Amethyst 🌸
@toots.amethyst.cat
👩🎤 she/her
👩💻 Software Engineer @ Astral
🐍 Python developer tools
🚀 Omnilib Project
🕹️ Video Game Enthusiast 👩🚀 Virtual Astronaut
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👩💻 Software Engineer @ Astral
🐍 Python developer tools
🚀 Omnilib Project
🕹️ Video Game Enthusiast 👩🚀 Virtual Astronaut
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💜
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://toots.n7.gg/@amethyst, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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I donated (and matched donations with friends) because the PSF has the values and the moral backbone to put humans first and treat everyone in the community with dignity, respect, and opportunity to make the world a better place for each other. 💛💙
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115581560407285011
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115581560407285011
Python Software Foundation (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image We're already over 80% of our fundraiser goal 🥰 🥰 So many of you have already donated, & the PSF is overflowing with hope & gratitude from your generosity. Want to help us hit 100%+? Repost this & tell us why you donated- your story makes an impact! https://donate.python.org/ #Python #PythonForEveryone
fosstodon.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I donated (and matched donations with friends) because the PSF has the values and the moral backbone to put humans first and treat everyone in the community with dignity, respect, and opportunity to make the world a better place for each other. 💛💙
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115581560407285011
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115581560407285011
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What's horrifying about this graph is that we're emitting CO2 from fossil hydrocarbons NOW at four times the rate we were when I was a child, and twice the rate we were in 1972, when we already knew that #climatechange was an existential problem.
Source […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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[Original post on mastodon.scot]
November 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What's horrifying about this graph is that we're emitting CO2 from fossil hydrocarbons NOW at four times the rate we were when I was a child, and twice the rate we were in 1972, when we already knew that #climatechange was an existential problem.
Source […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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[Original post on mastodon.scot]
Absolutely astounded. Thank you, Anonymous, for your incredible show of support. 💜
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115548943544117252
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115548943544117252
Python Software Foundation (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image We're blown away- the PSF received an anonymous $100k donation 🤯🥰 Thank you, anon, for your investment in #Python, its community, and the PSF. We are deeply grateful and committed to using every dollar to make a difference. Want to join in? Donate today: https://donate.python.org/ #PythonForEveryone
fosstodon.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Absolutely astounded. Thank you, Anonymous, for your incredible show of support. 💜
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115548943544117252
https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115548943544117252
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115493527623089000
This is amazing! But I want to remind others who weren't able to donate now but can in the future or whose US employers use Python, PyPI, etc. but are not PSF sponsors, that this drive covered a little over 2% of the funding that the PSF […]
This is amazing! But I want to remind others who weren't able to donate now but can in the future or whose US employers use Python, PyPI, etc. but are not PSF sponsors, that this drive covered a little over 2% of the funding that the PSF […]
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115493527623089000
This is amazing! But I want to remind others who weren't able to donate now but can in the future or whose US employers use Python, PyPI, etc. but are not PSF sponsors, that this drive covered a little over 2% of the funding that the PSF […]
This is amazing! But I want to remind others who weren't able to donate now but can in the future or whose US employers use Python, PyPI, etc. but are not PSF sponsors, that this drive covered a little over 2% of the funding that the PSF […]
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I want to note, though, that even with all of this enthusiasm, the PSF is still not as funded as it would have been if they’d compromised their mission and taken the bestringed money offered by the NSF. This is good energy, to get grassroots funding to happen, but we *need* corporate […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I want to note, though, that even with all of this enthusiasm, the PSF is still not as funded as it would have been if they’d compromised their mission and taken the bestringed money offered by the NSF. This is good energy, to get grassroots funding to happen, but we *need* corporate […]
We did it! Y'all are absolutely amazing, and together we've matched $17,000, for a total of $34k raised for the PSF.
A personal thank you to everyone who donated, and an extra heap of thanks and gratitude to @glyph for organizing and managing all of this. And of […]
[Original post on toots.n7.gg]
A personal thank you to everyone who donated, and an extra heap of thanks and gratitude to @glyph for organizing and managing all of this. And of […]
[Original post on toots.n7.gg]
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We did it! Y'all are absolutely amazing, and together we've matched $17,000, for a total of $34k raised for the PSF.
A personal thank you to everyone who donated, and an extra heap of thanks and gratitude to @glyph for organizing and managing all of this. And of […]
[Original post on toots.n7.gg]
A personal thank you to everyone who donated, and an extra heap of thanks and gratitude to @glyph for organizing and managing all of this. And of […]
[Original post on toots.n7.gg]
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
Update 2025-11-03: thanks to the PSF's boost, we have now received $14622.43; 86.0% of our total match of $17000 . I am hopeful that we can close that 14% gap by tomorrow!
