chris xu
@chrysaora.bsky.social
turnt tf up in the widening gyre
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December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hades II (2025)
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hades II (2025)
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every politician who attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth is anti-science, transphobic, or some combination. prior to their votes, they should be forced onto cross-sex hormones so they can experience the horror they're inflicting on these kids
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation…
NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…
juliaserano.medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
every politician who attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth is anti-science, transphobic, or some combination. prior to their votes, they should be forced onto cross-sex hormones so they can experience the horror they're inflicting on these kids
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
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it's taken me a while to put this together. but I hope, if you've never heard of her, or even if you have, this tribute to Alice Wong buoys your heart and gives you a good sense of who this incredible person was. www.coyotemedia.org/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong
On the one-month anniversary of her passing, we honor the acclaimed disability justice advocate, writer, shit-talker, and friend to so many.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
it's taken me a while to put this together. but I hope, if you've never heard of her, or even if you have, this tribute to Alice Wong buoys your heart and gives you a good sense of who this incredible person was. www.coyotemedia.org/remembering-...
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Are you someone who's Very Online, early in your reporting career, and eager to get clips? We're hiring a Breaking News Reporter at @motherjones.com. $65k-$75k salary. www.motherjones.com/careers/brea...
Breaking News Reporter
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December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Are you someone who's Very Online, early in your reporting career, and eager to get clips? We're hiring a Breaking News Reporter at @motherjones.com. $65k-$75k salary. www.motherjones.com/careers/brea...
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My mom: so what are you working on these days? Any important investigations?
Me: oh, yeah, totally, for sure
Me: oh, yeah, totally, for sure
Bay Area Sports Mascots Ranked by the Ultimate Experts: Furries
Everybody has an opinion on mascots, but what do the real masters of the fur think?
www.coyotemedia.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My mom: so what are you working on these days? Any important investigations?
Me: oh, yeah, totally, for sure
Me: oh, yeah, totally, for sure
when you have many pictures of someone in your photos app, apple lovingly makes a compilation for you
December 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
when you have many pictures of someone in your photos app, apple lovingly makes a compilation for you
robin sloan is right again
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
robin sloan is right again
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Diana Moreno:
"Last night, I spoke with CBS New York about the horrific ICE detention and separation of 6-year-old Astoria student Yuanxin from his father, Fei. This is just one example of why we must kick ICE out of New York by passing the New York for All Act, and why we must work to abolish this"
"Last night, I spoke with CBS New York about the horrific ICE detention and separation of 6-year-old Astoria student Yuanxin from his father, Fei. This is just one example of why we must kick ICE out of New York by passing the New York for All Act, and why we must work to abolish this"
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Diana Moreno:
"Last night, I spoke with CBS New York about the horrific ICE detention and separation of 6-year-old Astoria student Yuanxin from his father, Fei. This is just one example of why we must kick ICE out of New York by passing the New York for All Act, and why we must work to abolish this"
"Last night, I spoke with CBS New York about the horrific ICE detention and separation of 6-year-old Astoria student Yuanxin from his father, Fei. This is just one example of why we must kick ICE out of New York by passing the New York for All Act, and why we must work to abolish this"
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
butlerian jihad but for quantification
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
butlerian jihad but for quantification
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Fuck Amazon, shop local. I made you an interactive map of 40+ art markets in the Bay Area so you really have no excuse. Even one that's online so you don't even have to leave the house. Go get some good shit! www.coyotemedia.org/the-coyote-g...
The COYOTE Guide to Holiday Art Markets
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Fuck Amazon, shop local. I made you an interactive map of 40+ art markets in the Bay Area so you really have no excuse. Even one that's online so you don't even have to leave the house. Go get some good shit! www.coyotemedia.org/the-coyote-g...
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
This is the first I’ve heard of this story, and one I’m so glad to have read for World AIDS Day.
For World AIDS Day, re-sharing this (old!) 2013 piece I edited for BF News (RIP) about the holiday's founder ... who was then living in exile, at 85. (She passed away two years ago.)
www.buzzfeed.com/kathleenmcla... #worldaidsday
www.buzzfeed.com/kathleenmcla... #worldaidsday
The AIDS Granny In Exile
In the '90s, a gynecologist named Gao Yaojie exposed the horrifying cause of an AIDS epidemic in rural China — and the ensuing cover-up — and became an enemy of the state. Now 85, she lives in New Yor...
www.buzzfeed.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is the first I’ve heard of this story, and one I’m so glad to have read for World AIDS Day.
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In these dark times for news media, sometimes we lose sight of why a healthy society needs journalism in the first place.
It’s good when we get notes like these to remind us.
It’s good when we get notes like these to remind us.
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In these dark times for news media, sometimes we lose sight of why a healthy society needs journalism in the first place.
It’s good when we get notes like these to remind us.
It’s good when we get notes like these to remind us.
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“We’ve watched the company light a match to the Climate Pledge. We thought this was a company we could feel proud of, but I use AI every day & its functionality in no way justifies adding this massive, unregulated layer of fossil fuel powered infrastructure. We had to try to do something.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“We’ve watched the company light a match to the Climate Pledge. We thought this was a company we could feel proud of, but I use AI every day & its functionality in no way justifies adding this massive, unregulated layer of fossil fuel powered infrastructure. We had to try to do something.”
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We're firing a shot across the bow!
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
PR: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Press contact: hello@amazonclimatejustice.org AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees Over 1,000 Amazon emplo...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We're firing a shot across the bow!
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
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Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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bring back Lughnasadh you cowards, you can have bonfires in August and feast outdoors and be happy and we can stop with the pilgrims and use November for penance
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
bring back Lughnasadh you cowards, you can have bonfires in August and feast outdoors and be happy and we can stop with the pilgrims and use November for penance
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a late November holiday is a bad idea, actually, this is all just a bizarrely delayed harvest festival and you’re supposed to finish those by October
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
a late November holiday is a bad idea, actually, this is all just a bizarrely delayed harvest festival and you’re supposed to finish those by October
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
delicious writing from @gsvoss.bsky.social about undelicious food photography slop
"Summer arrived and, finally, unhappily, AI images of food began to bloom in the wild, their tells lurid and unmistakeable. I regretted ever wishing for their presence." www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/you-want-t...
'You want to imagine what this tastes like? Fuck you, says AI'
Georgina Voss on how AI-generated images impact the way we look at photographs of food. Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
delicious writing from @gsvoss.bsky.social about undelicious food photography slop
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tricked by a wizard
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
tricked by a wizard