Brittany
@academicfan.bsky.social
Mostly screaming into various fandom voids ✨. Lawyer ⚖️. Chemical engineer 🧪. Still figuring it out. (She/Her) 🌈
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The problem with this piece, like all the other pieces, is that the missing hed, dek, & lede is that all of this was wildly illegal, unconstitutional, & criminal. This is how you normalize lawless authoritarianism - treat like just another story in our politics. “Transformation” is lazy euphemism.
This WaPo piece weaves together an incredibly powerful story about the way Trump has devastated government and the dedicated people who wake up every day to serve the public. wapo.st/4b14KAy
The year Trump broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation’s sprawling bureaucracy.
wapo.st
December 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The problem with this piece, like all the other pieces, is that the missing hed, dek, & lede is that all of this was wildly illegal, unconstitutional, & criminal. This is how you normalize lawless authoritarianism - treat like just another story in our politics. “Transformation” is lazy euphemism.
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What gets me about executives at movie/videogame studios being taken aback at consumer backlash to AI is that they seem genuinely surprised that we like the human beings that make the things that we like
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What gets me about executives at movie/videogame studios being taken aback at consumer backlash to AI is that they seem genuinely surprised that we like the human beings that make the things that we like
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This is incredible news. Today, Virginia officials will unveil a statue of Barbara Johns at the Capitol to replace one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that had stood for more than a century. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This is incredible news. Today, Virginia officials will unveil a statue of Barbara Johns at the Capitol to replace one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that had stood for more than a century. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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I understand that time is a construct and days move into each other with no care for the boundaries we have set in order to count them. Tomorrow is built from a 1000 yesterdays, not from its arbitrary designation on a calendar. But nevertheless - fuck 2025.
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I understand that time is a construct and days move into each other with no care for the boundaries we have set in order to count them. Tomorrow is built from a 1000 yesterdays, not from its arbitrary designation on a calendar. But nevertheless - fuck 2025.
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I don’t know how to process the horrific fire hose of tragedy that has been omnipresent but has spiked this weekend, and I suspect I’m not alone. We aren’t meant to carry this much suffering and be able to function at “normal” capacity. Be gentle with yourself and others, if you can.
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I don’t know how to process the horrific fire hose of tragedy that has been omnipresent but has spiked this weekend, and I suspect I’m not alone. We aren’t meant to carry this much suffering and be able to function at “normal” capacity. Be gentle with yourself and others, if you can.
Well. Got basically...nothing? South of Midnight has a confirmed PS5 port early next year. They announced a new Star Wars game, but it's The Old Republic, not the Jedi series (will still be playing, I think). And E33 shadowdropped its DLC.
We’re a week out from The Game Awards, and instead of a bingo card, I decided to make a wishlist, of sorts. I’ll follow up after to see which, if any, of these things I get.
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Well. Got basically...nothing? South of Midnight has a confirmed PS5 port early next year. They announced a new Star Wars game, but it's The Old Republic, not the Jedi series (will still be playing, I think). And E33 shadowdropped its DLC.
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So we’re all feeling burnt out, right?
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
So we’re all feeling burnt out, right?
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Posting this little 2 minute masterpiece again.
It's a French supermarket Christmas ad. It's everything that McDonalds ad is not. I prefer human art and creativity over whatever the fuck that was. If that makes me a luddite and anti-tech then a] so be it and b] kindly fuck off.
It's a French supermarket Christmas ad. It's everything that McDonalds ad is not. I prefer human art and creativity over whatever the fuck that was. If that makes me a luddite and anti-tech then a] so be it and b] kindly fuck off.
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Posting this little 2 minute masterpiece again.
It's a French supermarket Christmas ad. It's everything that McDonalds ad is not. I prefer human art and creativity over whatever the fuck that was. If that makes me a luddite and anti-tech then a] so be it and b] kindly fuck off.
It's a French supermarket Christmas ad. It's everything that McDonalds ad is not. I prefer human art and creativity over whatever the fuck that was. If that makes me a luddite and anti-tech then a] so be it and b] kindly fuck off.
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This is quite a thing from the people who brought you a copyright extension act that strains the rule against perpetuities. Actual human artists can't tell stories with your characters for decades to come, but Sam Altman's toy can put them into porn, no problem.
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is quite a thing from the people who brought you a copyright extension act that strains the rule against perpetuities. Actual human artists can't tell stories with your characters for decades to come, but Sam Altman's toy can put them into porn, no problem.
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Generations of steely eyed, take-no-prisoners Disney IP lawyers are screaming anew in hell today
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Generations of steely eyed, take-no-prisoners Disney IP lawyers are screaming anew in hell today
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The legal fight over Virginia board appointments is over.
The 22 Youngkin picks rejected by Democrats will not join their respective university boards, handing Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger a chance to immediately reshape VA higher ed.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The 22 Youngkin picks rejected by Democrats will not join their respective university boards, handing Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger a chance to immediately reshape VA higher ed.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Youngkin Loses Battle Over Board Picks
The legal battle over whether Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin’s university board appointees will take their seats is over after a judge set a trial for 2026, Virginia Business reported. Governor-elec...
www.insidehighered.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The legal fight over Virginia board appointments is over.
