Dr Lisa
@youlooklikeabeth.bsky.social
scientist / middle-aged mom / formerly a German immigrant to the USA / I drive a bicycle
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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Just got back from my time traveling dinosaur safari and you won’t believe how many butterflies I stepped on! Now to take a big sip of water and check on President Harris’s trip to Davos
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Just got back from my time traveling dinosaur safari and you won’t believe how many butterflies I stepped on! Now to take a big sip of water and check on President Harris’s trip to Davos
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MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
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I’ve said before that the modern christian conception of “god” is primarily a way of denying or disbelieving cause and effect
if things happen “in mysterious ways,” you never have to address the very real reasons why they’re actually happening!
so, the unity of evangelism & reality-denial fascism
if things happen “in mysterious ways,” you never have to address the very real reasons why they’re actually happening!
so, the unity of evangelism & reality-denial fascism
A lot of political discourse makes a lot more sense when you realize that there’s a whole segment of society that truly does not believe in scientific evidence and the concepts of cause and effect.
Society parried the ozone layer, acid rain, and Y2K back to back and instead of going "wow, parrying is badass" a lot of people went "society didn't even get hit so I guess there's no need to learn how to parry" and instantly took a thousand hits
January 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I’ve said before that the modern christian conception of “god” is primarily a way of denying or disbelieving cause and effect
if things happen “in mysterious ways,” you never have to address the very real reasons why they’re actually happening!
so, the unity of evangelism & reality-denial fascism
if things happen “in mysterious ways,” you never have to address the very real reasons why they’re actually happening!
so, the unity of evangelism & reality-denial fascism
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All the people trying to suck up to Trump and not offend him are so pathetic. And I include cultural institutions and curators in that “all the people” trying to suck up. Some day we will look back on all these events and remember who went along with it without a fight.
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
All the people trying to suck up to Trump and not offend him are so pathetic. And I include cultural institutions and curators in that “all the people” trying to suck up. Some day we will look back on all these events and remember who went along with it without a fight.
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Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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At PN, I argued that Trump attacked Venezuela not to prevent drug trafficking, and not even really to get oil, but mostly because he is a fascist who thinks military action and murder are fun and manly. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-vene...
Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path
He got a taste of violence and clearly wants more.
www.publicnotice.co
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
At PN, I argued that Trump attacked Venezuela not to prevent drug trafficking, and not even really to get oil, but mostly because he is a fascist who thinks military action and murder are fun and manly. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-vene...
I do this too! My system is even dumber - I roll a d20 and then count that many items down on my to do list. That totally bypasses the overwhelm and I can spend my energy actually doing the things on the list.
January 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I do this too! My system is even dumber - I roll a d20 and then count that many items down on my to do list. That totally bypasses the overwhelm and I can spend my energy actually doing the things on the list.
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There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
I think this should be emphasized more often -- the worst people on earth are also dork ass losers.
His version of decadence was like.
Sitting around in a bland room in boxers with a 14 year old running the iTunes and another giving him an awkward neck rub.
I can't get over that photo.
It's straightforwardly evil and also straightforwardly pathetic.
Sitting around in a bland room in boxers with a 14 year old running the iTunes and another giving him an awkward neck rub.
I can't get over that photo.
It's straightforwardly evil and also straightforwardly pathetic.
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I think this should be emphasized more often -- the worst people on earth are also dork ass losers.
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Elon Musk and the United States did this.
We didn't create the famine, but we provided for people (as we fucking should) and then savagely cut those programs with NOTHING ELSE in place after people depended on us.
Damn them all. They're swimming in the blood.
We didn't create the famine, but we provided for people (as we fucking should) and then savagely cut those programs with NOTHING ELSE in place after people depended on us.
Damn them all. They're swimming in the blood.
Amid soaring starvation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, one young mother of two said she had considered taking her own life to save her children, “because I heard the U.N. takes care of the kids when the parents are gone.”
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Elon Musk and the United States did this.
We didn't create the famine, but we provided for people (as we fucking should) and then savagely cut those programs with NOTHING ELSE in place after people depended on us.
Damn them all. They're swimming in the blood.
We didn't create the famine, but we provided for people (as we fucking should) and then savagely cut those programs with NOTHING ELSE in place after people depended on us.
Damn them all. They're swimming in the blood.
I could see any one of my aunts doing this, tbh
Sorry but I am Team Aunt
December 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I could see any one of my aunts doing this, tbh
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The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.
Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR, drawing rebukes from Colorado officials
Federal lawmakers called the planned NCAR closure “deeply dangerous” and “blatantly retaliatory.” Gov. Jared Polis said: “If true, public safety is at risk and science…
www.denverpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.
I'm one of countless scientists whose early career was shaped by visits to and research at NCAR. It's both an intellectual and architectural marvel, really a jewel of American science, and honestly this news just breaks my heart!
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I'm one of countless scientists whose early career was shaped by visits to and research at NCAR. It's both an intellectual and architectural marvel, really a jewel of American science, and honestly this news just breaks my heart!
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I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
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Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
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Putting Elon Musk on the cover of a magazine for anything other than “his illegal government funding cuts have already killed hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children” is propaganda
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Putting Elon Musk on the cover of a magazine for anything other than “his illegal government funding cuts have already killed hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children” is propaganda
Omg same
I’m 44 years old and until this very day I sincerely believed “Ringo Starr” was what it said on his birth certificate
like it never occurred to me to doubt that a pair of British parents would name a child Ringo
like it never occurred to me to doubt that a pair of British parents would name a child Ringo
We just accept it because it’s always been this way but ‘Ringo Starr’ is a bonkers thing to call yourself when the other guys are John, Paul, and George. It’s like having a band where everyone else uses their real name and then the drummer goes yes please call me Crackers Creamsworth
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Omg same
God i hate dealing with Pokemon for Christmas presents. There are like 5 figures at the store, and if your kid happens to want a different one, congratulations, that one is from 2 years ago and costs 200% more on eBay. Or shall I buy more TCG cards? Surely our apartment isn't filled with them yet!
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
God i hate dealing with Pokemon for Christmas presents. There are like 5 figures at the store, and if your kid happens to want a different one, congratulations, that one is from 2 years ago and costs 200% more on eBay. Or shall I buy more TCG cards? Surely our apartment isn't filled with them yet!
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Brunch and concerts and Netflix and shopping and sports will not sustain us, and that is what a lot of kids watch the adults around them spend their free time on. We have built this shitty societal infrastructure by pushing to the sidelines what matters, which is lifelong learning, art, and love
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Brunch and concerts and Netflix and shopping and sports will not sustain us, and that is what a lot of kids watch the adults around them spend their free time on. We have built this shitty societal infrastructure by pushing to the sidelines what matters, which is lifelong learning, art, and love
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i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
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Every prompt to chatbot software is “generate me some text.” If it generated you some text, it performed its function correctly. It never lies, it never wants anything, it’s text generating software that generates text.
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Every prompt to chatbot software is “generate me some text.” If it generated you some text, it performed its function correctly. It never lies, it never wants anything, it’s text generating software that generates text.