Fem Severian
@imhavingfun.bsky.social
She/her. Pseudo-philosopher
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Fem Severian
@imhavingfun.bsky.social
· Dec 7
Thought it would be nice to source my profile picture. Book: The Book of The New Sun by Gene Wolfe; Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
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i will concede that if you want to influence other people addicted to X, X is worth using. but if you want to influence the actual public, text-based social media is a fool's errand.
One of the biggest mistakes left-of-center pundits and influencers made was decamping to Bluesky. They made themselves irrelevant, shrunk their audiences, and dramatically lessened the positive impact they could have on our public debate at the precise time we needed it most.
September 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
i will concede that if you want to influence other people addicted to X, X is worth using. but if you want to influence the actual public, text-based social media is a fool's errand.
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🚨ACLED: 94% of Palestinians Killed Since March Are Civilians
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
September 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨ACLED: 94% of Palestinians Killed Since March Are Civilians
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.
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Breaking: Portugal confirms it will formally recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday, September 21, 2025. The move comes just ahead of a high-level UN conference on Palestine.
September 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Breaking: Portugal confirms it will formally recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday, September 21, 2025. The move comes just ahead of a high-level UN conference on Palestine.
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had to read the article to understand wtf was going on here which is that Meta is literally feeding Instagram pictures parents took of their teenage daughters to middle aged men as ads for Threads
“Meta has used back-to-school pictures of schoolgirls to advertise one of its social media platforms to a 37-year-old man, in a move parents described as “outrageous” and “upsetting.”
Meta has 100% stopped even *pretending* not to be astoundingly evil.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta has 100% stopped even *pretending* not to be astoundingly evil.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man
Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
had to read the article to understand wtf was going on here which is that Meta is literally feeding Instagram pictures parents took of their teenage daughters to middle aged men as ads for Threads
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The Raid. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
September 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Raid. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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It's also worth noting here that Korea's total trade with the US for one year is $240 billion.
So we took our tariffs on South Korea from 0.8% to 25%, and are now demanding that they give us $350b in “investments,” from which we will take 90% of the profits, in exchange for dropping that rate down to a mere 15%.
That shit would make John Gotti blush.
That shit would make John Gotti blush.
Of COURSE it would be ludicrous for South Korea to hand corrupt moron bigot crook Trump "$350 billion" for investment in the USA given their annual US exports are like $130B.
YES it would be better to have US importers pay a 25% tariff for SK products.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
YES it would be better to have US importers pay a 25% tariff for SK products.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
September 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's also worth noting here that Korea's total trade with the US for one year is $240 billion.
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"In the first half of 2025 China’s new additions were more than twice the new capacity installed by the entire rest of the world this year. The #2 on the list, India, installed 24GW. The US at #3 installed 21GW. There is an order of magnitude difference." adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...
Chartbook 409 Beyond the "Marshall Plan": China's solar boom as world-changing industrial policy.
In the first six months of 2025 China installed more than 250GW of solar power capacity.
adamtooze.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"In the first half of 2025 China’s new additions were more than twice the new capacity installed by the entire rest of the world this year. The #2 on the list, India, installed 24GW. The US at #3 installed 21GW. There is an order of magnitude difference." adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...
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The Heritage Foundation is one of the worst organizations in the modern world. A cesspit of sick nazi fucks. Every single idea, every single person who comes out of it makes the world a worse place. Creepy crawly death cult. Yeah I’m not very fond of them.
Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them.
They want us all eradicated.
They want us all eradicated.
September 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Heritage Foundation is one of the worst organizations in the modern world. A cesspit of sick nazi fucks. Every single idea, every single person who comes out of it makes the world a worse place. Creepy crawly death cult. Yeah I’m not very fond of them.
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Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers, says agriculture secretary on.ft.com/4guA77r
Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers, says agriculture secretary
Brooke Rollins says a package to offset rising costs for growers could be announced ‘soon’
on.ft.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers, says agriculture secretary on.ft.com/4guA77r
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last year in China a 21yo man killed 8 people and injured 17 in an indiscriminate knife attack at a vocational training school. he was sentenced to death only a month later. there's an interesting report tracing his radicalisation online, also a mixture of "far right" & "far left" influences.
the kind of "ideological salad" you see in many X bios.
Singapore picks up first case of incel radicalised by mixing far-right, far-left and ISIS ideologies www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/is...
Singapore picks up first case of incel radicalised by mixing far-right, far-left and ISIS ideologies www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/is...
Singapore picks up first case of incel radicalised by mixing far-right, far-left and ISIS ideologies
The 14-year-old Secondary 3 student was influenced by a "salad bar" of extremist beliefs, starting from the middle of 2024.
www.channelnewsasia.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
last year in China a 21yo man killed 8 people and injured 17 in an indiscriminate knife attack at a vocational training school. he was sentenced to death only a month later. there's an interesting report tracing his radicalisation online, also a mixture of "far right" & "far left" influences.
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Mentally I am relaxing in Oscar Niemeyer's headquarters for the French communist party (1980) and nothing can reach me here if I continue to refuse to answer that phone.
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mentally I am relaxing in Oscar Niemeyer's headquarters for the French communist party (1980) and nothing can reach me here if I continue to refuse to answer that phone.
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An immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Syria or Algeria.
News of the Trump admin’s continued pursuit of the freed Palestinian activist comes as it expands its war on speech even further, this time against Jimmy Kimmel.
News of the Trump admin’s continued pursuit of the freed Palestinian activist comes as it expands its war on speech even further, this time against Jimmy Kimmel.
