Dr. Sheila Addison
@drsaddison.bsky.social
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This is the kind of action I want to see from my Congresspeople. Thanks Rep Jayapal.
My Trans Bill of Rights protects the freedom for all trans people to live as their full, authentic selves. It’s time to get this passed!
February 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This is the kind of action I want to see from my Congresspeople. Thanks Rep Jayapal.
I'm late for Valentine's Day but I feel this adequately expresses my feelings.
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'm late for Valentine's Day but I feel this adequately expresses my feelings.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
I'd say "oh look, people are mistaking fat-shaming MAGAs for political action again" but it has never, ever stopped.
I’d rather be fat than a fascist. It’s important to remember that only one of those things is actually shameful
February 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I'd say "oh look, people are mistaking fat-shaming MAGAs for political action again" but it has never, ever stopped.
I would like a fruit-bearing hedgehog, please
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I would like a fruit-bearing hedgehog, please
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Almost everyone "on the left" doesn't have a problem with machine learning, or technology, or progress. They do have problems with security, safety, mental health outcomes, plagiarism, labor distributions, and environmental & energy impact.
Industry regulation is not some unreasonable leftist ask.
Industry regulation is not some unreasonable leftist ask.
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Almost everyone "on the left" doesn't have a problem with machine learning, or technology, or progress. They do have problems with security, safety, mental health outcomes, plagiarism, labor distributions, and environmental & energy impact.
Industry regulation is not some unreasonable leftist ask.
Industry regulation is not some unreasonable leftist ask.
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a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
Portland! Seattle! Folks in Europe! Don't sleep on seeing SPRINTS on this tour. They were so much fun in San Francisco at The Chapel. It was awesome to see a sold out SF crowd enjoying a band we love from KEXP.
February 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Portland! Seattle! Folks in Europe! Don't sleep on seeing SPRINTS on this tour. They were so much fun in San Francisco at The Chapel. It was awesome to see a sold out SF crowd enjoying a band we love from KEXP.
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Packaging light up the KEXP studio with a live set featuring "In Your Pocket," "On Holiday," "Didn't Wanna Stay," and "Running Through The Airport." The fundraiser performance is streaming now. zurl.co/fBRKe
Packaging Ignite KEXP Studio With Electrifying Live Performance - That Eric Alper
Packaging deliver a dynamic full-band set live at KEXP, and features “In Your Pocket,” “On Holiday,” “Didn’t Wanna Stay,” and “Running Through The Airport,” showcasing the band’s tight chemistry and layered instrumentation. Daniel Lyon, Connor Birch, Nick Berlin, and Bridget Hartman are joined by guest Jessica Dobson, with hosting by Larry Mizell Jr., capturing the […]
zurl.co
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Packaging light up the KEXP studio with a live set featuring "In Your Pocket," "On Holiday," "Didn't Wanna Stay," and "Running Through The Airport." The fundraiser performance is streaming now. zurl.co/fBRKe
Everyone knows the First Battalion Transvestite Brigade had to be stopped, because they made everyone else look bad (both in terms of combat effectiveness and general flair and verve.) youtu.be/mlNfDBAPIYQ?...
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Everyone knows the First Battalion Transvestite Brigade had to be stopped, because they made everyone else look bad (both in terms of combat effectiveness and general flair and verve.) youtu.be/mlNfDBAPIYQ?...
Age verification?
My first home computer ran off a cassette tape.
My first home computer ran off a cassette tape.
In the same vein;
My first home computer had no hard drive.
My first home computer had no hard drive.
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Age verification?
My first home computer ran off a cassette tape.
My first home computer ran off a cassette tape.
This is why I named them "LOLbertarians" in my head years ago.
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This is why I named them "LOLbertarians" in my head years ago.
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There is a major political organization allied with the president that got so mad a Latino artist was tapped to play at the Super Bowl they made a whole alternative show. We should all take a moment to reflect on that. It is so blatantly racist.
