Whaler
@whaler.bsky.social
(She/her) Plant mom, human mom, videogames, cozy mysteries, star trek
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A gift for you: If you're a parent who is regretting letting the Elf on a Shelf into your home, here is a duty reassignment order you can show to your kids that the Elf was needed elsewhere. Printable png 8X10 300dpi so it can fit well on an A4 for non North American printers.
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A gift for you: If you're a parent who is regretting letting the Elf on a Shelf into your home, here is a duty reassignment order you can show to your kids that the Elf was needed elsewhere. Printable png 8X10 300dpi so it can fit well on an A4 for non North American printers.
Absolutely sick to my stomach
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Absolutely sick to my stomach
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no one has ever gotten the spirit of our country as right as paul verhoeven making robocop
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
no one has ever gotten the spirit of our country as right as paul verhoeven making robocop
The only non-generic ornament on the dental office christmas tree amuses me
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The only non-generic ornament on the dental office christmas tree amuses me
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Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
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What I’ve been up to! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
LA Parents say school-issued iPads and Chromebooks cause chaos
A growing contingent of public school parents say school-mandated iPads, particularly in elementary and middle schools, are leading to behavior problems.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What I’ve been up to! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Toddlers are like little scientists. But sadly they mostly like to run unethical sleep deprivation experiments on themselves and their parents.
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Toddlers are like little scientists. But sadly they mostly like to run unethical sleep deprivation experiments on themselves and their parents.
Had a dream i was taking the train home but then it was wrong and it kept going. It finally stopped at a McDonald's and everyone got off and it was a special event with Ronald and everyone got to make their own food in the kitchen. Then my family came to rescue me....
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Had a dream i was taking the train home but then it was wrong and it kept going. It finally stopped at a McDonald's and everyone got off and it was a special event with Ronald and everyone got to make their own food in the kitchen. Then my family came to rescue me....
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Whose advice should US parents follow since ACIP is no longer legitimate?
My answer is in the article below.
“I would follow the American Academy of Pediatrics advice, as well as the Vaccine Integrity Project…The one group I wouldn’t trust is ACIP”.
@cidrap.bsky.social
My answer is in the article below.
“I would follow the American Academy of Pediatrics advice, as well as the Vaccine Integrity Project…The one group I wouldn’t trust is ACIP”.
@cidrap.bsky.social
CDC panel debates hepatitis B vaccine for newborns at a contentious meeting
Confusion among recently appointed panel members delayed the vote after a day of discussion
cen.acs.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Whose advice should US parents follow since ACIP is no longer legitimate?
My answer is in the article below.
“I would follow the American Academy of Pediatrics advice, as well as the Vaccine Integrity Project…The one group I wouldn’t trust is ACIP”.
@cidrap.bsky.social
My answer is in the article below.
“I would follow the American Academy of Pediatrics advice, as well as the Vaccine Integrity Project…The one group I wouldn’t trust is ACIP”.
@cidrap.bsky.social
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The funny thing about the meta verse is I have a ton of online friends who we totally would have tried it out if mark wasn't the fucking worst and we didnt all want to see him fail
Meta Platforms is planning cuts to the metaverse—an arena Mark Zuckerberg once called the future of the company—and will shift spending to AI wearables.
Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse
Zuckerberg’s bet on immersive online worlds has lost the company more than $77 billion since 2020.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The funny thing about the meta verse is I have a ton of online friends who we totally would have tried it out if mark wasn't the fucking worst and we didnt all want to see him fail
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“We will not let Mr. Trump intimidate or debilitate us. We are not afraid. After all, Minnesotans not only welcome refugees, they also sent one to Congress.”
Proud of my Rep.
Proud of my Rep.
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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@stevek.bsky.social this could be us
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
@stevek.bsky.social this could be us
It's that time of year, people are admitting they listen to podcasts on Spotify like psychos
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's that time of year, people are admitting they listen to podcasts on Spotify like psychos
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The thing about all the anti-trans sports panic: people argue this stuff while talking about elite level sports, but because there aren't actually a ton of superhuman trans women blowing away the competition, the people actually affected end up being those who play sports for fun/socialization
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The thing about all the anti-trans sports panic: people argue this stuff while talking about elite level sports, but because there aren't actually a ton of superhuman trans women blowing away the competition, the people actually affected end up being those who play sports for fun/socialization
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"Outsourcing firms don’t say it directly, but the business logic is simple: Africa provides skilled digital labour at the lowest price the global market can legally get away with.
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
Robbing Peter
Inside the AI labour layer everyone pretends doesn’t exist.
techsafari.beehiiv.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Outsourcing firms don’t say it directly, but the business logic is simple: Africa provides skilled digital labour at the lowest price the global market can legally get away with.
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
On the ground, though, this “digital work” is much closer to a sweatshop."
techsafari.beehiiv.com/p/robbing-pe...
Was Gloria the Gopher supposed to look like Liza Minelli?
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Was Gloria the Gopher supposed to look like Liza Minelli?
Started the audiobook for the book club next week and I am tapping out. Just not interested at all.
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Started the audiobook for the book club next week and I am tapping out. Just not interested at all.
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If JKR is willing to destroy every women's and girls' organisation and institution in this country in her crusade against trans rights, make her fucking do it. Call her bluff. Full juridicial kamikaze. Show everyone how much these ghouls really care about women's and girls' spaces.
All these statements being made with "utmost regret and sadness" fundamentally don't change the fact that these organisations are all folding to appease one vexatious bigot because she has infinite money, instead of doing the right thing and sticking by their guns and ignoring the Supreme Court.
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If JKR is willing to destroy every women's and girls' organisation and institution in this country in her crusade against trans rights, make her fucking do it. Call her bluff. Full juridicial kamikaze. Show everyone how much these ghouls really care about women's and girls' spaces.
Sunrise over the gas tank and 93
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Sunrise over the gas tank and 93
This is what the full wall of Harry Potter merch at Barnes and noble has bought.
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This is what the full wall of Harry Potter merch at Barnes and noble has bought.
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "kids" (93×)
2. "baby" (54×)
3. "haha" (35×)
4. "school" (34×)
5. "book" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "kids" (93×)
2. "baby" (54×)
3. "haha" (35×)
4. "school" (34×)
5. "book" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "kids" (93×)
2. "baby" (54×)
3. "haha" (35×)
4. "school" (34×)
5. "book" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "kids" (93×)
2. "baby" (54×)
3. "haha" (35×)
4. "school" (34×)
5. "book" (31×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
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An article that wasn't focused on elite colleges might be capable of considering that disability accommodations are about a student getting a good education for themselves rather than framing things in terms of a hunger games competition for who gets to be elite in society
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
An article that wasn't focused on elite colleges might be capable of considering that disability accommodations are about a student getting a good education for themselves rather than framing things in terms of a hunger games competition for who gets to be elite in society
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I Think Her Party Should Be Making Statements In Her Defense And The Greater Somali Community
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I Think Her Party Should Be Making Statements In Her Defense And The Greater Somali Community