Kayla Shirley
@kcshirley.bsky.social
she / her | engineer, environmentalist, writer | USA
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My newsletter “Who gives a focal?” is now live with its first piece about an episode of Daria and the death of a really shitty football player named Tommy Sherman. Give it a read. And please subscribe! whogivesafocal.ghost.io/in-a-world-o...
In a World of Tommy Shermans, Be the Misery Chick
“People aren’t upset that Tommy Sherman died. They’re upset that they’re going to die.”
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September 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My newsletter “Who gives a focal?” is now live with its first piece about an episode of Daria and the death of a really shitty football player named Tommy Sherman. Give it a read. And please subscribe! whogivesafocal.ghost.io/in-a-world-o...
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For the love of everything you love, don't call your work 'content'. Every time you call it content you're breaking your own heart.
August 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
For the love of everything you love, don't call your work 'content'. Every time you call it content you're breaking your own heart.
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a quick comic to dispel the demon of having not made a comic
June 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
a quick comic to dispel the demon of having not made a comic
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I'm gutted and furious that the Iranian people will be injured, harmed and killed as a result of this absolutely depraved act of violence. What a complete travesty on every single level.
June 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I'm gutted and furious that the Iranian people will be injured, harmed and killed as a result of this absolutely depraved act of violence. What a complete travesty on every single level.
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hey @nytimes.com what if instead of this you reported accurately that the president of the united states has violated the united states constitution by entering into war with a foreign power without the approval of congress, just like, what if
June 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
hey @nytimes.com what if instead of this you reported accurately that the president of the united states has violated the united states constitution by entering into war with a foreign power without the approval of congress, just like, what if
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I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
June 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
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"South Florida weatherman tells viewers he can't accurately predict hurricanes because of government cuts"
Source:
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Source:
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June 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"South Florida weatherman tells viewers he can't accurately predict hurricanes because of government cuts"
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
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Manatees are the OG mermaids fr #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #manatees #mermaid #sirenia #swim #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
May 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Manatees are the OG mermaids fr #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #manatees #mermaid #sirenia #swim #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
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1955: Whites-only water fountains
2025: Whites-only immigration.
2025: Whites-only immigration.
May 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
1955: Whites-only water fountains
2025: Whites-only immigration.
2025: Whites-only immigration.
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technology always finds the next reproducible thing
art always finds the next irreproducible thing
art always finds the next irreproducible thing
March 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
technology always finds the next reproducible thing
art always finds the next irreproducible thing
art always finds the next irreproducible thing
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1. This morning, California Governor said he was in "complete alignment" with anti-LGBTQ+ hate-influencer Charlie Kirk of TPUSA on transgender sports.
He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
CA Gov Gavin Newsom "Completely Aligns" With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast
The California Governor, in the launch of his new podcast, announced that he completely aligned with far-right, ant-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie Kirk on sports, and agreed on prisons and youth care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
1. This morning, California Governor said he was in "complete alignment" with anti-LGBTQ+ hate-influencer Charlie Kirk of TPUSA on transgender sports.
He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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This story is 🤯! This Charter School Superintendent in Texas Makes $870,000. His District Serves 1,000 Students. By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill w/ @texastribune.org
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the c...
www.propublica.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This story is 🤯! This Charter School Superintendent in Texas Makes $870,000. His District Serves 1,000 Students. By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill w/ @texastribune.org
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saying "i was wrong" and "i made a mistake" and "i learned something" are actually mega chad power moves
My greatest wish in this moment: that changing one's mind wasn't so widely considered to be shameful—that being wrong and having the presence to say, "I was wrong and I think differently now" was not derided. It is truly one of the most beautiful and resilient and powerful things you can do.
March 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
saying "i was wrong" and "i made a mistake" and "i learned something" are actually mega chad power moves
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Super great that one of the major funding bodies that supports my physics research is now officially in opposition to me being the one to do it.
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Super great that one of the major funding bodies that supports my physics research is now officially in opposition to me being the one to do it.
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(yall gotta stop ceding ground to puritans. don't give them stickers or mpaa ratings or "mature" sections or "clean" imprints. they don't get a little censorship, as a treat.)
"well as long as it's age appropriate" no fuck you guys actually, i read adult books when i was 12 and now i'm weird as hell, as i SHOULD be
February 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
(yall gotta stop ceding ground to puritans. don't give them stickers or mpaa ratings or "mature" sections or "clean" imprints. they don't get a little censorship, as a treat.)
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Hardly new info, but BSky should know:
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
February 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hardly new info, but BSky should know:
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
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May we rage when we must and rest when we can.
May we make the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat shalom ❤️
May we make the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat shalom ❤️
February 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
May we rage when we must and rest when we can.
May we make the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat shalom ❤️
May we make the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat shalom ❤️
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It’s been really gross to see how quickly institutions are folding over DEI programs. Like they’re relieved to stop pretending to care
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It’s been really gross to see how quickly institutions are folding over DEI programs. Like they’re relieved to stop pretending to care
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I’m gonna do some fierce emailing today.
Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
February 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’m gonna do some fierce emailing today.
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Okay I’m going to make a list of accounts who lost their tents or had them damaged in the wind/ rain in Gaza- so if you are looking to help with that crisis here’s a list!
February 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Okay I’m going to make a list of accounts who lost their tents or had them damaged in the wind/ rain in Gaza- so if you are looking to help with that crisis here’s a list!
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Trials abandoned due to the stop-work order on USAID-funded research:
February 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Trials abandoned due to the stop-work order on USAID-funded research:
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After 11 years, my time at HuffPost is coming to an end tomorrow.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
February 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
After 11 years, my time at HuffPost is coming to an end tomorrow.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
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VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books (Gift Article)
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!