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
There is a major political organization allied with the president that got so mad a Latino artist was tapped to play at the Super Bowl they made a whole alternative show. We should all take a moment to reflect on that. It is so blatantly racist.
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Apparently it's #SuperbOwl day, so here's a superb owl in ink I did a few years ago #owl #ink #SciArt
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Apparently it's #SuperbOwl day, so here's a superb owl in ink I did a few years ago #owl #ink #SciArt
Good "easy food when stuff is hard" thread.
thread of minimal effort healthy-ish meals in case this is helpful for anyone:
February 7, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Good "easy food when stuff is hard" thread.
Children are amazing and hilarious, and adults who appreciate them are some of the best people in the world.
Also: people who can credibly improvise and be a good sport about it.
Also: people who can credibly improvise and be a good sport about it.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Children are amazing and hilarious, and adults who appreciate them are some of the best people in the world.
Also: people who can credibly improvise and be a good sport about it.
Also: people who can credibly improvise and be a good sport about it.
For anybody who needs it (which is probably.. most folks here...) it's International Clash Day on KEXP. Go listen to today's Early, Morning, and Midday shows already in the archive. Afternoon on right now so you can listen live! Know your rights! kexp.org
For #KEXP #MorningShow fans, especially- this is a fun group shot at the gathering space today giving Morning Show producer, Owen Murphy, extra love for such an amazing #InternationalClashDay production (inc Billy Bragg clip!) . Listen again for 14 days, here (& on KEXP app) kexp.org/archive
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
For anybody who needs it (which is probably.. most folks here...) it's International Clash Day on KEXP. Go listen to today's Early, Morning, and Midday shows already in the archive. Afternoon on right now so you can listen live! Know your rights! kexp.org
Wow. Just.. wow.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Wow. Just.. wow.
Absolute nightmare fuel.
What if the Seahawks are really a million geoducks in a trench coat?
February 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Absolute nightmare fuel.
Pets are both horrible and wonderful.
That is all.
That is all.
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Pets are both horrible and wonderful.
That is all.
That is all.
My parents divorced when I was 5. My dad was... not good at entertaining children. I spent a lot of bored, lonely hours on "his" weekends.
But he had a bunch of old 8-tracks. I must have listened to "Himself" 100 times at least.
What a crushing disappointment Cosby turned out to be.
But he had a bunch of old 8-tracks. I must have listened to "Himself" 100 times at least.
What a crushing disappointment Cosby turned out to be.
Bill Cosby (especially the "Himself" stand-up film) was a huge part of my childhood. My family and I quoted him at each other for decades (especially the line "parents are not interested in justice, they want quiet"). I can't bring myself to watch him anymore, and I hate that.
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
My parents divorced when I was 5. My dad was... not good at entertaining children. I spent a lot of bored, lonely hours on "his" weekends.
But he had a bunch of old 8-tracks. I must have listened to "Himself" 100 times at least.
What a crushing disappointment Cosby turned out to be.
But he had a bunch of old 8-tracks. I must have listened to "Himself" 100 times at least.
What a crushing disappointment Cosby turned out to be.
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you personally have the ability to secure elections for yourself and your neighbors.
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
you personally have the ability to secure elections for yourself and your neighbors.
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as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.
WA state doesn't doesn't "go to the polls" - we vote by mail. But most places do, and it is notoriously hard to recruit enough poll WORKERS for election days. So you can also get involved via becoming a poll worker for the day.
A good thing you can do about this instead of dooming is Google “how to become a poll observer in [your town]”
Breaking:
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
WA state doesn't doesn't "go to the polls" - we vote by mail. But most places do, and it is notoriously hard to recruit enough poll WORKERS for election days. So you can also get involved via becoming a poll worker for the day.
change a letter, ruin a cocktail:
Blood & Hand
Blood & Hand
change a letter, ruin a cocktail:
Whiskey Slur
Whiskey Slur
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
change a letter, ruin a cocktail:
Blood & Hand
Blood & Hand