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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2h

yes, yes, we have no decent journalists left, whatever. we do, they're just not part of the major news orgs.

allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2h

obviously making up an organization that doesn't exist is a great way to build a pretext to go after whoever you want, but all the same i'm vaguely curious how they're going to follow up this "girlfriend" thing. because it's an obvious lie, and any decent journalist would dig through it instantly.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 8h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 5h

mazel tov! that was a good weekend. :)

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 6h

and that's closing in on two decades!

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 6h

y'all could not possibly be worse than i've done for myself.

my track record is essentially 100% decent to good people who are just not right for me.

this is not a request, mind. just a post.

🇨🇷🇯🇲 christopher @astonblake.blacksky.app · 1d

Would you trust the skyline to play matchmaker for you?

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 11h

this is unreservedly excellent news. one of our great national treasures will be with us a while longer.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 11h

i got my current job at blizzard because @jeffhamilton.bsky.social posted about an opening for an allison-shaped job.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 11h

i got 3/3 correct, and the tell for me was that the ai sample spent a lot of time giving details that went nowhere, while the human samples had smarter placements of adjectives/adverbs that supported the narrative.

but i have no expertise here, so i could be way off. it might just be these samples.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 14h

why do we listen to billionaires when they present self-serving arguments about "free markets" while doing everything they can to eliminate competition, while we refuse to listen to minorities when they talk about structural harms done to their communities?

(this is rhetorical. i do know why.)

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

dolly parton's life is a solid argument for the existence of angels. i don't even believe in intercessory prayer but since i know it's part of her faith tradition, i'll give it a try.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

let's say that there's a good explanation for it all. some convoluted chain of reasoning that somehow gets proven as factual.

these actions, these results, would *still* be indistinguishable from malice.

no, there is no benefit of any doubt remaining. not for him or anyone who proffers it to him.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

all of the claims that this administration will do anything good to help anyone should be considered as nearly ironclad proof that they will *not* be doing it, unless specific evidence conclusively shows they *already did it*.

that prescription website? wic funding? lol. lmao.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

i am the queen of the charitable read. the empress of the benefit of the doubt. i will always prefer to assume stupidity over malice.

until malice is confirmed. tfg has been a driving malefic force in domestic politics for almost fifteen years. nobody can claim ignorance here in 2025.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

i'm just absolutely gobsmacked at the people who honestly think that tfg isn't specifically and solely out to hurt people.

the man thrives on vengeance, as much as he thrives on anything.

chaotic tariffs, rfk at hhs, ice rampup, hegseth at dod, military invasions of us cities, etc.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

legion remix is much better than i expected, and i was *expecting* good stuff.

i love not knowing much of anything about wow content before it comes out.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

hava nagila or hava nice day?

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

timeline cleanser.

apropos of nothing. it's just a pretty picture i took a little while ago.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

timeline cleanser: she knows she's a good girl (photo circa 2019)

A young grey cat on a beige rug lounges, alert. She has a broccoli floret beside her.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 1d

timeline cleanser

Tumblr screenshot

(poster name not shown): knock knock
dismembered-jackalope: who's there
justsomeguycore: deez
dismembered-jackalope: sigh. deez who?
justsomeguycore: deez are the voyages of the starship enterprise

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2d

…we will discover years later that many more humans worked on it that were claimed at launch.

but that will still convince some people to destroy their company’s capacity to make good games by replacing engineers and designers and artists and qa with ai.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2d

i am not a gambler but i’d bet every dollar i have that the outcome is a technically functional game that’s mediocre and uninspired but nonetheless gets a rabid fanboy base because of what it is. many will not even understand why it’s not good. it will be the best “ai game” that ever releases.

and…

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 2d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2d

i would take extra steps to avoid that. 😉

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2d

the 2013 release of the goo goo dolls' "magnetic" was this for me. it broke a 20 year streak of bangers, imo.

Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · 2d

It is SUCH a formative experience the first time your favorite artist releases a bad album. I envy all the kids going through it this week, you’re about to learn so much about the world! You’re learning how to let go!

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2d

franchesca ramsey deserves a nickel for every time that song is invoked.

then she could retire instantly, but i bet she wouldn't.

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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 2d

this is how I found out that bari weiss is queer.

suddenly my respect for her dropped below what i thought was a floor. she's helping the fascists who will *absolutely* turn on her as soon as they don't need her dykey ass because they've finished kicking *my* dykey ass. and she won't see it coming!

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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