Alyssa S.
@alyssamakes.bsky.social
Museum Professional, Friend of The Library, & Blk Pop Culture Writer. Former Editor/Writer at UHCL's The Signal and The Mary Sue | Sometimes I’ll share my art 🫣 {she/her}
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Mamdani turned his haters into waiters at the table of success
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Mamdani turned his haters into waiters at the table of success
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Yes. This. Please.
You don't need to use the industry's marketing terms when informing your readers, because those terms are actively misinforming them.
You don't need to use the industry's marketing terms when informing your readers, because those terms are actively misinforming them.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Yes. This. Please.
You don't need to use the industry's marketing terms when informing your readers, because those terms are actively misinforming them.
You don't need to use the industry's marketing terms when informing your readers, because those terms are actively misinforming them.
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New from my distributor I foolishly read on this, my supposed week off.
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social does a lot of library business. I'm dreading that January statement.
Gang, if you have ever wanted an Iron Circus title, now would be a wonderful time for you to grab one. 💀
store.ironcircus.com
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social does a lot of library business. I'm dreading that January statement.
Gang, if you have ever wanted an Iron Circus title, now would be a wonderful time for you to grab one. 💀
store.ironcircus.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New from my distributor I foolishly read on this, my supposed week off.
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social does a lot of library business. I'm dreading that January statement.
Gang, if you have ever wanted an Iron Circus title, now would be a wonderful time for you to grab one. 💀
store.ironcircus.com
@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social does a lot of library business. I'm dreading that January statement.
Gang, if you have ever wanted an Iron Circus title, now would be a wonderful time for you to grab one. 💀
store.ironcircus.com
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This is so disgusting people should not have to be afraid of putting their pictures online lest some creep turn them into fap material.
'AI girls never say no' is...quite a thing.
'AI girls never say no' is...quite a thing.
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is so disgusting people should not have to be afraid of putting their pictures online lest some creep turn them into fap material.
'AI girls never say no' is...quite a thing.
'AI girls never say no' is...quite a thing.
I saw a recipe video for a Tandoori Turkey like 2 weeks ago and I've though about it everyday since.
We've done Tandoori with drumsticks on the grill, but approaching a turkey feels like a much harder task. Maybe... we will use her method on chicken next week and try it on a Turkey next month.
We've done Tandoori with drumsticks on the grill, but approaching a turkey feels like a much harder task. Maybe... we will use her method on chicken next week and try it on a Turkey next month.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I saw a recipe video for a Tandoori Turkey like 2 weeks ago and I've though about it everyday since.
We've done Tandoori with drumsticks on the grill, but approaching a turkey feels like a much harder task. Maybe... we will use her method on chicken next week and try it on a Turkey next month.
We've done Tandoori with drumsticks on the grill, but approaching a turkey feels like a much harder task. Maybe... we will use her method on chicken next week and try it on a Turkey next month.
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Sleep stream goal was met
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Sleep stream goal was met
I was browsing the FROME website looking to bundle some artworks for some holiday gifts, but I found all of the H*rry P*tter movies in their merch. Are they clearing stock & cutting ties or is the stock just on discount?
I couldn't find an answer and am leaning on buying nothing from them (ever).
I couldn't find an answer and am leaning on buying nothing from them (ever).
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I was browsing the FROME website looking to bundle some artworks for some holiday gifts, but I found all of the H*rry P*tter movies in their merch. Are they clearing stock & cutting ties or is the stock just on discount?
I couldn't find an answer and am leaning on buying nothing from them (ever).
I couldn't find an answer and am leaning on buying nothing from them (ever).
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When the US liberated Nazi concentration camps, many queer people stayed in prison because they were seen as having broken the law. Indeed, Paragraph 175, which criminalized gay intercourse in Weimar Germany & had been expanded to include intent by the Nazis, was not abolished by the US after WWII.
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
When the US liberated Nazi concentration camps, many queer people stayed in prison because they were seen as having broken the law. Indeed, Paragraph 175, which criminalized gay intercourse in Weimar Germany & had been expanded to include intent by the Nazis, was not abolished by the US after WWII.
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Toggling off genAI in Pinterest isn’t perfect but man it has helped a *lot*
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Toggling off genAI in Pinterest isn’t perfect but man it has helped a *lot*
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
I don’t know the last time I’ve spent this much time writing and revising a post interview follow up email. I think I’m beating personal records so please send well wishes and good vibes my way.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I don’t know the last time I’ve spent this much time writing and revising a post interview follow up email. I think I’m beating personal records so please send well wishes and good vibes my way.
