Kya
@kyamae.bsky.social
In no particular order: Nerd, geek, trans woman, TTRPGs, video games, language/linguistics/etymology, post-Mormon, autistic, love to learn new things | she/her
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"Is there technology the left is excited about?" is the kind of question you only ask if you're wildly naive about technology.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
February 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"Is there technology the left is excited about?" is the kind of question you only ask if you're wildly naive about technology.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
Woke up this morning feeling like I ran a half marathon yesterday without proper training. Slept in til noon and felt like my left hip was misaligned. What did I do yesterday to set this off you may ask? Make dinner, fold laundry, and go to bed before 11. I too am baffled
February 18, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Woke up this morning feeling like I ran a half marathon yesterday without proper training. Slept in til noon and felt like my left hip was misaligned. What did I do yesterday to set this off you may ask? Make dinner, fold laundry, and go to bed before 11. I too am baffled
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trans people and menopausal women should be natural allies. oh your doctor isn't really familiar with how HRT works? they overestimate the risks? they keep prescribing you the wrong product or wrong dose? 🤝🤝🤝
February 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
trans people and menopausal women should be natural allies. oh your doctor isn't really familiar with how HRT works? they overestimate the risks? they keep prescribing you the wrong product or wrong dose? 🤝🤝🤝
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First rule of effective resistance against fascism: you do not abandon the most vulnerable. You do not abandon those targeted by the regime for dehumanization and attack.
Establishment Dems/ neoliberals never learn that ethical/moral positions are winning positions.
Establishment Dems/ neoliberals never learn that ethical/moral positions are winning positions.
Like this. "You must strategically abandon the specific issues that the right has rendered toxic & focus on others."
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
February 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
First rule of effective resistance against fascism: you do not abandon the most vulnerable. You do not abandon those targeted by the regime for dehumanization and attack.
Establishment Dems/ neoliberals never learn that ethical/moral positions are winning positions.
Establishment Dems/ neoliberals never learn that ethical/moral positions are winning positions.
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I implore you to look for the many Black people who have been murdered by state forces during the military occupation of US cities & honor their memories too.
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I implore you to look for the many Black people who have been murdered by state forces during the military occupation of US cities & honor their memories too.
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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
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"it's really not that bad" -- person wearing boots, knee-high wool socks, wool pants, a wool turtleneck, a fisherman sweater, gloves, a toque, a scarf, a mask, and a parka with the fur-lined hood up to walk a block and a half
last night I told Levi "tomorrow it will be so cold the snow will go squeak squeak when you walk on it, and your boogers will freeze inside your nose" and by the way he laughed he definitely thought I was messing with him
February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"it's really not that bad" -- person wearing boots, knee-high wool socks, wool pants, a wool turtleneck, a fisherman sweater, gloves, a toque, a scarf, a mask, and a parka with the fur-lined hood up to walk a block and a half
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For people lacking context, at last count there were fewer than 10 college trans athletes
February 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
For people lacking context, at last count there were fewer than 10 college trans athletes
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you can really blow some minds with “actually there was an entire library and research institute for queer / trans history, science and medicine founded by a Jewish sexologist but the Nazis destroyed it in the hopes of exactly this outcome, ie future generations not believing trans people are real”
every time someone says something like "there weren't trans people when I was a kid" or some shit about trans people being a new thing because WOKE all I can think is "motherfucker Dog Day Afternoon was made in 1975"
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
you can really blow some minds with “actually there was an entire library and research institute for queer / trans history, science and medicine founded by a Jewish sexologist but the Nazis destroyed it in the hopes of exactly this outcome, ie future generations not believing trans people are real”
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this is so wholesome I’m dying
My students starting singing “We’re all in this together” when they realized Ramadan and Lent are at the same time this year.
🤣😩
🤣😩
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 AM
this is so wholesome I’m dying
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On the brink of potentially astonishing breakthroughs in immune therapy, up to and including curing cancer, and instead we’re going to re-litigate germ theory and vaccination. Unreal, world-changing levels of stupidity
"Kennedy, in a bestselling 2021 book, explicitly rejected germ theory...in favor of 'miasma theory,' which pediatrician and vaccine inventor Paul Offit describes as 'a long-abandoned medical theory that holds that diseases are caused by poisonous vapors.'" 👇
Remember RFK Jr.'s remark about how he was "not scared of a germ" because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats"?
