Crikkett Y
@crikkett.bsky.social
Working musician, educator, human with cats
20-year aspirant Rhode Islander
math enthusiast
i dunno just a guy i guess?
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20-year aspirant Rhode Islander
math enthusiast
i dunno just a guy i guess?
xe/xem/xyr/xyrs
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Crikkett Y
@crikkett.bsky.social
· Apr 3
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
This pretty much sums it up, imo
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the people screaming online daily about boycotting x, y, and z had better be in formation...
"The "We Ain't Buying It" boycott calls on consumers to shop at "small, local, or with businesses affirming our humanity" as they avoid Home Depot stores."
Home Depot to suffer massive boycott from holiday shoppers
Home Depot's sales during the holiday season may take a major hit.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
the people screaming online daily about boycotting x, y, and z had better be in formation...
Proud to be a contributing writer in this collection, and looking forward to seeing it in print! Follow now to help us reach more potential backers: www.kickstarter.com/projects/648...
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Coming soon: Here Lies Buried
An Anthology about Mourning Celebrities who Died in 2024 with Words and Images
www.kickstarter.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Proud to be a contributing writer in this collection, and looking forward to seeing it in print! Follow now to help us reach more potential backers: www.kickstarter.com/projects/648...
Thanks!
Thanks!
Wow, NYT News Quiz, tell us (from the first question) that you cater to readers who don't even know any poor people without telling us you cater to readers who don't even know any poor people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The New York Times News Quiz, Oct. 31, 2025
Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Wow, NYT News Quiz, tell us (from the first question) that you cater to readers who don't even know any poor people without telling us you cater to readers who don't even know any poor people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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More people marched today than at any time in the history of the United States.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
October 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
More people marched today than at any time in the history of the United States.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
Visiting the Concord Museum yesterday with my parents:
Mom, looking at a piece of furniture from the 18th c.: What a handsome chest!
Me, two months out from top surgery: Why, thank you!
Mom, looking at a piece of furniture from the 18th c.: What a handsome chest!
Me, two months out from top surgery: Why, thank you!
August 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Visiting the Concord Museum yesterday with my parents:
Mom, looking at a piece of furniture from the 18th c.: What a handsome chest!
Me, two months out from top surgery: Why, thank you!
Mom, looking at a piece of furniture from the 18th c.: What a handsome chest!
Me, two months out from top surgery: Why, thank you!
I was today years old when I found out Kristen Stewart played the daughter in Panic Room (even though I own this movie on DVD & have watched it at least a few times—all pre-Twilight) meaning she was on-screen with Jodie Foster & now my lil gay head is exploding & I have to rewatch it ASAP
August 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I was today years old when I found out Kristen Stewart played the daughter in Panic Room (even though I own this movie on DVD & have watched it at least a few times—all pre-Twilight) meaning she was on-screen with Jodie Foster & now my lil gay head is exploding & I have to rewatch it ASAP
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I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
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‘Skeletons marching to death’: Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza
Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza
www.independent.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
‘Skeletons marching to death’: Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza
"In the United States, libraries outnumber McDonald’s. Who would’ve thought that the hunger for a Big Mac would be topped by a hunger for knowledge? Maybe there is still hope for humanity."
h/t to @tuck.bsky.social's most recent Patreon newsletter
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h/t to @tuck.bsky.social's most recent Patreon newsletter
www.plough.com/en/topics/cu...
The Library of Convicts
A prisoner discovers books are an escape, and when he finds the prison library inadequate, he takes matters into his own hands.
www.plough.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"In the United States, libraries outnumber McDonald’s. Who would’ve thought that the hunger for a Big Mac would be topped by a hunger for knowledge? Maybe there is still hope for humanity."
h/t to @tuck.bsky.social's most recent Patreon newsletter
www.plough.com/en/topics/cu...
h/t to @tuck.bsky.social's most recent Patreon newsletter
www.plough.com/en/topics/cu...
I saw ducklings this morning.
June 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I saw ducklings this morning.
Does this make my top surgery countercultural?
‘A marker of luxury and arrogance’: why gravity-defying boobs are back – and what they say about the state of the world
‘A marker of luxury and arrogance’: why gravity-defying boobs are back – and what they say about the state of the world
Breasts have always been political – and right now they’re front and centre again. Is it yet another way in which Trump’s worldview is reshaping the culture?
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Does this make my top surgery countercultural?
Absolutely Not list, according to Onyx, my cat:
1. Strangers
2. The long-handled grabber I have to use while post-op
3. My mom’s cat
4. My mom [probably guilt by association]
5. Sudden, sharp inhales
6. Idk, sinister air molecules?
(partial list; items to be appended without notice)
1. Strangers
2. The long-handled grabber I have to use while post-op
3. My mom’s cat
4. My mom [probably guilt by association]
5. Sudden, sharp inhales
6. Idk, sinister air molecules?
(partial list; items to be appended without notice)
June 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Absolutely Not list, according to Onyx, my cat:
1. Strangers
2. The long-handled grabber I have to use while post-op
3. My mom’s cat
4. My mom [probably guilt by association]
5. Sudden, sharp inhales
6. Idk, sinister air molecules?
(partial list; items to be appended without notice)
