Botticellibelle
@botticellibelle.bsky.social
I am a person who exists.
(She/they)
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I had a dream last night that I was building houses for homeless young adults. There wasn't any money or bureaucracy involved - it was like a video game.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I had a dream last night that I was building houses for homeless young adults. There wasn't any money or bureaucracy involved - it was like a video game.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
OMG I just realized I haven't put on makeup in a LONG time and my wrist is bad. I hope I can still manage eyeliner later tonight.
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
I've got just over five hours to digest my lunch burrito, put away laundry, take a shower, and see if any of my nice clothes still fit before I go to my friends' wedding tonight.
Ahhh!
Ahhh!
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
OMG I just realized I haven't put on makeup in a LONG time and my wrist is bad. I hope I can still manage eyeliner later tonight.
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
They're doing this while MEASLES is in circulation again. They want us dead.
After more than 1.2 Americans lost their lives to Covid, NIH director Jay Bhattacharya orders the agency to deprioritize pandemic preparedness & biodefense.
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
They're doing this while MEASLES is in circulation again. They want us dead.
I've got just over five hours to digest my lunch burrito, put away laundry, take a shower, and see if any of my nice clothes still fit before I go to my friends' wedding tonight.
Ahhh!
Ahhh!
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I've got just over five hours to digest my lunch burrito, put away laundry, take a shower, and see if any of my nice clothes still fit before I go to my friends' wedding tonight.
Ahhh!
Ahhh!
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this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
so many families are in awful positions because ICE’s bullshit has collapsed the already fragile social safety net.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
ATTN: Accessibility-minded friends!
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.
Olympic rings take center stage at Opening Ceremony
YouTube video by Olympics
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
ATTN: Accessibility-minded friends!
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.
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This is a gift link to an old story on this subject, which is still more or less my last word on it. A bunch of HOA tyrants and snitches who are too degenerate and emotionally volatile to hold down any real job are in charge of the state. It's not what you want. defector.com/the-united-s...
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is a gift link to an old story on this subject, which is still more or less my last word on it. A bunch of HOA tyrants and snitches who are too degenerate and emotionally volatile to hold down any real job are in charge of the state. It's not what you want. defector.com/the-united-s...
The life of myself and every other chronically ill person is about to get much more difficult.
I can't wait to see how AI handles my allergies to penicillin, and iron alloys 😫.
I can't wait to see how AI handles my allergies to penicillin, and iron alloys 😫.
Honestly coming up with boilerplate for that for people to share with their medical teams would be a true public service because like...it's here.
Epic AI Charting Rolls Out Alongside an Expanding Set of Built-in AI Capabilities
www.epic.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The life of myself and every other chronically ill person is about to get much more difficult.
I can't wait to see how AI handles my allergies to penicillin, and iron alloys 😫.
I can't wait to see how AI handles my allergies to penicillin, and iron alloys 😫.
ATTN: Pirate Yakuza is on sale for 70% off on Steam.
REPEAT: Pirate Yakuza is on sale for 70% off on Steam!!! 🤩
REPEAT: Pirate Yakuza is on sale for 70% off on Steam!!! 🤩
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
ATTN: Pirate Yakuza is on sale for 70% off on Steam.
REPEAT: Pirate Yakuza is on sale for 70% off on Steam!!! 🤩
REPEAT: Pirate Yakuza is on sale for 70% off on Steam!!! 🤩
People always hate these projects before they happen and then change their minds once they realize it creates more foot traffic, and more foot traffic is good for business.
Plus, so many of those businesses are used car lots all owned by the same guy and I'd love it if they moved.
Plus, so many of those businesses are used car lots all owned by the same guy and I'd love it if they moved.
A plan for priority bus lanes on 82nd Avenue could speed the commute for transit riders, but snarl businesses and drivers.
