Antijen
@antijen.bsky.social
Mad Laboratorian. Writer. Multiple Mom. Feminist. Neurospicy. Evidence-based (til proven otherwise). Opinions are mine. ALL MINE. I stand for science and justice. Guns suck. She/her
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If the government can take away your voting rights for a felony conviction, and they also decide what constitutes a felony, and they also decide who’s charged with the felony, and they also decide who’s prosecuted for the felony, you don’t have a right to vote.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
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February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
If the government can take away your voting rights for a felony conviction, and they also decide what constitutes a felony, and they also decide who’s charged with the felony, and they also decide who’s prosecuted for the felony, you don’t have a right to vote.
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I watched the whole thing because it's astonishing
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I watched the whole thing because it's astonishing
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A little blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
A little blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
My kid just had a 20-minute sobbing meltdown about the unfairness of the world because the piece of cake he got for dessert was, in his opinion, too small.
How's your evening going?
How's your evening going?
February 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM
My kid just had a 20-minute sobbing meltdown about the unfairness of the world because the piece of cake he got for dessert was, in his opinion, too small.
How's your evening going?
How's your evening going?
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there is NOTHING stopping you from taking a plastic grocery bag into a gas station and filling up the bag with fountain soda and then drinking it with a big piece of aquarium tubing except for intervention from the gas station staff and the lack of structural integrity inherent to the bag's design
February 11, 2026 at 10:51 PM
there is NOTHING stopping you from taking a plastic grocery bag into a gas station and filling up the bag with fountain soda and then drinking it with a big piece of aquarium tubing except for intervention from the gas station staff and the lack of structural integrity inherent to the bag's design
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Read this thread.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
February 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Read this thread.
You deserve a break. I'll save you a seat.
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
You deserve a break. I'll save you a seat.
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I saw this take before I had to run and teach today, so I've had 4 hrs to build a head of steam about it. Still, I'm gonna try to be nice. All due respect, I expect better from people who have all the resources in the world to research a thing AND a giant megaphone with which to share knowledge. 1/
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I saw this take before I had to run and teach today, so I've had 4 hrs to build a head of steam about it. Still, I'm gonna try to be nice. All due respect, I expect better from people who have all the resources in the world to research a thing AND a giant megaphone with which to share knowledge. 1/
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ESPECIALLY for ice dance, I want same sex pairs just so that women don’t have to deal with the men
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
ESPECIALLY for ice dance, I want same sex pairs just so that women don’t have to deal with the men
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for those of you who don’t know, the French team is made up of an emotional abuser and a woman who actively defends her rapist boyfriend
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
France’s extremely talented and extremely controversial ice dancers, explained
The duo is favored to win Olympic gold on Wednesday, amid increasingly dark allegations.
www.vox.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
for those of you who don’t know, the French team is made up of an emotional abuser and a woman who actively defends her rapist boyfriend
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:31 PM
You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
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Please y'all, get colonoscopies if you are 45, and younger if it runs in your family. Colon cancer is easy to treat if they catch it at an early stage.
James Van Der Beek, who has been battling cancer, has died.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Please y'all, get colonoscopies if you are 45, and younger if it runs in your family. Colon cancer is easy to treat if they catch it at an early stage.
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The problem is, the hype of AI is always so clearly manufactured. It’s sold as essential but mysteriously so — rarely is it portrayed as making life better; it’s sold as doing things WE want to keep doing. We want it to inventory our fridge and detect cancer, not make music and replace us at work.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The problem is, the hype of AI is always so clearly manufactured. It’s sold as essential but mysteriously so — rarely is it portrayed as making life better; it’s sold as doing things WE want to keep doing. We want it to inventory our fridge and detect cancer, not make music and replace us at work.
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petition to start calling the goons LICE so we can have a new round of protest imagery
Can’t spell police without ice
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
petition to start calling the goons LICE so we can have a new round of protest imagery
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List of links and supports for Tumbler Ridge. There is also a GoFundMe for a student, who is receiving treatment at BC Children's Hospital, setup by family members.
How to Support Tumbler Ridge
Ways to support the community of Tumbler Ridge, BC after tragic and horrific events of February 10th including a verified GoFundMe.
miss604.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
List of links and supports for Tumbler Ridge. There is also a GoFundMe for a student, who is receiving treatment at BC Children's Hospital, setup by family members.
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Now there IS genuinely some work which LLMs can do, but the fact LLMs can do it is itself proof the work is bullshit (inventing summaries for pointless makework meetings, generating insincere marketing spam) but acknowledging THAT would mean admitting that our economic model is a complete charade
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Now there IS genuinely some work which LLMs can do, but the fact LLMs can do it is itself proof the work is bullshit (inventing summaries for pointless makework meetings, generating insincere marketing spam) but acknowledging THAT would mean admitting that our economic model is a complete charade
The neighborhood crows are now happy to hang out near my office window. I toss them peanuts through the window and watch them eat their snack. A few are brave enough to eat while I'm sitting right there.
Yes, I am an old lady who is trying to win the love of a crow family. This is where I am now.
Yes, I am an old lady who is trying to win the love of a crow family. This is where I am now.
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The neighborhood crows are now happy to hang out near my office window. I toss them peanuts through the window and watch them eat their snack. A few are brave enough to eat while I'm sitting right there.
Yes, I am an old lady who is trying to win the love of a crow family. This is where I am now.
Yes, I am an old lady who is trying to win the love of a crow family. This is where I am now.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends.
🧪🦑🌍🐟
go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo
Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends.
🧪🦑🌍🐟
go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends.
🧪🦑🌍🐟
go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo
Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends.
🧪🦑🌍🐟
go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo
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gold medal skippity paps
February 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
gold medal skippity paps
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I watched this twice before I went to sleep last night. What you're feeling is an appropriate response from a body & brain that are struggling to integrate horrific information, regulate your nervous system, & keep you safe.
Two minutes. Give yourself two minutes of compassionate support ❤️
Two minutes. Give yourself two minutes of compassionate support ❤️
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I watched this twice before I went to sleep last night. What you're feeling is an appropriate response from a body & brain that are struggling to integrate horrific information, regulate your nervous system, & keep you safe.
Two minutes. Give yourself two minutes of compassionate support ❤️
Two minutes. Give yourself two minutes of compassionate support ❤️
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I haven't read the one recommend by David, but I have read Jasmine's other book, and it is *wonderful*
www.amazon.com/Sharks-Dont-...
www.amazon.com/Sharks-Dont-...
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I haven't read the one recommend by David, but I have read Jasmine's other book, and it is *wonderful*
www.amazon.com/Sharks-Dont-...
www.amazon.com/Sharks-Dont-...