AmandaTheHerder
@amandatheherder.bsky.social
she/her | professional herder of the McElroys | Stardew Valley coach | aggressive Wisconsinite | co-host of All's Fair in Lava and Floor
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
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Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
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You're laughing? The team that lends their plane for deportation flights and whose owner is best pals with Trump got utterly humiliated in front of a hundred million viewers, and you're laughing?
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
You're laughing? The team that lends their plane for deportation flights and whose owner is best pals with Trump got utterly humiliated in front of a hundred million viewers, and you're laughing?
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Sunny beat me to the very next statement I was going to make.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
Okay so a thing I LOVED about that is how, whereas so many halftime shows kind of elevate the star above the other dancers/extras—often literally—that was like the exact opposite, he was *with and among* the people around him
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Sunny beat me to the very next statement I was going to make.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
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honestly respect for the ad that’s just like “pokemon are cool.” they are cool
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
honestly respect for the ad that’s just like “pokemon are cool.” they are cool
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Bro literally came out and said “it’s our labor and culture that has always made the Americas great: y’all are just the beneficiaries of slave owners from sea to shining sea,” and I am here for it.
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Bro literally came out and said “it’s our labor and culture that has always made the Americas great: y’all are just the beneficiaries of slave owners from sea to shining sea,” and I am here for it.
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[P] Bad Bunny's halftime show featured farmers, a pickup truck, people drinking and having a party, fireworks, the American flag and him saying "God bless America."
Good thing country music fans had the TPUSA show so that they could see anything they could relate to.
Good thing country music fans had the TPUSA show so that they could see anything they could relate to.
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
[P] Bad Bunny's halftime show featured farmers, a pickup truck, people drinking and having a party, fireworks, the American flag and him saying "God bless America."
Good thing country music fans had the TPUSA show so that they could see anything they could relate to.
Good thing country music fans had the TPUSA show so that they could see anything they could relate to.
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“Ring uses AI to help find lost dogs” yup it probably stops there, sounds fine
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
“Ring uses AI to help find lost dogs” yup it probably stops there, sounds fine
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age the actors back up.
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
age the actors back up.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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So many cool things about halftime show but the detail that’s sticking to me is how defiant it was to be joyful.
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
So many cool things about halftime show but the detail that’s sticking to me is how defiant it was to be joyful.
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Bad Bunny “together we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
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Super Bowl confirming what i always knew in my heart: the kicker is the most important guy on the field
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Super Bowl confirming what i always knew in my heart: the kicker is the most important guy on the field
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Bad Bunny did a variation of the Spike Lee double dolly shot live so you’re now legally required to give this a five star on Letterboxd!!!!
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Bad Bunny did a variation of the Spike Lee double dolly shot live so you’re now legally required to give this a five star on Letterboxd!!!!
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So far, the toilet commercial wins for me. "Take a look at your pee" to the tune of "Take a look at me now"? Singing toilets of all kinds? No notes
February 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
So far, the toilet commercial wins for me. "Take a look at your pee" to the tune of "Take a look at me now"? Singing toilets of all kinds? No notes
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Sorry, Green Day did "Holiday" and someone said they weren't being political?! Please, no, I will hurt myself laughing this hard
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Sorry, Green Day did "Holiday" and someone said they weren't being political?! Please, no, I will hurt myself laughing this hard
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Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.
When people ask how to get into GA SF I always say that the right way is via some of those fat "Best Of" short fiction collections
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.
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“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
February 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
This video had me swinging wildly between cheering, cursing, and tearing up for 92 minutes and it's absolutely worth your time
February 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This video had me swinging wildly between cheering, cursing, and tearing up for 92 minutes and it's absolutely worth your time
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Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
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Good.
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Good.
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I’m wondering what all this software is that people now make that it wasn’t worth for them learning programming for
And what all the articles are it wasn’t worth learning writing for.
And what all the art is that it wasn’t worth learning how to express yourself for.
And what all the articles are it wasn’t worth learning writing for.
And what all the art is that it wasn’t worth learning how to express yourself for.
January 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I’m wondering what all this software is that people now make that it wasn’t worth for them learning programming for
And what all the articles are it wasn’t worth learning writing for.
And what all the art is that it wasn’t worth learning how to express yourself for.
And what all the articles are it wasn’t worth learning writing for.
And what all the art is that it wasn’t worth learning how to express yourself for.
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If Trump or Vance or Musk do something that seems completely irrational to you, ask yourself “is this getting them more attention?”
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
January 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
If Trump or Vance or Musk do something that seems completely irrational to you, ask yourself “is this getting them more attention?”
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense.
And the answer will always be yes.
There's so much awful in the world right now, but one of the unrelated things giving me hope is AGDQ. Someone just ran Majora's Mask blindfolded, tomorrow 70 different people will relay-run Super Mario 64, and this silliness and joy has raised $1.3 million for cancer research
Look for the helpers
Look for the helpers
January 10, 2026 at 4:38 AM
There's so much awful in the world right now, but one of the unrelated things giving me hope is AGDQ. Someone just ran Majora's Mask blindfolded, tomorrow 70 different people will relay-run Super Mario 64, and this silliness and joy has raised $1.3 million for cancer research
Look for the helpers
Look for the helpers