Immigration Judge Orders Mahmoud Khalil to Be Deported to Syria or Algeria
The Palestinian activist's lawyers say he remains protected for now by a federal judge's previous order preventing his removal while his case proceeds.
zeteo.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
An immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Syria or Algeria.
News of the Trump admin’s continued pursuit of the freed Palestinian activist comes as it expands its war on speech even further, this time against Jimmy Kimmel.
News of the Trump admin’s continued pursuit of the freed Palestinian activist comes as it expands its war on speech even further, this time against Jimmy Kimmel.
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How South Korea's collective PTSD about its own experience with military dictatorship has influenced its deep anger about Trump's ICE raid in Georgia and ICE's horrific treatment of Korean citizens.
September 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
How South Korea's collective PTSD about its own experience with military dictatorship has influenced its deep anger about Trump's ICE raid in Georgia and ICE's horrific treatment of Korean citizens.
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POWELL: EXPECT TARIFF-DRIVEN PRICE INCREASES TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR AND NEXT
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
POWELL: EXPECT TARIFF-DRIVEN PRICE INCREASES TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR AND NEXT
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NEW: 20 US politicians now say Israel is committing genocide.
First Jewish members to do so—
Bernie Sanders: "The intent is clear. The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza."
Becca Balint: "…the trauma of the Holocaust serves as a reminder of the power of speaking out."
First Jewish members to do so—
Bernie Sanders: "The intent is clear. The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza."
Becca Balint: "…the trauma of the Holocaust serves as a reminder of the power of speaking out."
Who Says Israel Is Committing a Genocide in Gaza? Everyone on This List
After almost two years, more and more politicians, experts, and human rights groups are finally using the G-word to describe Israel's violence in Gaza, but the list is still relatively short.
zeteo.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NEW: 20 US politicians now say Israel is committing genocide.
First Jewish members to do so—
Bernie Sanders: "The intent is clear. The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza."
Becca Balint: "…the trauma of the Holocaust serves as a reminder of the power of speaking out."
First Jewish members to do so—
Bernie Sanders: "The intent is clear. The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza."
Becca Balint: "…the trauma of the Holocaust serves as a reminder of the power of speaking out."
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Here comes subprime auto-loan delinquencies. 👀
(via Arbor Data)!
(via Arbor Data)!
September 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here comes subprime auto-loan delinquencies. 👀
(via Arbor Data)!
(via Arbor Data)!
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"this was an illegal act, under US and international law. Assassination is against the law according to the War Crimes Act, Uniform Code of Military Justice, and Executive Order 12333, as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights"
internationalpolicy.org/publications...
internationalpolicy.org/publications...
September 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"this was an illegal act, under US and international law. Assassination is against the law according to the War Crimes Act, Uniform Code of Military Justice, and Executive Order 12333, as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights"
internationalpolicy.org/publications...
internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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My goal in life is to get the word "shkrelling" into circulation. It means talking about something in a way that is ostensibly about how evil and terrible it is, but is really marketing for it.
Do you think AI is dangerous? The authors of a new book, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, think so.
And they mean that very literally: a superintelligence — an AI that’s smarter than any human, and smarter than humanity collectively — would kill us all.
And they mean that very literally: a superintelligence — an AI that’s smarter than any human, and smarter than humanity collectively — would kill us all.
“AI will kill everyone” is not an argument. It’s a worldview.
How rational is Eliezer Yudkowsky’s prophecy?
www.vox.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My goal in life is to get the word "shkrelling" into circulation. It means talking about something in a way that is ostensibly about how evil and terrible it is, but is really marketing for it.
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we need young earth creationists in every biology department, antivax cranks in every medical school program, and climate deniers in every chemistry department
that Demsas piece about GOP affirmative action is exactly as bad as you'd think. this is Chait-level shit. this is Conor Friedersdorf quality.
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
we need young earth creationists in every biology department, antivax cranks in every medical school program, and climate deniers in every chemistry department
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Inside U.S. detention: Korean victim’s testimony of shackles and humiliation. www.khan.co.kr/article/2025...
Inside U.S. detention: Korean victim’s testimony of shackles and humiliation
It was something he never could have imagined. While at work, he was suddenly chained up and dragged away, and it was only after eight days that he was finally released. Though he had committed no ...
www.khan.co.kr
September 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Inside U.S. detention: Korean victim’s testimony of shackles and humiliation. www.khan.co.kr/article/2025...
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There will always be funding for telling rich people what they want to hear.
September 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
There will always be funding for telling rich people what they want to hear.
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I hadn't quite realized how much China's exports to the US have fallen recently. Prior to the pandemic, the US deficit with China was on the order of 2 percent of GDP. Now it's down to half a percent.
September 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I hadn't quite realized how much China's exports to the US have fallen recently. Prior to the pandemic, the US deficit with China was on the order of 2 percent of GDP. Now it's down to half a percent.
This is what the Biden admin did; their proposed Title IX rules were blocked in court by Republicans and it didn't gain them anything electorally. It's also what the NCAA tried to do and they've also been sued by Republicans. So congrats--your plan is both unoriginal and politically worthless
Democrats could "couple basic civil rights with reasonable restrictions on transgender women in women’s sports," Moulton said. "So why don't we propose this and counter Trump's hate with legal protections?" www.wgbh.org/news/politic... #mapoli @gbhnews.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Instead of having playoffs, the college football championship should be between the best college team and the worst NFL team. If the college team wins, they get to become an NFL franchise, and the NFL team has to become a university.
December 22, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Instead of having playoffs, the college football championship should be between the best college team and the worst NFL team. If the college team wins, they get to become an NFL franchise, and the NFL team has to become a university.