Kristin
@kehf.bsky.social
she/her, LGBTQI+ on the USA west coast, with wonderful spouse, amazing housemate, & clever daughter. Play Minecraft & Valhiem. Knitter, crafter, DIYer, Tribal Episcopalian. @kehf@mastodon.scot
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It's the least he can do.
Bill Clinton should take one for the team and say it's real, especially if it isn't
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It's the least he can do.
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Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
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I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
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BREAKING: Protesters both in and outside the annual Fenway Health Gala decried the LGBTQ community health center's recent decision to end care for trans youth and young adults.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Protect Trans Futures and ACT UP Disrupt Charity Gala at Fenway Health — Assigned
The LGBTQ+ community health center recently announced they would no longer offer gender-affirming care to trans young people under the age of 19.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
BREAKING: Protesters both in and outside the annual Fenway Health Gala decried the LGBTQ community health center's recent decision to end care for trans youth and young adults.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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#NewJersey with the 1st death from Alpha-Gal disease.
Alpha Gal is an allergy to red meats that is spread by ticks. It’s been an increasing problem as ticks are expanding their territories
“the man attended a barbecue where he ate a hamburger…[4 hours after] eating, the man was found unconscious
Alpha Gal is an allergy to red meats that is spread by ticks. It’s been an increasing problem as ticks are expanding their territories
“the man attended a barbecue where he ate a hamburger…[4 hours after] eating, the man was found unconscious
1st death linked to alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy spread by ticks, reported in N.J., researchers say
A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, researchers say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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🏳️⚧️🌲Trans people belong in Washington🌲🏳️⚧️
No matter what, we will always fight for your freedom to be yourself, to get the care you need, and to thrive here.
Happy #TransAwarenessWeek!
No matter what, we will always fight for your freedom to be yourself, to get the care you need, and to thrive here.
Happy #TransAwarenessWeek!
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🏳️⚧️🌲Trans people belong in Washington🌲🏳️⚧️
No matter what, we will always fight for your freedom to be yourself, to get the care you need, and to thrive here.
Happy #TransAwarenessWeek!
No matter what, we will always fight for your freedom to be yourself, to get the care you need, and to thrive here.
Happy #TransAwarenessWeek!
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More good news.
Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
More good news.
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Here we go. The @nwslsoccer.com better step up and shut this transphobic shit down or lose fans. I won't watch these transphobes or any team that employs them. Any team or player sponsored by this trash brand should be dumped and boycotted.
From @karleighchardonnay.bsky.social at Outsports:
Jennifer Sey, who said the NWSL had “several males” has issued a $10,000 bounty to the next player to “speak out like Elizabeth Eddy.” An anonymous donor added $5000. Clay Travis said he’d double it.
NEAT.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/14/2...
Jennifer Sey, who said the NWSL had “several males” has issued a $10,000 bounty to the next player to “speak out like Elizabeth Eddy.” An anonymous donor added $5000. Clay Travis said he’d double it.
NEAT.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/14/2...
Transphobic clothing brand feels every athlete has a price - Outsports
Anti-trans activewear XX-XY teams up with sports shock jock Clay Travis to pay athletes to speak out against trans women.
www.outsports.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Here we go. The @nwslsoccer.com better step up and shut this transphobic shit down or lose fans. I won't watch these transphobes or any team that employs them. Any team or player sponsored by this trash brand should be dumped and boycotted.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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I need the NYT to put a cap on how many times a day they do obscene fuckshit
What New York Times calls “a light resume” for Seattle’s new progressive mayor turns out to be leading successful campaigns that expanded mass transit & housing & helped the city balance its budget. What a lightweight! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I need the NYT to put a cap on how many times a day they do obscene fuckshit
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This is possibly the most fucked thing I've ever seen but also the bit at the end where the grandmother is straight up being tricked into providing training content for the app feels particularly revealing.
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This is possibly the most fucked thing I've ever seen but also the bit at the end where the grandmother is straight up being tricked into providing training content for the app feels particularly revealing.
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On top of that, as someone with aging parents, I have to point out that it is breathtakingly offensive to me for anyone to suggest three minutes of my mother talking in the kitchen could tell a machine everything it needs to know about her to simulate her. Fuck off, you ghouls.
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On top of that, as someone with aging parents, I have to point out that it is breathtakingly offensive to me for anyone to suggest three minutes of my mother talking in the kitchen could tell a machine everything it needs to know about her to simulate her. Fuck off, you ghouls.
