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bsky, you've got a good heart but you're exhausting. I'm dm-able here but not synchronously.
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(going gentle into that good night) wait what
Look, I said what I said.
I just spent ten years not going to commencement ceremonies for students I work with, in the name of work-life balance.
and can now confirm that was completely wrongheaded stubbornness and I'm gonna try to never miss one again.
and can now confirm that was completely wrongheaded stubbornness and I'm gonna try to never miss one again.
December 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I just spent ten years not going to commencement ceremonies for students I work with, in the name of work-life balance.
and can now confirm that was completely wrongheaded stubbornness and I'm gonna try to never miss one again.
and can now confirm that was completely wrongheaded stubbornness and I'm gonna try to never miss one again.
This essay is a lot, but it's important, and well-written, and I think it rings true.
not insignificant cw: us politics, narcissistic abuse
not insignificant cw: us politics, narcissistic abuse
Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
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So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This essay is a lot, but it's important, and well-written, and I think it rings true.
not insignificant cw: us politics, narcissistic abuse
not insignificant cw: us politics, narcissistic abuse
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Trump Announces 'Patriot Games,' a D.C. Showdown Involving 1 Young Man and Woman from Every State and Territory
President Donald Trump previewed his plans for the 'Patriot Games,' an athletic competition to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country next year that will see one young man and one young woman ...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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sometimes resistance requires major change and sacrifice, but I was already planning to never use Times New Roman again unless forced at gunpoint, so for once I'm completely ready for this
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
sometimes resistance requires major change and sacrifice, but I was already planning to never use Times New Roman again unless forced at gunpoint, so for once I'm completely ready for this
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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This is the number one issue I find with junior game designers (and unfortunately, non-designers who think anyone can design). So many people cannot tell the difference between "a game I like" and "a game that's designed well" and they get REAL mad if you point out there's a difference
begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is the number one issue I find with junior game designers (and unfortunately, non-designers who think anyone can design). So many people cannot tell the difference between "a game I like" and "a game that's designed well" and they get REAL mad if you point out there's a difference
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Don't cross the picket line!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Don't cross the picket line!
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Shelley: FINALLY, someone understands my vision!
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Shelley: FINALLY, someone understands my vision!
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
King: and what's your vision, mary?
Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable
King: the doctor or the monster?
Shelley: why not both?
del Toro: yeah, why not both?
I love these kinds of cutaway drawings with a deep and recurrent passion.
not abiding, because I think about them maybe every few years -- but when I do think about them I care about them tremendously.
not abiding, because I think about them maybe every few years -- but when I do think about them I care about them tremendously.
This fall I took on a project I’ve been meaning to do for a while – I have made a colouring book based on my playmap The Tower of the Forest Wizard! Grab yourself a print-at-home version here: sorcererscatalogue.itch.io/the-tower-of...
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I love these kinds of cutaway drawings with a deep and recurrent passion.
not abiding, because I think about them maybe every few years -- but when I do think about them I care about them tremendously.
not abiding, because I think about them maybe every few years -- but when I do think about them I care about them tremendously.
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"I don't know" is one of the most powerful intellectual positions imaginable.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
My biggest GenAI-related intellectual fear is about the future of “I don’t know”
Giving medical advice, sometimes ChatGPT is right, and sometimes it is quite wrong, but it is hard to tell the difference:
"Rather, Wachter identified something more frightening: ChatGPT’s dangerous answers don’t sound risky to a non-doctor. The chatbot always sounds confident and authoritative."
"Rather, Wachter identified something more frightening: ChatGPT’s dangerous answers don’t sound risky to a non-doctor. The chatbot always sounds confident and authoritative."
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"I don't know" is one of the most powerful intellectual positions imaginable.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
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Does anyone know which face Fetterman injured?
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Does anyone know which face Fetterman injured?
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why are they "trad wives" and not "girls gone laura ingalls wilder"
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
why are they "trad wives" and not "girls gone laura ingalls wilder"
it's not super often you have an experience that you know at the time will be once in a lifetime.
but I'm committed to my wordle start word and today I got it in one. so there you go.
but I'm committed to my wordle start word and today I got it in one. so there you go.
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
it's not super often you have an experience that you know at the time will be once in a lifetime.
but I'm committed to my wordle start word and today I got it in one. so there you go.
but I'm committed to my wordle start word and today I got it in one. so there you go.
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Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and Broadway to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop makinge a living. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and Broadway to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop makinge a living. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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I will never not repost this
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October 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I will never not repost this
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
"[Children] dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."
Kahlil Gibran, as quoted by Kate McKinnon immediately after eating her final wing on Hot Ones 🤩 😍 🤤
Kahlil Gibran, as quoted by Kate McKinnon immediately after eating her final wing on Hot Ones 🤩 😍 🤤
October 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"[Children] dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."
Kahlil Gibran, as quoted by Kate McKinnon immediately after eating her final wing on Hot Ones 🤩 😍 🤤
Kahlil Gibran, as quoted by Kate McKinnon immediately after eating her final wing on Hot Ones 🤩 😍 🤤
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Sound ON
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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I thought the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” was completely hilarious for about fifteen minutes... until I realized the main sticking point for many institutions was gonna be the five-year tuition freeze 🤦♀️
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I thought the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” was completely hilarious for about fifteen minutes... until I realized the main sticking point for many institutions was gonna be the five-year tuition freeze 🤦♀️