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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Zoë and my mom are currently reading Anne of Green Gables together and I just overheard my mom explaining that the word "fortnight" originally referred to a period of time and they named the videogame ~later
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Zoë and my mom are currently reading Anne of Green Gables together and I just overheard my mom explaining that the word "fortnight" originally referred to a period of time and they named the videogame ~later
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age verification is functionally a huge security hazard for _all_ internet users but the government will call you a danger to children if you point this out
“In October, one of Discord’s former third-party vendors suffered a data breach that exposed users’ age verification data, including images of government IDs.”
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
age verification is functionally a huge security hazard for _all_ internet users but the government will call you a danger to children if you point this out
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In other news, Bruce Springsteen wrote a super patriotic song called Born in the USA
We saw a similar naive tak for the Green Day performance - I am not smart enough to analyze but it seems as if MSM wants to tell everyone things are "normal" and if no one says FUCK ICE" then they can tell us to sigh in relief that civility prevailed, regardless of what was actually said/meant.
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
In other news, Bruce Springsteen wrote a super patriotic song called Born in the USA
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A couple of weeks ago @sesmith.lol demanded I capture baby harbor seal activation noises and I failed until about 20 minutes ago
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
February 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A couple of weeks ago @sesmith.lol demanded I capture baby harbor seal activation noises and I failed until about 20 minutes ago
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
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Dethroned by this tiny dog on a tiny throne!!
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Dethroned by this tiny dog on a tiny throne!!
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August is a disabled man with cerebral palsy who could use help paying his phone bill -- his SSI has been interrupted for unclear reasons
Idk man. Things are weird and I'm still another week out from learning what went wrong with my ssi. PayPal is easiest but technically anything welcome. Thanks so much.
venmo.com/code?user_id...
cash.app/$CAugustMcMu...
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
venmo.com/code?user_id...
cash.app/$CAugustMcMu...
PayPal.me/AugustMcMullen
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
August is a disabled man with cerebral palsy who could use help paying his phone bill -- his SSI has been interrupted for unclear reasons
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To repeat.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
Age verification is deanonymization,
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
NEW: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. The majority said it protects minors without violating free speech; dissenters warned it burdens adults’ rights and ignores First Amendment precedent.
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
To repeat.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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When you get visited by three Puerto Rican ghosts
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
When you get visited by three Puerto Rican ghosts
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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this rotation is very fun because "taking the C-Train to work downtown in a nice shirt" is exactly what I thought being a grownup was like when I was 3 years old
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
this rotation is very fun because "taking the C-Train to work downtown in a nice shirt" is exactly what I thought being a grownup was like when I was 3 years old
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Since the early days of the space program, astronauts have quarantined before missions because any illness could be disastrous. It’s eminently logical — not “extreme” — for athletes who’ve trained their WHOLE LIVES for one event to take similar precautions in order to stay in peak physical condition
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Since the early days of the space program, astronauts have quarantined before missions because any illness could be disastrous. It’s eminently logical — not “extreme” — for athletes who’ve trained their WHOLE LIVES for one event to take similar precautions in order to stay in peak physical condition
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
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All of our labels have some amount of historical blood on them. If queer folks self-censored every descriptive term for ourselves that others have ever used as an insult or slur against us, we’d have no vocabulary to express our inner lives at all.
Which is exactly what bigots and fascists want.
Which is exactly what bigots and fascists want.
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
All of our labels have some amount of historical blood on them. If queer folks self-censored every descriptive term for ourselves that others have ever used as an insult or slur against us, we’d have no vocabulary to express our inner lives at all.
Which is exactly what bigots and fascists want.
Which is exactly what bigots and fascists want.
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
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small crab eating a grape (important)
February 8, 2026 at 6:16 AM
small crab eating a grape (important)
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Mortality rates were so high on sugar plantations during slavery that slaveholders used to coerce enslaved people working other crops like cotton with threats to sell them or their loved ones to sugar plantations.
That’s where the term “sold down the river” came from.
That’s where the term “sold down the river” came from.
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Mortality rates were so high on sugar plantations during slavery that slaveholders used to coerce enslaved people working other crops like cotton with threats to sell them or their loved ones to sugar plantations.
That’s where the term “sold down the river” came from.
That’s where the term “sold down the river” came from.
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I do think, and this is a very obvious take, that the hate on that performance comes entirely from people not thinking that Puerto Rico is part of America. “oh that’s foreign language, foreign culture” no it isn’t!! Not any more than the Midwest is foreign to the southwest
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I do think, and this is a very obvious take, that the hate on that performance comes entirely from people not thinking that Puerto Rico is part of America. “oh that’s foreign language, foreign culture” no it isn’t!! Not any more than the Midwest is foreign to the southwest
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english language division tip for you all:
when non-americans say 'Yankee', they usually mean 'USAian'
when USAians say 'Yankee' they mean a WASP from New England and if they are not themselves from New England, it's not a compliment
when non-americans say 'Yankee', they usually mean 'USAian'
when USAians say 'Yankee' they mean a WASP from New England and if they are not themselves from New England, it's not a compliment
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
english language division tip for you all:
when non-americans say 'Yankee', they usually mean 'USAian'
when USAians say 'Yankee' they mean a WASP from New England and if they are not themselves from New England, it's not a compliment
when non-americans say 'Yankee', they usually mean 'USAian'
when USAians say 'Yankee' they mean a WASP from New England and if they are not themselves from New England, it's not a compliment
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masking is not an extreme measure; it’s like, level zero of measures. it’s the easiest possible option
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
masking is not an extreme measure; it’s like, level zero of measures. it’s the easiest possible option
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aspirational america is unmeasurably important
not just here, but for the world
not just here, but for the world
Bad Bunny sang for an aspirational America I'm happy and grateful to be part of.
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 AM
aspirational america is unmeasurably important
not just here, but for the world
not just here, but for the world
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MAGA: This is morally disgusting.
Bad Bunny: The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
Jesus: I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. -Matt 21: 31-32
Bad Bunny: The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
Jesus: I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. -Matt 21: 31-32
February 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
MAGA: This is morally disgusting.
Bad Bunny: The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
Jesus: I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. -Matt 21: 31-32
Bad Bunny: The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
Jesus: I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. -Matt 21: 31-32
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Thinking of her today
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Thinking of her today
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imagine losing a million dollar bet only being the second worst thing the super bowl ever did to you
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
imagine losing a million dollar bet only being the second worst thing the super bowl ever did to you
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Okay so a thing I LOVED about that is how, whereas so many halftime shows kind of elevate the star above the other dancers/extras—often literally—that was like the exact opposite, he was *with and among* the people around him
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Okay so a thing I LOVED about that is how, whereas so many halftime shows kind of elevate the star above the other dancers/extras—often literally—that was like the exact opposite, he was *with and among* the people around him