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I wrote this about THE GOOD PLACE finale, but I now realize it also sums up my revulsion about the basic anti-humanity of AI avatars of the dead:
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I wrote this about THE GOOD PLACE finale, but I now realize it also sums up my revulsion about the basic anti-humanity of AI avatars of the dead:
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Maybe nothing sums up the cultural vapidity of Tech like the fact they sprinted past doing Torment Nexus stuff that's *like* a Black Mirror episode, and straight to shit that's explicitly *from* Black Mirror episodes, promoted with ads which are lit, shot and set-designed like Black Mirror episodes.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Maybe nothing sums up the cultural vapidity of Tech like the fact they sprinted past doing Torment Nexus stuff that's *like* a Black Mirror episode, and straight to shit that's explicitly *from* Black Mirror episodes, promoted with ads which are lit, shot and set-designed like Black Mirror episodes.
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From Bronze Age Wales, the spectacular Mold Cape! 🤩
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
From Bronze Age Wales, the spectacular Mold Cape! 🤩
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
An incredible ancient feat of sheet-goldworking, beaten from a single gold ingot some 3,600 years ago!
The extraordinary embossed decoration is said to mimic strings of beads.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Roxolania (1584) by Sebastian Klonowicz is a very long Latin poem in elegiac distichs in which a troop of nymphs and satyrs tour Red Ruthenia (basically Lublin voivodeship and western Ukraine) learning about cheesemaking and other local specialities (I'm not making this up)
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Roxolania (1584) by Sebastian Klonowicz is a very long Latin poem in elegiac distichs in which a troop of nymphs and satyrs tour Red Ruthenia (basically Lublin voivodeship and western Ukraine) learning about cheesemaking and other local specialities (I'm not making this up)
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This why you gotta stop listening to liars.
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.
cnb.cx
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This why you gotta stop listening to liars.
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Hot take: Even if they were "drug-running boats" it's still murder.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Hot take: Even if they were "drug-running boats" it's still murder.
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1/2 Hello lovely women who work in STEM-I have a favor. I'm working on my dissertation about women in STEM & their social media experiences. I'm trying to find women interested in being interviewed online via Zoom. I have an inclusive use of the term woman/female as I want to include everyone.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
1/2 Hello lovely women who work in STEM-I have a favor. I'm working on my dissertation about women in STEM & their social media experiences. I'm trying to find women interested in being interviewed online via Zoom. I have an inclusive use of the term woman/female as I want to include everyone.
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No free movement of capital without free movement of labor.
As @jayaprakash777.bsky.social said earlier-- Borders are violence.
As @jayaprakash777.bsky.social said earlier-- Borders are violence.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
No free movement of capital without free movement of labor.
As @jayaprakash777.bsky.social said earlier-- Borders are violence.
As @jayaprakash777.bsky.social said earlier-- Borders are violence.
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"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
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They've just been straight-up misleading with these statistics since 2016, almost an entire decade, and they think that some slightly more credible numbers now are going to make a difference?
Tesla is cooked, and they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't know it.
Tesla is cooked, and they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't know it.
NEW: Tesla has finally released something resembling a detailed safety report for FSD, just a few weeks after Waymo's co-CEO called for other companies to release more data on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt
techcrunch.com/2025/11/14/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/14/t...
Tesla releases detailed safety report after Waymo co-CEO called for more data | TechCrunch
The new data, released Friday, finally addresses some of the biggest criticisms of the paltry "safety reports" Tesla's released for years.
techcrunch.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
They've just been straight-up misleading with these statistics since 2016, almost an entire decade, and they think that some slightly more credible numbers now are going to make a difference?
Tesla is cooked, and they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't know it.
Tesla is cooked, and they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't know it.
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My high school classmate Jason is a trucker who has had an on the job injury and now needs financial help while he recovers. The kindness of friends and strangers is currently our national medical safety net. Would you please consider sending $5 or more his way? Thank you!
Donate to Help Jason Bell's Family During Spinal Surgery & Recovery, organized by Jason Bell
Hello everyone,
My name is Tony Patterson and I’m reaching ou… Jason Bell needs your support for Help Jason Bell's Family During Spinal Surgery & Recovery
www.gofundme.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My high school classmate Jason is a trucker who has had an on the job injury and now needs financial help while he recovers. The kindness of friends and strangers is currently our national medical safety net. Would you please consider sending $5 or more his way? Thank you!
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"But unexpectedly, by altering their desire for food, some people say they’ve lost their desire for everything else, and what’s left is a long-lasting state of meh, bleh, numb, flat, take-it-or-leave-it."
Meanwhile there's a ton of pressure to get on ozempic...
Meanwhile there's a ton of pressure to get on ozempic...
Life in Beige
Are GLP-1’s worth a life devoid of pleasure?
www.thecut.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"But unexpectedly, by altering their desire for food, some people say they’ve lost their desire for everything else, and what’s left is a long-lasting state of meh, bleh, numb, flat, take-it-or-leave-it."
Meanwhile there's a ton of pressure to get on ozempic...
Meanwhile there's a ton of pressure to get on ozempic...
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LOL
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
LOL