1. Strangers
2. The long-handled grabber I have to use while post-op
3. My mom’s cat
4. My mom [probably guilt by association]
5. Sudden, sharp inhales
6. Idk, sinister air molecules?
(partial list; items to be appended without notice)
Plus, it doesn’t actually do a great job a lot of the time
May 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Plus, it doesn’t actually do a great job a lot of the time
I’m doing basically home kitty hospice with my elderly boy this weekend, spoiling him as much as I can when he can’t/won’t eat any of the special food I got him so I’m trapped in a chair with him on my lap & I can’t reach my other book & I actually should eat something & also I need to pee. 🐈⬛😿
May 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I’m doing basically home kitty hospice with my elderly boy this weekend, spoiling him as much as I can when he can’t/won’t eat any of the special food I got him so I’m trapped in a chair with him on my lap & I can’t reach my other book & I actually should eat something & also I need to pee. 🐈⬛😿
I’m horrified to learn—& if you know me, you’ll know why—that emdashes are supposedly now—according to what I’m hearing on the Endless Thread podcast from @wbur.org—an AI giveaway.
May 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I’m horrified to learn—& if you know me, you’ll know why—that emdashes are supposedly now—according to what I’m hearing on the Endless Thread podcast from @wbur.org—an AI giveaway.
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Revenue at Duolingo in 2024 was up 41% on 23 to $748M. Net income was up by 451% for same period and yet they're firing workers. We've long been at "insatiable greed" point of late stage capitalism. People may feel helpless but there's a very easy way to kick companies like this. Delete their apps.
I have completely deleted my Duolingo. I was informed by one of my kids that the company has removed most of its employees and 70% of the company is run by AI.
I urge everyone to delete their app.
I urge everyone to delete their app.
Duolingo CEO says he's getting rid of contract employees and replacing them with AI
Duolingo employees can also expect their AI use to be graded in their performance reviews.
fortune.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Revenue at Duolingo in 2024 was up 41% on 23 to $748M. Net income was up by 451% for same period and yet they're firing workers. We've long been at "insatiable greed" point of late stage capitalism. People may feel helpless but there's a very easy way to kick companies like this. Delete their apps.
A week ago, I had yet another occasion to pull out my go-to sign. It’s been consistently timely since I made it about six years ago. (And for a long time before then, of course.)
#pulltogether
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#pulltogether
benjaminbranchaudphotography.pixieset.com/pulltogether...
PULL TOGETHER
Photo by Benjamin Branchaud Photography
benjaminbranchaudphotography.pixieset.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A week ago, I had yet another occasion to pull out my go-to sign. It’s been consistently timely since I made it about six years ago. (And for a long time before then, of course.)
#pulltogether
benjaminbranchaudphotography.pixieset.com/pulltogether...
#pulltogether
benjaminbranchaudphotography.pixieset.com/pulltogether...
I had fun last night #pulltogether #pvd @indivisibleri.bsky.social benjaminbranchaudphotography.pixieset.com/pulltogether...
PULL TOGETHER
Photo by Benjamin Branchaud Photography
benjaminbranchaudphotography.pixieset.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4
April 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4
Hey do I know anyone who wants to join libro.fm & also get me a free audiobook by using my referral link? ::bats eyelashes::
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Bc I really want to preorder So Many Stars by Caro De Robertis just sayin'
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Bc I really want to preorder So Many Stars by Caro De Robertis just sayin'
April 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hey do I know anyone who wants to join libro.fm & also get me a free audiobook by using my referral link? ::bats eyelashes::
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Bc I really want to preorder So Many Stars by Caro De Robertis just sayin'
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Bc I really want to preorder So Many Stars by Caro De Robertis just sayin'
This pretty much sums it up, imo
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This pretty much sums it up, imo
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one more thing (for now): be specific, but don't be personal in a way that endangers anyone. trans people are at risk rn. you might have a trans loved one; you don't have a trans nephew.
DON'T OUT ANYONE. DON'T OUT YOURSELF.
keep your distance but don't look like you're keeping your distance.🧵
DON'T OUT ANYONE. DON'T OUT YOURSELF.
keep your distance but don't look like you're keeping your distance.🧵
March 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
one more thing (for now): be specific, but don't be personal in a way that endangers anyone. trans people are at risk rn. you might have a trans loved one; you don't have a trans nephew.
DON'T OUT ANYONE. DON'T OUT YOURSELF.
keep your distance but don't look like you're keeping your distance.🧵
DON'T OUT ANYONE. DON'T OUT YOURSELF.
keep your distance but don't look like you're keeping your distance.🧵
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trans people deserve healthcare. full stop.
trans care is essential & lifesaving. full stop.
trans care requires more than just trans folks standing for the right to access it.
you can be brief, but be specific. this isn't a "spam the form" sitch. a comment can be anonymous if you need that.🧵
trans care is essential & lifesaving. full stop.
trans care requires more than just trans folks standing for the right to access it.
you can be brief, but be specific. this isn't a "spam the form" sitch. a comment can be anonymous if you need that.🧵
March 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
trans people deserve healthcare. full stop.
trans care is essential & lifesaving. full stop.
trans care requires more than just trans folks standing for the right to access it.
you can be brief, but be specific. this isn't a "spam the form" sitch. a comment can be anonymous if you need that.🧵
trans care is essential & lifesaving. full stop.
trans care requires more than just trans folks standing for the right to access it.
you can be brief, but be specific. this isn't a "spam the form" sitch. a comment can be anonymous if you need that.🧵