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@batkinglich.bsky.social
· Oct 15
bats' book blog
batsbooks.nekoweb.org
my website has changed a bit. i've mostly moved over to nekoweb now and that's where the most current updates will be
batsbooks.nekoweb.org
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this joke plagues transphobes because it’s an incredibly cutting take on what the modern transphobic panic is, a hysterical panic based off of a lie that transness is fake and that there is an intentional effort from the right to prop up this wedge to destroy all LGBTQ rights
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
this joke plagues transphobes because it’s an incredibly cutting take on what the modern transphobic panic is, a hysterical panic based off of a lie that transness is fake and that there is an intentional effort from the right to prop up this wedge to destroy all LGBTQ rights
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Remember, kids: Anyone who tries to talk about the opioid crisis without also mentioning the unaddressed chronic illness and medical neglect crises is talking out of their ass
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Remember, kids: Anyone who tries to talk about the opioid crisis without also mentioning the unaddressed chronic illness and medical neglect crises is talking out of their ass
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what if we found a way to address any or whatever societal problem in a way that did *not* involve taking medicine away from sick people. can we try that one
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
what if we found a way to address any or whatever societal problem in a way that did *not* involve taking medicine away from sick people. can we try that one
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some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
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Btw here was my plug for arcade pit!!
Meow Wolf, a cool art installation I love, is making a massive mistake!!
They're laying off a ton of security staff and that sucks! tell them they gotta keep security if they're gonna have a "walk around and interact with the art" type installation!!!
Meow Wolf, a cool art installation I love, is making a massive mistake!!
They're laying off a ton of security staff and that sucks! tell them they gotta keep security if they're gonna have a "walk around and interact with the art" type installation!!!
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Btw here was my plug for arcade pit!!
Meow Wolf, a cool art installation I love, is making a massive mistake!!
They're laying off a ton of security staff and that sucks! tell them they gotta keep security if they're gonna have a "walk around and interact with the art" type installation!!!
Meow Wolf, a cool art installation I love, is making a massive mistake!!
They're laying off a ton of security staff and that sucks! tell them they gotta keep security if they're gonna have a "walk around and interact with the art" type installation!!!
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Did you call Mastercard and Visa? Did you remind them you won’t stand for censorship?
December 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Did you call Mastercard and Visa? Did you remind them you won’t stand for censorship?
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“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”
ACLU Sues San Francisco Landlords over AI-Powered Surveillance in Tenants' Homes | ACLU of Northern CA
www.aclunc.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”
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Fun that that this country is burning down because a handful of emotionally stunted dudes were furious they can’t get laid without living up to the low bar standard of “don’t be a fucking weirdo”
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fun that that this country is burning down because a handful of emotionally stunted dudes were furious they can’t get laid without living up to the low bar standard of “don’t be a fucking weirdo”
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A very long read but absolutely worth your time.
THREAD: It was supposed to be a routine surgery. So when the doctor stepped out, Sandra Parker wasn’t sure she heard right.
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A very long read but absolutely worth your time.
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Re: everybody getting got by an ai dog video: I want to talk about propaganda in general as well as ai in specific. We are awash in way too much stuff to pay deep attention to and that's absolutely by design.
December 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Re: everybody getting got by an ai dog video: I want to talk about propaganda in general as well as ai in specific. We are awash in way too much stuff to pay deep attention to and that's absolutely by design.
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Allegedly, it is optional and only works if you configure it. BUT COME THE FUCK ON. This is the most needless bullshit and if you want it to be optional then make it an actually optional plugin, not this crap.
(And how long will it remain "optional" anyway?)
(And how long will it remain "optional" anyway?)
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Allegedly, it is optional and only works if you configure it. BUT COME THE FUCK ON. This is the most needless bullshit and if you want it to be optional then make it an actually optional plugin, not this crap.
(And how long will it remain "optional" anyway?)
(And how long will it remain "optional" anyway?)
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"Stop this nonsense. No one wants this."
Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft's Embrace of AI Slop
Huge numbers of Windows users are refusing to upgrade to Windows 11 -- and many of them are citing its AI features as the reason why.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Stop this nonsense. No one wants this."
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Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
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Gavin Newsom is an absolute freak who is obsessed with trans girls and homeless people. If he wants normality in his life he should start by having the personal maturity of the median grocery store cashier
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Gavin Newsom is an absolute freak who is obsessed with trans girls and homeless people. If he wants normality in his life he should start by having the personal maturity of the median grocery store cashier
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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remember Adriana Smith, the woman who was denied care and then had her body used as an incubator due to Georgia’s heartbeat bill? The baby they removed from her is still NICU and her family (who is forced to pay for all of this) hasn’t hit the goal on her gofundme. www.gofundme.com/f/help-adria...
Donate to Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey, organized by April Newkirk
This journey has been deeply saddening and heartbreaking since F… April Newkirk needs your support for Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey
www.gofundme.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
remember Adriana Smith, the woman who was denied care and then had her body used as an incubator due to Georgia’s heartbeat bill? The baby they removed from her is still NICU and her family (who is forced to pay for all of this) hasn’t hit the goal on her gofundme. www.gofundme.com/f/help-adria...
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Make it cost them real money to have abandoned the trans community.
This is the language they speak - this is how you speak back to them.
Cost them money and time.
This is how you sting something much larger and stronger than you.
Keep stinging.
This is the language they speak - this is how you speak back to them.
Cost them money and time.
This is how you sting something much larger and stronger than you.
Keep stinging.
Every minute they have to respond to your disruptions costs them money. Every hour someone has to work on anticipating your protests or responding to your interviews or press releases costs them money.
Every guard they have to hire for their galas and events hurts their bottom line.
Sting them.
Every guard they have to hire for their galas and events hurts their bottom line.
Sting them.
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Make it cost them real money to have abandoned the trans community.
This is the language they speak - this is how you speak back to them.
Cost them money and time.
This is how you sting something much larger and stronger than you.
Keep stinging.
This is the language they speak - this is how you speak back to them.
Cost them money and time.
This is how you sting something much larger and stronger than you.
Keep stinging.
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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we’re at 43%! can we make it to 50% today?!?!?!
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
we’re at 43%! can we make it to 50% today?!?!?!
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This poem has specific context but also I'm so tired of platforms and people and institutions using queer and trans people and then discarding us
www.patreon.com/posts/72802168
www.patreon.com/posts/72802168
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This poem has specific context but also I'm so tired of platforms and people and institutions using queer and trans people and then discarding us
www.patreon.com/posts/72802168
www.patreon.com/posts/72802168
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Indie dev Chequered Ink puts together $10 10,000 game assets pack so developers "don't feel the need to turn to AI"
www.gamesindustry.biz/indie-dev-ch...
www.gamesindustry.biz/indie-dev-ch...
Indie dev Chequered Ink puts together $10 10,000 game assets pack so developers "don't feel the need to turn to AI"
Chequered Ink, a UK company producing fonts, game assets, and indie games, has released a pack of 10,000 game assets "t…
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Indie dev Chequered Ink puts together $10 10,000 game assets pack so developers "don't feel the need to turn to AI"
www.gamesindustry.biz/indie-dev-ch...
www.gamesindustry.biz/indie-dev-ch...
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization