow, we release the last episode of Movement Memos of the year. It's a convo between three Chicago organizers and me called, "How We've Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago."
December 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Tomorrow, we release the last episode of Movement Memos of the year. It's a convo between three Chicago organizers and me called, "How We've Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago."
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at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
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If you wanna help get this budget passed, show up to City Hall (121 N LaSalle) at 9am tomorrow and tell them in person!
If you're not available you can also email comments to [email protected] . Make sure to schedule them for between 8 and 9 am tomorrow.
If you're not available you can also email comments to [email protected] . Make sure to schedule them for between 8 and 9 am tomorrow.
NEW — With Mayor Johnson and a fraction of the Chicago City Council seemingly at an impasse, one question surrounding the budget debate is why some alders would choose implementing regressive fees on working people over taxing corporations.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/alte...
thetriibe.com/2025/12/alte...
Alternate Chicago budget from 26 alders leans on regressive fees. Why? • The TRiiBE
Proposing increased garbage fees and liquor taxes poses less of a risk for some alders
thetriibe.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you wanna help get this budget passed, show up to City Hall (121 N LaSalle) at 9am tomorrow and tell them in person!
If you're not available you can also email comments to [email protected] . Make sure to schedule them for between 8 and 9 am tomorrow.
If you're not available you can also email comments to [email protected] . Make sure to schedule them for between 8 and 9 am tomorrow.
Let's talk about it!
I'm not sure if "radicalized" is the correct word for knowing that people need to eat, be housed, have meaningful employment, & get the medical & mental healthcare they need. Is it "radical" to expect your elected officials & law enforcement to protect you, not attack you?
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Let's talk about it!
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When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
nah dawg this is petty as shit
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
This.
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
Co-sign!
Periodic reminder to tell everyone you know to never vote for Rishi Kumar for any of the 1284719 offices he has run for, and will run for in the future.
If you're in Santa Clara County, please remember to vote for Neysa Fligor in this run off election for assessor. Fans of Rishi are... just look:
If you're in Santa Clara County, please remember to vote for Neysa Fligor in this run off election for assessor. Fans of Rishi are... just look:
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Co-sign!
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Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
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December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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YO.
Remember what I said about how the internet needs "Etsy, but not flooded with drop-shipper and AI trash?"
Good news! ✨It already exists✨! AND it's a CO-OP. 🎉
Check out @3psboyd.bsky.social's dice shop on there!
artisans.coop/pages/seller...
Remember what I said about how the internet needs "Etsy, but not flooded with drop-shipper and AI trash?"
Good news! ✨It already exists✨! AND it's a CO-OP. 🎉
Check out @3psboyd.bsky.social's dice shop on there!
artisans.coop/pages/seller...
Seller Profile
We are building a better handmade marketplace. We are a member-owned, member-run and member-benefiting co-op. We promote creativity, support artist livelihoods, and connect people through an equitable...
artisans.coop
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
YO.
Remember what I said about how the internet needs "Etsy, but not flooded with drop-shipper and AI trash?"
Good news! ✨It already exists✨! AND it's a CO-OP. 🎉
Check out @3psboyd.bsky.social's dice shop on there!
artisans.coop/pages/seller...
Remember what I said about how the internet needs "Etsy, but not flooded with drop-shipper and AI trash?"
Good news! ✨It already exists✨! AND it's a CO-OP. 🎉
Check out @3psboyd.bsky.social's dice shop on there!
artisans.coop/pages/seller...
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I spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
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This digital map and archive of Italian punk zines from the 1980s has been blowing my mind all day. Some of it is weird to load but it's worth the effort. Tons of energy! Some interesting art zines too. paolopalmacci.it/capitmundi/b...
Elenco Alfabetico Fanzine Anni 80
Società per la Bonifica Multimediale delle Paludi Mentali
paolopalmacci.it
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This digital map and archive of Italian punk zines from the 1980s has been blowing my mind all day. Some of it is weird to load but it's worth the effort. Tons of energy! Some interesting art zines too. paolopalmacci.it/capitmundi/b...
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"[Courage culture] is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
This is the problem with the Brene Brownification of "Courage." (Mel Robbins fits the bill here too)
This is the problem with the Brene Brownification of "Courage." (Mel Robbins fits the bill here too)
I wrote about Brené Brown and "Courage Culture" over on Substack. Tap in!
"Thus, 'courage culture'...is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/brene-brow...
"Thus, 'courage culture'...is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/brene-brow...
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"[Courage culture] is the white-coded myth-based belief that vulnerability is experienced homogeneously across racial, gender, sexual, class, and ability lines."