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Update 2025-11-03: thanks to the PSF's boost, we have now received $14622.43; 86.0% of our total match of $17000 . I am hopeful that we can close that 14% gap by tomorrow!
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
I am (and I'm sure everyone reading this is) confronted daily with the views of odious, misinformed people who want us, our families, & our friends to die. Those people have wrong, evil ideas. We do not need to be "challenged" further. We do not need to spend *more* of our time on wrong, evil ideas.
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I am (and I'm sure everyone reading this is) confronted daily with the views of odious, misinformed people who want us, our families, & our friends to die. Those people have wrong, evil ideas. We do not need to be "challenged" further. We do not need to spend *more* of our time on wrong, evil ideas.
TIL that if Delta wants someone to change seats and they refuse, they’ll first make a passive aggressive announcement from the pilot, and then they’ll deplane everyone in order to to remove them from the flight entirely. 🤪
Today’s lesson brought to you by someone who was ineligible for an exit […]
Today’s lesson brought to you by someone who was ineligible for an exit […]
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toots.n7.gg
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
TIL that if Delta wants someone to change seats and they refuse, they’ll first make a passive aggressive announcement from the pilot, and then they’ll deplane everyone in order to to remove them from the flight entirely. 🤪
Today’s lesson brought to you by someone who was ineligible for an exit […]
Today’s lesson brought to you by someone who was ineligible for an exit […]
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
Update for 2025-11-2: we are currently at $12047.97; 70.9% of the way through our $17000 matching fund. Max us out, folks. Keep it coming. The match will be computed on 11/4 AOE, so you still have a little time, but not THAT much!.
(I should note: if you've already given, please just share […]
(I should note: if you've already given, please just share […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Update for 2025-11-2: we are currently at $12047.97; 70.9% of the way through our $17000 matching fund. Max us out, folks. Keep it coming. The match will be computed on 11/4 AOE, so you still have a little time, but not THAT much!.
(I should note: if you've already given, please just share […]
(I should note: if you've already given, please just share […]
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
As much as I hate flying out of SFO, I fucking love SFO.
November 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As much as I hate flying out of SFO, I fucking love SFO.
That’s a theme I can truly appreciate 💜
https://mastodon.social/@georgically/115478540185097128
https://mastodon.social/@georgically/115478540185097128
Georgically🐍 (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image It’s here! @[email protected] is live 🎉 Theme: Synthwave, bright, bold, and powered by human creativity. Not prompts. CFP is open now. Time to plan your talk and your reason to visit California. 👉 us.pycon.org/2026/ #PyConUS #Python #PyCon
mastodon.social
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
That’s a theme I can truly appreciate 💜
https://mastodon.social/@georgically/115478540185097128
https://mastodon.social/@georgically/115478540185097128
You have one less reason to not donate to @ThePSF to reward them for standing by their community.
And don’t forget to send your receipt to @glyph - we still have plenty of matching funds to go around!
https://fosstodon.org/@lorenipsum/115470439602513874
And don’t forget to send your receipt to @glyph - we still have plenty of matching funds to go around!
https://fosstodon.org/@lorenipsum/115470439602513874
Loren (@[email protected])
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @ThePSF STRIPE PAYMENT IS UP, STRIPE PAYMENT IS UP, THIS IS NOT A DRILL https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id;=2
fosstodon.org
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
You have one less reason to not donate to @ThePSF to reward them for standing by their community.
And don’t forget to send your receipt to @glyph - we still have plenty of matching funds to go around!
https://fosstodon.org/@lorenipsum/115470439602513874
And don’t forget to send your receipt to @glyph - we still have plenty of matching funds to go around!
