Anne Hedonia
@elephantsaxophone.bsky.social
Companion to two ridiculous rabbits. Dabbler in music, knitting, and drawing
chicago
(formerly baniak on bird site)
chicago
(formerly baniak on bird site)
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This quote from Le Guin is also emblematic of why you can't be an "A.I. writer". The process is *everything*.
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
February 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This quote from Le Guin is also emblematic of why you can't be an "A.I. writer". The process is *everything*.
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And actually we see this all the time
"Margins are tight for restaurant owners!"
Are they tighter than the employees who work two full time jobs to keep from getting evicted?
"If we raise wages for cooks, the owners won't make any money!"
Why is the worker responsible for subsidizing the owner?
"Margins are tight for restaurant owners!"
Are they tighter than the employees who work two full time jobs to keep from getting evicted?
"If we raise wages for cooks, the owners won't make any money!"
Why is the worker responsible for subsidizing the owner?
Why are stakes ”too high“ for the hotel owners but not for the hotel workers?
February 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
And actually we see this all the time
"Margins are tight for restaurant owners!"
Are they tighter than the employees who work two full time jobs to keep from getting evicted?
"If we raise wages for cooks, the owners won't make any money!"
Why is the worker responsible for subsidizing the owner?
"Margins are tight for restaurant owners!"
Are they tighter than the employees who work two full time jobs to keep from getting evicted?
"If we raise wages for cooks, the owners won't make any money!"
Why is the worker responsible for subsidizing the owner?
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I really It's kinda weird how the "The left hates technology (because AI)" mostly come from people whose experience with tech is on the level of vibecoding and the "left" they criticize consists to a significant part of people who've been actually building and maintaining systems for decades.
February 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I really It's kinda weird how the "The left hates technology (because AI)" mostly come from people whose experience with tech is on the level of vibecoding and the "left" they criticize consists to a significant part of people who've been actually building and maintaining systems for decades.
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"But the people will feel no better if the stick with which they are being beaten is labeled 'the people’s stick.'"
Bakunin, Statism and Anarchy (1873)
Bakunin, Statism and Anarchy (1873)
Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has resumed the practice of clearing out homeless encampments, saying he has retooled the process.
apnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"But the people will feel no better if the stick with which they are being beaten is labeled 'the people’s stick.'"
Bakunin, Statism and Anarchy (1873)
Bakunin, Statism and Anarchy (1873)
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unhoused people, social workers, and advocates all say the same thing: encampment closures are incredibly destabilizing.
why are “progressive” leaders set on this policy? perhaps violence and classicism were always the intended result of a system that responds to poverty with guns and bulldozers.
why are “progressive” leaders set on this policy? perhaps violence and classicism were always the intended result of a system that responds to poverty with guns and bulldozers.
February 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM
unhoused people, social workers, and advocates all say the same thing: encampment closures are incredibly destabilizing.
why are “progressive” leaders set on this policy? perhaps violence and classicism were always the intended result of a system that responds to poverty with guns and bulldozers.
why are “progressive” leaders set on this policy? perhaps violence and classicism were always the intended result of a system that responds to poverty with guns and bulldozers.
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That’s $1.5 *million* in matching funds. Let’s go!
Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesota—KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation.
Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.
Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.
February 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
That’s $1.5 *million* in matching funds. Let’s go!
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THEY HAD THE “NO TAKE ONLY THROW” DOG MEME SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
THEY HAD THE “NO TAKE ONLY THROW” DOG MEME SIX THOUSAND YEARS AGO
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you couldn't have pippi longstocking today. she'd be named pippi stockmaxxing
February 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
you couldn't have pippi longstocking today. she'd be named pippi stockmaxxing
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they should invent a cost of living that goes down
February 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
they should invent a cost of living that goes down
Yes, and they should invent a living that doesn’t cost
they should invent a cost of living that goes down
February 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Yes, and they should invent a living that doesn’t cost
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the problem with giving in on things that don't poll well is that as soon as the right wins on the the things that don't poll well, they move on and start lying about more popular things to manipulate public opinion, starting the cycle again.
Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation, claims that evidence suggests a correlation between undergoing Trans Medical Care and acts of violence.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
February 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM
the problem with giving in on things that don't poll well is that as soon as the right wins on the the things that don't poll well, they move on and start lying about more popular things to manipulate public opinion, starting the cycle again.
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Who up adjusting they real time Risk boards?
February 18, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Who up adjusting they real time Risk boards?
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TOMORROW
Celebrate Ash Wednesday mass as part of Cardinal Cupich's procession to Broadview
Celebrate Ash Wednesday mass as part of Cardinal Cupich's procession to Broadview
February 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
TOMORROW
Celebrate Ash Wednesday mass as part of Cardinal Cupich's procession to Broadview
Celebrate Ash Wednesday mass as part of Cardinal Cupich's procession to Broadview
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Someone demanding you agree to vote for Newsom is demanding absolution, they feel a building shame and guilt for their complicity in this system but rather than self-reflect or reconsider, they demand the more victimized absolve them by agreeing that there is no alternative to that complicity
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Someone demanding you agree to vote for Newsom is demanding absolution, they feel a building shame and guilt for their complicity in this system but rather than self-reflect or reconsider, they demand the more victimized absolve them by agreeing that there is no alternative to that complicity
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I sometimes share my favorite poem here and today it feels appropriate ✨️
June 2, 2024 at 1:52 AM
I sometimes share my favorite poem here and today it feels appropriate ✨️
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You don’t need Disney-level resources and drawing skills to create animation.
People have made classics with sand and a source of light. With magazine clippings, or their own bodies animated via stop motion. There’s no barrier to entry, as we explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/sand-and-a...
People have made classics with sand and a source of light. With magazine clippings, or their own bodies animated via stop motion. There’s no barrier to entry, as we explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/sand-and-a...
February 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
You don’t need Disney-level resources and drawing skills to create animation.
People have made classics with sand and a source of light. With magazine clippings, or their own bodies animated via stop motion. There’s no barrier to entry, as we explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/sand-and-a...
People have made classics with sand and a source of light. With magazine clippings, or their own bodies animated via stop motion. There’s no barrier to entry, as we explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/sand-and-a...
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laughing so hard I might cry at this random instagram comment
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM
laughing so hard I might cry at this random instagram comment
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Here it is, your moment of zen.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Here it is, your moment of zen.
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I think people usually call this going back to normal, you know, when they kill and kidnap nonwhite people and no one writes pop songs about it.
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I think people usually call this going back to normal, you know, when they kill and kidnap nonwhite people and no one writes pop songs about it.
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One reason Republicans are so laser targeted on trans kids existing, is that trans kids existing requires accepting the bodily autonomy and consent of children.
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
One reason Republicans are so laser targeted on trans kids existing, is that trans kids existing requires accepting the bodily autonomy and consent of children.
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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wtaf Chicago Magazine
Chicago Magazine named Nick Fuentes #7 in its list of Top 50 powerful Chicagoans of 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
wtaf Chicago Magazine