The 22 Youngkin picks rejected by Democrats will not join their respective university boards, handing Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger a chance to immediately reshape VA higher ed.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The 22 Youngkin picks rejected by Democrats will not join their respective university boards, handing Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger a chance to immediately reshape VA higher ed.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Pastor is completely correct here, no notes.
Speaking of Jasmine…
Jasmine is really a perfect fragrance note
Jasmine is really a perfect fragrance note
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Pastor is completely correct here, no notes.
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if i am elected to represent the hardworking people of my district, i will make sure that every resident, no matter who they are, can learn how to play the convoluted card game from the Witcher
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
if i am elected to represent the hardworking people of my district, i will make sure that every resident, no matter who they are, can learn how to play the convoluted card game from the Witcher
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Its been remarkable the spine of the rank and file Federal Judiciary particularly when compared to the Calvinball Roberts Court
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Its been remarkable the spine of the rank and file Federal Judiciary particularly when compared to the Calvinball Roberts Court
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The reason the judiciary functions is because judges understand that despite everyone being human beings who hold grudges and have stupid opinions and peccadilloes and flaws, there is a sense that you have to justify what you're doing on more than "because I say so."
This Court is undermining that.
This Court is undermining that.
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The reason the judiciary functions is because judges understand that despite everyone being human beings who hold grudges and have stupid opinions and peccadilloes and flaws, there is a sense that you have to justify what you're doing on more than "because I say so."
This Court is undermining that.
This Court is undermining that.
We’re a week out from The Game Awards, and instead of a bingo card, I decided to make a wishlist, of sorts. I’ll follow up after to see which, if any, of these things I get.
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We’re a week out from The Game Awards, and instead of a bingo card, I decided to make a wishlist, of sorts. I’ll follow up after to see which, if any, of these things I get.
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
*watches ad, steeples fingers, looks at VA Dem bench*
Elaine Luria Run for Senate instead of HD2 Challenge?
Elaine Luria Run for Senate instead of HD2 Challenge?
Video: Sen. Mark Warner Launches Reelection Campaign “to continue his fight to lower costs and prepare Virginia for the economy of the future” (“America has never been afraid of the future, and we don’t need to start now.") bluevirginia.us/2025/12/vide...
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
*watches ad, steeples fingers, looks at VA Dem bench*
Elaine Luria Run for Senate instead of HD2 Challenge?
Elaine Luria Run for Senate instead of HD2 Challenge?
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it's advent you know what that means
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
it's advent you know what that means
Please don’t fuck this up. Please don’t fuck this up. Please don’t fuck this up.
These two games are so precious to me. Please. Please be good.
These two games are so precious to me. Please. Please be good.
'God of War' live-action series is now casting 🪓
• Will adapt the Norse era games
• Focuses on Kratos and Atreus
• Shows tone will 'emulate the tone of the game'
• 2 seasons are greenlit
• S1 is 10 episodes
• Will adapt the Norse era games
• Focuses on Kratos and Atreus
• Shows tone will 'emulate the tone of the game'
• 2 seasons are greenlit
• S1 is 10 episodes
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Please don’t fuck this up. Please don’t fuck this up. Please don’t fuck this up.
These two games are so precious to me. Please. Please be good.
These two games are so precious to me. Please. Please be good.
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what do you MEAN I'm supposed to do work now, isn't everyone off until the new year
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
what do you MEAN I'm supposed to do work now, isn't everyone off until the new year
I restarted my router and kept doing the setup process over and over and over again. It failed several more times. And then randomly worked? I don't fucking know anymore. I hate technology. Especially printers. Printers can burn in the fiery depths of Hell.
Unless I can somehow beat this printer into reconnecting to the wifi it's stopped recognizing for no reason (I have tried every bit of troubleshooting - none of it has worked), I am never buying another HP product again. Dad got me this one just over a year ago as a gift. And. Yeah.
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I restarted my router and kept doing the setup process over and over and over again. It failed several more times. And then randomly worked? I don't fucking know anymore. I hate technology. Especially printers. Printers can burn in the fiery depths of Hell.
Unless I can somehow beat this printer into reconnecting to the wifi it's stopped recognizing for no reason (I have tried every bit of troubleshooting - none of it has worked), I am never buying another HP product again. Dad got me this one just over a year ago as a gift. And. Yeah.
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Unless I can somehow beat this printer into reconnecting to the wifi it's stopped recognizing for no reason (I have tried every bit of troubleshooting - none of it has worked), I am never buying another HP product again. Dad got me this one just over a year ago as a gift. And. Yeah.
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look, when the dog on your team has been dunking the basketball untouched for years it would be pretty surprising to see the other team finally roll up to the park with their own jersey-wearing labrador
COOK POLITICAL: Republicans “may have had a blind spot: the extent to which Democrats could push .. in blue states to fight back.” 🤡
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
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@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
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November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
look, when the dog on your team has been dunking the basketball untouched for years it would be pretty surprising to see the other team finally roll up to the park with their own jersey-wearing labrador