More eugenics from the USA
New guidance from the Trump administration directs visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek to enter the U.S. n.pr/4oV0WFn
Immigrants with obesity, diabetes and other health problems may be denied visas
New guidance from the Trump administration directs visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek to enter the U.S.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
More eugenics from the USA
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Last week: There’s a particular kind of despair that comes from watching an institution abandon its principles in real time. It’s not the dramatic betrayal of a single moment. It’s slower than that.
My University Just Taught Extremists How to Eliminate Academic Programs They Don't Like
Texas Christian University handed its power to the people working hardest to dismantle learning itself.
www.texasobserver.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last week: There’s a particular kind of despair that comes from watching an institution abandon its principles in real time. It’s not the dramatic betrayal of a single moment. It’s slower than that.
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
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John Whitmire is a fascist boomer.
Mayor John Whitmire acknowledges Houston is cooperating with ICE
"I'm not going to say that we're not cooperating with ICE, because that's frankly not true," Whitmire said.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
John Whitmire is a fascist boomer.
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A “promise of a vote” is just about as tangible as a “concept of a plan” like they can’t be fucking serious
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A “promise of a vote” is just about as tangible as a “concept of a plan” like they can’t be fucking serious
The second half of my Halloween celebrations reflected in this Letterboxd #Lastfourwatched
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) 🤳 ★★★
Scared Shrekless* (2010) 🫚 ★★★.5
Frankenstein (2025) 🫀 ★★★.5
Train to Busan* (2016) 🚄 ★★★★
*rewatched
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) 🤳 ★★★
Scared Shrekless* (2010) 🫚 ★★★.5
Frankenstein (2025) 🫀 ★★★.5
Train to Busan* (2016) 🚄 ★★★★
*rewatched
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The second half of my Halloween celebrations reflected in this Letterboxd #Lastfourwatched
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) 🤳 ★★★
Scared Shrekless* (2010) 🫚 ★★★.5
Frankenstein (2025) 🫀 ★★★.5
Train to Busan* (2016) 🚄 ★★★★
*rewatched
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) 🤳 ★★★
Scared Shrekless* (2010) 🫚 ★★★.5
Frankenstein (2025) 🫀 ★★★.5
Train to Busan* (2016) 🚄 ★★★★
*rewatched
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Orion's Belt is a great team, please apply if you're interested!
I’m now accepting applications for Fiction Editor and Poetry Editor positions for 2026 at Orion’s Belt. If you desire to join our team (especially if you have experience at a spec-fic magazine), please send a cover letter/CV to orionsbelt.submissions@gmail.com. Details: www.orions-belt.net/volunteer
Volunteer — Orion's Belt
www.orions-belt.net
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Orion's Belt is a great team, please apply if you're interested!
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They could never make me hate this lady…. Like this is so precious omg 🥹😭
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
They could never make me hate this lady…. Like this is so precious omg 🥹😭
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Who’s tracking the best crash out’s? I know one of you are making a thread
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Who’s tracking the best crash out’s? I know one of you are making a thread
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The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
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Jewish NYers came out in droves for Mamdani: staff, volunteers, voters. Greenblatt defends Nazis.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Jewish NYers came out in droves for Mamdani: staff, volunteers, voters. Greenblatt defends Nazis.
While opening the polls I learned Dick Cheney died & moments after we dropped off our ballots I hopped on Twitch to see Hasan casually bumping into Lina Khan, Sam Seder, Emma Vigeland, Katie Halper, Jamaal Bowman, and Medhi Hasan - and Naomi MFin Klein as the celebrate Mamdani’s historic win.
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
While opening the polls I learned Dick Cheney died & moments after we dropped off our ballots I hopped on Twitch to see Hasan casually bumping into Lina Khan, Sam Seder, Emma Vigeland, Katie Halper, Jamaal Bowman, and Medhi Hasan - and Naomi MFin Klein as the celebrate Mamdani’s historic win.
November 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The (TX) Pasadena Public library held a sugar skull decorating event for Día del los Muertos and thanks to ICE activity foot traffic was down over 70%. They made less skulls even though they run out every year because they anticipated lower turn out. We didn’t even pass out half.
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The (TX) Pasadena Public library held a sugar skull decorating event for Día del los Muertos and thanks to ICE activity foot traffic was down over 70%. They made less skulls even though they run out every year because they anticipated lower turn out. We didn’t even pass out half.