This is the problem with the Brene Brownification of "Courage." (Mel Robbins fits the bill here too)
This is the problem with the Brene Brownification of "Courage." (Mel Robbins fits the bill here too)
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Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Twin Cities: ICE is out terrorizing people. Please be aware. If you see them, call 612-441-2881 and then pull out your phone to record. Comply if they tell you to step aside but keep recording. You are legally allowed to film them.
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Twin Cities: ICE is out terrorizing people. Please be aware. If you see them, call 612-441-2881 and then pull out your phone to record. Comply if they tell you to step aside but keep recording. You are legally allowed to film them.
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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Thinking about those cars driving by the woman in scrubs being kidnapped and assaulted, and have commented to the horror with the explanation that people follow directions. This truth disturbs me greatly. Watching a US citizen snatched from the streets, and knowing i’m alone surrounded by people 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thinking about those cars driving by the woman in scrubs being kidnapped and assaulted, and have commented to the horror with the explanation that people follow directions. This truth disturbs me greatly. Watching a US citizen snatched from the streets, and knowing i’m alone surrounded by people 🧵
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A reminder that if you see something going down that you don't understand? You can stop. You can check with the person. You can record. If they are being taken you can try to get contact info to notify loved ones. We protect each other.
Thinking about those cars driving by the woman in scrubs being kidnapped and assaulted, and have commented to the horror with the explanation that people follow directions. This truth disturbs me greatly. Watching a US citizen snatched from the streets, and knowing i’m alone surrounded by people 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A reminder that if you see something going down that you don't understand? You can stop. You can check with the person. You can record. If they are being taken you can try to get contact info to notify loved ones. We protect each other.
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Here are some nice mushrooms for you
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms for you
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I remember your dogs, LiveJournal friends. The dogs that brought us together are all gone now, but I remember them, yours and mine.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I remember your dogs, LiveJournal friends. The dogs that brought us together are all gone now, but I remember them, yours and mine.
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#FindsFriday A mystery stone head on display at Castell Henllys Iron Age fort in Pembrokeshire, found locally in north Pembrokeshire
Not a typical 'Celtic' head but nonetheless possesses many features which could suggest an Iron Age date 🧐🤔
📷 My own, last week
Not a typical 'Celtic' head but nonetheless possesses many features which could suggest an Iron Age date 🧐🤔
📷 My own, last week
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#FindsFriday A mystery stone head on display at Castell Henllys Iron Age fort in Pembrokeshire, found locally in north Pembrokeshire
Not a typical 'Celtic' head but nonetheless possesses many features which could suggest an Iron Age date 🧐🤔
📷 My own, last week
Not a typical 'Celtic' head but nonetheless possesses many features which could suggest an Iron Age date 🧐🤔
📷 My own, last week
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This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
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Sundial
Ivory (carved Germany?)
1500-1650
Each half was found 8 years apart by Thames mudlarkers Peter Olivant & Gabriel Schmitt.
Probably once owned by a ship’s captain. It told the time by measuring the sun's position.
“Secrets of the Thames” exhibition.
#London Museum - Docklands
#FindsFriday
Ivory (carved Germany?)
1500-1650
Each half was found 8 years apart by Thames mudlarkers Peter Olivant & Gabriel Schmitt.
Probably once owned by a ship’s captain. It told the time by measuring the sun's position.
“Secrets of the Thames” exhibition.
#London Museum - Docklands
#FindsFriday
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Sundial
Ivory (carved Germany?)
1500-1650
Each half was found 8 years apart by Thames mudlarkers Peter Olivant & Gabriel Schmitt.
Probably once owned by a ship’s captain. It told the time by measuring the sun's position.
“Secrets of the Thames” exhibition.
#London Museum - Docklands
#FindsFriday
Ivory (carved Germany?)
1500-1650
Each half was found 8 years apart by Thames mudlarkers Peter Olivant & Gabriel Schmitt.
Probably once owned by a ship’s captain. It told the time by measuring the sun's position.
“Secrets of the Thames” exhibition.
#London Museum - Docklands
#FindsFriday
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Take a moment to peep the moon
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Take a moment to peep the moon
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Blue Jays having a bit of a scrum in the snow.
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Blue Jays having a bit of a scrum in the snow.
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We all see how @solomonmissouri.bsky.social gives to others, we can help him feed his community.
You do not have to be a “member” go to church… like church… believe in anything…
I do not care… i care that people have something to eat
Help me
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
I do not care… i care that people have something to eat
Help me
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
Givelify
Givelify's online giving app
giv.li
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
We all see how @solomonmissouri.bsky.social gives to others, we can help him feed his community.