Casey
@caseyaac.bsky.social
Just some kinda guy like this. Hilarious in person, just don't have the heart of a poster. Disability justice, trans rights, sci-fi, linguistics, I don't know. I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but
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dumplings are a side effect of Mongols
In honor of Lunar New Year, one of my all-time favorite maps:
How dumplings spread around the world
(tl;dr: It was largely, though not exclusively, the Mongol invasions!)
How dumplings spread around the world
(tl;dr: It was largely, though not exclusively, the Mongol invasions!)
February 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
dumplings are a side effect of Mongols
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I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
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Learning is primarily a social relationship. If there isn’t trust, students can’t easily learn from a teacher. LLMs contribute to a breakdown of trust between all parties.
February 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Learning is primarily a social relationship. If there isn’t trust, students can’t easily learn from a teacher. LLMs contribute to a breakdown of trust between all parties.
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This is a good thread. There is a huge difference between "the court system is still able to provide some positive outcomes in some cases" and "the court system is capable of providing due process and the system is fair."
I'm not trying to add snark. I keep hearing versions of this and think it's useful to consider.
Let's assume for the sake of argument that it is true that the lower courts are working. That forcing lawyers for immigrants to prove 4,400 times that the .gov breaking the law is the system working. +
Let's assume for the sake of argument that it is true that the lower courts are working. That forcing lawyers for immigrants to prove 4,400 times that the .gov breaking the law is the system working. +
February 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is a good thread. There is a huge difference between "the court system is still able to provide some positive outcomes in some cases" and "the court system is capable of providing due process and the system is fair."
To be honest I don't think I'm very good at this but done is better than perfect
Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
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One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
To be honest I don't think I'm very good at this but done is better than perfect
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American culture of the 1840’s would have been *very fucking surprised* to see the Irish considered as co-founders.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
American culture of the 1840’s would have been *very fucking surprised* to see the Irish considered as co-founders.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
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i’ve been trying to hammer across that most establishment democrats still see much of what’s happening under trump as a positive part of their legacy — which means they will likely never support abolishing ICE/CBP or dismantling DHS. only way forward is to primary them, even if it takes a few years
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
i’ve been trying to hammer across that most establishment democrats still see much of what’s happening under trump as a positive part of their legacy — which means they will likely never support abolishing ICE/CBP or dismantling DHS. only way forward is to primary them, even if it takes a few years
Lol @ Boston College known leftist antifa stronghold
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Lol @ Boston College known leftist antifa stronghold
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I could fix her. But why would I want to?
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I could fix her. But why would I want to?
I remember that you could put a long name in on the high score list but it was not long enough to fit "Leia Organa Skywalker Solo"
February 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I remember that you could put a long name in on the high score list but it was not long enough to fit "Leia Organa Skywalker Solo"
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Occasionally I wonder who would be rocking synthetic dog testicle earrings.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Occasionally I wonder who would be rocking synthetic dog testicle earrings.
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Instead I have to go to sleep so I can get up tomorrow and go to school and show my students I believe in them I GUESS
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Instead I have to go to sleep so I can get up tomorrow and go to school and show my students I believe in them I GUESS
God the fash are really fashing right now. I know my violent imagination is only because I'm privileged and undisciplined but knowing that it's a sign of weakness doesn't cause me to imagine grounded and feasible means of effecting social change
February 13, 2026 at 4:09 AM
God the fash are really fashing right now. I know my violent imagination is only because I'm privileged and undisciplined but knowing that it's a sign of weakness doesn't cause me to imagine grounded and feasible means of effecting social change
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Hey, if your an ME/CFS person, you should hit up this survey:
February 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Hey, if your an ME/CFS person, you should hit up this survey:
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When I was eleven or twelve, my dad changed jobs. He'd worked in hotel management my whole life, and was having a midlife crisis about work life balance. So he got a job as a hospital administrator. He was operations--managed the laundry, the kitchen, all the things a hotel guy already knows.
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
When I was eleven or twelve, my dad changed jobs. He'd worked in hotel management my whole life, and was having a midlife crisis about work life balance. So he got a job as a hospital administrator. He was operations--managed the laundry, the kitchen, all the things a hotel guy already knows.
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The problem is that some on the left know one fact about antisemitism, which is that “anti-zionism is not antisemitism.”
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
Pointing out antisemitism on the left is one of the most annoying experiences one can have on Bluesky, not only do you get actual antisemites in your replies but also other leftists who are reflexively defensive and who bristle at the slightest critique.
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The problem is that some on the left know one fact about antisemitism, which is that “anti-zionism is not antisemitism.”
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
3. And I could be peer pressured on snails. Are raisins a picky food?
February 13, 2026 at 1:37 AM
3. And I could be peer pressured on snails. Are raisins a picky food?
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Oh to be Moo Deng lounging in a tub
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Oh to be Moo Deng lounging in a tub
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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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
Some things get easier with practice. And other things, like getting up in the morning, fuckin dont
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Some things get easier with practice. And other things, like getting up in the morning, fuckin dont
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These are things every employer with workers in Minnesota can do. If you are a company with employees there, I am happy to help you figure out how to enable these accommodations, and would gladly work (for free) with your legal, HR, compliance and other teams as needed to solve any objections.
If it’s helpful; I am providing my employees with:
1. Clear workplace policies and org messaging
2. Increased individual safety and security support.
3. Additional flexibility generally.
4. An intentional (paid) day each week for rest and community support work.
5. Encouraging individual check-ins.
1. Clear workplace policies and org messaging
2. Increased individual safety and security support.
3. Additional flexibility generally.
4. An intentional (paid) day each week for rest and community support work.
5. Encouraging individual check-ins.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
These are things every employer with workers in Minnesota can do. If you are a company with employees there, I am happy to help you figure out how to enable these accommodations, and would gladly work (for free) with your legal, HR, compliance and other teams as needed to solve any objections.