One of Portland’s busiest streets may get a dramatic overhaul. Not everyone is on board
A plan for priority bus lanes on 82nd Avenue could speed the commute for transit riders, but snarl businesses and drivers.
www.oregonlive.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:15 AM
People always hate these projects before they happen and then change their minds once they realize it creates more foot traffic, and more foot traffic is good for business.
Plus, so many of those businesses are used car lots all owned by the same guy and I'd love it if they moved.
Plus, so many of those businesses are used car lots all owned by the same guy and I'd love it if they moved.
I need streaming services to stop making everything move on their home screens all the time.
There should be an accessibility setting to reduce motion, but it seems like most streaming services dgaf.
Yes, it's off on our NVDIA shield but that glitch has her own issues 💅.
There should be an accessibility setting to reduce motion, but it seems like most streaming services dgaf.
Yes, it's off on our NVDIA shield but that glitch has her own issues 💅.
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I need streaming services to stop making everything move on their home screens all the time.
There should be an accessibility setting to reduce motion, but it seems like most streaming services dgaf.
Yes, it's off on our NVDIA shield but that glitch has her own issues 💅.
There should be an accessibility setting to reduce motion, but it seems like most streaming services dgaf.
Yes, it's off on our NVDIA shield but that glitch has her own issues 💅.
What are we doing: Trolling the powerful!
What aren't we doing: sinking to their level by using ableist, gendered, or ethnic slurs!
Insult them all you want, just please don't insult already-marginalized groups with them. Please and thank you!
What aren't we doing: sinking to their level by using ableist, gendered, or ethnic slurs!
Insult them all you want, just please don't insult already-marginalized groups with them. Please and thank you!
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
What are we doing: Trolling the powerful!
What aren't we doing: sinking to their level by using ableist, gendered, or ethnic slurs!
Insult them all you want, just please don't insult already-marginalized groups with them. Please and thank you!
What aren't we doing: sinking to their level by using ableist, gendered, or ethnic slurs!
Insult them all you want, just please don't insult already-marginalized groups with them. Please and thank you!
My family came over from the Scottish Highlands and literally helped settle North Carolina in the 1700s. They fought in the American Revolution. They also fought in the Civil War.
He does not speak for my family.
He does not speak for my family.
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
My family came over from the Scottish Highlands and literally helped settle North Carolina in the 1700s. They fought in the American Revolution. They also fought in the Civil War.
He does not speak for my family.
He does not speak for my family.
We're on a highway to Hell!
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
We're on a highway to Hell!
My college has been working on this idea of "shared governance" for the past year or more... And there is no disability representation in the taskforce. None.
How are we supposed to trust this process when it excludes the perspectives of our most vulnerable community members?
How are we supposed to trust this process when it excludes the perspectives of our most vulnerable community members?
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
My college has been working on this idea of "shared governance" for the past year or more... And there is no disability representation in the taskforce. None.
How are we supposed to trust this process when it excludes the perspectives of our most vulnerable community members?
How are we supposed to trust this process when it excludes the perspectives of our most vulnerable community members?
Why don't most of my feeds show?
How come I can't slide over on someone's profile to see their replies or media?
How come the swipe function on Bluesky just doesn't work AT ALL like 80% of the time, even when I restart the app?
I don't need drafts when the core functionality won't even work!
How come I can't slide over on someone's profile to see their replies or media?
How come the swipe function on Bluesky just doesn't work AT ALL like 80% of the time, even when I restart the app?
I don't need drafts when the core functionality won't even work!
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Why don't most of my feeds show?
How come I can't slide over on someone's profile to see their replies or media?
How come the swipe function on Bluesky just doesn't work AT ALL like 80% of the time, even when I restart the app?
I don't need drafts when the core functionality won't even work!
How come I can't slide over on someone's profile to see their replies or media?
How come the swipe function on Bluesky just doesn't work AT ALL like 80% of the time, even when I restart the app?
I don't need drafts when the core functionality won't even work!