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
February 18, 2026 at 3:06 AM
On the brink of potentially astonishing breakthroughs in immune therapy, up to and including curing cancer, and instead we’re going to re-litigate germ theory and vaccination. Unreal, world-changing levels of stupidity
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last night I told Levi "tomorrow it will be so cold the snow will go squeak squeak when you walk on it, and your boogers will freeze inside your nose" and by the way he laughed he definitely thought I was messing with him
February 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
last night I told Levi "tomorrow it will be so cold the snow will go squeak squeak when you walk on it, and your boogers will freeze inside your nose" and by the way he laughed he definitely thought I was messing with him
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
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Emergency healthcare funds needed: A Twin Cities 18-yr old student, w/ parents unable to work because of ICE, suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. She is uninsured, has huge bills, and can't help support her family. Please help if you can. (I confirm this is genuine) www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Emergency healthcare funds needed: A Twin Cities 18-yr old student, w/ parents unable to work because of ICE, suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. She is uninsured, has huge bills, and can't help support her family. Please help if you can. (I confirm this is genuine) www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
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Reupping this today
A Dem that runs as pro trans gets a SIXTY ONE POINT BUMP WITH DEM VOTERS and a NINE POINT BUMP WITH INDIES over ones that go silent.
The failure to get this is a prior beliefs/incentives problem but it's also a research problem. The current establishment's understanding of voters is utterly cooked.
The failure to get this is a prior beliefs/incentives problem but it's also a research problem. The current establishment's understanding of voters is utterly cooked.
Relevant to that is another finding in the poll. A theoretical officeholder that speaks up about these issues is preferred by:
ICE raids D+72 I+40
Trans D+61 I+9
Gaza genocide D+33 I-24
Guessing that Gaza one was a question wording effect, but if you're running a a Dem, those are your voters.
ICE raids D+72 I+40
Trans D+61 I+9
Gaza genocide D+33 I-24
Guessing that Gaza one was a question wording effect, but if you're running a a Dem, those are your voters.
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Reupping this today
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imagine if you were a vampire that lived for 100s of years but you just had a regular guy's memory. Like a normal person. "What was Venice like in the 14th century" Ahhh, I don't...I don't fucking remember. There was a guy, Vincenzo? Maybe that was the 15th century. Wait, did I live in Venice?
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
imagine if you were a vampire that lived for 100s of years but you just had a regular guy's memory. Like a normal person. "What was Venice like in the 14th century" Ahhh, I don't...I don't fucking remember. There was a guy, Vincenzo? Maybe that was the 15th century. Wait, did I live in Venice?
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Hot take: The doctor shouldn't be the one asking if it's ok if she uses AI to take patient notes. The power differential + patient anxiety + short appointment times means the patient feels pressure to say yes. It should be a question asked during check-in. (I wish it wasn't used at all, but...)
February 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Hot take: The doctor shouldn't be the one asking if it's ok if she uses AI to take patient notes. The power differential + patient anxiety + short appointment times means the patient feels pressure to say yes. It should be a question asked during check-in. (I wish it wasn't used at all, but...)
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IF YOU ARE A HCW or other expert — your voice is needed.
just under 2 hours to leave a public comment against DR OZ's nightmarish anti-trans rules
the goal is to create documentation for the future fight.
matthew wrote a commenting guide with all the details: www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
just under 2 hours to leave a public comment against DR OZ's nightmarish anti-trans rules
the goal is to create documentation for the future fight.
matthew wrote a commenting guide with all the details: www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
IF YOU ARE A HCW or other expert — your voice is needed.
just under 2 hours to leave a public comment against DR OZ's nightmarish anti-trans rules
the goal is to create documentation for the future fight.
matthew wrote a commenting guide with all the details: www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
just under 2 hours to leave a public comment against DR OZ's nightmarish anti-trans rules
the goal is to create documentation for the future fight.
matthew wrote a commenting guide with all the details: www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
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The other of the rich men said to him "Master, what good thing shall I do and live?" He said to him "Man, perform the law and the prophets." He answered him "I have performed them." He said to him "Go, sell all that thou hast and divide it to the poor, and come, follow me."
Finally, one of Elon's posts on X has broken through to the Fox News audience.
February 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The other of the rich men said to him "Master, what good thing shall I do and live?" He said to him "Man, perform the law and the prophets." He answered him "I have performed them." He said to him "Go, sell all that thou hast and divide it to the poor, and come, follow me."
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it’s insane that a decade ago we all agreed that giving mass shooters the attention they desired was a bad thing but now because rightwingers will quite literally lie about the shooter every single time we all have to be acutely aware of the shooters intentions and ideology
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
it’s insane that a decade ago we all agreed that giving mass shooters the attention they desired was a bad thing but now because rightwingers will quite literally lie about the shooter every single time we all have to be acutely aware of the shooters intentions and ideology
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If a big part of the Democratic electorate won’t vote for Newsom, then he is not an electable candidate.
February 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
If a big part of the Democratic electorate won’t vote for Newsom, then he is not an electable candidate.
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Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
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Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
⭐
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
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historian here!
Yes
Yes
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
historian here!
Yes
Yes