https://fosstodon.org/@lorenipsum/115470439602513874
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
Now that the remaining PNG files have been manually OCR'd, the total stands as follows:
We've raised $9238.74 which is 54.3% of our $17000 total. Once again within 24h of a contributor joining the match we are over half full, but we all stand ready to be maxed out so please keep those donations […]
We've raised $9238.74 which is 54.3% of our $17000 total. Once again within 24h of a contributor joining the match we are over half full, but we all stand ready to be maxed out so please keep those donations […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Now that the remaining PNG files have been manually OCR'd, the total stands as follows:
We've raised $9238.74 which is 54.3% of our $17000 total. Once again within 24h of a contributor joining the match we are over half full, but we all stand ready to be maxed out so please keep those donations […]
We've raised $9238.74 which is 54.3% of our $17000 total. Once again within 24h of a contributor joining the match we are over half full, but we all stand ready to be maxed out so please keep those donations […]
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
It's true: I've joined @glyph, @offby1, @amethyst and @petrillic in gift-matching donations to @ThePSF
I've done gift matching before, because I think the PSF is doing tremendous work and I want more people to realize that. I was planning on doing gift matching for the end-of-year, but this way […]
I've done gift matching before, because I think the PSF is doing tremendous work and I want more people to realize that. I was planning on doing gift matching for the end-of-year, but this way […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's true: I've joined @glyph, @offby1, @amethyst and @petrillic in gift-matching donations to @ThePSF
I've done gift matching before, because I think the PSF is doing tremendous work and I want more people to realize that. I was planning on doing gift matching for the end-of-year, but this way […]
I've done gift matching before, because I think the PSF is doing tremendous work and I want more people to realize that. I was planning on doing gift matching for the end-of-year, but this way […]
We might be moving goalposts here, but I promise it’s for a great reason! https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115466516407084902
Glyph (@[email protected])
Have you been considering donating, but worried that we might be running out of space? Worry not! A new challenger appears! @[email protected] has committed ANOTHER $5000 match, raising our total matching funds to $17,000, which (modulo a few additional receipts I need to process) means we are down to 43%.
mastodon.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We might be moving goalposts here, but I promise it’s for a great reason! https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115466516407084902
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
You can donate using one of the methods here — https://www.python.org/psf/donations/ — or if the methods listed there don't work for you (in particular, if PayPal is a problem and you're not donating enough for a wire transfer) https://github.com/sponsors/psf is also an option.
Support the PSF with a Donation or by becoming a Supporting Member!
The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You can donate using one of the methods here — https://www.python.org/psf/donations/ — or if the methods listed there don't work for you (in particular, if PayPal is a problem and you're not donating enough for a wire transfer) https://github.com/sponsors/psf is also an option.
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
You can get more information about what happened with the grant here, and how the PSF is standing up for the community despite the cost: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
www.theregister.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You can get more information about what happened with the grant here, and how the PSF is standing up for the community despite the cost: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
This week, the #python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5MM NSF grant, due to a requirement that the PSF abandon diversity work.
So I joined forces with Python folks (@offby1, @petrillic, @amethyst) and we're matching up to $12,000 of donations to the PSF. 🧵
So I joined forces with Python folks (@offby1, @petrillic, @amethyst) and we're matching up to $12,000 of donations to the PSF. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This week, the #python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5MM NSF grant, due to a requirement that the PSF abandon diversity work.
So I joined forces with Python folks (@offby1, @petrillic, @amethyst) and we're matching up to $12,000 of donations to the PSF. 🧵
So I joined forces with Python folks (@offby1, @petrillic, @amethyst) and we're matching up to $12,000 of donations to the PSF. 🧵
I’m forever grateful to everyone at the PSF for their courage, and I’m colluding with @glyph and friends to match your donations.
Please give if you can — even $5 is appreciated! And send receipts to Glyph! https://www.python.org/psf/donations/
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115454708761382794
Please give if you can — even $5 is appreciated! And send receipts to Glyph! https://www.python.org/psf/donations/
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115454708761382794
Support the PSF with a Donation or by becoming a Supporting Member!
The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I’m forever grateful to everyone at the PSF for their courage, and I’m colluding with @glyph and friends to match your donations.
Please give if you can — even $5 is appreciated! And send receipts to Glyph! https://www.python.org/psf/donations/
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115454708761382794
Please give if you can — even $5 is appreciated! And send receipts to Glyph! https://www.python.org/psf/donations/
https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115454708761382794
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
Clearly we have some momentum so I have recruited two additional volunteers contributing to the matching pool: @amethyst is kicking in an additional $1000 to the match and @petrillic is adding $5000. The total contributed still stands at $3973.40 but that is now only 36.1% of the pledged match […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Clearly we have some momentum so I have recruited two additional volunteers contributing to the matching pool: @amethyst is kicking in an additional $1000 to the match and @petrillic is adding $5000. The total contributed still stands at $3973.40 but that is now only 36.1% of the pledged match […]
Reposted by Amethyst 🌸
In light of the PSF's recent loss of an NSF grant and attendant funding shortfall, I will be matching donations up to $5000. Send me your receipts.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In light of the PSF's recent loss of an NSF grant and attendant funding shortfall, I will be matching donations up to $5000. Send me your receipts.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.
Very happy if you've already donated for similar reasons but the point is to motivate *new* donations so be sure the timestamp is after this toot 😉.