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February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In the beginning, when the world was new, it was rabbit who had horns. Not the deer. His head was once
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In the beginning, when the world was new, it was rabbit who had horns. Not the deer. His head was once
February 12, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In the beginning, when the world was new, it was rabbit who had horns. Not the deer. His head was once
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In the beginning, when the world was new, it was rabbit who had horns. Not the deer. His head was once
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Please never play devil’s advocate
Devils never need advocates and everyone will just think you’re an asshole and block you
Devils never need advocates and everyone will just think you’re an asshole and block you
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Please never play devil’s advocate
Devils never need advocates and everyone will just think you’re an asshole and block you
Devils never need advocates and everyone will just think you’re an asshole and block you
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feels like i should re-post this every few weeks
NEW: Substack founders finally respond to Substackers Against Nazis. They say Nazis publishing and earning money on their platform is fine with them.
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 AM
feels like i should re-post this every few weeks
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Can we talk about the Bad Bunny song that Ricky Martin sang?
It’s “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii” and it’s about gentrification. It talks about people being forced to leave the island and connects the colonization of Puerto Rico and Hawai’i.
These are the lyrics of the chorus in English
It’s “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii” and it’s about gentrification. It talks about people being forced to leave the island and connects the colonization of Puerto Rico and Hawai’i.
These are the lyrics of the chorus in English
![[Chorus]
They want to take my river and my beach too
They want my neighborhood and grandma to leave
No, don't let go of the flag nor forget the lelolai
'Cause I don't want them to do to you what happened to Hawaii](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l2ktomvijz42t6hfqaxl7gq6/bafkreiclswgrv3sqnlegn3jkvdcx5rxi4nki7whk6rc57u3g3prunjdr3u@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Can we talk about the Bad Bunny song that Ricky Martin sang?
It’s “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii” and it’s about gentrification. It talks about people being forced to leave the island and connects the colonization of Puerto Rico and Hawai’i.
These are the lyrics of the chorus in English
It’s “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii” and it’s about gentrification. It talks about people being forced to leave the island and connects the colonization of Puerto Rico and Hawai’i.
These are the lyrics of the chorus in English
"Just say no" to AI.
I love this woman.
I love this woman.
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"Just say no" to AI.
I love this woman.
I love this woman.
"You know that I ain't braggin'. It's a real pussy wagon. Greased lightning!"
"You know it ain't no shit - we'll be gettin' lots of tit. Greased lightening!"
Oh, the things my mother let me watch when I was a little kid. Wow lol.
"You know it ain't no shit - we'll be gettin' lots of tit. Greased lightening!"
Oh, the things my mother let me watch when I was a little kid. Wow lol.
And if you like Little Shop of Horrors, try Grease. It is so much fun and the movie stars Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta 🤩.
This is the most randy song I've ever seen in a musical:
youtu.be/wacHJ81uGlM?...
This is the most randy song I've ever seen in a musical:
youtu.be/wacHJ81uGlM?...
Grease 1978 - Greased Lightning (by John Travolta)
YouTube video by Musica TV
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"You know that I ain't braggin'. It's a real pussy wagon. Greased lightning!"
"You know it ain't no shit - we'll be gettin' lots of tit. Greased lightening!"
Oh, the things my mother let me watch when I was a little kid. Wow lol.
"You know it ain't no shit - we'll be gettin' lots of tit. Greased lightening!"
Oh, the things my mother let me watch when I was a little kid. Wow lol.
If I had the patience and grace of my 42-year old self when I was in my '20s, I would've been unstoppable.
BUT, experience really is the only way to learn that ish so I guess I'm really just happy to still be here 😅.
BUT, experience really is the only way to learn that ish so I guess I'm really just happy to still be here 😅.
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 AM
If I had the patience and grace of my 42-year old self when I was in my '20s, I would've been unstoppable.
BUT, experience really is the only way to learn that ish so I guess I'm really just happy to still be here 😅.
BUT, experience really is the only way to learn that ish so I guess I'm really just happy to still be here 😅.